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Feb 14, 2022

Houk Joins Production of "Safe at Home" to the Amusement of Yankee Players

Feb. 14, 1962 - The Yankees went Hollywood today, and for more than four hours Manager Ralph Houk’s well-regulated training camp became a...

Feb 14, 2022

ActressPier Angeli Weds in London

Feb. 14, 1962 - Pier Angeli (left), 29-year-old film actress, was married in London today to Armando Trovajoli (right), an Italian band...

Feb 13, 2022

Movies: "The Explosive Generation" with William Shatner

Feb. 13, 1962 - Today’s new film is “The Explosive Generation,” a United Artists drama with William Shatner and Patty McCormack, at...

Feb 13, 2022

Stanley Kubrick's "Lolita" Set to Open this Spring

Feb. 13, 1962 - Stanley Kubrick’s film version of “Lolita,” which has been described as a “faithful adaptation” of the controversial...

Feb 12, 2022

More Children Getting Key Hollywood Roles

Feb. 12, 1962 - Hollywood is betting millions that children in key roles will not ruin movies. This marks a reversal of the industry’s...

Feb 10, 2022

Movies: "Sergeants 3" Features the "Rat Pack"

Feb. 10, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “Sergeants 3,” a comedy Western film directed by John Sturges and featuring Frank...

Feb 9, 2022

Movies: "Satan Never Sleeps" with William Holden

Feb. 9, 1962 - “Satan Never Sleeps,” a 20th Century-Fox drama co-starring William Holden, France Nuyen, and Clifton Webb, will be the...

Feb 8, 2022

Jayne Mansfield is Found

Feb. 8, 1962 - Jayne Mansfield, her husband, and a companion were found on an island six miles east of Nassau, The Bahamas, today after...

Feb 7, 2022

Jayne Mansfield is Missing

Feb. 7, 1962 - A fleet of yachts and small craft searched the waters near Nassau, The Bahamas, tonight for Jayne Mansfield (left), her...

Feb 6, 2022

Movies: Warners and CBS Purchase "My Fair Lady" for Screen Adaptation

Feb. 6, 1962 - Final agreement has been reached for the purchase of “My Fair Lady” by Warner Brothers. A joint announcement today by...

Feb 5, 2022

Movies: "Madame" with Sophia Loren

Feb. 5, 1962 - Embassy Pictures has acquired distribution rights to the Italian-made period drama, “Madame,” starring Sophia Loren in the...

Feb 5, 2022

"Singing Ghost" Marni Nixon Wants Credit

Feb. 5, 1962 - One of Hollywood’s “singing ghosts” has condemned the trick of concealing names of singers who, unseen, do the vocal...

Feb 5, 2022

Kirk Douglas to Star in Adaptation of Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"

Feb. 5, 1962 - Kirk Douglas has decided to star in the stage as well as the screen version of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” The...

Feb 4, 2022

Movies: "Lover Come Back" with Rock Hudson and Doris Day

Feb. 4, 1962 - Scheduled to arrive in local theatres this week is “Lover Come Back,” a Universal-International romantic comedy starring...

Feb 2, 2022

Movies: Two New Yorkers Cast in "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Feb. 2, 1962 - Two New Yorkers have been cast in “To Kill a Mockingbird” (Universal), the screen version of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize...

Feb 2, 2022

Movies: Double Bill | "The Happy Thieves" and "Season of Passion"

Feb. 2, 1962 - Today’s new United Artists double-bill is “The Happy Thieves,” a comedy-adventure with Rita Hayworth and Rex Harrison,...

Jan 31, 2022

Movies: "La Notte" to Premiere in New York Feb. 19

Jan. 31, 1962 - Michelangelo Antonioni’s “The Night” (“La Notte”), Italy’s official nominee for the Academy Award in the foreign...

Jan 30, 2022

Movies: "Come Blow Your Horn" with Frank Sinatra

Jan. 30, 1962 - Frank Sinatra has agreed to play the leading role in the Paramount screen version of “Come Blow Your Horn,” the Neil...

Jan 30, 2022

Movies: "Seven Women from Hell"

Jan. 30, 1962 - Today’s new film is “Seven Women From Hell,” a 20th Century-Fox drama with Patricia Owens, Denise Darcel, Cesar Romero,...

Jan 29, 2022

Movies: Robert Wise to Produce and Direct "The Haunting"

Jan. 29, 1962 - Robert Wise will produce and direct “The Haunting,” an adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s novel, “The Haunting of Hill...