1960s Timeline

Feb. 19, 1962 - Twentieth Century-Fox heaved a $20 million sigh of relief today when it learned that Elizabeth Taylor would return to...

Feb. 17, 1962 - Opening this week in local theatres is “Walk on the Wild Side,” a dramatic film directed by Edward Dmytryk and featuring...

Feb. 16, 1962 - Jessica Tandy has been signed for a co-starring role with Rod Taylor in Alfred Hitchcock’s forthcoming “The Birds,” which...

Feb. 15, 1962 - Don Weis has been signed to direct the comedy film “Critic’s Choice,” which goes before the cameras at Warner Brothers on...

Feb. 15, 1962 - Vladimir Sokoloff, character actor who once estimated he had portrayed 35 different nationalities during his 50-year...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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