1960s Timeline

Mar. 29, 1964 - Melville Shavelson, a leading writer-producer-director, plans to make a movie about Colonel David (Mickey) Marcus...

Mar. 28, 1964 - Opening today is “The Incredible Mr. Limpet,” a live-action/animated comedy film produced by Warner Brothers, directed by...

Mar. 26, 1964 - Opening today in the U.S. is “The Fall of the Roman Empire,” an epic historical drama film directed by Anthony Mann and...

Mar. 25, 1964 - Opening today is “Muscle Beach Party,” the second beach party film produced by American International Pictures. It stars...

Mar. 23, 1964 - Peter Lorre (pictured in “Casablanca”), 59, on screen a master of horror but off screen one of the most gentle and...

Mar. 22, 1964 - Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, just married in Canada, waded into a rowdy reception in Boston today. Their arrival...

Mar. 19, 1964 - Opening today is “The World of Henry Orient,” a comedy-drama film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Peter Sellers,...

Mar. 18, 1964 - Opening today is “7 Faces of Dr. Lao,” a Western fantasy-comedy film directed by George Pal and starring Tony Randall....

Mar. 18, 1964 - Opening today is “The Pink Panther,” a comedy directed by Blake Edwards and distributed by United Artists. It was written...

Mar. 15, 1964 - Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, whose on and offscreen romance was watched by the world since they fell in love two...

Mar. 12, 1964 - Opening today is “A Tiger Walks,” a drama directed by Norman Tokar and starring Brian Keith and Vera Miles. Based on the...

Mar. 11, 1964 - Opening today is “Becket,” a British historical drama about the tumultuous relationship between King Henry II of England...

Mar. 11, 1964 - Opening today is “Mail Order Bride,” a Western comedy film directed by Burt Kennedy and starring Buddy Ebsen, Keir...

Mar. 8, 1964 - Opening today is “The Last Man on Earth,” a science fiction horror film based on the 1954 novel “I Am Legend,” by Richard...

Mar. 6, 1964 - Opening today is “Kissin’ Cousins,” a musical comedy directed by Gene Nelson and starring Elvis Presley (pictured with...

Dec. 30, 1963 - Hollywood’s “Hud” and Britain’s “Tom Jones” won top honors today in the 28th annual poll of the New York Film Critics,...

Dec. 29, 1963 - Richard Harris, last seen as the tough rugby player in the British film “This Sporting Life” and previously as a sailor...

Dec. 28, 1963 - Edward G. Robinson has been signed to replace the ailing Spencer Tracy in “Cheyenne Autumn,” Warner Brothers announced...

Dec. 27, 1963 - Ethel Merman and Ernest Borgnine plan to be married in Hollywood next July. Mr. Borgnine said in New York today that his...

Dec. 26, 1963 - John Wayne, Rita Hayworth, and other film personalities fled a blazing circus tent today at Aranjuez, Spain. Paramount...