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Mar 31, 2023

Movies: “It Happened at the World’s Fair”

Mar. 31, 1963 - Elvis Presley, Joan O’Brien, and Gary Lockwood star in “It Happened at the World’s Fair,” opening Wednesday at theatres...

Mar 31, 2023

Movies: “Love With the Proper Stranger” Begins Shooting in NYC

Mar. 31, 1963 - “Love With the Proper Stranger,” an Alan Pakula-Robert Mulligan project starring Steve McQueen and Natalie Wood, began...

Mar 29, 2023

Lightning Tears Hole in Airplane, Warren Beatty a Passenger

Mar. 29, 1963 - Lightning tore a hole tonight in the nose of a jet airliner bound for New York with 110 passengers, including 22 American...

Mar 28, 2023

Movies: “The Birds” Opens Today

Mar. 28, 1963 - Opening today is “The Birds,” a thriller produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Loosely based on the 1952 story of...

Mar 27, 2023

Movies: “The Birds”

Mar. 27, 1963 - In Alfred Hitchcock’s forthcoming thriller “The Birds,” Malcolm Atterbury (left) will play his 25th role as a sheriff. In...

Mar 26, 2023

Movies: “Love Is a Ball”

Mar. 26, 1963 - A wealthy young beauty who wants to be a race-car driver is portrayed by Hope Lange in the madcap comedy “Love Is a...

Mar 26, 2023

Brando Attends Thai Premiere of “The Ugly American”

Mar. 26, 1963 - The King and Queen of Thailand and Marlon Brando (right with director George Englund) attended the world premiere in...

Mar 21, 2023

Movies: “Bye Bye Birdie”

Mar. 21, 1963 - The motion picture version of the successful stage musical, “Bye Bye Birdie,” will begin an exclusive engagement on...

Mar 21, 2023

Movies: “4 for Texas”

Mar. 21, 1963 - Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Anita Ekberg will star in “4 for Texas,” to be filmed as a high-budget western starting...

Mar 20, 2023

Movies: “Five Miles to Midnight”

Mar. 20, 1963 - Sophia Loren (left), Anthony Perkins (right), and Gig Young are the stars of “Five Miles to Midnight,” opening next...

Mar 17, 2023

Actress Mercedes McCambridge Takes Overdose, Condition “Fair”

Mar. 17, 1963 - Mercedes McCambridge (pictured right with Claire Trevor in 1950 after winning Best Supporting Actress for “All the King’s...

Mar 12, 2023

Movies: “The Ugly American”

Mar. 12, 1963 - Universal’s new film starring Marlon Brando (right with Sandra Church), “The Ugly American,” will have its Hollywood...

Mar 11, 2023

Movies: “Follow the Boys”

Mar. 11, 1963 - “Follow the Boys,” starring Paula Prentiss (right), Russ Tamblyn (left), and Connie Francis, opens Wednesday in an...

Mar 11, 2023

Movies: Lotte Lenya to Play Villain in New James Bond Film

Mar. 11, 1963 - Lotte Lenya, the creepy contessa of “The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone,” will appear as another menace — Rosa Klebb, master...

Mar 6, 2023

Golden Globe Awards Handed Out in Hollywood

Mar. 6, 1963 - Golden Globes were handed out by the dozens by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Tuesday night, and those who didn’t...

Mar 6, 2023

Movies: Peter Sellers To Play Four Roles in “Dr. Strangelove”

Mar. 6, 1963 - Stanley Kubrick (left) is apparently determined to get his money’s worth out of Peter Sellers (right), whom he cast in...

Mar 3, 2023

Movies: William Wyler to Produce and Direct “The Sound of Music”

Mar. 3, 1963 - William Wyler has been signed to produce and direct the film version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music,”...

Feb 27, 2023

Movies: “Follow the Boys”

Feb. 27, 1963 - Opening today is “Follow the Boys,” an MGM comedy film starring Connie Francis, Paula Prentiss (left), Dany Robin...

Feb 27, 2023

Fellini’s Latest Causing Sensation in Rome

Feb. 27, 1963 - Federico Fellini’s latest film, “8 1/2,” is causing a sensation in Rome, where it is drawing an unprecedented 1,500 lire...

Feb 25, 2023

Oscar Nominees Announced

Feb. 25, 1963 - American movies swept the nominations for the 35th annual Oscar awards. However, in the acting, directing, and writing...