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Jan 6, 2023

Brigitte Bardot to Star in Jean-Luc Godard’s “Contempt”

Jan. 6, 1963 - Brigitte Bardot (left) changed her mind about taking a prolonged holiday from filmmaking and announced today that she had...

Jan 6, 2023

Director Frank Tuttle is Dead

Jan. 6, 1963 - Frank Tuttle (pictured left in 1942), a movie director who made more than 70 films, died today at Mt. Sinai Hospital in...

Jan 5, 2023

Tony Curtis Engaged

Jan. 5, 1963 - Actor Tony Curtis, 37, and German starlet Christine Kaufmann (right), 17, probably will be married next month, it was...

Jan 5, 2023

Jack Carson Eulogized in Hollywood

Jan. 5, 1963 - Jack Carson (pictured in 1955), the fourth Hollywood star to die of cancer in 18 days, was eulogized today as “a big man...

Jan 4, 2023

Steve McQueen to Co-Star with Natalie Wood in “Love With the Proper Stranger”

Jan. 4, 1963 - Steve McQueen, current star in “The War Lovers,” will appear opposite Natalie Wood in “Love With the Proper Stranger,”...

Jan 4, 2023

Hollywood Stars Attend Dick Powell’s Funeral

Jan. 4, 1963 - Scores of Hollywood’s vintage stars attended memorial services today for one of their own — Dick Powell — and left with...

Jan 3, 2023

Doris Day Most Popular Film Star

Jan. 3, 1963 - Doris Day, who appeared during 1962 in “Lover Come Back,” “That Touch of Mink,” and “Jumbo,” is the top...

Jan 3, 2023

Hollywood Mourns Loss of Dick Powell

Jan. 3, 1963 - Hollywood’s movie and television industries are mourning today the loss of Dick Powell, who died last night at his Los...

Jan 2, 2023

Jack Carson Dead at 52

Jan. 2, 1963 - Jack Carson, the chunky, moon-faced comedian and dancer of motion pictures, nightclubs, and television died of cancer at...

Dec 30, 2022

Exhibitor Magazine Names Paul Newman Best Actor of 1962

Dec. 30, 1962 - The nation’s motion picture exhibitors have voted Paul Newman Best Actor of the Year. Announced by Exhibitor, an industry...

Dec 27, 2022

Moves: Natalie Wood Signed for “Love With the Proper Stranger”

Dec. 27, 1962 - Natalie Wood has been signed to star in “Love With the Proper Stranger,” an original screenplay by Arnold Schulman to be...

Dec 26, 2022

Movies: “Days of Wine and Roses” with Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick

Dec. 26, 1962 - Opening today is “Days of Wine and Roses,” a drama film directed by Blake Edwards with a screenplay by J.P. Miller...

Dec 26, 2022

“West Side Story” Soundtrack is Voted Best LP of 1962

Dec. 26, 1962 - The soundtrack for the movie “West Side Story” was chosen today by more than 100 British record columnists as the best...

Dec 25, 2022

Movies: “To Kill a Mockingbird” with Gregory Peck

Dec. 25, 1962 - Opening today is “To Kill a Mockingbird,” a drama film directed by Robert Mulligan. The screenplay by Horton Foote is...

Dec 23, 2022

TV: Bing Crosby and Mary Martin To Present Color Holiday Special on ABC-TV

Dec. 23, 1962 - Tomorrow night on Christmas Eve, Bing Crosby (pictured right in 1942) and Mary Martin (left) will be seen together for...

Dec 22, 2022

Gregory Peck Learned Alabama Accent from Harper Lee

Dec. 22, 1962 - To perfect his Southern accent for his starring role as an Alabama lawyer in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Gregory Peck (left)...

Dec 21, 2022

Bette Davis and Gary Merrill Wage Custody Battle

Dec. 21, 1962 - Actor Gary Merrill (pictured left in 1950), 49, today won holiday season visitation rights with his 10-year-old son...

Dec 21, 2022

Movies: “The Lion”

Dec. 21, 1962 - Opening today is “The Lion,” a British-American adventure film in CinemaScope directed by Jack Cardiff, starring William...

Dec 21, 2022

Movies: Orson Welles’s “The Trial”

Dec. 21, 1962 - Opening today is “The Trial,” a drama film directed by Orson Welles (right), who also wrote the screenplay based on the...

Dec 20, 2022

Movies: Michelangelo Antonioni’s “Eclipse”

Dec. 20, 1962 - Opening today is “Eclipse,” an Italian film with subtitles written and directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring...