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Apr 2, 2022

Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher to Divorce

Apr. 2, 1962 - Actress Elizabeth Taylor and singer Eddie Fisher will soon end their three-year marriage in divorce, it was announced in...

Apr 1, 2022

Movies: Lewis Milestone to Direct "PT 109"

Apr. 1, 1962 - Lewis Milestone has been signed to direct “PT 109,” Warner Brothers’ version of a book by Robert J. Donovan detailing the...

Apr 1, 2022

Movies: "X-15"

Apr. 1, 1962 - Scheduled to open in local theatres this week is “X-15,” a space aviation drama with Charles Bronson, David McLean, James...

Mar 31, 2022

Movies: 'Tippi' Hedren To Make Film Debut in Hitchcock's "The Birds"

Mar. 31, 1962 - Starring in Alfred Hitchcock’s film “The Birds,” currently before the cameras in California, are Rod Taylor, Suzanne...

Mar 31, 2022

Movies: Martin Ritt and Paul Newman's Next Project: "Hud"

Mar. 31, 1962 - Salem Productions, the independent film company headed by director Martin Ritt and Paul Newman, has settled on the first...

Mar 30, 2022

Movies: Lee J. Cobb To Play Sinatra's Father in "Come Blow Your Horn"

Mar. 30, 1962 - Lee J. Cobb will portray Frank Sinatra’s father in the Paramount adaptation of the stage comedy, “Come Blow Your Horn.”...

Mar 27, 2022

Movies: Suzanne Pleshette Signed to Warners Contract

Mar. 27, 1962 - Suzanne Pleshette, who is currently before the cameras in California in Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” and co-stars with...

Mar 26, 2022

"Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes" by Andy Williams Hits Record Stores

Mar. 26, 1962 - For sale in your local record store today is “Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes” by Andy Williams, the singer’s...

Mar 25, 2022

Ingrid Bergman to Star in Ibsen Play on CBS-TV

Mar. 25, 1962 - Ingrid Bergman (center) and Michael Redgrave (right) will co-star next season in “Hedda Gabler” on CBS-TV. Mr. Redgrave...

Mar 24, 2022

Movies: Director Milestone Blames "Mutiny" Delays on Brando

Mar. 24, 1962 - The MGM remake of “The Mutiny on the Bounty” has been subject to countless delays and troubles. Many in Hollywood —...

Mar 21, 2022

Eddie Fisher Denies Marital Rift with Elizabeth Taylor

Mar. 21, 1962 - Eddie Fisher (center), the singer, arrived in New York from Rome by plane tonight and denied reports that he and his...

Mar 21, 2022

U.S. Senators See Preview of "Advise and Consent," Give Mixed Reviews

Mar. 21, 1962 - More than half the U.S. Senators saw last night Hollywood’s version of the Senate in action. The occasion was a private...

Mar 21, 2022

Prince Rainier Alleged Financial Woes "Nonsense," Says Princess Grace's Secretary

Mar. 21, 1962 - Sources in Monaco today denied a rumor that in returning to moviemaking Princess Grace was helping her husband, Prince...

Mar 21, 2022

Rex Harrison Marries Rachel Roberts in Genoa Amid Chaotic Scene

Mar. 21, 1962 - Rex Harrison married Rachel Roberts, the British actress, today in Italy in a ceremony that shifted abruptly from one...

Mar 21, 2022

Movies: Hitchcock Financing "The Birds" Himself

Mar. 21, 1962 - Alfred Hitchcock is using his own money to finance his latest movie, it was learned today. The cost will be well in...

Mar 20, 2022

Double Feature: "The George Raft Story" and "Look in Any Window"

Mar. 20, 1962 - Two new Allied Artists presentations will open today on a double-bill program at neighborhood theatres. “The George Raft...

Mar 19, 2022

Princess Grace to Star in Hitchcock's "Marnie"

Mar. 19, 1962 - Princess Grace of Monaco, the former Grace Kelly of Philadelphia, will return to motion pictures this summer when she...

Mar 18, 2022

Movies: "Twenty Plus Two" with David Janssen

Mar. 18, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “Twenty Plus Two,” directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring David Janssen, Jeanne...

Mar 18, 2022

"The Guns of Navarone" Voted Best Film of 1961 in Poll by The Film Daily

Mar. 18, 1962 - “The Guns of Navarone” was voted the best picture of 1961 in the 39th annual poll of movie critics, reviewers and...

Mar 17, 2022

Movies: Truffaut Prepares Next Film with Jean-Pierre Léaud

Mar. 17, 1962 - Director Francois Truffaut (right), pleased by the critical and popular success in Paris of “Jules and Jim,” is hard at...