1960s Timeline

Mar. 13, 1962 - Bette Davis, one of the stars of “The Night of the Iguana,” is bowing out of the Tennessee Williams play. She will be...

Mar. 12, 1962 - Jane Fonda, daughter of Henry Fonda, will star in her third Broadway appearance. She has been signed by Jay Julien for...

Mar. 12, 1962 - Richard Harris, Irish stage and screen actor, who just completed a leading characterization in the MGM remake of “Mutiny...

Mar. 11, 1962 - Ethel Waters (pictured with Billy Graham in 1957), the singer and actress, was recovering at her home today after she had...

Mar. 10, 1962 - “Through a Glass Darkly,” which has its New York première on Tuesday, is, according to Cyrus Harvey, distributor of the...

Mar. 8, 1962 - Today’s new film is “The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse,” MGM’s color adaptation of the novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez....

Mar. 8, 1962 - Karen Black, a 20-year-old graduate of Northwestern University, has been signed by Harold Prince for the ingénue lead in...

Mar. 8, 1962 - Tom Bosley, who played the role of Mayor Fiorello La Guardia in the theatrical success “Fiorello!”, today married Miss...

Mar. 7, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “The Premature Burial,” a horror film directed by Roger Corman and starring Ray Milland...

Mar. 7, 1962 - George C. Scott’s request to have his name withdrawn as a nominee in the Oscar competition has raised controversial...

Mar. 6, 1962 - The world’s favorite movie stars are Marilyn Monroe and Charlton Heston, in the opinion of fans polled by the Hollywood...

Mar. 6, 1962 - The movie industry and President Kennedy paid tribute to Bob Hope last night for his tireless trips to entertain American...

Mar. 5, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “Rome Adventure,” a romantic drama film based on the 1932 novel “Lovers Must Learn,” by...

Mar. 5, 1962 - George C. Scott, one of five nominated last month for the best supporting actor Oscar for his portrayal of the vicious...

Mar. 3, 1962 - Romano Mussolini, jazz pianist and son of Benito Mussolini, today married Anna Maria Scicolone, sister of film star Sophia...

Mar. 2, 1962 - “Sweet Bird of Youth,” the MGM version of Tennessee Williams’ play co-starring Paul Newman and Geraldine Page in their...

Mar. 2, 1962 - Gene Barry, better known to TV viewers as Bat Masterson, a Western superman, will play the part of an “inquiring...

Feb. 27, 1962 - “Jules and Jim,” a new French film teaming the “New Wave’s” leading dramatic actress, Jeanne Moreau (pictured right with...

Feb. 26, 1962 - Nominations in the annual competition for Oscars were announced today by the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences....

🎙 Today marks the birthday of the brilliant Jackie Gleason. “The Hustler” features his best supporting performance. Check out our...