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Jan 20, 2022

New York Film Critics Hand Out Awards Tonight in NYC

Jan. 20, 1962 - The 27th annual award-presentation ceremony of the New York Film Critics will take place tonight at a reception at...

Jan 20, 2022

Producers of "The Ugly American" Waiting on Brando

Jan. 20, 1962 - Universal-International is having trouble getting started on “The Ugly American.” The difficulty is that the star, Marlon...

Jan 20, 2022

New Marilyn Monroe Movie Faces Delays

Jan. 20, 1962 - Twentieth Century-Fox would like to be able to say with certainty that its new Marilyn Monroe movie, “Something’s Got to...

Jan 19, 2022

Stars Turn Out for Benefit Opening of "Tender is the Night"

Jan. 19, 1962 - The invitational benefit opening last night of “Tender Is the Night” at New York’s Paramount Theatre was attended by an...

Jan 18, 2022

Zero Mostel Signed for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"

Jan. 18, 1962 - Zero Mostel (pictured) has signed contracts to star in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” the Harold S....

Jan 18, 2022

Movies: Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris to Appear in "Safe at Home"

Jan. 18, 1962 - Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle will appear in starring roles in “Safe at Home,” an independent feature, to be filmed by...

Jan 17, 2022

Movies: "Sail a Crooked Ship"

Jan. 17, 1962 - Columbia’s “Sail a Crooked Ship,” starring Robert Wagner, Dolores Hart, and the late Ernie Kovacs, will open on Feb. 2 at...

Jan 16, 2022

Sal Mineo Has Driver's License Revoked Over Latest Speeding Conviction

Jan. 16, 1962 - Sal Mineo (pictured left with Elvis Presley), the actor and singer, was convicted today of speeding in the Bronx last...

Jan 15, 2022

"La Notte" is Italian Entry for Foreign-Language Academy Award

Jan. 15, 1962 - Michelangelo Antonioni’s “The Night” (“La Notte”) has been selected as the official Italian entry for this year’s...

Jan 15, 2022

Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher Adopt Baby Girl

Jan. 15, 1962 - Elizabeth Taylor and her husband, Eddie Fisher, announced today they had adopted a baby girl. They said they had been...

Jan 14, 2022

John Wayne Signed for "The Longest Day"

Jan. 14, 1962 - John Wayne has been signed to portray Lieut. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort in “The Longest Day,” which is being produced in...

Jan 14, 2022

Movies: "The Hustler" Tops Poll for 1961 Films

Jan. 14, 1962 - “The Hustler,” the film drama dealing with the career of a pool shark, captured a majority of the top awards in the...

Jan 13, 2022

Movies: "Shoot the Piano Player"

Jan. 13, 1962 - Astor Pictures has acquired the American distribution rights to the second film by Francois Truffaut, the award-winning...

Jan 12, 2022

James Dean Films Draw Big TV Ratings

Jan. 12, 1962 - Televised motion pictures starring James Dean, who had only three major movie roles before his death, seem to have a...

Jan 11, 2022

"L'Avventura" Gets "Condemned" Rating from Catholic Legion of Decency

Jan. 11, 1962 - “L’Avventura,” the Italian film that opened in New York last April 4, has been given a Class C (“Condemned”) rating by...

Jan 11, 2022

Movies: "Bachelor Flat"

Jan. 11, 1962 - Today’s new film is “Bachelor Flat,” a 20th Century-Fox comedy with Terry-Thomas, Celeste Holm, Richard Beymer, and...

Jan 11, 2022

Actress Arlene Francis and Husband Sued

Jan. 11, 1962 - Actress Arlene Francis (pictured), her husband, Martin Gabel, and the Ritz Towers Hotel were sued today for $500,000 by a...

Jan 9, 2022

Movies: Ingmar Bergman's "Through a Glass Darkly"

Jan. 10, 1962 - Ingmar Bergman’s “Through a Glass Darkly” is the Swedish entry in this year’s competition for Hollywood’s Academy Award...

Jan 8, 2022

Champion Willie Mosconi Touts Growth of Pool's Popularity

Jan. 8, 1962 - “The Hustler,” the movie about pocket billiards, usually called “pool,” is still in theatres. But if you’d like to see one...

Jan 8, 2022

Movies: "Who's Got the Action?"

Jan. 8, 1962 - The Paramount comedy “Who’s Got the Action?” starts production in Hollywood Thursday, under the direction of Daniel Mann....