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Nov 19, 2023
Julie Andrews Signed for Film Version of “The Sound of Music”
Nov. 19, 1963 - Julie Andrews (pictured with her husband and daughter) has been signed to play Mary Martin’s original role in the film...
Nov 18, 2023
Movies: “Johnny North” with Lee Marvin and John Cassavetes
Nov. 18, 1963 - Revue Productions said today it would begin shooting a two-hour movie for television on Thursday as part of a series...
Nov 17, 2023
James Garner: Actor on the Rise
Nov. 17, 1963 - James Garner (pictured with his wife Lois) ambled slowly along the hotel corridor — closely followed by a very small,...
Nov 14, 2023
Movies: “The Servant”
Nov. 14, 1963 - Opening today is “The Servant,” a British drama film directed by Joseph Losey. It was written by Harold Pinter, who...
Nov 13, 2023
Movies: “McLintock!”
Nov. 13, 1963 - Opening today is “McLintock,” a Western comedy film starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara and directed by Andrew...
Nov 8, 2023
Movies: “Where Love Has Gone”
Nov. 8, 1963 - Bette Davis (left) has been signed to co-star with Susan Hayward (right) and Mike Connors (center) in “Where Love Has...
Nov 7, 2023
Movies: “It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”
Nov. 7, 1963 - Opening today is “It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World,” a comedy produced and directed by Stanley Kramer with a story and...
Nov 5, 2023
Movies: “Take Her, She’s Mine”
Nov. 5, 1963 - James Stewart and Sandra Dee are receiving a real “Texas style” welcome this week as they attend a series of premieres of...
Nov 5, 2023
Movies: “The Prize”
Nov. 5, 1963 - “The Prize,” MGM’s adaptation of the novel by Irving Wallace, has been booked as the first film to be shown in 1964 at the...
Nov 1, 2023
Vincent Edwards of “Dr. Casey” in Nightclub Fistfight
Nov. 1, 1963 - Vincent Edwards, television’s “Dr. Ben Casey,” exchanged blows with a San Francisco nightclub patron who was pestering...
Nov 1, 2023
Movies: “Cheyenne Autumn”
Nov. 1, 1963 - A story of 300 Cheyenne warriors pursued by thousands of U.S. troops in 1878 is being filmed in color by Warner Brothers...
Oct 29, 2023
Adolphe Menjou Dead at 73
Oct. 29, 1963 - Adolphe Menjou (pictured in 1932), suave, debonair actor in more than 200 motion pictures, died in his home today of...
Oct 27, 2023
Movies: “Soldier in the Rain”
Oct. 27, 1963 - “Soldier in the Rain,” a romantic comedy-drama set in a contemporary Army camp and featuring Jackie Gleason, Steve...
Oct 27, 2023
Movies: “Knife in the Water”
Oct. 27, 1963 - Today’s new film is “Knife in the Water,” a Polish-made drama with English subtitles, directed by Roman Polanski (left),...
Oct 23, 2023
Movies: “Under the Yum Yum Tree”
Oct. 23, 1963 - Opening today is “Under the Yum Yum Tree,” a comedy film directed by David Swift and starring Jack Lemmon, Carol Lynley,...
Oct 22, 2023
Actress Jean Seberg Marries Novelist Romain Gary
Oct. 22, 1963 - Jean Seberg, the film actress, and Romain Gary, novelist-diplomat, were married secretly last Wednesday in the little...
Oct 19, 2023
Actress Hope Lange Marries Producer Alan Pakula
Oct. 19, 1963 - Actress Hope Lange and producer Alan Pakula were married today in the Bel-Air home of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Manulis, with...
Oct 19, 2023
Movies: “Johnny Cool”
Oct. 19, 1963 - Opening today is “Johnny Cool,” a crime film directed by William Asher based on the novel “The Kingdom of Johnny Cool” by...
Oct 14, 2023
Theater: “The Passion of Josef D.” with Peter Falk and Luther Adler
Oct. 14, 1963 - Luther Adler has been signed to portray Vladimir Lenin in Paddy Chayefsky’s new drama, “The Passion of Josef D.,” which...
Oct 14, 2023
Claudia Cardinale Appears in Two Current Films
Oct. 14, 1963 - Claudia Cardinale will be much in evidence on Los Angeles theater screens this week. She stars in two films opening in...
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