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Jul 18, 2021

Irwin Allen's "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" Opens

July 18, 1961 - Opening in local theatres today is "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," a science-fiction melodrama from 20th Century-Fox....

Jul 17, 2021

TV Actor Rod Cameron ("State Trooper," "Coronado 9") Marries Former Mother-in-Law

July 17, 1961 - Rod Cameron (pictured), screen actor, has married his former mother-in-law. The announcement was made today by Mr....

Jul 17, 2021

"Leda," Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Opens in New York

July 17, 1961 - Today's new film is "Leda," known in France as "À double tour," a French-language drama with English subtitles at New...

Jul 17, 2021

Marlon Brando's "One Eyed Jacks," Pina Pellicer Honored in Spain

July 17, 1961 - The American movie "One Eyed Jacks," with Marlon Brando as director and star, was awarded the top prize in an...

Jul 15, 2021

Movies: Saltzman and Broccoli Buy Film Rights to Bond Novels

July 15, 1961 - The independent film production team of Harry Saltzman and Albert Broccoli, in association with United Artists, has...

Jul 14, 2021

Movies: Yul Brynner to Star with Tony Curtis in "Taras Bulba"

July 14, 1961 - Yul Brynner will co-star with Tony Curtis in "Taras Bulba," an Eastmancolor adventure film loosely based on Nikolai...

Jul 14, 2021

Movies: "Cape Fear" Cast: Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen

July 14, 1961 - J. Lee Thompson, the British director of the "Guns of Navarone," has completed a second Gregory Peck vehicle, "Cape...

Jul 13, 2021

Movies: Cast for "Advise and Consent" Mostly Set

July 13, 1961 - Franchot Tone will portray the President and Burgess Meredith a civil servant in Otto Preminger's forthcoming adaptation...

Jul 13, 2021

TV: Dinah Shore Back on NBC

July 13, 1961 - Dinah Shore will return to NBC-TV next season with seven shows. The singer had been appearing on a weekly basis for a...

Jul 12, 2021

Hingle joins Brando in Cast of "The Ugly American"

July 12, 1961 - Pat Hingle will portray one of the leading characters in the forthcoming Marlon Brando vehicle, "The Ugly American,"...

Jul 11, 2021

Carol Burnett and Richard Hayes on CBS Radio

July 11, 1961 - Carol Burnett (pictured) and Richard Hayes will team up on CBS radio next September. Their musical variety program will...

Jul 11, 2021

Mob Scene as Marilyn Monroe Leaves Hospital

July 11, 1961 - There was a mob scene today at Polyclinic Hospital in New York City. About 200 fans and 100 reporters and photographers...

Jul 11, 2021

Movies: "Trouble in the Sky"

July 11, 1961 - Today's new film is "Trouble in the Sky," a British-made melodrama with Peter Cushing (right), Michael Craig, Delphi...

Jul 10, 2021

Jean Simmons and Richard Brooks Celebrate New Baby

July 10, 1961 - Jean Simmons (right), the actress, wife of Richard Brooks (left), screen director, gave birth to a daughter today at...

Jul 9, 2021

Marilyn Monroe Recovering from Surgery

July 9, 1961 - The indefinite postponement of a proposed telecast of W. Somerset Maugham's "Rain," in which Marilyn Monroe (pictured at...

Jul 9, 2021

Movies: "The Ladies Man" with Jerry Lewis

July 9, 1961 - Scheduled to arrive in local theatres this week is "The Ladies Man," a comedy directed by and starring Jerry Lewis....

Jul 9, 2021

Gina Lollobrigida walks out on Khrushchev at Moscow Film Festival

July 9, 1961 - Gina Lollobrigida (pictured right with Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher) walked out on Premier Khrushchev and other...

Jul 9, 2021

Movies: "Ben-Hur" to Re-Open in New York

July 9, 1961 - "Ben-Hur," which opened at New York's Loew's State in November, 1959, and ended its record run there last April, will open...

Jul 8, 2021

TV: Harry Belafonte and Rosemary Clooney on NBC

July 8, 1961 - Harry Belafonte (pictured) and Rosemary Clooney will be the stars when the "Bell Telephone Hour" begins a new season on...

Jul 8, 2021

Movies: "By Love Possessed" with Lana Turner, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Jason Robards

July 8, 1961 - "By Love Possessed," the adaptation of the James Gould Cozzens novel, featuring Jason Robards, Lana Turner (left), Barbara...