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Aug 1, 2023
Movies: “The Bible” and “Inside Daisy Clover”
Aug. 1, 1963 - Columbia Pictures will distribute and invest in two previously announced projects by independent producers. One is Dino de...
Jul 30, 2023
Movies: “The Best Man”
July 30, 1963 - Lee Tracy will repeat his Broadway role in the film version of Gore Vidal’s 1960 play, “The Best Man.” Henry Fonda, Kevin...
Jul 28, 2023
Movies: “The Thrill of It All”
July 28, 1963 - The Doris Day-James Garner picture “The Thrill of It All” will open at Los Angeles’s Westwood Village Theater on Tuesday...
Jul 27, 2023
Brando Participates in Civil Rights March, Ignores Hecklers
July 27, 1963 - Actor Marlon Brando marched with 150 demonstrators today for 3 hours in an all-white residential tract in Torrance,...
Jul 25, 2023
Streisand To Star in “Funny Girl” on Broadway
July 25, 1963 - A 21-year-old nightclub singer who has appeared on Broadway only once will play Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl,” a new...
Jul 24, 2023
Movies: “Lord of the Flies”
July 24, 1963 - “Lord of the Flies,” a film based upon the 1954 novel by William Golding, will have an invitational premiere the evening...
Jul 24, 2023
Movies: “The Train”
July 24, 1963 - Burt Lancaster (pictured at Cannes with Claudia Cardinale) will play a leading role in “The Train,” a film that will be...
Jul 23, 2023
Movies: “The L-Shaped Room”
July 23, 1963 - The somewhat unusual title of the motion picture “The L-Shaped Room,” a British film currently playing in American...
Jul 22, 2023
Brando Leaves Hospital
July 22, 1963 - Actor Marlon Brando left St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica today but was ordered to remain under strict medical...
Jul 17, 2023
Brando Hospitalized
July 17, 1963 - Marlon Brando (pictured with face under sheet), “very sick” with a kidney ailment, was hospitalized today in Santa...
Jul 16, 2023
Joanne Woodward and Juliette Greco Blacklisted Throughout Arab World
July 16, 1963 - Joanne Woodward (right), the actress, and Juliette Greco, French singer-actress, were blacklisted throughout the Arab...
Jul 15, 2023
Movies: “Shock Treatment”
July 15, 1963 - Stuart Whitman (right), Roddy McDowall (center), Lauren Bacall (left), and Carol Lynley have been signed to appear with...
Jul 14, 2023
Movies: John Huston To Direct “The Man Who Would Be King”
July 14, 1963 - John Huston (pictured in Mexico) will direct the filming of Rudyard Kipling’s short story, “The Man Who Would Be King,”...
Jul 13, 2023
Movies: “Knife in the Water”
July 13, 1963 - Admirers of Roman Polanski’s short film, “Two Men and a Wardrobe” will soon have an opportunity to see the youthful...
Jul 13, 2023
Brando Speaks on Discrimination in Film Industry
July 13, 1963 - Actor Marlon Brando (pictured at a sit-in in Sacramento last month) told a civil rights meeting in Los Angeles last night...
Jul 11, 2023
James Garner Accidentally Cracks Doris Day’s Rib
July 11, 1963 - Actor James Garner got carried away yesterday in his role of peacemaker in a scene being filmed for the movie “Move Over,...
Jul 5, 2023
Marilyn Monroe’s Mother Escapes from Mental Asylum
July 5, 1963 - The mother of late movie star Marilyn Monroe was found outside a San Fernando Valley church this morning, more than 24...
Jul 5, 2023
Bonus Content for Patreon Supporters of Real Time 1960s
We are now releasing monthly bonus content for Patreon supporters of Real Time 1960s. 1. Friend-level supporters can access a retro-style...
Jul 4, 2023
Movies: “My Fair Lady”
July 4, 1963 - British actor Stanley Holloway (pictured in 1958) is making his Hollywood movie debut at the age of 72 in a role he played...
Jul 3, 2023
Movies: “PT-109”
July 3, 1963 - “PT-109,” the film version of President Kennedy’s wartime adventures, premiered last night at the Beverly Hilton in Los...
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