Movies: “The Girl Hunters”
June 12, 1963 - Opening today is “The Girl Hunters,” a crime drama film directed by Roy Rowland and adapted from the 1962 Mickey Spillane...
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Jun 12, 2023
Actress Dolores Hunt to Become Nun
June 12, 1963 - Actress Dolores Hart (pictured), who once said “90% of success in show business is God-given,” renounced one of the...
Jun 12, 2023
Movies: “Donovan’s Reef”
June 12, 1963 - Opening today is “Donovan’s Reef,” an adventure comedy film starring John Wayne and Lee Marvin. The picture was directed...
Jun 11, 2023
Movies: “Viva Las Vegas”
June 11, 1963 - George Sidney has signed to direct “Viva Las Vegas,” which will co-star Ann-Margret and Elvis Presley. The picture, to be...
Jun 10, 2023
Shirley MacLaine Slugs Columnist
June 10, 1963 - Actress Shirley MacLaine walked into the office of a move trade paper today and slugged columnist Mike Connolly. Connolly...
Jun 8, 2023
Lillian Gish Speaks Out
June 8, 1963 - World-renowned actress Lillian Gish (pictured in 1926) has returned to Hollywood for an acting role. Today, she shared her...
Jun 7, 2023
Actress ZaSu Pitts is Dead
June 7, 1963 - Actress ZaSu Pitts (pictured in 1932) died of cancer this morning at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Hollywood, where she...
Jun 5, 2023
Movies: “Come Blow Your Horn”
June 5, 1963 - Opening today is “Come Blow Your Horn,” a comedy directed by Bud Yorkin from a screenplay by Norman Lear, based on the...
Jun 5, 2023
Movies: “Irma La Douce”
June 5, 1963 - Opening today is “Irma La Douce,” a romantic comedy directed by Billy Wilder from a screenplay he co-wrote with I.A.L....
Jun 4, 2023
Movies: “My Fair Lady”
June 4, 1963 - The movie version of “My Fair Lady” is expected to be the most expensive film ever made by Warner Brothers. Jack L....
Jun 3, 2023
Actress Arlene Francis Recovering from Car Crash Injuries
June 3, 1963 - Covered with bruises and strapped up from her broken clavicle to her broken ribcage, actress Arlene Francis said today in...
Jun 3, 2023
Katy Jurado Divorces Ernest Borgnine
June 3, 1963 - Actress Katy Jurado retained her composure long enough today to give her divorce testimony against actor Ernest Borgnine,...
Jun 2, 2023
Movies: “Ensign Pulver”
June 2, 1963 - Burl Ives and Walter Matthau have been signed for featured roles in “Ensign Pulver,” a Warner Brothers comedy. Robert...
May 31, 2023
Top 10 Films of 1963 | "From Russia with Love" [clip #1]
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May 30, 2023
Movies: “The List of Adrian Messenger”
May 30, 1963 - Today’s new film is “The List of Adrian Messenger,” starring George C. Scott (right), Dana Wynter, and Clive Brook. Tony...
May 29, 2023
Movies: “Hud”
May 29, 1963 - Today’s new film is “Hud,” a Western film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Brandon...
May 29, 2023
Movies: “55 Days at Peking”
May 29, 1963 - Opening today is “55 Days at Peking,” an epic historical war film dramatizing the siege of the foreign legations’...
May 28, 2023
Movies: Liz Taylor SIgned for “The Sandpiper”
May 28, 1963 - Elizabeth Taylor, the highest-paid performer in motion pictures, has been signed for her third successive film at her...
May 26, 2023
Movies: “The Carpetbaggers”
May 26, 1963 - Alan Ladd (right) will portray Nevada Smith, the tough cowboy film star, in the Paramount-Embassy Pictures production of...
May 23, 2023
“The Leopard” Wins Grand Prize at Cannes
May 23, 1963 - Luchino Visconti’s version of Tommasi di Lampedusa’s best-selling novel, “The Leopard,” won the Gold Palm grand prize...
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