1960s Timeline

Mar. 5, 1964 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” A young diabetic (Beau Bridges, pictured) has become neglectful in taking his medicine, mostly...

Mar. 2, 1964 - Alfred Hitchcock (pictured with Sean Connery on the set of “Marnie”), whose television future had been in doubt, will...

Mar. 1, 1964 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” Ben's Pygmalion-like efforts to ‘civilize’ a young, white woman (Anjanette Comer, right) raised by a...

Sept. 26, 1963 - On tonight’s season premiere of “Dr. Kildare,” Kildare, on his first day as a resident, struggles with the question of...

Sept. 24, 1963 - Tonight marks the series premiere of “Mr. Novak,” a dramatic series on NBC starring James Franciscus in the title role...

Sept. 22, 1963 - On tonight’s season premiere of “Bonanza,” Hoss (Dan Blocker, right) falls under the spell of a beautiful shady lady...

Sept. 20, 1963 - Television actor Richard Boone, 46, suffered severe face and chest injuries early today when he smashed his powerful...

Sept. 14, 1963 - Tonight marks the series premiere of “The Lieutenant,” an hourlong Marine Corps-oriented series starring Gary Lockwood...

Sept. 8, 1963 - Guy Williams (pictured with Kathie Browne), who starred in “The Mark of Zorro” T.V. series, has been signed to a...

July 24, 1963 - MGM-TV’s new series, “The Lieutenant,” has been shooting on location at El Toro Marine Corps Air Base in California and...

July 18, 1963 - “Temple Houston,” an hour-long series with Jeffrey Hunter (left) as a lawyer in the Southwest before the Civil War, will...

Mar. 21, 1963 - Euthanasia is practiced by a doctor for the first time on a television series in an episode filmed for NBC’s “Dr....

Mar. 20, 1963 - Tonight on “The Virginian,” Ed Frazer (Howard Duff, left) returns to Medicine Bow after serving three years for burglary....

Mar. 19, 1963 - Tonight on “The Dick Powell Show,” nightclubowner Charlie (Anthony Franciosa) resists the attempts of a big-time gangster...

Mar. 17, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” an alcoholic saloon girl (Ruta Lee) changes her life with the help of Ben and an ex-prizefighter...

Mar. 10, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” Adam (Pernell Roberts, right) helps a beautiful woman (Aneta Corsaut, left) and her father (Ludwig...

Mar. 7, 1963 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” after several unexplained violent outbursts, including one in which he smashes his own lab, a...

Mar. 3, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” bushwhacked and suffering from amnesia, Hoss (Dan Blocker, pictured) is found wandering down the...

Sept. 30, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” wanting to prove his independence and break out of the shadows of his father and older brothers,...

Sept. 27, 1962 - On tonight’s season premiere of “Dr. Kildare,” while Kildare (Richard Chamberlain) deals with a pregnant woman (Patricia...