Movies: "Bon Voyage!"
May 12, 1962 - Arriving in local theatres next week is “Bon Voyage!” a Walt Disney comedy with Fred MacMurray and Jane Wyman. James...
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May 10, 2022
Movies: "The Incredible Mr. Limpet"
May 10, 1962 - “The Incredible Mr. Limpet,” a comedy with music combining live action and animation, will go into production at Warner...
May 9, 2022
Rosemary Clooney Divorces José Ferrer
May 9, 1962 - Singer Rosemary Clooney divorced actor José Ferrer today in a brief hearing in Santa Monica, Calif., that contrasted with...
May 8, 2022
"Advise and Consent" Gets Mixed Response at Cannes
May 8, 1962 - “Advise and Consent,” a film produced and directed by Otto Preminger (pictured left in Cannes, France with Gene Tierney and...
May 8, 2022
Charlie Chaplin to Receive Oxford Doctorate
May 8, 1962 - Oxford University confirmed today the nomination of Charlie Chaplin (pictured in 1931’s “City Lights”) as an honorary...
May 7, 2022
Movies: "Bye Bye Birdie"
May 7, 1962 - Maureen Stapleton will make her musical comedy screen debut in “Bye Bye Birdie,” now in production at Columbia Studios in...
May 6, 2022
Stanley Kubrick To Direct Nuclear War-Themed Film
May 6, 1962 - Director Stanley Kubrick (pictured), who is awaiting the opening next month of his film version of Vladimir Nabokov’s...
May 6, 2022
Movies: "The World In My Pocket" with Rod Steiger
May 6, 1962 - Arriving in local theatres this week is “World In My Pocket,” a European crime melodrama with Rod Steiger (right), Jean...
May 4, 2022
Movies: "Son of Flubber"
May 4, 1962 - A football game has been going on intermittently for several days on a turf-covered field laid out in one of the largest...
May 4, 2022
Movies: “The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm”
May 4, 1962 - The world premiere of MGM’s “The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm,” in widescreen Cinerama, will take place on the...
May 3, 2022
Movies: "Miracle of the White Stallions"
May 3, 1962 - Curt Jurgen, Lilli Palmer (pictured), and Eddie Albert will co-star with Robert Taylor in Walt Disney’s production of...
May 1, 2022
Sammy Davis Jr. to Star in "Golden Boy" on Broadway
May 1, 1962 - Sammy Davis Jr. (left) will star in the proposed musical version of Clifford Odets’ “Golden Boy.” The announcement was made...
May 1, 2022
A Daughter is Born to Singer Julie London
May 1, 1962 - A daughter was born today to singer Julie London (pictured right in 1955) in a hospital at suburban Van Nuys, California....
Apr 30, 2022
Movies: Howard Hawks Retrospective at Museum of Modern Art
Apr. 30, 1962 - Howard Hawks (pictured in 1958 with Angie Dickinson), one of the most successful action directors in American films, will...
Apr 29, 2022
Actress Vanessa Redgrave Marries Actor Tony Richardson
Apr. 29, 1962 - Actress Vanessa Redgrave was married today at the Hammersmith Registrar’s Office in London to Tony Richardson, the film...
Apr 26, 2022
Movies: “Divorce Italian Style” with Marcello Mastroianni
Apr. 26, 1962 - “Divorce Italian Style,” a comedy representing Italy at the Cannes Film Festival next month, has been acquired for...
Apr 24, 2022
Burt Lancaster Storms Out of Mike Wallace Interview
Apr. 24, 1962 - Burt Lancaster walked off Mike Wallace’s “P.M.” television show after Mr. Wallace had asked the motion-picture actor...
Apr 24, 2022
Movies: "Wildest of the Housand" (or "Hud") with Paul Newman
Apr. 24, 1962 - Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal, and Brandon de Wilde will appear with Paul Newman in “Wildest of the Thousand.” An...
Apr 23, 2022
Princess Grace Putting Off Her Return to Films
Apr. 23, 1962 - The return to films of Princess Grace of Monaco will be postponed for eight months to a year, Alfred Hitchcock announced...
Apr 22, 2022
Movies: John Ford's "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" Opens Today
Apr. 22, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,” a Western directed by John Ford and starring John...
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