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Mar 18, 2022

Movies: "Twenty Plus Two" with David Janssen

Mar. 18, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “Twenty Plus Two,” directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring David Janssen, Jeanne...

Mar 18, 2022

"The Guns of Navarone" Voted Best Film of 1961 in Poll by The Film Daily

Mar. 18, 1962 - “The Guns of Navarone” was voted the best picture of 1961 in the 39th annual poll of movie critics, reviewers and...

Mar 17, 2022

Movies: Truffaut Prepares Next Film with Jean-Pierre Léaud

Mar. 17, 1962 - Director Francois Truffaut (right), pleased by the critical and popular success in Paris of “Jules and Jim,” is hard at...

Mar 13, 2022

Movies: Bette Davis To Star in "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?"

Mar. 13, 1962 - Bette Davis, one of the stars of “The Night of the Iguana,” is bowing out of the Tennessee Williams play. She will be...

Mar 12, 2022

Jane Fonda to Make Third Broadway Appearance

Mar. 12, 1962 - Jane Fonda, daughter of Henry Fonda, will star in her third Broadway appearance. She has been signed by Jay Julien for...

Mar 12, 2022

Movies: Richard Harris Signed for "The Great Escape"

Mar. 12, 1962 - Richard Harris, Irish stage and screen actor, who just completed a leading characterization in the MGM remake of “Mutiny...

Mar 11, 2022

Ethel Waters Collapses

Mar. 11, 1962 - Ethel Waters (pictured with Billy Graham in 1957), the singer and actress, was recovering at her home today after she had...

Mar 10, 2022

Director Ingmar Bergman to Take Sabbatical from Filmmaking

Mar. 10, 1962 - “Through a Glass Darkly,” which has its New York première on Tuesday, is, according to Cyrus Harvey, distributor of the...

Mar 8, 2022

Movies: "The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse"

Mar. 8, 1962 - Today’s new film is “The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse,” MGM’s color adaptation of the novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez....

Mar 8, 2022

Karen Black Signed for "Funny Thing"

Mar. 8, 1962 - Karen Black, a 20-year-old graduate of Northwestern University, has been signed by Harold Prince for the ingénue lead in...

Mar 8, 2022

"Fiorello!" Star Tom Bosley Gets Married

Mar. 8, 1962 - Tom Bosley, who played the role of Mayor Fiorello La Guardia in the theatrical success “Fiorello!”, today married Miss...

Mar 7, 2022

Movies: Roger Corman's "The Premature Burial"

Mar. 7, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “The Premature Burial,” a horror film directed by Roger Corman and starring Ray Milland...

Mar 7, 2022

Questions Raised About Academy Award Process

Mar. 7, 1962 - George C. Scott’s request to have his name withdrawn as a nominee in the Oscar competition has raised controversial...

Mar 6, 2022

Marilyn Monroe, Charlton Heston World's Favorite Movie Stars

Mar. 6, 1962 - The world’s favorite movie stars are Marilyn Monroe and Charlton Heston, in the opinion of fans polled by the Hollywood...

Mar 5, 2022

Movies: "Rome Adventure" with Suzanne Pleshette, Rossano Brazzi

Mar. 5, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “Rome Adventure,” a romantic drama film based on the 1932 novel “Lovers Must Learn,” by...

Mar 5, 2022

George C. Scott Declines "Hustler" Oscar Nomination

Mar. 5, 1962 - George C. Scott, one of five nominated last month for the best supporting actor Oscar for his portrayal of the vicious...

Mar 3, 2022

Sophia Loren's Sister Marries Son of Mussolini in Chaotic Scene

Mar. 3, 1962 - Romano Mussolini, jazz pianist and son of Benito Mussolini, today married Anna Maria Scicolone, sister of film star Sophia...

Mar 2, 2022

Movies: "Sweet Bird of Youth" with Paul Newman, Geraldine Page

Mar. 2, 1962 - “Sweet Bird of Youth,” the MGM version of Tennessee Williams’ play co-starring Paul Newman and Geraldine Page in their...

Mar 2, 2022

TV: Gene Barry Signed for CBS Special

Mar. 2, 1962 - Gene Barry, better known to TV viewers as Bat Masterson, a Western superman, will play the part of an “inquiring...

Feb 27, 2022

Movies: Truffaut's "Jules and Jim"

Feb. 27, 1962 - “Jules and Jim,” a new French film teaming the “New Wave’s” leading dramatic actress, Jeanne Moreau (pictured right with...