1960s Timeline

Apr. 11, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “House of Women,” a prison drama directed by Crane Wilbur, starring Shirley Knight and...

Apr. 11, 1962 - “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,” directed and produced by John Ford and co-starring James Stewart and John Wayne, will...

Apr. 11, 1962 - Michael Curtiz, Academy-award-winning motion picture director, died of cancer last night. He was 72 years old. Mr....

Apr. 10, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “Deadly Companions,” a drama with Maureen O’Hara and Brian Keith. Sam Peckinpah...

Apr. 10, 1962 - “West Side Story” overwhelmed all opposition last night to become the best picture of 1961 and win 9 other Oscars at the...

Apr. 9, 1962 - Stuart Whitman (left) has been signed to appear opposite Simone Signoret (right) in “The Day and the Hour,” a World War II...

Apr. 9, 1962 - “Cape Fear,” a Universal-International suspense drama with Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen, and Martin Balsam,...

Apr. 9, 1962 - Cliff Robertson will portray John F. Kennedy in “PT-109,” the movie version of the President’s exploits as a Navy officer...

Apr. 7, 1962 - Currently before the Warner Brothers cameras is “Days of Wine and Roses,” a dramatization of a young married couple’s...

Apr. 5, 1962 - Paul Newman today was named best foreign actor of the year by the British Film Academy for his role in “The Hustler.” The...

Apr. 4, 1962 - Bradford Dillman (pictured left with Dolores Hart), film actor, was divorced by his wife in Superior Court in Santa...

Apr. 4, 1962 - Today’s new film is “Moon Pilot,” a Walt Disney adventure comedy at the Radio City Music Hall. Tom Tryon, Brian Keith, and...

Apr. 4, 1962 - The mystery of rumored invasion preparations in the Key West area of Florida was cleared up today at Warner Brothers. What...

Apr. 2, 1962 - “All Fall Down,” an MGM production based on the novel by James Leo Herlihy, will open April 11 at New York’s Loew’s State....

Apr. 2, 1962 - Doris Day will appear in “The Thrill of It All,” a comedy about television commercials which Carl Reiner and Larry Gelbart...

Apr. 2, 1962 - Actress Elizabeth Taylor and singer Eddie Fisher will soon end their three-year marriage in divorce, it was announced in...

Apr. 1, 1962 - Lewis Milestone has been signed to direct “PT 109,” Warner Brothers’ version of a book by Robert J. Donovan detailing the...

Apr. 1, 1962 - Scheduled to open in local theatres this week is “X-15,” a space aviation drama with Charles Bronson, David McLean, James...

Mar. 31, 1962 - Starring in Alfred Hitchcock’s film “The Birds,” currently before the cameras in California, are Rod Taylor, Suzanne...

Mar. 31, 1962 - Salem Productions, the independent film company headed by director Martin Ritt and Paul Newman, has settled on the first...