Schell Demands Privacy for Hollywood Celebrities
Oct. 1, 1962 - Actor Maximilian Schell (pictured with Sophia Loren) assailed today photographers and reporters who invade the privacy of...
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Sep 27, 2022
Dick Powell Suffering from Cancer
Sept. 27, 1962 - Dick Powell (pictured), a highly successful singer and actor before becoming one of television’s major producers, is...
Sep 27, 2022
Movies: “The Fall of the Roman Empire”
Sept. 27, 1962 - Sophia Loren (left) will join Alec Guinness, Richard Harris, and Stephen Boyd (right) in the color spectacle, “The Fall...
Sep 25, 2022
Movies: “The Longest Day”
Sept. 25, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “The Longest Day,” an epic black-and-white war film based on Cornelius Ryan’s 1959...
Sep 24, 2022
Movies: “All the Way Home”
Sept. 24, 1962 - Pat Hingle has been signed for a role in the film “All the Way Home,” which starts production Oct. 8 in Knoxville, Tenn....
Sep 24, 2022
Movies: “Requiem for a Heavyweight”
Sept. 24, 1962 - David Susskind’s film production of “Requiem for a Heavyweight,” with a screenplay by Rod Serling, will have a dual...
Sep 22, 2022
Color Comes to ABC-TV
Sept. 22, 1962 - Color will make its debut over ABC at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow on a program called “The Jetsons,” a new animated cartoon...
Sep 17, 2022
Movies: “Lawrence of Arabia”
Sept. 17, 1962 - Motion-picture admission prices will reach a high in December when “Lawrence of Arabia” opens at New York’s Criterion...
Sep 17, 2022
Movies: “Charade”
Sept. 17, 1962 - Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant will star in “Charade,” a comedy murder-mystery to be produced and directed by Stanley...
Sep 16, 2022
Burton to Costar with O’Toole in “Becket”
Sept. 16, 1962 - Richard Burton (right), who is on vacation in Switzerland after having finished his lengthy and much-publicized role of...
Sep 15, 2022
Janet Leigh Remarries in Vegas
Sept. 15, 1962 - Janet Leigh and Robert Brandt, a stockbroker, were married in a ceremony at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada today....
Sep 15, 2022
Movies: “Convicts Four”
Sept. 15, 1962 - Opening today is “Convicts Four,” prison film drama starring Ben Gazzara. The film is a fictionalized version of the...
Sep 9, 2022
Movies: “Paris When It Sizzles”
Sept. 9, 1962 - Tony Curtis has been signed for a principal role in “Paris When It Sizzles,” the comedy starring William Holden and...
Sep 6, 2022
Movies: “The List of Adrian Messenger”
Sept. 6, 1962 - John Huston’s next film, “The List of Adrian Messenger,” a multiple-murder mystery with a screenplay by Philip MacDonald,...
Sep 5, 2022
“Birdman” Cheered in Venice
Sept. 5, 1962 - The only American entry at the Venice Film Festival, “Birdman of Alcatraz,” received a warm reception today. Spectators...
Sep 3, 2022
Marriage of Loren and Ponti Annulled
Sept. 3, 1962 - A judge in Juarez, Mexico, annulled the marriage of Sophia Loren and producer Carlo Ponti today, untangling a legal...
Aug 31, 2022
New York Lawyer Negotiates with Castro over Cuban Prisoners
Aug. 31, 1962 - New York lawyer James B. Donovan met with Premier Fidel Castro for four hours today and reported that their negotiations...
Aug 30, 2022
Edward G. Robinson, Recovered from Heart Attack, Back at Work
Aug. 30, 1962 - Edward G. Robinson (pictured left with Red Buttons), who suffered a heart attack 11 weeks ago, announced in London today...
Aug 27, 2022
Movies: “David and Lisa”
Aug. 27, 1962 - An American film made on a shoestring stole the show today at the 23rd Venice Film Festival. It was “David and Lisa,”...
Aug 23, 2022
Cukor Prepares to Direct “My Fair Lady” with Audrey Hepburn
Aug. 23, 1962 - George Cukor (right), who will direct the film version of “My Fair Lady” for Warner Brothers, said that he should be...
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