1960s Timeline

July 27, 1961 - Today's new film is "Francis of Assisi," a Twentieth Century-Fox biographical drama, with Bradford Dillman, Dolores Hart...

July 26, 1961 - Jocelyn Brando (left), Marlon Brando's older sister, will play the featured role of Pat Hingle's wife in Universal's "The...

July 25, 1961 - Madlyn Rhue, an actress, is in serious condition from injuries received in a head-on automobile collision in Hollywood,...

July 25, 1961 - Opening at local theatres today is "Homicidal," a horror-thriller film produced and directed by William Castle. Glenn...

July 23, 1961 - Scheduled to arrive in local theatres this week is "Tammy Tell Me True," a romantic comedy with Sandra Dee and John...

July 23, 1961 - Edward G. Robinson will be the narrator of "Cops and Robbers," a documentary of crime in America from pre-Revolutionary...

July 22, 1961 - Steve McQueen (pictured right with Nick Adams), who once served a stint in the U.S. Marine Corps, is currently filming...

July 22, 1961 - Shirley Ann Field, who appeared in the British film "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning," will co-star with Steve McQueen...

July 20, 1961 - Sidney Poitier (pictured with producer David Susskind), young Negro stage and screen star, has purchased a 12-room Tudor...

July 20, 1961 - First castings have been announced for Darryl F. Zanuck's production of "The Longest Day," the Cornelius Ryan book on the...

July 19, 1961 - Mort Sahl made his British debut today on a BBC television program. As usual, the comedian wore a sweater and open-necked...

July 19, 1961 - Susan Strasberg (pictured), who has been living in Rome for the last six months, has been signed for the starring role in...

July 18, 1961 - William Holden (right) has been signed for a leading role in "The Lion," the adaptation of Joseph Kessel's novel, which...

July 18, 1961 - Opening in local theatres today is "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," a science-fiction melodrama from 20th Century-Fox....

July 17, 1961 - Rod Cameron (pictured), screen actor, has married his former mother-in-law. The announcement was made today by Mr....

July 17, 1961 - Today's new film is "Leda," known in France as "À double tour," a French-language drama with English subtitles at New...

July 17, 1961 - The American movie "One Eyed Jacks," with Marlon Brando as director and star, was awarded the top prize in an...

July 15, 1961 - The independent film production team of Harry Saltzman and Albert Broccoli, in association with United Artists, has...

July 14, 1961 - Yul Brynner will co-star with Tony Curtis in "Taras Bulba," an Eastmancolor adventure film loosely based on Nikolai...

July 14, 1961 - J. Lee Thompson, the British director of the "Guns of Navarone," has completed a second Gregory Peck vehicle, "Cape...