“Suicide Team” to Investigate Monroe Death
Aug. 5, 1962 - A special “suicide team” will be enlisted to aid in determining if Marilyn Monroe’s death was suicidal or accidental, Los...
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Aug 5, 2022
Arthur Miller “Dreadfully Shocked” by Ex-Wife Monroe’s Death
Aug. 5, 1962 - At his estate in Woodbury, Conn., Arthur Miller, Marilyn Monroe’s third husband, was asked today if he had any comment on...
Aug 5, 2022
Hollywood Stunned by Monroe’s Demise
Aug. 5, 1962 - The stunned entertainment world groped for words today to express its grief over the death of Marilyn Monroe. Actor Jack...
Aug 5, 2022
🚨Marilyn Monroe Dead at 36, Probable Suicide
Aug. 5, 1962 - Marilyn Monroe, a troubled beauty who failed to find happiness as Hollywood’s brightest star, was found dead early today...
Aug 1, 2022
Movies: “Kid Galahad” with Elvis Presley
Aug. 1, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “Kid Galahad,” a musical starring Elvis Presley as a boxer. The film’s supporting cast...
Jul 31, 2022
Dean Stockwell and Millie Perkins Divorce
July 31, 1962 - The two-year marriage of actress Millie Perkins to actor Dean Stockwell has ended in divorce. Miss Perkins won an...
Jul 31, 2022
Movies: Orson Welles’ “The Trial”
July 31, 1962 - Orson Welles’ film version of Franz Kafka’s “The Trial,” which Mr. Welles says is the first film completed “on his own...
Jul 30, 2022
Actor Myron McCormick Dead at 54
July 30, 1962 - Myron McCormick (pictured in 1947), the actor, died today in New York’s Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. His death...
Jul 30, 2022
Henry Mancini to Score “Days of Wine and Roses”
July 30, 1962 - Henry Mancini (pictured) has been signed to compose the musical score for “Days of Wine and Roses,” the J.P. Miller drama...
Jul 28, 2022
Movies: “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?”
July 28, 1962 - A film that Hollywood thinks will become one of the great scene-stealing competitions in motion-picture history was...
Jul 24, 2022
Movies: “Mighty Ursusl” and Two Others
July 24, 1962 - Three new films, including a double bill, will open in New York today. “Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man,” a 20th...
Jul 23, 2022
Movies: “A Gathering of Eagles”
July 23, 1962 - Barry Sullivan has joined the cast of “A Gathering of Eagles,” a drama being produced for Universal-International. Also...
Jul 23, 2022
Lewis Milestone Fired as Director of “PT-109”
July 23, 1962 - Lewis Milestone, who was fired over the weekend as director of “PT-109,” denied today that he had been ousted because he...
Jul 22, 2022
Movies: “Tammy and the Doctor”
July 22, 1962 - Peter Fonda, who appeared on Broadway last season in “Blood, Sweat, and Stanley Poole,” will make his screen debut...
Jul 19, 2022
Movies: “Hatari!”
July 19, 1962 - Howard Hawks’ “Hatari!” (Paramount) attained a box-office gross of $43,953 for its first week at New York’s DeMille...
Jul 19, 2022
U.A.R. Refuses Elizabeth Taylor Entry
July 19, 1962 - The United Arab Republic has refused to grant Elizabeth Taylor an entry visa because she has adopted the Jewish faith and...
Jul 17, 2022
Movies: “Bird Man of Alcatraz”
July 17, 1962 - Today’s new film is “Bird Man of Alcatraz,” a United Artists drama with Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Telly Savalas, and...
Jul 16, 2022
Producer Jerry Wald Eulogized in California
July 16, 1962 - Jerry Wald, the film producer, was eulogized in Glendale, Calif., today as one of the great American showmen and a man...
Jul 13, 2022
Movies: “Donovan’s Reef”
July 13, 1962 - Jack Warden has joined the cast of John Ford’s “Donovan’s Reef.” Filming of the adventure comedy began this month in...
Jul 9, 2022
Movies: “My Fair Lady”
July 9, 1962 - George Cukor (right) has been signed to direct the film version of “My Fair Lady.” Audrey Hepburn (left) will play Eliza...
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