Movies: “Savage Sam”
July 8, 1962 - Brian Keith, Tommy Kirk, Marta Kristen, and Kevin Corcoran will be featured in “Savage Sam,” a sequel to Fred Gipson’s...
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Jul 7, 2022
Movies: “Advise and Consent”
July 7, 1962 - Today’s new film is “Advise and Consent,” a political drama based on the 1959 Pulitzer prize-winning novel of the same...
Jul 5, 2022
Movies: “That Touch of Mink”
July 5, 1962 - “That Touch of Mink” continues to break box-office records at the Radio City Music Hall, where the first 2 opening weeks...
Jul 5, 2022
Movies: “Panic in Year Zero!”
July 5, 1962 - Today’s new movie is “Panic in Year Zero!”, a black-and-white science fiction film from American International Pictures,...
Jul 4, 2022
Rex Bell Dead at 58
July 4, 1962 - Lieut. Gov. Rex Bell (pictured left in 1930) of Nevada, former silent Western screen star and husband of actress Clara Bow...
Jul 3, 2022
Movies: “Birdman of Alcatraz”
July 3, 1962 - Today’s new film is “Birdman of Alcatraz,” a biographical drama film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Burt...
Jul 2, 2022
Movies: “Lawrence of Arabia”
July 2, 1962 - “Lawrence of Arabia,” a four-hour drama based on the life of the British soldier and author, T.E. Lawrence, has been...
Jun 29, 2022
Movies: "The Wheeler Dealers"
June 29, 1962 - Lee Remick and James Garner have been signed to co-star in “The Wheeler Dealers,” which Martin Ransohoff will produce...
Jun 29, 2022
James and Pamela Mason in Custody Battle
June 29, 1962 - Actress Pamela Mason (right) today filed a separate maintenance suit in Santa Monica, Calif., against James Mason (left),...
Jun 28, 2022
Pay-As-You-See TV to Debut in West Hartford
June 28, 1962 - The first comprehensive test of pay-as-you-see television in the U.S. starts tomorrow night when 300 families in West...
Jun 28, 2022
TV: NBC Plans More Biblical Specials
June 28, 1962 - More television specials that will tell stories from the Bible through great works of art are being planned by NBC....
Jun 28, 2022
Movies: "That Touch of Mink"
June 28, 1962 - The management of the Radio City Music Hall announced that the two opening weeks of “That Touch of Mink,” ending on...
Jun 28, 2022
Dr. Charlie Chaplin Reveals Creative Plans
June 28, 1962 - Charlie Chaplin, now an honorary Doctor of Letters from Oxford University, said today that he planned two more films. The...
Jun 27, 2022
Movies: "Safe at Home"
June 27, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “Safe at Home,” a comedy film starring Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris of the New York...
Jun 27, 2022
Actress Diana Dors Has a Son with Richard Dawson
June 27, 1962 - Diana Dors, British actress, gave birth to a son today in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. She and her husband, Richard...
Jun 26, 2022
Movies: "Hell Is for Heroes"
June 26, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “Hell Is for Heroes,” a World War II film directed by Don Siegel and starring Steve...
Jun 25, 2022
Sophia Loren's Husband Charged with Bigamy
June 25, 1962 - Sophia Loren and producer Carlo Ponti today were ordered to stand trial on charges of bigamy in Rome. If convicted, the...
Jun 25, 2022
Dean Martin Sues Fox Over "Something's Got To Give" Fiasco
June 25, 1962 - Dean Martin sued 20th Century-Fox today for $6,885,550, charging that the studio had wrongly blamed him for the scrapping...
Jun 23, 2022
Movies: "Mondo Cane"
June 23, 1962 - “Mondo Cane,” a feature-length documentary filmed in color by a variety of photographers in various parts of the world...
Jun 22, 2022
Stars Gather at West Berlin International Film Festival
June 22, 1962 - James Stewart, Maximilian Schell, Tony Curtis, and other screen stars today saw the film “L’Amour a Vingt Ans” (“Love at...
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