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Sep 12, 2023

Joan Crawford To Make Small-Screen Debut on CBS’s “Route 66”

Sept. 12, 1963 - Joan Crawford will make her debut in filmed television in Herbert B. Leonard’s “Route 66,” guest-starring in an episode...

Sep 8, 2023

Guy Williams Win Role on NBC’s “Bonanza”

Sept. 8, 1963 - Guy Williams (pictured with Kathie Browne), who starred in “The Mark of Zorro” T.V. series, has been signed to a...

Sep 6, 2023

Margarita Sierra Dead at 25

Sept. 6, 1963 - Margarita Sierra, 25, one of the stars of the ABC-TV series “Surfside 6,” died at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Hollywood...

Sep 5, 2023

Pete Seeger Won’t Sign Loyalty Oath

Sept. 5, 1963 - Pete Seeger (pictured with Bob Dylan in Mississippi in July), the folk singer, said today he had refused to sign a...

Aug 26, 2023

Comedian Jonathan Winters to Star on One-Hour NBC Special

Aug. 26, 1963 - Jonathan Winters (right with Jack Paar), the 37-year-old comedian, will star on a one-hour show over NBC-TV on Feb. 20 at...

Aug 19, 2023

TV: Sessue Hayakawa on “Route 66”

Aug. 19, 1963 - Two highly acclaimed Japanese performers will appear on CBS television shows this fall. Sessue Hayakawa (pictured), who...

Aug 17, 2023

TV: “Breaking Point” on ABC

Aug. 17, 1963 - Dr. Ben Casey, who will switch his practice to Wednesdays at 9 p.m., will conclude his Monday night practice on Sept. 9...

Aug 17, 2023

Johnny Carson Marries Former Model

Aug. 17, 1963 - Johnny Carson, the television performer and host of the “Tonight” show for NBC, was married today to Joanne Copeland, a...

Jul 31, 2023

TV: New Comedy Series “Addams and Evil”

July 31, 1963 - David Levy, former vice president of programs for NBC, will produce a television pilot film based on cartoon characters...

Jul 30, 2023

“Bonanza” Stars Top Popularity Poll

July 30, 1963 - “Bonanza” stars Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, and Pernell Roberts, in that order, swept the first four...

Jul 24, 2023

TV: “The Lieutenant”

July 24, 1963 - MGM-TV’s new series, “The Lieutenant,” has been shooting on location at El Toro Marine Corps Air Base in California and...

Jul 21, 2023

Ike To Return to Normandy for CBS Special with Walter Cronkite

July 21, 1963 - Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower will return to Normandy next month for the filming of a CBS-TV program...

Jul 18, 2023

TV: “Temple Houston” Coming This Fall on NBC

July 18, 1963 - “Temple Houston,” an hour-long series with Jeffrey Hunter (left) as a lawyer in the Southwest before the Civil War, will...

Jul 17, 2023

TV: “The Fugitive” Coming This Fall on ABC

July 17, 1963 - A new television series called “The Fugitive” will debut Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 10 p.m. on ABC, and advance word on the...

Jun 30, 2023

Negro Actress Given Featured Role on CBS’s “East Side, West Side”

June 30, 1963 - Cicely Tyson (pictured left with George C. Scott and Elizabeth Wilson) has been given a featured role in “East Side, West...

Jun 20, 2023

TV: Tonight on “Leave It to Beaver”

June 20, 1963 - On tonight’s series finale of “Leave It to Beaver,” the Cleavers reminisce when June finds a family photo album while...

Jun 15, 2023

Dennis Weaver of “Gunsmoke” To Star on New Series, “Kentucky Jones”

June 15, 1963 - Dennis Weaver, who plays Chester on CBS’s “Gunsmoke,” will be the star of “Kentucky Jones,” a pilot show for an NBC...

Jun 11, 2023

Merv Griffin To Host New Series

June 11, 1963 - Merv Griffin, who lost his NBC television show last April, will return with another daytime series in September. Mr....

Jun 6, 2023

TV: “My Three Sons” Adds New Cast Members

June 6, 1963 - “My Three Sons” will become “My Three Sons” plus two, come fall. Meredith MacRae, 19, will be a regular, as will Barry...

Jun 1, 2023

TV: Tonight on “Gunsmoke”

June 1, 1963 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” a young man is convicted of killing the saloon girl he wished to marry. Matt is sure the young man...