TV: Tonight on "The Defenders"
Dec. 9, 1961 - Tonight on “The Defenders,” the Prestons defend a policeman who killed the teenage boy that attacked his five-year-old...
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Dec 8, 2021
TV: Upcoming CBS-TV Special With Henry Fonda
Dec. 8, 1961 - Dick Van Dyke and Cara Williams will star with Henry Fonda and Carol Lynley on a CBS-TV special. The two additions to the...
Dec 8, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Rawhide"
Dec. 8, 1961 - Tonight on “Rawhide,” a woman (Phyllis Thaxter) wanders into camp needing help. She is an actress who one of the men...
Dec 7, 2021
Jerry Orbach and Marta Curro Have a Son
Dec. 7, 1961 - A son was born on Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Orbach (pictured at their 1958 wedding) at New York’s Lenox Hill...
Dec 7, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"
Dec. 7, 1961 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a surgeon is diagnosed with a progressive paralytic disease and fears its effect on his career...
Dec 4, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Rifleman"
Dec. 4, 1961 - Tonight on “The Rifleman,” Lucas and Mark meet writer Mark Twain (Kevin McCarthy). Later they find out that he has a sad...
Dec 4, 2021
"77 Sunset Strip" Star Efrem Zimbalist Jr. to Divorce
Dec. 4, 1961 - Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (pictured), star of television’s “77 Sunset Strip,” was divorced today by Mrs. Stephanie Zimbalist....
Dec 4, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"
Dec. 4, 1961 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” handyman Henry Wheeler (Edgar Buchanan, left) enters the Taylors' life, and Aunt Bee...
Dec 4, 2021
TV: Many ABC Affiliates Cancel Controversial "Bus Stop" Episode
Dec. 4, 1961 - Many television stations affiliated with ABC canceled Sunday evening’s episode of the show “Bus Stop” because they...
Dec 3, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"
Dec. 3, 1961 - Tonight on "Bonanza," his search for the two men who kidnapped his bride-to-be, Su Ling (Lisa Lu, right), will soon take...
Dec 2, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"
Dec. 2, 1961 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” Matt escorts a captain (R.G. Armstrong) and his troops to an Indian village, to make an exchange...
Dec 2, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Defenders"
Dec. 2, 1961 - Tonight on “The Defenders,” when a defense witness is caught in a lie on the stand, he insists that Lawrence Preston told...
Dec 1, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Dec. 1, 1961 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a businessman (John Dehner, pictured) who has recently returned from Africa is stalked by...
Nov 29, 2021
Today's News from Baltimore's WJZ-TV
Nov. 29, 1961 - Here is today’s news report from Baltimore’s WJZ-TV. Commercials are included. Video and audio quality varies due to...
Nov 29, 2021
Video: "American Newsstand" on ABC-TV
Nov. 29, 1961 - Here is ABC-TV’s “American Newsstand,” featuring film of President Kennedy discussing the call-up of reserve troops to...
Nov 28, 2021
Actress Sylvia Sidney Files Lawsuit Against NBC
Nov. 28, 1961 - Sylvia Sidney (pictured in 1934), the Broadway and Hollywood actress, sued for $350,000 damages today on the complaint...
Nov 28, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
Nov. 28, 1961 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” a retired hit man (Richard Conte, right) is being blackmailed and has to keep on...
Nov 28, 2021
Gene Autry Pleads Guilty to Drunk Driving Charge
Nov. 28, 1961 - Gene Autry, 52 years old, the Western actor and co-owner of the Los Angeles Angels, has pleaded guilty to a drunken...
Nov 27, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"
Nov. 27, 1961 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Barney and Thelma Lou successfully match-make Andy and Thelma Lou's cousin Karen...
Nov 25, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"
Nov. 25, 1961 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” the plain but precocious daughter (Jena Engstrom, pictured) of a mean drunk (Malcolm Atterbury)...
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