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Aug 8, 2021

Movies: "Breakfast at Tiffanys" to Open at Radio City this Fall

Aug. 8, 1961 - "Breakfast at Tiffany's," the film version of Truman Capote's novel, will have its world premiére at Radio City Music Hall...

Aug 7, 2021

TV: Art Carney and George Burns to Guest Star on "Connie Francis Show" on ABC

Aug. 7, 1961 - Art Carney (pictured) and George Burns will be among the guest stars on "The Connie Francis Show," which ABC will televise...

Aug 7, 2021

Judy Garland Separates from Husband and Manager, Sid Luft

Aug. 7, 1961 - Judy Garland (left), the singer, has separated from her husband, Sid Luft (right), her manager said today. Miss Garland,...

Aug 7, 2021

Movies: Richard Burton to quit "Camelot" for "Cleopatra" with Elizabeth Taylor

Aug. 7, 1961 - It is now official that Richard Burton will quit the musical "Camelot" on Sept. 16 to act with Elizabeth Taylor in the...

Aug 6, 2021

Movies: Alec Guinness to Play Prince Faisal in "Lawrence of Arabia"

Aug. 6, 1961 - At the present time, "Lawrence of Arabia" dominates talk of British filmmaking as thoroughly as did "The Guns of Navarone"...

Aug 6, 2021

Movies: "Gidget Goes Hawaiian"

Aug. 6, 1961 - Arriving in local theatres this week is "Gidget Goes Hawaiian," a Columbia romantic comedy with Deborah Walley (pictured),...

Aug 5, 2021

Movies: 20th Century-Fox to Produce "Something's Got to Give" with Marilyn Monroe, Dean Martin

Aug. 5, 1961 - Twentieth Century-Fox is preparing to open the vaults - the old R.K.O. vaults, that is - for a remake of the 1940 comedy,...

Aug 4, 2021

Movies: MGM to Produce Adaptation of "Jumbo"

Aug. 4, 1961 - MGM will produce an adaptation of the stage musical "Jumbo," which was originally produced by Billy Rose in 1935. It will...

Aug 3, 2021

Movies: "Marines, Let's Go" with Tom Tryon

Aug. 3, 1961 - "Marines, Let's Go," a drama about the Korean War directed by Raoul Walsh, will open at New York's Paramount Theatre Aug....

Aug 2, 2021

Movies: Steve McQueen to Star in "The Honeymoon Machine"

Aug. 2, 1961 - "The Honeymoon Machine," an MGM romantic comedy with Steve McQueen, Paula Prentiss, and Jim Hutton, will be the next...

Aug 2, 2021

Movies: Mantle, Maris, Berra to Appear with Doris Day and Cary Grant in Comedy

Aug. 2, 1961 - Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, and Yogi Berra will appear as themselves in "That Touch of Mink," a comedy starring Cary Grant...

Aug 1, 2021

Movie: French-Language "Purple Noon," Starring Alain Delon

Aug. 1, 1961 - René Clément's "Purple Noon" will open on Aug. 10 at the Little Carnegie Theatre in New York. The cast of the...

Jul 31, 2021

Movie: Anthony Franciosa and Claudia Cardinale to Star in Italian Drama "Careless"

July 31, 1961 - Anthony Franciosa (right) will leave for Rome on Thursday to start pre-production for "Careless," a romantic drama based...

Jul 31, 2021

Otto Preminger Acquires Rights to Best-Selling Religious Novel "The Cardinal"

July 31, 1961 - Screen rights to the late Henry Morton Robinson's best-selling religious novel, "The Cardinal," have been acquired by...

Jul 30, 2021

New Movie: "The Fiercest Heart"

July 30, 1961 - "The Fiercest Heart," a Twentieth Century-Fox dramatization of the novel by Stuart Cloete, arrives this week at...

Jul 29, 2021

Eiji Okada, Star of "Hiroshima, Mon Amour," to Make Hollywood Debut with Brando

July 29, 1961 - Eiji Okada, the Japanese actor who portrayed the hero in "Hiroshima, Mon Amour," named last year's best foreign-language...

Jul 27, 2021

Giants-Dodgers Game to Be Filmed for Use in Movie "Experiment in Terror"

July 27, 1961 - Next month three Hollywood cameramen will film a game at San Francisco's Candlestick Park between the Giants and the...

Jul 27, 2021

Movie: "Francis of Assisi"

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

Jul 26, 2021

Jocelyn Brando Joins Brother Marlon in Cast of "The Ugly American"

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...

Jul 25, 2021

Actress Madlyn Rhue in Serious Condition after Car Crash

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