Actor Richard Boone Recovers from Car Crash
Sept. 23, 1963 - “I guess you might call me an early American version of Jimmy Durante,” TV actor Richard Boone quipped today as he was...
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Sep 23, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Outer Limits”
Sept. 23, 1963 - Tonight on “The Outer Limits,” during a U.S. presidential campaign, candidate William Lyons Selby (Sidney Blackmer,...
Sep 22, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Bonanza”
Sept. 22, 1963 - On tonight’s season premiere of “Bonanza,” Hoss (Dan Blocker, right) falls under the spell of a beautiful shady lady...
Sep 20, 2023
Actor Richard Boone in Serious Car Crash
Sept. 20, 1963 - Television actor Richard Boone, 46, suffered severe face and chest injuries early today when he smashed his powerful...
Sep 18, 2023
Movies: “Dementia 13”
Sept. 18, 1963 - “Dementia 13,” a black-and-white horror film produced by Roger Corman, written and directed by 24-year-old Francis...
Sep 18, 2023
Actor Gig Young Marries Beverly Hils Real Estate Dealer
Sept. 18, 1963 - Actor Gig Young and Elaine Garner Williams, a Beverly Hills real estate dealer, were married in Civil Court in Juarez,...
Sep 18, 2023
Movies: “X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes”
Sept. 18, 1963 - Opening today is “X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes,” a science fiction horror film in Pathécolor, produced and directed by...
Sep 18, 2023
Movies: “The Haunting”
Sept. 18, 1963 - Opening today is “The Haunting,” a horror film directed and produced by Robert Wise. The film was adapted by Nelson...
Sep 17, 2023
TV: “The Combat” with Special Guest Lee Marvin
Sept. 17, 1963 - Tonight on “Combat,” a bitter demolition sergeant (Lee Marvin) escorted by Sergeant Saunders (Vic Morrow) to blow up a...
Sep 17, 2023
TV: “The Fugitive”
Sept. 17, 1963 - Tonight marks the series premiere of “The Fugitive,” an hour-long crime drama created by Roy Huggins. David Janssen...
Sep 17, 2023
Broadway: Richard Burton in “Hamlet”
Sept. 17, 1963 - Richard Burton (left), last seen on a New York stage as King Arthur in “Camelot,” will return to Broadway as Hamlet...
Sep 16, 2023
TV: “The Outer Limits”
Sept. 16, 1963 - Tonight marks the series premiere of “The Outer Limits,” an hour-long science fiction series on ABC-TV. Tonight’s...
Sep 16, 2023
Movies: “Tom Jones”
Sept. 16, 1963 - The British screen version of Henry Fielding’s classic novel, “Tom Jones,” will have its American premiere on Oct. 7 at...
Sep 15, 2023
TV: “Arrest and Trial”
Sept. 15, 1963 - Tonight marks the series premiere of “Arrest and Trial,” a crime drama airing from 8:30 to 10 p.m. on ABC. Each episode...
Sep 14, 2023
Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood” Headed for Big Screen
Sept. 14, 1963 - A major literary effort by Truman Capote (right), author of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” appears to be headed for the big...
Sep 14, 2023
TV: “The Lieutenant”
Sept. 14, 1963 - Tonight marks the series premiere of “The Lieutenant,” an hourlong Marine Corps-oriented series starring Gary Lockwood...
Sep 13, 2023
TV: “Lee Marvin Presents Lawbreakers”
Sept. 13, 1963 - Tonight marks the television premiere of “Lee Marvin Presents Lawbreakers,” a 30-minute docudrama crime anthology...
Sep 13, 2023
Movies: “The V.I.P.’s”
Sept. 13, 1963 - Opening today is “The V.I.P.s,” a British comedy-drama film in Metrocolor and Panavision. It was directed by Anthony...
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 11, 2023
Movies: “Shock Corridor”
Sept. 11, 1963 - Opening today is “Shock Corridor,” a psychological thriller written and directed by Samuel Fuller and starring Peter...
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