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Aug 17, 2023

Richard Barthelmess Is Dead

Aug. 17, 1963 - Richard Barthelmess (right with Carole Lombard, Cary Grant, and Marlene Dietrich in 1935), the boyish matinee idol of the...

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...

Aug 17, 2023

Henry Fonda’s Son Signs Seven-Picture Deal

Aug. 17, 1963 - Actor Peter Fonda (right), 23-year-old son of Henry Fonda, has been signed to a seven-picture deal with Robert Rossen’s...

Aug 16, 2023

Movies: “The Collector”

Aug. 16, 1963 - Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar have been cast in the leads of “The Collector,” a British film version of John Fowles’s...

Aug 15, 2023

Movies “The V.I.P.s”

Aug. 15, 1963 - “The V.I.P.s” opens at the Hollywood Paramount Theater on Sept. 11. Based on an original screenplay by Terence Rattigan,...

Aug 14, 2023

Movies: “Flipper”

Aug. 14, 1963 - Opening today is “Flipper,” an adventure film released by MGM. Directed by James B. Cark, the film centers on a...

Aug 12, 2023

Clem Bevans Is Dead

Aug. 12, 1963 - Funeral services for Clem Bevans (left with James Arness in 1957), the spry “old feller” of the movies and television,...

Aug 10, 2023

Films of the '60s | "The Thrill of It All" (1963) [Ep. 2]

New, for subscribers, our review of "The Thrill of It All" (1963), with Doris Day and James Garner. We also reveal our ranked list of...

Aug 7, 2023

Movies: “Beach Party”

Aug. 7, 1963 - Opening today is “Beach Party,” an American International Pictures (AIP) production aimed at a teen audience. The film...

Aug 6, 2023

Movies: “Sex and the Single Girl”

Aug. 6, 1963 - Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood will be in “Sex and the Single Girl,” based on the non-fiction Helen Gurley Brown book, which...

Aug 2, 2023

Movies: “Dr. Zhivago”

Aug. 2, 1963 - Director David Lean (left) and screenwriter Robert Bolt will be teamed again on a motion picture to follow the multiple...

Aug 1, 2023

Movies: “The Bible” and “Inside Daisy Clover”

Aug. 1, 1963 - Columbia Pictures will distribute and invest in two previously announced projects by independent producers. One is Dino de...

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

Movies: “The Best Man”

July 30, 1963 - Lee Tracy will repeat his Broadway role in the film version of Gore Vidal’s 1960 play, “The Best Man.” Henry Fonda, Kevin...

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 28, 2023

Movies: “The Thrill of It All”

July 28, 1963 - The Doris Day-James Garner picture “The Thrill of It All” will open at Los Angeles’s Westwood Village Theater on Tuesday...

Jul 27, 2023

Brando Participates in Civil Rights March, Ignores Hecklers

July 27, 1963 - Actor Marlon Brando marched with 150 demonstrators today for 3 hours in an all-white residential tract in Torrance,...

Jul 25, 2023

Streisand To Star in “Funny Girl” on Broadway

July 25, 1963 - A 21-year-old nightclub singer who has appeared on Broadway only once will play Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl,” a new...

Jul 24, 2023

Movies: “Lord of the Flies”

July 24, 1963 - “Lord of the Flies,” a film based upon the 1954 novel by William Golding, will have an invitational premiere the evening...

Jul 24, 2023

Movies: “The Train”

July 24, 1963 - Burt Lancaster (pictured at Cannes with Claudia Cardinale) will play a leading role in “The Train,” a film that will be...