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Apr 12, 2023

Brando Enjoys Rare Double Exposure

Apr. 12, 1963 - Marlon Brando vs. Marlon Brando — the actor has a rare distinction in Hollywood these days. Brando (pictured with Hugh...

Apr 11, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”

Apr. 11, 1963 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” aging tycoon William Feathersmith (Albert Salmi), a sadistic man who has made his fortune...

Apr 11, 2023

TV: Tonight on “Dr. Kildare”

Apr. 11, 1963 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” responding to a call at an apartment where an elderly man has collapsed, Kildare discovers the...

Apr 10, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show”

Apr. 10, 1963 - Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” suspected infidelity puts Buddy's marriage to Pickles in jeopardy. Rob, friends to...

Apr 10, 2023

TV: Tonight on “Beverly Hillbillies”

Apr. 10, 1963 - Tonight on “The Beverly Hillbillies,” Jed (Buddy Ebsen) and Jethro (Max Baer Jr.) go golfing with Leo Durocher (right),...

Apr 9, 2023

Anita Ekberg Marries Rick Van Nutter

Apr. 9, 1963 - Anita Ekberg, Swedish film star, was married in a civil ceremony today to Rick Van Nutter, 34-year-old American film...

Apr 9, 2023

Bancroft Thrilled by Best Actress Oscar

Apr. 9, 1963 - “I’m so excited — I can’t believe it!” Anne Bancroft exclaimed last night. With no advance knowledge that she was being...

Apr 9, 2023

“Lawrence of Arabia” Named Best Film at 35th Academy Awards

Apr. 9, 1963 - In one of the closest contests in years, “Lawrence of Arabia” was named last night the best film of 1962. In a tight race...

Apr 8, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show”

Apr. 8, 1963 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” when Opie's efforts fail to attract classmate Karen's personal interest, Thelma Lou...

Apr 8, 2023

TV: “The Rifleman” Series Finale

Apr. 8, 1963 - On tonight’s series finale of “The Rifleman,” young Mark (Johnny Crawford, pictured right in 1961) and his girlfriend...

Apr 7, 2023

Apr. 7, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” during a wolf hunt, Adam accidentally shoots Little Joe. He mus

Apr. 7, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” during a wolf hunt, Adam accidentally shoots Little Joe. He must find help if Joe is to survive. 9...

Apr 6, 2023

Arness Awarded Divorce and Custody of Three Children

Apr. 6, 1963 - James Arness, Marshal Dillon on CBS-TV’s “Gunsmoke,” won a default divorce yesterday by testifying that his wife, Virginia...

Apr 5, 2023

Jason Robards Sr. Is Dead

Apr. 5, 1963 - Jason Robards Sr. (right with Jason Robards Jr. and Lauren Bacall), who returned to acting in 1957 after 8 years of...

Apr 4, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”

Apr. 4, 1963 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a museum employee (Martin Balsam) takes a set of wax figures into his home. There, the...

Apr 3, 2023

Apr. 3, 1963 - Tonight on “The Eleventh Hour,” in order to discover the cause of a troubled teenager

Apr. 3, 1963 - Tonight on “The Eleventh Hour,” in order to discover the cause of a troubled teenager's frustrations, Dr. Graham (Jack...

Apr 2, 2023

TV: Tonight on “Combat!”

Apr. 2, 1963 - Tonight on “Combat,” a young woman (Antoinette Bower) who cannot face the horrors of the war isolates herself in an...

Apr 2, 2023

Movies: “The Ugly American”

Apr. 2, 1963 - Opening today is “The Ugly American,” a political adventure film directed by George Englund, written by Stewart Stern, and...

Apr 1, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show”

Apr. 1, 1963 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” it's a red-letter day in Mayberry when Barney decides to join the motoring world, but...

Apr 1, 2023

Movies: “The Fool Killer”

Apr. 1, 1963 - Anthony Perkins has been signed for the leading role in Ely A. Landau’s production of “The Fool Killer,” which will be...

Apr 1, 2023

ABC Announces Fall TV Schedule

Apr. 1, 1963 - ABC announced its fall schedule today with one of the network’s most prominent series since 1958, “Naked City,” shockingly...