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...
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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...
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