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Feb 14, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”
Feb. 14, 1963 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” Appalachian beauty Jess-Belle (Anne Francis, right) can't bear to lose the love of her...
Feb 13, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Naked City”
Feb. 13, 1963 - Tonight on “Naked City,” Detective Flint (Paul Burke, pictured) is ordered against his wishes to witness the execution of...
Feb 13, 2023
TV: “Grindl” with Imogene Coca
Feb. 11, 1963 - Imogene Coca will be returning to the television screen in a new situation comedy series entitled “Grindl,” which...
Feb 13, 2023
George Emerson, Veteran Hollywood Animal Handler, Dead at 59
Feb. 12, 1963 - Funeral services for George A. Emerson, 59, who spent 31 years at MGM as an animal handler and circus adviser on motion...
Feb 13, 2023
Doris Day and Paul Newman Win Poll
Feb. 12, 1963 - Stars of two MGM pictures, “Jumbo” and “Sweet Bird of Youth,” have been voted honors in two separate polls. Doris Day,...
Feb 13, 2023
TV: Maharis of “Route 66” Suspended by CBS
Feb. 12, 1963 - George Maharis (left), co-star of the CBS series “Route 66,” has been suspended by Screen Gems for “failure to report to...
Feb 13, 2023
TV: “Arrest and Trial” and “Wagon Train” Join Ranks of 90-Minute Shows
Feb. 11, 1963 - NBC’s series “The Virginian” seems to have paved the way for other 90-minute weekly shows in color. “Wagon Train” will...
Feb 13, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Bonanza”
Feb. 10, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” Ben recounts his adventures in New Orleans during which he met his third wife (Felicia Farr,...
Feb 13, 2023
TV: Jackie Gleason to Return to CBS
Feb. 11, 1963 - Jackie Gleason (pictured with Lucille Ball) has had a change of heart and now has elected to do his Saturday night...
Feb 9, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”
Feb. 9, 1963 - Tonight on “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” Claude (Jim Nabors), from back home, arrives for a visit and amazes the Smiths...
Feb 9, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Have Gun — Will Travel”
Feb. 9, 1963 - Tonight on “Have Gun - Will Travel,” Paladin (Richard Boone, pictured) is escorting a prisoner (Whit Bissell) to a trial...
Feb 9, 2023
Tony Curtis Marries 18-Year-Old German Actress
Feb. 9, 1963 - Actor Tony Curtis and German actress Christine Kaufmann were married last night in a civil ceremony at the Riviera Hotel...
Feb 8, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Rawhide”
Feb. 8, 1963 - Tonight on “Rawhide,” two ex-Confederate POWs arrive to settle an old issue with Rowdy (Clint Eastwood, left) during his...
Feb 7, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”
Feb. 7, 1963 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” in 1997, a spaceship arrives from Earth at the 13th planet in star system 51. Its crew...
Feb 6, 2023
TV: NBC’s Fall Schedule
Feb. 6, 1963 - While many programs are still subject to change, here are a few highlights of NBC’s evening television schedule next fall:...
Feb 5, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Hawaiian Eye”
Feb. 5, 1963 - Tonight on “Hawaiian Eye,” aseries of near-fatal accidents make it appear that someone is trying to kill a favorite uncle...
Feb 5, 2023
TV: CBS’s Fall Schedule
Feb. 5, 1963 - Here are a few highlights of CBS’s evening television schedule next fall: Sunday brings a new science fiction program...
Feb 4, 2023
TV: ABC’s Fall Schedule
Feb. 4, 1963 - Here are a few highlights of ABC’s evening television schedule next fall: Sunday night will be virtually all new: at 7:30,...
Feb 4, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show”
Feb. 4, 1963 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” at his high school class reunion, Andy (pictured with Peggy McCay) finds that while...
Feb 3, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Bonanza”
Feb. 3, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” Little Joe finds himself at the scene of a murder and befriends the victim's son, Paco. The murderer...
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