TV: Tonight on “Bonanza”
Dec. 8, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” when Frank Dayton (Wayde Preston) is thrown from his horse and killed, his wife Laura (Kathie...
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Dec 8, 2023
Child Star Kurt Russell Has Baseball Ambitions
Dec. 8, 1963 - For the time being, 12-year-old Kurt Russell (pictured with Dan O’Herlihy) has no objection to an acting career in...
Dec 7, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Gunsmoke”
Dec. 7, 1963 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” fast-talking killer Charlie Hacker (Gene Evans) escapes from Matt in Texas. Matt (James Arness,...
Dec 6, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”
Dec. 6, 1963 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” three Army National Guard soldiers on maneuvers near the Little Big Horn battle site on...
Dec 5, 2023
Movies: “Charade”
Dec. 5, 1963 - Opening today is “Charade,” a romantic comedy mystery produced and directed by Stanley Donen and starring Cary Grant and...
Dec 4, 2023
Movies: All Prints of “PT-109” Withdrawn
Dec. 4, 1963 - All prints of “PT-109,” the Hollywood film based on President Kennedy’s Navy exploits during World War II, have been...
Dec 4, 2023
Actress Sue Lyon To Marry Hampton Fancher III
Dec. 4, 1963 - Sue Lyon, the teenage actress remembered by moviegoers for her debut as “Lolita,” will become the bride of actor Hampton...
Dec 3, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Fugitive”
Dec. 3, 1963 - Tonight on “The Fugitive,” Dr. Kimble (David Janssen) witnesses his boss, Martin Rowland (Leslie Nielsen), punching out a...
Dec 3, 2023
Princess Grace Visits President Kennedy’s Grave at Arlington
Dec. 3, 1963 - Princess Grace of Monaco wept today when she visited the late President Kennedy’s grave in Arlington National Cemetery....
Dec 2, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show”
Dec. 2, 1963 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Barney’s landlady (Enid Markey, right) evicts him in favor of a new boarder. But when...
Dec 2, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Outer Limits”
Dec. 2, 1963 - Tonight on “The Outer Limits,” a stranded team of soldiers are captured by demonic-looking aliens and are forced to...
Nov 30, 2023
Alfred Hitchcock Casts Tippie Hedren in “Marnie”
Nov. 30, 1963 - Alfred Hitchcock, who appears to be concentrating on ladies in quandaries, especially Tippi Hedren, the blonde model he...
Nov 29, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”
Nov. 29, 1963 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” Colonel Cook (Richard Basehart), stranded on another planet with no hope for rescue,...
Nov 28, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Rawhide”
Nov. 28, 1963 - Tonight on “Rawhide,” a con artist (Dick York) and his beautiful assistant (Barbara Eden, right) steal ownership papers...
Nov 28, 2023
London Premiere of Kubrick Film Canceled
Nov. 28, 1963 - Columbia Pictures has canceled the London world premiere of its movie “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying...
Nov 27, 2023
Albert Finney To Leave Broadway Play “Luther”
Nov. 27, 1963 - Albert Finney (pictured), who stars in the Broadway play “Luther” by John Osborne, will leave at the end of his contract...
Nov 27, 2023
Movies: “Fun in Acapulco”
Nov. 27, 1963 - Opening today is “Fun in Acapulco,” a musical comedy from Paramount starring Elvis Presley and Ursula Andress (left). In...
Nov 27, 2023
Movies: “Soldier in the Rain”
Nov. 27, 1963 - Opening today is “Soldier in the Rain,” a comedy directed by Ralph Nelson and starring Jackie Gleason as Master Sergeant...
Nov 27, 2023
TV: “The Reporter” on CBS
Nov. 27, 1963 - Arnold Perl, former executive producer of “East Side/West Side,” has been named producer of “The Reporter,” a new...
Nov 26, 2023
Kennedy References Removed from Movie “Take Her, She’s Mine”
Nov. 26, 1963 - All prints of the movie “Take Her, She’s Mine” were recalled by 20th Century-Fox Friday afternoon to omit references to...
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