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Nov 1, 2023
Movies: “Cheyenne Autumn”
Nov. 1, 1963 - A story of 300 Cheyenne warriors pursued by thousands of U.S. troops in 1878 is being filmed in color by Warner Brothers...
Oct 31, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Rawhide”
Oct. 31, 1963 - Tonight on “Rawhide,” Elizabeth Farragut (Glenda Farrell) forces Favor (Eric Fleming) to take son Billy (Frankie Avalon,...
Oct 31, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Perry Mason”
Oct. 31, 1963 - Tonight on “Perry Mason,” an aspiring artist and model becomes embroiled in a lawsuit about whether a painting is a fake....
Oct 30, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Eleventh Hour”
Oct. 30, 1963 - Tonight on “The Eleventh Hour,” inveterate pickpocket Steve Kowlowski (James Coburn, pictured) attempts to keep parole...
Oct 29, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Fugitive”
Oct. 29, 1963 - Tonight on “The Fugitive,” Kimble (David Janssen, right) and a group of farm workers are surrounded in the hills by a...
Oct 29, 2023
Adolphe Menjou Dead at 73
Oct. 29, 1963 - Adolphe Menjou (pictured in 1932), suave, debonair actor in more than 200 motion pictures, died in his home today of...
Oct 29, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Combat!”
Oct. 29, 1963 - Tonight on “Combat,” while on patrol in the woods, Sgt. Saunders (Vic Morrow, right) is taken prisoner by a slightly...
Oct 29, 2023
“Beverly Hillbillies” and “Petticoat Junction” Top 10 Shows
Oct. 29, 1963 - While Rod Serling escapes into “The Twilight Zone” every week and Reginald Rose cuts through complicated legal problems...
Oct 28, 2023
TV: Tonight on “East Side/West Side”
Oct. 28, 1963 - Tonight on “East Side/West Side,” Brock (George C. Scott, pictured) attempts to assist a couple who are trying to cope...
Oct 28, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Outer Limits”
Oct. 28, 1963 - Tonight on “The Outer Limits,” Martin Landau (pictured with Shirley Knight) portrays a time-traveler desperately trying...
Oct 27, 2023
Movies: “Soldier in the Rain”
Oct. 27, 1963 - “Soldier in the Rain,” a romantic comedy-drama set in a contemporary Army camp and featuring Jackie Gleason, Steve...
Oct 27, 2023
Movies: “Knife in the Water”
Oct. 27, 1963 - Today’s new film is “Knife in the Water,” a Polish-made drama with English subtitles, directed by Roman Polanski (left),...
Oct 26, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Gunsmoke”
Oct. 26, 1963 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” a mild-looking cowboy (Andrew Prine, pictured) discovers that it is easy to steal. He then learns...
Oct 25, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”
Oct. 25, 1963 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone” is entitled “The Last Night of a Jockey.” a washed-up, diminutive jockey (Mickey Rooney),...
Oct 23, 2023
Movies: “Under the Yum Yum Tree”
Oct. 23, 1963 - Opening today is “Under the Yum Yum Tree,” a comedy film directed by David Swift and starring Jack Lemmon, Carol Lynley,...
Oct 22, 2023
Actress Jean Seberg Marries Novelist Romain Gary
Oct. 22, 1963 - Jean Seberg, the film actress, and Romain Gary, novelist-diplomat, were married secretly last Wednesday in the little...
Oct 22, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Fugitive”
Oct. 22, 1963 - Tonight on “The Fugitive,” Kimble (David Janssen) helps a boxer (James Edwards) realize he may have a brain injury that...
Oct 21, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show”
Oct. 21, 1963 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” a visiting preacher (David Lewis) tells the people of Mayberry to enjoy the simple...
Oct 20, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Arrest and Trial”
Oct. 20, 1963 - Tonight on “Arrest and Trial,” Anderson (Ben Gazzara) forms an attachment with a young boy (Barry Gordon) who may have...
Oct 19, 2023
Actress Hope Lange Marries Producer Alan Pakula
Oct. 19, 1963 - Actress Hope Lange and producer Alan Pakula were married today in the Bel-Air home of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Manulis, with...
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