1960s Timeline
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![Movies: Natalie Wood to Star in "Gypsy"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_9a706f9af0594aea9bfff2ecd553f83f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_9a706f9af0594aea9bfff2ecd553f83f~mv2.webp)
Movies: Natalie Wood to Star in "Gypsy"
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![TV: Telecast of Hollywood Anti-Communist Rally on New York’s WPIX](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_94ca985ffeab4323a828ca38fc6a53aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_94ca985ffeab4323a828ca38fc6a53aa~mv2.webp)
TV: Telecast of Hollywood Anti-Communist Rally on New York’s WPIX
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![Son to Bing Crosby and Kathy Grant Born in Los Angeles](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_b138a2828ad54453845472eabe1da19b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_b138a2828ad54453845472eabe1da19b~mv2.webp)
Son to Bing Crosby and Kathy Grant Born in Los Angeles
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![Movies: Mirisch Brothers Acquire Rights to “A Shot in the Dark”](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_fad09facf11e47c3b7d7008d9932e912~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_fad09facf11e47c3b7d7008d9932e912~mv2.webp)
Movies: Mirisch Brothers Acquire Rights to “A Shot in the Dark”
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![On this day in 1965, “The Cincinnati Kid” was released](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_d8c7114b8b45440993a23ecb24e010ef~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_d8c7114b8b45440993a23ecb24e010ef~mv2.webp)
On this day in 1965, “The Cincinnati Kid” was released
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![Movies: Paul Newman, Geraldine Page to Star in “Sweet Bird of Youth”](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_5ffbb1b6cf7b4db9b29730bbb208f652~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_5ffbb1b6cf7b4db9b29730bbb208f652~mv2.webp)
Movies: Paul Newman, Geraldine Page to Star in “Sweet Bird of Youth”
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![Movies: “The Comancheros” Starring John Wayne](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_324190ca899c4945b7fe0bd64db18c1b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_324190ca899c4945b7fe0bd64db18c1b~mv2.webp)
Movies: “The Comancheros” Starring John Wayne
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![Movies: Gig Young Signed for “Kid Galahad” with Elvis Presley](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_15dd58f8c21a46209c4c836d418799f8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_15dd58f8c21a46209c4c836d418799f8~mv2.webp)
Movies: Gig Young Signed for “Kid Galahad” with Elvis Presley
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![Happy Birthday to the brilliant George C. Scott](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_4ef25400048844d598385effe9ef45a6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_4ef25400048844d598385effe9ef45a6~mv2.webp)
Happy Birthday to the brilliant George C. Scott
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![Movies: Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra in “The Devil at 4 O’Clock”](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_d346f0db237349b1aa5449a17992ced3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_d346f0db237349b1aa5449a17992ced3~mv2.webp)
Movies: Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra in “The Devil at 4 O’Clock”
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![On this day in 1968, “Bullitt” was released](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_33b4c3075b714a43ad439afb0c6ad6a2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_33b4c3075b714a43ad439afb0c6ad6a2~mv2.webp)
On this day in 1968, “Bullitt” was released
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![Movies: Ingmar Bergman’s “Through a Glass Darkly”](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_a786a551c98648eda0d7de761de54325~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_a786a551c98648eda0d7de761de54325~mv2.webp)
Movies: Ingmar Bergman’s “Through a Glass Darkly”
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![Movies: “West Side Story” to Open Wednesday](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_f7da03641af34a81982383165944e4a6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_f7da03641af34a81982383165944e4a6~mv2.webp)
Movies: “West Side Story” to Open Wednesday
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![On this day in 1960, “The Magnificent Seven” was released](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_0b2bf1015f774011ac08eb215d6277e8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_0b2bf1015f774011ac08eb215d6277e8~mv2.webp)
On this day in 1960, “The Magnificent Seven” was released
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![Chico Marx is Dead at 70](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_8446d89f69a44191a2e0c93b0de7c465~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_8446d89f69a44191a2e0c93b0de7c465~mv2.webp)
Chico Marx is Dead at 70
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![Movies: “Back Street” with Susan Hayward, John Gavin, and Vera Miles](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_8d758935aa1045d59b8e6bf047bdde71~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_8d758935aa1045d59b8e6bf047bdde71~mv2.webp)
Movies: “Back Street” with Susan Hayward, John Gavin, and Vera Miles
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![Movies: “Splendor in the Grass” Opens Tuesday](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_eb4ae3ca58f549bf955be65305d3d72a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_eb4ae3ca58f549bf955be65305d3d72a~mv2.webp)
Movies: “Splendor in the Grass” Opens Tuesday
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![Movies: Ingmar Bergman’s “Through a Glass Darkly” and “Winter Light”](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_eda1647100424d8097f83e1ae9adec70~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_eda1647100424d8097f83e1ae9adec70~mv2.webp)
Movies: Ingmar Bergman’s “Through a Glass Darkly” and “Winter Light”
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![Director John Frankenheimer: Color Film Only Good for Musicals and Travelogues](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_7f7f325fde3543528f016fd80670d664~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_7f7f325fde3543528f016fd80670d664~mv2.webp)
Director John Frankenheimer: Color Film Only Good for Musicals and Travelogues
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![Peter Fonda, Henry’s Son, to Wed Susan Brewer](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_632ee497a50a4ce69eee5c7bf5ca7aa9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_632ee497a50a4ce69eee5c7bf5ca7aa9~mv2.webp)
Peter Fonda, Henry’s Son, to Wed Susan Brewer