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Mar 27, 2022

Movies: Suzanne Pleshette Signed to Warners Contract

Mar. 27, 1962 - Suzanne Pleshette, who is currently before the cameras in California in Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” and co-stars with...

Mar 21, 2022

Eddie Fisher Denies Marital Rift with Elizabeth Taylor

Mar. 21, 1962 - Eddie Fisher (center), the singer, arrived in New York from Rome by plane tonight and denied reports that he and his...

Mar 21, 2022

U.S. Senators See Preview of "Advise and Consent," Give Mixed Reviews

Mar. 21, 1962 - More than half the U.S. Senators saw last night Hollywood’s version of the Senate in action. The occasion was a private...

Mar 21, 2022

Prince Rainier Alleged Financial Woes "Nonsense," Says Princess Grace's Secretary

Mar. 21, 1962 - Sources in Monaco today denied a rumor that in returning to moviemaking Princess Grace was helping her husband, Prince...

Mar 21, 2022

Rex Harrison Marries Rachel Roberts in Genoa Amid Chaotic Scene

Mar. 21, 1962 - Rex Harrison married Rachel Roberts, the British actress, today in Italy in a ceremony that shifted abruptly from one...

Mar 21, 2022

Movies: Hitchcock Financing "The Birds" Himself

Mar. 21, 1962 - Alfred Hitchcock is using his own money to finance his latest movie, it was learned today. The cost will be well in...

Mar 20, 2022

Double Feature: "The George Raft Story" and "Look in Any Window"

Mar. 20, 1962 - Two new Allied Artists presentations will open today on a double-bill program at neighborhood theatres. “The George Raft...

Mar 18, 2022

"The Guns of Navarone" Voted Best Film of 1961 in Poll by The Film Daily

Mar. 18, 1962 - “The Guns of Navarone” was voted the best picture of 1961 in the 39th annual poll of movie critics, reviewers and...

Mar 13, 2022

Movies: Bette Davis To Star in "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?"

Mar. 13, 1962 - Bette Davis, one of the stars of “The Night of the Iguana,” is bowing out of the Tennessee Williams play. She will be...

Mar 12, 2022

Jane Fonda to Make Third Broadway Appearance

Mar. 12, 1962 - Jane Fonda, daughter of Henry Fonda, will star in her third Broadway appearance. She has been signed by Jay Julien for...

Mar 12, 2022

Movies: Richard Harris Signed for "The Great Escape"

Mar. 12, 1962 - Richard Harris, Irish stage and screen actor, who just completed a leading characterization in the MGM remake of “Mutiny...

Mar 11, 2022

Ethel Waters Collapses

Mar. 11, 1962 - Ethel Waters (pictured with Billy Graham in 1957), the singer and actress, was recovering at her home today after she had...

Mar 10, 2022

Director Ingmar Bergman to Take Sabbatical from Filmmaking

Mar. 10, 1962 - “Through a Glass Darkly,” which has its New York première on Tuesday, is, according to Cyrus Harvey, distributor of the...

Mar 8, 2022

Movies: "The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse"

Mar. 8, 1962 - Today’s new film is “The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse,” MGM’s color adaptation of the novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez....

Mar 8, 2022

Karen Black Signed for "Funny Thing"

Mar. 8, 1962 - Karen Black, a 20-year-old graduate of Northwestern University, has been signed by Harold Prince for the ingénue lead in...

Mar 8, 2022

"Fiorello!" Star Tom Bosley Gets Married

Mar. 8, 1962 - Tom Bosley, who played the role of Mayor Fiorello La Guardia in the theatrical success “Fiorello!”, today married Miss...

Mar 7, 2022

Movies: Roger Corman's "The Premature Burial"

Mar. 7, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “The Premature Burial,” a horror film directed by Roger Corman and starring Ray Milland...

Mar 6, 2022

Marilyn Monroe, Charlton Heston World's Favorite Movie Stars

Mar. 6, 1962 - The world’s favorite movie stars are Marilyn Monroe and Charlton Heston, in the opinion of fans polled by the Hollywood...

Mar 5, 2022

George C. Scott Declines "Hustler" Oscar Nomination

Mar. 5, 1962 - George C. Scott, one of five nominated last month for the best supporting actor Oscar for his portrayal of the vicious...

Mar 3, 2022

Sophia Loren's Sister Marries Son of Mussolini in Chaotic Scene

Mar. 3, 1962 - Romano Mussolini, jazz pianist and son of Benito Mussolini, today married Anna Maria Scicolone, sister of film star Sophia...