"La Notte" is Italian Entry for Foreign-Language Academy Award
Jan. 15, 1962 - Michelangelo Antonioni’s “The Night” (“La Notte”) has been selected as the official Italian entry for this year’s...
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Jan 15, 2022
Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher Adopt Baby Girl
Jan. 15, 1962 - Elizabeth Taylor and her husband, Eddie Fisher, announced today they had adopted a baby girl. They said they had been...
Jan 14, 2022
John Wayne Signed for "The Longest Day"
Jan. 14, 1962 - John Wayne has been signed to portray Lieut. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort in “The Longest Day,” which is being produced in...
Jan 14, 2022
Movies: "The Hustler" Tops Poll for 1961 Films
Jan. 14, 1962 - “The Hustler,” the film drama dealing with the career of a pool shark, captured a majority of the top awards in the...
Jan 13, 2022
Movies: "Shoot the Piano Player"
Jan. 13, 1962 - Astor Pictures has acquired the American distribution rights to the second film by Francois Truffaut, the award-winning...
Jan 12, 2022
James Dean Films Draw Big TV Ratings
Jan. 12, 1962 - Televised motion pictures starring James Dean, who had only three major movie roles before his death, seem to have a...
Jan 11, 2022
"L'Avventura" Gets "Condemned" Rating from Catholic Legion of Decency
Jan. 11, 1962 - “L’Avventura,” the Italian film that opened in New York last April 4, has been given a Class C (“Condemned”) rating by...
Jan 11, 2022
Movies: "Bachelor Flat"
Jan. 11, 1962 - Today’s new film is “Bachelor Flat,” a 20th Century-Fox comedy with Terry-Thomas, Celeste Holm, Richard Beymer, and...
Jan 11, 2022
Actress Arlene Francis and Husband Sued
Jan. 11, 1962 - Actress Arlene Francis (pictured), her husband, Martin Gabel, and the Ritz Towers Hotel were sued today for $500,000 by a...
Jan 9, 2022
Movies: Ingmar Bergman's "Through a Glass Darkly"
Jan. 10, 1962 - Ingmar Bergman’s “Through a Glass Darkly” is the Swedish entry in this year’s competition for Hollywood’s Academy Award...
Jan 8, 2022
Champion Willie Mosconi Touts Growth of Pool's Popularity
Jan. 8, 1962 - “The Hustler,” the movie about pocket billiards, usually called “pool,” is still in theatres. But if you’d like to see one...
Jan 8, 2022
Movies: "Who's Got the Action?"
Jan. 8, 1962 - The Paramount comedy “Who’s Got the Action?” starts production in Hollywood Thursday, under the direction of Daniel Mann....
Jan 7, 2022
Movies: "Teen-Age Millionaire"
Jan. 7, 1962 - Arriving in local theatres this week is “Teen-Age Millionaire,” a United Artists release with Jimmy Clanton, Jackie...
Jan 6, 2022
Movies: "The Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah"
Jan. 6, 1962 - A press release from Titanus Films in Rome states: “‘The Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah’ is expected to run for...
Jan 5, 2022
Movies: "Twist Around the Clock" and "Hey, Let's Twist"
Jan. 5, 1962 - Having twisted its way out of Manhattan’s Peppermint Lounge and across the country, the current dance rage will soon...
Jan 4, 2022
Movies: "The Hidden Fortress"
Jan. 4, 1962 - “The Hidden Fortress,” a Japanese drama with Toshiro Mifune (pictured) and Misa Uehara, will have its American premiere...
Jan 4, 2022
Actor Broderick Crawford Marries Actress Joan Tabor
Jan. 4, 1962 - Film actor Broderick Crawford today married actress Joan Tabor in the Baptist Little Church of the West in Las Vegas. They...
Jan 3, 2022
Movie-Set Decorator to Play Eisenhower in "The Longest Day"
Jan. 3, 1962 - Henry Grace (pictured), a movie-set director who has never acted before the cameras, today was cast as General of the Army...
Jan 3, 2022
Bob Hope to Host Oscar Ceremonies Again April 9
Jan. 3, 1962 - The winners of the 34th annual Oscar competition will be announced on April 9. For the second consecutive year, the...
Jan 3, 2022
Dick Powell and June Allyson Reconcile
Jan. 3, 1962 - “We’re just picking up where we left off,” Dick Powell said today of his reconciliation with June Allyson. Lawyers for the...
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