1960s Timeline
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![Movie-Set Decorator to Play Eisenhower in "The Longest Day"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_ecc3639d93404953b533cc368f23de55~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_390,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_ecc3639d93404953b533cc368f23de55~mv2.webp)
Movie-Set Decorator to Play Eisenhower in "The Longest Day"
![Bob Hope to Host Oscar Ceremonies Again April 9](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_bb58a69cf14945ef92e5d81d10587d53~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_bb58a69cf14945ef92e5d81d10587d53~mv2.webp)
Bob Hope to Host Oscar Ceremonies Again April 9
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![Dick Powell and June Allyson Reconcile](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_976929cd0f4f4d4bb02d90b5f491f186~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_976929cd0f4f4d4bb02d90b5f491f186~mv2.webp)
Dick Powell and June Allyson Reconcile
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![Movies: "The Children's Hour"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_c6ed7dea381549a8a9da6362abeb7c1f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_c6ed7dea381549a8a9da6362abeb7c1f~mv2.webp)
Movies: "The Children's Hour"
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![Actor Van Johnson Injured On Stage](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_047b5d3dc56a41c8b59ded6812b76386~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_047b5d3dc56a41c8b59ded6812b76386~mv2.webp)
Actor Van Johnson Injured On Stage
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![Movies: "The Day the Earth Caught Fire"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_23d922c5faa7490e8b8eef9182a6808d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_23d922c5faa7490e8b8eef9182a6808d~mv2.webp)
Movies: "The Day the Earth Caught Fire"
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![New York Times Chief Critic Lists 10 Best Films of 1961](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_529dddf732f04484a9d611047db8f426~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_529dddf732f04484a9d611047db8f426~mv2.webp)
New York Times Chief Critic Lists 10 Best Films of 1961
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![New York Film Critics Vote "West Side Story" Best Picture](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_fb8f0fb860ba480692d47521bc9dacef~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_fb8f0fb860ba480692d47521bc9dacef~mv2.webp)
New York Film Critics Vote "West Side Story" Best Picture
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![Elizabeth Taylor Top Money-Making Star in Hollywood for 1961](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_2aef8d41a7c24487ac121259d197409d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_2aef8d41a7c24487ac121259d197409d~mv2.webp)
Elizabeth Taylor Top Money-Making Star in Hollywood for 1961
![Actress Piper Laurie is Engaged](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_fbf2ce233f8a4b17b73538e9c97a543a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_fbf2ce233f8a4b17b73538e9c97a543a~mv2.webp)
Actress Piper Laurie is Engaged
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![Movies: "Tender Is the Night" to Open Jan. 19](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_d8d21b40ee3d4dc28cc42d0496c3ad65~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_d8d21b40ee3d4dc28cc42d0496c3ad65~mv2.webp)
Movies: "Tender Is the Night" to Open Jan. 19
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![On this day in 1966, “The Sand Pebbles” was released](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_788bdf40e6a2443ba2aa703a25ac00ee~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_788bdf40e6a2443ba2aa703a25ac00ee~mv2.webp)
On this day in 1966, “The Sand Pebbles” was released
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![Spencer Tracy Signed for Stanley Kramer Comedy](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_1f1ec3addfa74bb5a63f34b23fc0c8da~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_1f1ec3addfa74bb5a63f34b23fc0c8da~mv2.webp)
Spencer Tracy Signed for Stanley Kramer Comedy
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Movies: "One, Two, Three"
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![Sophia Loren Files Lawsuit Over "El Cid" Billboard](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_e0857d876a1d412a981ab51f90a993e8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_e0857d876a1d412a981ab51f90a993e8~mv2.webp)
Sophia Loren Files Lawsuit Over "El Cid" Billboard
![Actor Anthony Franciosa to Wed](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_dc842ba7cd074a3496fce659434ebc7c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_dc842ba7cd074a3496fce659434ebc7c~mv2.webp)
Actor Anthony Franciosa to Wed
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![Movies: "Judgment at Nuremberg"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_353e4d71bdad401fa122961ca44f934a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_353e4d71bdad401fa122961ca44f934a~mv2.webp)
Movies: "Judgment at Nuremberg"
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![Actor Albert Finney to Divorce](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_440f3b366b2f46c48e33a3ab7d207a89~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_440f3b366b2f46c48e33a3ab7d207a89~mv2.webp)
Actor Albert Finney to Divorce
![Movies: World Premiere of "Judgment at Nuremberg" Held in Berlin](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_2ffa36a63fef461d8b332ec7a84a56c3~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_2ffa36a63fef461d8b332ec7a84a56c3~mv2.webp)
Movies: World Premiere of "Judgment at Nuremberg" Held in Berlin
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![Movies: "The Colossus of Rhodes"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_dd86dba8b8594346aac3ac757debcd1b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_dd86dba8b8594346aac3ac757debcd1b~mv2.webp)
Movies: "The Colossus of Rhodes"