Movies: "The Day the Earth Caught Fire"
Dec. 31, 1961 - Universal Pictures has acquired Western Hemisphere distribution rights to “The Day the Earth Caught Fire,” a British-made...
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Dec 30, 2021
New York Times Chief Critic Lists 10 Best Films of 1961
Dec. 30, 1961 - Bosley Crowther, New York Times film critic, has listed his “ten best” films of 1961, in order of their release: The...
Dec 28, 2021
New York Film Critics Vote "West Side Story" Best Picture
Dec. 28, 1961 - “West Side Story” was voted the best motion picture of the year in the 27th annual poll of The New York Film Critics....
Dec 28, 2021
Elizabeth Taylor Top Money-Making Star in Hollywood for 1961
Dec. 28, 1961 - Elizabeth Taylor was named the movies’ top money-making star today in the 30th annual poll of exhibitors by The Motion...
Dec 28, 2021
Actress Piper Laurie is Engaged
Dec. 28, 1961 - Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jacobs, parents of actress Piper Laurie (left), today announced her engagement to Joseph M....
Dec 26, 2021
Movies: "Tender Is the Night" to Open Jan. 19
Dec. 26, 1961 - The film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “Tender is the Night,” with Jennifer Jones and Jason Robards Jr., will...
Dec 20, 2021
Spencer Tracy Signed for Stanley Kramer Comedy
Dec. 20, 1961 - Spencer Tracy, now starring in “Judgment at Nuremberg,” has been signed for a key role in Stanley Kramer’s forthcoming...
Dec 20, 2021
Movies: "One, Two, Three"
Dec. 20, 1961 - Today’s new film is “One, Two, Three,” a comedy with James Cagney, Horst Buchholz (pictured), Pamela Tiffin, and Arlene...
Dec 20, 2021
Sophia Loren Files Lawsuit Over "El Cid" Billboard
Dec. 20, 1961 - Sophia Loren, the actress, brought suit today because she didn’t get equal billing with Charlton Heston on a...
Dec 19, 2021
Actor Anthony Franciosa to Wed
Dec. 19, 1961 - Actor Anthony Franciosa (pictured) and Judith R. Balaban Kanter obtained a marriage license at New York’s Municipal...
Dec 19, 2021
Movies: "Judgment at Nuremberg"
Dec. 19, 1961 - Opening in local theatres today is “Judgment at Nuremberg,” directed and produced by Stanley Kramer, written by Abby...
Dec 15, 2021
Actor Albert Finney to Divorce
Dec. 15, 1961 - A Shakespearean love story played by Albert Finney (pictured) and Zoe Caldwell has turned into romance offstage. Mr....
Dec 14, 2021
Movies: World Premiere of "Judgment at Nuremberg" Held in Berlin
Dec. 14, 1961 - An Berlin audience viewed the world premiére of the American film, “Judgment at Nuremberg.” A capacity audience of 1,200...
Dec 12, 2021
Movies: "The Colossus of Rhodes"
Dec. 12, 1961 - Opening in local theatres today is “The Colossus of Rhodes,” a dubbed Italian import with Rory Calhoun (left) and Lea...
Dec 12, 2021
West German Media Approve Eichmann Verdict
Dec. 12, 1961 - West German newspapers were unanimous today in approving the verdict against Adolf Eichmann (pictured in 1942) by an...
Dec 11, 2021
Eichmann Likely To Be Hanged
Dec. 11, 1961 - Israeli judges rejected one by one today the arguments that Adolf Eichmann hoped would gain some mitigation of sentence...
Dec 10, 2021
Movies: "El Cid" and "Babes in Toyland" Open
Dec. 10, 1961 - Scheduled to arrive this week in local theatres is “El Cid,” a biographical adventure with Charlton Heston and Sophia...
Dec 10, 2021
Eichmann Convicted in Jerusalem
Dec. 10, 1961 - Adolf Eichmann was convicted in a Jerusalem court this morning of crimes against the Jewish people, crimes against...
Dec 6, 2021
Movies: "The Ugly American" Delayed as Brando Still Works on "Mutiny"
Dec. 6, 1961 - What happens to a producer-director when he is ready to begin shooting his movie and then has to wait a year for his star?...
Dec 2, 2021
Movies: Alain Delon to Appear in Upcoming Antonioni Film "L'Eclipse"
Dec. 2, 1961 - 26-year-old Alain Delon, one of France’s top screen idols whose success this year in the French “Purple Noon” and the...
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