1960s Timeline

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

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

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

Mar. 7, 1962 - George C. Scott’s request to have his name withdrawn as a nominee in the Oscar competition has raised controversial...

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, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “Rome Adventure,” a romantic drama film based on the 1932 novel “Lovers Must Learn,” by...

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

Mar. 2, 1962 - “Sweet Bird of Youth,” the MGM version of Tennessee Williams’ play co-starring Paul Newman and Geraldine Page in their...

Mar. 2, 1962 - Gene Barry, better known to TV viewers as Bat Masterson, a Western superman, will play the part of an “inquiring...

Feb. 27, 1962 - “Jules and Jim,” a new French film teaming the “New Wave’s” leading dramatic actress, Jeanne Moreau (pictured right with...

Feb. 26, 1962 - Nominations in the annual competition for Oscars were announced today by the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences....

Feb. 26, 1962 - Queen Elizabeth II braved a London snowstorm today to go to the movies. For the first time in four years, she attended...

Feb. 23, 1962 - William Bendix (pictured), veteran film actor, has dropped out of the title role in “General Seeger,” the Ira Levin...

Feb. 22, 1962 - Juliet Prowse and Frank Sinatra (pictured in 1959) today issued a joint statement which called off their planned wedding....

Feb. 22, 1962 - Arthur Kennedy (pictured between Peter O’Toole and David Lean) has been signed to replace Edmond O’Brien in the role of...

Feb. 21, 1962 - Frank Overton (left), stage and film actor, has been signed by Alan Pakula, the producer, for the role of the sheriff in...

Feb. 19, 1962 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer today obtained a seal of approval for “Anna Christie” (1930) from the Production Code Authority. The...

Feb. 19, 1962 - Twentieth Century-Fox heaved a $20 million sigh of relief today when it learned that Elizabeth Taylor would return to...