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Sep 15, 2021

German Movie Star Horst Buchholz Jailed on Drunk Driving Charge

Sept. 15, 1961 - Horst Buchholz, the German film star who appeared in "The Magnificent Seven" last year, was discharged from a Munich...

Sep 15, 2021

Movie: "Hatari!" with John Wayne and Elsa Martinelli

Sept. 15, 1961 - Italian actress and fashion model Elsa Martinelli (left) recently completed a leading role with John Wayne in Howard...

Sep 13, 2021

Movie: "Long Day's Journey Into Night"

Sept. 13, 1961 - Katharine Hepburn, Sir Ralph Richardson, Jason Robards Jr., and Dean Stockwell have been signed for the four leading...

Sep 13, 2021

Siegel Won't Produce Films with Racial Themes, "Sex Perversion Angles"

Sept. 13, 1961 - Hollywood producer Sol C. Siegel (pictured right) said today that he would not make pictures with racial themes or "sex...

Sep 12, 2021

French Performer Maurice Chevalier Turns 73

Sept. 12, 1961 - Maurice Chevalier celebrated his 73rd birthday today. "I feel fine," said the French performer, in Britain playing a...

Sep 12, 2021

Movie: "Breakfast at Tiffany's" to Premiere at Radio City

Sept. 12, 1961 - The Radio City Music Hall has announced film bookings that will carry the theatre into 1962. After the current...

Sep 11, 2021

Hollywood Producer Says Epics Wave of the Future

Sept. 11, 1961 - Hollywood producer Samuel Bronston (lower left) is convinced that the salvation of the film industry lies in expensive,...

Sep 10, 2021

Movie: "Master of the World," with Vincent Price and Charles Bronson

Sept. 10, 1961 - Arriving at local movie theatres this week is "Master of the World," a Jules Verne science-fiction drama starring...

Sep 8, 2021

Movie: "The Longest Day," Film on D-Day Landings

Sept. 8, 1961 - Curt Jürgens (right) has been signed for the role of Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt, the German staff officer, in "The...

Sep 7, 2021

Movie: "The Carpetbaggers"

Sept. 7, 1961 - Screen rights to Harold Robbins' novel, "The Carpetbaggers," have been acquired by Joseph E. Levine's Embassy Pictures...

Sep 7, 2021

Rita Hayworth Divorces Fifth Husband on Grounds of "Extreme Mental Cruelty"

Sept. 7, 1961 - Rita Hayworth, 42, was granted a divorce today from her fifth husband, James Hill (left), a producer, when she testified...

Sep 6, 2021

Movies: "The Hustler"

Sept. 6, 1961 - "The Hustler" will follow "The Big Gamble" into New York's Paramount Theatre. Robert Rossen directed and produced the...

Sep 5, 2021

Movies: "Two Weeks in Another Town"

Sept. 5, 1961 - George Hamilton (left) will play a leading role in "Two Weeks in Another Town," the film version of Irwin Shaw's novel...

Sep 5, 2021

TV: Henry Fonda Succeeds on Small Screen Too

Sept. 5, 1961 - Henry Fonda seems to be doing well in his relatively new role as television host and narrator. CBS-TV announced today...

Sep 5, 2021

Movies: "The Manchurian Candidate," with Laurence Harvey and Frank Sinatra

Sept. 5, 1961 - Laurence Harvey has been signed for the title role in "The Manchurian Candidate," the Richard Condon novel, which will be...

Sep 4, 2021

Movies: 20th Century-Fox Plans Film on Gen. George S. Patton Jr.

Sept. 4, 1961 - A movie about the life of the late Gen. George S. Patton Jr. (pictured) is scheduled to be made for 20th Century-Fox next...

Sep 3, 2021

Movies: "Nikki, Wild Dog of the North"

Sept. 3, 1961 - "Nikki, Wild Dog of the North" and "The Sign of Zorro," two adventures presented by Walt Disney, will open this week as a...

Sep 2, 2021

Movies: "Splendor in the Grass" with Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood

Sept. 2, 1961 - Warner Brothers, in an effort to stimulate advance interest in their expensive new film, "Splendor in the Grass,"...

Sep 1, 2021

Movies: "Bridge to the Sun" with Carroll Baker

Sept. 1, 1961 - Carroll Baker (left) scored a personal success in Venice with her performance in the official American entry, "Bridge to...

Aug 31, 2021

Movies: "Fanny" Sets Box-Office Record at Radio City

Aug. 31, 1961 - "Fanny," which started its ninth and final week at the Radio City Music Hall today, grossed a total of $1,432,292 in its...