Irwin Allen's "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" Opens
July 18, 1961 - Opening in local theatres today is "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," a science-fiction melodrama from 20th Century-Fox....
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Jul 17, 2021
TV Actor Rod Cameron ("State Trooper," "Coronado 9") Marries Former Mother-in-Law
July 17, 1961 - Rod Cameron (pictured), screen actor, has married his former mother-in-law. The announcement was made today by Mr....
Jul 17, 2021
"Leda," Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Opens in New York
July 17, 1961 - Today's new film is "Leda," known in France as "À double tour," a French-language drama with English subtitles at New...
Jul 17, 2021
Marlon Brando's "One Eyed Jacks," Pina Pellicer Honored in Spain
July 17, 1961 - The American movie "One Eyed Jacks," with Marlon Brando as director and star, was awarded the top prize in an...
Jul 15, 2021
Movies: Saltzman and Broccoli Buy Film Rights to Bond Novels
July 15, 1961 - The independent film production team of Harry Saltzman and Albert Broccoli, in association with United Artists, has...
Jul 14, 2021
Movies: Yul Brynner to Star with Tony Curtis in "Taras Bulba"
July 14, 1961 - Yul Brynner will co-star with Tony Curtis in "Taras Bulba," an Eastmancolor adventure film loosely based on Nikolai...
Jul 14, 2021
Movies: "Cape Fear" Cast: Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen
July 14, 1961 - J. Lee Thompson, the British director of the "Guns of Navarone," has completed a second Gregory Peck vehicle, "Cape...
Jul 13, 2021
Movies: Cast for "Advise and Consent" Mostly Set
July 13, 1961 - Franchot Tone will portray the President and Burgess Meredith a civil servant in Otto Preminger's forthcoming adaptation...
Jul 13, 2021
TV: Dinah Shore Back on NBC
July 13, 1961 - Dinah Shore will return to NBC-TV next season with seven shows. The singer had been appearing on a weekly basis for a...
Jul 12, 2021
Hingle joins Brando in Cast of "The Ugly American"
July 12, 1961 - Pat Hingle will portray one of the leading characters in the forthcoming Marlon Brando vehicle, "The Ugly American,"...
Jul 11, 2021
Carol Burnett and Richard Hayes on CBS Radio
July 11, 1961 - Carol Burnett (pictured) and Richard Hayes will team up on CBS radio next September. Their musical variety program will...
Jul 11, 2021
Mob Scene as Marilyn Monroe Leaves Hospital
July 11, 1961 - There was a mob scene today at Polyclinic Hospital in New York City. About 200 fans and 100 reporters and photographers...
Jul 10, 2021
Jean Simmons and Richard Brooks Celebrate New Baby
July 10, 1961 - Jean Simmons (right), the actress, wife of Richard Brooks (left), screen director, gave birth to a daughter today at...
Jul 9, 2021
Marilyn Monroe Recovering from Surgery
July 9, 1961 - The indefinite postponement of a proposed telecast of W. Somerset Maugham's "Rain," in which Marilyn Monroe (pictured at...
Jul 9, 2021
Movies: "The Ladies Man" with Jerry Lewis
July 9, 1961 - Scheduled to arrive in local theatres this week is "The Ladies Man," a comedy directed by and starring Jerry Lewis....
Jul 9, 2021
Gina Lollobrigida walks out on Khrushchev at Moscow Film Festival
July 9, 1961 - Gina Lollobrigida (pictured right with Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher) walked out on Premier Khrushchev and other...
Jul 9, 2021
Movies: "Ben-Hur" to Re-Open in New York
July 9, 1961 - "Ben-Hur," which opened at New York's Loew's State in November, 1959, and ended its record run there last April, will open...
Jul 8, 2021
TV: Harry Belafonte and Rosemary Clooney on NBC
July 8, 1961 - Harry Belafonte (pictured) and Rosemary Clooney will be the stars when the "Bell Telephone Hour" begins a new season on...
Jul 8, 2021
Movies: "By Love Possessed" with Lana Turner, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Jason Robards
July 8, 1961 - "By Love Possessed," the adaptation of the James Gould Cozzens novel, featuring Jason Robards, Lana Turner (left), Barbara...
Jul 8, 2021
Movies: "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea"
July 8, 1961 - "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," a science-fiction drama, opens at New York's Paramount Theatre on July 19. Walter...
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