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Jan 17, 2022

Van Doren Gets Suspended Sentence After Guilty Plea to Perjury

Jan. 17, 1962 - Charles Van Doren (pictured) and nine other former contestants on rigged T.V. quiz shows pleaded guilty today to perjury...

Jan 16, 2022

TV: Claude Rains Stars on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"

Jan. 16, 1962 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” a man (Claude Rains, center) walks into a police station with no memory of who he...

Jan 15, 2022

Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone Celebrate 35th Anniversary

Jan. 15, 1962 - Jack Benny (right) celebrated his 35th wedding anniversary today. The comedian and Mary Livingstone (left), long a...

Jan 15, 2022

ABC to Broadcast Taped Recording of "Ernie Kovacs Show"

Jan. 15, 1962 - ABC-TV announced today that the “Ernie Kovacs Show,” which recently was recorded on tape, would be televised as scheduled...

Jan 15, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"

Jan. 15, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Andy teaches self-reliance and responsibility to the spoiled son (Bill Bixby, left)...

Jan 15, 2022

"The Defenders" Episode on Point Shaving to Air Feb. 3

Jan. 15, 1962 - “The Point Shaver,” a drama about a college basketball scandal, will be televised by CBS-TV’s “The Defenders” on Feb. 3,...

Jan 15, 2022

Many Hollywood Stars Turn Out for Kovacs Funeral

Jan. 15, 1962 - Ernie Kovacs received final tribute today in simple Presbyterian rites that were attended by many stars of the...

Jan 14, 2022

TV: Mercedes McCambridge Guest Star on "Bonanza"

Jan. 14, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” bitterly disappointed in her husband’s financial failures, Deborah Banning (Mercedes McCambridge,...

Jan 13, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"

Jan. 13, 1962 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” a hired man (Jeremy Slate) is sweet on Lacey Parcher (Sherry Jackson, pictured), his boss's...

Jan 13, 2022

Comedian Ernie Kovacs Dead in Car Crash

Jan. 13, 1962 - Ernie Kovacs, comedian of the theatre, screen, and television, was killed today in a traffic accident. He would have been...

Jan 11, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Untouchables"

Jan. 11, 1962 - Tonight on “The Untouchables,” after hit man Frankie Gruder (Don Gordon) kills a warehouse guard — and is almost nabbed...

Jan 11, 2022

TV: Joseph Cotten and Dorothy Malone Guest Stars on "Dr. Kildare"

Jan. 11, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” the hospital administrator, already unpopular with the staff, makes things worse by firing an...

Jan 9, 2022

Documentary Series "The American Civil War" to Air on ABC Starting Jan. 21

Jan. 9, 1962 - A series of 13 shows about the Civil War will be presented Sundays at 4:30 p.m. over WABC-TV starting Jan. 21. The...

Jan 9, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"

Jan. 9, 1962 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” Bart Collins (Robert Duvall) is a frustrated alcoholic actor. After losing out on...

Jan 9, 2022

TV: William Shatner Guest Stars on "Naked City"

Jan. 10, 1962 - Tonight on “Naked City,” a mentally disturbed painter (William Shatner) confesses to murdering his wife, who was found on...

Jan 8, 2022

TV: "The Law and Mr. Jones" with James Whitmore

Jan. 8, 1962 - “The Law and Mr. Jones,” a drama series starring James Whitmore (pictured right) as a lawyer, will resume April 19 on...

Jan 8, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"

Jan. 8, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Opie joins a secret club and is in charge of the candle they use in their meetings....

Jan 7, 2022

TV: Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett at Carnegie Hall

Jan. 7, 1962 - Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett will be the stars of a Carnegie Hall concert, to be taped for telecast by CBS on the...

Jan 7, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"

Jan. 7, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” a charismatic con man sweeps Margie Owens (Kathie Browne) off her feet with promises of excitement...

Jan 6, 2022

TV: "CBS Reports" Presents "The Fat American"

Jan. 6, 1962 - A program guaranteed to keep viewers from rushing to the icebox during station breaks will be shown on “CBS Reports”...