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Dec 2, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"
Dec. 2, 1961 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” Matt escorts a captain (R.G. Armstrong) and his troops to an Indian village, to make an exchange...
Dec 2, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Defenders"
Dec. 2, 1961 - Tonight on “The Defenders,” when a defense witness is caught in a lie on the stand, he insists that Lawrence Preston told...
Dec 1, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Dec. 1, 1961 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a businessman (John Dehner, pictured) who has recently returned from Africa is stalked by...
Nov 29, 2021
Today's News from Baltimore's WJZ-TV
Nov. 29, 1961 - Here is today’s news report from Baltimore’s WJZ-TV. Commercials are included. Video and audio quality varies due to...
Nov 29, 2021
Video: "American Newsstand" on ABC-TV
Nov. 29, 1961 - Here is ABC-TV’s “American Newsstand,” featuring film of President Kennedy discussing the call-up of reserve troops to...
Nov 28, 2021
Actress Sylvia Sidney Files Lawsuit Against NBC
Nov. 28, 1961 - Sylvia Sidney (pictured in 1934), the Broadway and Hollywood actress, sued for $350,000 damages today on the complaint...
Nov 28, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
Nov. 28, 1961 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” a retired hit man (Richard Conte, right) is being blackmailed and has to keep on...
Nov 28, 2021
Gene Autry Pleads Guilty to Drunk Driving Charge
Nov. 28, 1961 - Gene Autry, 52 years old, the Western actor and co-owner of the Los Angeles Angels, has pleaded guilty to a drunken...
Nov 27, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"
Nov. 27, 1961 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Barney and Thelma Lou successfully match-make Andy and Thelma Lou's cousin Karen...
Nov 25, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"
Nov. 25, 1961 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” the plain but precocious daughter (Jena Engstrom, pictured) of a mean drunk (Malcolm Atterbury)...
Nov 25, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Leave It to Beaver"
Nov. 25, 1961 - Tonight on “Leave It to Beaver,” Eddie (Ken Osmond, pictured) tricks Wally (Tony Dow) into taking a tall girl (Judee...
Nov 24, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Nov. 24, 1961 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” Confederate soldiers, in June of 1863, come across a warlock who can help bring victory...
Nov 24, 2021
TV: "Password" Adds Thursday Night Show
Nov. 24, 1961 - “Password,” a popular new game show on CBS, will add a Thursday night program at 9:30 in addition to its shows every...
Nov 23, 2021
TV: Bowling on ABC
Nov. 23, 1961 - Bowling balls will roar on television on 16 Saturday afternoons starting Jan. 6. ABC will televise the winter tournament...
Nov 23, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"
Nov. 23, 1961 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” after falling over a dressing cart, Kildare injures his back and is forced to spend a few days...
Nov 21, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
Nov. 21, 1961 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” a woman (Carolyn Kearney) beaten by an unknown attacker comes under great...
Nov 21, 2021
TV: "Henry Fonda and the Family" on CBS
Nov. 21, 1961 - Henry Fonda’s next television special has been set for Feb. 6 on CBS-TV. The actor (pictured at his son Peter’s wedding)...
Nov 20, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Rifleman"
Nov. 20, 1961 - Tonight on “The Rifleman,” an eccentric man (Royal Dano) who pretends he is Abe Lincoln spends a weekend with Lucas and...
Nov 19, 2021
Lucille Ball Weds Gary Morton in New York
Nov. 19, 1961 - Lucille Ball, the actress, and Gary Morton, nightclub comedian, were married today. The Rev. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale...
Nov 18, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"
Nov. 18, 1961 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” Chester (Dennis Weaver, right) becomes engaged more or less accidentally, but he takes to heart...
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