1960s Timeline
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![TV: Rod Serling to Make Acting Debut on "Ichabod and Me"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_adb1d4719d9149ce94cfa1a9f4cd5531~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_adb1d4719d9149ce94cfa1a9f4cd5531~mv2.webp)
TV: Rod Serling to Make Acting Debut on "Ichabod and Me"
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![TV: Lloyd Bridges to Host "Marineland Circus" on CBS](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_fdb19ff3399840dcbc6db56c787fd867~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_fdb19ff3399840dcbc6db56c787fd867~mv2.webp)
TV: Lloyd Bridges to Host "Marineland Circus" on CBS
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![TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_bb9b802a045c4a5da34b67a195248a1b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_bb9b802a045c4a5da34b67a195248a1b~mv2.webp)
TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"
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![TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_791dd1c2935f46859ec83e4ca78debda~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_791dd1c2935f46859ec83e4ca78debda~mv2.webp)
TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"
![TV: Tonight on "The Defenders"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_b8e1dfb95886462fb43d87e7d1648f40~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_b8e1dfb95886462fb43d87e7d1648f40~mv2.webp)
TV: Tonight on "The Defenders"
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![TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_869bc1414cbb4ae9b89685f00c0864e5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_869bc1414cbb4ae9b89685f00c0864e5~mv2.webp)
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
![TV: Tonight on "The Untouchables"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_e09ee351b99e4f688342b61ec0e248fe~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_e09ee351b99e4f688342b61ec0e248fe~mv2.webp)
TV: Tonight on "The Untouchables"
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![TV: Tonight on "The Joey Bishop Show"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_5c7dc06e721f45b68105bf9e84383663~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_5c7dc06e721f45b68105bf9e84383663~mv2.webp)
TV: Tonight on "The Joey Bishop Show"
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![TV: Peter Fonda and Martin Sheen Guest Stars on "Naked City"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_d5b5ed95d3fc4367ad5c6a12a38ba0d8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_d5b5ed95d3fc4367ad5c6a12a38ba0d8~mv2.webp)
TV: Peter Fonda and Martin Sheen Guest Stars on "Naked City"
![Van Doren Gets Suspended Sentence After Guilty Plea to Perjury](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_b7f8427149914973ba7755abd2cb4568~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_b7f8427149914973ba7755abd2cb4568~mv2.webp)
Van Doren Gets Suspended Sentence After Guilty Plea to Perjury
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![TV: Claude Rains Stars on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_5673a397ee2a4e8a9e073eb4216be926~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_5673a397ee2a4e8a9e073eb4216be926~mv2.webp)
TV: Claude Rains Stars on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
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![Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone Celebrate 35th Anniversary](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_2e084b7cbc1a4b788e2af86e0e9446a0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_2e084b7cbc1a4b788e2af86e0e9446a0~mv2.webp)
Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone Celebrate 35th Anniversary
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![ABC to Broadcast Taped Recording of "Ernie Kovacs Show"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_c1a8905a342f4f3b9c73511c2ce9cd52~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_c1a8905a342f4f3b9c73511c2ce9cd52~mv2.webp)
ABC to Broadcast Taped Recording of "Ernie Kovacs Show"
![TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_bedab6b207444f3b9967d2644dc72610~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_bedab6b207444f3b9967d2644dc72610~mv2.webp)
TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"
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!["The Defenders" Episode on Point Shaving to Air Feb. 3](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_8db30531a85c42c69cf8ac6e0de2ac0f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_8db30531a85c42c69cf8ac6e0de2ac0f~mv2.webp)
"The Defenders" Episode on Point Shaving to Air Feb. 3
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![Many Hollywood Stars Turn Out for Kovacs Funeral](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_4f558a2ac14b4d8f8df0c578e6bfc2e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_4f558a2ac14b4d8f8df0c578e6bfc2e1~mv2.webp)
Many Hollywood Stars Turn Out for Kovacs Funeral
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![TV: Mercedes McCambridge Guest Star on "Bonanza"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_411e285515704270ab929a83d1f991a9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_411e285515704270ab929a83d1f991a9~mv2.webp)
TV: Mercedes McCambridge Guest Star on "Bonanza"
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![TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_36e1df8d1f644121ae6becea72e13a4c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_36e1df8d1f644121ae6becea72e13a4c~mv2.webp)
TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"
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![Comedian Ernie Kovacs Dead in Car Crash](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_497675c57717457988465d2663bf3abc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_497675c57717457988465d2663bf3abc~mv2.webp)
Comedian Ernie Kovacs Dead in Car Crash
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![TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_ff26407aaea3475babc46092156bb778~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_ff26407aaea3475babc46092156bb778~mv2.webp)
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"