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See also: 1958 in film 1959 1960 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film, Sappy Bullfighters. ... See also: 1959 in film 1960 1961 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film // Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I. Blues August 10 - Filming of West... The year 1961 in film involved some significant events. ... // Events Dr. No launches the James Bond film series, the longest-running motion picture franchise of all time, running more than 40 years. ... The year 1963 in film involved some significant events. ... // Events January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove is released. ... This page indexes the individual years pages. ... Jan. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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See also: 1960 in art, other events of 1961, 1962 in art, list of years in art Works Deaths April 7 - Vanessa Bell, painter and designer June 6 - Alfons KarpiÅ„ski, painter October 13 - Augustus John, painter Sir William Reid Dick, sculptor Categories: 1961 | Years in art ... 1961 in archaeology // Explorations Excavations Helge Ingstad and Anne Stine Ingstad begin excavation of Viking artifacts at LAnse aux Meadows, first archaeologically confirmed evidence of Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact INAH project dredjes artifacts from the Sacred Cenote at Chichen Itza Start of excavations at Çatalhöyük by... See also: 1960 in architecture, other events of 1961, 1962 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... See also: 1960 in literature, other events of 1961, 1962 in literature, list of years in literature. ... 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For the American TV schedule, see: 1961-62 American network television schedule. This was the television schedule on all three networks for the fall season beginning in September 1961. ...

[edit] Events

• 20 January 1961, John F. Kennedy is the first president to be sworn in, in a color telecast. NBC covers the inaguration in color.
• April 29 - Westward Television, the first ITV franchise for South West England, goes on air.

• July 1 - The soap opera The Brighter Day airs its first episode after moving taping locations from New York City to Los Angeles. As a result, key character Babby Dennis and her love interest are mysteriously written out of the show; the actors who played them didn't want to move.
• September 1 - Border Television, the ITV franchise for the English-Scottish Border and Isle of Man, goes on air.
• September 30 - Grampian Television, the ITV franchise for North East Scotland, goes on air.
• September - NBC begins its long-running NBC Saturday Night at the Movies series with an airing of the 1953 Marilyn Monroe picture How to Marry a Millionaire.
• 1 October - CTV is launched in Canada, the first privately owned network in the country.
• November 4 - RAI's second television channel (now called Rai Due) first airs to 52% of the available households in Italy.
• December 31 - RTÉ starts television broadcasts, bringing television to the Republic of Ireland for the first time.
• January 25 - John F. Kennedy holds the first live televised Presidential press conference.
• Danger Man (UK) (1960-1961, 1964-1966) is cancelled due to lack of interest from Australian broadcasters. The series would be revived and revamped in 1964.
• May 9 - Newton Minow uncovers a "vast wasteland".
• May 29 - Dave Garroway announces his decision to leave the Today show.
• November 19 - Lucille Ball marries Gary Morton.
• WBNB brings television to the Virgin Islands for the first time. (It will be destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989.)

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This article is about the television network. ... NBC Saturday Night at the Movies, was the first continuing prime time network series to show relatively recent feature films from major studios, broadcast in color [1]. Previously, movies on television were usually low cost B-grade films or older films that the major studios no longer found suitable for... January 7 - President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. ... Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortensen;[1] June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962), was a Golden Globe award winning[2] American actress, singer, model, Hollywood icon,[3] Cultural icon, beauty ideal,[4] fashion icon,[5] pop icon and sex symbol. ... How to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 film, directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Lauren Bacall, Marilyn Monroe, and Betty Grable as fortune hunters. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Newton Norman Minow (born January 17, 1926) is best known for his Wasteland Speech, given to the National Association of Broadcasters convention on May 9, 1961. ... is the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... David Cunningham Garroway (July 13, 1913 – July 21, 1982, suicide) was the founding host of NBCs Today from 1952 to 1961, whose easygoing, relaxed and relaxing style belied a battle with depression that may have contributed to the end of his days as a television bigtimer and, in due... Look up today in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an iconic American comedian, actress and star of the landmark sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show, and Heres Lucy. ... Gary Morton (born 1924) was the second husband of Lucille Ball. ...

[edit] Debuts

• January 7 - The Avengers premieres on ITV (1961-1969).
• April 29 ABC's Wide World of Sports debuts (1961-2006).
• August 19 - Four Corners, Australia's first current affairs program, premieres (1961-present).
• September 23 - The Stairlit Starways premieres (1961-1968).
• October 2 - Ben Casey premieres on ABC (1961-1966).
• October 3 - The Dick Van Dyke Show premieres on CBS (1961-1966).
• October - Songs of Praise debuts on BBC (1961-present).

• CTV National News premieres (1961-present).
• It's Academic (1961-present).
• The Mike Douglas Show premieres (1961-1981).
• Mister Ed debuts (1961-1966).
• Reach for the Top premieres on CBC (1961-1984).

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[edit] Television shows

[edit] 1940s

• Meet the Press (1947-present).
• Candid Camera (1948-present).
• The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971).
• Bozo the Clown (1949-present).
• Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995).
• The Voice of Firestone (1949-1963).

Meet the Press (MTP) is a weekly television news show produced by NBC. It started as a radio show in 1945 as American Mercury Presents: Meet the Press, originating from WRC-AM in Washington. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Candid Camera is a long-running television series, created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as Candid Microphone June 28, 1947. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971, and was hosted by former entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... Bozo the Clown (also known as Bozo) is the name of a clown whose widespread franchising in early television made him the best-known clown character in the United States. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Come Dancing BBC TV ballroom dancing competition show that ran on and off from 1949 to 1995, becoming one of televisions longest-running shows. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... The Voice of Firestone was a weekly broadcast of the best in classical music, as performed by the nations most popular composers. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ...

[edit] 1950s

• The Jack Benny Show (1950-1965).
• Truth or Consequences (1950-1988).
• What's My Line (1950-1967).
• Love of Life (1951-1980).
• Search for Tomorrow (1951-1986).
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951-present).
• American Bandstand (1952-1989).
• The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952-1966).
• The Guiding Light (1952-present).
• The Today Show (1952-present).
• Panorama (UK) (1953-present).
• The Good Old Days (UK) (1953-1983).
• Face the Nation (1954-present).
• The Brighter Day (1954-1962).
• The Milton Berle Show (1954-1967).
• The Secret Storm (1954-1974).
• The Tonight Show (1954-present).
• Zoo Quest (UK) (1954-1964).
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1962).
• Captain Kangaroo (1955-1984).
• Cheyenne (1955-1962).
• Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955-1976).
• Gunsmoke (1955-1975).
• The Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982).
• This Is Your Life (UK) (1955-2003).
• Armchair Theatre (UK) (1956-1968).
• As the World Turns (1956-present).
• Hancock's Half Hour (1956-1962).
• Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956-1978).
• The Edge of Night (1956-1984).
• The Price Is Right (1956-1965).
• What the Papers Say (UK) (1956-present).
• Leave It to Beaver (1957-1963).
• The Sky at Night (UK) (1957-present).
• Blue Peter (UK) (1958-present).
• Grandstand (UK) (1958-2007).
• The Donna Reed Show (1958-1966).
• The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958-1962).
• Walt Disney Presents (1958-1961) ends on September 17 to resume on September 24 on NBC as Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961-1969).
• Bonanza (1959-1973).
• Hawaiian Eye (1959-1963).
• Juke Box Jury (1959-1967, 1979, 1989-1990).
• The Bell Telephone Hour (1959-1968)
• The Twilight Zone (1959-1964, 1985-1988, 2002).

Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky, February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was a comedian, vaudeville performer, film actor, and one of the most prominent early stars of American radio and television. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Action Comics #127 (December 1948), featuring Superman appearing on the show with Ralph Edwards Truth or Consequences was an American quiz show, originally hosted on radio by Ralph Edwards from 1940 to 1957, and later on television by Edwards himself from 1950 to 1951, Jack Bailey from 1954 to 1955... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Whats My Line? was a weekly panel game show produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS television. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Love of Life was an American soap opera which aired on CBS from September 24, 1951 to February 1, 1980. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Search for Tomorrow was a soap opera which started airing on Monday, September 3, 1951 on CBS. The show was moved from CBS, its original broadcaster, on Friday, March 26, 1982, with NBC picking it up on the following Monday, March 29, 1982. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Hallmark Hall of Fame is a long running anthology program on American television. ... Dick Clark, host of American Bandstand American Bandstand was a long-running dance music television show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The Nelson family The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, an American radio and television series, was once the longest-running, live-action situation comedy on American television, having aired on ABC from 1952 to 1966 after a ten-year run on radio. ... Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975, GL) is an American television program credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest-running soap opera in production and the longest running drama in television history. ... For other uses, see Today. ... Panorama is a long-running current affairs documentary series on BBC television, launched on 11 November 1953 and focusing on investigative journalism. ... January 7 - President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. ... The Good Old Days was a popular BBC television light entertainment television programme which ran from 1953 to 1983. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Face The Nation logo, used until 2002. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... One of the most famous examples of early U.S. television broadcasting was Texaco Star Theater, the variety show that made Milton Berle a household name. ... The Secret Storm title card from 1960. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Zoo Quest was a series of multi-part nature documentaries broadcast on BBC television between 1954 and 1964. ... Alfred Hitchcock Presents was an anthology television series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Captain Kangaroo was a childrens television series which aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS from 1955 until 1984, then moved to the American Program Service (now American Public Television, Boston) to air syndicated reruns of past episodes in 1992. ... This article is about the year. ... Cheyenne was a western television series created for Warner Brothers studios by Roy Huggins that featured Clint Walker as Cheyenne Bodie, a physically huge cowboy wandering the Old West. ... Dixon of Dock Green was a popular BBC television series, which ran from 1955 to 1976, and later a radio series. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the radio and television series. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Lawrence Welk Show is a musical variety show hosted by former big band leader Lawrence Welk. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... This Is Your Life was a television documentary series hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the album of the same name, see Armchair Theatre (Jeff Lynne album) Armchair Theatre was a British television drama anthology series, which ran on the ITV network from 1956 until 1968 in its original form, and was intermittently resurrected at various points during the 1970s. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera (the first being Guiding Light),[1] airing each weekday on CBS Daytime. ... Hancocks Half Hour was a famous BBC radio comedy series of the 1950s starring Tony Hancock. ... Opportunity Knocks was a UK television talent show originally hosted by Hughie Greene. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... The Edge of Night was a long-running American television soap opera. ... The Price is Right is a popular game show based on contestants guessing the retail prices of displayed prizes. ... What The Papers Say, is one of the longest running programmes on British television. ... For other uses, see Leave It to Beaver (disambiguation). ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... The Sky at Night is a long running television programme on astronomy produced by the BBC. It is the longest running television programme with the same presenter anywhere. ... For other uses, see Blue Peter (disambiguation). ... Jan. ... Grandstand is a British television sport programme, and is one of the BBCs longest running sports shows, alongside BBC Sports Personality of the Year. ... The Donna Reed Show was a situation comedy which aired on ABC from 1958 to 1966. ... Huckleberry Hound Huckleberry Huck Hound is a fictional cartoon character created by Hanna-Barbera, and the star of the late 1950s animated series The Huckleberry Hound Show, Hanna-Barberas second series made for television after The Ruff & Reddy Show. ... The first incarnation of the Walt Disney anthology series, commonly called The Wonderful World of Disney, premiered on ABC on October 27, 1954 under the name Disneyland. ... is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bonanza logo was superimposed upon a map of a wild west frontier area. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Hawaiian Eye was an American television series that ran from October 1959 to September 1963 on the American Broadcasting Company television network. ... Juke Box Jury was a pop themed panel show, originally produced by BBC television from 1959-1967. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... The Bell Telephone Hour was a musical show which aired on NBC from 1959 to 1968. ... The Twilight Zone is a television series created by Rod Serling. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

[edit] 1960s

• Coronation Street (UK) (1960-present).
• Danger Man (UK) (1960-1961, 1964-1966)
• My Three Sons (1960-1972).
• The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968).
• The Flintstones (1960-1966).

Coronation Street is an award-winning British soap opera. ... My Three Sons was a situation comedy that ran from September 29, 1960 to August 24, 1972. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Andy Griffith Show is an American television series that aired on CBS from October 3rd, 1960 to April 1st, 1968. ... The Flintstones is an animated American television sitcom which ran from 1960 to 1966 on ABC. The Flintstones is about a working class Stone Age mans life with his family and his next door neighbor and best friend. ...

[edit] Ending this year

• September - Peter Gunn (1958-1961).
• The Army Game (UK) (1957-1961).
• General Motors Presents (Can) (1953-1956, 1958-1961)
• This Is Your Life (US) (1952-1961).

Peter Gunn was an American private eye television series which aired on the NBC and later ABC television networks from 1958 to 1961. ... The Army Game was a British television series about life in National Service broadcast between 1957 and 1961 by Granada Television . ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... General Motors Theatre (also known as CBC Theatre and General Motors Presents) was a Canadian television anthology series, which ran on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation under its various titles from 1953 until 1961. ...

[edit] Changes of network affiliation

• Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color moves from ABC to NBC to take advantage of the latter network's color broadcasting abilities.

The first incarnation of the Walt Disney anthology series, commonly called The Wonderful World of Disney, premiered on ABC on October 27, 1954 under the name Disneyland. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ...

[edit] Births

• January 3 - Judy Flynn, actress.
• January 13 - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, actress
• January 19 - Paul McCrane, actor.
• February 2 - Lauren Lane, actress
• February 5 - Tim Meadows, actor.
• February 21 - Christopher Atkins, actor.
• February 23 - Trent Lehman, actor (d. 1982)
• March 3 - Mary Page Keller, actress.
• March 4 - Steven Weber, actor.
• March 8 - Camryn Manheim, actress.
• March 17 - Casey Siemaszko, actor.
• March 18 - Geoffrey Owens, actor.
• April 3 - Eddie Murphy, actor, comedian.
• April 6 - Gene Eugene Andrusco, actor, lead singer of Adam Again
• April 10 - Brian Morrison, actor.
• April 18 - Jane Leeves, actress.
• April 21 - Nicholas Lyndhurst, actor
• April 23 - George Lopez, comedian.
• May 6 - George Clooney, actor.
• May 12 - Lar Park Lincoln, actress
• May 30 - Ralph Carter, actor.
• May 31 - Lea Thompson, actress.
• June 9 - Michael J. Fox, actor
• June 25 - Ricky Gervais, actor, comedian.
• June 29 - Sharon Lawrence, actress.
• July 23 - Woody Harrelson, actor.
• July 27 - Gabrielle Glaister, actress
• August 4 - Lauren Tom, actress.
• August 13 - Dawnn Lewis, actress.
• August 14 - Susan Olsen, actress.
• September 22 - Scott Baio, actor.
• September 23 - Chi McBride, actor.
• September 25 - Heather Locklear, actor.
• September 30 - Crystal Bernard, actress.
• October 4 - David W. Harper, actor.
• November 3 - Kari Michaelsen, actress
• November 4 - Jeff Probst, emcee.
• December 30 - Sean Hannity, talk show host.