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2002 "Milton ""Mr. Television"" Berle", comedian, The Milton Berle Show, dies at 93
1997 Antony Kearey, television producer, dies at 77 1997 Duncan Wood, television director and producer, dies at 71 1996 Television industry executives agree to adopt a ratings system 1996 Brian Hulls, television news cameraman, dies at 48 1995 Jimmy Jewel, comedian, television, film actor, dies at 82 1995 Anthony Joly de Lotbiniere, television producer, dies at 69 1995 Donald Baverstock, television Producer, dies at 71 1991 New York City's Museum of Broadcasting becomes "Museum of Radio and Television" 1988 New York Yankees sign 12-year television contract with MSG for $500M 1985 Howard Cosell retires from television sports after 20 years with ABC 1985 Nostalgia Television begins on cable 1985 "Michael Nesmith In Television Parts" premieres on NBC-TV 1983 Gavin Gordon, television actor (Romance, Lone Cowboy), dies at 82 1982 Brad Renfro, born in Knoxville, Tennessee American actor, film and television 1981 SCTV Network 90, sequel to Second City Television debut on NBC 1979 Heath Ledger, born in Perth, Western Australia, Australian television and film actor 1979 House of Representatives begins live television broadcasts via C-SPAN 1978 Situation comedy "Taxi" premieres on ABC television 1972 Bill Berns, commentator (Television Screen Magazine), dies at 53 1971 Movie "Ben Hur" 1st shown on television 1971 Cigarette advertisements banned on television 1968 Israeli television begins transmitting 1964 Biz Markie, rocker, Meteor Man, Townsend Television 1963 Bob Dylan cancels "Ed Sullivan Show" television appearance 1961 1st live television broadcast from Soviet Union 1955 Tony Snow, born in Kentucky, political commentator, columnist, radio, television news anchor, White House Press Secretary 1954 Catherine Crier, born in Dallas, Texas, former district court judge, television personality, writer, anchor Court TV program 1954 Walt Disney's 1st television program, "Disneyland," premieres on ABC 1953 1st non-commercial educational television station, Houston, Texas 1953 "You Are There" with Walter Cronkite premieres on CBS television 1952 1st ultra high frequency (UHF) television station, Portland Or 1952 Mr. Potato Head is 1st toy advertised on television 1950 Tim Russert, born in New York, American television journalist, author, lawyer, 'Meet the Press' moderator 1949 1st UHF television station operating regular basis (Bridgeport Ct) 1949 Tom Verlaine, [Miller], Mount Morris, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Television 1949 Richard Hell, [Richard Myers], Lexington, Kentucky, rock bassist, Television 1947 "Kraft Television Theater" premieres on NBC 1943 Joel Siegel, born in Los Angeles, California, American film critic, television journalist 1942 Tammy Faye Bakker, born in Missouri, Christian, singer, evangelist, entrepreneur, television personality 1942 Nigel Walmsley, chairman, Carlton U.K. Television 1939 Jane Bryant Quinn, newspaper and television reporter 1938 Electronic television system patented by V. 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Zworykin 1937 Nicholas Palmer, television writer/producer 1937 Paul Bailey, born in England, novelist, George Orewell prize-winner, lecturer at North Dakota State University, writer in residence, Kingston University, wrote At The Jerusalem, radio and television plays, and non-fiction books 1936 Tom Snyder, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, radio, television, news anchor, famous for 'The Late Late Show' 1935 Rod Hull, born in Isle of Sheppey, England, Rodney Stephen Hull, entertainer, comedian, appeared on British television with puppet Emu in 1970's and 1980's 1933 Robert Goulet, born in Massachusetts, singer, actor, television, film, Canadian-American Grammy, Tony-Award winner 1933 Claude King, born in Keithville, Louisiana, singer, songwriter, performed on Louisiana Hayride television and radio show, billed alongside Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Tex Ritter 1930 Bryan Magee, born in Hoxton, England, broadcaster, author, politician, presented current affairs television show This Week, made philosophy accessible with his 'Men of Ideas' television series 1930 Gerry Davis, born in England, science-fiction writer, wrote British television soap operas Coronation Street and United!, script editor for Doctor Who 1929 Joan Ganz Cooney, founder, Children's Television Workshop 1929 Willaim Brown, television executive 1928 Patrick McGoohan, born in New York, American actor of Irish descent, appeared in films, theater, television 1926 1st public demonstration of television, John L Baird, London 1926 Television 1st demonstrated (J L Baird, London) 1923 Charlton Heston, born in Illinois, American actor in film, theater, television, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom 1923 Estelle Getty, born in New York City, actress in film, theater, television, appeared in sitcom 'The Golden Girls' 1921 Deborah Kerr, born in Helensburg, Scotland, television, stage, film actress, in 'The King and I', 'From Here to Eternity' 1921 Ernest Gold, born in Vienna, Austria, Ernst Gold, composer, wrote nearly 100 film and television scores, including It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, On the Beach, four Academy-Award nominations, three Golden Globe nominations 1920 Ricardo Montalban, born in Mexico, American radio, television, film actor, Mr. Roarke in 'Fantasy Island' television show 1918 Ingmar Bergman, born in Sweden, director, writer, producer for stage, film and television, Academy Award winner 1917 Mel Ferrer, born in New Jersey, actor in television, film and theater, film director and film producer 1917 Jane Wyman, born in Missouri, actress, film, television, Academy Award-winner, first wife of U.S. President Ronald Reagan 1914 Richard Widmark, born in Minnesota, American actor in films, theater, radio, television 1912 Jimmy Jewel, born in Sheffield, England, James Arthur Thomas J. Marsh, comedian, television, film actor, appeared in film 'The Krays', musical drama 'Casualty' 1908 Milton Berle, born in Harlem, New York City, comedian, Uncle Miltie, Mr. Television 1908 Albrecht Goes, born in Germany, pastor with the German army, writer, novelist, BBC Television in the United Kingdom adapted Unruhige Nacht in 1950, his novel, translated in English as 'Arrow to the Heart' |
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