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1922

Film and TV History in 1922

April Showers

Feb 11 "April Showers" by Al Jolson hits #1

Jazz Singer and Silent Screen Actor Al Jolson

Feb 19 Ed Wynn becomes 1st talent to sign as a radio entertainer

Nosferatu

Mar 4 1st vampire film "Nosferatu", an un-authorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, premieres at the Berlin Zoological Garden, Germany

Novelist Bram Stoker

May 21 Rollin Kirby's "On the Road to Moscow" is the 1st cartoon to receive a Pulitzer Prize

Laugh-O-Gram Films

May 23 Walt Disney incorporates his 1st film company Laugh-O-Gram Films

Animator Walt Disney

Jul 11 The Hollywood Bowl opens in Los Angeles

Weissmuller Breaks 1 Minute Barrier

Jul 19 American swimmer Johnny Weissmuller first to break 1 minute barrier for 100m freestyle; swims 58.6s at Alameda, CA

Swimmer and Actor Johnny Weissmuller

Jul 25 AT&T begins broadcasting on WBAY (NYC-later WEAF, WNBC, WRCA & WFAN)
Oct 18 British Broadcasting Company (BBC) founded, later called British Broadcasting Corporation

Little Nellie Kelly

Nov 13 George M. Cohan's musical "Little Nellie Kelly" opens at the Liberty Theatre, NYC; runs for 276 performances - Cohan's longest run

Composer, Actor and Singer George M. Cohan

BBC

Nov 14 BBC begins daily radio broadcasts from the 2LO transmitter at Marconi House

Inventor and Nobel Laureate Guglielmo Marconi

Nov 26 1st successful Technicolor movie (The Toll of the Sea), premieres at the Rialto Theatre in NYC
Dec 24 BBC broadcasts first British radio play "The Truth about Father Christmas"

Famous Film Stars