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Film and TV History in June 1956

  • Jun 3 KGUN TV channel 9 in Tucson, AZ (ABC) begins broadcasting

Television Finale

Jun 5 "Milton Berle Show" last airs on NBC-TV

Film & TV History

Jun 7 Gene Roddenberry resigns from the Los Angeles Police Department to concentrate on his writing career

  • Jun 8 WDAM TV channel 7 in Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting

Music History

Jun 19 Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin end partnership after 10 years, and 16 films

  • Jun 22 6th Berlin International Film Festival: "Invitation to the Dance" wins Golden Bear

Jimmy Durante Show

Jun 23 "Jimmy Durante Show" last airs on NBC-TV

  • Jun 24 WISC TV channel 3 in Madison, WI (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • Jun 25 WKNO TV channel 10 in Memphis, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting