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Film and TV History in March 1960

Golden Globes

Mar 10 17th Golden Globes: "Ben-Hur", Tony Franciosa, & Elizabeth Taylor win

Purple Noon

Mar 10 French-Italian crime film "Purple Noon" premieres starring Alain Delon, directed by René Clément, based on the novel "The Talented Mr Ripley" by Patricia Highsmith

Breathless

Mar 17 One of the first French New Wave films, "Breathless", directed by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg is released in France

  • Mar 17 WSLA (now WAKA) TV channel 8 in Selma, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • Mar 31 Gore Vidal's play "Best Man" premieres in NYC (Melvyn Douglas - Tony for Best Actor)