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Film and TV History in June 1969

  • Jun 1 Tobacco advertising is banned on Canadian radio & TV
  • Jun 3 Last episode of Star Trek airs on NBC (Turnabout Intruder)

Johnny Cash Show

Jun 7 "Johnny Cash Show" debuts on ABC-TV

  • Jun 8 "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" variety show last airs on CBS-TV [1]

Emmy Awards

Jun 8 21st Emmy Awards: "Get Smart", Don Adams and Susan St James win

  • Jun 8 KDNL TV channel 30 in Saint Louis, MO (IND) begins broadcasting
  • Jun 15 "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark & Buck Owens premieres on CBS TV

The Wild Bunch

Jun 18 "The Wild Bunch", directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring William Holden and Ernest Borgnine, is released

  • Jun 25 19th Berlin International Film Festival: "Early Works" wins the Golden Bear