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Film and TV History in November 1981

  • Nov 12 Pilin Leon of Venezuela, crowned 31st Miss World

Wrack My Brain

Nov 13 Ringo Starr releases single "Wrack My Brain", written and produced by George Harrison, in the UK

A Soldier's Play

Nov 20 Charles Fuller's stage drama "A Soldier's Play", featuring Denzel Washington and Samuel L. Jackson, opens at Theater Four, NYC; runs for 468 performances, wins Pulitzer Prize

  • Nov 20 Ringo Starr releases album "Stop and Smell the Roses" in the UK

Physical

Nov 21 Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" single goes #1 & stays for 10 weeks