- Nov 3 Nashville Network begins on cable TV
Yentl
Nov 17 Film "Yentl" produced, directed by Barbra Streisand, starring Streisand and Mandy Patinkin premieres, based on play and story by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Terms of Endearment
Nov 20 "Terms of Endearment" from the book by Larry McMurtry, directed by James L. Brooks and starring Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger premieres in New York (Best Picture 1984)
- Nov 20 100 million watch ABC TV movie "The Day After" about nuclear war
Marilyn: An American Fable
Nov 20 Musical "Marilyn: An American Fable", loosely based on life of Marilyn Monroe, starring Alyson Reed and Scott Bakula, opens at Minskoff Theater, NYC; runs for 17 performances