Telethon
Sep 2 Jerry Lewis' 31st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $49,200,000
Film & TV History
Sep 5 Revival of Tennessee Williams' stage drama "Summer and Smoke", starring Harry Hamlin and Mary McDonnell, opens at Criterion Theater, NYC; runs for 53 performances
- Sep 8 48th Emmy Awards: ER, Dennis Franz & Kathy Baker win
Seven Guitars
Sep 8 August Wilson's drama "Seven Guitars" closes at Walter Kerr Theater, NYC, after 188 performances
- Sep 14 21st Toronto International Film Festival: "Shine" directed by Scott Hicks wins the People's Choice Award
- Sep 14 Tara Dawn Holland (Kansas), 23, crowned 70th Miss America 1997
Film & TV History
Sep 16 Courtroom reality show "Judge Judy" with Judge Judith Sheindlin premieres in the US
Music History
Sep 19 David Hare's play "Skylight" opens at Royale Theater NYC, starring Michael Gambon
The First Wives Club
Sep 20 Paramount Pictures releases cult revenge comedy "The First Wives Club" starring Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton, and directed by Hugh Wilson
- Sep 29 Nintendo 64 video game system debuts in USA (3 months after Japan)
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