Film Tv Events January 31 | History by KabAstro

1949 1st US daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago)

"Jackpot Bowling"

1958 "Jackpot Bowling" premieres on NBC with Leo Durocher as host

Baseball Player and Manager Leo Durocher

4th American Music Awards

1977 4th American Music Awards: Olivia Newton-John & Elton John win

38th Golden Globes

1981 38th Golden Globes: Ordinary People, Robert De Niro, & Mary Tyler Moore win

1984 Edwin Newman retires from NBC News after 35 years with the network

"Harrigan 'n Hart"

1985 Max Showalter and Peter Walker's musical "Harrigan 'n Hart", starring Harry Groening and Mark Hamill, opens at Longacre Theater, NYC; runs for 4 performances

44th Golden Globes

1987 44th Golden Globes: Platoon, Bob Hoskins, & Marlee Matlin win

1991 "Close-Up", Iranian film directed by Abbas Kiarostami, starring Hossain Sabzian and Mohsen Makhmalbaf, is released
1993 9th Sundance Film Festival: "Ruby in Paradise" and "Public Access" wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic

"Marimar"

1994 Mexican telenovela "Marimar" starring Thalia and Eduardo Capetillo premieres

1997 "Final Fantasy VII" is released by Square and Sony Computer Entertainment to PlayStation
1999 15th Sundance Film Festival: "Three Seasons" wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic