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Film and TV History on June 13

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  • 1925 Charles Jenkins demonstrates the transmission of synchronized pictures and sound (early television)

Film & TV History

1942 Gene Roddenberry marries Eileen-Anita Rexroat

Screenwriter and Creator of Star Trek Gene Roddenberry
  • 1953 KOAA TV channel 5 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (NBC) 1st broadcast
  • 1959 "Sammy Kaye Show" last airs on ABC-TV
  • 1961 Billy Barnes' musical revue "Billy Barnes People", starting Ken Berry, Dave Ketchum, and Jo Anne Worley, opens at Royale Theater, NYC; runs for 7 performances

Lolita

1962 "Lolita" film based on Vladimir Nabokov's novel directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring James Mason and Sue Lyon is released

Film Director Stanley Kubrick
Novelist Vladimir Nabokov

Film & TV History

1981 Tom Snyder interviews murderer Charles Manson on "Tomorrow"

Murderer Charles Manson
Television and Radio Interviewer Tom Snyder

Prizzi's Honor

1985 "Prizzi's Honor", starring Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, and Anjelica Huston, is released

Actress Anjelica Huston
Actor Jack Nicholson
  • 1989 "Licence to Kill", 16th James Bond film, last directed by John Glen and starring Timothy Dalton premieres in London

Music History

1989 Piano playing rock singer Jerry Lee Lewis gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Singer-Songwriter and Pianist Jerry Lee Lewis

Pro Wrestling

1993 YokoZuna beats Hulk Hogan to become WWF champ

Professional Wrestler Hulk Hogan

Film & TV History

2000 Samuel L. Jackson is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Actor Samuel L. Jackson

The Amazing Spider-Man

2012 "The Amazing Spider-Man" directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone premieres at the Tokyo Film Festival

Actor Andrew Garfield
Actress Emma Stone
Music Video and Film Director Marc Webb


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