Steamboat Round the Bend
1935 "Steamboat Round the Bend" film directed by John Ford and starring Will Rogers released weeks after Rogers' death
La Strada
1954 "La Strada" directed by Federico Fellini premieres at the Venice Film Festival starring Anthony Quinn
Telethon
1971 Jerry Lewis' 6th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $8,125,387
- 1975 Tawny Elaine Godin (NY), 18, crowned 48th Miss America 1976
Telethon
1976 Singer Frank Sinatra brings surprise guest Dean Martin to his appearance on Jerry Lewis' 11th Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon - the first time Martin and Lewis share a stage in 20 years
They're Playing Our Song
1981 Marvin Hamlisch, Carole Bayer Sager, and Neil Simon's musical "They're Playing Our Song", starring Robert Klein and Lucie Arnaz, closes at Imperial Theatre, NYC, after 1082 performances
- 1982 Jerry Lewis' 17th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $28,400,000
Amadeus
1984 "Amadeus" from the play by Peter Shaffer, directed by Milos Forman and starring Tom Hulce premieres in Los Angeles (Academy Awards Best Picture 1985)
Music Concert
1986 300 invitees pay $5,000 to hear Barbra Streisand's benefit concert
- 1993 Jerry Lewis' 28th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $46,014,922
Film & TV History
1994 Actor Jackson Pinckney awarded $487,000 for being partially blinded by Jean-Claude Van Damme during filming of "Cyborg"
The King's Speech
2010 "The King's Speech" directed by Tom Hooper starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush premieres at the Telluride Film Festival (Best Picture 2011)
