Daily Archives: July 2, 2011

‘Sargeant York’ premieres in U.S.

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Sergeant York Movie Trailer Re-Release Version

(Wednesday, July 2, 1941)Sergeant York, a biographical film about the life of Alvin York, the most-decorated American soldier of World War I, premiered today in the U.S. It was directed by Howard Hawks and starred Gary Cooper.

Jim Morrison: 11 hours to live

(Friday, July 2, 1971, 6 p.m., Paris) — With 11 hours to live, singer Jim Morrison, front man for the rock group The Doors, goes out again with old friend Alan Ronay for one last drink and then meets up with girlfriend Pamela Courson to see the 1947 Robert Mitchum film “Pursued.”