Video: 'Death of Jayne Mansfield (GRAPHIC)'
(Thursday, June 29, 1967, at approximately 2:25 a.m. CDT) — 34-year-old actress Jayne Mansfield, a major Hollywood sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, was killed instantly early this morning when the car in which she was riding hit the rear of a trailer truck on U.S. 90 in Slidell, Louisiana. Continue reading Actress Jayne Mansfield, 34, dies in New Orleans car crash 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 29 1967)
Video: 'The Dirty Dozen' trailer
(Thursday, June 15, 1967, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — The Dirty Dozen, an American war film about a renegade officer who trains a group of misfits for a crucial mission behind enemy lines, premiered tonight at Loew’s Capitol theater in New York City. Continue reading ‘The Dirty Dozen’ premieres in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 15 1967)
Video: 'To Sir, with Love' trailer
(Wednesday, June 14, 1967, 12:50 p.m. EDT) — To Sir, with Love, a British drama film about a substitute teacher who changes the lives of the slum children in his class, opened this afternoon at Cinema 1 theater in New York City. Continue reading ‘To Sir, with Love’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1967)
Video: 'Jerry Lewis/You Only Live Twice UK Premiere 1967'
(Monday, June 12, 1967, 8:15 p.m. BST) — You Only Live Twice, the fifth spy film in the James Bond series, and the fifth to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond, premiered tonight at the Odeon Leicester Square in London. Continue reading ‘You Only Live Twice’ James Bond film premieres in London 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 12 1967)
(Saturday, May 27, 1967) — “Casino Royale” by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass peaked at #27 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Video: 'Barefoot in the Park' trailer
(Thursday, May 25, 1967, 10:30 a.m. EDT) — Barefoot in the Park, an American comedy film written by Neil Simon about a free-thinking bride and her conservative groom who have trouble adjusting to married life, opened this morning at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Continue reading ‘Barefoot in the Park’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 25 1967)
(Saturday, May 13, 1967) — “The Happening” by The Supremes peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘The Happening’ by The Supremes peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 13 1967)
Video: 'The Beatles - The Lost Pepperland Beel' (May 12, 1967, at 22:33)
(Friday, May 12, 1967, 7:00 p.m.-12:30 a.m. BST) — The Beatles completed recording “All Together Now” for the band’s next film, the animated Yellow Submarine, tonight at EMI Studio 2 in London. Continue reading The Beatles record ‘All Together Now’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 12 1967)
Video: 'Two for the Road' (trailer)
(Thursday, April 27, 1967, 10:30 a.m. EST) — Two for the Road, a British comedy drama film about a couple in the south of France who non-sequentially spin down the highways of infidelity in their troubled ten-year marriage, opened this morning at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Continue reading ‘Two for the Road’ opens in New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 27 1967)
Video: 'Casino Royale' (trailer)
(Thursday, April 13, 1967) — Casino Royale, a British spy comedy film loosely based on Ian Fleming’s first James Bond novel about a retired Bond who goes back into action to infiltrate a nest of enemy spies, had its world premiere today in London’s Odeon Leicester Square. Continue reading ‘Casino Royale’ premieres in London 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1967)
