(Saturday, December 17, 1966) — “Born Free” by Roger Williams peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Category Archives: Movies 1960s
Film animation pioneer Walt Disney dies 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1966)
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(Thursday, December 15, 1966, 9:35 a.m. PST) — Walt Disney, who built his whimsical cartoon world of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs into a $100-million-a year entertainment empire, died this morning of circulatory collapse caused by lung cancer at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Burbank, California. He was 65 years old. Continue reading Film animation pioneer Walt Disney dies 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1966)
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‘A Man for All Seasons’ premieres in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 12 1966)
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(Monday, December 12, 1966, 8:00 p.m. EST) — A Man for All Seasons, a British biographical drama film in Technicolor about a devout scholar who gets caught in the middle of Henry VIII’s plans to break with the Catholic Church, premiered tonight at the Fine Arts theatre in New York City.
Directed by Fred Zinnemann, the film starred Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Orson Welles, Robert Shaw and Susannah York.
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‘What’s Up, Tiger Lily?’ opens in New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 16 1966)
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(Wednesday, November 16, 1966, 12:45 p.m. EST) — What’s Up, Tiger Lily?, the Japanese action film Key of Keys re-dubbed to change the plot to make it a comedy about a secret egg salad recipe, opened today at the 34th Street East Theater in New York City. Continue reading ‘What’s Up, Tiger Lily?’ opens in New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 16 1966)
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John Lennon wraps up location shooting for ‘How I Won The War’ #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 6 1966)
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(Sunday, November 6, 1966) — John Lennon of The Beatles wraps up location shooting for Richard Lester’s How I Won the War having recorded a composing demo of a new song in his hotel room in Santa Isabel, Spain, that would become “Strawberry Fields Forever.”
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Beatle John Lennon interviewed in Carboneras, Spain 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 1966)
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(Saturday, October 29, 1966) — Beatle John Lennon was interviewed today by Fred Robbins for the Assignment: Hollywood radio show on the set of the movie How I Won the War in Carboneras, Spain. Continue reading Beatle John Lennon interviewed in Carboneras, Spain 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 1966)
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‘Persona’ premieres in Stockholm 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 18 1966)
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(Tuesday, October 18, 1966) — Persona, a black and white Swedish film about an actress recovering from a breakdown who exercises a strange hold over her nurse, premiered today in Stockholm.
Directed by Ingmar Bergman, the film starred Bibi Andersson and Liv Ullmann.
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‘Georgy Girl’ opens in U.S. 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 17 1966)
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(Monday, October 17, 1966, noon EDT) — Georgy Girl, a British film about a misfit who fights for happiness in the world of swinging London, opened today in the U.S. at the Fine Arts theater, four months after premiering at the 16th Berlin International Film Festival.
Directed by Silvio Narizzano, the film starred James Mason, Alan Bates, Lynn Redgrave and Charlotte Rampling.
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Filming of Lennon’s ‘How I Won The War’ resumes in Spain 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 19 1966)
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(Monday, September 19, 1966) — Filming of Richard Lester’s film How I Won The War featuring John Lennon of The Beatles resumed today in Almeria, Spain, and would continue through Nov. 6, 1966.
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Shooting of ‘How I Won The War’ in Germany concludes 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1966)
Video: 'John Lennon's final scenes from How I Won the War'
(Wednesday, September 14, 1966) — Shooting of Richard Lester’s film How I Won The War featuring John Lennon of The Beatles concluded today in Celle, West Germany.
Filming would resume Sept. 19, 1966, in Spain and continue there into early November.
