Film and TV History on June 7
Publish date: 2024-08-29
June 7 Calendar
Mary Pickford Screen Debut
1909 Mary Pickford makes her screen debut at the age of 16
- 1953 WDAU (now WYOU) TV channel 22 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins
- 1955 "$64,000 Question" hosted by Hal March, premieres on CBS TV
TV Show Appearance
1955 1st President to appear on color TV (Eisenhower)
Film & TV History
1956 Gene Roddenberry resigns from the Los Angeles Police Department to concentrate on his writing career
- 1965 Sony Corp introduces its home video tape recorder, priced at $995
- 1970 22nd Emmy Awards: Marcus Welby, Robert Young & Susan Hampshire win
- 1975 Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder for sale to the public
NBC Nightly News
1976 "NBC Nightly News" changes to a dual-anchor show with John Chancellor and David Brinkley
- 1978 Emmy 5th Daytime Award presentation
- 2016 "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", a play written by Jack Thorne with JK Rowling, premieres in London
2024 At 98, actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke becomes the oldest winner of a Daytime Emmy, for a guest performance in "Days of Our Lives" [1]
Sajak's Final Spin
2024 Pat Sajak’s final appearance on "Wheel of Fortune" after 43 years - the longest continuous stint by a game show host [1]
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