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What happened in history on this day: October 14?
On October 14 in ...
- 1943 - RCA sells the NBC Blue Radio Network to Edward Noble for US$8 million dollars.
- 1955 - NBC premieres the Alcoa Theatre 60-minute dramatic variety TV show.
- 1955 - ABC-TV begins airing the Ethel and Albert TV show, starring Alan Bunce and Peg Lynch.
- 1968 - First live telecast from a manned US spacecraft (Apollo 7).
- 1978 - The first-ever TV movie originating from a series airs, Rescue from Gilligan's Island.
Births on October 14
- 1896 - Birth of Lillian Gish; silent film/stage actress (Birth of a Nation).
- 1906 - Birth of Benita Hume in London, England; actress (The Halls of Ivy radio and TV show (1955)).
- 1906 - Birth of Russell Thorson in Wisconsin, USA; actor (One Man's Family radio show, I Love A Mystery radio show, guest spots in series TV from 1949-78).
- 1907 - Birth of Pert Kelton in Great Falls, Montana, USA; actress (vaudeville, Broadway, movies, Cavalcade of Stars TV show, Alice Kramden - The Honeymooners).
- 1924 - Birth of Robert Webber in Santa Ana, California, USA; TV actor (40-year career, over 500 appearances, 79 Park Avenue, Moonlighting).
- 1927 - Birth of Roger Moore in London, England; actor (The Persuaders, Alaskans, Maverick, The Saint, James Bond films).
- 1928 - Birth of Harvey Kirck in New Liskeard, Ontario, Canada; news anchor (CTV National News 1966-1984, Canadian Broadcasting Hall of Fame 2000).
- 1940 - Birth of Christopher Timothy; English actor (All Creatures Great and Small).
- 1940 - Birth of Pat Finley in Asheville, North Carolina, USA; actress (Ellen Hartley - Bob Newhart Show, The Rockford Files).
- 1943 - Birth of Noreen Corcoran in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Kelly - Bachelor Father).
- 1944 - Birth of Udo Kier in Germany; actor (Warhol Dracula, Warhol Frankenstein).
- 1952 - Birth of Harry Anderson in Newport, Rhode Island, USA; actor (Judge Harry Stone - Night Court, Cheers).
- 1953 - Birth of Greg Evigan in South Amboy, New Jersey; actor (BJ - BJ and the Bear, Melrose Place, My Two Dads).
- 1956 - Birth of Arleen Sorkin; TV personality (Days of Our Lives, Batman).
- 1961 - Birth of Melanie Wilson; actress (Jennifer - Perfect Strangers).
- 1963 - Birth of Lori Petty; actress (Booker, Lush Life).
- 1965 - Birth of Steve Coogan; actor (I'm Alan Partridge, Spitting Image).
- 1967 - Birth of Arleen Sorkin; actress (Days of Our Lives, America's Funniest Videos).
- 1970 - Birth of Jon Seda; actor (Close to Home, Homicide, Third Watch).
- 1975 - Birth of Shaznay Lewis; actress-singer (All Saints).
- 1981 - Birth of Jordan Brower; actor (Social Studies).
Deaths on October 14
- 1977 - Death of Bing Crosby AKA Harry Lillis Crosby, of a heart attack while playing golf at a course near Madrid, Spain, at age 73; singer (The Bing Crosby Show, Hollywood Palace).
- 1983 - Death of Paul Fix at age 82 of kidney failure; character actor (300 motion pictures, Sheriff - The Rifleman).
- 1986 - Death of Keenan Wynn at age 70 of cancer; actor (Dallas, Call to Glory, Last Precinct).
- 1990 - Death of Elwood Glover at age 75; commercial radio announcer, host CBC TV's Luncheon Date from 1963-75).
- 1997 - Death of Hy Averbach at age 76 following open heart surgery; actor, radio announcer (Bob Hope Show), TV director (MASH, Real McCoys, Dick Powell Show, The Rogues, The Don Rickles Show, The Rockford Files, Dukes of Hazzard, House Calls, Four Seasons, Matt Houston).
- 2022 - Death of Robbie Coltrane AKA Anthony Robert McMillan at age 72 in Scotland; actor (Nuns on the Run film, The Pope Must Diet film, Alfresco TV show, Cracker TV show (1993-1996), GoldenEye film (1995), The World Is Not Enough film (1999), Rubeus Hagrid - Harry Potter films).
- 2023 - Death of Piper Laurie at age 91 in Los Angeles, California; actor (The Hustler movie, Carrie movie).
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