What happened in history on this day: November 15?
On November 15 in ...
- 1985 - CBS airs the 200th episode of the Dallas TV show.
- 1991 - Buena Vista releases the film Beauty and the Beast to theaters.
- 2002 - Warner Bros. releases the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets to theaters.
Births on November 15
- 1879 - Birth of Lewis Stone in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Prisoner of Zenda).
- 1895 - Birth of Ina Claire; actress (Claudia, Ninotchka, Rebound).
- 1902 - Birth of Jack Ingram in Illinois, USA; actor (Melody Ranch, Annie Oakley, The Cisco Kid, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Lone Ranger).
- 1919 - Birth of Carol Bruce in Great Neck, New York, USA; actress (Lillian Carlson - WKRP in Cincinnati, General Hospital, Knot's Landing).
- 1919 - Birth of Joseph Albert Wapner in Los Angeles, California, USA; judge (California state Superior Court), TV judge (People's Court, Animal Court).
- 1922 - Birth of Francesco Rosi in Naples, Italy; director (Lucky Luciano).
- 1923 - Birth of Peter Hammond in London, England; actor (Buccaneers).
- 1929 - Birth of Edward Asner in Kansas City, Kansas, USA; actor (Lou Grant - Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant).
- 1930 - Birth of Whitman Mayo in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Grady - Sanford and Son).
- 1931 - Birth of John Kerr in New York City, USA; actor (South Pacific, Peyton Place, The Pit and the Pendulum, Streets of San Francisco, The FBI, Arrest and Trial).
- 1933 - Birth of Barbara Carson in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; actress (Comedy Tonight, Carter Country).
- 1933 - Birth of Jack Burns in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; comedian (Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour, Flip Wilson Show).
- 1934 - Birth of Joanna Barnes in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Parent Trap, Spartacus, Goodbye Charlie, 21 Beacon Street, Dateline: Hollywood).
- 1937 - Birth of Yaphet Kotto in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Brubaker, Alien, Raid on Entebbe).
- 1939 - Birth of Thalmus Rasulala [Jack Crowder] in Miami, Florida, USA; actor (Blacula, Roots).
- 1940 - Birth of Sam Waterston in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Law and Order, Capricorn One, Heaven's Gate).
- 1945 - Birth of Judith Chapman; actress (Days of Our Lives, Ryan's Hope).
- 1945 - Birth of Bob Gunton; actor (Desperate Housewives, Pepper Dennis).
- 1953 - Birth of James Widdoes; director-actor (My Wife and Kids, Charles in Charge).
- 1954 - Birth of Beverly D'Angelo in Columbus, Ohio, USA; actress (Vacation, European Vacation, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Talk to Me).
- 1955 - Birth of Oliver Conant in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Summer of '42).
- 1956 - Birth of Margaret Reed; actress (As The World Turns)
- 1956 - Birth of John Roberts in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; CNN anchor.
- 1957 - Birth of Kevin Eubanks; bandleader (Jay Leno Show).
- 1969 - Birth of Rachel True; actress (Half and Half, Once and Again, Drew Carey Show).
- 1972 - Birth of Jonny Lee Miller; actor (Smith, Dead Man's Walk, EastEnders).
Deaths on November 15
- 1954 - Death of Lionel Barrymore at age 76; actor (Mayor of the Town radio show, Scrooge - A Christmas Carol).
- 1958 - Actor Tyrone Power dies of a heart attack at age 44 during the filming of a fencing scene in Solomon and Sheba in Madrid, Spain.
- 1981 - Death of Enid Markey at age 85; actress (Studio One, Kraft Television Theatre, Philco Television Playhouse, Aunt Violet - Bringing Up Buddy).
- 2004 - Death of John Morgan at age 74 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actor/comic (founding and longtime member of The Royal Canadian Air Farce radio and TV shows).
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