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What happened in history on this day: November 17?
On November 17 in ...
- 1968 - NBC TV cuts off broadcast of New York Jets/Oakland Raiders football game to begin regularly scheduled TV show Heidi. The Raiders, trailing the Jets, score two touchdowns in nine seconds to win 43-32. NBC is flooded with irate audience calls, leading to institution of "program delay" by the TV networks until a game is over.
- 1989 - Buena Vista releases the Walt Disney Pictures animated feature film The Little Mermaid to theaters.
- 1995 - MGM releases the film GoldenEye to theaters.
- 2006 - Sony releases the film Casino Royale to theaters.
Births on November 17
- 1897 - Birth of Sara Haden in Galveston, Texas, USA; actress (A Family Affair).
- 1900 - Birth of Marcel Dalio in Paris, France; actor (Casablanca).
- 1901 - Birth of Lee Strasberg; director/instructs actors (Somewhere in the Night).
- 1905 - Birth of Mischa Auer in Saint Petersburg, Russia; actor (My Man Godfrey).
- 1911 - Birth of William Tannen in New York City, New York, USA; actor (The Adventures of Kit Carson, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Daniel Boone, Rawhide, Bat Masterson, Annie Oakley, Lone Ranger, The Roy Rogers Show).
- 1914 - Birth of Archie Campbell in Bullsgap, Tennessee, USA; broadcaster/comedian (Hee Haw TV show).
- 1916 - Birth of Frank Maxwell in the Bronx, New York, USA; actor (Our Man Higgins TV show, Felony Squad TV show, Return to Peyton Place TV show, The Young Marrieds TV show, General Hospital TV show).
- 1917 - Birth of Jack Lescoulie in Sacramento, California, USA; announcer and TV host (Today Show TV show, Jackie Gleason Show TV show).
- 1925 - Birth of Rock Hudson AKA Roy Harold Scherer Junior in Winnetka, Illinois, USA; actor (McMillan and Wife TV show, Pillow Talk movie, A Farewell to Arms movie).
- 1937 - Birth of Peter Cook in Torquay, England; actor/comedian (Bedazzled).
- 1942 - Birth of Martin Scorsese in Queens, New York, USA; director (Mean Streets, Last Temptation of Christ).
- 1943 - Birth of Lauren Hutton in Charleston, South Carolina, USA; actress/model (American Gigolo, Lassiter, Central Park West, Falcon Crest, Paper Dolls).
- 1944 - Birth of Danny De Vito in Neptune, New Jersey, USA; actor (Taxi, Ruthless People, Twins, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia).
- 1944 - Birth of Lorne Michaels in Canada; producer (Saturday Night Live TV show).
- 1951 - Birth of Dean Paul Martin in Santa Monica, California, USA; actor (Billy - Misfits of Science).
- 1951 - Birth of Stephen Root; actor (West Wing, American Dad, King of the Hill).
- 1958 - Birth of Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in Oak Park, Illinois, USA; actress (Color of Money, Without a Trace).
- 1959 - Birth of William R Moses in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Cole - Falcon Crest, Melrose Place, Perry Mason TV movies).
- 1961 - Birth of Merete Van Kemp in Denmark; actress (Grace - Dallas, Princess Daisy).
- 1962 - Birth of Eric Olson in Santa Monica, California, USA; actress (Apple's Way).
- 1963 - Birth of Dylan Walsh; actor (Nip/Tuck, Brooklyn Bridge).
- 1964 - Birth of Daisy Fuentes in Havana, Cuba; VJ (MTV International).
- 1966 - Birth of Sophie Marceau in Paris, France; actress (La Boum, L'Amour Braque).
- 1966 - Birth of Daisy Fuentes; Actress-model (Loving, Style World, I Spike).
- 1973 - Birth of Leslie Bibb; actress (Crossing Jordan, Line of Fire, Big Easy).
- 1974 - Birth of Brandon Call; actor (Baywatch, Blind Fury, Step by Step).
- 1976 - Birth of Brandon Call; actor (Step by Step, The Charmings).
- 1978 - Birth of Rachel McAdams in London, Ontario, Canada; actress (Slings and Arrows).
- 1988 - Birth of Justin Cooper; actor (Brother's Keeper, Same Old Days, Boys are Back).
- 1994 - Birth of Raquel Castro; actress (Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Third Watch).
Deaths on November 17
- 1971 - Gladys Cooper, actress (Margaret - The Rogues), dies at age 83.
- 1982 - Bill Baldwin, announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at age 69.
- 1986 - Alan Hewitt, actor (Det Brennan - My Favorite Martian), dies at age 71.
- 1987 - Death of Irene Wicker at age 81; singer/actress (Singing Lady).
- 1998 - Death of Esther Rolle at age 78 in Culver City, California, USA; actress (Good Times (Emmy award)).
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