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What happened in history on this day: March 23?
On March 23 in ...
- 1950 - CBS-TV debuts the game show Beat the Clock, hosted by Clayton 'Bud' Collyer.
- 1967 - ABC airs the 100th episode of Bewitched TV show.
- 1973 - After a 5.5-year run, TV show Love is a Many Splendored Thing ends.
- 1973 - NBC ceases airing TV game show Concentration, after 15 years, the longest-running TV game show to this point.
- 1984 - Warner Bros. releases the film Police Academy to theaters.
- 1987 - CBS premieres the soap opera TV show The Bold and the Beautiful.
- 1987 - The Soul Train Music Awards TV show debuts in the US.
- 1990 - Buena Vista releases the film Pretty Woman to theaters.
- 1998 - 70th Academy Awards: Titanic wins 11 Oscars, Jack Nicholson best actor, Helen Hunt best actress.
Births on March 23
- 1898 - Birth of Hazel Dawn [LaTout] in Ogden, Utah, USA; actress (Niobe, Under Cover, Feud Girl).
- 1902 - Birth of Philip Ober in Fort Payne, Alabama, USA; actor (General Stone - I Dream of Jeannie TV show, I Love Lucy TV show).
- 1908 - Birth of Joan Crawford [Lucille Fay LeSueur] in San Antonio, Texas, USA; actress (Mildred Pierce, What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?).
- 1910 - Birth of Akira Kurosawa in Tokyo, Japan; director (Seven Samurai, Living).
- 1910 - Birth of Lale [Liselotte H] Anderson in Bremerhaven, Germany; singer/actress (Der Pott).
- 1912 - Birth of John Payne in Roanoke, Virginia, USA; actor (Dodsworth, Razor's Edge).
- 1917 - Birth of Johnny Guarnieri in New York City, New York, USA; jazz pianist, musical director (Morey Amsterdam Show TV show, Tonight! America After Dark TV show).
- 1917 - Birth of Kenneth Tobey; actor (The Thing, Strange Invaders, Chuck - Whirlybirds).
- 1917 - Birth of Patricia Burke in Milan, Italy; actress (Forbidden).
- 1920 - Birth of James Brown in Desdemona, Texas, USA; actor (Targets, Lieutenant Rip Masters - Rin Tin Tin).
- 1920 - Birth of Jimmy Edwards in London, England; comedian (Take It From Here radio show (1948-60)), Professor Jimmy Edwards - Whacko TV show, Barnes).
- 1922 - Birth of Ugo Tognazzi in Cremona, Italy; actor/director (La Cage Aux Folles).
- 1926 - Birth of Martha Wright in Seattle, Washington, USA; singer ("Let's Dance", The Martha Wright Show, Bell Telephone Hour, The Ed Sullivan Show).
- 1929 - Birth of James Ackley Maxwell; actor/director (Traitors, Pyt Potter, Otley).
- 1933 - Birth of Monique van Vooren in Belgium; actress (Andy Warhol's Frankenstein).
- 1934 - Birth of Mark Rydell in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Havana, Punchline, Long Goodbye).
- 1938 - Birth of Christopher Glenn in New York City, New York, USA; CBS Radio newsman (CBS World News Roundup radio show, CBS Nightwatch).
- 1939 - Birth of Bert Berdis in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, SA; comedian (Tim Conway Show).
- 1940 - Birth of Tariq Yunus; actor (Bollywood, Ashanti, Deceivers).
- 1947 - Birth of Terry Alexander; actor (One Life to Live, Hill Street Blues).
- 1947 - Birth of Barbara Rhodes in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA; actress (Don't Just Stand There).
- 1950 - Birth of Corrine Clery in Paris, France; actress (Moonraker, Yor).
- 1952 - Birth of Patricia Richardson in Bethesda, Maryland, USA; actress (Jill - Home Improvement).
- 1955 - Birth of Ken Michelman; actor (White Shadow, The Bradys).
- 1957 - Birth of Amanda Plummer in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Hotel New Hampshire, Dollmaker, Battlestar Gallactica, LA Law).
- 1957 - Birth of Teresa Ganzel in Toledo, Ohio, USA; actress (Teachers Only, Duck Factory).
- 1958 - Birth of Serena Grandi [Fagioli] in Bologna, Italy; actress (Miranda).
- 1960 - Birth of Terry Sweeney in Saint Albans, New York, USA; writer/comedian (Saturday Night Live).
- 1964 - Birth of Hope Davis; actress (Six Degrees).
- 1965 - Birth of Richard Grieco in Waterton, New York, USA; actor (21 Jump Street, Booker, Veronica Mars).
- 1966 - Birth of Marin Hinkle; actress (Two and A Half Men, Once and Again).
- 1967 - Birth of Sandra Ferguson [Reinhardt] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Amanda - Another World, Illegal in Blue, Sunset Beach).
- 1976 - Birth of Michelle Monaghan; actress (Boston Public).
- 1976 - Birth of Keri Russell; actress (Mickey Mouse Club, Lottery, Daddy Girls, Felicity, Into The West).
- 1977 - Birth of Josh Ackerman; actor (Mickey Mouse Club).
- 1978 - Birth of Nicholle Tom in Hinsdale, Illinois; actress (Beethoven, Maggie - The Nanny, Beverly Hills 90210, Wedding Bells).
Deaths on March 23
- 1919 - Jean HL Bossard, actor/impresario (Two Orphans), dies at age 45.
- 1964 - Death of Peter Lorre at age 59 of a stroke; host (Mystery in The Air radio show, Nightmare radio show), actor (Inner Sanctum Mysteries, Suspense radio show, Playhouse 90 TV show, Climax show, 77 Sunset Strip TV show, The Red Skelton Show TV show, Casino Royale, Maltese Falcon, Raven).
- 1965 - Mae Murray, actress (Bachelor Apartment), dies of heart ailment at age 75.
- 1966 - Johannes W Elsensohn, Dutch actor/writer (Arie), dies at age 82.
- 1967 - Duncan Macrae, actor (Casino Royale, Kidnapped), dies at age 61.
- 1973 - Ken Maynard, actor (Phantom Rancher, $50,000 Reward), dies at age 77.
- 1979 - Philip Bourneuf, actor (Big Night, Frankenstein), dies at age 71.
- 1991 - Mona Maris, actress (Camila, Berlin Correspondent), dies at age 88.
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