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What happened in history on this day: March 26?
On March 26 in ...
- 1885 - Eastman Film Company manufactures first commercial motion picture film.
- 1958 - The 30th Annual Academy Awards celebration is televised with Rosalind Russell, James Stewart, David Niven, Jack Lemmon, Bob Hope and Donald Duck (on film) co-hosting. The Bridge on the River Kwai wins 7 Oscars, Sayonara wins 5. Best Music/Song goes to James Van Heusen (music), and Sammy Cahn (lyrics) for "All the Way" from The Joker Is Wild.
- 1971 - CBS-TV airs TV movie Cannon as a pilot for the TV series, starring William Conrad.
- 1973 - CBS TV debuts the soap opera TV show The Young and the Restless.
- 1989 - NBC airs the first episode of TV show Quantum Leap.
- 1995 - Animated TV series Johnny Bravo first airs.
- 2000 - 72nd Academy Awards, with Billy Crystal as host.
Best Picture: American Beauty,
Best Original Song: "You'll Be In My Heart" by Phil Collins, from Disney animated feature Tarzan.
Births on March 26
- 1873 - Birth of [Louise] Sophie de Vries; actress (On Hope of Blessing).
- 1874 - Birth of Gerald du Maurier in London, England; actor (Power, Escape, Masks and Faces).
- 1894 - Birth of Will Wright in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Living Christ Story).
- 1909 - Birth of Chips Rafferty in Broken Hill, Australia; actor (Desert Rats).
- 1916 - Birth of Sterling Hayden in Upper Montclair, New Jersey, USA; actor (Dr Strangelove, Asphalt Jungle, Cobra).
- 1919 - Birth of Strother Martin in Kokomo, Indiana, USA; actor (Cool Hand Luke, Slapshot).
- 1922 - Birth of William Milliken; actor (Drive-in).
- 1923 - Sarah Bernhardt [Henriette-Rosine Bernard], actress (Queen Elizabeth), dies at age 77.
- 1931 - Birth of Leonard Nimoy in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; American actor and director (Mr. Spock - Star Trek, Mission Impossible).
- 1934 - Birth of Alan Arkin in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Catch 22, In-Laws, Simon, Wait Until Dark).
- 1939 - Birth of James Caan in the Bronx, New York, USA; actor (Brian's Song, Killer Elite, Godfather).
- 1939 - Birth of Phillip R Allen in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Harry - Hardy Boys Mystery, Mitch - Alice).
- 1946 - Birth of Johnny Crawford in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Mark - The Rifleman).
- 1949 - Birth of Vicki Lawrence in Inglewood, California, USA; actress (Carol Burnett Show, Mama's Family).
- 1950 - Birth of Ernest Thomas in Gary, Indiana, USA; actor (Roger - What's Happening!).
- 1950 - Birth of Tony Papenfuss in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; actor (Daryl - Newhart).
- 1951 - Birth of Richard B Shull; American actor (Hail to the Chief, Big Bus).
- 1958 - Birth of Philip Brown in Coalinga, California, USA; actor (Doris Day Show, Colbys).
- 1960 - Birth of Billy Warlock in Hawthorne, California, USA; actor (Flip - Happy Days, Baywatch).
- 1970 - Birth of Evan Richards in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Frankie - Mama Malone).
- 1979 - Birth of Heidi Zeigler, actress (Sherry - Just the 10 of Us).
Deaths on March 26
- 1976 - Richard Arlen, actor (Apache Uprising, Wings), dies at age 75.
- 1986 - Bartlett Robinson, actor (Wendy and Me, Mona McCluskey), dies at age 73.
- 1987 - Walter Abel, actor (Suspicion), dies at age 88.
- 1993 - Luis Falco, US choreographer (Fame, Angel Heart), dies at age 50.
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