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What happened in history on this day: June 11?
On June 11 in ...
- 1963 - CBS airs the last U.S. Steel Hour TV show.
- 1982 - Universal releases the film E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial to theaters.
- 1993 - Universal releases the film Jurassic Park to theaters.
- 1993 - The TV series Cutters first airs.
- 2001 - NBC airs the first episode of TV show Fear Factor.
- 2007 - Home Box Office airs the final episode of TV show The Sopranos in the US.
- 2023 - In New York City, New York, USA, the 76th Annual Tony Awards ceremony is held.
Best Featured Actor in a Musical: Alex Newell in Shucked.
Best Leading Actor in a Musical: J. Harrison Ghee in Some Like It Hot.
Births on June 11
- 1900 - Birth of Lawrence E Spivak in Brooklyn, New York, USA; news panelist (Meet the Press).
- 1914 - Birth of Gerald Mohr in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Christopher - Foreign Intrigue).
- 1919 - Birth of Richard Todd in Ireland; actor (Dorian Gray, Assassin Yangtse Incident).
- 1920 - Birth of Robert Hutton in Kingston, New York, USA; actor (Torture Garden, Rocket).
- 1922 - Birth of John Bromfield in South Bend, Indiana, USA; actor (Easy to Love).
- 1931 - Birth of Lucianna Paluzzi in Rome, Italy; actress (Five Fingers, Thunderball).
- 1931 - Birth of Tab Hunter in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Tab Hunter Show).
- 1935 - Birth of Gene Wilder in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; actor (Young Frankenstein, Silver Streak).
- 1936 - Birth of Chad Everett in South Bend, Indiana, USA; actor (Medical Center, Airplane II).
- 1940 - Birth of Joey Dee in Passaic, New Jersey, USA; actor (Hey Let's Twist, Two Tickets to Paris).
- 1945 - Birth of Adrienne Barbeau; actress (Maude, Swamp Thing).
- 1950 - Birth of Michael Swan in Palo Alto, California, USA; actor (Duncan - As the World Turns).
- 1953 - Birth of Peter Bergman in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; actor (All My Children), singer (Starland Vocal Band).
- 1967 - Birth of Clare Carey; actress (Kelly Fox Rosebrock - Coach).
- 1973 - Birth of Robby Kiger in Encino, California, USA; actor (Crazy Like a Fox).
Deaths on June 11
- 1966 - Wallace Ford, actor (The Deputy), dies at age 68.
- 1970 - Death of Frank Silvera of accidental electrocution at age 55; television actor (The High Chapparal, Gunsmoke, I Spy, Marcus Welby, Riverboat, The Untouchables, The Flying Nun).
- 1979 - John Wayne, American film actor starring in over 250 films, dies at age 72 in Los Angeles, California after battling cancer for more than a decade. Notable films: Stagecoach (1939), Fort Apache (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), Rio Grande (1950), The Quiet Man (1952) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence (1962). He produced, directed and starred in The Alamo (1960) and The Green Berets (1968), an won an Oscar for playing Rooster Cogburn in True Grit.
- 1988 - Nathan Cook, actor (White Night), dies of an allergic reaction at age 38.
- 2003 - Death of David Brinkley at age 82; TV journalist (NBC Nightly News 1956-70, This Week with David Brinkley).
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