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What happened in history on this day: June 20?
On June 20 in ...
- 1948 - CBS premieres the Toast of the Town 60-minute variety TV show, hosted by Ed Sullivan. First guests are Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
- 1960 - In Burbank, California, the 12th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Fred Astaire.
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming: The Huckleberry Hound Show,
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series: Robert Stack for The Untouchables,
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series: Jane Wyatt for Father Knows Best,
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama: Playhouse 90,
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor: The Art Carney Special,
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News: The Huntley-Brinkley Report,
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Public Service: The Twentieth Century,
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety: The Fabulous Fifties,
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor: Laurence Olivier for The Moon and Sixpence,
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress: Ingrid Bergman for Startime.
- 1969 - In Canada, CBC-TV airs the last Don Messer's Jubilee show, which began on radio in 1931.
- 1970 - NBC-TV debuts The Ray Stevens Show.
- 1986 - Columbia releases the film The Karate Kid Part II to theaters.
- 1988 - The Price is Right model Janice Pennington is knocked out by a TV camera.
- 1992 - The NBC TV network airs the last episode of the TV show The Torkelsons.
- 1997 - Sony releases the film My Best Friend's Wedding to theaters.
Births on June 20
- 1900 - Birth of Frank Gallop in New York City, New York, USA; announcer (Amanda of Honeymoon Hill TV show, Hilltop House TV show, When A Girl Marries TV show, Stella Dallas TV show, Gangbusters TV show, The Perry Como Show, The Ballad of Irving record).
- 1909 - Birth of Errol Flynn; actor (Captain Blood, Robin Hood, Against All Flags) (dies 1959).
- 1911 - Birth of Gail Patrick in Birmingham, Alabama, USA; actress (My Man Godfrey, Love Crazy), producer (Perry Mason TV show (1957-66)).
- 1919 - Birth of Bruce Gordon in London, England; actor (Frank Nitti - Untouchables).
- 1924 - Birth of Audie Murphy in Kingston, Texas, USA; most decorated American GI of WWII (27 US decorations plus 5 decorations from France and Belgium), actor (Whispering Smith TV show (1961), Destry, Joe Butterfly).
- 1928 - Birth of Martin Landau; actor (Mission Impossible, Space 1999, Tucker).
- 1931 - Birth of Martin Landau in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Mission Impossible, Tucker, Space 1999, Without a Trace).
- 1931 - Birth of James Tolkan; actor (Nero Wolfe Mystery, Remington Steele).
- 1931 - Birth of Olympia Dukakis; actress (Moonstruck, Tales of the City, Center of the Universe).
- 1933 - Birth of Brett Halsey in Santa Ana, California, USA; actress (Paul - Follow the Sun).
- 1933 - Birth of Danny Aiello in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Moonstruck, Radio Days, Last Don, Godfather Saga, Lady Blue).
- 1934 - Birth of Rossana Podesta in Tripoli, Libya; actress (Hercules, Ulysses).
- 1940 - Birth of John Mahoney; actor (Frasier, In Treatment).
- 1943 - Birth of John McCook; actor (The Bold and the Beautiful).
- 1945 - Birth of John McCook in Ventura, California, USA; actor (Codename: Firefox, The Bold and the Beautiful).
- 1946 - Birth of Bob Vila; host (This Old House, Home Again).
- 1947 - Birth of Candy Clark; actress (The Man Who Fell to Earth, Q, American Graffiti, Mystery Woman: Redemption, The Price She Paid, Popeye Doyle).
- 1952 - Birth of John Goodman; actor (Roseanne, Everyone's All American, Treme, West Wing).
- 1957 - Birth of Butch Patrick in Inglewood, California, USA; actor (Real McCoys, Eddie - The Munsters).
- 1960 - Birth of Michael Corbett in Collingwood, New Jersey, USA; actor (David - The Young and the Restless).
- 1967 - Birth of Nicole Kidman; actress (Five Mile Creek, Bangkok Hilton).
- 1969 - Birth of Peter Paige; actor (Queer as Folk).
- 1971 - Birth of Josh Lucas; actor (Empire Falls, Cracker).
Deaths on June 20
- 1963 - Death of Gordon Jones at age 52 of a heart attack; character actor (Mike the Cop - Abbott and Costello Show TV show).
- 1963 - Ralph Sanford, actor (Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp), dies at age 64.
- 1977 - Abner Biberman, actor (Imhook - Kodiak), dies at age 68.
- 1979 - A Nicaraguan National Guard soldier kills ABC TV news correspondent Bill Stewart and his interpreter Juan Espinosa. Other members of the news crew capture the killing on tape.
- 1984 - Death of Estelle Winwood at age 101 of natural causes; actress (Miracle on 34th Street, Aunt Hilda - Batman TV show).
- 1990 - Death of Ina Balin at age 52 of pulmonary hypertension in Connecticut, USA; actress (Quincy ME TV show, As The World Turns TV show).
- 1998 - Death of Bobby Gimby at age 79 in North Bay, Ontario, Canada; Canadian trumpeter-songwriter (The Happy Gang - "Ca-na-da" (1967), Kitsilano Boys Band, Mart Kenney's Western Gentlemen, Juliette show).
- 1999 - Death of Clifton Fadiman at age 95; writer/host (Information Please radio and TV show).
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