This Day in TV and Movie History
August 1

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What happened in history on this day: August 1?

On August 1 in ...

  • 1971 - The CBS TV network airs the first The Sonny and Cher Show 60-minute variety TV show in the USA.
  • 1979 - CBS TV airs the last episode of Good Times.
  • 1981 - MTV music video TV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, Video Killed The Radio Star by the Buggles.
  • 1986 - US movie channel Cinemax debuts The Max Headroom TV Talk Show, starring Matt Frewer.
  • 1992 - NBC debuts the Saturday Today TV show.
  • 2014 - Buena Vista releases the film Guardians of the Galaxy to theaters.

Births on August 1

  • 1912 - Birth of Henry Jones in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; character actor (Phyllis, Falcon Crest, Kraft TV Theatre, Playhouse 90, Studio One, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Mrs. Columbo, Gun Shy).
  • 1922 - Birth of Arthur Hill in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada; actor (Owen Marshall TV show, Counselor at Law (1971), Glitter (1984)).
  • 1930 - Birth of Geoffrey Holder; dancer/actor/director (Annie, The Wiz, Tarzan, Cyberchase).
  • 1933 - Birth of Dominick "Dom" DeLuise in Brooklyn, New York, USA; American comic actor (Blazing Saddles, Smokey and the Bandit II, The Cannonball Run).
  • 1941 - Birth of Ron Brown; actor (Charlie the Lonesome Cougar).
  • 1942 - Birth of Giancarlo Giannini in Italy; actor (Seduction of Mimi).
  • 1952 - Birth of Brian Patrick Clarke in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Merle - Eight is Enough).
  • 1958 - Birth of Taylor Negron in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Silvio - Detective School).
  • 1962 - Birth of Jesse Borrego; actor (24).
  • 1973 - Birth of Tempestt Bledsoe in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Vanessa - The Cosby Show).
  • 1979 - Birth of Jason Momoa; American actor (Stargate: Atlantis, North Shore, Baywatch).
  • 1981 - Birth of Taylor Fry; actress (Kirk).

Deaths on August 1

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