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What happened in history on this day: September 15?
On September 15 in ...
- 1949 - ABC-TV debuts The Lone Ranger TV show, starring Clayton Moore (Lone Ranger) and Jay Silverheels (Tonto).
- 1957 - CBS-TV debuts the family sitcom Bachelor Father, starring John Forsythe.
- 1964 - ABC premieres the Peyton Place 30-minute serial drama TV show.
- 1964 - CBS airs the last The Jack Benny Program TV show. A total of 304 episodes aired. The show continues on the NBC network.
- 1965 - CBS-TV debuts the rural comedy Green Acres, starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor.
- 1965 - NBC premieres the I Spy 60-minute TV show.
- 1965 - CBS-TV premieres Lost in Space.
- 1965 - ABC premieres The Big Valley 60-minute western TV show.
- 1969 - The NBC TV network airs the first My World... And Welcome To It 30-minute comedy TV show in the USA.
- 1971 - The NBC TV network airs the first NBC Mystery Movie 90-minute drime drama TV movie series in the USA.
- 1971 - NBC-TV debuts Columbo, starring Peter Falk.
- 1991 - The NBC TV network begins airing the series Pacific Station.
- 1991 - The final show of The Party Machine with Nia Peeples airs.
- 1995 - The Buena Vista Television - Syndication TV series The Stephanie Miller Show debuts.
- 1995 - United Artists releases the film Hackers to theaters in the US.
- 1995 - The first episode of US TV show Xena: Warrior Princess airs in syndication.
- 1999 - DreamWorks releases the film American Beauty to theaters.
Births on September 15
- 1894 - Birth of Jean Renoir in Paris, France; French director (La Grand Illusion, La Règle du Jeu, La Béte Humane), screenwriter, actor, author (Renoir, My Father) (died 1979).
- 1904 - Birth of Tom Conway in Russia; actor (Mark Saber, Betty Hutton Show).
- 1915 - Birth of John Conte in Plamer, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Mantovani).
- 1921 - Birth of Jackie Cooper in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor/director (Hennesey, People's Choice).
- 1925 - Birth of Forrest Compton in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Gomer Pyle USMC, Edge of Night).
- 1933 - Birth of Henry Darrow in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Harry O, New Dick Van Dyke Show).
- 1940 - Birth of Merlin Olsen in Utah, USA; NFL tackle (Los Angeles Rams)/sportscaster/actor (Father Murphy).
- 1946 - Birth of Tommy Lee Jones; actor (Executioner's Song, Bloody Monday, Men in Black).
- 1960 - Birth of Scott Thompson in Baker, Minneapolis, USA; actor (General Hospital, All My Children).
- 1962 - Birth of Wendie Jo Sperber in Glendale, California, USA; actress (Amy - Bossom Buddies).
- 1968 - Birth of Danny Nucci; actor (Gabriel Ortega - Falcon Crest).
Deaths on September 15
- 1963 - Fred Hillebrand, actor (Martin Kane), dies at age 69.
- 1979 - Tommy Leonetti, singer/actor (Gomer Pyle USMC), dies at age 50.
- 1981 - Sara Haden, actress (A Family Affair), dies at age 83.
- 1986 - Virginia Gregg, actress (Little Women), dies at age 69.
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