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1 October 1935. Singing legend, Julie Andrews, was born in Walton-on-Thames. She made her feature film debut in Mary Poppins, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also starred as Maria von Trapp in the Sound of Music. pic.twitter.com/n1ZoPbHaT7
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 1, 2022
On October 2, 1925 - John Logie Baird, a Scottish engineer and inventor, performed the first test of a working television system. pic.twitter.com/QLcSru1SPO
— World of Engineering (@engineers_feed) October 2, 2022
2 October 1943. TV presenter, Anna Ford, was born in Tewksbury. On 9 March 1978, she became ITNβs first female newsreader when she presented ITNβs News at One programme. She was not the first female newsreader. That honour was gained by the BBC newsreader, Angela Rippon, in 1975. pic.twitter.com/OD4ftQVwok
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 2, 2022
2 October 1959. The first episode of the first series of CBS-TV show, The Twilight Zone, was broadcast. Each episode was a stand-alone story, often based on science fiction and ending with a moral. The first series of 156 episodes ran until 19 July 1964. pic.twitter.com/BXEKOd9TA2
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 2, 2022
2 October 1971. The 1st episode of the game show, The Generation Game, presented by Bruce Forsyth, was broadcast on BBC1. Based on a Dutch TV format, it pitted 4 teams of 2 people from the same family against other families to win very low value prizes. pic.twitter.com/KoiVu7fXxm
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 2, 2022
2 October 1976. The first episode of the popular BBC1 Saturday morning childrenβs show, Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, presented by Noel Edmonds, was broadcast. It ran for 146 live episodes until 27 March 1982. pic.twitter.com/1EuJm6Wfeb
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 2, 2022
2 October 1985. Hollywood star, Rock Hudson, died (aged 59). Heβs best known for a string of romantic comedies, co-starring Doris Day, Pillow Talk, Lover Come Back and Send Me No Flowers. He was the first high profile Hollywood star to die of AIDS. pic.twitter.com/MLYzuqPNrU
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 2, 2022
3 October 2004. Hollywood legend, Janet Leigh, died (aged 77). Sheβs best known for playing Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcockβs thriller, Psycho. Her marriage to actor, Tony Curtis, ended in divorce in 1962. Their daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis, also became a Hollywood star. pic.twitter.com/rG1VorpNby
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 3, 2022
Remembering Janet Leigh who passed #otd October 3, 2004 pic.twitter.com/xl8zHOQ8v9
— ππ€π¨π©ππ‘πππ. (@Dear_Lonely1) October 3, 2022
#OTD 2004 β Janet Leigh, (b. Jeanette Morrison), 77, US actress. (b. 1927)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947) * Words and Music * Act of Violence * Little Women * That Forsyte Woman * Holiday Affair * Strictly Dishonorable * It's a Big Country * Scaramouche * Naked Spur * Houdini pic.twitter.com/aQ8V3K3cct
— Lauren Facall (@Lauren66793666) October 3, 2022
Janet Leigh, circa 1954.
Photo from The Hollywood Archive. pic.twitter.com/1hCKMX1K1M
— Hollywood Golden Age of Cinema (@HGACinema) September 27, 2022
Janet Leigh attending a New York fashion house while working on her dress designs, 1955. Β© Lisa Larsen pic.twitter.com/Bv4QjKQlDg
— πππ π ππππππ ππππππ (@VintageReview) July 21, 2022
Janet Leigh, 1949.
Janet was "discovered" by Norma Shearer from a photo on the desk of Janet Leigh's father. Norma asked if she could borrow it. This led to a screen test at MGM and a starring role in The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947).
Photos from the Silver Screen Collection. pic.twitter.com/xjVl0L3Qt6
— Hollywood Golden Age of Cinema (@HGACinema) June 1, 2021
Janet Leigh by Virgil Apger, publicity portrait for the MGM drama If Winter Comes, 1947. This was Janetβs second film role. pic.twitter.com/5JEI5V2yI8
— πΎππ£ππ€ ππππ₯π¦ (@andumkatresnan) December 8, 2021
VINTAGE:
Janet Leigh.
Publicity for Paramount, 1949. pic.twitter.com/c3KsF4br55
— Distracted Film (@distractedfilm) April 16, 2022
And now the end is near, and I face the vinyl curtain...
— Col4Cats (@candersonabc) July 27, 2019
Thanks Hot Lips. Inspired, I looked into Janetβs belly button in my latest blog and found some surprises. π΅οΈββοΈ
4 October 1895. Hollywood legend, Buster Keaton, was born in Piqua, Kansas, USA. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy performed with a deadpan expression, earning him the nickname βThe Great Stone Faceβ. pic.twitter.com/2P9zkBGwn6
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 4, 2022
Silent comedy genius, Buster Keaton, was born #OTD in 1895. pic.twitter.com/NP1fmfxR5V
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 4, 2022
4 October 1964. The first episode of Stingray, was broadcast on ITV. It ran for 39 episodes. It was created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson using a process called Supermarionation, combining marionette puppetry, and scale model special effects. pic.twitter.com/0YVoQX273y
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 4, 2022
Monty Python star, Graham Chapman, died #OTD in 1989. Here he is in The Life of Brian. pic.twitter.com/7MiOonUJRg
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 4, 2022