27 September 1965. Silent Hollywood film legend, Clara Bow, died (aged 60). She was known as “The It Girl” during her heyday in the 1920s and personified the freedom-loving attitude of the “Roaring Twenties”. pic.twitter.com/sH9kLq8HmR

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 27, 2022

27 September 1967. The first episode of the ITV espionage series, Man in a Suitcase, was broadcast. It ran for 30 episodes, until 17 April 1968. It starred Richard Bradford as McGill, a former US intelligence agent, who had resigned. pic.twitter.com/vOf0sC4qds

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 27, 2022

28 September 1902. Ed Sullivan was born in New York City, USA. He’s best known as the creator and host of the TV variety programme, The Ed Sullivan Show, which was broadcast from 1948 to 1971, making it the longest-running variety show in US broadcast history. pic.twitter.com/XOMcTz9tv4

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 28, 2022

Peter Finch was born #OTD in 1916. Here’s his Oscar winning performance in Network.
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— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 28, 2022

28 September 1934. French film superstar, Brigitte Bardot, was born in Paris. She was also a huge style icon during the 1950s, popularising the bikini and choucroute hairstyle (a sort of beehive). In the 1970s, she decided to retreat from the public gaze to promote animal rights. pic.twitter.com/ZCI8gSqcQz

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 28, 2022

28 September 1981. The first episode of the ITV darts-based quiz game, Bullseye, was broadcast. It was presented by Jim Bowen, and featured 3 pairs of contestants, each consisting of an amateur darts player, and a quizzer, competing to win cash and prizes. pic.twitter.com/UqKMj3JVJ2

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 28, 2022

28 September 1990. The first episode of the topical satirical quiz show Have I Got News for You (HIGNFY), was broadcast on BBC2. It was presented by Angus Deayton, with team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop. It transferred to BBC1 in 1990. pic.twitter.com/31qmnhPDFZ

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 28, 2022

29 September 1913. Legendary British actor, Trevor Howard, was born in Cliftonville, Kent. He starred in numerous films, but his best known roles were in Brief Encounter, with Celia Johnson, and The Third Man, in which he appeared with Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten. pic.twitter.com/EObHgh7c0Y

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 29, 2022

29 September 1967. The first episode of cult TV series, The Prisoner, was broadcast on ITV. It featured a British intelligence agent, played by Patrick McGoohan, who is abducted and imprisoned in a coastal village. His captors want to know why he resigned. pic.twitter.com/ldesOTDnAx

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 29, 2022

29 September 2010. Hollywood legend, Tony Curtis, died (aged 85). He acted in more than 100 films, in roles covering a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama, but he was never awarded an Oscar. In his later years, he made numerous TV chat show appearances pic.twitter.com/JUiCBscENH

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 29, 2022

30 September 1921. British actress, Deborah Kerr, was born in Glasgow. One of her most acclaimed performances was in musical, The King and I. She was nominated 6 times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, without a win, which ranks second behind Glenn Close, nominated 8 times. pic.twitter.com/H5tR7iw9Nv

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 30, 2022

30 September 1955. Hollywood icon, James Dean (aged 24), was killed in a car crash. He was driving his brand-new Porsche 550 Spyder to an auto rally in Salinas, California, when he was involved in a head-on collision with a 1950 Ford Tudor. pic.twitter.com/XyBTuMus1C

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 30, 2022

30 September 1958. The first episode of the US ABC-TV series, Naked City, was broadcast. It ran for 138 episodes until 29 May 1963. Each episode ended with the words: “There are eight million stories in the naked city. This has been one of them." pic.twitter.com/sEyP5mBeET

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 30, 2022

30 September 1962. The first episode of the ITV series, The Saint, starring Roger Moore, was broadcast in some ITV regions. It was based on the Simon Templar novels by Leslie Charteris. There were 118 episodes produced over 6 series until 9 February 1969. pic.twitter.com/N3limAgclE

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 30, 2022

30 September 1965. The 1st episode of the popular children’s animated TV series, Thunderbirds, was broadcast on ITV. It ran for 32 episodes until 25 December 1966 and was produced using a form of electronic marionette puppetry (called “Supermarionation”). pic.twitter.com/Z1ni9JiOWS

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 30, 2022

The story of how Thunderbirds was made. pic.twitter.com/ZrAb91azE5

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 30, 2022

30 September 1979. The first episode of the private eye series, Shoestring, starring Trevor Eve, was broadcast on BBC1. A total of 21 episodes were produced, with the final one screened on 21 December 1980. pic.twitter.com/6QKAtgzReh

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 30, 2022

30 September 1985. Film star, Simone Signoret, died (aged 64). She was one of France’s greatest film stars, and became the 2nd French actress to win an Academy Award, for her role in Room at the Top, in 1959. pic.twitter.com/96XBT6OFk3

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 30, 2022

1 October 1928. Acclaimed actor, Laurence Harvey, was born in Joniškis, Lithuania. He rose to fame playing Joe Lampton in Room at the Top, which resulted in an Academy Award nomination. Other films include: The Alamo, Butterfield 8 and The Manchurian Candidate. pic.twitter.com/J4mJ2zD3wR

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 1, 2022

Acclaimed Irish born actor, Richard Harris, was born #OTD in 1930. Here he is in the biopic, Cromwell, released in 1970. pic.twitter.com/66yaRepYxk

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 1, 2022