Film and TV History on July 16
Room Service
1938 John Murray and Allen Boretz's stage comedy "Room Service", starring Sam Levene, Eddie Albert, and Phillip Loeb, closes at the Cort Theatre, NYC, after 500 performances
- 1953 KROC (now KTTC) TV channel 10 in Rochester, Minnesota (NBC) 1st broadcast
- 1977 Janelle Commissiong, of Trinidad & Tobago crowned 26th Miss Universe
- 1988 Landmark Japanese animated cyberpunk manga film "Akira" released, directed by Katsuhiro Otomo [1]
- 1990 Bridgette LeAnn Wilson, 17, of Oregon, 8th crowned Miss Teen USA
- 1990 Rick Dee's "Into the Night" premieres on ABC-TV
The Sisters Rosensweig
1994 Wendy Wasserstein's stage play "The Sisters Rosensweig", starring Madeline Kahn, closes at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC, after 556 performances
Martha Stewart Sentenced
2004 Martha Stewart is sentenced to five months in prison plus five months in home confinement for lying to federal investigators
- 2017 BBC announces first ever female Doctor Who will be played by Jodie Whittaker
Mamma Mia! - Here We Go Again
2018 Musical film sequel "Mamma Mia! - Here We Go Again" premieres at Hammersmith-Apollo, London; worldwide box office receipts total over $400 million
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Jenniffer Sheldon
Update: 2024-08-10