Today's 19 October Film TV in History

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Othello

1943 Theater Guild presentation of Shakespeare's "Othello," starring Paul Robeson, opens at the Shubert Theater in New York City and runs for 296 performances

I Remember Mama

1944 John Van Druten's stage play "I Remember Mama," featuring the Broadway debut of Marlon Brando (20) in a minor role, opens at the Music Box Theatre in New York City and runs for 716 performances

  • 1954 KAKE TV channel 10 in Wichita, KS (ABC) begins broadcasting
  • 1960 KWCS (now KOOG) TV channel 30 in Ogden, UT (IND) begins broadcasting

Photograph

1973 Ringo Starr releases the music single "Photograph" in the UK

  • 1988 US Senate passes a bill curbing ads during children's TV shows

Dances with Wolves

1990 "Dances with Wolves," directed by Kevin Costner and starring Kevin Costner and Mary McDonnell, premieres in Washington, D.C. (Academy Award for Best Picture 1991)

  • 2018 "Halloween" film reboot starring Jamie Lee Curtis makes a record $77 million for a horror film with a female lead, the biggest debut for any film with a female lead over 55 in the US

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