Today's 10 January Film TV in History

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  • 1927 Fritz Lang's silent film "Metropolis" premieres in Berlin
  • 1927 Howard Lindsay and Bertrand Robinson's stage comedy "Tommy", starring Alan Bunce, Peg Entwistle, and Sidney Toler, opens at the Gaiety Theatre, NYC; runs for 232 performances
  • 1932 "Pete the Tramp" cartoon strip by C D Russell debuts
  • 1949 1st Jewish family show "Goldbergs" premieres on CBS

Roddenberry Joins the LAPD

1949 Gene Roddenberry applies for a position with the Los Angeles Police Department

  • 1955 "Ordet", directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, starring Henrik Malberg, Emil Hass Christensen, is released

Commissioner's Bing Crosby Decision

1957 Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock in Detroit Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates

  • 1965 WKBD TV channel 50 in Detroit, Michigan (IND) begins broadcasting
  • 1970 Preview Center opens at Walt Disney World, Florida - first building to open

Suzuki on Science

1971 Canadian scientist and environmentalist David Suzuki begins his broadcasting career as host of CBC TV program "Suzuki on Science" [1]

  • 1980 Last broadcast of "The Rockford Files" on NBC
  • 1982 NBC's premiere of TV film "Will: G. Gordon Liddy", based on the Watergate conspirator, participant and convict
  • 1992 8th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Lives wins

The Late Late Show

1995 "The Late Late Show" with Tom Snyder premieres on CBS at 12:30 AM; hosts the program until 1999

  • 1997 4,000th episode of "Entertainment Tonight"

9th Critics' Choice Movie Awards

2004 9th Critics' Choice Movie Awards: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King wins Best Film

  • 2005 10th Critics' Choice Movie Awards: "Sideways" wins Best Film

Gandalf Returns

2011 Ian McKellen officially confirms that he will reprise the role of Gandalf in "The Hobbit" film adaptations

  • 2013 18th Critics' Choice Movie Awards: Argo wins Best Film

2022 79th Golden Globes: Best film "The Power of the Dog" (drama), "West Side Story" (comedy/musical), Best TV series "Succession", Best Director Jane Campion (Motion Picture)

  • 2023 80th Golden Globe Awards: Film "The Fabelmans" best drama, "The Banshees of Inisherin" best comedy/musical, TV "House of the Dragon", best drama, "Abbott Elementary" best comedy

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