Film and TV History on March 3
- 1958 KTVU TV channel 2 in Oakland-San Francisco, California (IND) 1st broadcast
Film & TV History
1966 James Goldman's stage drama "The Lion in Winter", starring Robert Preston, Rosemary Harris, and Christopher Walken, opens at the Ambassador Theatre, NYC; runs for 92 performances, with Harris winning a Tony Award
- 1966 WRFT (now WVFT) TV channel 27 in Roanoke, Virginia (IND) begins broadcasting
Goodtime Charley
1975 Larry Grossman and Hal Hackady's historical musical comedy "Goodtime Charley", based on King Charles VII of France, and starring Joel Grey, opens at Palace Theater, NYC; runs for 104 performances
Moonlighting
1985 "Moonlighting" with Cybill Shepard & Bruce Willis premieres on ABC TV in the US
My One and Only
1985 Musical created around songs of George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin "My One and Only", starring Tommy Tune, Twiggy, and Roscoe Lee Brown, closes at St James Theater, NYC, after 767 performances and 3 Tony award wins
- 1990 Carole Gist (20) is the 1st African American to be crowned Miss USA in Wichita, Kansas
- 1991 Brooke Allen's stage drama "The Big Love", a one-woman show starring Tracey Ullman, opens at Plymouth Theater, NYC; runs for 41 performances
- 2002 33rd NAACP Image Awards: "Ali" wins Outstanding Motion Picture
The Massacre
2005 American rapper 50 Cent releases his album “The Massacre” (2005 Billboard Album of the Year, Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Album 2006)
- 2006 37th NAACP Image Awards: "Crash" wins Outstanding Motion Picture
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