Today's 16 June Film TV in History

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  • 1961 Dave Garroway is fired as host of NBC's "Today Show"

The Dean Martin Show

1966 Rowan & Martin host "The Dean Martin Show" Summer Series, on NBC-TV

The Blues Brothers

1980 Musical comedy film "The Blues Brothers", starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, and directed by John Landis, premieres in Chicago, Illinois

  • 1983 Ringo Starr releases album "Old Wave" album in West Germany; soon after releases follow in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the Netherlands, Mexico, and Brazil

Fences

1988 August Wilson's stage drama "Fences", starring James Earl Jones, closes at the 46th Street Theatre, NYC, after 525 performances, a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, 4 Tony Awards and 3 Drama Desk Awards wins

  • 1989 "Ghostbusters II", American supernatural comedy film sequel, directed by Ivan Reitman, starring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd premieres

Hot In Cleveland

2010 "Hot In Cleveland", cable channel TV Land's first original sitcom premieres; starring Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick, and Betty White

Despicable Me 2

2013 "Despicable Me 2" directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud with voices by Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig premieres at the Champs-Elysées Film Festival

Trump's Campaign Launch

2015 TV personality and real estate mogul Donald Trump launches his campaign for the Republican nomination for US President at Trump Tower


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