Today's 11 August Film TV in History

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The Life of Emile Zola

1937 "The Life of Émile Zola," directed by William Dieterle and starring Paul Muni, premieres in New York (Best Picture 1938)

  • 1949 Tenth Venice Film Festival: "Manon," directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, wins the Golden Lion (his first)
  • 1951 First televised baseball game in color airs on WCBS in New York City; Boston Braves beat Brooklyn Dodgers 8-1
  • 1964 US premiere of The Beatles' debut film "A Hard Day's Night" in New York City [1]
  • 1965 "Help!" a musical comedy film featuring the Beatles is released in the US

American Graffiti

1973 "American Graffiti", directed by George Lucas, opens in cinemas across the United States

A Thousand Clowns

1996 Revival of Herb Gardner's stage comedy-drama "A Thousand Clowns" starring Judd Hirsch closes at Criterion Theater, NYC, after 32 performances

  • 1999 American rock group "KISS" receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • 2011 Rock group "The Go-Go's" receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the former nightclub called "The Masque"

Paris Olympics Close

2024 Closing ceremony for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics at Stade de France features Tom Cruise performing a stunt jump from the roof [1]

  • 2025 Fictional girl group HUNTR/X from Netflix movie 'Kpop Demon Hunters' reaches number one on Billboard Hot 100, the first all-woman group to do so in 24 years (the last being Destiny's Child in 2001) [1]

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