Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s musical film The Sound of Music was directed by Robert Wise and starred Julie Andrews (above) and Christopher
Plummer. It won a total of five Academy Awards including Best Picture in 1965
and is one of the most popular musicals ever produced. The cast album was
nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year. The film ultimately
grossed over $158 million at the U.S. and Canada box office, and displaced
Gone With the Wind as the all-time champion.
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MUSICAL FILM PREMIERED IN NEW YORK ON THIS DATE IN 1965
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02
Mar
TIME MAGAZINE DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1923
02
Mar
PREMIER OF KING KONG ON THIS DATE IN 1933
King Kong opened at the 6,200 seat Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Crowds
lined up around the block on opening day and tickets were priced at 35 to 75 cents
and, in its first four days, every one of its ten shows a day were sold out, setting
an all time attendance record for an indoor event. Over the four day period, the
film grossed $89,931. In 1991 Kong was selected by the Library of Congress for
preservation in the National Film Registry.
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