Dr. Kildare is an NBC medical drama television series which originally ran from September 28, 1961, until August 30,
1966.

(The Hollywood Reporter) – Richard Chamberlain died Saturday
night in Waimanalo, Hawaii, of complications following a stroke.
He was two days shy of his 91st birthday.

Shōgun is a 1980 historical drama miniseries
first broadcast on NBC over five nights
between September 15 and 19, 1980.

The Thorn Birds TV miniseries broadcast on ABC from
March 27 to 30, 1983.

Denis Arndt, the Tony Award-nominated actor whose many
onscreen roles included starring in "S.W.A.T."(2003) and
famously interrogating Sharon Stone in "Basic Instinct,"
(1992) has died.

According to an obituary published Wednesday, Arndt died
"peacefully in his bed" at his longtime cabin home in Ashland,
Oregon on Tuesday, March 25. 

Denis Arndt served in the Vietnam War as a United States
Army helicopter pilot, earning a Purple Heart and Medal of
Commendation

After the war, Arndt flew helicopters in Alaska for several
years before completing a degree at the University of
Washington.

He joined the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland,
Oregon where he completed 15 seasons and was a charter
member of Seattle‘s Intiman Theatre.

On March 24, 1972, – The Godfather – a three-hour epic chronicling
the lives of the Corleones, an Italian-American crime family led by
the powerful Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando)—was released in
theaters nationwide.

The Godfather is regarded as one of the greatest and most
influential films ever made, as well as a landmark of the
gangster genre.

Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004)

By the time James Cameron (above) took the stage to accept
his Academy Award for Best Director on the night of March 23,
1998, the Oscar dominance of his blockbuster film Titanic was
all but assured.

Titanic tied the record for most Oscar nominations with 14—
joining 1950’s _All About Eve—_and by night’s end would tie
with Ben Hur (1959) for most wins by sweeping 11 categories,
including the coveted Best Picture.

Canadian born actor William Shatner is 94 years old today. His
career spans seven decades and is best known for his portrayal
of James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, from his 1966 debut
as the captain of the starship Enterprise in the second pilot of
the first Star Trek television series to his final appearance as
Captain Kirk in the seventh Star Trek feature film, Star Trek
Generations (1994).

The History Channel series debuted July 19, 2019.