On November 26, 1942, Casablanca, a World War II-era drama
starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premiered in
New York City; it went on to become one of the most beloved
Hollywood movies in history.



On November 26, 1942, Casablanca, a World War II-era drama
starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premiered in
New York City; it went on to become one of the most beloved
Hollywood movies in history.



On November 4, 1990, Dances with Wolves, a film about an
American Civil War-era soldier and a group of Sioux Native
Americans that stars Kevin Costner and also marks his
directorial debut, premiered in Los Angeles.
The film, which opened across the United States on November
21, 1990, was a surprise box-office success and earned 12
Academy Award nominations, including Best Actor for Costner.
Dances with Wolves took home seven Oscars, including Best
Picture and Best Director, and solidified Costner’s place on
Hollywood’s A-list.
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John Carpenter’s "Halloween" premiered, sending chills
across small towns nationwide.
Produced for $300,000, the slasher movie grossed more
than $47 million in North America.
Jamie Lee Curtis, 19 at the time, was paid only $8,000 for
her film debut.
Halloween spawned a film franchise comprising 13 films
which helped construct an extensive backstory for Michael
Myers.

Jamie Lee Curtis will be 67 years young on November 22.
Nick Castle played Michael Meyers right.
John Howard Carpenter (77)

Disney released "Dumbo," a film about a circus elephant
with huge ears who was ridiculed until a mouse shows
him he can use his ears to fly.
Dumbo was set to be crowned TIME Magazine’s "Mammal
of the Year" in late 1941, but got bumped off the cover by
Pearl Harbor.
The film is one of the studio’s shortest animated features
at 64 minutes.


On September 23, 1969, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,
starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as a team of bank
robbers in the Old West, premiered in New York City.
The film was a commercial and critical success, receiving seven
Oscar nominations (including Best Picture and Best Director)
and winning in the categories of Best Screenplay (William
Goldman), Best Song (Burt Bacharach’s “Raindrops Keep
Falling on My Head”), Best Score and Best Cinematography.
Paul Newman and Robert Redford
