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September 30, 1919<\/span>: While holding what he believed to be a prop bomb for a publicity photo, Harold Lloyd<\/a> loses a thumb and finger when it explodes. <\/span><\/p>\n

September 29, 1932<\/span>: The opening of John Barrymore<\/a>‘s drama A Bill of Divorcement<\/i> is notable for the film debut of 24-year-old stage actress Katharine Hepburn<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

October 5, 1939<\/span>:\u00a0 With the Hollywood remake of Intermezzo<\/i>, a version of which she made in her native Sweden two years earlier, Ingrid Bergman<\/a> makes her American debut. <\/span><\/p>\n

September 30, 1943<\/span>: Army Air Force lieutenant Clark Gable<\/a> is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal after taking part in five combat missions. <\/span><\/p>\n

September 29, 1949<\/span>: My Friend Irma<\/i> opens, giving moviegoers their first look at the comedy duo of Dean Martin<\/a> and Jerry Lewis<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

September 30, 1955<\/span>: An undying cult of personality will soon begin, as James Dean<\/a> gets into a fatal auto accident on a California highway at age 24.<\/span><\/p>\n

October 5, 1956<\/span>: Charlton Heston<\/a>, as Moses, parts the Red Sea in Cecil B. DeMille’s<\/a> gargantuan remake of The Ten Commandments<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

October 3, 1961<\/span>: The Production Code, easing up on portrayals of “sexual aberration,” gives the Code of Approval to The Children’s Hour<\/i> and Advise and Consent<\/i>. <\/span><\/p>\n

October 5, 1962<\/span>: Sean Connery is “Bond…James Bond”<\/a> in the series’ first entry, Dr. No<\/i>, despite the wishes of author Ian Fleming, who preferred Roger Moore.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

October 3, 1971<\/span>: The opening in Hong Kong of The Big Boss<\/i> (released in America a year later as Fists of Fury<\/i>) revives the martial arts genre and makes Bruce Lee<\/a> a star.<\/span><\/p>\n

October 5, 1979<\/span>: Dudley Moore becomes a star, Bo Derek is the new “It” girl and Ravel’s “Bolero” gains popularity as Blake Edwards’ 10<\/i> opens.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

September 29, 1983<\/span>: Baby Boomers have a feast of late ’60s nostalgia with the release of Lawrence Kasdan’s ensemble-casted The Big Chill<\/i>. <\/span><\/p>\n

October 2, 1985<\/span>: Less than three months after revealing to the world he has AIDS, actor Rock Hudson succumbs to the disease at 59. <\/span><\/p>\n

September 30, 1993<\/span>: Walt Disney Pictures announces its acquisition of arthouse powerhouse Miramax Films for a reported $64 million. <\/span><\/p>\n

October 2, 1998<\/span>: The last of the great screen cowpokes, warbling whitehat Gene Autry<\/a>, rides into the sunset at age 91. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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