1945 In Television
The year 1945 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1945. __TOC__ Events *July - The final months of World War II continued to disrupt television operations in Europe until July. *October 1 – The U.S. War Production Board ends its wartime ban of the manufacture of radio and television equipment for consumer use. *October 10 – Reopening of French TV station RDF in 441-line standard. *December 1 – US United States Military Academy, Army-United States Naval Academy, Navy American football, football game is transmitted 145 kilometers (90 mi) by coaxial cable from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia to New York City. *December 15 – Moscow TV center reinstated regular TV broadcasting after World War II. *December 17 – First weather programme on French television. Television shows Programs ending Births *January 9 **John Doman, actor, ''The Wire'', ''Gotham (TV series), Gotham'' **Michael Jaffe, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Television
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival st ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michael Jaffe
Michael Muir Jaffe (born January 9, 1945) is an American TV and film producer. He started out in the business with his father, producer and former AFTRA lawyer Henry Jaffe (1907–1992). His mother was actress Jean Muir. He has more than 120 producing credits but ventured into writing and directing only for the A&E television series ''A Nero Wolfe Mystery'' (2001–02), which he called "the love of my life." He is a founding partner of Jaffe/Braunstein Films, which became Jaffe/Braunstein Entertainment in 2007, when ITV bought a controlling share of 51% in the company. Jaffe holds a BA from Yankton College and an MA in Theater from Cornell University. Filmography Producer Michael Jaffe is credited as executive producer unless noted. Writer Director Awards * 2005, Winner, Christopher Award''The Brooke Ellison Story'' [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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George Smoot
George Fitzgerald Smoot III (born February 20, 1945) is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, Nobel laureate, and the 2nd contestant to win the $1 million prize on '' Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?''. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2006 for his work on the Cosmic Background Explorer with John C. Mather that led to the "discovery of the black body form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation". This work helped further the Big Bang theory of the universe using the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite. According to the Nobel Prize committee, "the COBE project can also be regarded as the starting point for cosmology as a precision science." Smoot donated his share of the Nobel Prize money, less travel costs, to a charitable foundation. Smoot has been at the University of California, Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory since 1970. He is Chair of the Endowment Fund "Physics of the Universe" of Paris Center for Cosmological ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mia Farrow
Maria de Lourdes Villiers "Mia" Farrow ( ; born February 9, 1945) is an American actress. She first gained notice for her role as Allison MacKenzie in the television soap opera '' Peyton Place'' and gained further recognition for her subsequent short-lived marriage to Frank Sinatra. An early film role, as Rosemary in Roman Polanski's '' Rosemary's Baby'' (1968), saw her nominated for a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. She went on to appear in several films throughout the 1970s, such as '' Follow Me!'' (1972), ''The Great Gatsby'' (1974), and ''Death on the Nile'' (1978). Her younger sister is Prudence Farrow. Farrow was in a relationship with actor-director Woody Allen from 1980 to 1992 and appeared in thirteen of his fourteen films over that period, beginning with ''A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy'' (1982). She received numerous critical accolades for her performances in several Allen films, including Golden Globe Award nominations for ''Broadway Danny Rose ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michael Tucker (actor)
Michael Tucker (born February 6, 1945) is an Americans, American author and actor, widely known for his role in the television series ''L.A. Law'' (1986–1994), for which he received two Golden Globe Award, Golden Gobe nominations and three Primetime Emmy Awards. Life and career Tucker was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and is a graduate of the Baltimore City College, Baltimore City College High School in Baltimore and Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he befriended Steven Bochco, executive-producer of NBC television's ''L.A. Law''. Tucker's acting experience includes early appearances with Joseph Papp and a major stint at the Arena Theatre, in Washington, D.C. He also has worked with Lina Wertmüller, Woody Allen, and Barry Levinson. Tucker co-starred in ''L.A. Law'' as Stuart Markowitz along with his wife, Jill Eikenberry, who portrayed the character Ann Kelsey. Both he and Eikenberry are active in fund-raising for breast cancer research and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Blue Bloods (TV Series)
''Blue Bloods'' is an American police procedural drama television series that has been airing on CBS since September 2010. Its main characters are members of the fictional Reagan family, an Irish-American Catholic family in New York City with a history of work in law enforcement. ''Blue Bloods'' stars Tom Selleck as New York City Police Commissioner Frank Reagan; other main cast members include Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes and Len Cariou for all twelve seasons, plus Amy Carlson (seasons 1–7), and Sami Gayle (seasons 1–11; played by Marlene Lawston in the pilot episode). The show is filmed on location in New York City with references to suburban areas as well. The series debuted on September 24, 2010, with episodes airing on Fridays following ''CSI: NY'' before being moved to Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific time and 9:00 p.m. Central and Mountain time for a four-week tryout. After four weeks, it returned to its original Friday 10:00  ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tom Selleck
Thomas William Selleck (; born January 29, 1945) is an American actor. His breakout role was playing private investigator Thomas Magnum in the television series ''Magnum, P.I.'' (1980–1988), for which he received five Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, winning in 1985. Since 2010, Selleck has co-starred as New York City Police Commissioner Frank Reagan in the series '' Blue Bloods.'' Beginning in 2005, he has portrayed troubled small-town police chief Jesse Stone in nine television films based on the Robert B. Parker novels. In films, Selleck has played bachelor architect Peter Mitchell in ''Three Men and a Baby'' (1987) and its sequel ''Three Men and a Little Lady'' (1990). He has also appeared in more than 50 other film and television roles since ''Magnum, P.I.'', including the films ''Quigley Down Under'', '' Mr. Baseball'', and '' Lassiter''. He appeared in recurring television roles as Monica Geller's love interest Dr. Richard Burke o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jacqueline Ray
Jacqueline Ray is a former American actress and model, who became known for her performance in the movies ''In Like Flint'' and ''Beyond the Universe'', and in the television show ''Magnum, P.I.''. Career Ray booked her first role in the movie ''In Like Flint''. She starred in two further movies ''The Killings at Outpost Zeta'' (1980) and ''Beyond The Universe'' (1981), and also appeared in the American drama series ''Magnum, P.I.''. In 2006 she earned a role in the teen TV show ''Unfabulous'' and its spin-off ''Unfabulous: The Best Trip Ever''. Personal life Ray married three times. She was married to film producer and actor Tom Selleck on May 15, 1971, becoming Hollywood's power couple. However, after 11 years, she filed for divorce because Tom Selleck moved to Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Peyton Place (TV Series)
''Peyton Place'' is an American prime-time soap opera that aired on ABC in half-hour episodes from September 15, 1964, to June 2, 1969. Loosely based upon the 1956 novel of the same name by Grace Metalious, the series was preceded by a 1957 film adaptation. A total of 514 episodes were broadcast, in black-and-white from 1964 to 1966 and in color from 1966 to 1969. The first color episode is episode #268. At the show's peak, ABC ran three new episodes a week. The program was produced by 20th Century Fox Television. A number of guest stars appeared in the series for extended periods, among them Dan Duryea, Susan Oliver, Leslie Nielsen, Gena Rowlands, and Lee Grant, who won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama for her role of tough-as-nails Stella Chernak. The series served as the springboard for such performers as Mia Farrow, Ryan O'Neal, Barbara Parkins, Christopher Connelly, David Canary, Mariette Hartley, and Lana Wood. Hi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leigh Taylor-Young
Leigh Taylor-Young (born January 25, 1945) is an American actress who has appeared on stage, screen, podcast, radio and television. The most famous films in which she had important roles include '' I Love You, Alice B. Toklas'' (1968), '' The Horsemen'' (1971), ''The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight'' (1971), ''Soylent Green'' (1973), and '' Jagged Edge'' (1985). Early life Young was born in Washington, D.C. She added the surname Young, the surname of her stepfather, Donald E. Young, a Detroit executive. Her father was a diplomat, and her younger siblings are actress/sculptor Dey Young and writer/director/producer Lance Young. The siblings were raised in Oakland County, Michigan. Leigh graduated from Groves High School, Beverly Hills, Michigan in 1962. Before attending Northwestern University as an economics major, she spent a summer shifting scenery, modeling, acting, and sweeping up at a Detroit little theater."Allison Leaves, Alicia Arrives", ''The Oakland Tribune'', August ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Poldark (1975 TV Series)
''Poldark'' is a series of historical novels by Winston Graham, published from 1945 to 1953 and continued from 1973 to 2002. The first novel, '' Ross Poldark'', was named for the protagonist of the series. The novel series was adapted twice for television by the BBC, firstly in 1975 and later in 2015. Historical setting The series comprises 12 novels: the first seven are set in the 18th century, concluding in Christmas 1799; the remaining five are concerned with the early years of the 19th century and the lives of the descendants of the previous novels' main characters. Graham wrote the first four ''Poldark'' books during the 1940s and 1950s. Following a long hiatus, he decided to resume the series and published ''The Black Moon'' in 1973. Novels Each of the novels is subtitled ''A Novel of Cornwall''. In a preface to ''The Black Moon'', Graham explained his decision to revive the series after a two-decade hiatus. Main characters Ross Poldark Ross Poldark is the eponymou ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |