1956

Births

• January 1st - Sheila McCarthy born.
• January 6th - Angus Deayton born.
• January 21st - Robby Benson born.
• February 2nd - Philip Franks born.
• February 3rd - Nathan Lane born.
• March 7th - Bryan Cranston born.
• March 11th - Rob Paulsen born.
• March 25th - Matthew Garber born.
• April 27th - Kevin McNally born.
• June 1st - Louise Plowright born.
• June 4th - Keith David born.
• June 7th - Mark Ryan born.
• June 18th - Dominic Guard born.
• July 2nd - Jerry Hall born.
• July 9th - Tom Hanks born.
• July 31st - Mark Arden born.
• August 15th - Jacek Koman born.
• September 18th - Tim McInnerny born.
• October 4th - Christoph Waltz born.
• October 10th - Fiona Fullerton born.
• October 21st - Carrie Fisher born.
• November 10th - Jane Fisher born.
• November 22nd - Richard Kind born.
• December 3rd - Michael J. Gough born.

Deaths

• August 16th - Bela Lugosi dies.

Productions

Film

• Bloomer Girl - Film.
• Bus Stop.
• Carousel - Film.
• Dance with Me, Henry.
• High Society - Film.
• In the Bag.
• Little New Orleans Girl - Film.
• Miracle in the Rain.
• Pardners.
• Ramsbottom Rides Again.
• The Adventures of Marco Polo - Video.
• The Baby and the Battleship.
• The Girl Can't Help It.
• The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure.
• The Opposite Sex.
• The Revolt of Mamie Stover.
• The Vagabond King.
• Viva Las Vegas - Film.
• You Can't Run Away From It.

Television

• General Electric Theater.

Stage

• Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp - London.
• Candide - Broadway.
• Comedy of Errors - London.
• For Amusement Only - London.
• Happy Hunting - Broadway.
• Li'l Abner - Broadway.
• Mr. Wonderful - Broadway.
• New Faces of 1956 - New York.
• Shangri-La - Broadway.
• She Smiled At Me - London.
• Strip For Action.
• The Littlest Revue - New York.
• The Most Happy Fella.
• Ziegfeld Follies of 1956 - Broadway.

Albums

• Bing!Bang!Bong!
• Bloodnok's Rock n' Roll Call.
• Bluebottle Blues.
• Johnny Johnson (1956 Studio Cast).
• Judy.
• Just Sings.
• The Fabulous Mae West.

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