1929 in television
The year 1929 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1929.
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Global television events
| Month | Day | Event |
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| June | 27 | Herbert Ives and his colleagues at Bell Telephone Laboratories in New York City demonstrate color mechanical television (this was first achieved by John Logie Baird the previous year). The 50-line color images are of a bouquet of roses and an American flag. The images are transmitted between New York and Washington, DC. |
| August | 20 | First transmissions of Baird's 30-line television system by the BBC.[1] |
| 25 | Westinghouse station KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania begins broadcasting movies on a daily basis, 60 lines per picture, 16 pictures per second. |
Births
| Date | Name | Notability |
|---|---|---|
| January 20 | Arte Johnson | U.S. comic actor (Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In) (died 2019) |
| February 22 | Rebecca Schull | U.S. actress (Wings) |
| March 5 | Raymond Allen | U.S. actor |
| June 23 | June Carter Cash | U.S. singer and actress (The Johnny Cash Show) (died 2003) |
| July 5 | Katherine Helmond | U.S. actress (Soap, Who's the Boss?) (died 2019) |
| August 17 | Julianna McCarthy | U.S. actress (The Young and the Restless) |
| September 5 | Bob Newhart | U.S. comedian and actor (The Bob Newhart Show, Newhart) |
| September 25 | Ronnie Barker | British comedian, half of (The Two Ronnies) (died 2005) |
| November 2 | Rachel Ames | U.S. actress (General Hospital) |
| November 15 | Ed Asner | U.S. actor (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant) |
| November 20 | Jerry Hardin | U.S. actor (The X-Files) |
| November 25 | Jack Hogan | U.S. actor (Combat!) |
| November 27 | Alan Simpson | British comedy scriptwriter (died 2017) |
| November 30 | Joan Ganz Cooney | U.S. producer (Sesame Street) |
| December 31 | David Nixon | British magic and television personality (died 1978) |
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References
- The Hutchinson Factfinder. Helicon. 1999. ISBN 1-85986-000-1.
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