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This Day in Film History:
December 18


1946:

Steven Spielberg is born in Detroit, Michigan.

1957:

David Lean's The Bridge on the River Kwai has its US premiere, opening in New York. William Holden becomes the first actor to earn $1 million for a film.

1984:

Jamie Lee Curtis and director/actor/comedian Christopher Guest marry in Los Angeles.

2002:

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers opens, taking in a whopping $26.16 million, a single-day record for the month of December at the time.





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