This Day in Film History:
June 11
1933:
Jerome Silberman, later known as the Waco Kid...no, wait, Frederick Frankenstein...no, sorry, Gene Wilder, is born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
1969:
Paramount releases True Grit. John Wayne eventually wins his only Best Actor Oscar for his work in the film.
1979:
Cancer does in American film icon Marion Michael Morrison, aka John Wayne, in California.
1982:
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial debuts.
1993:
Jurassic Park opens. The DTS sound system makes its debut.
For more on landmarks in film sound technology, read Jason Dean's article Here.
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This Day in Film History: As seen on Blind Date.
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