This Day in Film History:
August 6
1911:
Lucille Ball, best-known for her long-running television hit I Love Lucy, is born in Jamestown, New York. Ball starred in many films, including the movie version of the Broadway hit Mame.
1926:
Warner Bros. releases Don Juan, its first Vitaphone release.
1932:
The inaugural Venice Film Festival opens. The Sin of Madelon Claudet is named Most Touching Film.
1959:
Famed comedy director Preston Sturges dies of a heart attack in New York, New York
2003:
Arnold Schwarzenegger announces on the Tonight Show that he will run for governor of California in a recall election against Gray Davis. Schwarzenegger ultimately wins the election on October 7.
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