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1 Events

• October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter, starring Katharine Hepburn, debuts.

2 Top grossing films

North America

1. The Graduate
2. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
3. Gone with the Wind re-release
4. Bonnie and Clyde
5. Valley of the Dolls
6. The Odd Couple
7. Planet of the ApesPlanet of the Apes is a 1968 science fiction film in which an astronaut finds himself 2,000+ years in the future stranded on what he believes to be another planet, in which humans are enslaved by apes. The film is based on the novel by Pierre Boulle.
8. Rosemary's BabyRosemary's Baby is the title of a horror novel by Ira Levin, in which a young religious woman and her husband move into a New York City, New York apartment next door to enthusiastic, oversolicitous neighbors. The couple want to have a baby; one night the
9. The Jungle BookNote: this page discusses the original Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. For information on the 1967 Disney cartoon version see The Jungle Book (1967 movie . The Jungle Book ( 1894) is a collection of stories written by the famous author Rudyard Kipling whi
10. Yours, Mine, Ours

3 Academy AwardBob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. The Academy Awards (often better known as Oscars) are the most prominent film award in the United States. The Awards are granted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a ps

• Best PictureThe Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. As is the customary practice in: Oliver!Oliver is a British musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. It first appeared in the West End in 1960, and enjoyed a long run which launched the careers of several child actors including Davy Jones. The musical is based upon Oliver Twist by Charles - Romulus, Columbia
• Best ActorThe Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. The winners are chosen b: Cliff RobertsonClifford Parker Robertson III (born September 9, 1925) is an American actor notable for his performances in PT 109 (as the young John F. Kennedy), The Best Man Charly (for which he won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Actor), Picnic and Star 80''. Born in - Charly
• Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn - The Lion in Winter and Barbra Streisand - Funny Girl