1932 in television
The year 1932 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1932.
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Events
- March 9 – The U.S. Federal Radio Commission grants an operating license to Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, for the television station W9XAK.[1]
- August 22 – The BBC starts a regular television service, using John Logie Baird's 30-line system. EMI demonstrate electronic television, with as many as 3 times as many lines as Baird's mechanical system, to the BBC.
- December – René Barthélemy starts operating an experimental weekly programme of one hour with a 60-line black-and-white system "Paris Télévision".
Television shows
| Series | Debut | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Exhibition Boxing Bouts | 1931 | 1932 |
| Hair Fashions | 1932 | 1932 |
| Piano Lessons | 1931 | 1932 |
| The Television Ghost | 1931 | 1933 |
| Television Magic | 1932 | 1932 |
Births
- January 3 – Dabney Coleman, actor, Buffalo Bill.
- January 13 – Jon Cypher, actor, Hill Street Blues.
- January 17 – Sheree North, actress (died 2005).
- February 2 – Robert Mandan, actor, Soap.
- February 16 – Gretchen Wyler, actress (died 2007).
- February 23 - Majel Barrett, actress, Star Trek (died 2008).
- February 24 – Jay Sandrich, director.
- February 26 – Johnny Cash, singer and actor, The Johnny Cash Show (died 2003).
- April 1 – Debbie Reynolds, actress (died 2016).
- April 4 - John Clarke, actor, Days of Our Lives.
- April 27 – Casey Kasem, radio and TV announcer, Scooby-Doo (died 2014).
- May 13 – Gianni Boncompagni, radio and TV presenter and director (died 2017).
- June 17 – Peter Lupus, actor, Mission: Impossible.
- June 28 – Pat Morita, actor, Happy Days (died 2005).
- July 31 – Ted Cassidy, actor, The Addams Family, (died 1979).
- August 5 - Ja'Net DuBois, American actress, singer, and dancer, Good Times (died 2020).
- August 15 – Jim Lange, game show host (died 2014).
- September 3 – Eileen Brennan, actress, Private Benjamin (died 2013).
- September 5 – Carol Lawrence, actress.
- September 26 – Donna Douglas, actress, The Beverly Hillbillies (died 2015).
- September 27 – Roger C. Carmel, actor, The Mothers-in-Law (died 1986).
- October 20 – William Christopher, actor, M*A*S*H (died 2016).
- November 4 – Noam Pitlik, director (died 1999).
- November 13 – Richard Mulligan, actor, Soap (died 2000).
- November 22 – Robert Vaughn, actor, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (died 2016).
- November 23 - Elmarie Wendel, actress, 3rd Rock from the Sun.
- December 18 - Roger Smith, actor, 77 Sunset Strip (died 2017).
- December 20 – John Hillerman, actor, Magnum, P.I.. (died 2017).
- December 25 – Mabel King, actress (died 1999).
- December 28 - Nichelle Nichols, singer and actress, Star Trek.
- December 29 – Inga Swenson, actress, Benson.
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