1932 in television

none 1932 television radio film music The year 1932 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1932. __TOC__ 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.http://www.earlytelevision.org/w9xak.html W9XAK Kansas State University www.earlytelevision.org 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 EndedExhibition Boxing Bouts19311932Hair Fashions19321932Piano Lessons19311932The Television Ghost19311933Television Magic19321932 Births January 3 – Dabney Coleman, actor, Buffalo Bill. (died 2024) January 12 – Des O'Connor, television personality and singer (died 2020). January 13 – Jon Cypher, actor, Hill Street Blues. January 17 – Sheree North, actress (died 2005). February 1 – John Hart, retired American television journalist February 2 – Robert Mandan, actor, Soap (died 2018). February 16 – Gretchen Wyler, actress (died 2007). February 23 – Majel Barrett, actress, Star Trek (died 2008). February 24 – Jay Sandrich, director (died 2021). February 26 – Johnny Cash, singer and actor, The Johnny Cash Show (died 2003). February 27 – Elizabeth Taylor, actress (died 2011). February 29 – Edward Faulkner, actor (died 2025). March 2 – Paul Sand, actor. March 19 – Gail Kobe, actress (died 2013). April 1 – Debbie Reynolds, actress (died 2016). April 4 – John Clarke, actor, Days of Our Lives (died 2019). April 25 – William Roache, actor, Coronation Street. April 27 – Casey Kasem, broadcast announcer, Scooby-Doo (died 2014). April 30 – E. Duke Vincent, American television producer (died 2024). May 13 – Gianni Boncompagni, radio and TV presenter and director (died 2017). June 17 – Peter Lupus, actor, Mission: Impossible. June 22 – Prunella Scales, English actress, Fawlty Towers. June 28 – Pat Morita, actor, Happy Days (died 2005). July 8 – Brian Walden, journalist, broadcaster and Member of Parliament (died 2019). 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 9 – Reginald Bosanquet, journalist and news presenter (died 1984). August 15 – Jim Lange, game show host (died 2014). September 3 – Eileen Brennan, American actress, Private Benjamin (died 2013). September 5 – Carol Lawrence, American actress. September 10 – Haim Yavin, Israeli news presenter (died 2026) September 14 – Igor Kirillov, Russian news presenter, Tsentral'noye televideniye SSSR (died 2021). September 25 – Charles Stanley, American pastor (died 2023) September 26 Donna Douglas, American actress, The Beverly Hillbillies (died 2015). Richard Herd, American actor (died 2020). September 27 – Roger C. Carmel, American actor, The Mothers-in-Law (died 1986). October 12 – Dick Gregory, actor (died 2017). 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 20 – Richard Dawson, game show host (died 2012). November 22 – Robert Vaughn, actor, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (died 2016). 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 (died 2022). December 29 – Inga Swenson, actress, Benson (died 2023). References 1932