1942 in television

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The year 1942 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1942.

Events

February 26 — WRGB Signs on in Albany New York.

April 1 – The U.S. War Production Board halts the manufacture of television and radio equipment for consumer use. The ban is lifted October 1, 1945.
April 13 – The Federal Communications Commission minimum programming time required of U.S. television stations is reduced from 15 hours to four hours a week during the war.

Television shows

Series	Debut	Ended
Richard Hubbell and the News	July 1, 1941	February 1942
CBS Television Quiz	July 2, 1941	May 25, 1942
Men At Work	July 7, 1941	January 26, 1942
Thrills and Chills Everywere	August 27, 1941	1946?
The Face of the War	September 12, 1941	1945

Programs ending during 1942

Date	Show	Debut
May 25, 1942	CBS Television Quiz	July 2, 1941
January 26, 1942	Men At Work	July 7, 1941
February 1942	Richard Hubbell and the News	July 1, 1941

Births

January 3 – John Thaw, English actor (Inspector Morse) (died 2002)
January 8 – Yvette Mimieux, actress
January 17 – Muhammad Ali, boxer (died 2016)
February 13 – Peter Tork, musician and actor (The Monkees)
February 22 - Geoffrey Scott, actor (Dynasty)
February 25 – Karen Grassle, actress (Little House on the Prairie)
February 28 - Frank Bonner, actor and director (WKRP in Cincinnati)
March 6 - Ben Murphy, actor (Alias Smith and Jones)
April 3 – Marsha Mason, actress and director
April 23 – Sandra Dee, actress (died 2005)
May 20 – David Proval, actor (The Sopranos)
May 22 - Barbara Parkins, actress (Peyton Place)
May 23 - Alex Henteloff, actor (Barney Miller)
June 2 - Maree Cheatham, actress (Search for Tomorrow, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives)
June 18
- Paul McCartney, English singer-songwriter, (The Beatles)
- Nick Tate, Australian actor (Space: 1999)
June 24 – Michele Lee, actress, dancer and singer (Knots Landing)
July 6 - Judith Barcroft, actress (Another World)
July 29 - Tony Sirico, actor (The Sopranos)
August 20 – Isaac Hayes, singer and actor (died 2008)
August 28 - Peter Bartlett, actor (One Life to Live)
September 26 - Kent McCord, actor (Adam-12)
September 29 - Ian McShane, English actor (Lovejoy, Deadwood)
October 3 - Alan Rachins, actor (L.A. Law, Dharma & Greg)
October 4 – Christopher Stone, actor (The Interns) (died 1995)
October 6 – Britt Ekland, Swedish actress
October 20 – Earl Hindman, actor (Home Improvement) (died 2003)
October 22 - Annette Funicello, actress and singer (The Mickey Mouse Club) (died 2013)
October 31 – David Ogden Stiers, actor (M*A*S*H)
November 1 – Marcia Wallace, actress and comedian (The Bob Newhart Show, The Simpsons) (died 2013)
November 2 - Stefanie Powers, actress (Hart to Hart)
November 18
- Linda Evans, actress (The Big Valley, Dynasty)
- Susan Sullivan, actress (Falcon Crest)
December 7 – Peter Tomarken, game show host (Press Your Luck) (died 2006)
December 30 – Michael Nesmith, musician and actor (The Monkees)

Deaths

October – Bernard Natan, owner of Pathé and co-founder of France's first television company, Télévision-Baird-Natan, 56

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