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Feature: TCM Host Ben Mankiewicz on His Father & 50 Years After Robert F. Kennedy’s Death
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 6, 2018 - 10:29amCHICAGO – It was 50 years ago today – June 6th, 1968 – that Robert F. Kennedy died, struck down by an assassin’s bullet while in California on the presidential campaign trail. His press secretary, Frank Mankiewicz, delivered the news to the media, emphasizing that RFK was only “42 years old.” Frank Mankiewicz was the father of Ben Mankiewicz, the current host of Turner Classic Movies (TCM).
Interviews: Tippi Hedren of ‘The Birds,’ TCM Host Ben Mankiewicz on the ‘Road to Hollywood’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 4, 2012 - 8:49pmCHICAGO – Turner Classic Movies, the popular cable channel, will kick off their third annual TCM Classic Film Festival next week, from April 12th-15th. Recently, the festival preview came to Chicago, as TCM host Ben Mankiewicz and movie star Tippi Hedren introduced Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds.”
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Chicago Passes to Alfred Hitchcock’s Classic ‘The Birds’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on March 22, 2012 - 10:57pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 40 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the classic Turner Classic Movies screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds”!
Film News: TCM, Comcast Bringing ‘The Birds’ to Chicago
Submitted by TimBMartens on March 13, 2012 - 10:40amCHICAGO – Turner Classic Movies and Comcast are teaming up to bring a classic film back to the big screen in Chicago. Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller “The Birds” will play at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago on Tuesday, March 27 as part of TCM’s 10-city Road to Hollywood Tour.