1936 in television

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Events

• July 7 - At David Sarnoff's request for an experiment of RCA's technology, NBC's first attempt at actual programming is a 30-minute variety show featuring speeches, dance ensembles, monologues, vocal numbers, and film clips.
• August - High-definition television broadcasts of the Berlin Olympic Games are seen by approximately 150,000 people in public viewing rooms in Berlin.
• November 2 - The first regular high-definition (then defined as at least 200 lines) television service from the BBC, based at Alexandra Palace in London, officially begins broadcasting (after test transmissions began in August). The service alternates on a weekly basis between Baird's 240-line mechanical system and the Marconi-EMI's 405-line all-electronic system. Programmes are broadcast daily, Monday to Saturday, at 15:00-16:00 and 21:00-22:00.

Debuts

• October 8 - Picture Page (UK) is first broadcast as part of the BBC's test transmissions in the run-up to launch (1936-1939; 1946-1952)
• November 3 - Starlight (UK), a variety show, debuts on the BBC (1936-1939; 1946-1949)
• Theatre Parade (UK) premieres on the BBC (1936-1938)

Births

• January 28 - Alan Alda, actor, star of M*A*S*H
• February 11 - Burt Reynolds, US actor
• February 20 - Larry Hovis, actor (d. 2003)
• February 20 - Marj Dusay, actress
• February 29 - Alex Rocco, actor
• March 5 - Dean Stockwell, actor
• April 14 - Kenneth Mars, actor
• May 12 - Tom Snyder, talk show host
• May 14 - Bobby Darin, singer (d. 1973)
• May 27 - Louis Gossett, Jr., actor
• June 11 - Chad Everett, actor
• June 30 - Nancy Dussault, actress
• June 30 - Don Taylor, director
• July 24 - Ruth Buzzi, actress
• September 14 - Walter Koenig, actor, Ensign Chekhov on Star Trek
• September 24 - Jim Henson, puppeteer, creator of Muppets (d. 1990)
• October 31 - Michael Landon, actor, producer (d. 1991)
• November 19 - Dick Cavett, talk show host
• December 8 - David Carradine, actorfr:1936 à la télévision