The venue, the Empire Palace Theatre, burned to the ground some weeks earlier killing some of the performers who were due to take part. Understandably, the event was cancelled.
Royal River - 1959 is rated/received certificates of: USA:Approved USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
Duke of Wellington's Regiment ended in 2006.
Susan Hayward won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in 1959 for I Want To Live!.
Harry Belafonte became the first African-American performer of either gender to receive a Primetime Emmy Award when he was honored for his CBS variety special "Tonight with Belafonte." He won the 1959-1960 award for Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series for the special, which aired on "The Revlon Revue."
Where We Stand 1959 - 1959 TV was released on: USA: 4 January 1959
Royal River - 1959 was released on: USA: 23 August 1959
Royal River - 1959 is rated/received certificates of: USA:Approved USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
Royal Scots Fusiliers ended in 1959.
Royal Air Force Germany was created in 1959.
Royal Spanish Cycling Federation was created in 1959.
Royal Air Force of Oman was created in 1959.
Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment was created in 1959.
Nick Cave - performance artist - was born in 1959.
The Horse's Mouth - 1958 was released on: USA: 11 November 1958 Sweden: 9 January 1959 UK: 2 February 1959 (London) (Royal Command Film Performance) Denmark: 13 February 1959 West Germany: 13 February 1959 Finland: 27 February 1959 Austria: July 1959 Spain: 17 August 1959 (Madrid) Australia: 21 June 1970 (Adelaide Film Festival)
Startime - 1959 I The Dean Martin Variety Show I 1-5 was released on: USA: 3 November 1959
Duke of Wellington's Regiment ended in 2006.
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood - film - was created in 1959.