1942 in television
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.
Programs ending during 1942
Births
- January 3 – John Thaw, English actor
- January 8 – Yvette Mimieux, actress
- January 17 – Muhammad Ali, boxer
- February 1 – Terry Jones, Welsh comedic actor and writer
- February 13 – Peter Tork, musician and actor
- February 22 – Geoffrey Scott, actor
- February 25 – Karen Grassle, actress
- February 28 – Frank Bonner, actor and director
- March 6 – Ben Murphy, actor
- April 3 – Marsha Mason, actress and director
- April 23 – Sandra Dee, actress
- May 20 – David Proval, actor
- May 22 – Barbara Parkins, actress
- May 23 – Alex Henteloff, actor
- June 2 – Maree Cheatham, actress
- June 18
- *Paul McCartney, English singer-songwriter
- *Nick Tate, Australian actor
- June 24 – Michele Lee, actress, dancer and singer
- July 6 – Judith Barcroft, actress
- July 29 – Tony Sirico, actor
- August 20 – Isaac Hayes, singer and actor
- August 28 – Peter Bartlett, actor
- September 26 – Kent McCord, actor
- September 29 – Ian McShane, English actor
- October 3 – Alan Rachins, actor
- October 4 – Christopher Stone, actor
- October 6 – Britt Ekland, Swedish actress
- October 20 – Earl Hindman, actor
- October 22 – Annette Funicello, actress and singer
- October 31 – David Ogden Stiers, actor
- November 1 – Marcia Wallace, actress and comedian
- November 2 – Stefanie Powers, actress
- November 18
- *Linda Evans, actress
- *Susan Sullivan, actress
- December 7 – Peter Tomarken, game show host
- December 30 – Michael Nesmith, musician and actor
Deaths
- October – Bernard Natan, owner of Pathé and co-founder of France's first television company, Télévision-Baird-Natan, 56
