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That Was The Week That Was For Dec. 16-22
Entertainment highlights during the week of Dec. 16-22:
1933: Five-year-old Shirley Temple signed a movie contract with Fox.
1937: Disney released the movie ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,'' its first full-length animated film in color.
1957: The movie ''Bridge On The River Kwai'' premiered in New York.
1970: Elvis Presley paid a visit to President Nixon at the White House.
1973: Singer Bobby Darin died following heart surgery. He was 37.
1983: Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards married model Patti Hansen in Mexico, on his 40th birthday. Mick Jagger was his best man.
1989: ''The Simpsons'' made its debut on Fox.
1991: Actress Jane Fonda married broadcasting executive Ted Turner on his ranch in Florida. They've since split up.
1997: The movie ''Titanic'' opened. It was the most expensive movie ever made.
2000: Madonna married Guy Ritchie at a church in Scotland.
2001: Comedian Tom Green filed for divorce from actress Drew Barrymore after less than six months of marriage.
2005: Actor John Spencer died of a heart attack in a Los Angeles hospital, a day after checking in with a bad cold. He was 58.
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