Events September 18 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx marries his second wife, Barbara Blakely. November 18 - William Wyler's film Ben-Hur premieres at Loew's Theater in New York City. Top Grossing Films of the Year Ben-Hur, starring Charlton Heston Some Like It Hot, starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest, starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint Rio Bravo The Killer Shrews Date with Death Apur Sansar Academy Awards Best Picture: Ben-Hur - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Best Actor: Charlton Heston - Ben-Hur Best Actress: Simone Signoret - Room at the Top Births November 14 - Paul McGann, British actor Deaths March 3 - Lou Costello, comedian and actor, half of Abbott and Costello comedy team October 14 - Errol Flynn, American actor. George Reeves, actor Other Movies Released The Diary of Anne Frank Anatomy of a Murder
