1932 in television

The year 1932 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1932.

Events

• March 9 – The U.S. Federal Radio Commission grants an operating license to Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, for the television station W9XAK.^[1]
• August 22 – The BBC starts a regular television service, using John Logie Baird's 30-line system. EMI demonstrate electronic television, with as many as 3 times as many lines as Baird's mechanical system, to the BBC.
• December – René Barthélemy starts operating an experimental weekly programme of one hour with a 60-line black-and-white system "Paris Télévision".

Television shows

Births

• January 3 – Dabney Coleman, actor.
• January 13 – Jon Cypher, actor.
• January 17 – Sheree North, actress (died 2005).
• February 2 – Robert Mandan, actor.
• February 16 – Gretchen Wyler, actress (died 2007).
• February 24 – Jay Sandrich, director.
• February 26 – Johnny Cash, country music and singer (died 2003).
• April 1 – Debbie Reynolds, actress.
• April 27 – Casey Kasem, radio and TV announcer (died 2014).
• June 17 – Peter Lupus, actor.
• June 28 – Pat Morita, actor (died 2005).
• July 31 – Ted Cassidy, actor (died 1979).
• August 15 – Jim Lange, game show host (died 2014).
• September 3 – Eileen Brennan, actress (died 2013).
• September 5 – Carol Lawrence, actress.
• September 26 – Donna Douglas, actress (died 2015).
• September 27 – Roger C. Carmel, actor (died 1986).
• October 20 – William Christopher, actor.
• November 4 – Noam Pitlik, director (died 1999).
• November 13 – Richard Mulligan, actor (died 2000).
• November 22 – Robert Vaughn, actor (died 2016).
• December 20 – John Hillerman, actor.
• December 25 – Mabel King, actress (died 1999).
• December 29 – Inga Swenson, actress.

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