1937 in television (original) (raw)

See also: 1936 in television, other events of 1937, 1938 in television and the list of 'years in television'.

Events

• February 6 The BBC drops the Baird system in favour of the Marconi-EMI 405 lines system.
• May - Gilbert Seldes becomes the first television critic, with his Atlantic Monthly article, the "Errors of Television".
• May 15 - RCA demonstrates projection television, with images enlarged to 8 by 10 feet, at the Institute of Radio Engineers convention.
• CBS announces their efforts to develop television broadcasts

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Births

• January 8 - Bob Eubanks, game show host
• February 1 - Garrett Morris, actor, comedian, Saturday Night Live
• July 12 - Bill Cosby, actor, comedian
• December 29 - Mary Tyler Moore, actress

Deaths