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Events on Thursday 18 June 1959 2
1879 – 1959Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)Died 18 June 1959, aged 79Barrymore was a celebrated American stage and film actress and a leading member of the Barrymore theatrical dynasty. Known as "The First Lady of the American Theatre," she won an Academy Award for None but the Lonely Heart in 1944. Her career spanned more than five decades on stage and screen.
1959Brigitte Bardot marries Jacques CharrierShe marries the actor, her co-star in Babette Goes to War.