8:55: Anne Hathaway always looks great when her hair is pulled back like that. But tonight is not all about Prada this and Prada that... the princess helps us honor Julie Andrews (adorable childhood photos!). Who can better stare into a man's eyes so passionately and sing her heart out? Mary Poppins will always hold a special place in my heart. Ah, but the hills are alive here.... The pizza has arrived! Now, where is Mary Tyler Moore....
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Question: Do you know the name of the first-ever made-for-TV movie?
Answer: Like all "first" questions, this one is thorny. Generally speaking, the first two made-for-TV movies are considered to have been The Killers and The Hanged Man, both of which date from 1964 and were made by MCA-Universal under the aegis of superagent-turned-media-mogul Lew Wasserman. Wasserman, who shepherded Universal into the world of television production and distribution, saw an opportunity to leverage one of the company's assets — a huge library of old movies — by remaking them for TV. The Killers was a remake of a 1946 film starring Burt Lancaster and based on Ernest Hemingway's short story
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