Turner Classic Movies officially went on the air April 14, 1994. The kick-off ceremony in Times Square in New York featured, from left, director and then-president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Arthur Hiller; actresses Arlene Dahl, Jane Powell and Celeste Holm; Turner Broadcasting System Inc. founder Ted Turner; actor Van Johnson; and TCM host Robert Osborne.

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