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JULY 19
QUESTION 1: What is the first Basic Cable series to win the Emmy for Outstanding Drama?
ANSWER: Mad Men which premiered on AMC on this day, July 19, 2007. The series, which ran for 7 seasons, went on to win the Drama Series Emmy for each of its first four seasons and is tied for the most Drama Series Emmy wins with four other shows that have earned four statuettes each, HBO’s Game Of Thrones and NBC’s Hill Street Blues, LA Law and The West Wing.
QUESTION 2: What teen comedy inspired by Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’ marked Paul Rudd’s film debut?
ANSWER: Clueless, which opened on this day, July 19, 1995. The movie, written and directed by Amy Heckerling, went on to earn $88 million worldwide. Alicia Silverstone starred and Rudd got his first film role.
