May 1883 in Film & Television

Birthdays in Film & TV

  • May 14 Julian Eltinge [Dalton], American vaudeville, Broadway, and silent film female impersonator star (The Crinoline Girl), born in Newtownville, Massachusetts (d. 1941)

Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939)

May 23 American actor (The Mark of Zorro, 3 Musketeers, Robin Hood), born in Denver, Colorado

  • May 26 Mamie Smith, American vaudeville singer, dancer and actress (Crazy Blues), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1946)