May 1886 in Film & Television

Birthdays in Film & TV

  • May 4 Frank H. Wilson, American actor (Beware, Paradise in Harlem), born in Harlem, New York (d. 1956)
  • May 12 Piotr F. Scharoff, Russian-Italian actor and director (Chechov), born (d. 1969)

Al Jolson (1886-1950)

May 26 American-Lithuanian jazz singer and silent film actor (Mamie, Swanee), born in Seredžius, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire