Events in Film & TV
Birthdays in Film & TV
Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926)
May 6 Italian actor and silent movie idol (The Sheik, Eagle), born in Castellaneta, Italy
- May 9 Richard Barthelmess, American actor (Broken Blossoms, Noose, Heroes for Sales), born in NYC, New York (d. 1963)
- May 14 Lew Lehr, American comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1950)
- May 15 Charles Lamont, American actor and director (Abbott & Costello films), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1993)
- May 19 Albert Hay Malotte, American pianist, organist, composer (Disney staff, 1930's; The Lord's Prayer), and educator, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1964)
Paul Lukas (1895-1971)
May 26 Hungarian actor (Watch on the Rhine, Sphynx), born in Budapest, Hungary