May 1946 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Film Release

May 2 "The Postman Always Rings Twice" film based on the novel by James M. Cain, directed by Tay Garnett and starring Lana Turner and John Garfield is released

May 9 1st hour long entertainment TV show, "NBC's Hour Glass" premieres

Annie Get Your Gun

May 16 Irving Berlin, Dorothy and Herbert Fields' musical "Annie Get Your Gun" starring Ethel Merman and featuring "There's No Business Like Show Business" opens at Imperial Theater, NYC

Birthdays in Film & TV

May 1 Bruce Robinson, actor (Story of Adele H)
May 1 Joanna Lumley, British actress (Absolutely Fabulous, OHM's Secret Service), born in Kashmir, India
May 2 David Suchet, British actor (Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Way We Live Now), born in Paddington, London, England
May 3 Greg Gumbel, American sportscaster (CBS TV, WFAN), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
May 4 John Watson, Irish auto racer (World F1 C'ship 3rd 1982; 5 x F1 GP wins) and broadcaster (Eurosport, F1TV, BBC, BSkyb), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
May 4 Renee Powell, American golfer, broadcaster (first woman to compete in a men's golf tournament), born in East Canton, Ohio
May 6 Susan Brown, English actress (The Iron Lady, Game of Thrones), born in Bristol, England
May 9 Candice Bergen, Beverly Hills, actress (Carnal Knowledge, Murphy Brown)
May 10 Maureen Lipman, actress (Educating Rita, Wonderworks)
May 13 Tim Pigott-Smith, English actor (Jewel in Crown, King Charles III), born in Rugby, England (d. 2017)
May 18 Andreas Katsulas, American actor (Babylon 5), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2006)

André the Giant (1946-1993)

May 19 French pro wrestler (WWF World Heavyweight C'ship 1988; WWF World Tag Team C'ship [with Haku] 1989), born in Grenoble, France

May 19 Diedre Lenihan, actress (Wendy-Needles & Pins), born in Atlanta, Georgia
May 19 Michele Placido, Foggia Italy, actor (La Lupa, Poliziotti)

May 20 American Grammy Award-winning singer ("I Got You Babe"; "If I Could Turn Back Time"; "Believe") and Academy Award-winning actress (Mask; Moonstruck; Mama Mia - Here We Go Again), born in El Centro, California

May 23 Frederik de Groot, Dutch actor
May 27 Lewis Collins, English actor, (d. 2013)
May 28 Madeleine Le Roux, Wyoming, Broadway actress (Cry Uncle)
May 29 Robin Johnson, American actress (Times Square: Baby, It's You), born in Brooklyn, New York
May 31 Debbie Moore, British model and businesswoman (founder & CEO Pineapple Dance Studios & clothing), born in Urmston, Lancashire, England