Events in Film & TV
- Apr 1 Shin Takarajima (New Treasure Island) by Osamu Tezuka published, first manga cartoon in tankÅbon form
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Apr 1 Norm Van Lier, American basketball point guard (NBA All Star 1974, 76, 77; Chicago Bulls) and broadcaster (Comcast SportsNet), born in East Liverpool, Ohio (d. 2009)
- Apr 4 Ray Fosse, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star, Gold Glove Award 1970, 71 Cleveland Indians; World Series Oakland A's 1973, 74) and broadcaster (Oakland A's NBC), born in Marion, Illinois (d. 2021)
- Apr 4 James Hazeldine, British stage and screen actor (London's Burning), born in Salford, Lancashire, England (d. 2002)
- Apr 6 John Ratzenberger, American actor (Cheers -"Cliff Clavin"; Toy Story; Ghandi), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Apr 8 Cindy Pickett, American actress (Guiding Light, St Elsewhere), born in Norman, Oklahoma
- Apr 11 Peter Riegert, American actor (Animal House, Crossing Delancey), born in NYC, New York
- Apr 11 Uli Edel, German film director (Last Exit to Brooklyn), born in Neuenburg am Rhein, South Baden, Germany
- Apr 11 Meshach Taylor, American actor, born in Altadena, CA, (d. 2014)
- Apr 12 Dan Lauria, American actor (Jack Arnold-Wonder Years), born in Brooklyn, New York
David Letterman
Apr 12 David Letterman, American comedian and late night TV host (Late Night; Late Show), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Apr 15 Diane "DeDe" Lind, American glamour model and Playboy playmate (Aug, 1967), born in Los Angeles, California
- Apr 15 Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, American TV producer (Designing Women, Murphy Brown), born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri
- Apr 17 Linda Martin, Irish singer and TV presenter, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Apr 18 Dorothy Lyman, American actress (All my Children, Naomi-Mama's Family), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
James Woods
Apr 18 James Woods, American actor (Salvador, Against All Odds), born in Vernal, Utah
- Apr 18 Lori Martin, American actress (Velvet-National Velvet), born in Glendale, California
- Apr 20 David Leland, English actor and director (Nothing But Trouble), born in Cambridge, England
- Apr 25 Jeffrey DeMunn, American actor (Blaze, Frances, Windy City), born in Buffalo, New York
- Apr 26 Warren Clarke, English actor (Clockwork Orange), born in Oldham, Lancashire, (d. 2014)
- Apr 30 Leslie Grantham, English actor (EastEnders), born in London, England (d. 2018)
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