Events in Film & TV
- May 4 "The 400 Blows", French film directed by François Truffaut, starring Jean-Pierre Léaud, is released
Music Premiere
May 11 Mary Rodgers and Marshall Barer's musical "Once Upon A Mattress", starring Carol Burnett and directed by George Abbott, opens at Phoenix Theatre, NYC, later transferring to the Alvin Theater; runs for 244 performances
Television Finale
May 13 Kraft Music Hall with Milton Berle last airs on NBC-TV
Birthdays in Film & TV
Randy Travis (64 years old)
May 4 American country and gospel music singer ("Diggin' Up Bones"; "Forever and Ever, Amen"), and actor, born in Marshville, North Carolina
- May 4 Scott Armstrong, American professional wrestling referee, born in Marietta, Georgia
- May 5 Brian Phelps, American disk jockey and actor (Mark & Brian), born in Cambridge, Illinois
- May 6 Kate Collins, actress (Natalie Hunter-All My Children), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- May 7 Barbara Yung Mei-ling, Hong Kong actress, born in Hong Kong (d. 1985)
- May 7 Michael E. Knight, America actor (All My Children), born in Princeton, New Jersey
- May 11 Martha Quinn, MTV VJ (Tracey-Bradys), born in Albany, New York
- May 12 Ving Rhames [Irving Rameses Rhames], American actor (Mission Impossible), born in New York City
- May 14 Patrick Bruel [Benguigui], Algerian-French actor (Coup of Sirocco), rock vocalist ("Marre de cette nana-là" - "Fed Up With That Chick"), and world class poker player, born in Tlemcen, Algeria
- May 16 Mare Winningham, actress (St Elmo's Fire, Turner & Hooch), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- May 17 Jim Nantz, American sportscaster, born in Charlotte, North Carolina
- May 20 Bronson Pinchot, American actor (Perfect Strangers, Beverly Hills Cop), born in NYC, New York
- May 21 Nick Cassavetes, American actor and director (The Notebook), born in NYC, New York
- May 22 Ed Fry, American actor (Larry-As the World Turns, Adam Cory-Another World), born in Chicago, Illinois
- May 23 Linden Ashby, American actor (Mortal Kombat), born in Atlantic Beach, Florida
- May 23 Robert "Bob" Mortimer, British comedian, podcast presenter, and actor, born in Acklam, England
- May 25 Cathryn Harrison, English actress (Old Woman in Black Moon), born in London, England
- May 25 Julian Clary, British television personality, born in Surbiton, Surrey, England
- May 26 Ole Bornedal, Danish film director, actor and producer
- May 29 Juliano Mer-Khamis, Israeli actor, director, filmmaker and political activist, born in Nazareth, Israel (d. 2011)
- May 29 Rupert Everett, British actor (Another Country, My Best Friend's Wedding), born in Burnham Deepdale, England
Weddings in Film & TV
Raquel Welch
May 8 Aspiring American actress Raquel Tejada (18) weds high school sweetheart James Welch; divorce in 1964 - she keeps his name (Raquel Welch)
Julie Andrews
May 10 British stage actress and singer Julie Andrews (23) weds British theatrical set designer Tony Walton (24) in Weybridge, Surrey, England; divorce in 1968
Elizabeth Taylor
May 12 English-American actress Elizabeth Taylor (27) marries for the 4th time to American entertainer Eddie Fisher (30); divorce in 1964
Jim Henson
May 28 Muppeteer Jim Henson (22) weds Jane Nebel (24) in Salisbury, Maryland
