April 1977 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Film Release

Apr 20 "Annie Hall", directed by Woody Allen and starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1978)

Pro Wrestling

Apr 30 Wrestler "Superstar" Billy Graham beats Bruno Sammartino in Baltimore, to become WWF champion

Birthdays in Film & TV

Apr 2 Aiden Turner, English actor (All My Children), born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
Apr 2 Jelena Abbou, Serbian fitness model, born in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
Apr 2 Michael Fassbender, Irish-German actor (Shame: X-Men), born in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg
Apr 4 Stephen Mulhern, English TV presenter, born in Stratford, London
Apr 7 Silvana Arias, Peruvian actress
Apr 12 Jordana Spiro, American actress, born in Manhattan, New York
Apr 12 Sarah Jane Morris, American actress (Brothers & Sisters), born in Memphis, Tennessee

Sarah Michelle Gellar (46 years old)

Apr 14 American actress (Kendall-All My Children, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), born in New York City

Apr 16 Alek Wek, Sudanese supermodel, born in Wau, South Sudan
Apr 20 Jon Hugger, American professional wrestler, born in Atlanta, Georgia

John Cena (46 years old)

Apr 23 American professional wrestler, rapper and actor (The Marine), born in West Newbury, Massachusetts

John Oliver (46 years old)

Apr 23 English comedian (The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver), born in Birmingham, West Midlands

Kal Penn (46 years old)

Apr 23 American actor (Dr. Lawrence Kutner-House, The Namesake) and civil servant, born in Montclair, New Jersey

Apr 24 Eric Balfour, American actor (What Women Want), born in Los Angeles, California
Apr 25 Jonathan Angel, American actor (Tommy Delucca-Saved By The Bell), born in San Francisco, California
Apr 25 Marguerite Moreau, American actress (Connie-Mighty Ducks, D2, D3), born in Riverside, California
Apr 26 Jason Earles, American actor (Kickin' It), born in San Diego, California
Apr 26 Tom Welling, American actor (Smallville-Clark Kent), born in Putnam Valley, New York
Apr 29 Rocío Carrasco, Spanish TV host and socialite
Apr 30 Pell James, American actress, born in Virginia

Weddings in Film & TV

Apr 7 American real estate tycoon Donald Trump (30) weds Czech fashion model Ivana Zelníčková (28) (his 1st marriage, her 2nd)at Marble Collegiate Church, NYC; we dding officiated by Norman Vincent Peale; divorce 1992

Deaths in Film & TV

Apr 8 Frank Milan, American actor (Witness), dies at 71
Apr 11 Jacques Prévert, French poet and screenwriter (b. 1900)
Apr 17 Marjorie Gateson, actress (One Man's Family), dies at 86
Apr 20 Bryan Foy, director/writer, dies at 80
Apr 22 Charles Sanford, American orchestra leader (Your Show of Shows), dies at 71
Apr 27 Stanley Adams, American character actor (Star Trek - "Cyrano Jones"; Breakfast at Tiffany's; Lilies of the Field), commits suicide at 62
Apr 28 Ricardo Cortez [Jacob Krantz], American actor & director (The Maltese Falcon), dies at 76