Events in Film & TV
- May 16 TV drama “Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn”, starring Leigh McCloskey, follow up to "Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway" premieres on US network NBC, focusing on what happened to him after Dawn left L.A. to return to her hometown
Film Premier
May 19 Film "Smokey & the Bandit" starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field and Jackie Gleason premieres in NYC
Burt Reynolds
Sally Field
Event of Interest
May 25 "Brady Bunch Hour" last airs on ABC-TV
Maureen McCormick
Film Release
May 25 Original "Star Wars" movie (Episode IV – A New Hope), directed by George Lucas and starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford first released
- May 27 30th Cannes Film Festival: "Padre Padrone" directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani wins the Palme d'Or
Event of Interest
May 27 The Sex Pistols release "God Save the Queen", sparking major controversy and leading to a ban on the song by the BBC
Malcolm McLaren
Steve Jones
- May 29 NBC News & Information Service (24 hr news) ends on radio
Birthdays in Film & TV
- May 2 Jenna Von Oy, American actress (Seven-Blossom), born in Danbury, Connecticut
- May 4 Emily Perkins, Canadian actress (Hiccups), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- May 5 Choi Kang-hee, South Korean actress (Sweet Buns), born in Seoul, South Korea
- May 9 Choi Jeong-yoon, South Korean actress
- May 10 Chas Licciardello, Australian comedian, member of The Chaser
- May 11 Matthew Newton, Australian actor
- May 12 Rebecca Herbst, American actress (General Hospital), born in Encino, California
- May 13 Neil Hopkins, American actor
- May 13 Samantha Morton, English actress
- May 14 Sophie Anderton, English model and television personality
- May 14 Ada Nicodemou, Australian actress
- May 20 Angela Goethals, American actress (VI Warshawski, Heartbreak Hotel), born in NYC, New York
- May 20 Matt Czuchry, American actor
- May 20 Miriam Parrish, American television actress
- May 22 Vinnie Potestivo, American TV Producer
- May 22 Alastair Ralphs, Canadian professional wrestler
- May 23 Richard Ayoade, English comedian, actor and director (The IT Crowd), born in London, England
- May 24 Kym Valentine, Australian actress (Neighbours), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- May 28 Jeremy Borash, American professional wrestling announcer
- May 29 Danny Gerard, actor (Alan Silver-Brooklyn Bridge), born in Mt Vernon, New York
- May 30 Rachael Stirling, British actress
- May 31 Eric Christian Olsen, American actor
- May 31 Debbie King, English TV presenter
- May 31 June Sarpong, British television presenter
Deaths in Film & TV
Joan Crawford
May 10 Joan Crawford, American actress (Mildred Pierce), dies at 72
Joan Crawford