May 1993 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

May 13 Arsenio Hall's 1,000th show retrospective seen in Netherlands

May 13 CBS' soap opera "Knots Landing" ends 14 year-run with 334th show in Netherlands and US
May 20 274th & final "Cheers" episode airs on NBC
May 21 Dayanara Torres, 18, of Puerto Rico, crowned 42nd Miss Universe
May 22 "The New WKRP in Cincinnati", an ensemble TV sitcom sequel created by Hugh Wilson and set in a struggling radio station, concludes syndicated run

May 24 46th Cannes Film Festival: "Ba wang bie ji" directed by Chen Kaige and "The Piano" directed by Jane Campion jointly awarded the Palme d'Or

May 24 Kim Basinger files for bankruptcy to avoid paying $7.4M settlement

May 24 Star Trek episode "Second Chances" airs guest starring Mae Jemison, the 1st real life astronaut to appear on the show

May 26 Emmy 20th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 14th time

May 2 Sarah Langs, American baseball journalist (MLB.com; ESPN), born in New York City
May 6 Naomi Scott, English actress (Aladdin, Charlie's Angels), born in London, England
May 10 Mirai Shida, Japanese actress (14-year-old Mother), born in Kanagawa, Japan
May 13 Debby Ryan, American actress (The Suite Life on Deck), born in Huntsville, Alabama.
May 14 Miranda Cosgrove, American actress and singer (iCarly), born in Los Angeles, California

May 15 British-American actress Jane Seymour (42) weds American actor James Keach (45); divorce 2015

May 6 Ann Todd, English stage and screen actress (The Seventh Veil; The Paradine Case; The Passionate Friends), dies of a stroke at 84
May 6 Minnie Gentry, actress (Def by Temptation), dies in NY at 77
May 7 Mary Philbin, American silent film actress (Phantom of the Opera), dies at 89
May 8 Kees Deenik, Dutch singer, bandleader, and broadcaster, dies at 78-ish
May 9 Mary Duncan Sanford, American actress, dies at 98
May 13 Joaquin Garcia [Vargas] "Borolas", Mexican comedian and actor (Santa Sangre), dies at 71
May 21 John Holland, American actor (My Fair Lady, Chinatown), dies at 65
May 23 James Millhollin, actor (Anston Foster-Grindl), dies at 77
May 25 Dan Seymour [Daniel Seymour Katz], American actor (To Have and Have Not, We the People, Sing It Again), dies following a stroke at 78
May 26 Marvin Young, American producer and silent film child actor (Player), dies at 90
May 27 Jan Wiley, actress (Underdog, Brute Man, She Wolf of London), dies
May 27 Roger MacDougall, Scottish playwright and screenwriter (The Man in the White Suit), dies at 82
May 30 Marge [Marjorie Henderson Buell], American cartoonist (created Little Lulu), dies of lymphoma at 88
May 31 John Granger, American actor (Advise & Consent), dies at 69