April 1996 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Music History

Apr 4 Revival of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's stage drama "Inherit the Wind", starring George C. Scott and Charles Durning, opens at Royale Theater, NYC; runs for 45 performances

Film & TV History

Apr 6 American actor Marlon Brando makes anti-Semitic remarks about Hollywood on "Larry King Live", stating that the 'Jews control Hollywood'

Music Concert

Apr 12 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Don Henley, Diana Ross, Robin Williams, Branford Marsalis, and Kenny Kirkland

Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist James Taylor

Apple Doesn't Fall..

Apr 14 Trish Vradenburg's play "Apple Doesn't Fall.." directed by Leonard Nimoy opens and closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 1 performance

A Funny Thing

Apr 18 Second successful revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical comedy "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", starring Nathan Lane, opens at St James Theater NYC for 715 performances

Apr 23 42nd British Academy Television Awards: "Father Ted" Best Comedy, "Cracker" Best Drama
Apr 23 49th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs): "Sense and Sensibility" Best Film, Michael Radford Best Director

Music History

Apr 29 Jonathan Larson's rock musical "Rent", loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera "La Bohème", starring Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel, opens at the Nederlander Theatre, NYC; runs for 5,123 performances, and wins 4 Tony Awards, 7 Drama Desk Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Birthdays in Film & TV

Apr 14 Abigail Breslin, American child actress, born in New York

Anya Taylor-Joy (27 years old)

Apr 16 British-Argentine actress (Emma, The Queen's Gambit), born in Miami, Florida

Apr 16 Lin Yun, Chinese actress (The Mermaid), born in Huzhou, China
Apr 17 Dee Dee Davis, American actress, born in Culver City, California
Apr 25 Allisyn Ashley Arm, American child actress (Sonny with a Chance), born in Glendale, California
Apr 28 Tony Revolori [Anthony Quiñonez], American actor (The Grand Budapest Hotel), born in Anaheim, California

Weddings in Film & TV

Hugh Jackman

Apr 11 Actor Hugh Jackman (27) weds actress Deborra-Lee Furness (41) at St. John's in Toorak, Victoria

Dennis Hopper

Apr 12 Actor and filmmaker Dennis Hopper (60) weds actress Victoria Duffy (29) at Boston's Old South Church

Robin Wright & Sean Penn

Apr 27 Actress Robin Wright (30) weds actor Sean Penn (35) in Santa Monica, California

Lorenzo Lamas

Apr 27 Soap opera actor Lorenzo Lamas (38) weds Playboy model and actress Shauna Sand (24) in Rockland County, New York

Deaths in Film & TV

Apr 1 Mário Viegas, Portuguese actor (The Jew, Divine Comedy, Funeral of Patrao), dies at 47

Greer Garson (1904-1996)

Apr 6 British actress (Goodbye Mr Chips, Mrs Miniver), dies at 92

Apr 8 Ben Johnson, American actor (Chisum, Battle Force, Dillinger), dies of a heart attack at 77
Apr 14 William K. Everson, English American film historian, dies at 67
Apr 16 Lucille Bremer, American actress and dancer (Meet Me in St. Louis; Ziegfeld Follies), dies from a heart attack at 79
Apr 16 Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Cuban filmmaker (Muerte de un burócrata), dies at 67
Apr 20 Cecilia Grace Hunt Reeves Gillie, Executive (BBC), dies at 88
Apr 22 David Shipman, English film historian, dies at 63
Apr 22 Erma Bombeck, American humorist (The Grass is Greener over the Septic Tank), dies at 69
Apr 24 Donald Cammell, film director, dies at 62
Apr 24 Preston Lockwood [Reginald], British actor (Time Bandits, Jeeves and Wooster), dies of natural causes at 83
Apr 25 Saul Bass, American graphic designer of logos and film titles (Psycho), dies at 75
Apr 26 Stirling Silliphant, American screenwriter (In the Heat of the Night, Perry Mason), dies at 78
Apr 27 Joan Sterndale-Bennett, British actress (Brighton Rock, Those Fantastic Flying Fools), dies at 82
Apr 28 Gilles Grangier, French film director (Archimède le clochard), dies at 84
Apr 29 David Davis [William Eric Davis], British broadcaster (BBC's Children's Hour), and radio executive, dies at 87
Apr 30 David Opatoshu [Opatovsky], American actor and writer (Star Trek, Bonino, Secret Empire, Masada), dies at 78
Apr 30 Frank Henry Copplestone, TV executive, dies at 71
Apr 30 Hélène Cordet, French actress (The Limping Man), dies at 78
Apr 30 Jeanne Bal, American actress (Pat-Love & Marriage, Star Trek- The Man Trap), dies at 67