Events in Film & TV
Gladiator
May 1 "Gladiator" directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix premieres in LA (Best Picture 2001)
Music Concert
May 12 Ringo Starr's sixth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Todd Rundgren, Jack Bruce, Gary Brooker, Simon Kirke, and Timmy Cappello
- May 14 "Yi Yi" Taiwanese film by Edward Yang debuts at Cannes
- May 14 46th British Academy Television Awards: "The League of Gentlemen" Best Comedy, "The Cops" Best Drama
- May 17 In the Philippines an explosion rocks Glorietta 2 injuring 13 persons, mostly teenagers. According to local authorities, the homemade bomb was placed in front of a toilet beside a video arcade.
Cannes Film Festival
May 25 53rd Cannes Film Festival: "Dancer in the Dark" directed by Lars von Trier and starring Björk (Best Actress) wins the Palme d'Or
Academy of Country Music Awards
May 30 35th Academy of Country Music Awards: Shania Twain, Faith Hill & Tim McGraw win
Birthdays in Film & TV
- May 2 Angel Sy, Filipina child actor, born in Bulacan, Philippines
Weddings in Film & TV
Angelina Jolie & Billy Bob Thornton
May 5 Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie (24) weds actor Billy Bob Thornton (44) at The Little Church of The West Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada
Scott Weiland
May 20 "Stone Temple Pilots" front man Scott Weiland (32) weds model Mary Forsberg (25)
Divorces in Film & TV
- May 25 Television producer and director Mark Tinker (49) divorces actress and painter Kristin Harmon (54) after 12 years of marriage
Deaths in Film & TV
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1909-2000)
May 7 American actor (Prisoner of Zenda; Gunga Din), and decorated US naval officer (WWII Beach Jumpers), dies of a heart attack at 90
John Gielgud (1904-2000)
May 21 British stage and screen actor and director (Arthur, Hamlet, Ages of Man), dies at 96
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