April 2013 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Apr 7 WrestleMania XXVIII, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (80,676): John Cena defeats The Rock to win his record 11th WWE Championship

Apr 14 Comedian Kevin Hart is arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in California

Apr 18 "Iron Man 3", directed by Shane Black, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow, premieres in London

Apr 23 "Star Trek Into Darkness" directed by J. J. Abrams starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto premieres in Sydney

Apr 26 Cory Monteith is reported to have completed treatment at a drug rehabilitation facility

Apr 30 Bollywood actor Rajesh Khanna is declared "The First Superstar of Indian cinema" at the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards

Apr 24 Actress and director Melissa Gilbert (48) weds actor Timothy Busfield (55) at the San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, California

Apr 27 NBA great Michael Jordan (50) weds 2nd wife model Yvette Prieto at Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida

Apr 2 Jesús Franco, Spanish film director and writer, dies from complications from a stroke at 82
Apr 2 Milo O'Shea, Irish character actor (Barbarella, Staircase and Mass Appeal, Romeo & Juliet), dies at 86
Apr 3 Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, German-American novelist and screenwriter, dies from pulmonary failure at 85
Apr 4 Roger Ebert, American film critic (Pulitzer Prize 1975), dies of cancer at 70
Apr 7 Les Blank, American documentary filmmaker, dies at 77
Apr 8 Annette Funicello, American actress (Mickey Mouse Club; Beach Blanket Bingo), and singer ("Tall Paul"). dies from multiple sclerosis complications at 70
Apr 8 Sara Montiel, Spanish actress and singer (The Last Torch Song; The Violet Seller), dies at 85

Apr 11 American comedian (The Jonathan Winters Show, Mork & Mindy), dies from natural causes at 87

Apr 12 Michael France, American screenwriter, dies from complications from diabetes at 51
Apr 13 Frank Bank, American actor (Lumpy-Leave it to Beaver), dies at 71
Apr 14 John S Ragin, American actor (Dr Astin-Quincy ME), dies at 83
Apr 15 Jo Roland [Rolando Bonardelli], Swiss pop singer and TV personality (Rendez-vous), known as the 'Swiss Perry Como', dies at 80
Apr 15 Richard LeParmentier, American actor (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope), dies at 66

Apr 16 American NFL player (NY Giants) and CBS sportscaster, dies from cardiac arrest at 82

Apr 17 Deanna Durbin [Edna Mae Durbin], Canadian actress and vocalist (Every Sunday, Three Smart Girls, 100 Men & a Girl), dies at 91
Apr 19 Allan Arbus, American commercial photographer, and actor (M*A*S*H - "Dr. Sidney Freeman"; Greaser's Palace; Curb Your Enthusiasm), American actor and photographer (M*A*S*H, Greaser's Palace, Curb Your Enthusiasm), dies of congestive heart failure at 95
Apr 20 Nosher Powell, English actor and boxer, dies at 84
Apr 25 Virginia Gibson, American actress, dies at 88
Apr 26 Jacqueline Brookes, American actress (Jack & Mike, Another World), dies at 82