May 2016 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

May 22 69th Cannes Film Festival: "I, Daniel Blake," directed by Ken Loach wins the Palme d'Or

May 22 TV series "Preacher", developed by Evan Goldberg, Sam Catlin, and Seth Rogen, premieres on AMC

May 24 Bill Cosby is ordered to stand trial in a sexual assault case in Norristown

May 2 Actor Adam Rodriguez (41) weds longtime love Grace Gail in a romantic ceremony in Tuscany, Italy
May 6 Actress Kaitlin Doubleday (31) weds DJ Devin Lucien in an outdoor ceremony in Big Sur, California

May 21 Actress Eva Longoria (41) weds Televisa media executive Jose Antonio Baston in Valle de Bravo, Mexico

May 28 TV presenter Rick Edwards (37) weds Eastenders star Emer Kenny (26) at Kew Gardens in London, England
May 29 Actor Topher Grace (37) weds actress and model Ashley Hinshaw in Santa Barbara, California

May 6 Actress Kaley Cuoco and professional tennis player Ryan Sweeting divorce after 2 years of marriage

May 12 Actress Billie Piper and fellow actor Laurence Fox divorce after 8 years of marriage

May 23 Actress Amber Heard (30) files for divorce from fellow actor Johnny Depp (52)

May 6 Niklaus Schilling, Swiss film director (Dormire, Atem, Rheingold), dies at 72
May 7 John Krish, British documentary filmmaker (Let My People Go), dies at 92
May 8 William Schallert, American character actor (Patty Duke Show- "Martin"; Get Smart - "The Admiral"), dies at 93
May 10 Louis van Gasteren, Dutch actor and director (The House, De prijs van overleven), dies at 93
May 16 Julia Meade [Kunz], American actress and TV hostess (Spotlight Playhouse), dies at 90
May 19 Morley Safer, Canadian-American TV newscaster (60 Minutes), dies at 84
May 19 Angus "Alan" Young, British actor and voice actor (Mister Ed, Scrooge McDuck), dies of natural causes at 96
May 24 Burt Kwouk, English actor (Pink Panther movies), dies at 85