Events in Film & TV
Film Release
1946 "The Postman Always Rings Twice" film based on the novel by James M. Cain, directed by Tay Garnett and starring Lana Turner and John Garfield is released
Lana Turner
Event of Interest
1997 Police arrest transsexual prostitute Atisone Seiuli with Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Film Release
1997 "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery", starring Mike Myers and Elizabeth Hurley, is released
Elizabeth Hurley
Film Release
2008 First film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe released "Iron Man" directed by Jon Favreau, starring Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark
Robert Downey Jr
Event of Interest
2011 Flavor Flav is arrested on four outstanding misdemeanor warrants for various driving offenses
Flavor Flav
Birthdays in Film & TV
- 1853 Marie Verstraete, Belgian actress (Mooi Juultje van Volendam, Frou Frou), born in Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium (d. 1928)
- 1869 Tyrone Power Sr., British actor (Big Trial, Test of Donald Norton, Alexanders Ragtime Band), born in London, England (d. 1931)
- 1902 Brian Aherne, British actor (I Confess, Titanic, Juarez), born in King's Norton, Worcestershire, England (d. 1986)
- 1902 Erin O'Brien-Moore, American actress (Peyton Place, Our Little Girl), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1979)
- 1908 William Bakewell, American actor (All Quiet on the Western Front, Gone with the Wind), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1993)
- 1912 Nigel Patrick, British actor and director (Sapphire, Prize of Gold), born in London, England (d. 1981)
- 1915 Margaret "Peggy" Mount, British actress (Oliver!, Panic in the Parlor), born in Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England (d. 2001)
- 1919 Than Wyenn, American character actor (Being There, Splash, Imitation of Life), born in NYC, New York (d. 2015)
- 1924 Theodore Bikel, Austrian-American folk singer and actor (The Russians Are Coming), born in Vienna (d.2015)
- 1925 Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor (McCoy, Saunders-Soap), born in Woodbury, New Jersey (d. 2007)
- 1925 John Neville, English theatre and film actor, born in Willesden, London (d. 2011)
- 1927 Raymond "Ray" Barrett, Australian actor (The Troubleshooters, Gillette Summer Sports Reel), born in Brisbane, Queensland (d. 2009)
- 1931 Phil Bruns, American actor and writer (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman), born in Pipestone, Minnesota (d. 2012)
- 1932 Bruce Glover, American actor (Diamonds are Forever), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1935 Lance LeGault, American actor (The A-Team), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2012)
- 1936 Quinn Redeker, American actor (Dan Raven, Young & Restless), born in Woodstock, Illinois
- 1937 Lorenzo Music, American writer, actor and voice actor (Carlton-Rhoda, Garfield), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2001)
- 1943 Regina Carrol, American actress (Jessi's Girl), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1992)
- 1945 Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan model and socialite who married Mike Jagger, born in Managua, Nicaragua
- 1946 David Suchet, English actor (The Way We Live Now), born in London
- 1952 Christine Baranski, American actress (Maryann-Cybill, Birdcage), born in Buffalo, New York
- 1952 Mari Natsuki, Japanese singer, dancer and actress, born in Tokyo
- 1954 Roberta Pedon, American glamour model, born in Ohio (d. 1982)
- 1959 Alan Best, Canadian animation director and producer, born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- 1962 Elizabeth Berridge, American actress (Amadeus, Funhouse), born in Westchester, New York
- 1962 Stephen Daldry, English film director, born in Dorset, England
- 1962 Big Boss Man [Ray Washington Traylor Jr.], American professional wrestler, born in Marietta, Georgia (d. 2004)
- 1963 Brian Tochi, American actor (Dr Alan Poe-St Elsewhere, Renegades), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1968 Midorikawa Hikaru, Japanese voice actor, born in Otawara, Tochigi, Japan
- 1968 Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer and actress, born in Merlimau, Malacca, Malaysia
- 1972 Jennifer Miriam, American actress and Playmate (March, 1997), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 1972 Pandora Boxx [Michael Steck], American drag queen, comedian and TV personality (RuPaul's Drag Race), born in Jamestown, New York
- 1973 Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, German film director and screenwriter (The Lives of Others), born in Cologne, Germany
- 1977 Jenna Von Oy, American actress (Seven-Blossom), born in Danbury, Connecticut
- 1983 Christa Rigozzi, Swiss model (Miss Switzerland 2006), born in Monte Carasso, Ticino, Switzerland
Lily Allen
1985 Lily Allen, English singer-songwriter (It's Not Me, It's You) and TV presenter (Lily Allen and Friends), born in London
Lily Allen
Weddings in Film & TV
Wedding of Interest
1946 "Rebecca" actress Joan Fontaine (28) weds producer and actor William Dozier (38)
Joan Fontaine
- 1998 Actor-comedian Jim Belushi (43) weds Jennifer Sloan (30) at their home garden in Brentwood, Los Angeles
Wedding of Interest
2009 Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal (32) weds film and stage actor Peter Sarsgaard (38) in a small chapel in Brindisi, Italy
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Deaths in Film & TV
- 1973 Alan Carney [David Boughal], American actor (Zombies on Broadway, Take it from Me), dies at 61
- 1980 George Pál, Hungarian-born film director (b. 1908)
- 1982 Helmut Dantine, Austrian-American actor (Shadow of the Cloak), dies of a heart attack at 64
- 1982 Hugh Marlowe [Hipple], American actor (All About Eve, Ellery Queen), dies from a heart attack at 71
- 1985 Hal LeRoy, dancer/actor (Harold Teen), dies at 71 after surgery
- 1990 David Rappaport, 3'11' actor (Wizard, LA Law), shoots himself at 38
- 1992 Philip Dunne, screenwriter, dies of cancer at 84
- 1995 Michael Hordern, American actor (Watership Down, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold), dies from kidney disease at 83
- 1998 Gene Raymond [Raymond Guion], American actor (Paris 7000, Love on a Bet, Fireside Theater), dies from pneumonia a 89
- 1998 Kevin Lloyd, British actor (b. 1949)
- 1999 Oliver Reed, English actor (b. 1938)
- 2001 Ted Rogers, British comedian (b. 1935)
- 2001 Gina Mastrogiacomo, American actress (b. 1961)
- 2002 John Nathan-Turner, English television producer (b. 1947)
- 2007 Brad McGann, New Zealand film director and screenwriter (b. 1964)
- 2008 Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (b. 1940)
- 2010 Lynn Redgrave, British-American actress (Gods and Monsters, Georgy Girl), dies of cancer at 67
- 2017 Vincent Baggetta, American actor (Lou-Chicago Story), dies at 72
- 2018 Wolfgang Völz, German actor, dies at 87
- 2018 Wang Danfeng, Chinese actress, dies at 93
May in History
The 100-year Football Curse that Appears to be Working
S.L. Benfica has failed to win a European Championship since 1962, when former coach Béla Guttmann placed a 100 year curse on the club. Is the curse working?
May 2, 1962
Volunteers Help Defeat General Strike
Britain's fist and only General Strike occurred in May 1926 and was quickly defeated by volunteers and a cunning plan by Winston Churchill.
May 3, 1926
Latest Wonder of the World
Often referred to as "the Chunnel", the 31-mile undersea tunnel linking England to France has been hailed as one of the "seven wonders of the modern world".
May 6, 1994
Suicide Woman Floats To Safety
Nobody could expect to survive a fall from the 100-metre high Clifton Suspension Bridge. But one woman was saved on this day by her billowing skirt.
May 8, 1885