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What happened in history on this day: May 16?
On May 16 in ...
- 1929 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hands out its first awards, at a dinner party held in the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California. Host of the ceremony is actor Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.
Best Picture: Wings, by William Wellman;
Best Actor: Emil Jannings, for The Way of All Flesh and The Last Command;
Best Actress: Janet Gaynor, for The Last Command, Seventh Heaven, Street Angel, and Sunrise;
Special honorary award: Charlie Chaplin.
- 1961 - In Hollywood, California, the 13th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Dick Powell and Joey Bishop.
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Scenic Design: John J. Lloyd for Checkmate
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Television: The Twilight Zone
Outstanding Achievement in Electronic Camerawork: Red-EO-Tape Mobile Unit for The Bell Telephone Hour
Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Television: Harry Coswick, Aaron Nibley, and Milton Shifman for Naked City
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming: Young People's Concerts: Aaron Copland Birthday Party
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Music for Television: Leonard Bernstein for Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy: Sheldon Leonard for Make Room for Daddy
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama: George Schaefer for Macbeth
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead): Raymond Burr for Perry Mason
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead): Barbara Stanwyck for The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Series: Don Knotts for The Andy Griffith Show
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Single Program: Roddy McDowall for Sunday Showcase
Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series: Dinah Shore for The Dinah Shore Show
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama: Macbeth
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor: The Jack Benny Program
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News: The Huntley-Brinkley Report
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Public Service: The Twentieth Century
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety: Astaire Time
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Maurice Evans for Macbeth
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Judith Anderson for Macbeth
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy: Sherwood Schwartz, Dave O'Brien, Al Schwartz, Martin Ragaway, and Red Skelton for The Red Skelton Show
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama: Rod Serling for The Twilight Zone
Outstanding Writing Achievement in the Documentary Field: Victor Wolfson for Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
The Program of the Year: Macbeth
- 1986 - Paramount releases the film Top Gun to theaters.
- 1987 - ABC airs the last episode of The Wuzzles.
- 1995 - The final episode of TV show In the Heat of the Night airs.
- 1997 - The final episode of US TV show Baywatch Nights airs.
- 2001 - DreamWorks releases the film Shrek to theaters.
- 2002 - Fox releases the film Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones to theaters.
- 2005 - CBS airs the final episode of TV show Everybody Loves Raymond.
Births on May 16
- 1878 - Birth of Taylor Holmes in Newark, New Jersey, USA; actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely).
- 1887 - Birth of Bull Montana in Vogliera, Italy; actor (Brass Buttons, Victory).
- 1902 - Birth of Jan Kiepura in Sosnowiec, Poland; vocalist/actor (Her Wonderful Lie).
- 1904 - Birth of Lily Pons; opera singer/actress (That Girl From Paris).
- 1905 - Birth of Henry Fonda in Grand Island, Nebraska, USA; actor (Mr Roberts, On Golden Pond) (dies 1982).
- 1911 - Birth of Margaret Sullavan in Norfolk, Virginia, USA; actress (Back Street).
- 1912 - Birth of Studs Terkel in New York City, New York, USA; author/host (Stud's Place, Working).
- 1916 - Birth of Adriana Caselotti; cartoon voice (Snow White - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs).
- 1916 - Birth of Bernard Braden in Vancouver, BC, Canada; broadcaster/actor (An Evening At Home With Bernard Braden And Barbara Kelly, The Braden Beat TV show, Sweepstakes Game TV show, All Night Lone, Full Treatment).
- 1917 - Birth of George Gaynes in Helsinki, Finland; actor (Henry - Punky Brewster).
- 1919 - Birth of Wladziu Valentino Liberace AKA Liberace AKA Walter Busterkeys AKA Walter Liberace AKA Lee Liberace AKA Liberace Chefroach in West Allis, Wisconsin, USA; pianist (Liberace Show), actor (Evil Chandell - Batman) (dies 1987).
- 1920 - Birth of Martine Carol [Maryse Mopurer] in Saint-Mande, France; actress (Nana).
- 1921 - Birth of Harry Carey Junior in Saugus, California, USA; actor (She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Adventures of Spin and Marty, Have Gun Will Travel).
- 1931 - Birth of Jack Dodson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Howard Sprage - Andy Griffith Show).
- 1936 - Birth of Roy Hudd; comedian (Blood Beast Terror, Vampire Beast Craves Blood).
- 1937 - Birth of Yvonne Craig in Taylorville, Illinois, USA; actress (Batgirl - Batman TV show, Kissin Cousin).
- 1940 - Birth of Bernardo Bertolucci in Parma, Italy; film director (1900, Last Emperor).
- 1947 - Birth of Bill Smitrovich; actor (Crime Story, Miami Vice, Without a Trace, The Practice, Life Goes On).
- 1953 - Birth of Pierce Brosnan in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland; actor (Remington Steele, Dante's Peak, The Thomas Crown Affair, James Bond - Golden Eye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day).
- 1954 - Birth of Janet Maw; actress (Sparrow, King John, Mayor of Casterbridge).
- 1955 - Birth of Debra Winger in Columbus, Ohio, USA; actress (An Officer and a Gentleman, Sometimes in April, Dawn Anna, Saturday Night Live).
- 1955 - Birth of Hazel O'Connor in Coventry, England; singer/actress (Breaking Glass).
- 1959 - Birth of Mare Winningham in Phoenix, Arizona, USA; actress (Saint Elmo's Fire, Turner and Hooch, Grey's Anatomy, Clubhouse).
- 1960 - Birth of Anne Parillaud in Paris, France; actress (Subway, Nikita, Innocent Blood).
- 1961 - Birth of Kevin McDonald in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; comedian/actor (Invader ZIM, Lilo & Stitch: The Series).
- 1961 - Birth of Nina Arvesen in White Plains, New York, USA; actress (Cassandra - The Young and the Restless).
- 1965 - Birth of Brent Jasmer in Portland, Oregon, USA; actor (Sly - The Bold and the Beautiful).
- 1966 - Birth of Scott Reeves in Santa Monica, California, USA; actor (Ryan - The Young and the Restless), country singer (Blue County).
- 1967 - Birth of Brian F. O'Byrne; actor (Oz, Alexander Hamilton).
- 1969 - Birth of David Boreanaz; actor (Bones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer).
- 1969 - Birth of Yannick Bisson in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; actor (Sue Thomas F.B. Eye, Soul Food, Undergrads).
- 1969 - Birth of Tracey Gold in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Carol - Growing Pains, Incredible Sunday, Final Approach).
- 1969 - Birth of Tricia Cast; actress (Nina - The Young and the Restless).
- 1973 - Birth of Victoria Davey Spelling in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Donna - Beverly Hills 90210, The Help).
- 1977 - Birth of Melanie Lynskey; actress (Two and a Half Men, Drive).
- 1978 - Birth of Vincent Larusso in Livingston, New Jersey; actor (Adam - Mighty Ducks, D2, D3).
- 1979 - Birth of Evan Ferrante; actor (Owen - Swan's Crossing).
- 1986 - Birth of Megan Fox; American actress (Hope and Fath, Ocean Ave).
- 1990 - Birth of Marc John Jefferies; actor (Fatherhood, Tracy Morgan Show).
Deaths on May 16
- 1948 - CBS news correspondent George Polk's body is found in Greece.
- 1969 - Johnny Jordan, cameraman (You Only Live Twice), dies at age 44.
- 1984 - Death of Andy Kaufman at age 35 of lung cancer; comedian (Latka Gravas - Taxi TV show, 15-time guest on Saturday Night Live TV show).
- 1985 - Death of Margaret Hamilton at age 82 from a heart attack; actress (Wicked Witch - The Wizard of Oz movie, Lou Grant TV show, Studio One TV show, US Steel Hour TV show, Hallmark Hall of Fame TV show, Playhouse 90 TV show, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood TV show, As The World Turns TV show).
- 1990 - Death of Jim Henson at age 53 of pneumonia; American puppeteer and filmmaker (Sesame Street TV show, The Muppet Show TV show).
- 1990 - Death of Sammy Davis Junior at age 64 of throat cancer in Los Angeles, California, USA; dancer, actor (Mr. Wonderful Broadway play (1956), Golden Boy Broadway play (1966), Sportin' Life - Porgy and Bess movie (1959)), singer ("I've Gotta Be Me" (1969), "The Candy Man" (1972), "What Kind of Fool Am I", "Hey There", "Something's Gotta Give", "That Old Black Magic", "Mr. Wonderful", "Too Close for Comfort").
- 1992 - Marisa Mell, actress (Hostages), dies of cancer at age 53.
- 1994 - Alain Cuny, actor (Lovers, Emanuelle, Camille Claudel), dies.
- 1994 - Vasek Simek, Czechoslovakia/American actor (Green Card, Mistress), dies at age 66.
- 1995 - Death of Lola Flores at age 70; singer/actress (Kuma Ching, Faraona).
- 2004 - Death of June Taylor at age 85; choreographer (Jackie Gleason Show TV show).
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