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What happened in history on this day: May 21?
On May 21 in ...
- 1908 - First horror movie (Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde) premieres in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- 1980 - Fox releases the film Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back to theaters.
- 1989 - NBC airs the last episode of Miami Vice after a 5-year run.
- 1990 - CBS-TV airs the last episode of Newhart.
- 1991 - The last episode of STAT airs.
- 2010 - Paramount releases the film Shrek Forever After to theaters.
- 2019 - Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France. World premiere of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Births on May 21
- 1882 - Birth of Georgine M "May" Basting; actress (Hostage Rights of Aemstel).
- 1887 - Birth of Mabel Taliaferro in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Sentimental Tommy, My Love Come Back).
- 1893 - Birth of Simon Delmonte; actor/director (Boemeladvocaat).
- 1899 - Birth of Ralph Sanford in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp).
- 1901 - Birth of Horace Heidt in Alameda, California, USA; orchestra leader (Ship of Joy radio show, Answers by the Dancers radio show, Anniversary Night with Horace Heidt radio show, Pot of Gold radio show, Tums Treasure Chest radio show, Horace Heidt's Original Youth Opportunity Program radio and TV show, The Swift Show Wagon with Horace Heidt TV show, American Way TV show).
- 1904 - Birth of Robert Montgomery in Beacon, New York, USA; actor/director (Robert Montgomery Presents TV show (1950-56), Earl of Chicago, Yellow Jack).
- 1917 - Birth of Dennis Day in New York City, New York, USA; comic actor/singer ("Danny Boy", Jack Benny Show radio show, Dennis Day Show radio show, Benny Show TV show).
- 1917 - Birth of Raymond Burr in New Westminster, BC, Canada; actor (Fort Laramie radio show, Perry Mason TV show (1957-66, two Emmy awards), Ironside TV show (1967-75), Godzilla).
- 1920 - Birth of Anthony Steel in London, England; actor (Malta Story, Wooden Horse).
- 1924 - Birth of Peggy Cass in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress/TV panelist (Mame movie and play, Tonight Show TV show, To Tell the Truth TV show, The Hathaways TV show).
- 1924 - Birth of Robert Parris in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; composer (Book of Imaginary Beings).
- 1926 - Birth of Rick Jason in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Day of the Wolves, Eagles Attack at Dawn, Case of the Dangerous Robin TV show, Combat! TV show, Matt Houston TV show, Police Woman TV show, Murder She Wrote TV show, Wonder Woman TV show, Fantasy Island TV show, Airwolf TV show, Dallas TV show, The Young and the Restless TV show).
- 1927 - Birth of Kay Kendall in Yorkshire, England; actress (Genevieve, Les Girls).
- 1933 - Birth of Barry Norman in Britain; film critic (The Film Greats).
- 1933 - Birth of Richard Libertini in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Soap, Ghost).
- 1938 - Birth of David Groh in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Joe - Rhoda, Don - Another Day).
- 1945 - Birth of Richard Hatch in Santa Monica, California, USA; actor (Battlestar Galactica).
- 1946 - Birth of David Hill; Australian TV-reporter/owner (Fox Sports).
- 1946 - Birth of Ronald Bear; actor/director (Havana, Make-up).
- 1948 - Birth of Booth Savage in New Brunswick, Canada; actor (Home Fires, Hot Shots, Chasing Rainbows).
- 1948 - Birth of Carol Potter; actress (Beverly Hills 90210, Sunset Beach).
- 1951 - Birth of Al Franken; comedian/writer/actor (Saturday Night Live, Stuart Saves His Family, LateLine).
- 1952 - Birth of Mr T AKA Lawrence Tero in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (The A-Team TV show, Rocky III movie, T and T).
- 1957 - Birth of Judge Reinhold in Wilmington, Delaware, USA; actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Beverly Hills Cop, Secret Service Guy, Redemption High).
- 1959 - Birth of Nick Cassavetés; actor (Rosemary's Baby, Quiet Cool).
- 1961 - Birth of Brent Briscoe; actor (The Handler, Evening Shade).
- 1964 - Birth of Annabel Schofield in Llanelli, Wales; actress (Laurel Ellis - Dallas).
- 1966 - Birth of Manon Kelley in Québec City, Quebec, Canada; actress (Red Lips 2).
- 1968 - Birth of Lisa Edelstein; actress (House).
- 1971 - Birth of Eric Nies; actor (MTV Real World, Grind).
- 1974 - Birth of Fairuza Balk; writer (The Craft Gas Food Lodging, Family Guy, Shadow of a Doubt, Best Xmas Pageant Ever).
- 1987 - Birth of Ashlie Brillault; American actress (Lizzie McGuire).
- 1990 - Birth of Scott Leavenworth; actor (Seventh Heaven).
- 1991 - Birth of Sarah Ramos; American actress (Runaway, American Dreams).
Deaths on May 21
- 1952 - John Garfield, actor (Juarez, Air Force), dies at age 39.
- 1966 - Pat O'Malley, silent film actor (Wild One, Quiet Man), dies at age 75.
- 1968 - Doris Lloyd, actress (Oliver Twist), dies of heart strain at age 71.
- 1970 - Vinton Hayworth, actor (General Schaeffer - I Dream of Jeannie), dies at age 63.
- 1971 - Dennis King, actor (Devil's Brother), dies of heart ailment at age 73.
- 1973 - George Breakstone, actor/director (Great Expectations), dies at age 53.
- 1980 - Ida Kaminska, actress (Shop on Main Street), dies.
- 1981 - Yuki Shimoda, actor (Farewell to Manzanar), dies.
- 1984 - Andrea Leeds, actress (Stage Door, Earthbound), dies of cancer at age 70.
- 1984 - Ann Little, actress (Roaring Road), dies.
- 1987 - Death of Alejandro Rey at age 57; actor (Carlos - Flying Nun TV show).
- 1990 - Franklyn Seales, actor (Silver Spoon, Onion Field), dies of AIDS at age 37.
- 1993 - John Holland, actor (They Saved Hitler's Brain), dies at age 65.
- 1996 - Al "Lash" La Rue, cowboy actor (Lash of the West), dies at age 78.
- 2000 - Death of Sir John Gielgud at age 96; actor (Brideshead Revisited TV mini-series, Wagner, Marco Polo, Scarlett, War and Remembrance).
- 2005 - Death of Stephen Elliott of congestive heart failure at age 86; actor (Chicago Hope, Trial and Error, Saint Elsewhere, Falcon Crest, Executive Suite, Beacon Hill, A World Apart, As The World Turns).
- 2005 - Death of Howard Morris at age 85 of a heart ailment; comedic actor (Andy Griffith Show TV show).
- 2022 - Death of Colin Cantwell at age 90; American designer (X-Wing and Death Star in Star Wars movie).
- 2023 - Death of Ray Stevenson at age 58; actor (Thor, Divergent).
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