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What happened in history on this day: May 22?
On May 22 in ...
- 1891 - In New Jersey, USA, Thomas Edison makes the first public display of his Kinetoscope projection of a film to the US National Federation of Women's Clubs, with an audience of 147,
- 1956 - Bob Hope Show last airs on NBC-TV.
- 1966 - In Los Angeles, California, the 18th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Danny Kaye and Bill Cosby.
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: Bill Cosby for I Spy
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama: Cliff Robertson for "The Game" of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: Dick Van Dyke for The Dick Van Dyke Show
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: Barbara Stanwyck for The Big Valley
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama: Simone Signoret for episode "A Small Rebellion" of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: Mary Tyler Moore for The Dick Van Dyke Show
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama: James Daly for "Eagle in a Cage" of Hallmark Hall of Fame
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy: Don Knotts for episode "The Return of Barney Fife" of Andy Griffith Show
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama: Lee Grant for Peyton Place
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy: Alice Pearce for Bewitched
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy: William Asher for Bewitched
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety or Music: Alan Handley for The Julie Andrews Show
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama: Sydney Pollack for The Game of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy: Bill Persky and Sam Denoff for episode "Coast To Coast Big Mouth" of The Dick Van Dyke Show
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety: Hal Goldman, Al Gordon, and Sheldon Keller for An Evening with Carol Channing
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama: Millard Lampell for "Eagle in a Cage" of Hallmark Hall of Fame
Individual Achievements in Film Editing: Marvin Coil, Everett Douglas, and Ellsworth Hoagland for Bonanza
Individual Achievements in Music - Composition: Laurence Rosenthal for "Michelangelo: The Last Giant"
Outstanding Musical Program: Dwight Hemion for Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music
Outstanding Dramatic Series: Alan A. Armer for The Fugitive
Special Classification of Individual Achievements: Art Carney for episode "The Adoption" of The Jackie Gleason Show, and Burr Tillstrom for the "Berlin Wall" of That Was the Week That Was
Outstanding Children's Program: Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez for A Charlie Brown Christmas
Outstanding Dramatic Program: David Susskind and Daniel Melnick for The Ages of Man
Outstanding Variety Special: Bob Hope for the "Christmas Special" of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Achievements in Daytime Programming - Programs: Dan Gallagher for Camera Three and Don Meier for Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
Outstanding Comedy Series: Carl Reiner for The Dick Van Dyke Show
Outstanding Variety Series: Bob Finkel for The Andy Williams Show
Achievements in Educational Television - Individuals: Julia Child for The French Chef
Trustees Award: Edward R. Murrow.
- 1984 - The final episode of US TV show Hart to Hart airs.
- 1985 - TriStar releases the film Rambo: First Blood Part II to theaters.
- 1992 - Johnny Carson's final appearance as host of The Tonight Show.
- 1995 - Laverne and Shirley 20th anniversary reunion special is televised.
- 1996 - Paramount releases the film Mission: Impossible to theaters.
- 1999 - The television show Mortal Kombat: Conquest last airs in the US. 22 shows aired during the season.
- 2001 - NBC airs the final episode of TV show 3rd Rock from the Sun.
- 2002 - Rosie O'Donnell hosts the last of her syndicated saytime talk shows, after a six-year run.
Births on May 22
- 1907 - Birth of Laurence Olivier in England; actor (Rebecca, Hamlet, Jazz Singer) (dies 1989).
- 1913 - Birth of Carlyle Blackwell Junior in California, USA; actor (Docks of New York).
- 1924 - Birth of Helen Wedemeyer in Hilo, Hawaii; actress (Hawaii Five-O).
- 1927 - Birth of Michael Constantine in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Room 222, Don't Drink the Water).
- 1938 - Birth of Frank Converse; actor (It's About Time, Dr Cook's Garden, Movin' On).
- 1938 - Birth of Richard Benjamin in New York City, New York, USA; director/actor (Goodbye Columbus, He and She).
- 1938 - Birth of Susan Strasberg in New York City, New York, USA; actress (In Praise of Older Women, Manitou).
- 1940 - Birth of Michael Sarrazin; actor (Seduction, They Shoot Horses Don't They).
- 1941 - Birth of Paul Winfield in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Star Trek II, Huckleberry Finn, Mars Attacks).
- 1942 - Birth of Barbara Parkins in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; actress (Betty - Peyton Place, Asylum).
- 1945 - Birth of Victoria Wyndham in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Rachel Cory - Another World).
- 1956 - Birth of Douglas Heyes Junior in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Captains and the Kings, Aspen).
- 1959 - Birth of Ed Fry; actor (Larry - As the World Turns, Adam Cory - Another World).
- 1970 - Birth of Naomi Campbell in London, England; model/actress (Cool as Ice, Unzipped).
- 1972 - Birth of Alison Eastwood, daughter of actor Clint Eastwood; actress (Tightrope).
- 1975 - Birth of Cole Hauser in Santa Barbara, California; actor (Randy - High Incident).
Deaths on May 22
- 1972 - Margaret Rutherford, English actress (Murder Ahoy, VIP's), dies at age 80.
- 1975 - Torben Meyer, actor (Viking, Roberta, Sunny), dies at age 90.
- 1984 - John Marley, actor (Cat Ballou), dies following heart surgery at age 77.
- 1986 - Martin Gabel, actor (Thief, Marnie), dies at age 63.
- 1988 - Dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at age 71.
- 1990 - Max Wall, actor (Jabberwocky), dies.
- 1995 - Robert Flemyng, actor (Kafka, Rebecca, Funny Face), dies at age 83.
- 2001 - Death of Whitman Mayo at age 70 after a heart attack; actor (Grady TV show, Sanford and Son, The Van Dyke Show, Hell Town, The Cape, The Best of Times).
- 2005 - Death of Thurl Ravenscroft of cancer in the USA; distinctive voice in movies, TV commercials, Disneyland attractions over decades, Johnny Mann Singers ("You're a Mean One, Mister Grinch"), Tony the Tiger ("they're grrrrreat!"), named Disney Legend 1995.
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