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What happened in history on this day: May 24?
On May 24 in ...
- 1974 - NBC-TV airs the last Dean Martin Show after a nine-year run.
- 1989 - Paramount releases the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade to theaters.
- 1993 - CBS airs the final episode of TV show Designing Women.
- 1999 - NBC airs the final episode of TV show Mad About You.
- 2000 - Paramount releases the film Mission: Impossible II to theaters.
Births on May 24
- 1882 - Birth of Creighton Hale in Cork, Ireland; actor (Gorilla Man, Way Down East).
- 1912 - Birth of Joseph Anthony [Deuster]; US director/actor (Matchmaker, Tomorrow).
- 1913 - Birth of Peter Ellenshaw in London, England; artist at Disneyland, for Disney movies, four Oscar nominations, named Disney Legend 1993.
- 1914 - Birth of Lilli Palmer [Peiser] in Germany; actress (The Gentle Sex, Lotte in Weimar).
- 1925 - Birth of Mai Zetterling in Sweden; actress (Witches, Offbeat, Jet Storm).
- 1938 - Birth of Tommy Chong in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; comedian/actor (Cheech and Chong).
- 1941 - Birth of Andres Garcia in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; actor (Tiger Shark).
- 1943 - Birth of Gary Burghoff in Bristol, Connecticut, USA; actor (Corporal Radar O'Reilly - MASH).
- 1945 - Birth of Priscilla Presley in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Jenna - Dallas, The Naked Gun, Melrose Place).
- 1950 - Birth of Jim Broadbent; actor (Blackadder, Chronicles of Narnia).
- 1953 - Birth of Alfred Molina in London, England; actor (Enchanted April, Prick up your Ears).
- 1953 - Birth of Nell [Laura] Campbell in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; actress (Rocky Horror Picture Show).
- 1960 - Birth of Kristin Scott Thomas; actress (Mistral's Daughter).
- 1963 - Birth of Gene Anthony Ray in Harlem, New York, USA; dancer/actor (Leroy - Fame).
- 1965 - Birth of John C. Reilly; actor (Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job).
- 1967 - Birth of Eric Close; actor (Without A Trace, Taken, Dark Skies).
- 1970 - Birth of Billy L. Sullivan; actor (Something So Right).
- 1980 - Birth of Billy L Sullivan in Long Island, New York; actor (Will Pacino - Something So Right).
- 1994 - Birth of Cayden Boyd; actress (Crossing Jordan, Century City).
Deaths on May 24
- 1953 - Cor Hermus, actor (Bleeke Bet, William of Orange, Jantes), dies at age 63.
- 1956 - Guy Kibbee, actor (Captain Blood, Babes in Arms), dies at age 74.
- 1969 - Death of Mitzi Green at age 48 of cancer; actress (Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, So This is Hollywood TV show, Ed Wynn Show, Ed Sullivan Show).
- 1972 - Asta Nielsen, actress (Joyless Street), dies at age 88.
- 1972 - Death of Gavin Muir at age 64; actor (Hollister - Betty Hutton Show TV show).
- 1979 - Jan Arvan, actor (Red Skelton Show, Zorro), dies.
- 1981 - Jack Warner [Waters], actor (Captive Heart), dies at age 84.
- 1986 - Gunnar Björnstrand, actor (7th Seal, Devil's Eye), dies at age 76.
- 1986 - Yakima Canutt, actor/director (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at age 91.
- 1987 - Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold, actress (Gigi, Music Man), dies at age 89.
- 1992 - Joan Sanderson, actress (Young Wives' Tale, Fawlty Towers), dies at age 79.
- 1994 - Death of King Ganam at age 78 in Carlsbad, California, USA; Canadian fiddler, western musician (Country Hoedown CBC TV show (1956-1959), host of The King Ganam Show (1961)).
- 1996 - Jack McCarthy, kiddie show host (Popeye), dies of cancer at age 81.
- 1996 - John Abbott, British actor (Lady Jane, Quest), dies at age 90.
- 1997 - Death of Edward Mulhare at age 74 of lung cancer; actor (The Ghost and Mrs. Muir TV show).
- 2008 - Death of Dick Martin at age 86 of respiratory problems; comedian (Duffy's Tavern radio show, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In TV show).
- 2023 - Death of Tina Turner AKA Anna Mae Bullock at age 84; musician (Ike and Tina Turner Revue band, "Proud Mary" song, "River Deep/Mountain High" song (1966), "Private Dancer" song (1984), "What's Love Got to Do With It?" song (1984, winner of three Grammy awards), "The Best" song (1989), "We Don't Need Another Hero" song (1985), won 12 Grammy awards, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee (1991, 2021)), actor (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome movie (1985), Tommy movie (1975)).
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