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2004 Russ Meyer, maker of busty movies, Vixen, dies at 82

2003 Bob Hope, comedian, road movies, dies at 100

2001 David Graf, actor, Police Academy, movies, dies at 50

2000 Steve Reeves, actor, Italian Hecules movies, dies at 74

1999 Desmond Llewelyn, actor, Q in many James Bond movies, dies at 85

1999 Gene Siskel, critic, Siskel and Ebert and the Movies, dies at 53

1996 Raaj Kumar, film star, actor in Bollywood movies, famous for film 'Mother India', dies at 68

1993 Charles Lamont, actor and director (Abbott and Costello movies), dies at 95

1991 Maurice Binder, title designer (James Bond Movies), dies at 73

1989 MPAA creates NC-17 rating for movies with adult themes

1989 16th James Bond movies "License to Kill" premieres

1986 Blanche Sweet, U.S. actress (DW Griffith movies), dies at 90

1981 Bernard Lee, actor (M in James Bond Movies), dies at 73

1978 Josh Hartnett, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, film producer, actor, movies include 'Black Hawk Down', 'Pearl Harbor', People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People 2002

1973 Jeremy Jordan, born in Hammond, Indiana, singer, actor, pop, dance music, recorded music featured in the film 'Airborne', appeared in made-for-TV movies and theater performance of Never Been Kissed

1965 Famke Janssen, born in Amstelveen, Holland, actress, fashion model, appeared in 'X-Men' movies, 'GoldenEye', and 'Nip/Tuck' television show

1963 Mike Myers, born in Scarborough, Canada, comedian, voice actor, screenwriter, film producer, movies include 'Wayne's World', 'Austin Powers', 'Shrek'

1942 Roger Ebert, born in Urbana, Illinois, film critic, Siskel and Ebert at the Movies

1940 Frankie Avalon, Philadelphia, actor, Beach movies, singer, Venus

1940 German occupiers forbid ritual slaughters and English and French movies

1927 Raaj Kumar, born in Balochistan, Pakistan, film star, actor in Bollywood movies, famous for film 'Mother India', starred in more than 70 Bollywood films, had an iconic, gravelly voice

1926 Thomas Edison says Americans prefer silent movies over talkies

1912 U.S. government prohibits movies and photos of prize fights

1911 Christine McIntyre, actress, 3 Stooges movies

1908 Bernard Lee, born in London, England, actor, M in James Bond movies

1895 Sidney Blackmer, born in Salisbury, North Carolina, actor, Ted Roosevelt in 12 movies


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