2014 Event Walt Disney Company will be marketing the next Star Wars movie through a series of YouTube videos produced by its subsidiary, Maker; the videos will connect younger audiences to the characters and stories from earlier movies in the franchise 2004 Death Russ Meyer, maker of busty movies, Vixen, dies at 82 2003 Death Bob Hope, comedian, road movies, dies at 100 2001 Death David Graf, actor, Police Academy, movies, dies at 50 2000 Death Steve Reeves, actor, Italian Hecules movies, dies at 74 1999 Death Desmond Llewelyn, actor, Q in many James Bond movies, dies at 85 1999 Death Gene Siskel, critic, Siskel and Ebert and the Movies, dies at 53 1996 Death Raaj Kumar, film star, actor in Bollywood movies, famous for film 'Mother India', dies at 68 1993 Death Charles Lamont, actor and director (Abbott and Costello movies), dies at 95 1991 Death Maurice Binder, title designer (James Bond Movies), dies at 73 1989 Event MPAA creates NC-17 rating for movies with adult themes 1989 Event 16th James Bond movies "License to Kill" premieres 1986 Death Blanche Sweet, U.S. actress (DW Griffith movies), dies at 90 1981 Death Bernard Lee, actor (M in James Bond Movies), dies at 73 1979 Birthday Bam Margera, born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, professional skateboarder, appeared in 'Viva La Bam' MTV television show and 'Jackass' movies 1979 Birthday Mena Suvari, born in Newport, Rhode Island, actress, fashion designer, movies include: 'American Beauty', 'American Pie', 'Day of the Dead' 1978 Birthday 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 1976 Birthday Anna Faris, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, singer. appeared in 'Lost in Translation', 'Scary Movie', 'My Super Ex-Girlfriend', 'The House Bunny' movies 1973 Birthday 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 1968 Birthday Hugh Jackman, born in Sydney, Australia, actor, producer, movies include 'Kate & Leopold', 'The Prestige', 'X-Men', named 'Sexiest Man Alive' by People magazine 1965 Birthday Famke Janssen, born in Amstelveen, Holland, actress, fashion model, appeared in 'X-Men' movies, 'GoldenEye', and 'Nip/Tuck' television show 1963 Birthday Mike Myers, born in Scarborough, Canada, comedian, voice actor, screenwriter, film producer, movies include 'Wayne's World', 'Austin Powers', 'Shrek' 1961 Birthday James Gandolfini, born in Westwood, New Jersey, actor, famous role of Tony Soprano in HBO series, 'The Sopranos', movies include, 'The Mexican', 'Get Shorty' 1960 Birthday Richard Roeper, born in Chicago, Illinois, film critic, columnist, 'Chicago Sun Times' newspaper, co-host of 'At the Movies' television series with Roger Ebert 1952 Birthday Gus Van Sant, born in Louisville, Kentucky, film director, musician, author, Academy-Award winning director of film, 'Good Will Hunting', other movies include, 'Milk', 'Elephant' 1942 Birthday Roger Ebert, born in Urbana, Illinois, film critic, Siskel and Ebert at the Movies 1940 Birthday Frankie Avalon, Philadelphia, actor, Beach movies, singer, Venus 1940 Event German occupiers forbid ritual slaughters and English and French movies 1927 Birthday 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 Event Thomas Edison says Americans prefer silent movies over talkies 1912 Event U.S. government prohibits movies and photos of prize fights 1911 Birthday Christine McIntyre, actress, 3 Stooges movies 1908 Birthday Bernard Lee, born in London, England, actor, M in James Bond movies 1895 Birthday Sidney Blackmer, born in Salisbury, North Carolina, actor, Ted Roosevelt in 12 movies
