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1997 French court orders producer Jacques Charrier, ex-husband of Brigitte Bardot, to pay the former screen star $8,300 in damages
1996 Lew Ayres, screen actor (Salem's Lot, State Fair), dies at 88 1996 Christopher Prater, screen printer, dies at 72 1996 Laura La Plante, screen actress (Show Boat, Scandal), dies at 91 1992 Philip Dunne, founder (Screen Writers Guild), dies of cancer at 84 1990 Jane Novak, silent screen actress (Ghost Town), dies of stroke at 94 1988 Vanessa Hudgens, born in Salinas, California, actress, singer, debut album, titled, 'V', certified Gold, screen debut, drama film, 'Thirteen', 2003, known for playing role of Gabriella Montez in High School Musical series 1988 Ethel Grandin, silent screen actress (Deserter), dies at 94 1985 Leatrice Joy, silent screen star, dies in Riverdale (Bronx) New York City at 91 1979 Doris Kenyon, silent screen actress (Alexander Hamilton), dies at 81 1976 Alberta Franklin, silent screen actress, dies at 79 1972 Bill Berns, commentator (Television Screen Magazine), dies at 53 1967 Alice Lake, silent screen actress (Frisco Kid, Wicked), dies at 72 1967 Gertrude McCoy, silent screen actress (Blue Bird), dies at 77 1967 Winifred Kingston, silent screen actress (David Garrick), dies at 72 1963 Grace Darmond, silent screen actress (Below the Surface), dies at 69 1962 Hoot Gibson, silent screen cowboy actor (Last Outlaw), dies at 70 1962 Cleo Ridgely, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama), dies at 68 1961 Irene Warfield, silent screen actress (Satan Sanderson), dies at 65 1960 Anna Luther, silent screen actress (Sinners in Silk), dies at 63 1960 Henny Porten, silent screen actress (Mother Love), dies at 70 1958 Dodgers erect 42-foot screen in left field at LA Coliseum to cut down on home runs, since it is only 250 feet down the line 1957 Harrison Ford, silent screen actor (Rubber Tires), dies at 73 1954 RCA manufactures 1st color TV set, a 12-inch screen for $1,000 1954 Keven Wade, born in Chappaqua, New York, screen writer, Working Girls 1950 Mark Pinter, born in Decorah, Iowa, actor, Behind the Screen, Another World 1938 Florence Lawrence, silent screen actress (Confidence), dies at 48 1936 Screen Actors Guild incorporates with King Vidor as president 1934 Donald Duck made his 1st screen appearance ("The Wise Little Hen") 1928 Mickey Mouse's screen debut (Steamboat Willie at Colony Theater New York City) 1927 Roland Verhavert, Flemish screen writer, Sea Gulls Die in the Harbor 1924 Christopher Prater, screen printer 1922 Paul Scofield, born in England, stage and screen actor, considered one of the best British actors of the 20th century 1913 Peter Glenville, actor stage/screen director, Hotel Paradiso, Becket 1910 Gloria Stuart, actress, Rose-Titanic, founder, Screen Actors Guild 1908 Dolores del Rio, silent screen actress, Deseada, Bugambilia 1908 Ethel Merman, stage and screen actress, Anything Goes, Call Me Madam 1906 Louise Brooks, silent screen star, American Venus, Pandora's Box 1905 Michael Powell, English director/screen writer/producer, Red Shoes 1905 Clara Bow, silent screen actress, Wings, "it" girl of 1920's films 1905 Clara Bow, silent screen actress, It, Saturday Night Kid 1899 Vera Reynolds, Richmond, Virginia, silent screen actress, Lawless Woman 1899 Marcel Achard, French screen/playwright, Jean de la Lune 1899 Phyllis Haver, Douglas, Kansas, silent screen actress, What Price Glory 1898 Vilma Banky, Budapest Hungary, silent screen actress, Eagle, Rebel 1897 Doris Kenyon, Syracuse, New York, silent screen actress, Alexander Hamilton 1897 Anna Luther, born in New Jersey, silent screen actress, Sinners in Silk 1895 Alice Lake, born in Brooklyn, New York, silent screen actress, Glamour, Wicked 1894 Seena Owen, Spokane, Washington, silent screen actress, Queen Kelly 1894 Winifred Kingston, England, silent screen actress, David Garrick 1894 Cleo Ridgely, New York, silent screen actress, I Remember Mama 1893 Grace Cunard, born in Columbus, Ohio, silent screen actress, Resurrection 1890 Gertrude McCoy, born in Sugar Valley, Georgia, silent screen actress, Blue Bird 1890 Henny Porten, Magdeburg Germany, silent screen star, Deception 1890 Florence Lawrence, Hamilton Ont, silent screen actress, Confidence 1889 Frank Mayo, silent screen actor, Burning Gold, Hell's Headquarters 1888 Irving Cummings Sr, New York City, silent screen star/director, Curly Top 1880 Tom Mix, Mix Run, Pennsylvania, silent screen cowboy actor, Dick Turpin |
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