Today’s Past in the Movies … May 26

May 26 †¦ What occurred in movie-land today in years past?

Memorial Day – We honor those who’ve fallen for our country.

Events on this day:

1980 – Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining records $622,337 box office on opening weekend. [Not a smart move to try and compete with Lucas on Memorial Day weekend, but an awesome movie!]
1980 – Star Wars: Episode V, The Empire Strikes Back records $6,415,804 box office on opening weekend.
2003 – Bruce Almighty records $85,734,045 box office on opening weekend.

Born on this day:

1893 – Norma Talmadge (Silent Film Actress: Smilin’ Through, Secrets, The Lady)
1907 – John Wayne (Actor: The Searchers, The Sands of Iwo Jima, True Grit)
1912 – Jay Silverheels (Canadian Mohawk Actor: Key largo, Walk the Proud Land)
1913 – Peter Cushing (Actor: Hammer Horror’s The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula)
1923 – James Arness (Actor: The Thing From Another World, Them!, Hondo)
1949 – Pam Grier (Actress: Coffy, Foxy Brown, Escape From LA, Jackie Brown)
1962 – Bobcat Goldthwait (Comedian/Actor: Shakes the Clown, Police Academy movies)
1966 – Helena Bonham Carter (Actress: Fight Club, Sweeney Todd, Harry Potter movies)