Today’s Past in the Movies … April 15

April 15 †¦ What occurred in movie-land today in years past?

Born on this day:

1933 – David Hamilton (Producer/Director: A Place in the Sun)
1938 – Claudia Cardinale (Actress: The Pink Panther, The Professionals)
1947 – Lois Chiles (Actress: Moonraker, Creepshow 2, Curdled)
1950 – Amy Wright (Actress: The Deer Hunter, The Amityville Horror)
1959 – Emma Thompson (Academy Award Winning Actress: Harry Potter films)
1959 – Thomas F. Wilson (Actor: Action Jackson, Back to the Future films)
1962 – Tom Kane (Voice Actor: Shrek the Third, Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
1972 – Lou Romano (Voice Actor: The Incredibles, Ratatouille)
1976 – Susan Ward (Actress: The In Crowd, Shallow Hal)
1982 – Seth Rogen (Writer/Actor: 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up)
1990 – Emma Watson (Actress: Harry Potter films)

Died on this day:

1975 – Richard Conte (Actor: Thieves Highway, The Godfather)
1980 – Raymond Bailey (Actor: Sabrina, Vertigo)
1988 – Kenneth Williams (Actor: Carry On … films)
1990 – Greta Garbo (Actress/Silent Film Star: Anna Christie, Camille)

Events on this day:

1953 – Charlie Chaplin relinquishes his US re-entry permit in protest to the US Justice Dept, who accused him of being a Communist Party sympathizer.
1997 – Christopher Reeves receives his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.