Today’s Past in the Movies … April 16

April 16 †¦ What occurred in movie-land today in years past?

Born on this day:

1889 – Charles Chaplin (Silent Film Actor/Writer/Director)
1927 – Edie Adams (Actress: The Apartment, Up in Smoke)
1954 – Ellen Barkin (Actress: Diner, The Big Easy)
1965 – Jon Cryer (Actor: Pretty in Pink, Hot Shots!)
1965 – Martin Lawrence (Actor: Do the Right Thing, Bad Boys)
1976 – Lukas Haas (Actor: Zoolander, Alpha Dog)
1976 – Shu Qi (Actress: The Transporter, The Eye 2)

Died on this day:

1991 – David Lean (Director: The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago)
1992 – Neville Brand (Actor: Stalag 17, Birdman From Alcatraz, Tora! Tora! Tora!)

Events on this day:

1947 – Dr. Frank Back demonstrates his Zoomar Lens invention as the first lens capable of zooming effects.