Today’s Past in the Movies … April 19

April 19 †¦ What occurred in movie-land today in years past?

Born on this day:

1933 – Jayne Mansfield (Actress: The Girl Can’t Help It, A Guide for the Married Man)
1935 – Dudley Moore (Actor: Bedazzled, 10, Arthur)
1946 – Tim Curry (Actor: Rocky Horror Picture Show, Clue)
1968 – Ashley Judd (Actress: Kiss the Girls, Double Jeopardy)
1978 – James Franco (Actor: Flyboys, Spider-Man 1, 2, 3)
1979 – Kate Hudson (Actress: Almost Famous, You Me and Dupree)
1981 – Hayden Christensen (Actor: Jumper, Star Wars Episode II, III)
1981 – Catalina Sandino Moreno (Actress: Maria Full of Grace, Fast Food Nation)

Died on this day:

2005 – George Pan Cosmatos (Director: Rambo: First Blood Part II, Cobra, Leviathan, Tombstone)
2007 – Jean-Pierre Cassel (Actor: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Murder on the Orient Express)

Events on this day:

1934 – Shirley Temple makes her film debut in Stand Up and Cheer.