Today’s Past in the Movies … April 26

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

Born on this day:

1897 – Douglas Sirk (Director: Magnificent Obsession, Imitation of Life)
1910 – Tomoyuki Tanaka (Producer: Kagemusha, creator of Godzilla character)
1940 – Giorgio Moroder (Composer: Midnight Express, The Never Ending Story)
1949 – Dominic Sena (Director: Kalifornia, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Swordfish)
1961 – Joan Chen (Actress: The Last Emperor, Saving Face, Lust Caution)
1963 – Jet Li (Actor: Once Upon a Time in China, Kiss of the Dragon)
1980 – Channing Tatum (Actor: Coach Carter, Step Up, Stop-Loss)

Died on this day:

2007 – Jack Valenti (Created the MPAA film rating system.)

Events on this day:

1906 – Motion pictures were shown for the first time in Hawaii.