Today’s Past in the Movies … April 28

April 28 †¦ What occurred in movie-land today in years past?

Born on this day:

1878 – Lionel Barrymore (Academy Award winning Actor and great-uncle to Drew Barrymore)
1930 – Carolyn Jones (Actress: House of Wax, The Seven Year Itch, Invasion of the Body Snatchers)
1941 – Ann-Margret (Actress: The Cincinnati Kid, Carnal Knowledge, Grumpy Old Men)
1949 – Bruno Kirby (Actor: The Godfather Part II, This Is Spinal Tap, City Slickers)
1965 – Steven Blum (Voice Actor: Cowboy Bebop, Lilo & Stitch, Trigun, Macross Plus, Guyver)
1974 – Penelope Cruz (Actress: Blow, Vanilla Sky, Sahara, Volver)
1981 – Jessica Alba (Actress: Idle Hands, Sin City, Fantastic Four, Good Luck Chuck)

Died on this day:

1970 – Ed Begley (Actor: Sorry Wrong Number, The Great Gatsby, 12 Angry Men, The Dunwich Horror)
1999 – Rory Calhoun (Actor: How to Marry a Millionaire, River of No Return, Hell Comes to Frogtown)

Events on this day:

1966 – The Sound of Music wins 5 Oscars, including Best Picture, at 38th Annual Academy Awards.
2000 – Jay Leno received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.