Today’s Past in the Movies … April 7

April 7 †¦ What occurred in movie-land today in years past?

Born on this day:

1928 – James Garner (Actor: Support Your Local Sheriff!, Maverick)
1928 – Alan J. Pakula (Producer/Director: To Kill a Mockingbird, The Devil’s Own)
1939 – Francis Ford Copola (Director: The Godfather, Apocolypse Now)
1954 – Jackie Chan (Actor: Drunken Master, Rush Hour, Forbidden Kingdom)
1964 – Russell Crowe (Actor: Romper Stomper, Gladiator)
1965 – Bill Bellamy (Actor/Comedian: Any Given Sunday, The Brothers)

Died on this day:

1997 – Tomoyuki Tanaka (Producer: Japanese Godzilla movies)

Events on this day:

1970 – John Wayne receives his only Oscar for Best Actor in True Grit