Today’s Past in the Movie … May 31

May 31 †¦ What occurred in movie-land today in years past?

Events on this day:

1790 – U.S. Copyright Law is enacted. I’d say this is movie relevant in today’s world.
1982 – Rocky III records $16,015,408 box office on opening weekend.

Born on this day:

1908 – Don Ameche (Actor: Heaven Can Wait, Trading Places, Coccoon)
1922 – Denholm Elliott (Actor: Indiana Jones & the Raiders of the Lost Ark)
1930 – Clint Eastwood (Actor/Director: Dirty Harry, Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby)
1949 – Tom Berenger (Actor: The Big Chill, Major League, Platoon, Sliver)
1961 – Lea Thompson (Actress: All the Right Moves, Back to the Future trilogy)
1976 – Colin Farrell (Actor: Phone Booth, The Recruit,  Daredevil, In Bruges)
1977 – Eric Christian Olsen (Actor: The Hot Chick, Dumb & Dumberer, Beerfest)

Died on this day:

1977 – William Castle (Producer/Director: House on Haunted Hill, 13 Ghosts)