Today’s Past in the Movies … May 14

May 14 †¦ What occurred in movie-land today in years past?

Events on this day:

1982 – Conan the Barbarian records a box office take of $9,603,139 on opening weekend.
2000 – The sci-fi flop Battlefield Earth records a mere $11,548,898 box office on opening weekend, having spent an estimated $73,000,000.

Born on this day:

1921 – Richard Deacon (Actor: Invasion of the Body Snatchers)
1934 – Sian Phillips (Actress: Clash of the Titans)
1944 – George Lucas (Director: Star Wars movies)
1945 – Francesca Annis (Actress: Krull, Dune)
1947 – Tamara Dobson (Actress: Cleopatra Jones)
1952 – Robert Zemekis (Director: Back to the Future trilogy)
1961 – Tim Roth (Actor: Reservoir Dogs)
1969 – Cate Blanchett (Actress: Elizabeth)
1971 – Sofia Coppola (Director: The Virgin Suicides)
1983 – Amber Tamblyn (Actress: The Ring, The Grudge 2)

Died on this day:

1987 – Rita Hayworth (Actress: Gilda, The Lady From Shanghai)
1998 – Frank Sinatra (Singer/Actor: The Man With the Golden Arm)
2003 – Wendy Hiller (Oscar-Winning Actress: Seperate Tables)
2004 – Anna Lee (Actress: How Green Was My Valley)