Today’s Past in the Movies … May 21

May 21 … What occurred in movie-land today in years past?

Events on this day:

1908 – Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, the first horror movie, premieres in Chicago.
1945 – Actors Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall are married.
1980 – Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back premieres in theaters.
2006 – The Da Vinci Code records $77,073,388 box office on opening weekend.

Born on this day:

1904 – Robert Montgomery (Actor: Night Must Fall, Mr. and Mrs. Smith)
1917 – Raymond Burr (Actor: A Place in the Sun, Rear Window)
1947 – Jonathon Hyde (Actor: Jumanji, Titanic, The Mummy)
1952 – Mr. T (Actor: Rocky III, DC Cab, Not Another Teen Movie)
1957 – Judge Reinhold (Actor: Beverly Hills Cop, Ruthless People)
1959 – Nick Cassavetes (Director: John Q, Alpha Dog, The Notebook)
1974 – Fairuza Balk (Actress: The Craft, American History X, Almost Famous)

Died on this day:

1952 – John Garfield (Actor: The Postman Always Rings Twice, Gentleman’s Agreement)
2000 – John Gielgud (Oscar-Winning Actor: Beckett, The Elephant Man)