Today’s Past in the Movies … May 22

May 22 … What occurred in movie-land today in years past?

Events on this day:

1986 – Sly Stallone signs 6-year, 10-film deal with United Artists, with a $15 million salary per film.
1996 – Mission: Impossible records $45,436,830 box office on opening weekend.
2005 – Star Wars: Episode III, Revenge of the Sith records $108,435,841 box office on opening weekend.

Born on this day:

1907 – Sir Laurence Olivier (Actor: Wuthering Heights, Rebecca, The Boys From Brazil)
1938 – Richard Benjamin (Actor/Director: Catch-22, Westworld, The Money Pit)
1938 – Susan Strasberg (Actress: Picnic, Stage Struck, The Trip)
1939 – Paul Winfield (Actor: Sounder, Star Trek II, The Terminator)
1970 – Naomi Campbell (Model/Actress: Cool as Ice, To Wong Foo…, Girl 6)
1978 – Ginnifer Goodwin (Actress: Mona Lisa Smile, Walk the Line)
1979 – Maggie Q (Actress: Rush Hour 2, Live Free or Die Hard, Balls of Fury)

Died on this day:

1972 – Margaret Rutherford (Oscar-Winning Actress: Blithe Spirit, The Importance of Being Earnest)
2005 – Thurl Ravenscroft (Voice Actor/Singer: Mary Poppins, 101 Dalmations, Peter Pan)