Today’s Past in the Movies … May 27

May 27 … What occurred in movie-land today in years past?

Events on this day:

1895 – Birt Acres invents first first film projector to allow more than one viewer to watch simultaneously.
1964 – From Russia With Love, starring Sean Connery as James Bond, premieres in theaters.
1990 – Back to the Future, Part III records $19,089,645 box office on opening weekend.
2001 – Pearl Harbor records $75,177,654 box office on opening weekend.
2007 – Pirates of the Carribean: At World’s End records $139,802,190 box office on opening weekend.

Born on this day:

1911 – Vincent Price (Born in St. Louis, Actor: House of Wax, The Fly, House of Usher)
1922 – Christopher Lee (Actor: The Wicker Man, The Man With the Golden Gun, Lord of the Rings)
1936 – Louis Gossett, Jr. (Actor: A Raisin in the Sun, An Officer and a Gentleman, Enemy Mine)
1958 – Linnea Quigley (Actress: Silent Night Deadly Night, The Return of the Living Dead)
1962 – Steven Brill (Director: The Mighty Ducks, Little Nicky, Mr. Deeds, Without a Paddle)
1970 – Joseph Fiennes (Actor: Stealing Beauty, Shakespeare in Love, Elizabeth)
1971 – Paul Bettany (Actor: A Beautiful Mind, Master & Commander, The Da Vinci Code)

Died on this day:

1993 – Mary Philbin (Silent Era Actress: The Phantom of the Opera, The Man Who Laughs)
2006 – Paul Gleason (Actor: The Breakfast Club, Trading Places, Die Hard)