Born on this day – Bill Paxton:

Bill Paxton

Actor

Director

Musician

May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017

Credits:

100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994); 12 Mighty Orphans (2021); 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2013); 2 Guns (2013); 2 Guns: Boston Premiere Documentary (2013); 5 Things I Learned Today (2010); 8th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards (2010); A Bright Shining Lie (1998); A Simple Plan (1998); A World on the 'Edge of Tomorrow' (2014); Abducted: An MTV News Special Report (1997); Access Hollywood (1996); Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014 / 2017); Aliens (1986); Aliens vs. Pinball (2016); America in Primetime (2011); American Experience (2001); An Early Frost (1985); Anatomy of a Scene (2002); Anatomy of a 'Twister' (2000); Apollo 13 (1995); Arctic Void (2022); Avatar: The Way of Water (2022); Back to Back (1989); Barnes & Barnes: Ah A (1984); Barnes & Barnes: Fish Heads (1980); Barnes & Barnes: Love Tap (1981); Barnes & Barnes: Soak It Up (1983); Beach Blanket Bango (1975); Big Bad Mama (1974); Big Love (2006–2011); Big Love: In the Beginning (2007); Biography (1999–2008); Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006); Boxing Helena (1993); Brain Dead (1990); Breaking the Silence: The Making of 'Hannibal' (2001); Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981); Call Me by Your Name (2017); Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - Exo Zombies (2015); Carried Away (2009); Charlie Rose (1998); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2013); Club Dread (2004); Commando (1985); Crazy Mama (1975); Curiosity (2011); Deadly Lessons (1983); Death Game (1977); Derailroaded (2005); Directors: James Cameron (1997); Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection / Fish Heads (1991); Drift (2023); E! True Hollywood Story (2008); Eat My Dust (1976); Edge of Tomorrow (2014); Edge of Tomorrow: Storming the Beach (2014); Edge of Tomorrow: Weapons of the Future (2014); Entertainment Tonight (2008–2017); Extra (2017); Festival Pass with Chris Gore (2002); Flicks (1983); Frailty (2001); Frank & Jesse (1994); Frasier (2003); Fresno (1986); Future Shock (1994); Galaxy of Terror (1981); Ghosts of the Abyss (2003); Good Morning America (2015); Good Morning, Texas (2015); Great Day (1983); Hate* (*a comedy) (1999); Hatfields & McCoys (2012); Haven (2004); Haywire (2011); HBO First Look (1996–2000); Head Smash: The Prequel (2013); His Highness Hollywood (2008); Hollywood Today (2016–2017); Impulse (1984); Indian Summer (1993); Invasion of Independence Day (1996); JFK: The Final Hours (2013); Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1995); Jurassic World Dominion (2022); Larry King Live (2000); Larry King Now (2013–2015); Last Call with Carson Daly (2005–2017); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1998); Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009–2012); Late Show with David Letterman (1995); Le grand journal de Canal+ (2007); Limp Bizkit: Eat You Alive (2003); Limp Bizkit: Greatest Videoz (2005); Live with Kelly and Mark (2007–2012); Living in Darkness (2002); Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996); Made in Hollywood (2013); Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005); Martini Ranch: How Can the Laboring Man Find Time for Self-Culture (1988); Martini Ranch: Reach (1988); Maury (1994); McClain's Law (1982); Mean Dreams (2016); Miami Vice (1986); Mighty Joe Young (1998); Million Dollar Arm (2014); Minty Comedic Arts (2019); Modern Marvels (2003); Monolith (1993); Mortuary (1982); Movie Guide (2013); Navy Seals (1990); Near Dark (1987); Nerdist Presents: A Conversation with... Bill Paxton (2013); Next of Kin (1989); Nightcrawler (2014); No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds (2003); Nostalgia Critic (2011); Olhó Popular (1995); One False Move (1991); Overheard (2011); Parkland (2013); Pass the Ammo (1987); Pat Benatar: Choice Cuts - The Complete Video Collection (2003); Pat Benatar: Hit Videos / Shadows of the Night (1984); Pat Benatar: Shadows of the Night (1982); Pat Benatar: The Visual Music Collection / Shadows of the Night (1986); Pixies (2015); Predator 2 (1990); Rachael Ray (2010); Reckless (1983); Red Wing (2013); Reflections on Titanic (2012); Reinventando Hollywood (2008); Resistance (2003); Rumble on the Lot: Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisited (2013); SAG Foundation Conversations (2009); Saturday Night Live (1980 / 1999); Saturday Night Live / Fish Heads (1980); Saturday Night Live: Just Shorts (2009); Secret's Out (2007); Séries express (2009); Sexo en serie (2008); Shanghai Calling (2012); Shootout (2006); Showbiz Today (1995); Sky Soldier (2012); Slipstream (1989); Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002); Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003); Streets of Fire (1984); Stripes (1981); Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003); Taking Tiger Mountain (1983); Taking Tiger Mountain: Revisited (2019); Taking Tiger Mountain: Revisited (2019); Tales from the Crypt (1993); Tattoo (2011); Tavis Smiley (2009); TCM Guest Programmer (2013); TCM Remembers 2017 (2017); Term Life (2016); Texas Rising (2015); Texas Rising: Capturing the Revolution - Filming Texas Rising (2015); Texas Rising: General Santa Anna: Leading Mexico (2015); Texas Rising: Sam Houston - A Man of the Revolution (2015); The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001); The 21st Annual People's Choice Awards (1995); The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards (1996); The 43rd Annual People's Choice Awards (2017); The 48th NAACP Image Awards (2017); The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1999); The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2001 (2001); The 5th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards (2015); The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007); The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2010); The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (2017); The 9th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (1994); The 'Alien' Saga (2002); The Annual 1995 ShoWest Awards (1995); The Atlanta Child Murders (1985); The Circle (2017); The Cleaner (2021); The Colony (2013); The Dark Backward (1991); The EE British Academy Film Awards (2018); The Egyptian Princess, an Unfolding Fantasy (1977); The Evening Star (1996); The Fanatic (2019); The Gamechangers (2015); The Good Life (2007); The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005); The Hitchhiker (1987); The Hollywood Moment at Home Edition (2020); The Howard Stern Show (1991); The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' (2005); The Jay Leno Show (2010); The Last of the Finest (1990); The Last Supper (1995); The Late Late Show with James Corden (2017); The Lords of Discipline (1983); The Making of 'Alien 3' (1992); The Making of 'Frailty' (2002); The Making of 'Terminator' (1984); The Making of 'Tombstone' (2002); The Making of 'Trespass' (1992); The Making of 'True Lies' (1994); The Movies That Made Us (2021); The Oprah Winfrey Show (1996); The Predator 2: International (1990); The Predator Goes to Town (2005); The Queen Latifah Show (2014); The Reichen Show (2005); The Roommate (1989); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997); The Talk (2017); The Terminator (1984); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1986); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1996–2005); The Vagrant (1992); The View (2006); The WIN Awards 2006 (2006); The Year in Memoriam (2017); Thunderbirds (2004); Titanic (1997); Titanic: 100 Years On (2012); Titanic: Deleted Scenes (2012); Today (2016); Tom Hanks: A League of His Own (2016); Tombstone (1993); Tornado Alley (2011); Training Day (2017); Trap (1998); Traveller (1997); Trespass (1992); Trespass: Behind the Scenes (1992); True Lies (1994); Twister (1996); Twister: Ride It Out (1998); U-571 (2000); Vedro (2017); Vertical Limit (2000); Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998); Weird Science (1985); Who Do You Think You Are? (2015); WTF with Marc Maron (2017); WWE Smackdown! (2000).

Born on this day – Dennis Hopper:

Dennis Hopper

Actor

Director

Photographer

Painter

May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010

Credits:

1 Giant Leap (2002); 10 Things Every Guy Should Experience (2004); 10th & Wolf (2006); 13 Most Beautiful... Songs for Andy Warhol Screen Tests (2009); 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2011); 1991 MTV Video Music Awards (1991); 1995 MTV Movie Awards (1995); 1996 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (1996); 1996 VH1 Fashion Awards (1996); 1997 VH1 Fashion Awards (1997); 20 to 1 (2006–2007); 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000); 2002 ABC World Stunt Awards (2002); 2003 ABC World Stunt Awards (2003); 2004 MTV Movie Awards (2004); 2004 Taurus World Stunt Awards (2004); 2005 BAFTA/LA Cunard Britannia Awards (2005); 2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards (2007); 2008 Film Independent's Spirit Awards (2008); 24 (2002); 24 Heaven (2002); 24: The Postmortem (2002); 3055 Jean Leon (2006); 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997); 50 Films to See Before You Die (2006); 87th Precinct (1961); A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol (2015); A Decade Under the Influence (2003); A Federal Case (2008); A Football Life (2019); A Hard Look (2000); A Hero of Our Time (1985); A Perfect Murder (1998); Acid Head: The Buzzard Nuts County Slaughter (2011); AFI Life Achievement Award (1989–1994); AFI's 10 Top 10: America's 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres (2008); AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003); AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007); AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: In Search of (1998); Ah! My Goddess: Bad Goddess The Anime Video Comic (2018); All the Way (2003); Alla är fotografer (2013); Along for the Ride (2016); Alpha and Omega (2010); American Dreamers (1996); American Masters (1999–2006); Americano (2005); America's Book of Secrets (2013); An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson (2001); An All-Star Tribute to Johnny Cash (1999); An American Carol (2008); And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (2004); Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture (2001); Apocalypse Now (1979); Apocalypse Pooh (1987); Arena (2000); Arrest and Trial (1964); Art in Progress (2004); Art, Acting, and the Suicide Chair: Dennis Hopper (1988); Autobiography (2005); Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2021); Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary... The Hits / Victory (2004); Bad City Blues (1999); Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (2006); Bananaz (2008); Basquiat (1996); Beautiful Darling (2010); Before Night Falls (2000); Biking USA (1994); Biography (1993–2002); Black Dahlia (1998); Black Leather Jacket (1989); Black Widow (1987); Blood Red (1989); Bloodbath (1975); Blue Velvet (1986); Blue Velvet Lost Footage (2014); Bob Dylan: 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (1992); Boiling Point (1993); Bonanza (1964); Born to Ride (2011); Brando (2007); Brando: An Icon Is Born (2008); Breakaway (1966); Buzz: at&T Original Documentaries (2009); By the Ways: A Journey with William Eggleston (2006); Caiga quien caiga (1996); Cannes Man (1996); Carried Away (1996); Catchfire (1990); Cavalcade of America (1954); Ce soir (ou jamais!);  (2008); Celebrity Casino (2009); Champion (2005); Charity Poker Festival (2008); Charlie Rose (1994–2008); Chasers (1994); Chattahoochee (1989); Chelsea on the Rocks (2008); Cheyenne (1956–1957); Choke (2001); Cinema 3 (1992 / 2010); Cinemagazine (1988–1995); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2009–2013); Circus Maximus (2009); Claudia Schiffer - Close Up (1995); Colors (1988); Combat! (1967); Compression (2003); Concert for Diana (2007); Conflict (1957); Convoy (1965); Cool Hand Luke (1967); Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011); Couleur chair (1978); Court Martial (1965); Crash (2008–2009); Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper (1991); Crush Proof (1972); Dai nostri inviati: La Rai racconta la Mostra del cinema 1968-1979 (2011); Dark and Deadly: 50 Years of Film Noir (1995); David Crosby: Remember My Name (2019); Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero (2008); Deadly Creatures (2009); Decision (1958); Dennis Hopper as Collector and Artist (1992); Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die);  (2003); Dennis Hopper: L.A. Blues (1995); Dennis Hopper: Rebel Without a Pause (2000); Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments (2002); Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider (2016); Dennis Miller Live (1997); Dialogue Earth (2019); Días de cine (2010); Die Harald Schmidt Show (1999); Disneyland '59 (1959); Double Toasted (2021); Doublecrossed (1991); Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring (1990); E! Mysteries & Scandals (2000–2001); E! True Hollywood Story (1999–2008); Easy Rider (1969); Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage (1999); Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003); Edtv (1999); Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014); Elegy (2008); Elvis Lives (2002); Entertainment Tonight (1989–2019); Entourage (2007); E-Ring (2005–2006); Espionage (1963); ESPN SportsCentury (1999); ESPY Awards (1996); Essential Gorillaz (2006); Evocator (2009); Eye of the Storm (1991); Faded (2012); Farm Aid '87 (1987); Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder (2009); Fighting Against the Wind: Making 'the American Dreamer' (2015); Film Independent's 2007 Spirit Awards (2007); Film Night (1969); Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012); Firestarter: Rekindled (2002); Fishing with John (1991); Flashback (1990); Flashing on the Sixties: A Tribal Document (1991); Flatland (2002); Forever Hollywood (1999); Forever James Dean (1988); From Hell to Texas (1958); General Electric Theater (1962); Generation Under the Gun (1993); Générations 68 (2008); Giant (1956); 'Giant' Stars Are Off to Texas (1955); Gilles Jacob: Citizen Cannes (2010); Gnarls Barkley: Smiley Faces, Version 2 (2006); Going Through Splat: The Life and Work of Stewart Stern (2005); Gomorron (2010); Good Morning America (1990); Gorillaz: Live in Manchester (2006); Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition (2021); Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002); Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957); Gunsmoke (1965); Hang 'Em High (1968); Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (1997); HBO First Look (1994); Head (1968); Heart of the Festival (2002); Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991); Heavy Petting (1989); Held for Ransom (2000); Hell Ride (2008); Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller (1994); Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies (1982); Here's Hollywood (1960–1961); Hoboken Hollow (2006); Hollywood Films (1999); Hollywood Greats (2005); Hollywood Insider (2021); Hollywood Mavericks (1990); Hollywood Salutes Nicolas Cage: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2002); Hollywood, No Sex Please! (2018); Homeless (2000); Hoosier History: The Truth Behind the Legend (2005); Hoosiers (1986); Hopper/Welles (2020); HOPPER: In His Own Words (2012); Hopping Mad: Philippe Mora on Dennis Hopper and 'Mad Dog Morgan' (2019); House of 9 (2005); House of Harrington (2008); Howard Stern on Demand (2006); Human Highway (1982); I Died a Thousand Times (1955); I Don't Know Jack (2002); In the Lines of My Hand (2010); Independent Lens (2008–2009); Inside Deep Throat (2005); Inside Edition / ESPY Awards (2000); Inside 'Speed' (2002); Inside the Actors Studio (1994); Intimate Portrait (2002); It's a Long Way Home: Preserving 'the American Dreamer' (2015); James Dean and Me (1995); James Dean: A Portrait (1995); James Dean: The First American Teenager (1975); Jane Fonda in Five Acts (2018); Jason and the Argonauts (2000); Jay Sebring.... Cutting to the Truth (2020); Jazz Seen: The Life and Times of William Claxton (2001); Jesus' Son (1999); Jiminy Glick: Independent Spirit Awards (2008); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2005–2008); Johnny Cash: God's Gonna Cut You Down (2006); Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky (1991); Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch (1990); Justice (1999); Key Witness (1960); Kid Blue (1973); King of the Hill (1997); King of the Mountain (1981); King of the Road (2010); Kings Row (1956); Knockaround Guys (2001); Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work (1993); L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve (2001); La boîte à questions (2008); LA Originals (2020); Land of the Dead (2005); Land of the Dead: A Day with the Living Dead (2005); Larry Flynt Exposed (2003); Larry King Live (2005); Las Vegas (2004); Last Call with Carson Daly (2004); Last In, First Out (1978); Late Night Line-Up (1969); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2008); Late Night with David Letterman (1987–1999); Le cercle de minuit (1992); Le grand journal de Canal+ (2008 / 2010); Legacy (2004); Leo (2002); Les apprentis sorciers (1977); Les Chroniques du Mea (2022); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1976); Live with Kelly and Mark (1990–2008); Llyn Foulkes One Man Band (2013); Lo + plus (1998); Los Angeles (2004); Luck of the Draw (2000); Luke (2005); Lured Innocence (2000); Lux Video Theatre (1957); Mad Dog Morgan (1976); Mad Dog Morgan: To Shoot a Mad Dog (1976); Mad TV (2000); Made for Each Other (2015); Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014); Marlon Brando: Wild One (1994); Mary Jennifer at the Beach (1964); Matinee Theatre (1956); Me and Will (1999); Medic (1955); Meet the Deedles (1998); Memory (2006); Michael Madsen's Video Diary (Hell Ride);  (2008); Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2005); Minty Comedic Arts (2023); Modern Masters (2010); Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010); Mon plus grand moment de cinéma (2005); Monsters & Maniacs (1988); Montgomery Clift: His Place in the Sun (1989); Morceaux de Cannes (2021); Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders (1990); Movie Night Extravaganza (2021); MTV Europe Music Awards 1997 (1997); MTV Europe Music Awards 1997 Pre-Show (1997); MTV Europe Music Awards 1997: Nomination Special (1997); Music Box (2021); Muss ich schreiben? (2007); My Science Project (1985); Mysteries of Love (2002); Nails (1992); Naked City (1961); New Scenes from America (2003); NFL Monday Night Football (2002); Nico Icon (1995); Night Tide (1961); Nightlife (1986); No Frank in Lumberton (1988); No me la puc treure del cap (2012); No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2008); Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk (2014); Nostalgia Critic (2011); Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008); Nulle part ailleurs (1997); O.C. and Stiggs (1985); Olhó Popular (1995); On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish' (2005); On the Record with Bob Costas (2004); On the Road (2012); On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America (2011); Out of Season (2004); Out of the Blue (1980); Out of the Blue and into the Black (1987); Palermo Shooting (2008); Panic in the City (1968); Paris Trout (1991); Parts Per Billion (2014); Pashmy Dream (2008); Personnel et confidentiel (2007); Peter Przygodda, Schnittmeister (1994); Petticoat Junction (1964); Philbin's People (1969); Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas (1991); Pierrot the Fool / Cannes Film Festival (2008); Pioneers of Television (2011); Pour le cinéma (1969); Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon (2006); Premio Donostia a Max Von Sydow (2006); Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe (2005); Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (1997); Public Defender (1955); Puff Daddy Feat. The Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes: Victory (1998); Pursuit (1958); Queen of Blood (1966); Rabbit Ears: Annie Oakley (1992); Rabbit Ears: Jonah and the Whale (1992); Rabbit Ears: The Fisherman and His Wife (1989); Rabbit Ears: The Steadfast Tin Soldier (1991); Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1987); Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1987); Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio (2012); Real James Dean (2006); Rebel Without a Cause (1955); Reborn (1981); Red Rock West (1993); Rediscovering a Rebel (1996); Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002); Relative Values (1991); Return to 'Giant' (1996); Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi (2006); River's Edge (1986); Road Ends (1997); Rock Revolutions TV (2008); Roger Miller Remembered (1998); Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter (2013); Rolling Stone Presents Twenty Years of Rock & Roll (1987); Rumble Fish (1983); Running Out of Luck (1985); SAG Foundation Conversations (2008); Samson and Delilah (1996); Santabear's High Flying Adventure (1987); Saturday Night Live (1987–1990); Sayonara (1957); Scene by Scene (2001); Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections (1990); Schneeweißrosenrot (1991); Screen Directors Playhouse (1956); Screen Test #1 (1965); Screen Test #2 (1965); Screen Test #3 (1966); Screen Test #4 (1966); Screen Test: Dennis Hopper (1964); Search and Destroy (1995); Seitenblicke (2002); Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (1996); Shooting Gallery (1995); Shooting Palermo (2008); Shootout (2006–2007); Slagskämpen (1984); Sleepwalking (2008); Some Kind of Genius (1987); Space Truckers (1996); Speed (1994); Speed: Interview Archives (2002); Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth (2008); Stardust (2010); Stark (1985); Stark: Mirror Image (1986); Steve Wright's People Show (1995); Straight Shooter (1999); Straight to Hell (1987); Studio One (1958); Sugarfoot (1957); Sunset Heat (1992); Super Mario Bros. (1993); Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990); Surfside 6 (1962); Suspense (2003); Swing Vote (2008); Swiss Family Robinson (1958); Sympathy for the Devil (1977); Tal cual (1993); Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of (1964); Tavis Smiley (2007); Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar (2016); Télé-Zèbre (1991); Tell Them Who You Are (2004); That's Our Mad Dog: Dennis Hopper Interviewed by Phillipe Mora (2009); The 10 Commandments of Creativity (2001); The 100 Greatest Films (2001); The 100 Greatest Movie Stars (2003); The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003); The 100 Greatest War Films (2005); The 11th IFP/West Annual Independent Spirit Awards (1996); The 13th Annual CableACE Awards (1992); The 14th Annual CableACE Awards (1993); The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2009); The 16th Annual CableACE Awards (1995); The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards (1990); The 1987 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (1987); The 1993 Billboard Music Awards (1993); The 1999 Billboard Music Awards (1999); The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001); The 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2002); The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2004); The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970); The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1991); The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1987); The 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1989); The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987); The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2010); The 6th Annual American Cinema Awards (1989); The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (2011); The American Dreamer (1971); The American Friend (1977); The American Way (1986); The Andy Warhol Diaries (2022); The Apostate (2000); The Art of Football from A to Z (2006); The A-Z of Separating People from their Money (1998); The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960); The Betty Hutton Show (1960); The Big Valley (1967); The Blackout (1997); The Brothers Warner (2007); The Century: America's Time (1999); The CMT Music Awards (2005); The Cool School (2008); The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005); The Daily Show (2008); The Dakotas (1963); The David Frost Show (1970–1971); The Dean Martin Show (1972); The Defenders (1962–1963); The Dick Cavett Show (1994); The Directors (1999–2003); The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007); The Drug Years (2006); The Felix Baumgartner Story (2010); The Festival Game (1970); The Glory Stompers (1967); The Good Life (1997); The Graham Norton Show (2007); The Grave (1996); The Greatest Show on Earth (1963); The Groovenians (2002); The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967); The Heart of Justice (1992); The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose (2006); The Hot Spot (1990); The Howard Stern Radio Show (2000); The Indian Runner (1991); The Investigators (1961); The James Dean Story (1957); The Johnny Cash Show (1970); The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1956); The Keeper (2004); The Last Days of Frankie the Fly (1996); The Last Film Festival (2016); The Last Movie (1971); The Last Ride (2004); The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005–2008); The Legend of Jesse James (1966); The Lieutenant (1964); The Lineup (1959); The Loretta Young Show (1955); The Making of 'Space Truckers' (1998); The Making of 'Speed' (1994); The Making of 'Super Mario Brothers' (1993); The Making of 'True Romance' (1993); The Merv Griffin Show (1970–1973); The Mike Douglas Show (1970); The Millionaire (1960); The Movie Loft (2009); The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2011); The Osterman Weekend (1983); The Other Side of the Wind (2018); The Piano Player (2002); The Pick-up Artist (1987); The Prophet's Game (2000); The Revenge of the Dead Indians (1994); The Rifleman (1958–1959); The Rise of Two Legends (2006); The Role That Changed My Life (2011); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1998); The Sixth Element: The Ross Clarke-Jones Story (2006); The Sons of Katie Elder (1965); The Source (1999); The Spreading Ground (2000); The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011); The Story of Mankind (1957); The Tanning of America (2014); The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986); The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys (1964); The Time Tunnel (1966); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1990–1991); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1993–1995); The Trip (1967); The Twilight Zone (1963); The Venice Project (1999); The View (2008); The World's Best Sellers: The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (1996); The World's Greatest Actor (2006); The Young Land (1959); They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018); Thumbelina (1989); Ticker (2001); Tim Leary: The Art of Dying (2008); Today (1994); Top of the World (1997); Tracks (1976); Tracks (2007–2008); Triers element (1991); True Grit (1969); True Romance (1993); True Romance: Behind the Scenes (2002); Tune in Trip Out (2003); Tycus (1999); U2: A Year in Pop (1997); Undead Again: The Making of 'Land of the Dead' (2005); Under the Bridge (2011); Unspeakable (2002); V Graham Norton (2002); Venice: Lost and Found (2002); Very Important Pennis (1996); Very Important Pennis: Uncut (1996); Wagon Train (1963); Wanderlust (2006); Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties (1989); Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998); Waterworld (1995); Welcome to Hollywood (1998); Welcome to the Basement (2015); When Hippies Ruled the World (2002); Where It's At: The Rolling Stone State of the Union (1998); White Star (1983); Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1995); Wild Times (1980); Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin' (2003); Willie Nelson: Down Home (1997); Willie Nelson: The Big Six-0 (1993); Wim Wenders: Desperado (2020); Witch Hunt (1994); WWE Raw (2001); Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here (1972); Young Hollywood Awards (2001); Zane Grey Theatre (1958–1959).

Born on this day – Jean Vautrin:

Jean Vautrin

Writer

Director

May 17, 1933 – June 16, 2015

Credits:

Books:

À bulletins rouges (1973); Adieu la vie, adieu l’amour (2004); Baby-boom, Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle 1986 (1986); Billy-Ze-Kick (1974); Bloody-Mary (1979); Boro s’en va-t-en guerre (2000); Canicule (1982); Cher Boro (2005); Courage chacun (1992); Dix-huit tentatives pour devenir un saint (1989); Groom (1981); L’homme qui assassinait sa vie (2001); La Dame de Berlin (1987); La Dame de Jérusalem (2009); La Femme au gant rouge (2004); La Fête à Boro (2007); La grande zigouille (2009); La Vie Ripolin (1987); Le Cri du people (1998); Le Journal de Louise B. (2002); Le Mensonge - Chronique des années de crise (1978); Le Roi des ordures (1997); Le Temps des cerises (1990); Les années Faribole (2012); Les Noces de Guernica (1994); Mademoiselle Chat (1996); Maîtresse Kristal et autres bris de guerre (2009); Mister Love (1977); Patchwork, Prix des Deux Magots 1984 (1983); Si on s’aimait? (2005); Symphonie Grabuge (1994); Typhon gasoline (1977); Un grand pas vers le bon Dieu (1989); Un monsieur bien mis (1987).

Movies and television:

Actua-Tilt (1960); Apostrophes (1979–1989); Banlieue Sud-Est (1977–1978); Barbarous Street (1984); Berlin Lady (1991); Billy Ze Kick (1985); Bleu comme l’enfer (1986); Campus, le magazine de l’écrit (2001–2002); Caractères (1991); C’est encore mieux l’après-midi (1986); Charles Bronson, Hollywood’s Lone Wolf (2020); Charlie Dingo (1987); Ciel mon mardi! (1992); Cinéphiles de notre temps (2012); Cop or Hood (1979); Coucou c’est nous! (1994); Decameron ‘69 (1969); Dog Day (1984); Dossier Souvenirs (1971); Dream On (1992); Droit d’auteurs (1996); Ex Libris (1992–1996); Farewell, Friend (1968); Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (1974); Grandeur et décadence d’un petit commerce de cinéma (1986); Histoires insolites (1979); India: Matri Bhumi (1959); Intrigues (1985); Jamais sans mon livre (1994); ean-Sans-Terre (1980); Jeff (1969); La cinémathèque française (1962); La forteresse assiégée (2006); La pêche miraculeuse (1976); La quille (1961); Le cercle de minuit (1994); Le chemin de la mauvaise route (1963); Le coup de grâce (1965); Le divan (1994); Le grand escogriffe (1976); Le Guignolo (1980); Le Marginal (1983); L’entourloupe (1980); Les après-midi de Monsieur Forestier (1988); Les grands détectives (1974–1975); Les insulaires (1979); Les peupliers de la Prétentaine (1975); Les quarante ans des cahiers du cinema (1991); L’oeuf (1972); Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes (2002); Miss (1979); Nulle part ailleurs (1999); Ombre et lumière (2002); Paris Belongs to Us (1961); Pif le chien (1965); Plaisir du théâtre (1958); Popsy Pop (1971); Pour le cinéma (1969); Teenage Rebellion (1967); The Grilling (1981); The Last Men (2023); The Longest Day (1962); The Sunday of Life (1967); Tout le monde en parle (2002); Twist parade (1962); Under Suspicion (2000); Urgence (1985); Vivement dimanche (2003); Voyage en Boscavie (1958); Watch Your Lip! (2011).

Born on this day – Ralph Wright:

Ralph Wright

Animator

Writer

Director

Actor

May 17, 1908 – December 31, 1983

Born on this day – Solveig Dommartin:

Solveig Dommartin

Actress

Writer

Director

May 16, 1961 – January 11, 2007

Credits:

Ciné star (1987); Cinéma cinémas / segment: Lettre de la Sierra Morena (1983); Commandant Nerval (1996); Eiffel Tower Trilogy: Height, Weight & Gravity (1997); Faraway, So Close! (1993); I Can't Sleep (1994); It Would Only Take a Bridge (1998); Je t'ai dans la peau (1990); Navarro (1995); No Fear, No Die (1990); Spécial cinéma (1987); The Prisoner of St. Petersburg (1989); Tokyo-Ga (1985); Until the End of the World (1991); Wings of Desire (1987).

Born on this day – Mario Monicelli:

Mario Monicelli

Director

Writer

May 16, 1915 – November 29, 2010

Credits:

12 Directors for 12 Cities / Segment: Verona (1989); A cavallo della tigre (1961); A Dog's Life (1950); A Film és... I.-XIV (1995); A Tailor's Maid (1957); Abbasso la miseria! (1945); Accidenti alla guerra!... (1948); Accidenti alle tasse!! (1951); Adolfo Celi, un uomo per due culture (2006); Allons au cinéma (1978); Amedeo Nazzari, un divo Italiano (2001); Amici miei - Atto II° (1982); Amici miei (1975); An Average Little Man (1977); Angel in a Taxi (1958); Another World Is Possible (2001); Appointment for Murder (1951); Aujourd'hui Madame (1980); Aux arts et cætera (2025); Babau 70 (1976); Ballerine (1936); Bandiera Viola (2010); Beautiful But Dangerous (1955); Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno (1984); Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958); Bitter Rice (1949); Boccaccio '70 / Segment: Renzo e Luciana (1962); Botta e risposta (1950); Brancaleone alle Crociate (1970); Brivido (1941); Caccia all'uomo (1948); Camera d'albergo (1981); Cani e gatti (1952); Caprice Italian Style (1968); Cari fottutissimi amici (1994); Caro Michele (1976); Casanova 70 (1965); Catene (1986); Cavalleria rusticana (1990); C'era una volta il Cinema Azzurro Scipioni (2022); Ceremonia de inauguración - 56º Festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (2008); Che tempo che fa (2006–2009); Ciné regards (1978); Cinéma (1966); Cinema 3 (2010); Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth (2014); Cinématon (1987); Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret (2019); Come persi la guerra (1947); Come posso (2008); Come quando fuori piove (2000); Cops and Robbers (1951); Cortocircuito (1943); De película (1987); Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations (1992); Der Sommer 1939 (2009); Di me cosa ne sai (2009); Días de cine (2010); Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli (1970); Dolce Vitti (2014); Donatella (1956); Double Cross (1951); Drôles, tendre et méchants: La comédie à l'italienne de Totò à Roberto Benigni (1999); È arrivato il cavaliere! (1950); È l'amor che mi rovina (1951); Equatore (1939); Esercizi di stile / Segment: Idillio edile (1996); Facciamo paradiso (1995); Fame and the Devil (1949); Fascino (1939); Fatal Desire (1953); Fatalità (1947); Fear No Evil (1945); Fede cieca (2001); Fifa e arena (1948); Film Genre (2002); Filo d'erba (1959); Finalmente soli (1942); Finding Mario (2005); Firenze, il nostro domani (2003); Forbidden (1955); Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso (2009); Frenesia dell'estate (1964); Funniest Show on Earth (1953); Furia (1947); Furio Scarpelli: Il racconto prima di tutto (2012); Guai ai vinti (1954); Heist (2025); High Infidelity (1964); How I Discovered America (1949); How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio (2004); I corti italiani / Segment: Topi di appartamento (1997); I fratelli Castiglioni (1937); I nostri mariti / Segment: Il marito di Olga (1966); I nostri trent'anni (2004); I ragazzi della via Paal (1935); Il cinema ritrovato: istruzioni per l'uso (2004); Il corriere del re (1947); Il cuore rivelatore (1934); Il documento (1939); Il falso bugiardo (2008); Il male oscuro (1990); Il marchese del Grillo (1981); Il medico e lo stregone (1957); Il segreto di Otello (2015); Il testamento di Mario Monicelli (2010); Il testimone (1946); In the Name of the Law (1949); Intervista a Mario Monicelli (1998); La bellezza d'Ippolita (1962); La donna è mobile (1942); La figlia del capitano (1947); La fumeria d'oppio (1947); La granduchessa si diverte (1940); La moglie ingenua e il marito malato (1989); La nuova armata Brancaleone (2010); La primavera del 2002 - L'Italia protesta, l'Italia si ferma (2002); La vera vita di Antonio H. (1994); La vie de château (1985); Lady Liberty (1971); L'angelo e il diavolo (1946); L'armata Brancaleone (1966); Le club (1995); Le rose del deserto (2006); L'ebreo errante (1948); L'eroe della strada (1948); Les nouveaux rendez-vous (1981); Les Nuits de France Culture (2008); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1977–1978); Lettere dalla Palestina (2003); L'inafferrabile 12 (1950); L'incantatore di serpenti, la vita senza freno di Gian Carlo Fusco (2010); L'insolito ignoto - Vita acrobatica di Tiberio Murgia (2012); Lo sciopero dei milioni (1947); Lo squadrone bianco (1936); Los Siete Locos (1987); Lost Youth (1948); Lovers and Liars (1979); L'ultima zingarata (2011); L'ultimo gattopardo: Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo (2010); Lure of the Sila (1949); Mad About Opera (1948); Maestro di che! (2011); Marcello, una vita dolce (2006); Marco Visconti (1941); Marechiaro (1949); Mario Bava: Operazione paura (2004); Mario Monicelli, l'artigiano di Viareggio (2002); Mario Monicelli: A Man (1989); Mattolineide (1978); Monica Vitti, une étoile dans la nuit (2017); Monica! (2018); Monicelli, Le Paien (2013); Monicelli: La versione di Mario (2012); Nanà (2004); Napoleone (1951); Nobody's Land (1939); O.K. Nero (1951); Outlaw Girl (1950); Panni sporchi (1999); Passez donc me voir (1981); Pazzo d'amore (1942); Peddlin' in Society (1946); Perdonami! (1953); Pioggia d'estate (1937); Portrait Of My Father (2010); Pour le cinéma (1977); Pupi Avati, ieri, oggi, domani (2010); Return of the Black Eagle (1946); Ridendo e scherzando - Ritratto di un regista all'italiana (2015); Ritratti d'autore (1996); Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo (1997); Romanzo popolare (1974); Rossini! Rossini! (1991); Siamo tutti Alberto Sordi? (2020); Signore e signori, buonanotte (1976); Sodankylä Forever (2010); Soho Conspiracy (1950); SoloMetro (2007); Sono fotogenico (1980); 'Sono Gassman!' Vittorio re della commedia (2018); Speriamo che sia femmina (1986); Street of the Crane's Foot (1979); Tempesta su Parigi (1948); Temporale Rosy (1980); The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (2011); The Children Are Watching Us (1943); The Cinema Machine (1978); The Couples (1970); The Cyclone (1996); The Girl with a Pistol (1968); The Great War (1959); The Iron Swordsman (1949); The Life and Music of Giuseppe Verdi (1953); The Lucky Five (1952); The Man with a Cigar in His Mouth (1997); The Mysterious Rider (1948); The Naked and the Wicked (1951); The Organizer (1963); The Passionate Thief (1960); The Queens (1966); The Rogues (1987); The Royal Affair (1995); The Taming of Dorothy (1950); The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal (1985); The Unfaithfuls (1953); Tigri di carta (2008); Tizio, Caio, Sempronio (1951); Toh è morta la nonna! (1969); Topi di appartamento (1997); Totò a colori (1952); Totò cerca casa (1949); Totò e Carolina (1955); Totò e i re di Roma (1952); Totò e le donne (1952); Un amico magico: il maestro Nino Rota (1994); Un eroe dei nostri tempi (1955); Un turco napoletano (1953); Una historia de Zinemaldia (2011); Una storia da ridere (2008); Under the Tuscan Sun (2003); Vendetta... sarda (1952); Vicino al Colosseo c'è Monti (2008); Violenza sul lago (1954); Vittorio D. (2009); Vittorio Pozzo - Un mito del calcio italiano (2006); Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore (2010); Viva Italia! / Segments: Autostop; First Aid (1977); Vogliamo i colonnelli (1973); Voi siete qui (2011); Water and Sugar (2016); World Film Report (2008).

Born on this day – Mireille Darc:

Mireille Darc

Actress

Director

May 15, 1938 – August 28, 2017

Credits:

13 heures le journal (2005); 20 heures le journal (2013); 30 millions d’amis (1994); 300 choeurs pour + de vie (2011–2016); 4 fois D (1964); À belles dents (1966); Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes (2018); Allons au cinéma (1975–1976); Annie Girardot selon son coeur (2020); Annie Girardot, ainsi va la vie (2008); Au-delà de l’écran (1963–1966); Balearic Caper (1966); Bande-annonce de ‘Week End’ (1967); Bibliothèque de poche (1967); Borsalino (1970); Borsalino and Co. (1974); C à vous (2009–2017); Cadence 3 (1983); Cannes 1968, révolution au palais (2018); Casino Royale (1967); Ce soir (ou jamais!) (2009–2011); C’est encore mieux l’après-midi (1985); Champs-Elysées (1983–1989); Chroniques de France / Les 2D, Mireille Darc, Catherine Deneuve (1966); Cinéma (1966); Cinescope aujourd hui... (1975); Comme au cinéma (2004); Compression (2015); Cops Is Cops (1972); Coucou c’est nous! (1994); Dandelions by the Roots (1964); Death of a Corrupt Man (1977); Déchaînées (2009); Diamond Bikini (1971); Dim Dam Dom (1967–1969); Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (1974); Élection de Miss France (2012); Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause! (1970); En aparté (2005); En compagnie de Mireille Darc et d’Alain Delon pour Plus de Vie (2010); Envoyé spécial (1993); Face à l’image (2005); Femmina (1967); Fleur d’oseille (1967); Formule 1 (1984); Francis Veber artisan du rire: La mécanique dure rire (2002); François Chalais, la vie comme un roman (1997); Frank Riva (2003–2004); Gainsbourg, l’homme qui aimait les femmes (2010); Galia (1966); Godard Cinema (2022); Graffiti 60 (2004); Grand écran (1964); Hamlet, Prince de Danemark (1960); Hauteclaire ou le Bonheur dans le crime (1961); Histoires de cinema (2010); Histoires de fiction (2003); How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965); Il n’y a pas de fumée sans feu (1973); Infrarouge (2009–2015); Jacques Deray: Le cinéma... ma vie (2005); J’ai rendez-vous avec vous (1996); Jamais avant le mariage (1982); Jeff (1969); Jolie poupée (1968); Journal de France (2012); Joyeux anniversaire Monsieur Trenet (1995); La barbare (1989); La boîte à questions (2006–2012); La galerie France 5 (2014); La grande Bretèche (1960); La Grande Darka! (2019); La justice de Marion (1998); La naissance du Grand Blond (2005); La revenante (1960); La traversée du miroir (2009); La vie de château (1985); La vie dissolue de Gérard Floque (1986); L’ami de mon fils (1997); Langlois (1970); Le bleu de l’océan (2003); Le dernier des cinq (1973–1974); Le divan de Marc-Olivier Fogiel (2015); Le fantôme d’Henri Langlois (2004); Le grand échiquier (1982–1987); Le grand journal de Canal+ (2005–2012); Le grand restaurant (2011); Le journal de 20 heures (2007); Le palmarès des chansons (1966); Le petit dimanche illustré (1967); Le plus grand cabaret du monde (2006–2014); Le portrait (1999); Les 40 ans de la 2 (2004); Les Chroniques du Mea (2018); Les coeurs brûlés (1992); Les durs à cuire ou Comment supprimer son prochain sans perdre l’appétit (1964); Les enfants de la télé (2007); Les grosses têtes (2014); Les nouveaux aristocrates (1961); Les passagers (1977); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1975–1978); Les stars chantent Piaf pour Plus de Vie (2008); Les yeux d’Hélène (1994); L’été de nos quinze ans (1983); L’été en hiver (1964); Let’s Not Get Angry (1966); Lettre de Provins (1962); L’homme pressé (1977); L’humeur vagabonde (1971); Lignes de mire (1997); Lino, il n’était que lui-même (2012); L’inspecteur Leclerc enquête (1962–1963); L’invité (2016); L’invité du dimanche (1970); L’ombre au tableau (2021); Louis de Funès, l’homme qui a passé le mur du son (2013); Lundi en histoires (2015); Magic story (1962); Male Hunt (1964); Man in the Trunk (1973); Mardi cinema (1982); Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes (2002); Micros et cameras (1968); Midi Trente (1972); Midi-Première (1975); Mireille Darc, la femme libre (2018); Monsieur (1964); Monsieur Cinéma (1968–1978); Mourir d’amour (1961); Ne m’oubliez pas: Hommage à Bernard Blier (1990); Ni figue ni raisin (1965); Ni vue ni connue (1997); Nulle part ailleurs (1995); Numéro un (1975–1981); O.K. patron (1974); Ombre et lumière (2001); On a tout essayé (2003–2007); On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde (2003–2005); On n’est pas couché (2009–2011); ORTF, ils ont inventé la télévision (2020); Paris aktuell (1968–1969); Pas sur la bouche (2011); Pena de muerte (1961); People in Luck (1963); Pierre Richard, l’art du déséquilibre (2005); Please, Not Now! (1961); Poivre et Sel in Numéro un (1978); Porte-bonheur (1984); Pour le cinéma (1974); Prigioniera di una vendetta (1993); Qui est-ce? (2010); Qui veut gagner des millions? (2009–2015); Rembob’Ina (2022); Reporters (1981); Réveillon chez Bob (1984); Sacrée soirée (1989–1992); Samedi soir (1971); Sapho (1997); Scénarios sur la drogue (2000); Si elle dit oui... je ne dis pas non (1983); Sidaction 2009 (2009); Someone Is Bleeding (1974); Squeak-squeak (1963); Stars 90 (1992); Studio Gabriel (1997); Summit (1968); Sur la route de Madison (2007); Système 2 (1975); TCM Remembers 2017 (2017); T’empêches tout le monde de dormir (2007); Terre indigo (1996); The Blonde from Peking (1967); The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962); The Great Spy Chase (1964); The Horrible Dr. Hichcock (1962); The Love Mates (1970); Thé ou café (2005–2014); The Pink Telephone (1975); The Probability Factor (1976); The Return of the Tall Blond Man (1974); The Small Timers (1978); The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972); The Upper Hand (1966); Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (1969); Tilt (1967); To Kill a Cop (1981); Top à... (1973–1974); Tous à la une (1990); Tous les chats sont gris (1963); Trapped by Fear (1960); Troubleshooters (1971); Un jour, un destin (2011–2019); Variances (1969–1975); Vedro (2017); Ventura... dit Lino (1997); Vie privée, vie publique (2008); Virginie (1962); Vive le cinéma! (1973); Vivement dimanche (1999–2016); Vivement dimanche prochain (1998–2005); War Gods of Babylon (1962); Weekend (1967).

Born on this day – William Witney:

William Witney

Director

May 15, 1915 – March 17, 2002

Born on this day – Burny Mattinson:

Burny Mattinson

Animator

Director

Producer

May 13, 1935 – February 27, 2023

Credits:

A Perfect Little Lady: The Story of Lady and the Tramp (2006); Aladdin (1992); All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989); Beauty and the Beast (1991); Big Hero 6 (2014); Casey Bats Again (1954); Disney's Halloween Treat (1984); DTV Monster Hits (1987); Floyd Norman: An Animated Life (2016); House of Mouse (2001); How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (2007); Lady and the Tramp (1955); Lady's Pedigree: The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp' (2006); Les Chroniques du Mea (2020); Lilo & Stitch (2002); Mary Poppins (1964); Mickey: The Story of a Mouse (2022); Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983); Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse / Mickey's Christmas Carol (2001); Mulan (1998); Oliver & Company (1988); Once Upon a Studio (2023); One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961); Picture Perfect: The Making of Sleeping Beauty (2008); Pocahontas (1995); Pretty as a Picture Art and Design (2006); Redefining the Line: The Making of One Hundred and One Dalmatians (2008); Robin Hood (1973); Ruff Animation (2006); Sleeping Beauty (1959); Strange World (2022); Tarzan (1999); The Aristocats (1970); The Art of Disney Animation (1988); The Ballad of Nessie (2011); The Bare Necessities: The Making of 'The Jungle Book' (2007); The Black Cauldron (1985); The Fox and the Hound (1981); The Great Mouse Detective (1986); The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996); The Jungle Book (1967); The Lion King (1994); The Magical World of Disney / Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1982); The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol (1984); The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977); The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece (1996); The Oscars (2023); The Prince and the Pauper (1990); The Rescuers (1977); The Small One (1978); The Sword in the Stone (1963); Timeless Tales / The Prince and The Pauper (2005); Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection / The Ballad of Nessie & How to Hook up Your Home Theater (2015); Winnie the Pooh (2011); Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974); Wish (2023).

Born on this day – Herbert Ross:

Herbert Ross

Actor

Choreographer

Director

May 13, 1927 – October 9, 2001

Credits:

A Christmas Festival (1959); AFI Life Achievement Award (1978–1981); All Star Revue (1952–1953); All Star Revue (1953); All Star Revue (1953); And the Oscar Goes to... (2014); Barbra in Movieland (1968); Biography (2000); Boys on the Side (1995); Boys on the Side (1995); California Suite (1978); Camera Three (1978); Carmen Jones (1954); Dancers (1987); Dinah! (1978); Doctor Dolittle (1967); Doctor Dolittle (1967); E! True Hollywood Story (2007); Footloose (1984); Footloose (2011); Funny Girl (1968); Funny Lady (1975); Funny Lady (1975); Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969); Great Performances (1986); Great Performances (1986); I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982); I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982); In Full Bloom (2002); In Full Bloom (2002); Inside Daisy Clover (1965); Intimate Portrait (1998); Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires (1999); Kenny Loggins: Footloose (Version 2) (1984); Max Dugan Returns (1983); Max Dugan Returns (1983); Meet Me in St. Louis (1959); My Blue Heaven (1990); My Blue Heaven (1990); Nijinsky (1980); On Location with the Owl and the Pussycat (1970); Pennies from Heaven (1981); Pennies from Heaven (1981); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1964); Placido Domingo's Tales from the Opera (1994); Play It Again, Sam (1972); Pontiac Star Parade: Four for Tonight (1960); Protocol (1984); Rinaldo in campo (1963); Shirley MacLaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996); Soapdish (1991); Steel Magnolias (1989); Summer Holiday (1963); T.R. Baskin (1971); The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978); The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002); The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play (1977); The Bacchantes (1961); The Bell Telephone Hour (1963–1966); The Buick Berle Show, 1954 (1995); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1952); The Fantasticks (1964); The Goodbye Girl (1977); The Jerry Lewis Show (1957); The Last of Sheila (1973); The Making of 'the Goodbye Girl' (1977); The Martha Raye Show (1954); The Milton Berle Show (1953–1955); The Nut House!! (1964); The Owl and the Pussycat (1970); The Paul Winchell Show (1954); The Secret of My Success (1987); The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956); The Sunshine Boys (1975); The Turning Point (1977); This Is Streisand (1968); Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1981); True Colors (1991); Undercover Blues (1993); Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough (1997); We, the People (1949); Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966); Wonderful to Be Young! (1961); Wonderful Town (1958).

Born on this day – Édouard Molinaro:

Édouard Molinaro

Director

Writer

May 13, 1928 – December 7, 2013

Born on this day – Kalen Gorman:

Kalen Gorman

Producer

Director

May 12, 1965 – September 24, 2024

Credits:

Access Hollywood (1996); America's Most Talented Kids (2003–2005); Inside Look: Feud - Bette and Joan (2017); Keepin' It Real with Keke Palmer (2019); Ladies First with Grace Helbig (2019); Making a Scene (2007–2008); Manhunt: The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model (2004); Meet Jigsaw: Behind the Scenes of 'Punisher: War Zone' (2009); On the Set: Ratatouille (2007); Resurrection: Prison Break (2017); Rock Star: INXS (2005); Second Chance: America's Most Talented Senior (2003); Showbiz Moms & Dads (2004); Step By Step With Matt Steffanina (2019); The Making of 'Punisher: War Zone' (2009); The Martin Short Show (1999–2000); The Punisher: Creating the Look (2009); The Punisher: Training to Become the Punisher (2009); The Punisher: Weapons of the Punisher (2009); Weakest Link (2001–2002); Worst Firsts with Brittany Furlan (2019); You Rock with... (2003).

Born on this day – Jim Abrahams:

Jim Abrahams

Writer

Producer

Director

May 10, 1944 – November 26, 2024

Credits:

Airplane! (1980); Airplane: Long-Haul Version (2005); An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet (1994); Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' (2009); Big Business (1988); Big John, Little John (1976); Biography (2001–2004); Cancer/evolution (2023); CBS Saturday Morning (2023); Chiseled (2008); Cocaine Blues (1983); Coming to America (1988); Cry-Baby (1990); Fat: A Documentary (2019); ...First Do No Harm (1997); Hearts of Hot Shots Part Deux: A Filmmaker's Apology (1993); Hot Shots! (1991); Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993); Hot Shots: The Making of an Important Movie (1991); Katie Holmes in Miss Meadows (2014); Late Night Berlin (2019); Late Night with David Letterman (1982); Laugh Out Loud: The Funniest Films Ever (2015); Le Fossoyeur de Films (2021); Life and Times (2000); Mafia! (1998); Minty Comedic Arts (2020); Movie Magic (1994); Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994); Oscar (1991); Our Planet Tonight (1987); Police Squad! (1982); Ruthless People (1986); Scary Movie 4 (2006); The Directors (1997–2008); The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977); The Midnight Special (1974); The Naked Gun (2025); The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991); The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988); The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1972); Top Secret! (1984); Valkokangas (1984); Voice of the Epilepsies (2018); Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990); Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022); Wisconsin Born & Bred: The Entertainers (2004).

Born on this day – Clarence Brown:

Clarence Brown

Director

Actor

May 10, 1890 – August 17, 1987

Born on this day – Saul Bass:

Saul Bass

Graphic designer

Director

May 8, 1920 – April 25, 1996

Credits:

84C MoPic (1989); Advise & Consent (1962); Alcoa Premiere (1961–1963); Anatomy of a Murder (1959); Aquamania (1961); Around the World in 80 Days (1956); Attack (1956); Bass on Titles (1982); Big (1988); Bonjour Tristesse (1958); Broadcast News (1987); Brothers (1977); Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965); Cape Fear (1991); Carmen Jones (1954); Casey Bats Again (1954); Casino (1995); Champion (1949); Chips Ahoy (1956); Chun King Chow Mein Hour (1962); Cinema mil (2005); Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2009); Cowboy (1958); Die Titelmacher (1976); Doc Hollywood (1991); Donald and the Wheel (1961); Edge of the City (1957); Evolutions: The Making of 'Phase IV' (2024); Exodus (1960); Fear in the Dark (1991); From Here to There (1964); Goodfellas (1990); Grand Prix (1966); Grin and Bear It (1954); High Note (1960); Higher Learning (1995); How to Have an Accident at Work (1959); How to Sleep (1953); Hurry Sundown (1967); In Harm's Way (1965); In the Bag (1956); It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963); Jack and Old Mac (1956); Johnny Concho (1956); Last Sunset (2012); Le grand échiquier (1972); Love in the Afternoon (1957); Mr. Saturday Night (1992); Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (1999); Nihon eiga no hyaku nen / Century of Cinema (1995); Nine Hours to Rama (1963); North by Northwest (1959); Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966); Notes on the Popular Arts (1978); Ocean's Eleven (1960); One, Two, Three (1961); Otto Preminger (1999); Phase IV (1974); Philemon (1976); Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952); Pluto's Party (1952); Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991); Psycho (1960); Psycho (1998); Quest (1984); R'coon Dawg (1951); Return from the River Kwai (1989); Rosebud (1975); Saint Joan (1957); Saul Bass: Title Champ (2008); Seconds (1966); Six Characters in Search of an Author (1976); Something Wild (1961); Spartacus (1960); Storm Center (1956); Such Good Friends (1971); Talking Film (1980); Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970); That's Entertainment, Part II (1976); The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997); The Age of Innocence (1993); The Big Country (1958); The Big Fisherman (1959); The Big Knife (1955); The Cardinal (1963); The Facts of Life (1960); The Firemen's Ball (1967); The Hemingway Play (1976); The Human Factor (1979); The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (1976); The Litterbug (1961); The Little House (1952); The Man with the Golden Arm (1955); The Night of the Hunter (1955); The Pride and the Passion (1957); The Racers (1955); The Searching Eye (1964); The Seven Year Itch (1955); The Shining (1980); The Shrike (1955); The Solar Film (1980); The Truth About Mother Goose (1957); The Two of Us (1967); The War of the Roses (1989); The Young Stranger (1957); Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (1953); Vertigo (1958); Very Happy Alexander (1968); Walk on the Wild Side (1962); West Side Story (1961); Why Man Creates (1968); Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974).

Born on this day – Robert Clampett:

Robert Clampett

Animator

Director

Producer

Puppeteer

May 8, 1913 – May 2, 1984

Credits:

A Beany Story (1952); A Cartoonist’s Nightmare (1935); A Corny Concerto (1943); A Coy Decoy (1941); A Great Big Bunch of You (1932); A Gruesome Twosome (1945); A Tale of Two Kitties (1942); Africa Squeaks (1940); Ain’t We Got Fun (1937); Ali-Baba Bound (1940); Along Flirtation Walk (1935); An Itch in Time (1943); Any Bonds Today? (1942); Baby Bottleneck (1946); Bacall to Arms (1946); Beany and Cecil (1988); Beany and Cecil Meet Billy the Squid (1959); Beauty and the Beast (1934); Behind the Tunes: A Conversation with Tex Avery (2004); Behind the Tunes: Animal Quackers (2003); Behind the Tunes: Blanc Expressions (2003); Behind the Tunes: Bugs - A Rabbit for All Seasonings (2003); Behind the Tunes: Forever Befuddled (2003); Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes - A Cast of Thousands (2006); Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go Hollywood (2004); Behind the Tunes: Man from Wackyland - The Art of Bob Clampett (2004); Behind the Tunes: Porky Pig Roast - A Tribute to the World’s Most Famous Ham (2003); Birdy and the Beast (1944); Booby Traps (1944); Book Revue (1946); Bosko at the Beach (1932); Bosko in Person (1933); Bosko Shipwrecked! (1931); Bosko’s Picture Show (1933); Boston Beanie (1947); Breakdowns of 1938 (1938); Buckaroo Bugs (1944); Buddy and Towser (1934); Buddy of the Apes (1934); Buddy Steps Out (1935); Buddy the Gob (1934); Buddy’s Beer Garden (1933); Buddy’s Beer Garden / Buddy the Detective (1934); Buddy’s Beer Garden / Buddy’s Adventures (1934); Buddy’s Beer Garden / Buddy’s Circus (1934); Buddy’s Beer Garden / Viva Buddy (1934); Buddy’s Day Out (1933); Buddy’s Show Boat (1933); Buddy’s Trolley Troubles (1934); Buffalo Billy (1954); Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons (1989); Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout (1990); Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid (1942); Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid (1942); Bugs Bunny in Space (1977); Bugs Bunny Superstar (1975); Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars (1988); Bwana Devil (1952); Bye, Bye Bluebeard / Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White (2005); Bye, Bye Bluebeard / Behind the Tunes: Fine Tooning (2005); Bye, Bye Bluebeard / Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War! (2005); Camera Three (1975); Cartoon Alley (2005); Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990); Cat-Tastrophy (1949); Chicken Jitters (1939); Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943); Cockatoos for Two (1947); Coo-Coo Bird Dog (1949); Country Boy (1935); Crazy Cruise (1942); Daffy Duck & Egghead (1938); Don’t Look Now (1936); Dough for the Do-Do (1949); Draftee Daffy (1945); Eatin’ on the Cuff or The Moth Who Came to Dinner (1942); Falling Hare (1943); Farm Frolics (1941); Fifty Years of Bugs Bunny in 3 1/2 Minutes (1989); Fighting Tools (1943); Flora (1948); Fowl Brawl (1947); Get Rich Quick Porky (1937); Gold Diggers of ‘49 (1935); Goofy Groceries (1941); Goopy Geer (1932); Hare Ribbin’ (1944); Having a Wonderful Time with Angels in Dirty Places (1938); His Hare Raising Tale (1951); Hittin’ the Trail for Hallelujah Land (1931); Hollywood Capers (1935); Hollywood Christmas Lane Parade of the Stars (1960); Honeymoon Hotel (1934); Horton Hatches the Egg (1942); I Haven’t Got a Hat (1935); I Like Mountain Music (1933); I Love to Singa (1936); I Only Have Eyes for You (1937); I Wanna Be a Sailor (1937); I’d Love to Take Orders from You (1936); Injun Trouble (1938); Into Your Dance (1935); Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes (2003); It’s a Grand Old Nag (1947); I’ve Got to Sing a Torch Song (1933); Jasper Goes Hunting (1944); Jeepers Creepers (1939); Kitty Kornered (1946); Kristopher Kolumbus Jr. (1939); Lady, Play Your Mandolin! (1931); Les Chroniques du Mea (2018); Little Dutch Plate (1935); Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986); Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2 (1958); Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 (2011–2012); Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3 (2014); Matty’s Funnies with Beany and Cecil (1962); Meet John Doughboy (1941); Merrie Melodies: Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends (1990–1993); Milk and Money (1936); Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name (1935); My Green Fedora (1935); Natural Vision 3-Dimension (1952); Naughty Neighbors (1939); Nutty News (1942); One Meat Brawl (1947); Page Miss Glory (1936); Patient Porky (1940); Pettin’ in the Park (1934); Picador Porky (1937); Pickled Puss (1948); Pied Piper Porky (1939); Pilgrim Porky (1940); Plane Dippy (1936); Plenty of Money and You (1937); Polar Pals (1939); Pop Goes My Heart (1934); Porky & Daffy (1938); Porky and Gabby (1937); Porky in Egypt (1938); Porky in Wackyland (1938); Porky the Rain-Maker (1936); Porky the Wrestler (1937); Porky’s Badtime Story (1937); Porky’s Duck Hunt (1937); Porky’s Five & Ten (1938); Porky’s Garden (1937); Porky’s Hero Agency (1937); Porky’s Hotel (1939); Porky’s Last Stand (1940); Porky’s Movie Mystery (1939); Porky’s Naughty Nephew (1938); Porky’s Party (1938); Porky’s Picnic (1939); Porky’s Pooch (1941); Porky’s Poor Fish (1940); Porky’s Poppa (1938); Porky’s Snooze Reel (1941); Porky’s Super Service (1937); Porky’s Tire Trouble (1939); Prehistoric Porky (1940); Rover’s Rival (1937); Så er der tegnefilm (2014); Scalp Trouble (1939); Shake Your Powder Puff (1934); Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence (1933); Slap Happy Pappy (1940); Slick Hare (1947); Slightly Daffy (1944); Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! (1931); Swiss Tease (1947); Tex & Judy (1962); That’s Warner Bros.! (1995); The Bashful Buzzard (1945); The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938); The Big Snooze (1946); The Blow Out (1936); The Bob Clampett Show (2000); The Bugs n’ Daffy Show (1996–1999); The Cagey Canary (1941); The Chewin’ Bruin (1940); The Daffy Doc (1938); The Film Fan (1939); The Golf Widow (1927); The Goofy Gophers (1947); The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (1946); The Henpecked Duck (1941); The Hep Cat (1942); The Lone Stranger and Porky (1939); The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame (1991); The Looney Tunes Show (2011–2013); The Old Grey Hare (1944); The Porky Pig Show (1964); The Shell Shocked Egg (1948); The Sour Puss (1940); The Timid Toreador (1940); The Up-Standing Sitter (1948); The Village Smithy (1936); The Wacky Wabbit (1942); The Wise Quacking Duck (1943); Thunderbolt the Wondercolt (1952); Tick Tock Tuckered (1944); Time for Beany (1949–1953); Tin Pan Alley Cats (1943); Tokyo Woes (1945); ToonHeads (1992–2003); Tortoise Wins by a Hare (1943); Troldspejlet (2010); Uncensored Cartoons (1982); Uncle Tom’s Bungalow (1937); Up’n Atom (1947); Ups ‘n Downs (1931); Wabbit Twouble (1941); Wacky Blackout (1942); Wagon Heels (1945); We, the Animals - Squeak! (1941); We’re in the Money (1933); What Price Porky (1938); What’s Cookin’ Doc? (1944); When’s Your Birthday? (1937); Willy the Wolf (1954); Wise Quacks (1939); You Don’t Know What You’re Doin’! (1931); You Ought to Be in Pictures (1940).