Today’s Past in the Movies … May 24

May 24 †¦ What occurred in movie-land today in years past?

Events on this day:

1989 – Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade premieres in theaters.

Born on this day:

1914 – Lilli Palmer (Actress: The Boys From Brazil, The Holcroft Covenant)
1931 – Michael Losdale (Actor: Is Paris Burning?, Moonraker, Ronin)
1938 – Tommy Chong (Comedian/Actor: Up In Smoke, Nice Dreams, Far Out Man)
1945 – Priscilla Presley (Actress: The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, The Naked Gun movies)
1949 – Jim Broadbent (Actor: Time Bandits, Superman IV, Gangs of New York)
1960 – Kristin Scott Thomas (Actress: The English Patient, Gosford Park)
1965 – John C. Reilly (Actor: Magnolia, The Good Girl, Walk Hard)
1980 – Cecilia Cheung (Actress: Shaolin Soccer, The Legend of Zu)