Born on this day – Paul Gleason:

Paul Gleason

Actor

May 4, 1939 – May 27, 2006

Credits:

2005 MTV Movie Awards (2005); 21 Jump Street (1989); A Time to Revenge (1997); A*Teens: Dancing Queen (1999); Abominable (2006); Adam-12 (1971–1974); All My Children (1978); Another Life (1981–1984); Anything for Love (1985); Arthur (1981); B.L. Stryker (1990); Banacek (1972); Beauty and the Beast (1987); Best of the Best 4: Without Warning (1998); Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction / Creepy Comics (1999); Boiling Point (1993); Boy Meets World (1997); Cagney & Lacey (1984); Call to Glory (1984); CBS Playhouse (1969); Challenge of a Lifetime (1985); Chicago Hope (1999); C'mon, Let's Live a Little (1967); Cold Case (2005); Columbo (1975); Dallas (1985); Dark Skies (1996); Dawson's Creek (2003); Day at the Beach (1997); Dead Last (2001); Diagnosis Murder (1999); Die Hard (1988); Digital Man (1995); Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975); Doubletake (1985); Dragnet (2003); Drake & Josh (2004); Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985); Falcon Crest (1987); False Arrest (1991); Fastlane (2002); Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1990); Forever, Lulu (1986); Fort Apache the Bronx (1981); Fourth Story (1991); Friends (2000); George Lopez (2005); Ghost Chase (1987); Gimme a Break! (1986); Grace Under Fire (1997); Hardball (1990); Hardcastle and McCormick (1984); He Knows You're Alone (1980); Hill Street Blues (1984); Hit Man (1972); I Love Trouble (1994); Ike: The War Years (1979); In the Living Years (1994); It's About Time (1967); Johnny Be Good (1988); Kate & Allie (1986); L.A. Law (1991); Life Goes On (1989); Lifted (1988); Little Laura and Big John (1973); Loaded Weapon 1 (1993); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1994); Looking for Richard (1996); Lost on Earth (1997); M.U.G.E.N (1999); Magnum, P.I. (1984); Majority Rule (1992); Malcolm in the Middle (2004); Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1992); Married People (1990); McCloud (1974); Melrose Place (1998); Miami Blues (1990); Miami Vice (1986); Mission: Impossible (1972); Money Talks (1997); Monty Nash (1971); Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987); Murder, She Wrote (1989–1992); MysteryDisc: Many Roads to Murder (1983); MysteryDisc: Murder, Anyone? (1982); Nash Bridges (1998); National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002); NewsRadio (1997); Night Game (1989); No Code of Conduct (1998); Not Another Teen Movie (2001); Nothing to Lose (1994); One West Waikiki (1994–1996); Panic in Year Zero! (1962); Petticoat Junction (1966); Private Duty Nurses (1971); Red Letters (2000); Remington Steele (1984); Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (1994); Rich Girl (1991); Riptide (1984); Running Cool (1993); Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1984); Seinfeld (1994); Shadow Conspiracy (1997); She's Having a Baby (1988); Sidekicks (1987); Ski Party (1965); Social Misfits (2001); Special Collector's Edition (2011); Spooner (1989); Starting Now (1989); Sun Gods (2002); Supercarrier (1988); Superior Court (1986–1990); Tales from the Crypt (1991); Tender Mercies (1983); Texas (1982); The A-Team (1984–1986); The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1971); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1971); The Book of Caleb (2008); The Breakfast Club (1985); The District (2001); The Drew Carey Show (1999); The Equalizer (1986); The F.B.I. (1968); The Giving Tree (2000); The Great Santini (1979); The Green Hornet (1967); The Guardian (2002); The Invaders (1967); The Making of Bret Michaels (2002); The Mike Douglas Show (1976); The Myersons (2001); The Organization (2001); The Passing (2011); The Pink Garter Gang (1971); The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981); The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968); The Waiter (1993); The Weber Show (2001); The Wonder Years (1992); Then Came Bronson (1969); There Goes My Baby (1994); Toma (1973); Trading Places (1983); Veronica's Closet (1999–2000); Vigilante Force (1976); Walker, Texas Ranger (1997); Where Does It Hurt? (1972); Wild Cactus (1993); Winter A-Go-Go (1965); Wishman (1992); Women at West Point (1979).

Born on this day – Russi Taylor:

Russi Taylor

Voice actress

May 4, 1944 – July 26, 2019

Credits:

102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue (2000); 45th Annual Annie Awards (2018); 47th Annie Awards (2020); A Bug's Life (1998); A Day at Disneyland (1994); A Disneyland Day: Relive the Memories (1991); A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994); ABC Weekend Specials (1983–1994); Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993); Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1991); Aladdin (1994); AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast (2019); Babe (1995); Babe: Pig in the City (1998); Before Your Eyes (2014); Biker Mice from Mars (1994); Blondie & Dagwood (1987); Blondie & Dagwood: Second Wedding Workout (1989); Bonkers (1993); Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000); Capitol Critters (1992); Captain Biceps (2010); Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2011–2014); Cartoon All-Stars Reanimate (2019); Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990); Castle of Illusion (1990); Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (2013); CBS Storybreak (1985); Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (1990); Chip 'n Dale's Nutty Tales (2017–2019); Christmas Comes to PacLand (1982); Christmas Fantasy on Ice (1992); Cinderella 3: A Twist in Time (2007); Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002); Clifford's Puppy Days (2003–2005); Crackdown 2 (2010); D23 Expo: Disney Character Voices 30th Anniversary (2019); D23: Secrets, Celebrations and More! (2009); Dink, the Little Dinosaur (1989); Disney Comics in Motion (2018); Disney Golf (2002); Disney Infinity (2013); Disney Infinity 3.0 (2015); Disney Learning Adventure: Search for the Secret Keys (2002); Disney Learning: Phonics Quest (2001); Disney Magic Kingdoms (2016); Disney Magical World (2013); Disney Magical World 2 (2015); Disney on Ice: Dare to Dream (2011); Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams (2007); Disney Princess Read Alongs (2019); Disney Princess Stories Volume One: A Gift from the Heart (2004); Disney Princess: A Christmas of Enchantment (2005); isney Princess: Enchanted Journey (2007); Disney Sing Along Songs: Campout at Walt Disney World (1994); Disney Sing-Along Songs: Beach Party at Walt Disney World (1995); Disney Sing-Along Songs: Disneyland Fun (1990); Disney Sing-Along Songs: Happy Haunting - Party at Disneyland! (1998); Disney Sing-Along Songs: Let's Go to Disneyland Paris! (1993); Disney Sing-Along Songs: Let's Go to the Circus! (1994); Disney Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas (1993); Disney Sing-Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs (1988); Disney Sports Basketball (2002); Disney Sports Skateboarding (2002); Disney Sports Soccer (2002); Disney TH!NK Fast (2008); Disney's Animated Storybook: 101 Dalmatians (1997); Disney's Christmas Favorites (2008); Disney's Fantillusion! (1995); Disney's Have a Laugh! (2009–2012); Disney's Party (2002); Donald Duck Goin' Quackers (2000); DTV 'Doggone' Valentine (1987); Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special (2016); DuckTales (1987–2018); DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990); DuckTales: Remastered (2013); DuckTales: The Quest for Gold (1990); Dungeons & Dragons (1983–1985); Every StoryTime Animation (2019); Fantasia 2000 / Segment: Pomp and Circumstance (1999); Fantastic Max (1988–1989); Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned (1999); Get a Horse! (2013); Goofy's Greatest Hits (1998); Gravedale High (1990); Heathcliff (1981); Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby (1993); Hot Rod Dogs & Cool Car Cats (1996); House of Mouse (2001–2003); House of Mouse / Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001); Icewind Dale (2000); Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks (2003–2007); Jasper: A Christmas Caper (2010); Jasper: A Fabulous Fourth (2012); Jasper: A Turkey Tale (2011); Jetsons: The Movie (1990); Katy, Kiki y Koko (1988); Kim Possible (2003); Kinect Disneyland Adventures (2011); Kingdom Hearts (2002); Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (2012); Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix (2017); Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix (2013); Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix (2014); Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue (2017); Kingdom Hearts II (2005); Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ (2007); Kingdom Hearts III (2019); Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (2010); King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (1992); Kissyfur (1986); Kureyon Shin-chan (2006); Laverne & Shirley with Special Guest Star the Fonz (1982–1983); Leet Fighters (2014); Little Clowns of Happytown (1987–1988); Little Muppet Monsters (1985); Little People Video (1988); Magical Tetris Challenge (1998); Making the Magic: Disneyland Paris - 20th Anniversary (2012); McDonaldland (1980–2000); Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway (2020); Mickey and the Roadster Racers (2017–2021); Mickey Mouse (2013–2019); Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006–2016); Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Choo-Choo Express (2009); Mickey Mouse Toddler (2000); Mickey Mouse Works (1999–2000); Mickey Mouse: Mixed-Up Adventures (2019–2021); Mickey Saves Santa and Other Mouseketales (2006); Mickey Saves the Day: 3D Adventure (2001); Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004); Mickey: Reelin' Through the Years (1995); Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988); Mickey's 90th Spectacular (2018); Mickey's Adventures in Wonderland (2009); Mickey's Around the World in 80 Days (2005); Mickey's Audition (1992); Mickey's Great Clubhouse Hunt (2007); Mickey's House of Villains (2002); Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001); Mickey's Magical World (1988); Mickey's Mousekersize (2011); Mickey's New Car (1999); Mickey's Nutcracker (1992); Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999); Mickey's PhilharMagic (2003); Mickey's Speedway USA (2000); Mickey's Treats (2019); Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004); Mike's Monstrous Adventure (2002); Minnie's Bow-Toons (2011–2016); Mokey's Show (2015–2018); Monsters, Inc. Scream Team Training (2001); Moon Dreamers (1986); Mr. Bogus (1991–1992); Muppet Babies (1984–1991); Muppet Babies (1986); My Little Pony (1986–1987); My Little Pony Tales (1992); My Little Pony: The Movie (1986); My Neighbor Totoro (1988); Nine Dog Christmas (2004); Nostalgia Critic (2021); OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes (2018); Pac Preview Party (1982); Pac-Man (1982–1983); Paddington Bear (1989–1990); Pepper Ann (2000); Peter and the Magic Egg (1983); Pillow People Save Christmas (1988); PJ Bunny: A Very Cool Easter (1997); Pom Poko (1994); Pound Puppies (1987); Pretty Piggies (1990); Quack Pack (1996); Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness (1994); Rambo (1986); Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2018); Raw Toonage (1992); Ready for Math with Pooh (1997); Rescue Aurora Adventure Game (2003); Ronald McDonald and the Adventure Machine (1987); Runaway Brain (1995); Saturday Supercade (1983); Saturday's the Place! (1984); Sayonara Disney's Fantillusion! (2001); Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988); Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King (2008); Shin Chan (2002); Sofia the First (2012–2018); Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom (2012); Sport Goofy in Soccermania (1987); Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2019); Stickin' Around (1996); Strawberry Shortcake (1980–1985); Superman (1988); Tales from Earthsea (2006); TaleSpin (1991); Teen Titans (2005); The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985); The Adventures of Raggedy Ann & Andy (1988); The Adventures of Ronald McDonald: McTreasure Island (1990); The Adventures of the American Rabbit (1986); The Baby Huey Show (1995); The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998); The Critic (1995); The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980–1981); The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age Smackdown (2015); The Flintstones: Bedrock Bowling (2000); The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006); The Glo Friends (1986); The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White (1980); The Haunted Mansion (2003); The Legend of Prince Valiant (1993); The Lion Guard (2016–2018); The Little Mermaid (1992–1993); The Little Rascals (1982); The Littles (1983); The Magic Paintbrush (1993); The Magical World of Disney (1989–1990); The Prince and the Pauper (1990); The Princess and the Frog (2009); The Private Eyes (1980); The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show (1981); The Simpsons (1990–2019); The Simpsons Movie (2007); The Simpsons Ride (2008); The Simpsons Take the Bowl (2014); The Simpsons: Cartoon Studio (1996); The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield (1997); The Smurfs (1982–1989); The Spirit of Mickey (1998); The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free' (1997); The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1997); The Tale of Tillie's Dragon (1995); The Voice Behind the Mouse (2004); The Wild Thornberrys (1999); Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000); Timeless Tales from Hallmark (1990); Timon & Pumbaa (1996); Tom & Jerry in Fists of Furry (2000); Toontown Online (2003); Totally Minnie (1988); Twinkle, the Dream Being (1993); Tyrus (2015); Video Buddy: Muppet Babies - Scooter's Hidden Talent (1999); Video Buddy: Muppet Babies - What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? (1999); Video Buddy: Muppet Babies - What's New at the Zoo? (1999); WALL·E (2008); Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection (2015); Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade (1991); What a Cartoon! (1995–1997); What-a-Mess (1995); Wheel of Fortune (2013–2018); Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? (1996–1999); Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988); Widget, the World Watcher (1990–1991); Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa (1992–1993); Winter Wonderland (2003); Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1988); Zorro (1997–1998).

On this day in movie history - Manhattan Melodrama (1934)

 

Melodrama

directed by W.S. Van Dyke, Jack Conway and George Cukor,

written by Oliver H.P. Garrett and Joseph L. Mankiewicz,

based on a story by Arthur Caesar, Frank Dolan and Donald Ogden Stewart,

was released in the United States on May 4, 1934.

Music by William Axt.

Cast:

Clark Gable, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Leo Carrillo, Nat Pendleton, George Sidney, Isabel Jewell, Muriel Evans, Thomas E. Jackson, Isabelle Keith, Frank Conroy, Noel Madison, Jimmy Butler, Mickey Rooney, Shirley Ross.

On this day in movie and book history - Gaslight (1944)

Gaslight

directed by George Cukor,

written by John Van Druten, Walter Reisch and John L. Balderston,

based on the play Gas Light by Patrick Hamilton,

was released in the United States on May 4, 1944.

Music by Bronislau Kaper.

Cast:

Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotton, May Whitty, Angela Lansbury, Barbara Everest, Emil Rameau, Edmund Breon, Halliwell Hobbes, Tom Stevenson, Heather Thatcher, Lawrence Grossmith, Jakob Gimpel, Harry Adams, Lassie Lou Ahern, John Ardizoni, Frank Baker, Wilson Benge, Arnold Bennett, Florence Benson, Arthur Blake, Lillian Bronson, Alec Craig, Antonio D'Amore, Wynne Davis, Frank Eldredge, Maude Fealy, Al Ferguson, Helen Flint, Gibson Gowland, Gary Gray, Roger Gray, Bobbie Hale, Joy Harington, Tom Hughes, Jack Kirk, Pat Malone, Al Masiello, Charles McNaughton, Terry Moore, Clive Morgan, Georgie Nokes, Joseph North, Tarquin Olivier, Elsie Prescott, Joseph Romantini, Syd Saylor, Arthur Stone, Alix Terry, Morgan Wallace, Eric Wilton, Eustace Wyatt, Katherine Yorke, Phyllis Yuse, Guy Zanette.

Recommended reading:

Gas Light

a play by Patrick Hamilton.

Filmed as:
Gaslight (1940), directed by Thorold Dickinson.
Gaslight (1944), directed by George Cukor.

Published by Constable and Company Ltd.
First published 1939.
ASIN: B0DSZRVND4
Paperback.
 
Description:

This classic Victorian thriller was first produced in 1935. Jack Manningham is slowly, deliberately driving his wife, Bella, insane. He has almost succeeded when help arrives in the form of a former detective, Rough, who believes Manningham to be a thief and murderer. Aided by Bella, Rough proves Manningham's true identity and finally Bella achieves a few moments of sweet revenge for the suffering inflicted on her.

On this day in movie and book history - Yield to the Night (1956 movie & novel):

Yield to the Night

a.k.a. Blonde Sinner,

directed by J. Lee Thompson,

written by John Cresswell, Joan Henry,

based on the novel Yield to the Night by Joan Henry,

released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 4, 1956.

Music by Ray Martin.

Cast: Diana Dors, Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Craig, Marie Ney, Geoffrey Keen, Liam Redmond, Olga Lindo, Joan Miller, Marjorie Rhodes, Molly Urquhart, Mary Mackenzie, Harry Locke, Michael Ripper, Joyce Blair, Charles Clay, Athene Seyler, Peggy Livesey, Mona Washbourne, Alec Finter, Marianne Stone, Mercia Shaw, Charles Lloyd Pack, Dandy Nichols, John Charlesworth, Frank Hawkins, Shirley Anne Field, Fred Machon, Charles Rayford, Pat Ryan.

Recommended reading:

Yield to the Night

by Joan Henry

Published by Doubleday.
Published 1954.

ISBN-10: 0856175862
ISBN-13: 9780856175862

On this day in movie history - Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982)

Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid

directed by Carl Reiner,

written by Carl Reiner, George Gipe and Steve Martin,

was released in the United States on May 4, 1982.

Music by Miklós Rózsa and Steve Goodman.

Cast:

Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Alan Ladd, Carl Reiner, Barbara Stanwyck, Ray Milland, Ava Gardner, Burt Lancaster, Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Veronica Lake, Bette Davis, Lana Turner, Edward Arnold, Kirk Douglas, Fred MacMurray, James Cagney, Joan Crawford, Reni Santoni, Charles Laughton, Vincent Price, George Gaynes, Francis X. McCarthy, Adrian Ricard, Charlie Picerni, Gene LeBell, George Sawaya, Britt Nilsson, Jean Beaudine, John Easton Stuart, Ronald Spivey, Bob Hevelone, Dieter Curt, Phillip Kearns, Kent Deigaard, Eugene Brezany, Brad Baird, William Conrad, Charles McGraw, Jeff Corey, John Miljan, Brian Donlevy, Norma Varden, Edmond O'Brien, Wally Brown, David LeBell, Cheryl Smith.

On this day in the Star Trek universe - The Next Generation:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991)

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4. Episode 22.

Episode entitled: Half a Life.

Released May 4, 1991.

Directed by Les Landau.

Written by Peter Allan Fields, Ted Roberts, Ronald D. Moore, Joe Menosky, David 

Carren, J. Larry Carroll, Brannon Braga.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Majel Barrett, Michelle Forbes, Terrence E. McNally, Colm Meaney, Carel Struycken, David Ogden Stiers, Rachen Assapiomonwait, Thomas J. Booth, Michael Braveheart, Cameron, Tracee Cocco, Nyra Crenshaw, Debbie David, Jeremy Doyle, Melanie Hathorn, Randy James, Jeri McBride, Tim McCormack, Joyce Robinson, Georgina Shore, K. Uchizono, Guy Vardaman.