Friday, May 22, 2026

Born on this day – Susan Strasberg:


Susan Strasberg


Actress

May 22, 1938 – January 21, 1999

Credits:
1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (1955); 5th Annual Celebrity Parade for Cerebral Palsy (1955); Acting: Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio (1981); Alias Smith and Jones (1971); ...and Millions Die! (1973); Armchair Theatre (1958); Assignment: Vienna (1973); Baffle (1973); Beggarman, Thief (1979); Believe (1996); Biography (1996); Bloody Birthday (1981); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963); Bonanza (1968); Breaking Point (1964); Bronk (1975); Burke's Law (1964–1965); Butterfly Island (1987); Cagney & Lacey (1987); Candid Camera (1963); CBS Playhouse (1969); Chubasco (1968); Cinema mil (2005); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2010); Compression (2023); Cosa Nostra, Arch Enemy of the FBI (1967); Dateline: Hollywood (1967); Destiny, West! (1960); Dinah! (1980); Dinah's Place (1974); Disorder (1962); Dr. Kildare (1961); E! True Hollywood Story (2001); Ellery Queen (1975); Eröffnung der X. Internationalen Filmfestspiele (1960); Front Page Challenge (1979); General Electric Theater (1955); George Jessel's Here Come the Stars (1968); Girl in My Life (1973–1974); Girl Talk (1963–1964); Goodyear Playhouse (1953); Harry O (1976); Hauser's Memory (1970); Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962); Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies (1982); Here's Hollywood (1961); Hollywood Ghost Stories (1986); Hot Shots (1986); Hotels - Geschichte und Geschichten (1990); Hour Magazine (1980); Il giardino dei ciliegi (1992); In Praise of Older Women (1978); Inèdits (2023); Kapo (1960); Kate McShane (1975); Kraft Theatre (1954); Lancer (1968); L'homme qui a vu l'homme qui a vu l'ours (1990); Love, Marilyn (2012); Mannix (1973); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969); Marilyn in Manhattan (1998); Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986); Marilyn Monroe: Life After Death (1994); Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (2001); Marilyn, Misunderstood (2021); Mazes and Monsters (1982); McCloud (1970–1971); McGuire, Go Home! (1965); McMillan & Wife (1974); Medical Center (1971–1976); Medical Story (1975); Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones (1971); Murder, She Wrote (1987); My Sister, My Love (1969); Mystery at Malibu (1975); Night Gallery / Midnight Never Ends (1971–1973); Old Friends... New Friends (1980); Omnibus / Ballet Girl / The Duchess and the Smugs (1954–1956); Our American Heritage (1960); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1972–1974); Password (1962–1963); Person to Person (1956); Petrocelli (1975); Picnic (1955); Play of the Week (1959); Police Surgeon (1974); Premiere (1968); Prime Suspect (1989); Psych-Out (1968); Remembering Marilyn (1988); Remington Steele (1986); Rollercoaster (1977); Run for Your Life (1965); Sammy Somebody (1971); Schweitzer (1990); Scream of Fear (1961); So Evil, My Sister (1974); SST: Death Flight (1977); Stage Struck (1958); Star's Table (1986); Sweepstakes (1979); Sweet Sixteen (1983); Tales from the Darkside (1985); Tales of the Unexpected (1984–1985); Television: The First Fifty Years (1999); Ternos Caçadores (1969); The 31st Annual Golden Globe Awards (1974); The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961); The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999); The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999); The Arlene Francis Show (1957); The Arthur Murray Party (1958); The Big Valley (1967); The Bob Braun Show (1984); The Brotherhood (1968); The Carol Burnett Show (1976); The Cobweb (1955); The Dating Game (1968); The Delta Force (1986); The Dick Clark Show (1958); The Ed Sullivan Show (1956); The Evil Touch (1973); The F.B.I. (1967–1968); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime);  (1967); The Immigrants (1978); The Invaders (1967); The Joey Bishop Show (1968); The John Davidson Show (1980); The Legend of Hillbilly John (1972); The Legend of Jesse James (1966); The Les Crane Show (1964); The Love Boat (1982); The Manitou (1978); The Marriage (1954); The Merv Griffin Show (1967–1974); The Mike Douglas Show (1973–1974); The Movie Game (1969); The Name of the Game (1968); The Name of the Game Is Kill! (1968); The New Mike Hammer (1984); The Other Side of the Wind (2018); The Paul Ryan Show (1977–1992); The Returning (1983); The Rockford Files (1974–1976); The Rogues (1964); The Runnin' Kind (1989); The Sixth Sense (1972); The Steve Allen Show (1968); The Streets of San Francisco (1974); The Stronger (1976); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1980); The Trip (1967); The Virginian (1966–1970); The Wide World of Mystery (1973–1975); The Young Lawyers (1971); They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018); Toma (1973–1974); Tre soldi e la donna di classe (1977); Unauthorized Biography: Jane Fonda (1988); Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958); William Holden: The Golden Boy (1989); Working with Orson Welles (1993).

Born on this day – Paul Winfield:


Paul Winfield


Actor

May 22, 1939 – March 7, 2004


Born on this day – Michael Sarrazin:



Michael Sarrazin


Actor

May 22, 1940 – April 17, 2011

Credits:

18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2012); A Man Called Gannon (1968); A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2002); African Skies (1992); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1988); Arrival II (1998); Believe in Me (1971); Beulah Land (1980); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1966–1967); Bullet to Beijing (1995); Captive Hearts (1987); Caravans (1978); CBC Show of the Week (1964–1965); Chercheurs d'or (1996); Counterstrike (1991); Cowboy and Indian (1972); Crackerjack 2 (1997); Días de cine (2011); Double Negative (1980); Earth: Final Conflict (2001); Earthquake in New York (1998); Everybody's Prejudiced (1961); Eye of the Cat (1969); Feardotcom (2002); Festival (1965); Fighting Back / aka Death Vengeance (1982); For Pete's Sake (1974); Frankenstein: The True Story (1973); Funny Girl to Funny Lady (1975); Gunfight in Abilene (1967); Harry in Your Pocket (1973); In Search of Gregory (1969); Jane Fonda in Five Acts (2018); Joshua Then and Now (1985); Journey to Shiloh (1968); Keeping Track (1986); Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1994); La Femme Nikita (2000); La Florida (1993); Lena's Holiday (1991); Malarek (1988); Mascara (1987); Mentors (1999); Midnight in Saint Petersburg (1996); Midnight Man (1997); Murder, She Wrote (1985–1991); On the Road (2012); Passion and Paradise (1989); Poltergeist: The Legacy (1997); Pour cent millions (1990); Saturday Night Live (1976–1978); Selkirk of Red River (1964); Sometimes a Great Notion / aka Never Give an Inch (1971); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1996); Street Legal (1990); TCM Remembers (2011); The 11th Annual Publicists Guild of America Awards (1975); The Christmas Choir (2008); The City (1999–2000); The Doomsday Flight (1966); The Flim-Flam Man (1967); The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972); The Gumball Rally (1976); The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972); The Loves and Times of Scaramouche (1976); The Moviemakers (1969); The Outer Limits (1996–1999); The Peacekeeper (1997 / 2017); The Phone Call (1989); The Pursuit of Happiness (1971); The Ray Bradbury Theater (1989–1992); The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975); The Seduction (1982); The Serial (1965); The Sweet Ride (1968); The Virginian (1965); They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969); Thunder Point (1998); Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery (2005); Tropical Heat (1993); Viadukt (1983); Wojeck (1966); You're No Good (1965).

On this day in movie history - Outland (1981)


Outland


directed and written by Peter Hyams,

was released in the United States on May 22, 1981.

Music by Jerry Goldsmith.
 
Cast:
Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen, James Sikking, Kika Markham, Clarke Peters, Steven Berkoff, John Ratzenberger, Nicholas Barnes, Manning Redwood, Pat Starr, Hal Galili, Angus MacInnes, Stuart Milligan, Eugene Lipinski, Norman Chancer, Ron Travis, Anni Domingo, Bill Bailey, Chris Williams, Marc Boyle, Richard Hammatt, James Berwick, Gary Olsen, Isabelle Lucas, Sharon Duce, P.H. Moriarty, Angelique Rockas, Jude Alderson, Rayner Bourton, Doug Robinson, Julia Depyer, Nina Francoise, Brendan Hughes, Philip Johnston, Norri Morgan, John Cannon, Tony Clarkin, Steve Meek, Maurice Roëves.

On this day in movie and book history - Brewster’s Millions (1985)


Brewster’s Millions


directed by Walter Hill, 

written by Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod, 

based on the novel by George Barr McCutcheon, 

was released in the United States on May 22, 1985.


Cast:
Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Stephen Collins, Jerry Orbach, Pat Hingle, Tovah Feldshuh, Hume Cronyn, Joe Grifasi, Peter Jason, David White, Jerome Dempsey, David Wohl, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Milt Kogan, Carmine Caridi, Yakov Smirnoff, Rick Moranis, Gloria Charles, Yana Nirvana, Grand L. Bush, Conrad Janis, Rosetta LeNoire, Joseph Leon, Robert Ellenstein, Reni Santoni, Alan Autry, Joseph G. Medalis, Malachy McCourt, Roger Til, Allan Miller, Mike Hagerty, Kelly Yaegermann, Regina Hooks, Allan Graf, Archie Hahn, Jeffrey Mylett, Richard Hochberg, R.D. Call, Frank Slaten, Lin Shaye, Wesley Thompson, Strawn Bovee, Matt Landers, Kip Waldo, Shaka Cumbuka, Brad Sanders, Bill McConnell, Margot Rose, Joel Weiss, Candee Jennings, Bennie E. Dobbins, Gary Alexander, Joey Banks, Steven Benson, Mike Paciorek, Ken Medlock, Robbie T. Robinson, Ken Knighten, Hank Robinson, Art Reichle, Marina Anderson, Jack Couch, Ken DuMain, Ronald E. Giles, Bob Harks, Freeman Love, Naylon Mitchell, Danny Nero, Arnie Scheer.

Recommended reading:

Brewster’s Millions

by George Barr McCutcheon.

Filmed as Brewster’s Millions (1985), directed by Walter Hill.

Published by Loki's Publishing.
First published 1902.
Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1636004865
ISBN-13: 978-1636004860
 
Description:

With the passing of his beloved grandfather, Monty Brewster inherits a long-anticipated million dollars. But he suddenly discovers that he can inherit seven times as much from his eccentric uncle if he spends every cent of his grandfather's money within a year. The carefree prospect of running through a fortune in order to receive an even greater windfall turns into a comic burden because of his uncle's Monty must spend responsibly, showing good business sense, limiting his charitable contributions, and maintaining utter secrecy about the second inheritance.

Can Monty run through the million according to his uncle's terms? His friends are aghast at his madcap extravagance – the gambling, the risky investments, the lavish parties – and Monty's romance with a banker's daughter is imperiled by his seemingly reckless spending. This sprightly comedy, originally published in 1902, offers an atmospheric picture of New York City at the turn of the twentieth century and its intriguing premise has served as the source of ten movie adaptations.


On this day in movie history - Alien 3 (1992)


Alien 3


directed by David Fincher,

written by David Giler, Walter Hill and Larry Ferguson,

based on a story by Vincent Ward,

was released in the United States on May 22, 1992.

Music by Elliot Goldenthal.


Cast:
Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Paul McGann, Brian Glover, Ralph Brown, Danny Webb, Christopher John Fields, Holt McCallany, Lance Henriksen, Christopher Fairbank, Carl Chase, Leon Herbert, Vincenzo Nicoli, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Brennen, Clive Mantle, Peter Guinness, Deobia Oparei, Phil Davis, Niall Buggy, Hi Ching, Danielle Edmond, Tom Woodruff Jr.