April 8

Births

• 1903 — Eugène Lourié
• 1926 — Sue Casey
• 1943 — Victor Bo
• 1946 — Stuart Pankin
• 1955 — Kane Hodder

Deaths

• 1974 — Harry Fraser
• 1981 — Flo Bert
• 1982 — Cecil Elliott
• 1994 — R.J. Robertson
• 1996 — John Hudson
• 2003 — Bing Russell

Home Media Releases

• 1997 — Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
• 2003 — The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Volume 3

Events

• 1963 — At the 35th Academy Awards, the following awards were presented:
  • Gregory Peck wins the Best Actor Award for his role in To Kill a Mockingbird.
  • Ennio De Concini, Alfredo Giannetti, and Pietro Germi win the Best Original Screenplay Award for Divorce Italian Style.
  • Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer win the Best Song Award for the title song in The Days of Wine and Roses.
  • Freddie Young wins the Best Cinematography (Color) Award for Lawrence of Arabia.
  • Steve Broidy receives the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
• 1975 — At the 47th Academy Awards, the following awards were presented:
  • Francis Ford Coppola wins the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay Awards for The Godfather Part II.
  • Joseph Biroc and Fred J. Koenekamp win the Best Cinematography Award for The Towering Inferno.
  • Harold F. Kress and Carl Kress win the Best Editing Award for The Towering Inferno.