Happy Birthday actor Eleanor Tomlinson
Born: Eleanor May Tomlinson
May 19, 1992 in England, UK
Read reviews of the best of the actor:
 JACK THE GIANT SLAYER2013 dir. Bryan Singer Stars: Nicholas Hoult Stanley Tucci |
 Alice in Wonderlanddir. Tim Burton Stars Mia Wasikowska Johnny Depp |
 THE ILLUSIONIST2006 dir. Neil Burger Stars: Edward Norton Jessica Biel |
Happy Birthday Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew
Born: May 19, 1944 in Barnes, London, England, UK
Married to: Angelique Mayhew (7 August 1999 – present)
Read reviews of the best of the actor:
 Star Wars1977 dir. by George Lucas starring Harrison Ford Hamill |  The Empire Strikes Back1980 dir. Irvin Kershner Starring Carrie Fisher Billy Dee Williams |
 Return of the Jedi1983 dir. Richard Marquand Starring Hamill Harrison Ford |
Submit a short story that is only 1 page long (maximum 400 words) and have it performed at the Writing Festival by a professional actor. Also garner FULL FEEDBACK on your work.
Submit your Short Story here: https://novelwritingfestival.com/1pg-short-story-contest/
Deadline May 18th. Submit for only $10. Most of the stories will be accepted and performed. If there is a beginning/middle/end, and the grammar is sound, we will perform it.
A great way to get your words out there, obtain the Agent you’re looking for or just get your story seen by more people. If you win, your story will be seen by 100,000s of people when it’s read online using a top professional actor. It’s a rush you’ll never experience in your life seeing it come to life that way.
Watch Past Story and Novel Readings performed by professional actors:
Happy Birthday Today: Terry Zwigoff, Frank Capra, Matt Long, Robert Morse, Chow Yun-Fat, Allen Leech, Tina Fey
Deadline to Submit your Short Screenplay to the Festival: http://www.wildsound.ca/shortscriptcontest.html
Watch the 3 Winning Short Screenplay Readings for May 2016:
SCENARIO 957
Written by Amy E. Jones
Read 10 Questions with the writer
SYNOPSIS:
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Synopsis: Fighting against time and terrorists on an earth struggling to survive after a devastating energy crisis, young scientific genius James Kale must figure out how to launch the rocket destined to save mankind before it’s too late.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Kelci Stephenson
JAMES – Sean Kaufmann
DR. KALE/HENRY: – Moui Nene
GREG – Zack Amzallag
COMPUTER – Jennifer Ferris
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FIFTY FIVE SECONDS
Written by Kwasi Mensah
Read 10 Questions with the writer
SYNOPSIS:
Genre: Mystery, Drama, Film Noir
A grizzled veteran hitman tries to impart wisdom to his younger colleague but then they’re forced to question their loyalty to each other.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Sean Kaufmann
FRANK – Moui…
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Happy Birthday director Terry Zwigoff
Born: May 18, 1949 in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
Read reviews of the best of the director:
 ART SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL2006 dir. Terry Zwigoff Stars: Max Minghella Sophia Myles |
 Bad Santa2003 dir. Terry Zwigoff Starring Billy Bob Thornton Tony Cox < |  Ghost World2001 dir. Terry Zwigoff Starring Steve Buscemi Thora Birch |
Happy Birthday Frank Capra
Born: Francesco Rosario Capra
May 18, 1897 in Bisacquino, Sicily, Italy
Died: September 3, 1991 (age 94) in La Quinta, California, USA
Read reviews of the best of the director:
 The Strong Man1926 dir. Capra Starring Harry Langdon Priscilla Bonner |  Long Pants1927 dir. Capra Starring Harry Langdon Gladys Brockwell |
 Platinum Blonde1931 dir. Frank Capra starring Loretta Young Jean Harlow |  It Happened One Night1934 dir. Capra starring Clark Gable Claudette Colbert |
 IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE1946 dir. Frank Capra Stars: James Stewart Donna Reed |
Happy Birthday actor Matt Long
Born: Matthew Clayton Long
May 18, 1980 in Winchester, Kentucky, USA
Married to: Lora Chaffins (23 April 2005 – present)
Read reviews of the best of the actor:
 Best of MAD MEN TV ShowReviews of every episode! |
 MAD MEN season 4Best of the Season! |
 Ghost Rider2007 dir. Mark Steven Johnson Starring Cage Peter Fonda |
 Sydney WhiteDirected by Joe Nussbaum Starring Amanda Bynes |  LUCKY 7 TV SHOW PILOT2013 Creators: David Zabel, Jason Richman |
Happy Birthday actor Robert Morse
Born: Robert Xavier Morse
May 18, 1931 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Married to: Elizabeth Roberts (1989 – present) (2 children)
Read reviews of the best of the actor:
| Best of MAD MEN TV Show Reviews of every episode! |  MAD MEN season 1Best of the Season! |
 MAD MEN season 2Best of the Season! |  MAD MEN season 3Best of the Season! |
| MAD MEN season 4 Best of the Season! |  MAD MEN season 5Best of the Season! |
 HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT EVEN TRYING1967 dir. David Swift |  MAD MEN season 62013 Created by Matthew Weiner |
Happy Birthday actor Miriam Margolyes
Born: May 18, 1941 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Quotes:
I’m not the sort of woman men boast of having slept with.
As you certainly know, Queen Victoria did not believe in lesbianism. So that was why it was never a criminal offense, in the way homosexuality was, because she thought it was impossible.
I’m an actress and I am a scholar of English literature. And I never know which part of that is more important to me. I think it obviously must be the acting part because otherwise I would have become an academic, which I didn’t do. But I’ve always had a love of English literature and particularly of Charles Dickens.
I think it’s very likely that because (Dickens) was able to depict – in a way that I don’t think had ever been done before – people’s real lives, it had an enormous response among the poor. So he was the last great artist whose work was appreciated by everybody. People at the very top and the very bottom loved Dickens. Queen Victoria asked him to come and read for her and people in the street would clap him as he went. And he very much needed that contact with real people. It mattered to him. He felt, I think, that he was a man of the people. And he was.
