Timeline May 1907

Events in May 1907 4

• 1848 – 1907 Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848-1907) Died 12 May 1907, aged 59 French novelist best known for A Rebours (Against Nature), a landmark of the Decadent movement, and for his later conversion to Catholicism reflected in works like La-Bas. He died in Paris after a long illness. His writing influenced Oscar Wilde and the wider fin de siecle aesthetic movement.
• 1907 – 2003 Katharine Hepburn Actress, 1907-2003 - four Academy Awards, still the record Katharine Hepburn was one of the defining stars of American cinema, with a career spanning 60 years and a record four Academy Awards for Best Actress. Known for her independence and refusal to conform to Hollywood convention, her films included 'The Philadelphia Story', 'The African Queen' and 'On Golden Pond'.
• 1907 – 1989 Laurence Olivier (1907-1989) Died 11 July 1989, aged 82 Laurence Olivier was an English actor and director widely regarded as one of the greatest performers of the twentieth century. He was celebrated for both Shakespearean stage roles and films such as Hamlet, which he also directed. He received numerous Academy Awards and a life peerage for his contributions to theatre.
• 1907 – 1979 John Wayne (1907-1979) Died 11 June 1979, aged 72 American actor John Wayne, star of dozens of Western and war films including Stagecoach and True Grit, died of stomach cancer in Los Angeles. He had won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1970 and remained one of Hollywood's most enduring symbols of American masculinity. He died on 11 June 1979.