Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film, McVicar, opens in London. Top Grossing Films of the Year Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Superman II, starring Christopher Reeve Nine to Five, starring Dolly Parton Stir Crazy, starring Richard Pryor Airplane Coal Miner's Daughter Any Which Way You Can Private Benjamin, starring Goldie Hawn Smokey and the Bandit II The Shining, starring Jack Nicholson Academy Awards Best Picture: Ordinary People - Wildwood, Paramount Best Actor: Robert De Niro - Raging Bull Best Actress: Sissy Spacek - Coal Miner's Daughter Births Deaths March 5 - Jay Silverheels, actor (Tonto) April 29 - Alfred Hitchcock, film director July 24 - Peter Sellers, actor December 8 - John Lennon, 40, singer/songwriter Other Movies Released The Blues Brothers, starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi Caddyshack, starring Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight and others The Elephant Man 1941, starring Dan Aykroyd Ordinary People Raging Bull
Deaths March 5 - Jay Silverheels, actor (Tonto) April 29 - Alfred Hitchcock, film director July 24 - Peter Sellers, actor December 8 - John Lennon, 40, singer/songwriter Other Movies Released The Blues Brothers, starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi Caddyshack, starring Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight and others The Elephant Man 1941, starring Dan Aykroyd Ordinary People Raging Bull
