Henry Fonda (1905-1982)
May 16 American stage and screen actor (Mr. Roberts; 12 Angry Men; On Golden Pond), born in Grand Island, Nebraska
- May 17 John Patrick, American screenwriter and playwright (Pulitzer Prize 1954), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1995)
- May 20 Alan Rawsthorne, British classical and film score composer (Elegy for Guitar; The Cruel Sea), born in Deardengate House, Lancashire, England (d. 1971)
- May 20 John Emery, American actor (Ship Ahoy, Kronos), born in New York City (d. 1964)
- May 25 Joseph C. Harsch, American newscaster (Background), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 1998)
- May 29 Johannes "Jan" Teulings, Dutch actor (Lentelied, The Three Wishes), born in Hilversum, Netherlands (d. 1989)
- May 29 Sebastian Shaw, British actor, director, playwright and poet (High Season, Ace of Spades, Caste), born in Holt, England (d. 1994)
- May 31 Florence Desmond, English actress and comedian, born in Islington, London (d. 1993)
About May 1905
How Old? 119 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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