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This Day in Film History:
March 5


1922:

Nosferatu premieres in Berlin

1928:

Mother Machree opens. John Wayne makes an uncredited appearance, marking his first collaboration with director John Ford. The two go on to make more than 20 films together.

1936:

Citing the ongoing Writers' Guild strike, screenwriter Dudley Nichols refuses his Oscar for the film The Informer.

1977:

Martin Sheen suffers a heart attack during the filming of Apocalypse Now.

1982:

John Belushi dies of an overdose in Los Angeles.





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