Timeline May 2013

Events in May 2013 7

• 1923 – 2013 Jean Stapleton (1923-2013) Died 31 May 2013, aged 90 Jean Stapleton was an American actress best known for playing Edith Bunker on the television sitcom All in the Family. She died at her home in New York City.
• 1939 – 2013 Ray Manzarek (1939-2013) Died 20 May 2013, aged 74 Ray Manzarek was an American musician and co-founder of the rock band the Doors, known for his distinctive keyboard work. He died in Germany after a long battle with bile duct cancer.
• 2013 2013 World Snooker Championship O’Sullivan Title 5 O’Sullivan won after taking a year off. Winner: Ronnie O’Sullivan; Runner-up: Barry Hawkins. Score: 18–12.
• 2013 Iron Man 3 #1 film of 2013 — $1.21bn worldwide Directed by Shane Black. Tony Stark faces a powerful enemy known as the Mandarin who destroys his private world.
• 2013 Star Trek Into Darkness The second Kelvin Timeline film controversially reworks "The Wrath of Khan," with Benedict Cumberbatch playing a whitewashed Khan. Divisive among fans and critics; commercially successful but marks the beginning of the Kelvin Timeline's creative difficulties. Budget: $190 million. Gross: $467 million.
• 2013 Same-sex marriage legalised in France Marriage for all law enacted after mass protests France legalised same-sex marriage and adoption with the 'Marriage pour tous' law, becoming the fourteenth country to do so. The law passed despite large protests from opponents and was followed by the country's first same-sex weddings within weeks.
• 2013 Carole King receives the Gershwin Prize First woman The first woman to receive the Library of Congress prize.