- 1961: Director/producer/screenwriter Peter Jackson is born in New Zealand. In 1992 Jackson put together a three- or four-page script treatment for a new Planet of the Apes movie which was never developed.
- 1967: Charlton Heston and others view Planet of the Apes for the first time, though still missing the music score and other visual/audio effects.
- 1993: Actor Alvin Hammer passes away in Hollywood, California.