Vintage Star Tracks: This Time in 1981, See Jamie Lee Curtis and Her Mom, Plus More Big Stars

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Hollywood’s biggest names were out and about at this time 43 years ago.

May 1981 rolled on with A-list outings, concerts around the globe and starry red carpet events. Jamie Lee Curtis and her mom Janet Leigh snuggled up at a benefit in Santa Monica, while other stars turned out for a celebration of Burt Reynolds in New York City. Overseas, Stevie Wonder performed in sparkles, while back in New York City, icons like Lena Horne and Eartha Kitt ruled the stage.

Jamie Lee Curtis and her mother, Janet Leigh, attend a party, benefitting disabled children, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California, on May 12, 1981.

Travel back in time to see what the hottest stars of the decade were up to during the peak of spring in 1981.

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Sparkling Stevie

Stevie Wonder performs on stage at Ahoy on 6th May 1981 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Stevie Wonder in 1981.Rob Verhorst/Redferns

Stevie Wonder hit the stage at Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on May 6, 1981.

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Diva at Dinner

Lucille Ball at Chasens restaurant in Beverly Hills, California on May 16, 1981
Lucile Ball in 1981.Barry King/WireImage

Lucille Ball, then 69, stepped out for dinner at Chasens restaurant in Beverly Hills on May 16.

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Silk Sonic

Actress Elizabeth Ashley attending "The Friar's Club Gala Honoring Burt Reynolds Entertainer Of The Year" on May 16, 1981 at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City, New York.
Elizabeth Ashley in 1981.Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty

Elizabeth Ashley attended “The Friar’s Club Gala Honoring Burt Reynolds Entertainer Of The Year” at N.Y.C.’s Waldorf on May 16.