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| … 1892 . This list of years in film indexes the individual year The table of years in film is a tabular display of all years in Film, for overview and quick navigation to any year Events The final revisions to the Kinetoscope are made including a vertical transport and wider film 1893 . Events Thomas Edison builds "America's First Movie Studio" the Black Maria Blacksmith Scene is made 1894 . Events January 7 - William Kennedy Dickson receives a Patent for motion picture film. 1895 . Events March 22 - First display of motion pictures by Auguste and Louis Lumière (private screening 1896 . Events January - In Britain, Birt Acres and Robert W Paul developed their own film projector the Theatrograph (later known 1897 . Events 125 people died during a film screening at the Charity Bazaar in Paris after a curtain catches on fire from the ether used to fuel the 1898 … 1899 1900 1901 -1902- 1903 1904 1905 … 1906 . Events May 19 - Vitagraph is founded in New York Birt Acres invents the first amateur format Birtac, by splitting 35 mm The year 1899 in film involved some significant events Events T The year 1900 in film involved some significant events Events Reulos Goudeau & Co The year 1901 in film involved some significant events Events Edwin S The year 1903 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison demolishes "America's First Movie Studio" the Black The year 1904 in film involved some significant events Events As shown in the film Westinghouse Works, some filmmakers begin to move The year 1905 in film involved some significant events Events Pathé Frères colors black-and-white films by machine The year 1906 in film involved some significant events Events 26 December - The world's first feature film The Story of the Kelly Gang 1907 . The year 1907 in film involved some significant events Events January 19 - Variety publishes its first film review 1908 . The year 1908 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company, with goals of controlling 1909 . The year 1909 in film involved some significant events Events Matsunosuke Onoe, who would become the first superstar of Japanese cinema 1910 . The year 1910 in film involved some significant events Events The newsreel footage of the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom is shot 1911 . The year 1911 in film involved some significant events Events October 27: David Horsley 's Nestor Motion 1912 … |
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The year 1902 in film involved some significant events. The year 1902 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below This list of years in film indexes the individual year Events 1870s - French inventor Charles-Émile Reynaud improved on the Zoetrope idea by placing mirrors at the center of the Events 1880 - American George Eastman begins to commercially manufacture dry plates for Photography. Events 1891 - Designed around the work of Muybridge Marey and Eastman Thomas Edison 's employee William K Events William Dickson completes his work for Thomas Edison on the Kinetograph cylinder either in this year or 1889 Events WK Laurie Dickson supervises the construction of the first movie studio called the " Black Maria " in West Orange New Jersey which produces Events The final revisions to the Kinetoscope are made including a vertical transport and wider film Events Thomas Edison builds "America's First Movie Studio" the Black Maria Blacksmith Scene is made Events January 7 - William Kennedy Dickson receives a Patent for motion picture film. Events March 22 - First display of motion pictures by Auguste and Louis Lumière (private screening Events January - In Britain, Birt Acres and Robert W Paul developed their own film projector the Theatrograph (later known Events 125 people died during a film screening at the Charity Bazaar in Paris after a curtain catches on fire from the ether used to fuel the Events May 19 - Vitagraph is founded in New York Birt Acres invents the first amateur format Birtac, by splitting 35 mm The year 1899 in film involved some significant events Events T Events Several full-length films were produced during the first decade of the 1900s The year 1900 in film involved some significant events Events Reulos Goudeau & Co The year 1901 in film involved some significant events Events Edwin S The year 1903 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison demolishes "America's First Movie Studio" the Black The year 1904 in film involved some significant events Events As shown in the film Westinghouse Works, some filmmakers begin to move The year 1905 in film involved some significant events Events Pathé Frères colors black-and-white films by machine The year 1906 in film involved some significant events Events 26 December - The world's first feature film The Story of the Kelly Gang The year 1907 in film involved some significant events Events January 19 - Variety publishes its first film review The year 1908 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company, with goals of controlling The year 1909 in film involved some significant events Events Matsunosuke Onoe, who would become the first superstar of Japanese cinema Events Several full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1910s The year 1910 in film involved some significant events Events The newsreel footage of the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom is shot The year 1911 in film involved some significant events Events October 27: David Horsley 's Nestor Motion The year 1912 in film involved some significant events Events Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D The year 1913 in film involved some significant events Events The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film is made The year 1914 in film involved some significant events Events The 3300-seat Strand Theater opens in New York City. The year 1915 in film involved some significant events Events June 18: The Motion Picture Directors Association (MPDA was formed by The year 1916 in film involved some significant events Events October 17 - A Daughter of the Gods released - first US production with The year 1917 in film involved some significant events Events Foundation of Universum Film AG (UƒA as a propaganda film company in Berlin The year 1918 in film involved some significant events Events Following litigation for anti-trust activities the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture The year 1919 in film involved some significant events Events February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1920s The year 1920 in film involved some significant events Events November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks Events February 20 - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, starring Rudolph Valentino, premieres Events November 26 - The Toll of the Sea, starring Anna May Wong and Kenneth Harlan, debuts as the first general Events April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York Events Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B Events Top grossing films The Big Parade Ben-Hur The Freshman Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film Don Juan. Events January 10 - Fritz Lang 's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. Events The days of the Silent film were numbered A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound was on Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1930s Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Events Katharine Hepburn 's film career begins Shirley Temple 's film career begins Disney released Flowers Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM The year 1936 in film involved some significant events Events Nov 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon The year 1937 in film involved some significant events Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1940s The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The year 1941 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Events Films of the 1950s were of a wide variety As a result of Television, the studios and companies sought to put audiences back in theaters The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios The year 1951 in film involved some significant events Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian The year 1952 in film involved some significant events Events January 10 - Cecil B The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as The year 1954 in film involved some significant events Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the 1960s The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support World cinema In cinema all over the world the seventies brought about vigor in adventurous cool and realistic complex narratives with rich cinematography and elaborate scores The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary The year 1972 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas ' The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode Events The 1980s saw the continued rise of the blockbuster, an increased amount of Nudity in film and the increasing emphasis in the American industry on film The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Events Thousands of full-length Films were produced during the 1990s The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Events Thousands of full-length Films have been produced during the first decade of the 21st Century The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, 2009 in film has numerous films in production to be released in 2009 as well as films that have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming
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Events
- March 10 - Circuit Court's decision disallows Thomas Edison from having a monopoly on motion picture technology. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing
- April 2 - Thomas Lincoln Tally opens the Electric Theater, the first permanent movie theater, in Los Angeles [1]. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Thomas Lincoln Tally (1861 &ndash November 24, 1945) on or near April 16, 1902 opened his Electric Theater in Los Angeles, the Tally co-founded the First National Exhibitors Circuit in 1917. First National was an association of independent theater owners in the United States that expanded from exhibiting movies to distributing them and eventually to producing them as [2][3]
- Georges Méliès creates the film A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la Lune), which in one scene features the animated human face of the moon being struck in the eye by a rocket. Georges Méliès ( December 8, 1861 &ndash January 21, 1938) full name Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French A Trip to the Moon (French fr Le Voyage dans la lune) is a 1902 French Black and white silent Science fiction
- William Wardell invents an 11 mm amateur film format, Vitak. William Wilkinson Wardell ( 3 March 1824 – 19 November 1899) was an architect notable not only for his work in Australia, the
Films released in 1902
- Barbe-bleue
- The Coronation of Edward VII
- Le Voyage de Gulliver à Lilliput et chez les géants
- A Trip to the Moon
- The Man with the Rubber Head
- Snow White
Births
| Month | Day | Name | Profession | Year of death |
| January | 31 | Tallulah Bankhead | actress | 1968 |
| March | 28 | Flora Robson | actress | 1984 |
| April | 1 | Mary Miles Minter | actress | 1984 |
| May | 2 | Brian Aherne | actor | 1986 |
| 3 | Walter Slezak | actor | 1983 | |
| 10 | David O. Selznick | producer | 1965 | |
| 10 | Anatole Litvak | director | 1974 | |
| 15 | Anny Ondra | actress | 1987 | |
| 30 | Stepin Fetchit | actor, dancer | 1985 | |
| June | 1 | Walter Plunkett | costume designer | 1982 |
| 22 | Marguerite De La Motte | actress | 1950 | |
| July | 1 | William Wyler | director | 1981 |
| 7 | Vittorio De Sica | actor, director | 1974 | |
| August | 10 | Norma Shearer | actress | 1983 |
| 10 | Curt Siodmak | screenwriter | 2000 | |
| 11 | Lloyd Nolan | actor | 1985 | |
| 22 | Leni Riefenstahl | director | 2003 | |
| September | 5 | Darryl F. Zanuck | producer, screenwriter, director | 1979 |
| 22 | John Houseman | actor | 1988 | |
| October | 5 | Larry Fine | actor, comedian, member of The Three Stooges | 1975 |
| 18 | Miriam Hopkins | actress | 1972 | |
| 28 | Elsa Lanchester | actress | 1986 | |
| December | 9 | Margaret Hamilton | actress | 1985 |
| December | 19 | Ralph Richardson | prolific stage and screen actor | 1983 |
References
Barbe-bleue (released in the USA as Bluebeard) is a 1902 silent French Crime film drama directed by Georges Méliès Le Voyage de Gulliver à Lilliput et chez les géants is the first Film adaptation of Gulliver's Travels. A Trip to the Moon (French fr Le Voyage dans la lune) is a 1902 French Black and white silent Science fiction L'homme à la tête de caoutchouc (The Man With The Rubber Head is a 1902 silent French Fantasy film directed by Georges Méliès This is the first Snow White movie as well as Walt Disney 's inspiration for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Tallulah Brockman Bankhead ( January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968) was an American Actress, talk-show host and An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Dame Flora McKenzie Robson DBE ( 28 March 1902 – 7 July 1984) was an Oscar -nominated English actress Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Mary Miles Minter ( April 1, 1902 - August 4, 1984) was a popular American Silent film actress. Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Brian Aherne ( May 2, 1902 – February 10, 1986) was an Oscar -nominated English Actor of both stage and screen Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Walter Slezak ( May 3, 1902 – April 21, 1983) was an Austrian Actor. Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. David O Selznick, born David Selznick ( May 10, 1902 &ndash June 22, 1965) was one of the iconic Hollywood producers A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Anatole Litvak (Анатоль Литвак ( May 10, 1902 &ndash December 15, 1974) was a Ukrainian -born international filmmaker A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Anna Sophie Ondráková, known as Anny Ondra ( May 15 1903, Tarnów, Galicia, Austria-Hungary, now Poland - February Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Stepin Fetchit was the Stage name of American Comedian and Film Actor Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Walter Plunkett ( June 2, 1902 - March 8, 1982) was a prolific Academy Award -winning Costume designer who worked on more Costume design is the Design of the appearance of the characters in a Theater or cinema performance Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Marguerite De La Motte (occasionally credited as 'Marguerite de LaMotte' and 'Marguerite de la Motte' ( June 22, 1902 - March 10, 1950) was The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. William Wyler ( July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a four-time Academy Award -winning motion picture director Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Vittorio De Sica ( 7 July 1901 or 1902&ndash 13 November 1974) was a critically acclaimed Italian neorealist director The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Edith Norma Shearer (August 10 1900 - June 12 1983 was an Academy Award&ndashwinning Canadian-American actress. Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Curt Siodmak (1902&ndash2000 was a novelist and screenwriter author of the novel Donovan's Brain, which was made into a number of films Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Lloyd Benedict Nolan ( August 11, 1902 &ndash September 27, 1985) was an American film and television actor Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl ( August 22 1902 – September 8 2003) was a German Film director The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Darryl Francis Zanuck ( September 5, 1902 &ndash December 22, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning producer, Writer The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians John Houseman ( September 22, 1902 — October 31, 1988) was an Oscar -winning American Actor Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Larry Fine ( October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975) was an American comedian and Actor, who is best-known The Three Stooges were an American Vaudeville and Comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous Short subject films The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Ellen Miriam Hopkins ( October 18, 1902 – October 9, 1972) was an Oscar -nominated American actress An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works The year 1972 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (born October 28, 1902 - December 26, 1986) was an Oscar -nominated English character Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Margaret Hamilton (December 9 &ndashMay 16) was an American film actress best known for her portrayal of The Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Sir Ralph David Richardson ( 19 December 1902 &ndash 10 October 1983) was an English Actor, one of a group of theatrical Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New YorkDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic