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The year 1919 in film involved some significant events. The year 1919 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 1902 in film involved some significant events Events March 10 - Circuit Court's decision disallows Thomas Edison from having a monopoly 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 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
- February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists
- Oscar Micheaux releases The Homesteader, starring pioneering African-American actress Evelyn Preer, becoming the first African-American to produce and direct a motion picture. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Mary Pickford ( April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian motion picture Douglas Fairbanks ( May 23 1883 – December 12 1939) was an American Actor, Screenwriter, director David Llewelyn Wark "D W" Griffith (January 22 1875 &ndash July 23 1948 was a premier pioneering Academy Award -winning American Film director. This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. Oscar Micheaux ( January 2, 1884 &ndash March 25, 1951) was a pioneering African American author and is widely recognized as Eveleyn Preer ( July 16, 1896 – November 27, 1932) was a notable pioneering African-American stage and screen Actress African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa
- Harold Lloyd begins holding test screenings of his films and modifying them based on audience feedback, a technique which is still used today. Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr ( April 20, 1893 &ndash March 8, 1971) was an American Film actor and producer A test screening is a preview screening of a movie or television show before its general release in order to gauge audience reaction
- Tri-Ergon sound-on-film technology is developed by three German inventors, Josef Engl, Hans Vogt, and Joseph Massole; however, the era of sound films is over 6 years away. The Tri-Ergon Sound-on-film system was patented from 1919 on by German inventors Josef Engl Hans Vogt and Joseph Massolle A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image as opposed to a Silent film. Hans Vogt ( June 1, 1903 – September 25, 1986) was a Norwegian linguist specialized in the Caucasian languages, especially
- Ken Hill and Kenny Hill launch Coplin Artists
Top grossing films
- The Miracle Man (1919 film)
- Daddy-Long-Legs
- Madame DuBarry
- Roaring Road
- When the Clouds Roll By
- Hawthorne of the USA
Films released in 1919
- Anne of Green Gables, directed by William Desmond Taylor; starring Mary Miles Minter and Paul Kelly
- Back Stage, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short. The Miracle Man ( 1919) is a dramatic film based on a play by George M Daddy-Long-Legs is a 1919 silent-comedy directed by Marshall Neilan, and based on a Jean Webster 's novel When the Clouds Roll by is a 1919 film by Victor Fleming and Theodore Reed. Anne of Green Gables ( 1919) is a silent film directed by William Desmond Taylor based upon the novel Anne of Green Gables by William Desmond Taylor ( April 26, 1872 – February 1, 1922) was an actor successful US Film director of Silent Mary Miles Minter ( April 1, 1902 - August 4, 1984) was a popular American Silent film actress. Paul Michael Kelly ( August 9, 1899 - November 6, 1956) was an American film actor Back Stage is a 1919 comedy one of the last films that Buster Keaton would appear with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle before they went their Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle ( March 24 1887 &ndash June 29 1933) was an American Silent film Comedian Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton ( October 4 1895 &ndash February 1 1966) was an Academy Award -winning American
- Barrabas
- Blind Husbands, directed by Erich von Stroheim. Barrabas is a 1920 French silent Crime Thriller film directed and written by Louis Feuillade. Erich von Stroheim ( September 22, 1885 &ndash May 12, 1957) was an Austrian star of the silent film age lauded for his directorial
- Bolshevism on Trial, directed by Harley Knoles and backed by Lewis J. Selznick. Bolshevism on Trial is a 1919 American Motion picture drama made by the Mayflower Photoplay Company and distributed through Lewis Lewis J Selznick ( May 2, 1870 - January 25, 1933) was a Jewish-Ukrainian-English-American Film producer.
- Broken Blossoms starring Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess; directed by D.W. Griffith. Broken Blossoms is a 1919 silent film film directed by D W Griffith and starring Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess Lillian Diana Gish ( October 14 1893 – February 27 1993) was an American stage screen and television actress whose Richard "Dick" Semler Barthelmess ( May 9, 1895 &ndash August 17, 1963) was an Oscar-nominated Silent film David Llewelyn Wark "D W" Griffith (January 22 1875 &ndash July 23 1948 was a premier pioneering Academy Award -winning American Film director.
- Cinema Week (Kino-nedelya)
- Daddy-Long-Legs, starring Mary Pickford. Daddy-Long-Legs is a 1919 silent-comedy directed by Marshall Neilan, and based on a Jean Webster 's novel Mary Pickford ( April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian motion picture
- A Day's Pleasure, a Charlie Chaplin short. A Day's Pleasure is Charlie Chaplin 's fourth film for First National Films.
- The Delicious Little Devil, starring Mae Murray and Rudolph Valentino. The Delicious Little Devil is a 1919 Black-and-white Silent film starring Mae Murray and Rudolph Valentino. Mae Murray ( May 10, 1889 – March 23, 1965) was an American Actress and Dancer, who became known as "The Rudolph Valentino ( May 6, 1895 &ndash August 23, 1926) was an Italian Actor, Sex symbol, and early
- Different from the Others, starring Conrad Veidt; directed by Richard Oswald. Different From The Others (Anders als die Andern is a film which was produced in Germany during the Weimar Republic. Conrad Veidt ( January 22 1893 &ndash April 3 1943) was a German Actor, well known for his roles in such films as Richard Oswald ( November 5, 1880 - September 11, 1963) was an Austrian director, producer, and
- The Doll
- The Garage, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short. The Garage ( 1919) was a short Comedy film starring Buster Keaton and Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle ( March 24 1887 &ndash June 29 1933) was an American Silent film Comedian Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton ( October 4 1895 &ndash February 1 1966) was an Academy Award -winning American
- The Grim Game, starring Harry Houdini
- The Homesteader, starring Evelyn Preer; directed by Oscar Micheaux. The Grim Game is a 1919 Silent film starring Harry Houdini. The film's basic plotline serves as a showcase for Houdini's talent as an escapologist Eveleyn Preer ( July 16, 1896 – November 27, 1932) was a notable pioneering African-American stage and screen Actress Oscar Micheaux ( January 2, 1884 &ndash March 25, 1951) was a pioneering African American author and is widely recognized as
- J'accuse!
- Leaves from Satan's Book
- Lightning Bryce, a series of 15 "chapters", starring Jack Hoxie and Ann Little. Jack Hoxie ( January 11, 1885 - March 28, 1965) was an American Rodeo performer and motion picture Actor whose career was Ann Little ( February 7 1891 - May 21 1984) was an American film actress whose career was most prolific during the Silent
- The Lost Battalion
- Love's Prisoner, starring Olive Thomas. The Lost Battalion is the 1919 film about the 77th Infantry Division (the " Lost Battalion " penetrating deep into the Argonne Love's Prisoner is a 1919 Silent film, starring Olive Thomas. Olive Thomas ( October 20, 1894 &ndash September 10, 1920) was an American Silent film Actress and
- Madame DuBarry, starring Pola Negri and Emil Jannings. Pola Negri ( Barbara Apolonia Chałupiec) ( 3 January, 1897 - August 1, 1987) was a Polish film actress who achieved Emil Jannings ( July 23, 1884 &ndash January 3, 1950) was a German Actor and the first winner of the Academy
- Male and Female, starring Gloria Swanson; directed by Cecil B. DeMille. for the book by Margaret Mead see Male and Female (book Male and Female is a 1919 Silent film directed by Gloria Swanson (March 27 1899 – April 4 1983 was an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -winning American Hollywood Cecil Blount DeMille ( August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director
- The Miracle Man (1919 film), starring Thomas Meighan
- The Oyster Princess (Die Austerprinzessin)
- The Sentimental Bloke, a feature-length Australian film. The Miracle Man ( 1919) is a dramatic film based on a play by George M Thomas Meighan ( April 9, 1879 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - July 8, 1936, Great Neck, New York) The Oyster Princess ( German: Die Austernprinzessin) is a grotesque comedy presented in 4 acts about an American millionaire’s spoiled The Sentimental Bloke ( 1919) is an Australian Silent film based on the 1915 Australian poem The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
- Shackleton's Expedition to the Antarctic (documentary)
- Sons of Ingmar (Ingmarssönerna)
- Sunnyside, a Charlie Chaplin short. Sunnyside is also the title of a 1979 film. Sunnyside is a 1919 short Silent film written directed and starring
- Test of Honor starring John Barrymore in his first dramatic movie role.
- True Heart Susie, starring Lillian Gish and Bobby Harron. True Heart Susie is a 1919 Drama film directed by D W Griffith. Lillian Diana Gish ( October 14 1893 – February 27 1993) was an American stage screen and television actress whose Robert "Bobby" Harron ( April 12, 1893 – September 5, 1920) was an American motion picture Actor of the
- Unheimliche Geschichten the original silent film version
- When the Clouds Roll By, starring Douglas Fairbanks
- Witness For The Defense starring Elsie Ferguson and Warner Oland. Unheimliche Geschichten (Uncanny Stories is a 1932 German horror / Black comedy film directed by the prolific Austrian film director When the Clouds Roll by is a 1919 film by Victor Fleming and Theodore Reed. Elsie Ferguson ( August 19, 1883 - November 15, 1961) was an American stage and film actress. Warner Oland ( October 3, 1879 &ndash August 6, 1938) was a Swedish actor most remembered for his role as " Charlie
Short film series
Animated short film series
- Koko the Clown (1919-1934) (first animated movie cartoon series)
- Felix the Cat (1919-1930)
Births
- January 1 - Carole Landis, actress (d. Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr ( April 20, 1893 &ndash March 8, 1971) was an American Film actor and producer Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton ( October 4 1895 &ndash February 1 1966) was an Academy Award -winning American Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Koko the Clown is an animated character created by animation pioneer Max Fleischer. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Felix the Cat is a cartoon character created in the silent-film era Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Carole Landis ( January 1, 1919 - July 5, 1948) was an American Film actress. 1948)
- January 13 - Robert Stack, actor (d. The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Robert Langford Modini Stack ( January 13, 1919 &ndash May 14, 2003) was an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award - nominated 2003)
- January 21 - Jinx Falkenburg, model, actress (d. 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 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Eugenia Lincoln Falkenburg ( January 21, 1919 - August 27, 2003) was a Spanish-born model and actress who was nicknamed Jinx by 2003)
- January 23 - Ernie Kovacs, comedian, actor (d. 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 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Ernie Kovacs ( January 23, 1919 — January 13, 1962) was an American comedian whose 1962)
- February 5 - Red Buttons, actor (d. The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Red Buttons ( February 5, 1919 &ndash July 13, 2006) was an American comedian and Actor. 2006)
- February 5 - Tim Holt, actor (d. 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 Tim Holt ( February 5, 1919 &ndash February 15, 1973) was an American film actor 1973)
- February 11 - Eva Gabor, actress (d. The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Eva Gabor ( February 11 1919 &ndash July 4 1995) was a Hungarian -born actress best known as Lisa Douglas, the 1995)
- February 18 - Jack Palance, actor (d. The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Jack Palance (born Volodymyr Palahniuk; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an Oscar -winning American 2006)
- March 2 - Jennifer Jones, actress
- March 29 - Eileen Heckart, actress (d. 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 Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Jennifer Jones may refer to Jennifer Jones (actor (born 1919 eponym of Jennifer Robin Jones is an Academy Award-winning American actress Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Eileen Heckart ( March 29, 1919 – December 31, 2001) was an Academy Award - and Tony Award -winning American 2001)
- April 13 - Howard Keel, actor (d. The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Howard Keel, born Harold Clifford Keel ( April 13, 1919 &ndash November 7, 2004) was an American Actor 2004)
- April 29 - Celeste Holm, actress
- May 8 - Lex Barker, actor (d. The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Celeste Holm (born April 29, 1917) is an American stage, Film, and Television actress, perhaps best remembered Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Lex Barker ( May 8, 1919 - May 11, 1973) was an American Actor best known for playing Tarzan of the Apes 1973)
- May 23 - Betty Garrett, actress
- June 12 - Uta Hagen, actress (d. The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Betty Garrett (born May 23, 1919, St Joseph Missouri) is an American actress, Comedian and Dancer who Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Uta Thyra Hagen ( June 12, 1919 – January 14, 2004) was a German -born American actress and acting teacher 2004)
- June 14 - Sam Wanamaker, director, actor (d. The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Sam Wanamaker ( June 14, 1919 &ndash December 18, 1993) was an American Film director and Actor, credited 1993)
- June 19 - Pauline Kael, film critic (d. The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Pauline Kael (June 19 1919 &ndash September 3 2001 was an American Film critic who wrote for The New Yorker magazine from 1968 to 1991 2001)
- June 19 - Louis Jourdan, actor
- June 29 - Slim Pickens, actor (d. The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages This article is about the French actor for the Musician see Louis Jordan. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Louis Burton Lindley Jr (June 29 1919 &ndash December 8 1983 better known by the Stage name Slim Pickens, was an American Rodeo performer and 1983)
- July 7 - Jon Pertwee, actor (d. Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death John Devon Roland Pertwee (7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996 better known as Jon Pertwee, was an English Actor. 1996)
- July 26 - Virginia Gilmore, actress (d. The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Virginia Gilmore ( July 26, 1919 – March 28, 1986) was an American Film, stage, and television actress 1986)
- August 2 - Nehemiah Persoff, actor
- August 8 - Dino De Laurentiis, producer
- September 18 - Diana Lewis, actress (d. Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Nehemiah Persoff (born August 2 1919, Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate (now Israel) is a prolific American film and television character Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Agostino De Laurentiis, usually credited as Dino De Laurentiis (born August 8 1919) is an Academy Award -winning Italian Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Diana Lewis, also known as Mousie Powell, ( September 18, 1919 &ndash January 18, 1997) was an American actress 1997)
- September 26 - Barbara Britton, actress (d. The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Barbara Britton ( September 26, 1919 &ndash January 17, 1980) was a film and television actress 1980)
- October 5 - Donald Pleasence, actor (d. The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE, (5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995 was an English stage and film actor. 1995)
- November 13 - Mary Beth Hughes, actress (d. The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Mary Beth Hughes ( November 13, 1919 – August 27, 1995) was an American Film, Television, and stage 1995)
- November 13 - Amelia Bence, actress
- November 14 - Veronica Lake, actress (d. The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris Amelia Bence (b 13 November 1919 Buenos Aires) is an Argentine Film Actress. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Veronica Lake ( November 14, 1922 &ndash July 7, 1973) was an American film actress and pin-up model 1973)
- November 15 - Nova Pilbeam, actress
- November 20 - Evelyn Keyes, actress
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- January 14 - Shelly Hull, stage & film actor, husband of Josephine Hull, brother of Henry Hull. The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Nova Margery Pilbeam (b November 15 1919 in Wimbledon) is a British Actress with notable performances in both Theatre Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Evelyn Keyes ( November 20 1916 &ndash July 4 2008) was an American Film actress. Shemp Howard ( March 04, 1895[http //shempcompanycom/Media/death_cert Boris Karloff ( 23 November, &ndash 2 February,) was an English actor who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang ( December 5, 1890 &ndash August 2, 1976) was an Austrian German - American Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Josephine Hull ( January 3, 1886 – March 12, 1957) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe winning American Henry Hull ( October 3, 1890 – March 8, 1977) was an American character actor with a unique voice most noted for playing the lead in the first
- January 31 - Nat C. Goodwin, veteran stage star & silent film actor. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Nathaniel Carl Goodwin ( July 25, 1857 – January 31, 1919) was an American Actor and vaudevillian born in Boston
- February 17 - Vera Kholodnaya, Russian silent film actress
- April 9 - Sidney Drew, stage & film actor
- May 21 - Lamar Johnstone, American silent film actor
- November 24 - William Stowell, American silent film star
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