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| … 1913 . 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 The year 1913 in film involved some significant events Events The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film is made 1914 . The year 1914 in film involved some significant events Events The 3300-seat Strand Theater opens in New York City. 1915 . The year 1915 in film involved some significant events Events June 18: The Motion Picture Directors Association (MPDA was formed by 1916 . The year 1916 in film involved some significant events Events October 17 - A Daughter of the Gods released - first US production with 1917 . The year 1917 in film involved some significant events Events Foundation of Universum Film AG (UƒA as a propaganda film company in Berlin 1918 . The year 1918 in film involved some significant events Events Following litigation for anti-trust activities the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture 1919 … 1920 1921 1922 -1923- 1924 1925 1926 … 1927 . The year 1919 in film involved some significant events Events February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas 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 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 1928 . Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. 1929 . Events The days of the Silent film were numbered A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound was on 1930 . Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check 1931 . Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert 1932 . Events Katharine Hepburn 's film career begins Shirley Temple 's film career begins Disney released Flowers 1933 … In television: 1920 1921 1922 -1923- 1924 1925 1926 |
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| … 1920 . Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. This is a list of Television -related events that occurred before 1925 This is a list of Television -related events that occurred before 1925 This is a list of Television -related events that occurred before 1925 This is a list of Television -related events that occurred before 1925 This is a list of Television -related events that occurred before 1925 The year 1925 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1925. The year 1926 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1926. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar 1921 . Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar 1922 - 1923 - 1924 . Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1925 . Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1926 … … 1890s . Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that 1900s . 1910s -1920s- 1930s . The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919 The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. 1940s . The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be 1950s … … 19th century . The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar 20th century . The twentieth century of the Common Era began on 21st century … |
| Art . The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. List of years in Art Events Publication of The Art Spirit by Robert Henri. Archaeology . The year 1923 in Archaeology involved some significant events Architecture . The year 1923 in architecture involved some significant events Literature . The year 1923 in literature involved some significant events and new books Music . Events November 11 - Premiere of John Foulds 's World Requiem at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Science +... |
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Events
- April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers. The year 1923 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 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 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 Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Lee De Forest, ( August 26, 1873 – June 30, 1961) was an American Inventor with over 300 patents to his credit In 1919 Lee De Forest, inventor of the Audion tube, filed his first patent on a Sound-on-film process DeForest Phonofilm, which recorded sound directly A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image as opposed to a Silent film. Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s
Top grossing films
Films released in 1923
- Ashes of Vengence, starring Norma Talmadge
- The Covered Wagon
- The Daring Years, starring Mildred Harris, Charles Emmett Mack and Clara Bow
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame, starring Lon Chaney
- Daddy starring Jackie Coogan
- The Lights of London
- Our Hospitality, directed by and starring Buster Keaton
- The Purple Highway, starring Madge Kennedy, Monte Blue, Vincent Coleman and Pedro de Cordoba
- Safety Last!, starring Harold Lloyd. The Covered Wagon ( 1923) is a American silent Western Feature film released by Paramount Pictures The Ten Commandments is a 1923 epic Silent film directed by Cecil B The 1923 film version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, starring Lon Chaney as Quasimodo and Patsy Ruth Miller as Esmeralda Safety Last! is a 1923 comedy Silent film starring Harold Lloyd. Norma Talmadge ( May 26, 1893 &ndash December 24, 1957) was one of the greatest film stars of the silent era The Covered Wagon ( 1923) is a American silent Western Feature film released by Paramount Pictures The Daring Years is the title of a 1923 independently released American Silent film Melodrama. Mildred Harris ( November 29, 1901 &ndash July 20, 1944) was an American Actress of the Silent film era Charles Emmett Mack ( 25 November, 1900 &ndash 17 March, 1927) was an American film actor Clara Gordon Bow ( July 29, 1905 &ndash September 27 1965) was an American Actress and Sex symbol, who rose to fame The 1923 film version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, starring Lon Chaney as Quasimodo and Patsy Ruth Miller as Esmeralda Lon Chaney ( April 1 1883 &ndash August 26 1930) nicknamed " The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American John Leslie (Jackie Coogan ( October 26, 1914 – March 1, 1984) was an American Actor who began his movie career as a Our Hospitality is a silent comedy directed produced written by and starring Buster Keaton. Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton ( October 4 1895 &ndash February 1 1966) was an Academy Award -winning American Madge Kennedy ( April 19, 1891 in California – June 9, 1987 in Woodland Hills Los Angeles California) was a movie and Monte Blue (real name Gerard Montgomery Blue (b Indianapolis, Indiana, January 11 1887 - d Vincent Coleman ( February 16, 1900 – October 26, 1971) was an American stage and film Actor of the Silent film Pedro de Cordoba ( September 28, 1881 – September 16, 1950) was an American Actor. Safety Last! is a 1923 comedy Silent film starring Harold Lloyd. Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr ( April 20, 1893 &ndash March 8, 1971) was an American Film actor and producer In one scene, Lloyd is seen climbing around and hanging off the side of a tall building, including a very famous scene where he hangs off a clock. Lloyd did all of his own stunts, and worked without a safety net.
- Salomé, starring Alla Nazimova; directed by Charles Bryant
- Schatten - Eine nächtliche Halluzination (aka Warning Shadows), directed by Arthur Robison
- Scaramouche (1923 film) Staring Ramon Novarro, Alice Terry, Lewis Stone, Lloyd Ingraham
- Song of Love (1923 film), starring Norma Talmadge
- Souls for Sale, starring Richard Dix and Eleanor Boardman
- Die Straße (The Street), directed by Karl Grune
- The Ten Commandments, starring Theodore Roberts; directed by Cecil B. DeMille
- Why Worry?, starring Harold Lloyd
- Within The Law, starring Norma Talmadge
- A Woman of Paris, starring Edna Purviance; directed by Charles Chaplin
Short film series
- Charlie Chaplin (1914-1923)
- Buster Keaton (1917-1941)
- Laurel and Hardy (1921-1943)
- Our Gang (1922-1944)
Animated short film series
- Felix the Cat (1919-1930)
- Koko the Clown (1919-1934)
- Aesop's Film Fables (1921-1934)
- Alice Comedies (1923-1927)
- The Red Head Comedies (1923). Salomé ( 1923) a Silent film directed by Charles Bryant and starring Alla Nazimova, is a film adaptation of the Oscar Wilde Alla Nazimova (Алла Назимова born Mariam Edez Adelaida Leventon (Мириам Эдес Аделаида Левентон May 22, 1879 Schatten - Eine nächtliche Halluzination ("Shadows - a Nocturnal Hallucination" also known in English as Warning Shadows) is a 1923 German Scaramouche is a 1923 Film based on the novel Scaramouche. It was directed by Rex Ingram and stars Ramón Novarro along with Ramón Novarro ( February 2, 1899 - October 30, 1968) was a Mexican Actor who achieved fame as a " Latin lover Alice Terry ( July 29, 1899 – December 22, 1987) was an American actress Lewis Shepard Stone ( November 15, 1879 - September 12, 1953) was an American actor Lloyd Ingraham ( 30 November, 1874 - 4 April, 1956) was an American film actor and director Norma Talmadge ( May 26, 1893 &ndash December 24, 1957) was one of the greatest film stars of the silent era Souls for Sale is a 1923 Silent film written directed and produced by Rupert Hughes from his novel of the same name Richard Dix ( July 18, 1893 – September 20, 1949) was an American Motion picture Actor who achieved popularity Eleanor Boardman ( August 19, 1898 &ndash December 12, 1991) was an American Film actress, popular during Die Straße ( 1923) also known as The Street, is a German film, directed by Karl Grune. The Ten Commandments is a 1923 epic Silent film directed by Cecil B Cecil Blount DeMille ( August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director Why Worry? is a 1923 comedy Silent film starring Harold Lloyd. Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr ( April 20, 1893 &ndash March 8, 1971) was an American Film actor and producer A Woman of Paris is a feature-length Silent film that debuted in 1923. Edna Purviance ( October 21 1895 &ndash January 11 1958) was an American actress during the Silent movie 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. Laurel and Hardy were the popular American -based comedy team of thin British-born Stan Laurel (1890-1965 and heavy American-born Oliver Hardy (1892-1957 Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Little Rascals" redirects here For other uses see The Little Rascals (disambiguation. The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released Felix the Cat is a cartoon character created in the silent-film era Koko the Clown is an animated character created by animation pioneer Max Fleischer. Aesop's Film Fables was a series of animated short subjects created by American cartoonist Paul Terry. The "Alice Comedies" are a series of Animated cartoons created by Walt Disney in the 1920s in which
Births
- January 7 - Pinkas Braun, actor, director
- January 11 - Jacqueline Maillan, actress (d. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. 1992)
- January 19 - Jean Stapleton, actress
- January 29 - Paddy Chayefsky writer (d. The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Jean Stapleton (born Jeanne Murray on January 19, 1923 in New York City New York) is an American character actress Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Sidney Aaron Chayefski ( January 29, 1923 &ndash August 1, 1981) known as Paddy Chayefsky was an acclaimed dramatist who transitioned 1981)
- February 2 - Bonita Granville, actress (d. Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Bonita Granville ( February 2, 1923 &ndash October 11, 1988) was an Oscar -nominated American Film actress 1988)
- February 12 - Franco Zeffirelli, director
- February 21 – Lola Flores, actress (d. Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Franco Zeffirelli, KBE (born Gianfranco Corsi on February 12, 1923) is an Italian Film director. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Lola Flores ( January 21, 1923 &ndash May 16, 1995) born María de los Dolores Flores Ruiz, was a Spanish Singer 1995)
- February 28 - Charles Durning, actor
- April 12 - Ann Miller, dancer, actress (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Charles Durning (born February 28, 1923) is an American Actor of stage and screen Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Ann Miller (April 12 1923 – January 22 2004 was an American dancer singer and actress 2004)
- May 7 - Anne Baxter, actress (d. The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Anne Baxter ( May 7 1923 &ndash December 12 1985) was an Academy Award -winning American actress 1985)
- July 22 - Mukesh, singer (d. Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Mukesh ( Hindi: मुकेश) ( 22 July 1923 &ndash 27 August 1976) was an Indian playback singer of Bollywood 1976)
- August 3 - Jean Hagen, actress (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Jean Hagen ( August 3 1923 - August 29 1977) was an Oscar -nominated American Film actress. 1977)
- August 10 - Rhonda Fleming, actress
- August 29 - Richard Attenborough, English actor and director
- September 7 - Peter Lawford, actor (d. The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Rhonda Fleming (born Marilyn Louis in Hollywood California, August 10 1923 is an American Motion picture and Television actress Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Richard Samuel Attenborough Baron Attenborough Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Peter Sydney Lawford (September 7 1923 &ndash December 24 1984 was an English-born American Actor, member of the " Rat Pack," and brother-in-law 1984)
- October 5 - Glynis Johns, actress
- October 16 - Linda Darnell, actress (d. Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Glynis Johns (born 5 October, 1923) is a British stage and film actress, Dancer, Pianist and Singer (notably Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Linda Darnell ( October 16, 1923 – April 10, 1965) was an American film actress. 1965)
- November 9 - Dorothy Dandridge, singer, actress (d. The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Dorothy Jean Dandridge ( November 9, 1922 &ndash September 8, 1965) was an American Actress and Popular singer 1965)
- November 28 - Gloria Grahame, actress (d. The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Gloria Grahame ( November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981) was an Academy Award -winning American Film 1981)
Deaths
- January 18 – Wallace Reid American actor
- March 26 - Sarah Bernhardt, French actress
- May 21 - Charles Kent, veteran actor & director
- June 11 - Porter Strong, American silent film actor
- June 17 - Macey Harlan, screen actor
- July 30 - Sir Charles Hawtrey, veteran British actor
- November 20 - Allen Holubar, silent film actor and director
- November 30 - Martha Mansfield, American actress
Film Debuts
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