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| … 1915 . 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 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 . The year 1919 in film involved some significant events Events February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas 1920 . The year 1920 in film involved some significant events Events November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks 1921 … 1922 1923 1924 -1925- 1926 1927 1928 … 1929 . 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 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 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 . Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. 1934 . Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 1935 … In television: 1922 1923 1924 -1925- 1926 1927 1928 |
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| … 1922 . Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM 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. The year 1927 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1927. The year 1928 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1928. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 1923 . Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1924 - 1925 - 1926 . Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1927 . Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1928 … … 1890s . Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display 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 Josef Albers marries Anni Fleischmann. Archaeology . The year 1925 in Archaeology involved some significant events Architecture . The year 1925 in architecture involved some significant events Literature . The year 1925 in literature involved some significant events and new books Music . Events February 25 - Art Gillham - The Whispering Pianist records the first electrical recordings to be released for Columbia using the Science +... |
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Events
Top grossing films
- The Big Parade
- Ben-Hur
- The Freshman
- His People
- The Gold Rush
- The Merry Widow
- Stella Dallas (1925 film)
- The Lost World (1925 film)
- Little Annie Rooney
- East Lynne
- The Unholy Three
Films released in 1925
- El Húsar de la muerte, starring and directed by Pedro Sienna. The year 1925 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 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 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 The Big Parade is a 1925 Silent film which tells the story of an idle rich boy who joins the Army and is sent to France to fight in Ben-Hur was a 1925 Silent film directed by Fred Niblo. It was a blockbuster hit for newly merged Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The Gold Rush is a 1925 Silent film comedy written directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin in his Little Tramp The Merry Widow is a 1925 American MGM Romantic drama film and Black comedy directed and written by Erich von Stroheim The 1925 version was adapted by Frances Marion and directed by Henry King. The Lost World is a 1925 Silent film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle 's book of the same name. Little Annie Rooney was a Comic strip about a young orphaned girl who traveled about with her dog Zero East Lynne is an English Sensation novel of 1861 by Mrs Henry Wood. The Unholy Three is a 1925 Melodrama Silent film involving a crime spree directed by Tod Browning. El Húsar de la Muerte ( Spanish: Hussar of the Dead or The Death Husar) is a Chilean Silent film Movie of Pedro Sienna ( 13 May[[ 893]]&mdash 20 March[[ 972]] was a Chilean playwright poet journalist art critic and theatre and movie actor who is also remembered
- The Battleship Potemkin
- Ben-Hur, starring Ramon Novarro. The Battleship Potemkin ( Броненосец «Потёмкин», ru '''''Bronyenosyets Potyomkin''''' sometimes rendered as The Battleship Ben-Hur was a 1925 Silent film directed by Fred Niblo. It was a blockbuster hit for newly merged Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Ramón Novarro ( February 2, 1899 - October 30, 1968) was a Mexican Actor who achieved fame as a " Latin lover
- The Big Parade, directed by King Vidor and starring John Gilbert and Renée Adorée. The Big Parade is a 1925 Silent film which tells the story of an idle rich boy who joins the Army and is sent to France to fight in King Wallis Vidor ( February 8, 1894 &ndash November 1, 1982) was an acclaimed American Film director whose career John Gilbert ( July 10, 1899 - January 9, 1936) was an American actor and major star of the Silent film era Renée Adorée ( September 30, 1898 &ndash October 5, 1933) was a French actress, who had appeared in Hollywood
- Braveheart, starring Rod La Rocque. Rod La Rocque ( November 29, 1896 - October 15, 1969) was an American Actor.
- Don Q, Son of Zorro
- The Eagle, starring Rudolph Valentino. Don Q Son of Zorro is the 1925 sequel to the 1920 Silent film The Mark of Zorro. The Eagle is a 1925 silent movie directed by Clarence Brown and starring Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Bánky, Louise Rudolph Valentino ( May 6, 1895 &ndash August 23, 1926) was an Italian Actor, Sex symbol, and early
- East Lynne, staring Edmund Lowe
- The Freshman, starring Harold Lloyd
- General Nogi and Kumasan (Nogi taisho to Kumasan)
- Go West, starring Buster Keaton. East Lynne is an English Sensation novel of 1861 by Mrs Henry Wood. The Freshman is a Comedy film that tells the story of a college freshman trying to become popular by joining the school football team Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr ( April 20, 1893 &ndash March 8, 1971) was an American Film actor and producer Go West ( 1925) is a silent movie starring Buster Keaton. Keaton portrays Friendless who travels west to try to make his fortune Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton ( October 4 1895 &ndash February 1 1966) was an Academy Award -winning American
- The Gold Rush, a Charlie Chaplin film. The Gold Rush is a 1925 Silent film comedy written directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin in his Little Tramp
- The Heart Breaker
- His People
- Isn't Life Terrible
- Joyless Street
- The Lady, starring Norma Talmadge
- Little Annie Rooney, starring Mary Pickford. The Heartbreaker was a 1925 short Comedy film directed by Philadelphian director, Benjamin Stoloff. Isn't Life Terrible? is a 1925 film starring Charley Chase and featuring Oliver Hardy and Fay Wray. Norma Talmadge ( May 26, 1893 &ndash December 24, 1957) was one of the greatest film stars of the silent era Little Annie Rooney was a Comic strip about a young orphaned girl who traveled about with her dog Zero
- The Lost World (1925 film), starring Bessie Love and Wallace Beery. The Lost World is a 1925 Silent film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle 's book of the same name. Bessie Love ( September 10, 1898 - April 26, 1986) was an American Motion picture actress who achieved fame largely Wallace Beery ( April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American Academy Award -winning actor arguably best known
- The Merry Widow, starring Mae Murray; directed by Erich von Stroheim. The Merry Widow is a 1925 American MGM Romantic drama film and Black comedy directed and written by Erich von Stroheim Mae Murray ( May 10, 1889 – March 23, 1965) was an American Actress and Dancer, who became known as "The Erich von Stroheim ( September 22, 1885 &ndash May 12, 1957) was an Austrian star of the silent film age lauded for his directorial
- The Monster, starring Lon Chaney. The Monster is a 1925 silent horror Comedy directed by Roland West, based on the play by Crane Wilbur. Lon Chaney ( April 1 1883 &ndash August 26 1930) nicknamed " The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American
- Phantom of the Opera, starring Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, and Norman Kerry. The Phantom of the Opera is a 1925 Silent film directed by Rupert Julian adaptation of the Gaston Leroux novel of the same Lon Chaney ( April 1 1883 &ndash August 26 1930) nicknamed " The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American Mary Philbin ( July 16, 1903 – May 7, 1993) was a notable film actress of the Silent film era Norman Kerry ( June 16, 1894 – January 12, 1956) was a US actor whose career spanned over twenty-five years in the motion picture
- The Plastic Age - directed by Wesley Ruggles, screen-written by Frederica Sagor Maas, starring Clara Bow (her debut) and Gilbert Roland; Clark Gable was also in this film. The Plastic Age ( 1925) is a black-and-white Silent film starring Clara Bow and Gilbert Roland. Wesley Ruggles ( June 11, 1889 &ndash January 8, 1972) was an American Film director. Frederica Sagor Maas (born July 6, 1900) is an American Playwright, Screenwriter, Essayist and Author, Clara Gordon Bow ( July 29, 1905 &ndash September 27 1965) was an American Actress and Sex symbol, who rose to fame Gilbert Roland ( December 11, 1905 &ndash May 15, 1994) was a Mexican -born actor in American films Clark Gable (February 1 &ndashNovember 16) was an iconic American Actor nicknamed "The King of Hollywood" in his heyday
- The Pleasure Garden, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Nita Naldi and Virginia Valli
- Stella Dallas (1925 film), starring Ronald Colman and Belle Bennett
- The Street of Forgotten Men
- Street Sketches (Gaijo no suketchi)
- Strike
- Thou Shalt Honor Thy Wife, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Tumbleweeds, starring William S. Hart. The Pleasure Garden is a 1925 Silent film, and the debut feature of Alfred Hitchcock. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 Nita Naldi ( April 1, 1897 &ndash February 17, 1961) was an American Silent film Actress. Virginia Valli ( June 10 1898 - September 24 1968) was an American stage and film actress whose motion picture career started The 1925 version was adapted by Frances Marion and directed by Henry King. Strike ( Russian " Стачка " is a 1925 Silent film made in the Soviet Union by Sergei Eisenstein Du skal ære din hustru also known as Master of the House or Thou Shalt Honour Thy Wife is a 1925 Danish silent Comedy Carl Theodor Dreyer Jr ( February 3, 1889 - March 20, 1968) was a Danish Film director. Tumbleweeds is a 1925 Western film starring and produced by William S William Surrey Hart ( December 6, 1864 &ndash June 23, 1946) was an American Silent film Actor, Screenwriter
- Under the Crimson Sunset (Akai yuhi ni terasarete)
- The Unholy Three, starring Lon Chaney. The Unholy Three is a 1925 Melodrama Silent film involving a crime spree directed by Tod Browning. Lon Chaney ( April 1 1883 &ndash August 26 1930) nicknamed " The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American
- The White Lily Laments (Shirayuri wa nageku)
- Wizard of Oz, starring Dorothy Dwan. Wizard of Oz ( 1925) directed by Larry Semon, who also appears in a comic role (and featuring a young Oliver Hardy as the Tin Man was Dorothy Dwan ( 26 April, 1906 &ndash 17 March, 1981) was an American film actress
- Wolf Blood
Short film series
- 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 (1919-1963)
- Aesop's Film Fables (1921-1934)
- Alice Comedies (1923-1927)
- Koko's Song Car Tunes (1924-1927)
- Krazy Kat (1925-1940)
- Un-Natural History (1925-1927)
Births
- January 6 - Enrique Carreras , film director, producer (d. 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 Krazy Kat is a Comic strip created by George Herriman that appeared in U Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Enrique Carreras ( January 6, 1925 - 29 August, 1995) was a Peruvian born Argentine Film director, Screenwriter 1995)
- January 9 - Lee Van Cleef, actor (d. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Lee Van Cleef ( January 9 1925 &ndash December 16 1989) was an American film actor who appeared mostly in Western and action pictures 1989)
- January 13 - Gwen Verdon, actress, dancer (d. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Gwyneth Evelyn “Gwen” Verdon (January 13 1925 – October 18 2000 was an American Dancer and Actress. 2000)
- January 26 - Paul Newman, actor
- January 30 - Dorothy Malone, actress
- February 8 - Jack Lemmon, actor (d. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain This article is about the actress For the cookbook writer see Dorothy Malone. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8 1925 &ndash June 27 2001 was an American Actor known principally for his comedic roles 2001)
- February 11 - Kim Stanley, actress (d. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Kim Stanley ( February 11, 1925 &ndash August 20, 2001) was an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning 2001)
- February 17 - Hal Holbrook, actor
- February 18 - George Kennedy, actor
- February 20 - Robert Altman, director (d. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Harold Rowe "Hal" Holbrook Jr (born February 17, 1925) is an American Actor. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy George Harris Kennedy Jr He was raised by his mother Helen A ( née Kieselbach a ballet dancer Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Robert Bernard Altman (February 20 1925 – November 20 2006 was an American Film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with 2006)
- February 21 - Sam Peckinpah, director (d. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland David Samuel "Sam" Peckinpah (February 21 1925 &ndash December 28 1984 was an American Film director who achieved iconic status following the release 1984)
- April 14 - Rod Steiger, actor (d. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Rod Steiger ( April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American Academy Award -winning Actor known for his 2002)
- April 19 - Hugh O'Brian, actor
- June 3 - Tony Curtis, actor
- June 21 - Maureen Stapleton, actress (d. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Hugh O'Brian (born April 19, 1925) is an American actor best known for his starring role as Wyatt Earp in the ABC Television Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz June 3, 1925) is an American film actor Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Lois Maureen Stapleton ( June 21, 1925 &ndash March 13, 2006) was an American Academy Award -winning actress 2006)
- July 1 - Farley Granger, actor
- July 20 - Lola Albright, actress
- August 23 - Robert Mulligan, director
- September 8 - Peter Sellers, comedian, actor (d. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Farley Granger (born July 1, 1925 in San Jose California) is an American Actor. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Lois Jean "Lola" Albright (born July 20 1925, Akron Ohio) is an American Singer and Actress. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Robert Mulligan (born August 23, 1925 in The Bronx, New York) is an American film and television director Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Richard Henry Sellers, CBE, commonly known as Peter Sellers ( 8 September 1925 &ndash 24 July 1980) was a British 1980)
- September 9 - Cliff Robertson, actor
- October 3 - Gore Vidal, writer, actor
- October 5 - Gail Davis, actress (d. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Clifford Parker "Cliff" Robertson III (born September 9, 1925) is an Academy Award - winning American Actor with a Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Gore Vidal (born October 3 1925 ˌgɔər vɪˈdɑːl or /vɪˈdæl/ is an American Novelist, Screenwriter, Playwright, Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Gail Davis (October 5 1925&ndash March 15 1997 was an American Actress best known for her role as Annie Oakley in a 1950s Television 1997)
- October 16 - Angela Lansbury, actress
- November 10 - Richard Burton, actor (d. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Angela Brigid Lansbury, CBE (born October 16, 1925) is an English Golden Globe Award and Tony Award winning Actress Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Richard Burton, CBE (10 November 1925 &ndash 5 August 1984 was a Welsh multiple award-winning Actor. 1984)
- November 17 - Rock Hudson, actor (d. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Rock Hudson (November 17 1925 &ndash October 2 1985 was an American Film and Television Actor, recognised as a romantic leading man during 1985)
- December 8 - Sammy Davis Jr., singer, dancer, musician, actor (d. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Samuel George “Sammy” Davis Jr (8 December 1925 &ndash 16 May 1990 was an American Entertainer. 1990)
- December 13 - Dick Van Dyke, actor
- December 28 - Hildegard Knef, actress, singer and writer (d. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Richard Wayne “Dick” Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American Actor, Presenter and Entertainer, with a Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef ( December 28, 1925 - February 1, 2002) was a German actress singer and writer 2002)
Deaths
- March 13 – Lucille Ricksen, American actress
- April 16 – David Powell, British actor born in Scotland
- October 31 – Max Linder, French comedic actor
- December 8 – Marguerite Marsh, silent film actress, sister of Mae Marsh
- December 22 – Mary Thurman, silent film actress
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