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| … 1917 . 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 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 . Events February 20 - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, starring Rudolph Valentino, premieres 1922 . Events November 26 - The Toll of the Sea, starring Anna May Wong and Kenneth Harlan, debuts as the first general 1923 … 1924 1925 1926 -1927- 1928 1929 1930 … 1931 . 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 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 Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check 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 . Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM 1936 . The year 1936 in film involved some significant events Events Nov 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon 1937 … In television: 1924 1925 1926 -1927- 1928 1929 1930 In radio: 1924 1925 1926 -1927- 1928 1929 1930 |
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Events
- January 10 - Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany. The year 1927 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 Top grossing films The Big Parade Ben-Hur The Freshman Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film Don Juan. 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 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang ( December 5, 1890 &ndash August 2, 1976) was an Austrian German - American Metropolis is a silent Science fiction film directed by Fritz Lang and written by Lang and Thea von Harbou.
- April 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx marries Marion Benda. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The Marx Brothers were a popular team of sibling Comedians who appeared in Vaudeville, stage plays film and television Herbert Manfred Marx ( February 25, 1901 &ndash November 30, 1979) is best known as Zeppo Marx, the name he used when he performed
- May 11 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was founded in Los Angeles, California by Douglas Fairbanks. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization ostensibly dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of Motion Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Douglas Fairbanks ( May 23 1883 – December 12 1939) was an American Actor, Screenwriter, director The 1st Academy Awards (Oscars) went on to films, which are released in 1927 or 1928. The 1st Academy Awards were presented on May 16 1929 at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- August 12 - Paramount's dramatic film Wings, which would go on to win the first Academy Award for Best Picture, opens at the Criterion Theater in New York City, with an unheard-of roadshow admission price of $2. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Wings ( is a silent movie about World War I fighter pilots directed by William A The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working The City of New York 00 per ticket.
- September 23 - FOX Films acquires the rights to the Tri-Ergon sound-on-film technology, which had been developed in 1919 by three German inventors, Josef Engl, Hans Vogt, and Joseph Massole. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English 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. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Hans Vogt ( June 1, 1903 – September 25, 1986) was a Norwegian linguist specialized in the Caucasian languages, especially
- October 6 - The Jazz Singer, (starring Al Jolson), premieres at the Warner Theater in New York City. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American Musical film. The first feature-length motion picture with synchronized Dialogue Al Jolson (May 26 1886 October 23 1950 born in Lithuania, Russian Empire, was a highly acclaimed American singer comedian and actor and the first openly The City of New York Although not the first 'talkie', The Jazz Singer becomes the first box-office hit and popularizes sound motion pictures. A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image as opposed to a Silent film. It was the highest-grossing movie of all-time.
- Italian Alberto Rabagliati wins a Rudolph Valentino look-alike contest and moves to Hollywood to start his acting career. Alberto Rabagliati ( 26 June 1906 - 7 March 1974) was an Italian singer Rudolph Valentino ( May 6, 1895 &ndash August 23, 1926) was an Italian Actor, Sex symbol, and early
Top grossing films
- Wings
- The Jazz Singer
- The King of Kings
- Seventh Heaven
- The Patent Leather Kid
- Jesse James(1927 film)
- My Best Girl
- Love
- Metropolis
Academy Awards
- Best Production: Wings
- Best Artistic Quality: Sunrise
- Best Actor: Emil Jannings for The Way of All Flesh and the 1928 movie The Last Command
- Best Actress: Janet Gaynor for Seventh Heaven and Sunrise, as well as the 1928 movie Street Angel
Films released in 1927
- Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (documentary)
- The Cat and the Canary
- The Chinese Parrot
- College, starring Buster Keaton
- The General, starring Buster Keaton
- The Honorable Mr. Buggs
- Hula, starring Clara Bow
- Huntingtower, by George Pearson (John Buchan novel)
- It, starring Clara Bow and Antonio Moreno
- The Jazz Singer, starring Al Jolson and May McAvoy
- The Kid Brother, a comedy starring Harold Lloyd
- The Lodger
- London After Midnight, starring Lon Chaney, Sr., Conrad Nagel and Marceline Day, directed by Tod Browning
- Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang
- Napoléon directed by Abel Gance
- October: Ten Days That Shook the World
- The Private Life of Helen of Troy
- The Scar of Shame, a race movie starring Harry Henderson and Lucia Lynn Moses
- Seventh Heaven, starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell
- The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg, starring Ramón Novarro and Norma Shearer, directed by Ernst Lubitsch
- Sunrise, starring George O'Brien and Janet Gaynor, directed by F.W. Murnau
- Underworld
- The Unknown
- The Way of All Flesh, starring Emil Jannings
- Why Girls Love Sailors
- Wings, starring Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Richard Arlen and Jobyna Ralston
Short film series
- Buster Keaton (1917-1941)
- Our Gang (1922-1944)
- Laurel and Hardy (1921-1943)
Animated short film series
- Felix the Cat (1919-1930)
- Aesop's Film Fables (1921-1933)
- Ko-Ko Song Car-Tunes (1924-1927)
- Alice Comedies (1923-1927)
- Krazy Kat (1925-1940)
- Un-Natural History (1925-1927)
- Pete the Pup (1926-1927)
- Inkwell Imps (1927-1929)
- Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (1927-1938)
- Newslaffs (1927-1928)
Births
- January 17 - Eartha Kitt, actress, singer
- February 7 - Juliette Greco singer, actress
- February 20 - Sidney Poitier, actor
- March 1 - Harry Belafonte actor, singer
- March 20 - Cairbre (also known as Leo), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's lion mascot, born in Dublin Zoo
- April 13- Maurice Ronet actor, director, writer
- May 13 - Herbert Ross, director (d. Wings ( is a silent movie about World War I fighter pilots directed by William A The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American Musical film. The first feature-length motion picture with synchronized Dialogue The King of Kings ( 1927) is a Silent film directed by Cecil B For other uses see Seventh Heaven (disambiguation. Seventh Heaven ( 1927) is a Silent film and one The Patent Leather Kid is a 1927 Silent film which tells the story of a boxer who scoffs at fighting outside the ring My Best Girl is a 1927 Romantic comedy starring Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers, directed by Sam Taylor Love ( 1927) is a film directed by Edmund Goulding and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Metropolis is a silent Science fiction film directed by Fritz Lang and written by Lang and Thea von Harbou. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Berlin Symphony of a Great City (German Berlin Die Sinfonie der Großstadt) a 1927 German Silent film directed by Walter The Cat and the Canary ( 1927) is a American silent Horror film adaptation of John Willard 's 1922 Black comedy play The Chinese Parrot ( 1927) is a Silent film in the Charlie Chan series directed by Paul Leni. Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton ( October 4 1895 &ndash February 1 1966) was an Academy Award -winning American The General is a 1927 silent Comedy released by United Artists based upon the Great Locomotive Chase from 1862 Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton ( October 4 1895 &ndash February 1 1966) was an Academy Award -winning American The Honorable Mr Buggs is a 1927 film featuring Oliver Hardy. Clara Gordon Bow ( July 29, 1905 &ndash September 27 1965) was an American Actress and Sex symbol, who rose to fame George Pearson may refer to George Pearson (doctor George Pearson (filmmaker John Buchan 1st Baron Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC ( August 26, 1875 &ndash February 11, 1940 For the 1990 mini-series based on Stephen King's novel see It (1990 film. Clara Gordon Bow ( July 29, 1905 &ndash September 27 1965) was an American Actress and Sex symbol, who rose to fame Antonio "Tony" Moreno ( September 26, 1887 - February 15, 1967) was a notable Actor and Film director of The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American Musical film. The first feature-length motion picture with synchronized Dialogue Al Jolson (May 26 1886 October 23 1950 born in Lithuania, Russian Empire, was a highly acclaimed American singer comedian and actor and the first openly May McAvoy ( September 8, 1899 - April 26, 1984) was an American Silent film actress best known for starring in The Kid Brother is a 1927 comedy Silent film starring Harold Lloyd. Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr ( April 20, 1893 &ndash March 8, 1971) was an American Film actor and producer London After Midnight is a 1927 silent Mystery film with horror overtones Lon Chaney ( April 1 1883 &ndash August 26 1930) nicknamed " The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American Conrad Nagel (16 March &ndash24 February) was an American screen Actor and matinee idol of the Silent film era and beyond Marceline Day ( April 24, 1908 - February 16, 2000) was an American motion picture Actress whose career began as a Tod Browning ( July 12, 1880 &ndash October 6, 1962) was an American motion picture Actor, director Metropolis is a silent Science fiction film directed by Fritz Lang and written by Lang and Thea von Harbou. Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang ( December 5, 1890 &ndash August 2, 1976) was an Austrian German - American Napoléon ( 1927) is an epic silent French Film directed by Abel Gance that tells the story of the rise of Napoleon Abel Gance (25 October 1889 - 10 November 1981 was a French Film director, producer, Writer, Actor and editor best October Ten Days That Shook the World ( Октябрь (Десять дней которые потрясли мир; Transliteration: The Private Life of Helen of Troy was a 1927 Silent film about Helen of Troy based on a novel by John Erskine and adapted to screen The Scar of Shame is a Silent film, which was filmed in 1926 and released in 1927. The race movie or race film was a Film genre which existed in the United States between about 1915 For other uses see Seventh Heaven (disambiguation. Seventh Heaven ( 1927) is a Silent film and one Janet Gaynor ( October 6, 1906 &ndash September 14, 1984) was an American actress. Charles Farrell ( August 9, 1901 &ndash May 6, 1990) was a notable American film actor of the 1920s silent era and into the 1930s The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg, also known as The Student Prince and Old Heidelberg, is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Ramón Novarro ( February 2, 1899 - October 30, 1968) was a Mexican Actor who achieved fame as a " Latin lover Edith Norma Shearer (August 10 1900 - June 12 1983 was an Academy Award&ndashwinning Canadian-American actress. Ernst Lubitsch ( January 28, 1892 – November 30, 1947) was a German -born Jewish Film director. Sunrise A Song of Two Humans (also known as Sunrise) is an American Film from 1927 directed by F George O'Brien ( April 19, 1899 &ndash September 4, 1985) was an American Actor, popular Janet Gaynor ( October 6, 1906 &ndash September 14, 1984) was an American actress. Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, better known as F W Murnau ( December 28, 1888 &ndash March 11, 1931) was one of the most influential There were also films called Underworld in 1937, 1985, 1996 and 2003. The Unknown may refer to The Unknown (1927 film, a silent horror film starring Lon Chaney Sr The Way of All Flesh is a 1927 Film that was written by Lajos Biró, Jules Furthman, Julian Johnson and Ernest Why Girls Love Sailors is a 1927 comedy short Silent film directed by Fred Guiol for Hal Roach Studios starring Stan Laurel Wings ( is a silent movie about World War I fighter pilots directed by William A Clara Gordon Bow ( July 29, 1905 &ndash September 27 1965) was an American Actress and Sex symbol, who rose to fame Charles "Buddy" Rogers ( August 13, 1904 &ndash April 21, 1999) was an Academy Award -winning American Richard Arlen ( September 1, 1898 – March 28, 1976) was an American actor Jobyna Ralston ( November 21, 1899 – January 22, 1967) was an American actress of the Silent film era 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. "The Little Rascals" redirects here For other uses see The Little Rascals (disambiguation. Events November 26 - The Toll of the Sea, starring Anna May Wong and Kenneth Harlan, debuts as the first general The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released 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 The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Felix the Cat is a cartoon character created in the silent-film era The year 1919 in film involved some significant events Events February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check Aesop's Film Fables was a series of animated short subjects created by American cartoonist Paul Terry. Events February 20 - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, starring Rudolph Valentino, premieres Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. Events Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B The "Alice Comedies" are a series of Animated cartoons created by Walt Disney in the 1920s in which Events April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York Krazy Kat is a Comic strip created by George Herriman that appeared in U Events Top grossing films The Big Parade Ben-Hur The Freshman The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film Events Top grossing films The Big Parade Ben-Hur The Freshman Pete the Pup directs here for the Don Marquis character see Pete the Pup (archy and mehitabel Pete the Pup was a famous Dog Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film Don Juan. Koko the Clown is an animated character created by animation pioneer Max Fleischer. Events The days of the Silent film were numbered A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound was on Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is an Anthropomorphic Rabbit Animated cartoon character created by Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney for films The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Eartha Mae Kitt (born on January 17 1927) is an American actress, Singer, and Cabaret star Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Juliette Gréco (born February 7, 1927) is a French actress and popular Chanson Singer. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (ˈpwɑːtie born February 20, 1927) is an Oscar - Golden Globe - BAFTA - and Grammy Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Harold George Belafonte Jr (born March 1 1927 is an American musician actor and Social activist. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Dublin Zoo (Irish Zú Átha Cliath) in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland is the largest Zoo in Ireland and one Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Maurice Ronet, born Maurice Julien Marie Robinet, ( 13 April 1927 - 14 March 1983) was a French film actor director and Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Herbert Ross ( May 13, 1927 – October 9, 2001) was an American Film director, producer, Choreographer 2001)
- June 23 - Bob Fosse, director (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Robert Louis “Bob” Fosse ( June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American Musical theater Choreographer and 1987)
- July 4 - Gina Lollobrigida, actress
- July 6 - Janet Leigh, actress (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Gina Lollobrigida (born July 4, 1927 in Subiaco Italy) is a Golden Globe Award -winning Italian Actress and Photojournalist Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Janet Leigh (born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004) was an American actress. 2004)
- September 16 - Peter Falk, actor
- October 14 - Roger Moore, actor
- October 18 - George C. Scott, film and stage actor (d. The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Peter Michael Falk (born September 16 1927 is a two-time Academy Award -nominated five-time Emmy Award -winning and one-time Golden Globe award -winning Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid George Campbell Scott (October 18 1927 - September 22 1999 was an American stage and film Actor, director, and producer. 1999)
- October 31 - Lee Grant, actress
- November 14 - McLean Stevenson, American actor (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Lee Grant (born October 31, 1927) is an American Academy Award -winning Golden Globe -nominated Theater, Film Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca McLean Stevenson ( November 14, 1927 – February 15, 1996) (full name Edgar McLean Stevenson Jr February 15, 1996)
Film Debuts
- Robert Armstrong
- Fred Zinneman, director and producer
- Barbara Stanwyck
Deaths
- January 13 - Arnold Daly, stage & film actor
- March 17 - Charles Emmett Mack]], actor age 26
- April 25 - Earle Williams, American silent screen actor
- May 7 - Bruce McRae, stage & screen actor
- June 3 - Einar Hanson, Swedish actor
- June 4 - Robert McKim, actor (the villain in Fairbanks' "Mark of Zorro")
- September 5 - Marcus Loew, theater chain executive & founder of Loews Theaters
- October 5 - Sam Warner, co-founder of Warner Brothers studios
- October 13 - Hughie Mack, rotund American silent film actor
- November 4 - Valli Valli, stage & film actress
- December 15 - Romaine Fielding, silent film actor and director
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