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… 1936 . 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 1936 in film involved some significant events Events Nov 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon 1937 . The year 1937 in film involved some significant events Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in 1938 . The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland 1939 . The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the 1940 . The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film 1941 . 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 1942 …
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The year 1946 in film involved some significant events. The year 1946 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 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 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Events Films of the 1950s were of a wide variety As a result of Television, the studios and companies sought to put audiences back in theaters The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios The year 1951 in film involved some significant events Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian The year 1952 in film involved some significant events Events January 10 - Cecil B The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as The year 1954 in film involved some significant events Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the 1960s The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support World cinema In cinema all over the world the seventies brought about vigor in adventurous cool and realistic complex narratives with rich cinematography and elaborate scores The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary The year 1972 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas ' The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode Events The 1980s saw the continued rise of the blockbuster, an increased amount of Nudity in film and the increasing emphasis in the American industry on film The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Events Thousands of full-length Films were produced during the 1990s The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Events Thousands of full-length Films have been produced during the first decade of the 21st Century The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, 2009 in film has numerous films in production to be released in 2009 as well as films that have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming
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Top grossing films (U. S. )
| Rank |
Title |
Studio |
Gross |
| 1. |
Song of the South* |
Disney/RKO |
$29,229,000 |
| 2. |
The Best Years of Our Lives |
RKO |
$11,300,000 |
| 2. |
Duel in the Sun |
Selznick |
$11,300,000 |
| 4. |
The Jolson Story |
Columbia |
$7,600,000 |
| 5. |
Blue Skies |
Paramount |
$5,700,000 |
| 6. |
The Yearling |
MGM |
$5,568,000 |
| 7. |
The Razor's Edge |
20th Century Fox |
$5,000,000 |
| 8. |
Notorious |
RKO |
$4,800,000 |
| 9. |
Till the Clouds Roll By |
MGM |
$4,762,000 |
| 10. |
Road to Utopia |
Paramount |
$4,500,000 |
(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)
source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1946.shtml
Awards
Academy Awards:
- Best Picture: The Best Years of Our Lives - Goldwyn, RKO Radio
- Best Director: William Wyler - The Best Years of Our Lives
- Best Actor: Fredric March - The Best Years of Our Lives
- Best Actress: Olivia de Havilland - To Each His Own
- Best Supporting Actor: Harold Russell - The Best Years of Our Lives
- Best Supporting Actress: Anne Baxter - The Razor's Edge (1946 film)
Golden Globe Awards:
- Best Picture: The Best Years of Our Lives
- Best Director: Frank Capra - It's a Wonderful Life
- Best Actor: Gregory Peck - The Yearling
- Best Actress: Rosalind Russell - Sister Kenny
- Best Film Promoting International Understanding: The Last Chance (Switzerland)
GRAND PRIX (Cannes Film Festival):
- Portrait of Maria (María Candelaria), directed by Emilio Fernández, Mexico
- The Turning Point (Великий перелом, Velikiy perelom), directed by Fridrikh Markovitch Ermler, Soviet Union
- La Symphonie pastorale, directed by Jean Delannoy, France
- The Last Chance (Die Letzte Chance), directed by Leopold Lintberg, Switzerland
- Men Without Wings (Muži bez křídel), directed by František Čáp, Czechoslovakia
- Rome, Open City (Roma, città aperta), directed by Roberto Rossellini, Italy
Films released in 1946
- Anna and the King of Siam
- Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête), directed by Jean Cocteau, starring Jean Marais and Josette Day
- The Beast with Five Fingers, starring Robert Alda and Peter Lorre
- The Best Years of Our Lives
- Beware, directed by Bud Pollard, starring Louis Jordan
- The Big Sleep, starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall
- The Blue Dahlia
- Blue Skies
- Boom in the Moon starring Buster Keaton
- Brief Encounter
- Caesar and Cleopatra (U. The 19th Academy Awards continued a trend through the late-1940s of the Oscar voters honoring films about contemporary social issues 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 WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to William Wyler ( July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a four-time Academy Award -winning motion picture director 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 Fredric March ( August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American two-time Academy Award and Tony Award -winning 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 Olivia Mary de Havilland (born July 1, 1916) is a two-time Academy Award -winning actress. To Each His Own is a 1946 film directed by Mitchell Leisen, which tells the story of Jody Norris (Olivia de Havilland who falls in love with a pilot Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Harold John Russell ( January 14, 1914 - January 29, 2002) was a Canadian-American World War II veteran who became one of only two Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS Anne Baxter ( May 7 1923 &ndash December 12 1985) was an Academy Award -winning American actress The Razor's Edge is the first film version of W Somerset Maugham 's 1944 novel. 4th Golden Globe This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture — Drama, since its institution in 1951 WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, since its institution in 1943 Frank Russell Capra ( May 18, 1897 &ndash September 3, 1991) was an Academy Award winning Italian-American Film It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Film produced and directed by Frank Capra and based on the short story " The Greatest The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 Gregory Peck (April 5 1916 &ndash June 12 2003 was an Academy Award -winning and four-time Golden Globe Award-winning American Film The Yearling is a 1946 Family film drama made by MGM. It was directed by Clarence Brown and produced by Sidney Franklin The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 Rosalind Russell ( June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976) was an award-winning American Actress of stage and Sister Kenny is a 1946 biographical film about Sister Elizabeth Kenny, an Australian bush nurse who fought to help people who suffered from Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. "El Indio" Fernández (born Emilio Fernández Romo; March 26 1904 &ndash August 6 1986) was a Mexican actor screenwriter The Turning Point (Великий перелом translit Velikiy perelom) is a Soviet 1945 film directed by Fridrikh Ermler based on a screenplay La symphonie pastorale is a 1946 French language Motion picture drama directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Michèle Morgan Jean Delannoy ( January 12, 1908 &ndash June 18, 2008) was a French Actor, Film editor, Screenwriter Rome Open City ( Italian: Roma città aperta) ( 1945) is an Italian war Drama film, directed by Roberto Roberto Rossellini ( May 8 1906 – June 3 1977) was an Italian Film director. Anna and the King of Siam is a 1944 Book by Margaret Landon, a play and a 1956 movie directed by John Cromwell Beauty and the Beast ( La Belle et la Bête) is a 1946 French romantic Fantasy film adaptation of Jeanne-Marie Le Prince Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 &ndash 11 October 1963 was a French Poet, Novelist, Dramatist, Designer, Boxing The Beast with Five Fingers ( 1946) is a Horror film directed by Robert Florey and with a screenplay by Curt Siodmak, based on Robert Alda ( February 26, 1914 – May 3, 1986) born Alfonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto D'Abruzzo, was an American Peter Lorre ( June 26 1904 &ndash March 23 1964) born László Löwenstein, was a Hungarian - Austrian WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Louis Jordan ( July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) was a pioneering American Jazz, Blues and Rhythm & blues The Big Sleep ( 1946) directed by Howard Hawks, is the first film version of Raymond Chandler 's novel of the same name (1939 The Blue Dahlia ( is an American Film noir directed by George Marshall and written by Raymond Chandler. Blue Skies is a 1946 Hollywood musical comedy Film, released by Paramount Pictures and starring Bing Crosby, Fred Boom in the Moon (Spanish title El Moderno Barba Azul) is a 1946 Mexican science fiction Comedy film directed Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton ( October 4 1895 &ndash February 1 1966) was an Academy Award -winning American Brief Encounter is a 1945 British Film about the Mores of British suburban life centring on a housewife for whom real love (as opposed Caesar and Cleopatra is a 1945 film starring Claude Rains and Vivien Leigh, produced and directed by Gabriel Pascal from the S. release)
- The Captive Heart, the first Prisoner of War film from World War II
- Centennial Summer
- Children of Paradise (U. The Captive Heart is a 1946 British war drama, directed by Basil Dearden for Ealing Studios. Centennial Summer is a 1946 film directed by Otto Preminger. The musical, that stars Jeanne Crain and Cornel Wilde Les Enfants du Paradis (released as Children of Paradise in North America, but more correctly translated as Children of the Gods S. release)
- The Dark Mirror
- Decoy, a film noir starring Jean Gillie
- Dragonwyck
- Duel in the Sun
- Gallant Journey, directed by William A. Wellman
- Great Expectations, directed by David Lean
- Green for Danger, starring Alastair Sim
- The Green Years
- The Harvey Girls, directed by George Sidney, starring Judy Garland
- Henry V (U. The Dark Mirror ( 1946) is a black-and-white psychological thriller film directed by Robert Siodmak, starring Olivia de Havilland as a pair of Dragonwyck is a 1946 period drama film made by Twentieth Century-Fox. Duel in the Sun is a 1946 Western film, produced by David O Selznick, which tells the story of a Mestiza (half- Native American Gallant Journey ( 1946) is a historical film about early US aeronautical experimenter John Joseph Montgomery. William Augustus Wellman (29 February &ndash19 December) was an American Movie director, noted for directing the film which received the first Academy Award Great Expectations is a 1946 British film directed by David Lean and based on the novel by Charles Dickens. Sir David Lean KBE ( 25 March, 1908 &ndash 16 April, 1991) was an English Film director and producer Green for Danger is a 1946 thriller film based on the popular 1944 detective novel by Christianna Brand. Acting career Preferring the stage, Sim made his London debut in Othello in 1930 The Green Years is a 1946 Comedy-drama film featuring Charles Coburn, Tom Drake, Hume Cronyn, Gladys Cooper The Harvey Girls is a MGM Musical film based on a 1942 novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams about Fred Harvey 's famous Harvey George Sidney ( October 4, 1916 - May 5, 2002) was a Jewish American film director and film producer who worked primarily Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer Henry V is a 1944 film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's play of the same name. S. release)
- Humoresque, directed by Jean Negulesco
- It's a Wonderful Life, directed by Frank Capra, starring James Stewart
- Ivan the Terrible
- The Killers
- Little Giant, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- The Jolson Story
- Make Mine Music
- A Matter of Life and Death, written and directed by Powell and Pressburger
- My Darling Clementine
- Night and Day
- A Night in Casablanca with the Marx Brothers
- Notorious, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman
- The Overlanders
- The Postman Always Rings Twice
- The Razor's Edge, starring Tyrone Power
- Road to Utopia
- Shock
- The Seventh Veil (U. Humoresque ( 1946) is a Warner Bros Feature film starring Joan Crawford and John Garfield in an older woman/younger Jean Negulesco (born Jean Negulescu; February 26, 1900 &ndash July 18, 1993) was a Romanian-born American Film It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Film produced and directed by Frank Capra and based on the short story " The Greatest Frank Russell Capra ( May 18, 1897 &ndash September 3, 1991) was an Academy Award winning Italian-American Film James Maitland Stewart (20 May 1908 – 2 July 1997 popularly known as Jimmy Stewart, was an American Film and stage Actor Ivan The Terrible (written Иван Грозный in Russian pronounced Ivan Groznyy) is a two-part film about Ivan IV of Russia The Killers ( 1946) is an American Film noir about the investigation of a mob murder For the Little Giant Ladder System see Wing Enterprises. Little Giant is a 1946 film starring the comedy team of Abbott William Alexander “Bud” Abbott ( October 2, 1895 – April 24, 1974) was an American Actor, producer and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo; March 6, 1906 - March 3, 1959) was an American Actor and Comedian The Jolson Story is a 1946 musical biography which purports to tell the life story of singer Al Jolson. Make Mine Music is an animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on August 15 1946 A Matter of Life and Death ( is a film by the British writer-director-producer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. The British film-making partnership of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, also known as The Archers, made a series of influential This article is about the John Ford Western For the song see Oh My Darling Clementine. Night and Day is a 1946 Warner Brothers Biographical film of the life of American Composer and Songwriter A Night in Casablanca ( 1946) was the twelfth Marx Brothers ' movie. The Marx Brothers were a popular team of sibling Comedians who appeared in Vaudeville, stage plays film and television Notorious ( 1946) is a thriller directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman as Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 (ˈbærjman in Swedish but usually ˈbɝgmən in English (August 29 1915 &ndash August 29 1982 was a Swedish three-time Academy Award -winning and two-time Emmy The Overlanders is a 1946 Australian film about drovers droving a large herd of cattle 1600 miles overland from the Northern Territory The Postman Always Rings Twice ( 1946) is a Film noir Drama film based on the 1934 The Postman Always Rings Twice The Razor's Edge is the first film version of W Somerset Maugham 's 1944 novel. Tyrone Edmund Power Jr (May 5 1914 – November 15 1958 usually credited simply as Tyrone Power and known sometimes as " Ty Power " was an Road to Utopia, filmed in 1943 but not released until 1946, is the fourth film of the road series The Seventh Veil is a 1945 British melodramatic Film made by Sydney Box Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures S. release)
- Sister Kenny
- Smithy
- Song of the South by Walt Disney, combines animation and live action. Sister Kenny is a 1946 biographical film about Sister Elizabeth Kenny, an Australian bush nurse who fought to help people who suffered from Smithy is a 1946 film about pioneering Australian Aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and his legendary flight across the Pacific Song of the South is a feature film produced by Walt Disney, released on November 12, 1946, by RKO Radio Pictures and based on the
- The Spiral Staircase
- The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
- The Stranger, starring Orson Welles and Edward G. Robinson
- A Stolen Life
- Theirs is the Glory
- The Time of Their Lives, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- To Each His Own
- Tomorrow is Forever
- Without Reservations
- The Yearling, starring Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman
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Births
- January 5 - Diane Keaton, actress
- January 16 - Kabir Bedi, actor
- January 19 - Dolly Parton, singer, actress
- January 20 - David Lynch, film director
- January 26 - Gene Siskel, film critic, Siskel and Ebert (d. The Spiral Staircase is a 1945 American Psychological thriller film based on Ethel Lina White 's Novel Some Must Watch, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers is a Black-and-white Film noir motion picture released in the United States in 1946, starring The Stranger is a 1946 Film noir /drama starring Orson Welles, Edward G George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television Edward Goldenberg Robinson Sr (born Emanuel Goldenberg; Yiddish: עמנואל גאלדנבערג December 12 1893 &ndash January A Stolen Life is a 1946 Drama film, directed by Curtis Bernhardt. Theirs is the Glory (AKA Men of Arnhem) is a 1946 British film about the Battle of Arnhem bridge during Operation Market Garden The Time of Their Lives is a 1946 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. William Alexander “Bud” Abbott ( October 2, 1895 – April 24, 1974) was an American Actor, producer and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo; March 6, 1906 - March 3, 1959) was an American Actor and Comedian To Each His Own is a 1946 film directed by Mitchell Leisen, which tells the story of Jody Norris (Olivia de Havilland who falls in love with a pilot Tomorrow Is Forever is a 1946 Black-and-white film distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, directed by Irving Pichel, starring Without Reservations is a 1946 film made by RKO Radio Pictures, directed by Mervyn LeRoy, and starring Claudette Colbert and The Yearling is a 1946 Family film drama made by MGM. It was directed by Clarence Brown and produced by Sidney Franklin Gregory Peck (April 5 1916 &ndash June 12 2003 was an Academy Award -winning and four-time Golden Globe Award-winning American Film Jane Wyman ( January 5, 1917 &ndash September 10, 2007) was an American actress. Daughter of Don Q ( 1946) is a Republic Movie serial. It combines elements of the B-Western genre with contemporary crime films Chick Carter Detective ( 1946) is a Columbia film serial. Plot Cast Production Columbia could The Crimson Ghost ( 1946) is a Republic film serial. Plot Like many Republic serials this mystery employed yet another inscrutable Hop Harrigan ( 1946) is a Columbia film serial, based on the Hop Harrigan comic books. King of the Forest Rangers ( 1946) is a Republic film serial. This page is about the former Deputy Attorney General. For the president of Ringling College of Art and Design, see Larry R Lost City of the Jungle ( 1946) is a Universal movie serial. Cast Russell Hayden as Rod Stanton The Mysterious Mr M ( 1946) is a Universal movie serial. It was the last serial produced by Universal The Phantom Rider ( 1946) is a Republic Movie serial. Cast Robert Kent as Dr Jim Sterling/The Robert Kent may refer to Robert Kent (American football, former head coach of the Auburn college football program Robert E The Peggy Stewart was a Maryland cargo vessel burned on October 19, 1774, in Annapolis as a punishment for contravening the boycott on tea imports The Scarlet Horseman ( 1946) is a Universal movie serial. Chapter titles Scarlet for a Champion Dry Grass Danger Son of the Guardsman ( 1946) is a Columbia film serial. Plot Cast Production Chapter The Three Stooges were an American Vaudeville and Comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous Short subject films For the 1935-1949 film series see Popular Science (film. Popular Science is an American monthly Magazine founded in 1872 Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 Terrytoons was an Animation studio founded by Paul Terry. The studio located in New Rochelle New York, United Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock Color Rhapsodies was a series of usually one-shot Animated cartoon shorts produced by Charles B Donald Duck is a cartoon character from The Walt Disney Company. The year 1936 in film involved some significant events Events Nov 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland Andy Panda is a cartoon character who starred in his own series of Animated cartoon Short subjects produced by Walter Lantz. Goofy is an Animated cartoon character from Walt Disney 's Mickey Mouse universe. Clyde Rabbit (uncleMrs Bugs Bunny (wifePapa Bunny (fatherMama Bunny (motherRugs Bunny Tom and Jerry is a series of theatrical Short subjects (cartoons created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William The Fox and the Crow are a pair of Anthropomorphic Cartoon characters created by Frank Tashlin for the Screen Gems studio Woody Woodpecker is an animated cartoon character, an Anthropomorphic Woodpecker who appeared in theatrical Short films produced Mighty Mouse is an animated Superhero mouse character created by the Terrytoons studio for 20th Century Fox. Droopy is an Animated Cartoon character, an Anthropomorphic Dog (supposedly a Basset hound) with a droopy face hence the name Chip 'n' Dale are two animated Chipmunks created by The Walt Disney Company. Screwball "Screwy" Squirrel is a Cartoon character, an Anthropomorphic Squirrel created by Tex Avery for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Yosemite Sam is an animated cartoon character in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons produced by George and Junior was a short lived animation cartoon series by MGM. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Diane Keaton (born Diane Hall on January 5 1946 is an Oscar -winning American film Actress, director and producer Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Kabir Bedi کبِر بیدِ is an Indian international Actor who originated from Bollywood, worked in Hollywood, and became a star in Europe Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Country music Singer / Songwriter, Author, actress Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. David Keith Lynch (born January 20 1946 is an American director, Screenwriter, producer, painter, Cartoonist, Composer Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Eugene "Gene" Kal Siskel ( January 26, 1946 &ndash February 20, 1999) was an American Film critic. 1999)
- April 23 - Blair Brown, actress
- April 25 - Talia Shire, actress
- May 20 - Cher, American singer/actress
- June 15 - Brigitte Fossey, French actress
- September 15- Oliver Stone, American film director
- September 18- Nicholas Clay, actor (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Bonnie Blair Brown (born April 23, 1947) is an American theater film and television Actress. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Talia Shire (born April 25, 1946) is a two-time Academy Award ®-nominated American Actress. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Cher ( IPA: /ʃɛr/ born Cherilyn Sarkisian, May 20 1946 Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Brigitte Fossey, born March 11, 1947 in Tourcoing, Nord, is a French actress. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. William Oliver Stone (born 15 September) is an American Film director and Screenwriter. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Nicholas Anthony Phillip Clay ( September 18, 1946 - May 25, 2000) was a British Actor. 2000)
- October 4 - Susan Sarandon, actress
- October 17 - Vicki Hodge, actress
- October 18 - Andrea Zsadon, actress
- October 25 - Edith Leyrer. The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Susan Sarandon (born Susan Abigail Tomalin; October 4 1946 is an American Actress. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Vicki Hodge (born on 17 October 1946 in London) is an English actress Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Andrea Zsadon ( 18 October, 1946) is Hungarian Soprano. Zsadon was born in Debrecen on 18 October, 1946, Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Edith Leyrer (born October 25, 1946) is an actress born in Vienna, Austria. actress
- October 27 - Carrie Snodgress, actress
- November 6 - Sally Field, actress
- November 8 - Jill Banner, actress (d. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Caroline "Carrie" Snodgress ( October 27, 1946 - April 1, 2004) was a Golden Globe Award -winning Academy Award Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American two-time Academy Award -winning actress Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Jill Banner ( November 8, 1946 - August 7, 1982) was an American film actress possibly best recalled for her role as Virginia 1982)
- November 18 - Andrea Allan, actress
- November 21 - Emma Cohen, actress
- November 21 - Ulla Jessen, actress
- November 22 - Baisho Mitsuko, actress
- November 25 - Marika Lindstrom, actress
- November 27 - Nina Maslova, actress
- December 2 - Gulsun Karamustafa, film director
- December 8 - Sharmila Tagore, actress
- December 14 - Patty Duke, actress
- December 18 - Steven Spielberg, film director
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Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Andrea Allan (born 18 November 1946 in Glasgow, Scotland) is an actress who appeared in many British films of the 60's and 70's Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Emma Cohen (b 21 November, 1946 in Barcelona) is a Spanish actress whose real name is Emmanuela Beltrán Rahola Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Ulla Jessen (born 21 November 1946) is an Danish actress who has appeared in numerous films in her native Denmark as well as appearing in the mini TV series Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Mitsuko Baisho (倍賞美津子 Baishō Mitsuko, born 22 November 1946 in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan) is a noted Japanese Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Marika Lindström (born 25 November 1946) is a Swedish actress who has appeared in numerous films in her native Sweden as well as appearing in Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Nina Konstantinovna Maslova (Ни́на Константи́новна Ма́слова b Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Gulsun Karamustafa (born 2 December 1946, Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish contemporary artist and film director Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. See Tagore for disambiguation Sharmila Tagore (শর্মিলা ঠাকুর ''Shormila Ṭhakur'') (also known as Ayesha Sultana Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Anna Marie "Patty" Duke (born December 14, 1946) is an Academy Award - three-time Emmy Award - and two-time Golden Globe Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Noah Beery ( January 17 1882 – April 1 1946) was an American actor Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish William Surrey Hart ( December 6, 1864 &ndash June 23, 1946) was an American Silent film Actor, Screenwriter Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Léon Gaumont ( May 10, 1864 – August 9, 1946) was a French inventor engineer and industrialist who was a pioneer of the motion Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 &ndash 13 August 1946 He was an outspoken socialist and a pacifist, his later works becoming increasingly political Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Jeanie MacPherson ( May 18, 1887 in Boston Massachusetts - August 26, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) was a Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Florence Turner ( January 6 1885 &ndash August 28 1946) was an American actress, who became known as the "Vitagraph Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Olga Engl ( May 30, 1871 in Prague - September 21, 1946 in Berlin) was an Austrian stage and motion picture actress Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Renée Jeanne Falconetti ( July 21, 1892 &ndash December 12, 1946) sometimes credited Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster ( 2 November &ndash 20 October) was an American film Actor and star noted for his athletic physique
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