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Overview of the events of 1956 in film
Overview of the events of 1956 in film
The following is an overview of 1956 in film , including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
Top-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1956 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Highest-grossing films of 1956
Rank
Title
Distributor
Domestic rentals
1
The Ten Commandments
Paramount
$34,200,000
[1]
2
Around the World in 80 Days
United Artists
$22,000,000
[1]
3
Giant
Warner Bros.
$12,000,000
[1]
4
Seven Wonders of the World
Cinerama Releasing
$9,300,000
[1]
5
The King and I
20th Century Fox
$8,500,000
[1]
6
Trapeze
United Artists
$7,300,000
[1]
7
War and Peace
Paramount
$6,250,000
[2]
8
High Society
MGM
$5,602,000
[3]
9
The Teahouse of the August Moon
$5,550,000
[3]
10
The Eddy Duchin Story
Columbia
$5,300,000
[1]
Events
February 5 – First showing of
documentary films by the
Free Cinema movement, at the
National Film Theatre , London.
February 16 –
Carousel is the first film released that was shot in
CinemaScope 55 .
February 23 –
Arthur B. Krim and
Robert Benjamin acquire
Mary Pickford 's interest in
United Artists for $3 million giving them full ownership of UA.
February –
Warner Bros. sells much of its pre-1950 library to
Associated Artists Productions (a.a.p.); after a series of mergers the films return to WB 40 years later.
February –
Darryl F. Zanuck announces his resignation as head of production of
20th Century Fox after 20 years as the studio head. He is later replaced by
Buddy Adler .
[4]
April 18 –
Grace Kelly marries
Prince Rainier III and becomes
Princess consort of Monaco . She stops acting. Her last feature film,
High Society , is released in July.
May 30 –
United Artists release
Trapeze which becomes their highest-grosser until surpassed by
Around the World in 80 Days the following year.
July –
Harry and
Albert Warner sell their stock in
Warner Bros.
Jack L. Warner retains his and becomes president.
July 25 – The comedy partnership between
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis ends. Their last film together,
Hollywood or Bust , is released later in the year.
August 4 – The last film serial,
Blazing the Overland Trail from
Columbia Pictures , is released.
October 5 –
The Ten Commandments opens in cinemas. It was the most expensive film of all time with a cost of $13 million and becomes one of the most successful and popular films of all time, currently ranking 6th on the list of all time moneymakers (when adjusted for inflation). It was director
Cecil B. DeMille 's last film.
October 17 –
Mike Todd 's
Around the World in 80 Days is released and goes on to become
United Artists ' highest-grossing film.
October 18 –
Joseph Vogel becomes president of
MGM .
November 1 – The film
Oklahoma! , released in 1955 to select cities in
Todd-AO , now receives a U.S. national release in
CinemaScope , since not all theatres are yet equipped for Todd-AO. To accomplish this, the film has actually been shot twice, rather than printing one version in two different film processes, as is later done.
November 15 –
Elvis Presley 's first film,
Love Me Tender , opens.
November 28
December 14 –
Dance with Me, Henry is the last film featuring the comedy duo
Abbott and Costello .
Awards
Top ten money making stars
1956 film releases
January–March
January 1956
11 January
12 January
26 January
29 January
February 1956
5 February
16 February
25 February
March 1956
3 March
6 March
9 March
10 March
21 March
23 March
24 March
25 March
28 March
April–June
April 1956
4 April
6 April
10 April
11 April
24 April
26 April
27 April
May 1956
8 May
9 May
15 May
26 May
30 May
June 1956
1 June
6 June
10 June
12 June
13 June
15 June
20 June
21 June
22 June
27 June
29 June
July–September
July 1956
6 July
12 July
15 July
17 July
18 July
23 July
25 July
29 July
30 July
August 1956
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
1 August
3 August
17 August
21 August
24 August
26 August
29 August
September 1956
12 September
15 September
21 September
28 September
October–December
October 1956
5 October
17 October
26 October
31 October
November 1956
1 November
15 November
18 November
24 November
25 November
29 November
December 1956
1 December
5 December
6 December
12 December
13 December
21 December
25 December
26 December
29 December
The Great Man
Notable films released in 1956
United States unless stated
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A
Accused of Murder , starring
Vera Ralston
Alexander the Great , starring
Richard Burton
Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves (Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum) – (
India )
The Ambassador's Daughter , starring
Olivia de Havilland ,
Myrna Loy ,
John Forsythe
Anastasia , starring
Ingrid Bergman and
Yul Brynner
And God Created Woman , directed by
Roger Vadim , starring
Brigitte Bardot – (
France )
Aparajito (The Unvanquished), directed by
Satyajit Ray – (
India )
Around the World in 80 Days , directed by
Michael Anderson , starring
David Niven ,
Cantinflas ,
Shirley MacLaine –
Academy Award for Best Picture
At Gunpoint , starring
Fred MacMurray ,
Walter Brennan ,
Dorothy Malone
Attack , a.k.a. Attack! , directed by
Robert Aldrich , starring
Jack Palance ,
Eddie Albert ,
Lee Marvin
Autumn Leaves , starring
Joan Crawford and
Cliff Robertson
Away All Boats , starring
Jeff Chandler
B
Baby Doll , directed by
Elia Kazan , starring
Carroll Baker ,
Karl Malden ,
Eli Wallach
Back from Eternity , starring
Robert Ryan ,
Anita Ekberg ,
Rod Steiger
Backlash , starring
Richard Widmark and
Donna Reed
The Bad Seed , starring
Nancy Kelly and
Patty McCormack
Bandido , starring
Robert Mitchum
The Battle of the River Plate , a.k.a. Pursuit of the Graf Spee , written and directed by
Powell and Pressburger , starring
John Gregson and
Peter Finch – (
GB )
Before Sundown (Vor Sonnenuntergang) – (
West Germany )
Behind the Headlines , starring
Paul Carpenter and
Hazel Court
The Benny Goodman Story , starring
Steve Allen and
Donna Reed
The Best Things in Life Are Free , starring
Gordon MacRae ,
Dan Dailey ,
Sheree North
Between Heaven and Hell , directed by
Richard Fleischer , starring
Robert Wagner and
Buddy Ebsen
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt , directed by
Fritz Lang , starring
Dana Andrews and
Joan Fontaine
Bhowani Junction , starring
Ava Gardner and
Stewart Granger – (
GB /
United States )
Bigger Than Life , directed by
Nicholas Ray , starring
James Mason ,
Barbara Rush ,
Walter Matthau
The Birds and the Bees , starring
George Gobel and
Mitzi Gaynor
The Black Tent , directed by
Brian Desmond Hurst , starring
Donald Sinden ,
Anthony Steel ,
Anna Maria Sandri &
André Morell – (
U.K. )
Bob le flambeur (Bob the Gambler), directed by
Jean-Pierre Melville – (
France )
The Bold and the Brave , starring
Wendell Corey and
Mickey Rooney
The Boss , starring
John Payne and
Doe Avedon
The Bottom of the Bottle , directed by
Henry Hathaway , starring
Van Johnson ,
Joseph Cotten ,
Ruth Roman
The Brave One , directed by
Irving Rapper
The Burmese Harp (Biruma no tategoto), directed by
Kon Ichikawa – (
Japan )
The Burning Hills , starring
Natalie Wood and
Tab Hunter
Bus Stop , starring
Marilyn Monroe and
Don Murray
C
C.I.D. , starring
Dev Anand – (
India )
Calabuch (a.k.a. The Rocket from Calabuch), directed by
Luis García Berlanga , starring
Edmund Gwenn and
Valentina Cortese – (Spain)
Calle Mayor (Main Street), directed by
Juan Antonio Bardem , starring
Betsy Blair – (
Spain )
Carnival Night (Karnavalnaya noch) – (
USSR )
Carousel , directed by
Henry King , starring
Shirley Jones and
Gordon MacRae
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle Horn , comedy short starring
Peter Sellers ,
Spike Milligan ,
Dick Emery – (
GB )
The Catered Affair , starring
Bette Davis ,
Ernest Borgnine ,
Debbie Reynolds
Checkpoint (1956 film) , directed by
Ralph Thomas , starring
Anthony Steel ,
Odile Versois ,
Stanley Baker &
James Robertson Justice – (
U.K. )
Child of Sorrow (Anak dalita) – (
Philippines )
Chori Chori , starring
Nargis and
Raj Kapoor – (
India )
Comanche , starring
Dana Andrews and
Linda Cristal
Come Next Spring , starring
Ann Sheridan and
Steve Cochran
Congo Crossing , starring
Virginia Mayo and
Peter Lorre
The Conqueror , directed by
Dick Powell , starring
John Wayne (as
Genghis Khan )
The Court Jester , starring
Danny Kaye
Crazed Fruit (Kurutta kajitsu), directed by
Kō Nakahira – (
Japan )
Crime Against Joe , starring
Julie London
Crime in the Streets , directed by
Don Siegel , starring
James Whitmore and
John Cassavetes
A Cry in the Night , starring
Edmond O'Brien ,
Natalie Wood ,
Raymond Burr
D
D-Day the Sixth of June , starring
Robert Taylor
Dakota Incident , starring
Dale Robertson
Dance with Me, Henry , starring
Bud Abbott and
Lou Costello
Death in the Garden (La mort en ce jardin), directed by
Luis Buñuel , starring
Simone Signoret and
Charles Vanel – (
France )
Death of a Scoundrel , starring
George Sanders and
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Diane , starring
Lana Turner in her final MGM film after nearly 20 years with the studio
Donatella , directed by
Mario Monicelli , starring
Elsa Martinelli – (
Italy )
Don't Look Back, My Son (Ne okreći se sine) – (
Yugoslavia )
The Dragon (O Drakos) – (
Greece )
E
F
The Fastest Gun Alive , starring
Glenn Ford and
Broderick Crawford
The First Texan , starring
Joel McCrea
The First Traveling Saleslady , starring
Ginger Rogers ,
Barry Nelson ,
Carol Channing
Forbidden Planet , starring
Walter Pidgeon ,
Leslie Nielsen ,
Anne Francis
Forever, Darling , starring
Desi Arnaz ,
Lucille Ball ,
James Mason
Friendly Persuasion , directed by
William Wyler , starring
Gary Cooper ,
Dorothy McGuire ,
Anthony Perkins
Funtoosh (Funny Man), starring
Dev Anand – (
India )
G
Gaby , starring
Leslie Caron
Gervaise , directed by
René Clément , starring
Maria Schell – (
France )
Giant , directed by
George Stevens , starring
Elizabeth Taylor ,
Rock Hudson and
James Dean in his final film
The Girl Can't Help It , starring
Tom Ewell and
Jayne Mansfield in her first starring role
The Girl He Left Behind , starring
Tab Hunter and
Natalie Wood
A Girl in Black , directed by
Michael Cacoyannis – winner of
Golden Globe – (
Greece )
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! directed by
Terry Morse and
Ishirō Honda , starring
Raymond Burr and
Takashi Shimura – (
Japan /
United States )
Good-bye, My Lady , directed by
William A. Wellman , starring
Brandon deWilde ,
Walter Brennan ,
Phil Harris
Great Day in the Morning , directed by
Jacques Tourneur , starring
Robert Stack and
Virginia Mayo
The Great Locomotive Chase , starring
Fess Parker and
Jeffrey Hunter
The Great Man , directed by and starring
José Ferrer , with
Julie London ,
Keenan Wynn ,
Ed Wynn
The Green Man , starring
Alastair Sim ,
George Cole ,
Terry-Thomas – (
GB )
Gun the Man Down , starring
James Arness and
Angie Dickinson in her film debut
Gunslinger , directed by
Roger Corman , starring
John Ireland and
Beverly Garland
H
The Harder They Fall , starring
Humphrey Bogart in his final film
The Harvest Month (Elokuu) – (
Finland )
Helen of Troy , starring
Rossana Podestà ,
Stanley Baker
High Society , starring
Bing Crosby ,
Frank Sinatra and
Grace Kelly in her final film
Hilda Crane , starring
Jean Simmons
Hold Back the Night , starring
John Payne
Hollywood or Bust , starring
Dean Martin and
Jerry Lewis , with
Anita Ekberg , in the final
Martin and Lewis film
Hot Blood , starring
Jane Russell and
Cornel Wilde
The Houston Story , starring
Barbara Hale and
Gene Barry
The Hunchback of Notre Dame , starring
Gina Lollobrigida and
Anthony Quinn – (
France /
Italy )
I
J
K
Kanal , directed by
Andrzej Wajda – (
Poland )
The Killer Is Loose , directed by
Budd Boetticher , starring
Joseph Cotten ,
Rhonda Fleming ,
Wendell Corey
The Killers , a short film directed by
Andrei Tarkovsky – (
U.S.S.R. )
The Killing , directed by
Stanley Kubrick , starring
Sterling Hayden ,
Coleen Gray ,
Marie Windsor ,
Vince Edwards
The King and Four Queens , starring
Clark Gable
The King and I , starring
Deborah Kerr and
Yul Brynner
A Kiss Before Dying , starring
Robert Wagner and
Joanne Woodward
L
The Last Hunt , directed by
Richard Brooks , starring
Robert Taylor and
Stewart Granger
The Last Wagon , starring
Richard Widmark
The Leech (Shabab emraa) – (
Egypt )
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts , directed by
Frank Tashlin , starring
Tom Ewell and
Sheree North
Lisbon , directed by and starring
Ray Milland , with
Maureen O'Hara and
Claude Rains
The Lone Ranger , starring
Clayton Moore and
Jay Silverheels
The Long Arm , starring
Jack Hawkins – (
GB )
Love Me Tender , starring
Elvis Presley in his film debut
Lust for Life , starring
Kirk Douglas (as
Vincent van Gogh ) and
Anthony Quinn
M
A Man Escaped (Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut), directed by
Robert Bresson – (
France )
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit , starring
Gregory Peck ,
Jennifer Jones ,
Fredric March ,
Keenan Wynn ,
Lee J. Cobb
Man on the Tracks (Człowiek na torze) – (
Poland )
The Man Who Knew Too Much , directed by
Alfred Hitchcock (a remake of his own 1934 British film), starring
James Stewart and
Doris Day
The Man Who Never Was , starring
Clifton Webb and
Gloria Grahame – (
GB )
Marie Antoinette Queen of France m directed by
Jean Delannoy , starring
Michèle Morgan and
Richard Todd – (
France )
The Maverick Queen , starring
Barbara Stanwyck and
Barry Sullivan
Meet Me in Las Vegas , starring
Cyd Charisse
Merry-Go-Round (Körhinta) – (
Hungary )
Michel Strogoff
Miracle in the Rain , starring
Jane Wyman
Moby Dick , directed by
John Huston , starring
Gregory Peck ,
Richard Basehart ,
Leo Genn
Mukh O Mukhosh (The Face and the Mask) – (
East Pakistan )
The Mystery of Picasso , a documentary featuring
Pablo Picasso , directed by
Henri-Georges Clouzot
N
O
P
Pardners , starring
Dean Martin and
Jerry Lewis
Patterns , starring
Van Heflin and
Ed Begley
Pillars of the Sky , starring
Jeff Chandler and
Dorothy Malone
Please Murder Me , starring
Angela Lansbury and
Raymond Burr
Poor but Handsome (Poveri ma belli) – (
Italy )
The Power and the Prize , starring
Robert Taylor ,
Burl Ives ,
Mary Astor ,
Cedric Hardwicke ,
Elisabeth Müller
Private's Progress , a
Boulting Brothers film starring
Ian Carmichael and
Richard Attenborough – (
GB )
Professor Hannibal (Hannibál tanár úr), directed by
Zoltán Fábri (Hungary)
The Proud and Profane , starring
William Holden and
Deborah Kerr
The Proud Ones , starring
Robert Ryan and
Virginia Mayo
Q
R
The Rack , starring
Paul Newman ,
Edmond O'Brien ,
Walter Pidgeon ,
Anne Francis ,
Lee Marvin , and
Cloris Leachman
The Railroad Man (Il Ferroviere), directed by and starring
Pietro Germi – (
Italy )
The Rainmaker , starring
Burt Lancaster ,
Katharine Hepburn ,
Lloyd Bridges and
Wendell Corey
Raj Hath , starring
Madhubala – (
India )
Ransom! , starring
Glenn Ford and
Donna Reed
Reach for the Sky , a biopic of
Douglas Bader starring
Kenneth More – (
GB )
The Red Balloon (Le Ballon rouge) – (
France )
The Road of Life (El camino de la vida) – (
Mexico )
Rock Around the Clock , featuring
Bill Haley and His Comets
Rodan , directed by
Ishirō Honda – (
Japan )
The Roof (Il Tetto), directed by
Vittorio De Sica – (
Italy )
Run for the Sun , starring
Richard Widmark ,
Trevor Howard ,
Jane Greer
S
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island , directed by
Hiroshi Inagaki , starring
Toshiro Mifune – (Japan)
The Searchers , directed by
John Ford , starring
John Wayne ,
Jeffrey Hunter ,
Vera Miles ,
Ward Bond ,
Ken Curtis ,
Natalie Wood
Serenade , directed by
Anthony Mann , starring
Mario Lanza and
Joan Fontaine
Seven Men from Now , directed by
Budd Boetticher , starring
Randolph Scott and
Lee Marvin
Seven Wonders of the World , a documentary film directed by
Tay Garnett and others
Seven Years in Tibet – (
GB )
The She-Creature , starring
Marla English
The Silent World , a marine documentary by
Jacques-Yves Cousteau and
Louis Malle – (
France )
Sira` Fi al-Mina (a.k.a. Dark Water), directed by
Youssef Chahine , starring
Omar Sharif – (
Egypt )
Slightly Scarlet , starring
John Payne and
Rhonda Fleming
The Solid Gold Cadillac , starring
Judy Holliday
Somebody Up There Likes Me , starring
Paul Newman
The Spanish Gardener , starring
Dirk Bogarde – (
GB )
The Square Jungle , starring
Tony Curtis and
Patricia Crowley
Star in the Dust , starring
John Agar and
Mamie Van Doren
Stars in Your Eyes – (GB)
Storm Center , starring
Bette Davis and
Kim Hunter
Street of Shame (Akasen chitai), directed by
Kenji Mizoguchi – (
Japan )
T
Tea and Sympathy , directed by
Vincente Minnelli , starring
Deborah Kerr and
John Kerr
The Teahouse of the August Moon , starring
Marlon Brando and
Glenn Ford
The Ten Commandments , directed by
Cecil B. DeMille , starring
Charlton Heston ,
Yul Brynner ,
Anne Baxter ,
Yvonne De Carlo ,
Edward G. Robinson
There's Always Tomorrow , starring
Barbara Stanwyck ,
Fred MacMurray ,
Joan Bennett
Three Brave Men , starring
Ray Milland
Time Table , directed by and starring
Mark Stevens , with
Felicia Farr
Toward the Unknown , starring
William Holden and
Virginia Leith
A Town Like Alice , starring
Virginia McKenna and
Peter Finch – (
GB )
Trapeze , directed by
Carol Reed , starring
Burt Lancaster ,
Tony Curtis ,
Gina Lollobrigida
Tribute to a Bad Man , directed by
Robert Wise , starring
James Cagney ,
Irene Papas ,
Stephen McNally ,
Don Dubbins ,
Vic Morrow
The Twelve Months (Dvenadtsat mesyatsev) – (
USSR )
U
V
W
War and Peace , directed by
King Vidor , starring
Audrey Hepburn ,
Henry Fonda ,
Mel Ferrer ,
Anita Ekberg
Wakeful Eyes , directed by
Ezz El-Dine Zulficar , starring
Salah Zulfikar and
Shadia – (
Egypt )
What a Woman! , starring
Sophia Loren ,
Charles Boyer and
Marcello Mastroianni – (
Italy )
While the City Sleeps , starring
Dana Andrews ,
Ida Lupino ,
Rhonda Fleming ,
George Sanders ,
Vincent Price
Who Done It? , starring
Benny Hill – (
GB )
A Woman's Devotion , starring
Ralph Meeker and
Janice Rule
Written on the Wind , directed by
Douglas Sirk , starring
Rock Hudson ,
Lauren Bacall ,
Robert Stack ,
Dorothy Malone
The Wrong Man , directed by
Alfred Hitchcock , starring
Henry Fonda and
Vera Miles
X
Y
Z
Serials
Short film series
Ending this year
Births
January 1 -
Sheila McCarthy , Canadian actress and singer
January 3 –
Mel Gibson , American Irish actor and director
January 7 –
David Caruso , American actor
January 9
January 13 -
Janet Hubert , American actress
January 20 -
Bill Maher , American comedian, writer, producer, actor and television host
January 21
January 22 -
Michael Kopsa , Canadian actor (d.
2022 )
January 24 -
Peter Woodward , English actor, screenwriter and stuntman
January 25 –
Dinah Manoff , American actress and director
January 27
January 30 -
Ann Dowd , American actress
February 3 –
Nathan Lane , American actor
February 12 –
Arsenio Hall , American comedian, actor and talk show host
February 13 -
Jimmy Yuill , Scottish actor
February 14 -
Tom Burlinson , Canadian-Australian actor and singer
February 15 -
Olga Merediz , American actress and singer
February 17 –
Richard Karn , American actor
February 19 –
Kathleen Beller , American actress
February 26 -
Jonathan Schmock , American actor, director, producer and writer
February 28 –
Lloyd Sherr , American voice actor
March 1 –
Tim Daly , American actor
March 5 -
Adriana Barraza , Mexican actress
March 7 –
Bryan Cranston , American actor and director
March 8 -
John Kapelos , Canadian actor
March 11 –
Rob Paulsen , American voice actor
March 12 –
Lesley Manville , English Actress
March 13 –
Dana Delany , American actress
March 16 -
Clifton Powell , American actor
March 25 -
Matthew Garber , British actor and filmmaker (d.
1977 )
March 26 –
Erika Kaljusaar , Estonian actress
March 27 -
Michael Harney , American actor
March 30 -
Paul Reiser , American comedian, actor and musician
April 8 -
Jim Piddock , English actor, producer and writer
April 12 –
Andy García , Cuban-American actor
April 14 -
Chris Ellis , American character actor
April 17 -
Vyto Ruginis , English actor and producer
April 18 –
Eric Roberts , American actor
April 20 -
Georgie Glen , Scottish actress
April 22 -
Bruce A. Young , American actor, writer and screenwriter
April 27 -
Kevin McNally , English actor and writer
April 30 –
Lars von Trier , Danish director
May 5 –
Lisa Eilbacher , American actress
May 7 –
S. Scott Bullock , American voice actor
May 9 –
Wendy Crewson , Canadian actress
May 10
May 12 –
Kimiko Yo , Japanese actress
May 13 -
Fred Melamed , American actor, comedian and writer
May 17 -
Bob Saget , American stand-up comedian, actor and television host (d.
2022 )
May 19 -
Steven Ford , American actor
June 1 -
Tom Irwin , American actor
June 4 –
Keith David , American actor
June 5 -
Roger Michell , British director (d.
2021 )
June 15
June 18 -
Marsha Garces Williams , American producer
June 22 -
Tim Russ , American actor, director, screenwriter and musician
June 25 -
Chloe Webb , American actress
June 27 -
John Michael Bolger , American actor
June 30 -
David Alan Grier , American actor, singer and comedian
July 1 –
Alan Ruck , American actor
July 2 -
Jerry Hall , American actress and model
July 9 –
Tom Hanks , American actor and director
July 11 –
Sela Ward , American actress
July 19 -
Peter Barton , American retired actor
July 25 -
Roger Clinton Jr. , American actor and musician
July 31
August 10 -
Peter Robbins , American child actor (d.
2022 )
August 12 –
Bruce Greenwood , Canadian actor
August 17 –
Mahendra Perera , Sri Lankan actor
August 19 -
Adam Arkin , American actor and director
August 20 –
Joan Allen , American actress
August 21 –
Kim Cattrall , English-born Canadian actress
August 23 -
Skipp Sudduth , American actor
August 24 -
Kevin Dunn , American actor
August 26 -
Brett Cullen , American actor
August 28 –
Luis Guzman , Puerto Rican character actor
September 5 -
Debbie Turner , American actress
September 7 -
Michael Beattie , Canadian-American actor
September 11
September 16 -
Jimmy Chisholm , Scottish actor
September 18 -
Tim McInnerny , English actor
September 20 –
Gary Cole , American actor
September 26 –
Linda Hamilton , American actress
September 28 -
Kiran Shah , Kenyan-Indian actor and stunt double
September 29 -
Stuart Charno , American actor
October 2 -
Charlie Adler , American voice actor and voice director
October 3 -
Hart Bochner , Canadian actor, director, screenwriter and producer
October 4 –
Christoph Waltz , Austrian-German actor
October 10
October 14 -
Bruce MacVittie , American actor (d.
2022 )
October 20 –
Danny Boyle , English director and producer
October 21 –
Carrie Fisher , American actress (d.
2016 )
October 23 -
Dwight Yoakam , American singer-songwriter, actor and filmmaker
October 26 –
Rita Wilson , American actress and producer
October 30 -
Juliet Stevenson , English actress
November 3 -
Gary Ross , American director, writer and producer
November 8 –
Richard Curtis , New Zealand-born British director and screenwriter
November 9 -
Tyler Coppin , American-Australian actor
November 10
November 13 -
Rex Linn , American actor
November 16 -
Dan Shor , American actor, director and writer
November 17 -
Kelly Ward , American actor and voice director
November 20 –
Bo Derek , American actress and model
November 21 -
Timothy Stack , American actor, producer and screenwriter
November 22 –
Richard Kind , American actor and voice actor
November 24 -
Ruben Santiago-Hudson , American actor and director
November 26 -
Don Lake , Canadian actor and writer
November 27 -
William Fichtner , American actor
December 2 -
Steven Bauer , Cuban-born American actor
December 7 -
Mark Rolston , American character actor
December 10 -
Catherine Parks , American actress
December 17 –
Peter Farrelly , American film director
December 20 -
Blanche Baker , American actress and filmmaker
December 22 -
Ray Lui , Hong Kong actor
Deaths
January 9 –
Marion Leonard , 74, American early silent actress,
The Prussian Spy ,
The Gibson Goddess
January 12 –
Norman Kerry , 61, American actor,
The Phantom of the Opera ,
The Unknown
January 19 –
Charles Dingle , 68, American actor,
Call Me Madam ,
State of the Union
January 23 –
Alexander Korda , 62, Hungarian film director, the founder of London Films,
That Hamilton Woman ,
The Private Life of Henry VIII
February 2
February 26 –
Elsie Janis , 66, American actress and screenwriter,
A Regular Girl ,
Women in War
March 17 –
Fred Allen , 61, American actor,
It's in the Bag! ,
O. Henry's Full House
March 25 –
Robert Newton , 50, English actor,
Oliver Twist ,
Odd Man Out
April 4 –
Lloyd Ingraham , 81, American actor and director,
Scaramouche ,
West of the Rio Grande
April 14 –
Christian Rub , 70, Austrian actor,
Father's Son ,
Something for the Birds
April 15 –
Kathleen Howard , 71, Canadian-American opera singer and actress,
It's a Gift ,
Ball of Fire
April 21 –
Charles MacArthur , 60, American screenwriter and playwright,
Wuthering Heights ,
His Girl Friday
April 24 –
Henry Stephenson , 85, British actor,
Mutiny on the Bounty ,
Oliver Twist
April 26 –
Edward Arnold , 66, American actor,
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ,
Diamond Jim
May 12 –
Louis Calhern , 61, American actor,
Duck Soup ,
Notorious ,
The Asphalt Jungle ,
High Society
June 2 –
Jean Hersholt , 69, Danish-American actor,
Heidi
June 6 –
Margaret Wycherly , 74, English-American actress,
White Heat ,
Sergeant York
June 30 –
Thorleif Lund , 76, Norwegian actor,
Skibsrotten ,
Republikaneren
July 8 –
Mona Mårtenson , 54, Swedish actress,
Pippi Longstocking ,
The Saga of Gosta Berling
July 16 –
Olof Winnerstrand , 80, Swedish actor,
Torment ,
A Lesson in Love
August 16 –
Bela Lugosi , 73, Hungarian-born American actor,
Dracula ,
White Zombie ,
The Black Cat
August 23 –
Kenji Mizoguchi , 58, Japanese director,
The Life of Oharu ,
A Geisha
October 2 –
George Bancroft , 74, American actor,
Stagecoach ,
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
October 9 –
Marie Doro , 74, American actress,
Oliver Twist ,
Sally Bishop
October 17 –
Anne Crawford , 35, British actress,
Knights of the Round Table ,
Night Beat
November 6 –
Paul Kelly , 57, American actor,
Juvenile Court ,
Adventure in Sahara
November 10 –
Victor Young , 56, American composer,
Around the World in 80 Days ,
For Whom the Bell Tolls
November 26 –
Tommy Dorsey , 56, American musician,
The Fabulous Dorseys ,
DuBarry Was a Lady ,
Ship Ahoy
November 30 –
Viggo Wiehe , 81, Danish actor,
Doctor Nicholson and the Blue Diamond ,
Røverne fra Rold
December 8 –
Jack Cohn , 67, co-founder of
Columbia Pictures
December 12 –
E. A. Dupont , 64, German writer, director,
Jealousy ,
The Scarf
December 26 –
Holmes Herbert , 74, British actor,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ,
The Invisible Man
Film Debuts
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