The year 1945 in film involved some significant events.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1945 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

* January 26 – The film '' National Velvet'', starring Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp and

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, is released nationally in the United States. The film is an instant critical and commercial success, propelling 12-year-old Taylor to stardom and earning Revere the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. * January 30 – Restricted release of '' Kolberg'', an historical epic which is one of the last

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propaganda pieces, in war-torn Berlin. Given its cast of 187,000, probably fewer people view it than appear in it. * April 20 – Release of '' Son of Lassie'', the 2nd Lassie film and the first film ever to be filmed using the Technicolor Monobook method, where a single magazine of

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is used to record all of the primary colors. Prior to this method, the most popular recording method was 3-Strip Technicolor, which simultaneously used 3 individual film magazines to record the primary colors. * August 10 – Animated Donald Duck short '' Duck Pimples'' is released. * September 27 – Release of

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's '' Roma Città aperta'' marks the beginning of Italian neorealism in film. * October 5 – A strike between the set decorators' union and the studios boils over and becomes known as the

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. * October 31 – '' Spellbound'', a psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, premieres in New York City. * November 16 – Paramount Pictures releases theatrical short cartoon titled ''

The Friendly Ghost ''The Friendly Ghost'' is a Famous Studios cartoon released on 16 November 1945 as part of its ''Noveltoons'' series of animated short movies. It is the first cartoon to feature the character Casper the Friendly Ghost. Plot Casper is seen readi ...

'', introducing a ghost named

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. * November 29 – At the

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a documentary on the

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directed by

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is exhibited as evidence.

Awards

Top Ten Money Making Stars

1945 film releases

January–March

*January 1945 **4 January ***''This Man's Navy'' **18 January ***''A Song to Remember'' **26 January ***''National Velvet'' *February 1945 **2 February ***''Here Come the Co-eds'' **15 February ***''The Seventh Veil'' *March 1945 **3 March ***''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' **16 March ***''The House of Fear''

April–June

*April 1945 **7 April ***''Brewster's Millions'' **17 April ***''Rockin' in the Rockies'' **20 April *** ''The Horn Blows at Midnight'' **29 April ***''Tarzan and the Amazons'' *May 1945 **25 May ***''The Clock'' *June 1945 **1 June ***''That's the Spirit'' **23 June ***''Murder, He Says'' **30 June ***''Conflict''

July–September

*July 1945 **13 July ***''Story of G.I. Joe'' **19 July ***''Along Came Jones'' **27 July ***''The Woman in Green'' *August 1945 **11 August ***''Christmas in Connecticut'' **30 August ***''State Fair'' *September 1945 **22 September ***''Rhapsody in Blue''

October–December

*October 1945 **20 October ***''Mildred Pierce'' **26 October ***''Love Letters'' **31 October ***''And Then There Were None'' ***''Spellbound'' *November 1945 **1 November ***''Vacation from Marriage'' **10 November ***''Confidential Agent'' *December 1945 **7 December ***''House of Dracula'' **8 December ***''The Enchanted Forest'' **20 December ***''Dick Tracy'' **25 December ***''A Walk in the Sun'' **28 December ***''Scarlet Street'' **31 December ***''They Were Expendable''

Notable films released in 1945

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*'' The Abandoned'' (Las Abandonadas), starring Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz – (

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) *'' Abbott and Costello in Hollywood'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *''

Allotment Wives ''Allotment Wives'' is a 1945 American film noir directed by William Nigh and starring Kay Francis. Its plot is about an army investigator who tries to shut down a scam that preys on soldiers, and unknowingly falls in love with the woman behind i ...

'', starring Kay Francis *'' Along Came Jones'', starring

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and Loretta Young *'' Amok'' – (

) *'' Anchors Aweigh'', starring Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra *''

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'', starring

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, Walter Huston, Louis Hayward, Judith Anderson

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*'' Back to Bataan'', directed by Edward Dmytryk, with John Wayne *'' A Bell For Adano'', starring Gene Tierney and John Hodiak *''

The Bells of St. Mary's ''The Bells of St. Mary's'' (1945) is an American musical comedy-drama film, produced and directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. Written by Dudley Nichols and based on a story by McCarey, the film is about a priest ...

'', directed by Leo McCarey, starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman *'' Blithe Spirit'', directed by David Lean, starring Rex Harrison and Constance Cummings, based on the play by Noël Coward – ( GB) *'' Blood on the Sun'', starring James Cagney *''

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'', directed by Robert Wise, starring

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'' (Bugambilia), starring

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and Dolores del Río – (

) *'' Brewster's Millions'', starring Dennis O'Keefe *'' Brief Encounter'', directed by David Lean, starring

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and Trevor Howard- ( GB)

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*'' Caesar and Cleopatra'', directed by Gabriel Pascal, starring Vivien Leigh and Claude Rains – ( GB) *'' Captain Kidd'', starring Charles Laughton *'' The Cheaters'', starring

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and Billie Burke *'' The Cherokee Flash'', starring Sunset Carson and Linda Stirling *'' Children of Paradise'' (Les Enfants du Paradis), by Marcel Carné, starring Arletty, released following the liberation of

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Christmas in Connecticut ''Christmas in Connecticut'' is a 1945 American Christmas romantic comedy film about an unmarried city magazine writer who pretends to be a farm wife and mother and then falls in love with a returning war hero. The film was directed by English ...

'', starring Barbara Stanwyck *'' Circus Cavalcade'' (La cabalgata del circo) – (

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) *'' The Clock'', starring

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*''

Confidential Agent ''Confidential Agent'' is a 1945 American spy film starring Charles Boyer and Lauren Bacall which was a Warner Brothers production. The movie was directed by Herman Shumlin and produced by Robert Buckner with Jack L. Warner as executive producer. ...

'', starring

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and Lauren Bacall *'' Conflict'', starring Humphrey Bogart *''

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'', starring Paul Muni and Marguerite Chapman *''

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'', starring

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and John Dall *'' Cornered'', directed by Edward Dmytryk, starring Dick Powell

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*'' Dakota'', starring John Wayne *'' Les dames du Bois de Boulogne'', directed by

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) *'' Dead of Night'',

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chiller compendium starring Mervyn Johns and Googie Withers – ( GB) *''

Death Mills ''Death Mills'' (or ''Die Todesmühlen'') is a 1945 American-German propaganda film directed by Billy Wilder and produced by the United States Department of War. The film was intended for German audiences to educate them about the atrocities co ...

'', directed by

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*'' Detour'', starring Tom Neal and

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*'' Diamond Horseshoe'', starring Betty Grable *'' Dick Tracy'', starring Morgan Conway and Mike Mazurki *'' Dillinger'', starring Lawrence Tierney *'' The Dolly Sisters'', starring Betty Grable

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*'' The Enchanted Cottage'', starring Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young *'' The Enchanted Forest'', starring

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*'' Escape in the Fog'', starring Otto Kruger and Nina Foch

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*'' Fallen Angel'', directed by Otto Preminger, starring

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in her last major film role, Dana Andrews and Linda Darnell *''

Flame of Barbary Coast ''Flame of Barbary Coast'' is a 1945 American musical-drama film starring John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut, William Frawley, and Virginia Grey. The movie was scripted by Borden Chase and directed by Joseph Kane. Plot Naive Montana co ...

'', starring John Wayne

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*'' The Great Flamarion'', directed by Anthony Mann, starring Erich von Stroheim *'' Guest Wife'', starring Claudette Colbert and

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*'' Gun Smoke'', starring Johnny Mack Brown and

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*'' Hangover Square'', starring

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, Linda Darnell and George Sanders *'' Here Come the Co-Eds'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *''

High Powered ''High Powered'' is a 1945 American adventure film directed by William Berke starring Robert Lowery and Phyllis Brooks. It is also known as ''High Man''. Plot Marian Blair and Cassie McQuade are running a small lunch establishment in their tr ...

'', starring

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and Robert Lowery *'' The Horn Blows at Midnight'', starring

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*'' Hotel Berlin'', starring Faye Emerson and Raymond Massey *'' The House I Live In'', a short film starring Frank Sinatra *'' House of Dracula'', starring Lon Chaney, Jr. and John Carradine *'' The House of Fear (1945 film)'', a Sherlock Holmes mystery directed by Roy William Neill, starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes, and Nigel Bruce as Watson *''

The House on 92nd Street ''The House on 92nd Street'' is a 1945 black-and-white American spy film directed by Henry Hathaway. The movie, shot mostly in New York City, was released shortly after the end of World War II. ''The House on 92nd Street'' was made with the ful ...

'', produced by Louis de Rochemont, starring Lloyd Nolan and Signe Hasso *''

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'', starring Ashok Kumar – (

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*'' I Know Where I'm Going!'', directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, starring Wendy Hiller and Roger Livesey – ( GB) *''

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'', starring Anna Neagle, Rex Harrison and Robert Morley – ( GB) *''

I'll Be Your Sweetheart ''I'll Be Your Sweetheart'' is a 1945 British historical musical film directed by Val Guest and starring Margaret Lockwood, Vic Oliver and Michael Rennie. It was the first and only musical film produced by Gainsborough Studios. Commissioned by th ...

'', directed by Val Guest, starring

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( GB) *''

Incendiary Blonde ''Incendiary Blonde'' is a 1945 American musical drama film biography of 1920s nightclub star Texas Guinan. Filmed in Technicolor by director George Marshall and loosely based on a true story, the picture stars actress Betty Hutton as Guinan. The ...

'', starring Betty Hutton *''

The Invisible Army ''The Invisible Army'' ( da, Den usynlige hær) is a 1945 Danish war film directed by Johan Jacobsen and starring Bodil Kjer. Cast * Bodil Kjer as Alice * Ebbe Rode as Jørgen * Mogens Wieth as Poul * Maria Garland as Alices mor * Poul Müller ...

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) *'' Isle of the Dead'', starring

and Ellen Drew *''

It's in the Bag! ''It's in the Bag!'' is a 1945 comedy film featuring Fred Allen in his only starring film role. The film was released by United Artists at a time when Allen was at the peak of his fame as one of the most popular radio comedians. The film has bee ...

'', starring

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*'' Johnny Angel'', starring George Raft and

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*'' Kiss and Tell'', starring Shirley Temple *'' Kitty'', directed by Mitchell Leisen, starring Paulette Goddard and Ray Milland *'' Kolberg'' – (

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Lady on a Train ''Lady on a Train'' is a 1945 American film noir crime film directed by Charles David and starring Deanna Durbin, Ralph Bellamy, and David Bruce. Based on a story by Leslie Charteris, the film is about a woman who witnesses a murder in a near ...

'', starring Deanna Durbin and Ralph Bellamy *'' The Last Chance'' (Die letzte Chance) – (

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) *'' Leave Her to Heaven'', starring Gene Tierney and Cornel Wilde *''

Life Begins Anew ''Life Begins Anew'' ( it, La vita ricomincia) is a 1945 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli, Fosco Giachetti and Eduardo De Filippo. It was the second most popular Italian film during 1945-46 after Roberto R ...

'', directed by Mario Mattoli starring Alida Valli, Fosco Giachetti (Italy) *'' The Lost Letter'' (Propavshaya gramota) – (

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) *'' The Lost Weekend'', directed by

, starring Ray Milland and Jane Wyman *'' Love Letters'', starring

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and Joseph Cotten

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Madonna of the Seven Moons ''Madonna of the Seven Moons'' is a 1945 British drama film directed by Arthur Crabtree for Gainsborough Pictures and starring Phyllis Calvert, Stewart Granger and Patricia Roc. The film was produced by Rubeigh James Minney, with cinematography ...

'', starring Phyllis Calvert and Stewart Granger – ( GB) *''

The Man in Half Moon Street ''The Man in Half Moon Street'' is a 1945 science fiction romantic melodrama dealing with a man who retains his youth and cannot die, living throughout the ages. The plot is similar to Oscar Wilde's '' Picture of Dorian Gray'', except that the ...

'', starring Nils Asther *'' A Medal for Benny'', starring Dorothy Lamour *''

The Men who Tread on the Tiger's Tail is a 1945 Japanese period drama film written and directed by Akira Kurosawa, based on the kabuki play ''Kanjinchō'', which is in turn based on the Noh play '' Ataka''. It depicts a famous 12th century incident in which Yoshitsune and a small ...

'' (Tora no o wo fumu otokotachi), directed by Akira Kurosawa – (

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) *'' Mildred Pierce'', directed by Michael Curtiz, starring

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, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott,

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*'' Mom and Dad'', a hygiene documentary *'' Momotaro, Sacred Sailors'' (Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei), the first feature-length animated film from Japan *''

My Name is Julia Ross ''My Name Is Julia Ross'' is a 1945 American gothic film noir directed by Joseph H. Lewis, and starring Nina Foch, Dame May Whitty, and George Macready. Its plot follows a young woman in England who is hired as a live-in secretary for an ailing ...

'', starring Nina Foch

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*'' The Naughty Nineties'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello

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*'' Objective, Burma!'', starring

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*'' Our Vines Have Tender Grapes'', starring

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and Margaret O'Brien

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*'' Pardon My Past'', starring Fred MacMurray and Marguerite Chapman *'' Perfect Strangers'', starring

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and Deborah Kerr – ( GB) *'' The Picture of Dorian Gray'', starring George Sanders and

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*''

Pink String and Sealing Wax ''Pink String and Sealing Wax'' is a 1945 British drama film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Mervyn Johns. It is based on a play with the same name by Roland Pertwee. It was the first feature film Robert Hamer directed on his own. The ti ...

'', starring Googie Withers and Mervyn Johns – (GB) *'' La porta del cielo'' (The Gate of Heaven), directed by Vittorio De Sica – (

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) *'' Pride of the Marines'', starring

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*''

Pursuit to Algiers ''Pursuit to Algiers'' (1945) is the twelfth entry in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes film series of fourteen. Elements in the story pay homage to an otherwise unrecorded affair mentioned by Dr. Watson at the beginning of the 1903 ...

'', a Sherlock Holmes mystery directed by Roy William Neill, starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes, and Nigel Bruce as Watson

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*'' The Rake's Progress'', starring Rex Harrison – ( GB) *''

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'' (De røde enge) – (

) *'' Rhapsody in Blue'', a biopic of

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starring Robert Alda *'' Rockin' in the Rockies'', starring the Three Stooges *'' Roll Call in Heaven'' (Cuando en el cielo pasen lista) – (

) *'' Rome, Open City'' (Roma Città aperta), directed by

, starring

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and

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– (Italy) *'' A Royal Scandal'', starring Tallulah Bankhead *'' Rustlers' Hideout'', starring Buster Crabbe and Al St. John

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*'' Salome Where She Danced'', starring Yvonne De Carlo *''

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'', starring

and

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*'' Saratoga Trunk'', starring

and Ingrid Bergman *'' Scarlet Street'', directed by

Fritz Lang Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), known as Fritz Lang, was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.Obituary '' Variety'', August 4, 1976, p. ...

, starring

and

Joan Bennett Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27, 1910 – December 7, 1990) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She came from a show-business family, one of three acting sisters. Beginning her career on the stage, Bennett appeared in more t ...

*'' La selva de fuego (The Forest Fire), starring Dolores del Río and

Arturo de Córdova Arturo García Rodríguez (8 May 1908 – 3 November 1973), known professionally as Arturo de Córdova, was a Mexican actor who appeared in over a hundred films. Biography Career Arturo García Rodríguez was born in Mérida, Yucatán on 8 May 1 ...

– (

)'' *''

The Seventh Veil ''The Seventh Veil'' is a 1945 British melodrama film directed by Compton Bennett and starring James Mason and Ann Todd. It was made by Ortus Films (a company established by producer Sydney Box) and released through General Film Distributors in ...

'', starring James Mason and

Ann Todd Dorothy Ann Todd (24 January 1907 – 6 May 1993) was an English film, television and stage actress who achieved international fame when she starred in 1945's '' The Seventh Veil''. From 1949 to 1957 she was married to David Lean who directed h ...

– ( GB) *'' Son of Lassie'', starring Peter Lawford *''

A Song to Remember ''A Song to Remember'' is a 1945 American biographical film which tells a fictionalised life story of Polish pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin. Directed by Charles Vidor and starring Paul Muni, Merle Oberon, and Cornel Wilde. Plot Freder ...

'', a biopic of Frédéric Chopin starring Cornel Wilde *'' The Southerner'', starring Zachary Scott *'' The Spanish Main'', starring Maureen O'Hara and Paul Henreid *'' Spellbound'', directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck *'' State Fair'', starring Dana Andrews and Jeanne Crain *'' The Stork Club'', starring Betty Hutton *''

The Story of G.I. Joe ''The Story of G.I. Joe'', also credited in prints as ''Ernie Pyle's Story of G.I. Joe'', is a 1945 American war film directed by William A. Wellman, starring Burgess Meredith and Robert Mitchum. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, in ...

'', directed by William Wellman, starring Burgess Meredith and Robert Mitchum *'' The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry'', starring George Sanders

T

*'' That's the Spirit'', starring Jack Oakie *'' They Were Expendable'', directed by

, starring Robert Montgomery and John Wayne *'' The Thin Man Goes Home'', starring William Powell and Myrna Loy *''

This Man's Navy ''This Man's Navy'' (aka ''Airship Squadron No. 4.'' and ''Lighter Than Air'') is a 1945 World War II film about U.S. Navy blimps directed by William A. Wellman and starring Wallace Beery, Tom Drake, Jan Clayton and James Gleason. The supporting ...

'', starring Wallace Beery *'' The Three Caballeros'', a

Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film p ...

animated film starring Donald Duck and Dora Luz *''

Thrill of a Romance ''Thrill of a Romance'' (also known as ''Thrill of a New Romance'') is an American Technicolor romance film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1945, starring Van Johnson, Esther Williams and Carleton G. Young, with musical performances by Tommy ...

'', directed by Richard Thorpe, starring Esther Williams and

Van Johnson Charles Van Dell Johnson (August 25, 1916 – December 12, 2008) was an American film, television, theatre and radio actor. He was a major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during and after World War II. Johnson was described as the embodiment ...

*'' Thunderhead, Son of Flicka'', starring

Roddy McDowall Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (17 September 1928 – 4 October 1998) was a British actor, photographer and film director. He began his acting career as a child in England, and then in the United States, in ''How Green Was My Valley'' (1 ...

*''

Tonight and Every Night ''Tonight and Every Night'' is a 1945 American musical film directed by Victor Saville and starring Rita Hayworth, Lee Bowman and Janet Blair. The film portrays wartime romance and tragedy in a London musical show, loosely modelled on the Windmi ...

'', starring Rita Hayworth *'' A Tree Grows In Brooklyn'', directed by Elia Kazan, starring Dorothy McGuire *'' Twice Blessed'', starring Lee and Lyn Wilde *'' Two O'Clock Courage'', starring Ann Rutherford and Tom Conway

U

*'' The Unseen'', starring Joel McCrea and Gail Russell

V

*'' The Valley of Decision'', starring Greer Garson and Gregory Peck *''

La vida en un hilo ''Life on a Thread'' (Spanish:''La vida en un hilo'') is a 1945 Spanish comedy film written, directed and produced by Edgar Neville.Mira p.225 Neville later modified the film for the stage, with an adaptation of the same name. It was remade twi ...

'' (Life on a Wire) – (

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)

W

*'' A Walk in the Sun'', starring Dana Andrews *''

War Comes to America ''War Comes to America'' is the seventh and final film of Frank Capra's '' Why We Fight'' World War II propaganda film series. Synopsis The early part of the film is an idealized version of American history, which mentions of the first settlemen ...

'', directed by Frank Capra and

Anatole Litvak Anatoly Mikhailovich Litvak (russian: Анатолий Михайлович Литвак; 21 May 1902 – 15 December 1974), better known as Anatole Litvak, was a Ukrainian-born American filmmaker who wrote, directed, and produced films in vari ...

*'' Waterloo Road'', starring

John Mills Sir John Mills (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills; 22 February 190823 April 2005) was an English actor who appeared in more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades. He excelled on camera as an appealing British everyman who often portray ...

and Stewart Granger – ( GB) *'' The Way to the Stars'', starring

and Michael Redgrave, written by Terence Rattigan – ( GB) *'' The Wicked Lady'', starring

and James Mason – ( GB) *'' Without Love'', starring

Spencer Tracy Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the first actor to win two cons ...

, Katharine Hepburn,

Lucille Ball Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American actress, comedienne and producer. She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five times, and was the recipient of several other accolades, such as the Gold ...

*'' The Woman in Green'', a Sherlock Holmes mystery directed by Roy William Neill, starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes, and Nigel Bruce as Watson, co-starring Hillary Brook and Henry Daniell *'' Wonder Man'', starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo

Y

*'' Yolanda and the Thief'', starring Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer

Z

*'' Ziegfeld Follies'', with an MGM all-star cast

Serials

*''

Brenda Starr, Reporter ''Brenda Starr, Reporter'' (often referred to simply as ''Brenda Starr'') is a comic strip about a glamorous, adventurous reporter. It was created in 1940 by Dale Messick for the Chicago Tribune Syndicate. History Although set in Chicago, ''Bre ...

'', starring Joan Woodbury *''

Federal Operator 99 ''Federal Operator 99'' is a 1945 Republic film serial. It was later edited down into a feature version titled ''F.B.I. 99'' for television. The serial is about an FBI agent named Jerry Blake who battles gentleman thief Jim Belmont, who escapes ...

'', starring

Marten Lamont A marten is a weasel-like mammal in the genus ''Martes'' within the subfamily Guloninae, in the family Mustelidae. They have bushy tails and large paws with partially retractile claws. The fur varies from yellowish to dark brown, depending on t ...

*'' Jungle Queen'', starring Edward Norris and Eddie Quillan *'' Jungle Raiders'' *'' Manhunt on Mystery Island'', starring Richard Bailey and Linda Stirling *'' The Master Key'', starring Dennis Moore *'' The Monster and the Ape'', starring Robert Lowery *'' The Purple Monster Strikes'', starring Dennis Moore and Linda Stirling *'' The Royal Mounted Rides Again'' *'' Secret Agent X-9'', starring Lloyd Bridges *''

Who's Guilty? ''Who's Guilty?'' is a 1945 American film serial. It was the 28th of 57 serials released by Columbia Pictures. ''Who's Guilty?'' was a rare attempt at a whodunit mystery film in serial form. The serial's villain (The Voice) was designed to look ...

Short film series

*'' Mickey Mouse'' (

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhano ...

–

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yugosl ...

) *'' Looney Tunes'' ( 1930–

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

) *'' Terrytoons'' ( 1930– 1964) *'' Merrie Melodies'' ( 1931–

) *'' Scrappy'' ( 1931– 1941) *'' Popeye'' (

1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...

– 1957) *''

Color Rhapsodies ''Color Rhapsody'' is a series of usually one-shot animated cartoon shorts produced by Charles Mintz's studio Screen Gems for Columbia Pictures. They were launched in 1934, following the phenomenal success of Walt Disney's Technicolor ''Silly Sym ...

'' ( 1934– 1949) *'' Donald Duck'' ( 1937–

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are kille ...

) *'' Goofy'' ( 1939–

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangs ...

) *''

Andy Panda Andy Panda is a cartoon character who starred in his own series of animated cartoon short subjects produced by Walter Lantz. These "cartunes" were released by Universal Pictures from 1939 to 1947, and United Artists from 1948 to 1949. The titl ...

'' ( 1939– 1949) *''

Tom and Jerry ''Tom and Jerry'' is an American animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series centers on the ...

'' ( 1940–

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

) *''

Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character created in the late 1930s by Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons) and voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his starring roles in the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merr ...

'' ( 1940– 1962) *'' Woody Woodpecker'' ( 1941– 1949) *''Swing Symphonies'' ( 1941-1945) *'' The Fox and the Crow'' ( 1941– 1950) *''

Red Hot Riding Hood ''Red Hot Riding Hood'' is an animated cartoon short subject, directed by Tex Avery and released with the movie '' Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case'' on May 8, 1943, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In 1994, it was voted number 7 of The 50 Greatest Cartoons ...

'' ( 1943– 1949) *'' Droopy'' ( 1943–

) *'' Screwball Squirrel'' (

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in ...

– 1946) *'' Yosemite Sam'' (1945– 1963)

Births

*January 5 - Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-British-American director, editor and writer *January 16 –

Élisabeth Margoni Élisabeth Margoni (born 16 January 1945) is a French actress. She appeared in more than seventy films since 1968. Theater Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Margoni, Elisabeth 1945 births Living people People ...

, French actress *January 22 ** Jophery Brown, American pitcher, stuntman and actor (died 2014) ** Michael Cristofer, American actor and filmmaker *January 25 – Leigh Taylor-Young, American actress *January 28 – Marthe Keller, Swiss actress *January 29 –

Tom Selleck Thomas William Selleck (; born January 29, 1945) is an American actor. His breakout role was playing private investigator Thomas Magnum in the television series ''Magnum, P.I.'' (1980–1988), for which he received five Emmy Award nominations ...

, American actor *February 3 –

Marius Weyers Marius Weyers (born 3 February 1945, in Johannesburg) is a South African actor. He lives with his wife Yvette, an artist in her own right, in Rooi-Els in the Western Cape. He received international attention playing Andrew Steyn, a bumbling s ...

, South African actor *February 4 –

Tony Haygarth George Anthony Haygarth (4 February 1945 – 10 March 2017) was an English television, film and theatre actor. Life and career After leaving Marlborough College, Liverpool, Haygarth worked unsuccessfully in 1963 as a lifeguard in Torquay, and a ...

, English actor (died 2017) *February 9 – Mia Farrow, American actress *February 12 –

Maud Adams Maud Adams (born Maud Solveig Christina Wikström; 12 February 1945) is a Swedish actress and model, known for her roles as two different Bond girls, first in '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974) and then as the eponymous character in ''Oct ...

, Swedish actress *February 16 – Jeremy Bulloch, English actor (died 2020) *February 17 – Brenda Fricker, Irish actress *February 20 –

Brion James Brion Howard James (February 20, 1945 – August 7, 1999) was an American character actor. He portrayed Leon Kowalski in ''Blade Runner'' and appeared in ''Southern Comfort'', '' 48 Hrs.'', ''Another 48 Hrs.'', '' Silverado'', ''Tango & Cash'', ' ...

, American actor (died 1999) *February 24 – Barry Bostwick, American actor *February 28 – Bubba Smith, American professional football player and actor (died 2011) *March 1 - Dirk Benedict, American actor *March 3 – Hattie Winston, American actress and voice artist *March 8 - Janet Wright, English-born Canadian actress (died 2016) *March 13 – Whitney Rydbeck, American actor *March 28 –

Raine Loo Raine Loo (28 March 1945 – 16 May 2020) was an Estonian stage, television and film actress. Early life and education Raine Loo was born in the former Taevere Parish in Viljandi County, which is now part of Põhja-Sakala Parish. She attended No ...

, Estonian actress (died 2020) *April 2 – Linda Hunt, American actress *April 3 – Catherine Spaak, Belgian-Italian actress and singer (died 2022) *April 4 - Caroline McWilliams, American actress (died 2010) *May 24 – Priscilla Presley, American actress *May 31 –

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder (; 31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement. Fassbinder's mai ...

, German director, producer and screenwriter (died 1982) *June 2 ** Jon Peters, American producer ** Joan Pringle, American actress *June 3 -

Bill Paterson (actor) William Tulloch Paterson (born 3 June 1945) is a Scottish actor with a career in theatre, film, television and radio. Throughout his career he has appeared regularly in radio drama and provided the narration for a large number of documentaries ...

, Scottish actor *June 6 – David Dukes, American actor (died 2000) *June 11 – Adrienne Barbeau, American actress *June 12 – Edwin Neal, American actor *July 1 – Debbie Harry, American actress and singer (lead vocalist of Blondie (band)) *July 3 –

Mickey Rooney Jr. Mickey Rooney Jr. (July 3, 1945 – July 16, 2022) was an American actor. He was the eldest son of the actor Mickey Rooney, and operated the Rooney Entertainment Group, a film and television production company. He was a born-again Christian wh ...

, American actor (died 2022) *July 6 - Burt Ward, American actor *July 23 – Edie McClurg, American actress and voice actress *July 26 – Helen Mirren, English actress *August 2 – Joanna Cassidy, American actress *August 5 – Loni Anderson, American actress *August 14 ** Steve Martin, American actor and comedian ** Wim Wenders, German director, producer and screenwriter *August 15 - Nigel Terry, English actor (died 2015) *August 21 – Patty McCormack, American actress *August 23 –

Bob Peck Robert Peck (23 August 1945 – 4 April 1999) was an English actor who played Ronald Craven in the television serial ''Edge of Darkness'', for which he won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor. He was also known for his role as game warden Robe ...

, English actor (died 1999) *August 28 -

Jeannie Linero Jeannie Linero (born August 28, 1945) is an American film and television actress. She is perhaps best known for playing the role of " Lucy Mancini" in ''The Godfather'' (1972) and ''The Godfather Part III'' (1990). Her other film credits include ...

, American actress *September 10 – Dennis Burkley, American actor (died 2013) *September 17 –

Bruce Spence Bruce Spence (born 17 September 1945) is a New Zealand–Australian actor. Spence has amassed over 100 film and television credits and has also acted in theatre. Biography Spence won an AFI Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1971 comedy ...

, New Zealand actor *September 22 –

Paul Le Mat Paul Le Mat (born September 22, 1945) is an American actor. He first came to prominence with his role in ''American Graffiti'' (1973); his performance was met with critical acclaim and earned him the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - ...

, American actor *October 7 –

Michael Wallis Michael Wallis (born October 7, 1945) is an American journalist, popular historian, author and speaker. He has written seventeen books,Danna Sue Walker"Award-winning author speaks to library backers" ''Tulsa World'', March 7, 2010. including ''R ...

, American journalist, popular historian, author speaker and voice actor *October 18 –

Huell Howser Huell Burnley Howser (October 18, 1945 – January 7, 2013) was an American television personality, actor, producer, writer, singer, and voice artist, best known for hosting, producing, and writing '' California's Gold'' and his human interest s ...

, American actor, television personality, host, comedian (died 2013) *October 19 – John Lithgow, American actor *October 20 - George Wyner, American actor *October 21 - Everett McGill, American actor *October 26 –

Jaclyn Smith Jacquelyn Ellen "Jaclyn" Smith (born October 26, 1945) is an American actress and businesswoman. She is best known for her role as Kelly Garrett in the television series ''Charlie's Angels'' (1976–1981), and was the only original female lead ...

, American actress *October 27 –

Carrie Snodgress Caroline Louise Snodgress (October 27, 1945 – April 1, 2004) was an American actress. She is best remembered for her role in the film ''Diary of a Mad Housewife'' (1970), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award as w ...

, American actress (died 2004) *October 30 – Henry Winkler, American actor *October 31 – Brian Doyle-Murray, American actor and comedian *November 2 - J. D. Souther, American singer-songwriter and actor *November 8 – Angela Scoular, English actress (died 2011) *November 15 – Bob Gunton, American character actor *November 21 – Goldie Hawn, American actress *November 27 – James Avery, American actor (died 2013) *November 28 – John Hargreaves, Australian actor (died 1996) *November 30 – Billy Drago, American actor (died 2019) *December 1 – Bette Midler, American actress, comedian and singer *December 13 – Heather North, American actress (died 2017) *December 17 – Ernie Hudson, American actor *December 21 –

Mari Lill Mari Lill (born 21 December 1945) is an Estonian stage, film and television actress whose career began onstage in the late 1960s. Early life and education Mari Lill was born in Tallinn to Felix Lill and Asta Lill (''née'' Multer) just after th ...

, Estonian actress *December 24 – Nicholas Meyer, American screenwriter, director and producer *December 30 -

Lloyd Kaufman Stanley Lloyd Kaufman Jr. (born December 30, 1945) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Alongside producer Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director of many of their featur ...

, American director, screenwriter, producer and actor *December 31 **

Barbara Carrera Barbara Carrera (born Barbara Kingsbury) is an American actress, model and artist. She starred in the films ''The Master Gunfighter'' (1975), '' Embryo'' (1976), '' The Island of Dr. Moreau'' (1977), ''Condorman'' (1981), ''I, the Jury'' (1982) ...

, Nicaraguan-born American actress **

Vernon Wells Vernon Michael Wells III (born December 8, 1978) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the New York Yankees. Wells ...

, Australian character actor

Deaths

*January 14 – Heinrich Schroth, 73, German actor, ''

Dr. Hart's Diary ''Dr. Hart's Diary'' (German: ''Das Tagebuch des Dr. Hart'') is a 1917 German silent war film directed by Paul Leni and starring Heinrich Schroth, Käthe Haack and Dagny Servaes. The film depicts a German field hospital in occupied Russian Poland ...

'', '' Melody of a Great City'', '' Die Entlassung'', '' Rembrandt'' *February 23 – Reginald Barker, 58, American director, ''

Civilization A civilization (or civilisation) is any complex society characterized by the development of a state, social stratification, urbanization, and symbolic systems of communication beyond natural spoken language (namely, a writing system). ...

'', '' The Bargain'', '' The Coward'', '' The Moonstone'' *March 4 – Lucille La Verne, 72, American actress, ''

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a 19th-century German fairy tale that is today known widely across the Western world. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection '' Grimms' Fairy Tales'' and numbered as ...

'', ''

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation throu ...

'', '' Orphans of the Storm'', '' A Tale of Two Cities'' *March 4 – Mark Sandrich, 44, American director, '' The Gay Divorcee'', '' Follow the Fleet'', '' Holiday Inn'' *March 30 –

Béla Balogh Béla Balogh (1 January 1885 in Székesfehérvár – 30 March 1945 in Budapest) was a Hungarian film director, one of the most prominent of the early 20th century. He was prominent in both silent and voiced productions, and is most known ...

, 60, Hungarian director *April 10 – Gloria Dickson, 27, American actress, '' Lady of Burlesque'', '' They Won't Forget'' *April 16 – Willie Fung, 49, Chinese-American actor, ''

Come On, Cowboys ''Come On, Cowboys'' is a 1937 American Western " Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Joseph Kane. Cast * Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke *Ray Corrigan as Tucson Smith * Max Terhune as Lullaby Joslin *Maxine Doyle as Ellen Reed *Willie ...

'', ''

The Great Profile ''The Great Profile'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Walter Lang and starring John Barrymore, Mary Beth Hughes, Gregory Ratoff and John Payne. Synopsis Barrymore lampoons himself. A famous actor, given to drink, nearly destroys the ...

'' *April 29 –

Malcolm McGregor Malcolm McGregor (October 13, 1892 – April 29, 1945) was an American actor of the silent era. McGregor appeared in more than 50 films between 1922 and 1936. He was born in Newark, New Jersey and died in Hollywood, California. A cross betw ...

, 52, American silent screen star, '' Lady of the Night'', '' The Circle'', '' The Whispering Shadow'', '' The Ladybird'' *May 4 – Anna Dodge, 77, American actress, '' The Extra Girl'', ''

Ride for Your Life ''Ride for Your Life'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Bud Watkins is in love with Betsy Burke. However, she shows a preference for The ...

'' *July 13 –

Alla Nazimova Alla Nazimova (Russian: Алла Назимова; born Marem-Ides Leventon, Russian: Марем-Идес Левентон; June 3 Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates">O.S._May_22.html" ;"title="Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/>O ...

, 66, Ukrainian-born stage and film actress, '' Blood and Sand'', '' Salomé'', '' Since You Went Away'', ''

Madame Peacock ''Madame Peacock'' is a 1920 American silent drama film written, produced by, and starring Alla Nazimova in a dual role. Distributed by Metro Pictures, copies of the film exist in several collections including the Cinematheque Royale de Belgiqu ...

'' *July 19 – George Barbier, 80, American actor, '' No One Man'', '' Evenings for Sale'', ''

The Cat's-Paw ''The Cat's-Paw'' (1934) is a comedy film starring Harold Lloyd and directed by Sam Taylor. It was Lloyd's seventh and final collaboration with Taylor and the fourth of his seven starring roles in sound. ''The Cat’s Paw'', a novel by Clarence ...

'', '' The Magnificent Dope'' *August 11 –

Stefan Jaracz Stefan Jaracz (24 December 1883 – 11 August 1945) was a Polish actor and theater producer. He served as the artistic director of Ateneum Theatre in Warsaw during the interwar period (1930–32), and within a short period raised its reputation ...

, 61, Polish actor, '' Countess Walewska'' *September 1 – Terry, 11, American performing Cairn Terrier, '' The Wizard of Oz'' *November 11 –

Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in ove ...

, 60, American composer, '' Show Boat'', '' Swing Time'' *November 12 –

Jaro Fürth Jaro Fürth (born Edwin Fürth-Jaro; 21 April 1871 – 12 November 1945) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Early life Fürth was born to Jewish parents in Prague.Diary of a Lost Girl'', ''

Joyless Street ''Joyless Street'' (german: Die freudlose Gasse), also titled ''The Street of Sorrow'' or ''The Joyless Street'', is a 1925 German silent film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst starring Greta Garbo and Asta Nielsen. It is based on a novel by Hug ...

'' *November 21 –

Robert Benchley Robert Charles Benchley (September 15, 1889 – November 21, 1945) was an American humorist best known for his work as a newspaper columnist and film actor. From his beginnings at '' The Harvard Lampoon'' while attending Harvard University, thr ...

, 56, American writer and actor, '' Foreign Correspondent'', '' You'll Never Get Rich'', '' Road to Utopia'' *December 25 – Russell Gleason, 37, American actor, ''

Undercover Agent To go "undercover" (that is, to go on an undercover operation) is to avoid detection by the object of one's observation, and especially to disguise one's own identity (or use an assumed identity) for the purposes of gaining the trust of an indi ...

'', '' The Covered Trailer'', ''

News Is Made at Night ''News Is Made at Night'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Alfred L. Werker and written by John Larkin. The film stars Preston Foster, Lynn Bari, Russell Gleason, George Barbier, Eddie Collins and Minor Watson. The film was released ...

Debuts

* Vittorio Gassman – '' Inconto con Laura'' * Jane Greer – '' Pan-Americana'' * Silvana Mangano – '' The Last Judgment'' * Dean Stockwell – '' The Horn Blows at Midnight'' * Lizabeth Scott – '' You Came Along'' * Betty White – '' Time to Kill''

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:1945 In Film Film by year