The year 1946 in film involved some significant events.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1946 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

*February 14 - Charles Vidor's ''

Gilda ''Gilda'' is a 1946 American film noir directed by Charles Vidor and starring Rita Hayworth in her signature role and Glenn Ford. The film is known for cinematographer Rudolph Maté's lush photography, costume designer Jean Louis's wardrobe fo ...

'' starring

Rita Hayworth Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer and producer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in 61 films over 37 years. The press coined th ...

and

Glenn Ford Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-American actor who often portrayed ordinary men in unusual circumstances. Ford was most prominent during Hollywood's Golden Age as one of the biggest box-offi ...

shows audiences one of the most famous scenes of the 20th century: Rita Hayworth singing "Put The Blame On Mame". *November 21 –

William Wyler William Wyler (; born Willi Wyler (); July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a Swiss-German-American film director and producer who won the Academy Award for Best Director three times, those being for '' Mrs. Miniver'' (1942), ''The Best Years of ...

's ''

The Best Years of Our Lives ''The Best Years of Our Lives'' (also known as ''Glory for Me'' and ''Home Again'') is a 1946 American epic drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo and Harold Rus ...

'' premieres in New York featuring an ensemble cast including

Fredric March Fredric March (born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel; August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American actor, regarded as one of Hollywood's most celebrated, versatile stars of the 1930s and 1940s.Obituary '' Variety'', April 16, 1975, ...

Myrna Loy Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and stage actress. Trained as a dancer, Loy devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. ...

Dana Andrews Carver Dana Andrews (January 1, 1909 – December 17, 1992) was an American film actor who became a major star in what is now known as film noir. A leading man during the 1940s, he continued acting in less prestigious roles and character parts ...

Teresa Wright Muriel Teresa Wright (October 27, 1918 – March 6, 2005) was an American actress. She was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress: in 1941 for her debut work in '' The Little Foxes'', and in 1942 for '' Mrs. Miniver' ...

, and Harold Russell. *December 20 – Frank Capra's ''

It's a Wonderful Life ''It's a Wonderful Life'' is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story and booklet ''The Greatest Gift'', which Philip Van Doren Stern self-published in 1943 and is in turn loos ...

'', featuring James Stewart,

Donna Reed Donna Reed (born Donna Belle Mullenger; January 27, 1921 – January 14, 1986) was an American actress. Her career spanned more than 40 years, with performances in more than 40 films. She is well known for her portrayal of Mary Hatch Bailey in ...

, Lionel Barrymore,

Henry Travers Travers John Heagerty (5 March 1874 – 18 October 1965), known professionally as Henry Travers, was an English film and stage character actor. His best known role was the guardian angel Clarence Odbody in the 1946 film ''It's a Wonderful Life' ...

, and Thomas Mitchell opens in New York.

Awards

Notable films released in 1946

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unless stated

A

* '' Angel on My Shoulder'' * '' Anna and the King of Siam'', starring

Irene Dunne Irene Dunne (born Irene Marie Dunn; December 20, 1898 – September 4, 1990) was an American actress who appeared in films during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She is best known for her comedic roles, though she performed in films of other gen ...

, Rex Harrison and

Linda Darnell Linda Darnell (born Monetta Eloyse Darnell; October 16, 1923 – April 10, 1965) was an American actress. Darnell progressed from modeling as a child to acting in theater and film. At the encouragement of her mother, she made her first film in ...

* ''

Aru yo no Tonosama is a 1946 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. Cast *Kazuo Hasegawa * Isuzu Yamada *Hideko Takamine * Chōko Iida *Mitsuko Yoshikawa *Ichiro Sugai * Tetsu Nakamura *Takashi Shimura *Eitarō Shindō *Susumu Fujita *Denjirō Ōkōchi Awar ...

B

* ''

Bad Bascomb Wilbur D. Bascomb Jr. is an American bass guitarist. He is the son of jazz trumpeter Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb, who played with Erskine Hawkins and Duke Ellington. Career In the 1970s, Bascomb worked with James Brown(1974),Wallace Beery Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American film and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in '' Min and Bill'' (1930) opposite Marie Dressler, as General Director Preysing in '' Grand Hotel'' ( ...

Margaret O'Brien Angela Maxine O'Brien (born January 15, 1937) is an American film, radio, television, and stage actress, and is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. Beginning a prolific career as a child actress in feature ...

and

Marjorie Main Mary Tomlinson (February 24, 1890 – April 10, 1975), professionally known as Marjorie Main, was an American character actress and singer of the Classical Hollywood period, best known as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player in the 1940s and 1 ...

* ''

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest ''The Bandit of Sherwood Forest'' is a 1946 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Henry Levin & George Sherman and starring Cornel Wilde, Anita Louise, Jill Esmond and Edgar Buchanan. Plot Robin Hood's son (Cornel Wilde) returns to s ...

'', starring

Cornel Wilde Cornel Wilde (born Kornél Lajos Weisz; October 13, 1912 – October 16, 1989) was a Hungarian-American actor and filmmaker. Wilde's acting career began in 1935, when he made his debut on Broadway. In 1936 he began making small, uncredited app ...

* ''

The Beast with Five Fingers ''The Beast with Five Fingers'' is a 1946 mystery horror film directed by Robert Florey from a screenplay by Curt Siodmak, based on a short story written by W. F. Harvey and first published in 1919 in ''The New Decameron''. The film stars Robe ...

'', starring

Robert Alda Robert Alda (born Alfonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto D'Abruzzo; February 26, 1914 – May 3, 1986) was an Italian-American theatrical and film actor, a singer, and a dancer. He was the father of actors Alan and Antony Alda. Alda was featured in a ...

and

Peter Lorre Peter Lorre (; born László Löwenstein, ; June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian and American actor, first in Europe and later in the United States. He began his stage career in Vienna, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, before movin ...

* ''

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' (''The Young American and Marine ...

'' (''La Belle et la Bête''), directed by

Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the s ...

, starring Jean Marais and

Josette Day Josette Day (Paris, July 31, 1914 – Paris, June 27, 1978) was a French film actress. Born Josette Noële Andrée Claire Dagory, she began her career as a child actress in 1919 at the age of five. When she was 18, Day was the mistress of Paul M ...

* ''

'', directed by

, starring

and Harold Russell – winner of 8

Oscars The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

* '' Beware'', directed by

Bud Pollard Bud Pollard (born John Evelyn Godson; May 12, 1895 – December 17, 1952) was a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor. Pollard is known for such films as ''It Happened in Harlem ''It Happened in Harlem'' is an ...

, starring Louis Jordan * ''

The Big Sleep ''The Big Sleep'' (1939) is a hardboiled crime novel by American-British writer Raymond Chandler, the first to feature the detective Philip Marlowe. It has been adapted for film twice, in 1946 and again in 1978. The story is set in Los Angel ...

'', directed by Howard Hawks, starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall * ''

Black Beauty ''Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse'' is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she was bedridden and seriously ill.Merriam-Webster (1995). ...

'', starring

Mona Freeman Monica Elizabeth "Mona" Freeman (June 9, 1926 – May 23, 2014) was an American actress and painter. Early years Freeman was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up in Pelham, New York. A lumberman's daughter, she was a model while in hig ...

and

Richard Denning Richard Denning (March 27, 1914 – October 11, 1998) was an American actor who starred in science fiction films of the 1950s, including '' Unknown Island'' (1948), '' Creature from the Black Lagoon'' ( 1954), '' Target Earth'' (1954), '' Day ...

* ''

The Blue Dahlia ''The Blue Dahlia'' is a 1946 American crime film and film noir with an original screenplay by Raymond Chandler''Variety'' film review; January 30, 1946, page 12.''Harrison's Reports'' film review; February 2, 1946, page 19. directed by George M ...

'', starring Alan Ladd and

Veronica Lake Constance Frances Marie Ockelman (November 14, 1922 – July 7, 1973), known professionally as Veronica Lake, was an American film, stage, and television actress. Lake was best known for her femme fatale roles in film noirs with Alan Ladd ...

* '' Blue Skies'', starring Bing Crosby and

Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer. He is often called the greatest dancer in Hollywood film history. Astaire's career in stage, film, and tele ...

* ''

Boom in the Moon ''Boom in the Moon'' ( es, El Moderno Barba Azul) ( en, The Modern-Day Bluebeard, italic=yes) is a 1946 Mexican comedy science fiction film directed by Jaime Salvador and starring Buster Keaton. The film is notable both as Keaton's only Mexican p ...

'', starring Buster Keaton * ''

A Boy and His Dog ''A Boy and His Dog'' is a cycle of narratives by author Harlan Ellison. The cycle tells the story of an amoral boy (Vic) and his telepathic dog (Blood), who work together as a team to survive in the post-apocalyptic world after a nuclear wa ...

'', starring

Harry Davenport Harry Davenport may refer to: * Harry Davenport (actor) (1866–1949), American film and stage actor * Harry Davenport (footballer) (1900–1984), Australian footballer * Harry J. Davenport (1902–1977), Democratic Party member of the U.S. House ...

C

* ''The Captive Heart'', the first Prisoner of War film from World War II * ''Canyon Passage'', starring

* ''Centennial Summer'' * ''Children of Paradise'' (U.S. release) * ''Cluny Brown'', starring Charles Boyer and Jennifer Jones

D

* ''The Dark Corner'', starring Lucille Ball and Mark Stevens (actor), Mark Stevens * ''The Dark Mirror (1946 film), The Dark Mirror'', starring Olivia de Havilland * ''Deception (1946 film), Deception'' * ''Decoy (1946 film), Decoy'', a film noir starring Jean Gillie * ''Devotion (1946 film), Devotion'' * ''The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946 film), The Diary of a Chambermaid'' * ''Dragonwyck (film), Dragonwyck'', starring Gene Tierney * ''Dressed to Kill (1946 film), Dressed to Kill'', a Sherlock Holmes mystery directed by Roy William Neill, starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes, and Nigel Bruce as Watson (released in U.K. as ''Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Code'') * ''Duel in the Sun (film), Duel in the Sun'', starring Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten and Lillian Gish

G

* ''Gallant Journey'', directed by William A. Wellman * ''

'', starring

and

* ''Great Expectations (1946 film), Great Expectations'', directed by David Lean, starring John Mills, Jean Simmons and Valerie Hobson * ''Green for Danger (film), Green for Danger'', starring Alastair Sim and Trevor Howard * ''The Green Years (film), The Green Years''

H

* ''The Harvey Girls'', directed by George Sidney, starring Judy Garland and John Hodiak * ''Henry V (1944 film), Henry V'' (U.S. release) * ''Humoresque (1946 film), Humoresque'', starring Joan Crawford and John Garfield

I

* ''I See a Dark Stranger'' * ''

'', directed by Frank Capra, starring James Stewart,

and Lionel Barrymore * ''Ivan the Terrible (1944 film), Ivan the Terrible''

J

* ''The Jolson Story'', a biopic of Al Jolson starring Larry Parks

K

* ''The Kid from Brooklyn'' * ''The Killers (1946 film), The Killers'', directed by Robert Siodmak, starring Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner

L

* ''Little Giant'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello

M

* ''Make Mine Music'' * ''Magnificent Doll'', starring Ginger Rogers and David Niven * ''A Matter of Life and Death (film), A Matter of Life and Death'', written and directed by Powell and Pressburger, starring David Niven * ''Monsieur Beaucaire (1946 film), Monsieur Beaucaire'', starring Bob Hope * ''The Murderers Are Among Us'' (Die Mörder sind unter uns), starring Hildegard Knef * ''My Darling Clementine'', directed by John Ford, starring Henry Fonda and

N

* ''Night and Day (1946 film), Night and Day'' * ''A Night in Casablanca'' with the Marx Brothers * ''No Regrets for Our Youth'' (Waga seishun ni kuinashi) * ''Nobody Lives Forever (film), Nobody Lives Forever'' * ''Notorious (1946 film), Notorious'', directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman

O

* ''The Outlaw'' (re-release) * ''The Overlanders (film), The Overlanders''

P

* ''Paisan (film), Paisan'', directed by Roberto Rossellini (Italy) * ''Patrie (1946 film), Patrie'', directed by Louis Daquin (France) * ''People Are Funny (film), People Are Funny'', starring Jack Haley * ''The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film), The Postman Always Rings Twice'', starring Lana Turner and John Garfield

R

* ''The Razor's Edge (1946 film), The Razor's Edge'', starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney * ''Renegade Girl'', starring Ann Savage (actress), Ann Savage * ''The Return of Monte Cristo (1946 film), The Return of Monte Cristo'', starring Louis Hayward * ''Road to Utopia'', starring Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour and Bob Hope

S

* ''The Seventh Veil'' (U.S. release) * ''She-Wolf of London (film), She-Wolf of London''. starring June Lockhart * ''Shoeshine (film), Shoeshine'' (Sciuscià), directed by Vittorio De Sica * ''Shock (1946 film), Shock'', directed by Alfred L. Werker, starring Vincent Price and Lynn Bari * ''Sister Kenny'', starring Rosalind Russell * ''Somewhere in the Night (film), Somewhere In The Night'', starring John Hodiak * ''Song of the South'' by Walt Disney, combines animation and live action. * ''The Spiral Staircase (1946 film), The Spiral Staircase'', starring Dorothy McGuire * ''A Stolen Life (1946 film), A Stolen Life'', starring Bette Davis * ''The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'', starring Barbara Stanwyck * ''The Strange Woman'', starring Hedy Lamarr and George Sanders * ''The Stranger (1946 film), The Stranger'', directed by and starring Orson Welles, Loretta Young and Edward G. Robinson

T

* ''Terror by Night'', a Sherlock Holmes mystery directed by Roy William Neill, starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes, and Nigel Bruce as Watson * ''Theirs Is the Glory'' * ''Three Strangers'' * ''Three Wise Fools (1946 film), Three Wise Fools'', starring

and Lionel Barrymore * ''The Time of Their Lives'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello * ''To Each His Own (1946 film), To Each His Own'', starring Olivia de Havilland * ''Tomorrow Is Forever'', starring Orson Welles * ''Two Sisters from Boston'', starring Kathryn Grayson, June Allyson, Lauritz Melchior, Jimmy Durante and Peter Lawford.

U

* ''Utamaro and His Five Women'' (Utamaro o meguru gonin no onna)

V

* ''The Verdict (1946 film), The Verdict''

W

* ''Wake Up and Dream (1946 film), Wake Up and Dream'' * ''Wanted for Murder (film), Wanted for Murder'' * ''The Wife of Monte Cristo'', directed by Edgar G. Ulmer * ''Without Reservations''

Y

* ''The Yearling (film), The Yearling'', starring Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman

Serials

*''Daughter of Don Q'' *''Chick Carter, Detective'' *''The Crimson Ghost'' *''Hop Harrigan (serial), Hop Harrigan'' *''King of the Forest Rangers'', starring Larry Thompson *''Lost City of the Jungle'' *''The Mysterious Mr. M'' *''The Phantom Rider (Republic serial), The Phantom Rider'', starring Robert Kent (actor), Robert Kent and Peggy Stewart (actress), Peggy Stewart *''The Scarlet Horseman'' *''Son of the Guardsman''

Short film series

*''Shirley Temple'' (1932–1946) *''The Three Stooges'' (1934–1959) *''Popular Science'' (1935–1950)

Animated short film series

*''Mickey Mouse'' (1928–1952) *''Looney Tunes'' (1930–1969) *''Terrytoons'' (1930–1964) *''Merrie Melodies'' (1931–1969) *''Popeye'' (1933 in film, 1933–1957 in film, 1957) *''Color Rhapsodies'' (1934–1949) *''Donald Duck'' (1936 in film, 1936–1956 in film, 1956) *''Pluto (Disney), Pluto'' (1937–1951) *''Andy Panda'' (1939–1949) *''Goofy'' (1939–1953) *''Bugs Bunny'' (1940–1962) *''Tom and Jerry (MGM), Tom and Jerry'' (1940–1958 in film, 1958) *''The Fox and the Crow (animated characters), The Fox and the Crow'' (1941–1950) *''Woody Woodpecker'' (1941–1949) *''Mighty Mouse'' (1942–1955) *''Droopy'' (1943–1958) *''Chip and Dale'' (1943–1956) *''Screwball Squirrel'' (1944–1946) *''Yosemite Sam'' (1945–1963) *''George and Junior'' (1946–1948)

Births

*January 5 – Diane Keaton, American actress, producer and director *January 7 – Arnis Līcītis, Latvian actor (d. 2022 in film, 2022) *January 14 – Jack Thibeau, American actor *January 19 – Dolly Parton, American country singer and actress *January 20 – David Lynch, American director *January 26 – Gene Siskel, film critic, ''Siskel and Ebert'' (d. 1999 in film, 1999) *February 2 – Blake Clark, American stand-up comedian, actor and voice actor *February 3 – Stephen McHattie, Canadian actor *February 7 – Pete Postlethwaite, English actor (d. 2011 in film, 2011) *February 8 – Alex Diakun, Canadian actor *February 13 – Joe Estevez, American actor, director and producer *February 20 – Brenda Blethyn, English actress *February 21 **Tyne Daly, American actress **Anthony Daniels, English actor, voice actor and mime artist **Alan Rickman, English actor (d. 2016 in film, 2016) *March 1 - Lana Wood, American actress and producer *March 6 - Martin Kove, American actor and martial artist *March 7 **Dan Grimaldi, American actor **John Heard (actor), American actor (d. 2017 in film, 2017) *March 9 - Alexandra Bastedo, British actress (d. 2014 in film, 2014) *March 12 **Liza Minnelli, American singer and actress **Frank Welker, American actor, voice actor and former stand-up comedian *March 21 – Timothy Dalton, British actor *March 28 – Dianne Wiest, American actress *March 29 – Paul Herman, American actor (d. 2022 in film, 2022) *April 12 – Ed O'Neill, American actor and comedian *April 15 **Bob DeSimone, American actor **Michael Tucci, American actor *April 19 – Tim Curry, English actor and singer *April 20 – Haruhiko Yamanouchi, Japanese actor *April 25 – Talia Shire, American actress *April 29 – Wayne Robson, Canadian actor (d. 2011 in film, 2011) *May 1 **Joanna Lumley, British actress **John Woo, Hong Kong director, producer and screenwriter *May 2 – David Suchet, English actor *May 9 – Candice Bergen, American actress *May 11 – Ago Roo, Estonian actor *May 13 – Tim Pigott-Smith, English actor (d. 2017 in film, 2017) *May 18 – Andreas Katsulas, American actor (d. 2006 in film, 2006) *May 19 – André the Giant, French professional wrestler and actor (d. 1993 in film, 1993) *May 20 – Cher, American singer and actress *May 22 – Jack Kehler, American character actor (d. 2022 in film, 2022) *June 1 – Brian Cox (actor), Scottish actor *June 3 – Penelope Wilton, English actress *June 15 **Angela Down, English actress **Roy Holder, English actor (d. 2021 in film, 2021) *June 26 – Ricky Jay, American actor and writer (d. 2018 in film, 2018) *June 28 **Bruce Davison, American actor and director **Gilda Radner, American comedian and actress (d. 1989 in film, 1989) *July 2 – Ron Silver, American actor (d. 2009 in film, 2009) *July 6 – Sylvester Stallone, actor and director *July 10 – Sue Lyon, actress (d. 2019 in film, 2019) *July 13 – Cheech Marin, American actor and comedian *July 14 – Vincent Pastore, American actor *July 16 – Richard LeParmentier, American actor (d. 2013 in film, 2013) *July 17 – Alun Armstrong, English actor *July 18 – Dicken Ashworth, English actor *July 22 – Danny Glover, actor and director *July 27 – Rade Šerbedžija, Croatian actor, director and musician *August 6 – Peter Simonischek, Austrian actor *August 16 – Lesley Ann Warren, American actress and singer *August 19 – Christopher Malcolm, Scottish actor, director and producer (d. 2014 in film, 2014) *August 29 – Lindy Davies, Australian actress and director *September 5 – Dennis Dugan, American director, actor, writer and comedian *September 13 – Frank Marshall (filmmaker), American producer and director *September 15 **Tommy Lee Jones, actor **Oliver Stone, director and producer *September 18 – Gailard Sartain, American actor *September 28 – Jeffrey Jones, American actor *October 2 – Dale Soules, American actress *October 4 – Susan Sarandon, American actress *October 10 – Charles Dance, English actor *October 15 – John Getz, American actor *October 22 – Richard McGonagle, American actor *October 27 – Ivan Reitman, Slovakian-born Canadian director and producer (d. 2022 in film, 2022) *October 31 – Stephen Rea, Northern Irish actor *November 3 – Tom Savini, American prosthetic makeup artist, actor, stunt performer and director *November 6 – Sally Field, actress *November 7 – John Aylward, American actor (d. 2022) *November 20 – Samuel E. Wright, American actor and singer (d. 2021 in film, 2021) *November 22 – Paul A. Partain, American actor (d. 2005) *December 4 – Cheng Pei-pei, Chinese actress *December 8 – Frank Pesce, American actor (d. 2022) *December 14 – Patty Duke, American actress (d. 2016) *December 17 **Jayne Eastwood, Canadian actress and comedian **Eugene Levy, Canadian actor *December 18 – Steven Spielberg, American director and producer *December 20 – John Spencer (actor), American actor (d. 2005) *December 25 – Stuart Wilson (actor), English actor *unknown – Omar Al-Shammaa, Lebanese actor, voice actor

Deaths

*January 13 – Enid Stamp Taylor, English actress *February 5 – George Arliss, English actor *April 1 – Noah Beery Sr., American actor *June 23 – William S. Hart, American actor *July 10 - Slim Summerville, American actor and director *August 8 – Paul Porcasi, Italian actor *August 10 – Léon Gaumont, French film pioneer *August 12 – Egon Brecher, Austrian actor, director *August 13 – H. G. Wells, British science fiction writer *August 26 – Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter *August 28 – Florence Turner, American actress *September 21 – Olga Engl, Austrian actress *October 8 – John St. Polis, American actor *November 2 – Gabriel Gabrio, French actor *November 18 – Donald Meek, Scottish-American actor *December 12 – Renée Jeanne Falconetti, French actress *December 25 – W. C. Fields, American comedian and actor

Film Debuts

* Kirk Douglas * Burt Lancaster

References

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