This is an overview of 1923 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top eight films released in 1923 by U.S. gross are as follows:

Events

*April 4 – Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. incorporated in the United States. *April 15 –

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system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring

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performers. * Henry Roussel's ''Les Opprimés'' is released, introducing mattes (painted by

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) to French cinema. *October 16 – Brothers

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and

Roy O. Disney Roy Oliver Disney ( ; June 24, 1893 – December 20, 1971) was an American entrepreneur who co-founded the Walt Disney Company with his younger brother, Walt Disney. He also served as the company's first CEO and was the father of Roy E. Di ...

establish Disney Brothers Studio (later to be known as

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Notable films released in 1923

American films unless stated otherwise

A

*'' Adam's Rib'', directed by Cecil B. DeMille *'' The Ancient Law (Das alte Gesetz)'', directed by E. A. Dupont, starring

Henny Porten Frieda Ulricke "Henny" Porten (7 January 1890 – 15 October 1960) was a German actress and film producer of the silent film, silent era, and Germany's first major film star. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1906 and 1955. Biography ...

– (

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

) *'' Ashes of Vengeance'', directed by

Frank Lloyd Frank William George Lloyd (2 February 1886 – 10 August 1960) was a Scottish-American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He was among the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and was its president from ...

, starring

Norma Talmadge Norma Marie Talmadge (May 2, 1894 – December 24, 1957) was an American actress and film producer of the silent film, silent era. A major box-office draw for more than a decade, her career reached a peak in the early 1920s, when she ranked among ...

and

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'' (1 ...

*'' The Audacious Mr. Squire'', directed by Edwin Greenwood, starring Jack Buchanan – ( GB)

B

*'' The Balloonatic'', directed by Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton, starring

Buster Keaton Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent films during the 1920s, in which he performed physical comedy and inventive stunts. He frequently ...

*'' Barsoum Looking for a Job'', directed by Mohammed Bayoumi, starring Bishara Wakim – (

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

) *''The Bells'', directed by Edwin Greenwood, based on the 1867 play '' The Polish Jew'' by Erckmann-ChatrianWorkman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 258. . – ( GB) *'' The Bishop of the Ozarks'' (lost), directed by Finis Fox *'' Black Oxen'', directed by

, starring Corinne Griffith *''

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'' (lost), directed by Mauritz Stiller – (

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

) *''Blood and Soul (Chi to Rei)'', directed by Kenji Mizoguchi – (

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) *'' The Blue Lagoon'' (lost), directed by William Bowden and Dick Cruikshanks, starring Molly Adair and Arthur Pusey - ( GB /

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) *''

Bonnie Prince Charlie Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart (31 December 1720 – 30 January 1788) was the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart, making him the grandson of James VII and II, and the Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, ...

'' (lost), directed by Charles Calvert, starring

Ivor Novello Ivor Novello (born David Ivor Davies; 15 January 1893 – 6 March 1951) was a Welsh actor, dramatist, singer and composer who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century. He was born into a musical ...

and Gladys Cooper – ( GB) *'' The Brass Bottle'' (lost), directed by

Maurice Tourneur Maurice Félix Thomas (; 2 February 1876 – 4 August 1961), known as Maurice Tourneur (), was a French film director and screenwriter. Life Born Maurice Félix Thomas in the Épinettes district (17th arrondissement of Paris), his father was a w ...

C

*'' Cameo Kirby'', directed by

John Ford John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), better known as John Ford, was an American film director and producer. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and w ...

, starring John Gilbert *'' Circus Days'', directed by Edward F. Cline, starring

Jackie Coogan John Leslie Coogan (October 26, 1914 – March 1, 1984) was an American actor and comedian who began his film career as a child actor in silent films. Coogan's role in Charlie Chaplin's film ''The Kid (1921 film), The Kid'' (1921) made him one o ...

*'' Cœur fidèle (Faithful Heart)'', directed by Jean Epstein – (

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

) *'' The Courtship of Miles Standish'', directed by Frederic Sullivan *''

The Covered Wagon ''The Covered Wagon'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent Epic film, epic Western film released by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by James Cruze based on a 1922 novel of the same name by Emerson Hough about a group of pioneers tr ...

'', directed by

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, starring J. Warren Kerrigan and Lois Wilson

D

*'' The Daring Years'' (lost), directed by Kenneth Webb, starring

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and Clara Bow * '' The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning (Der Puppenmacher von Kiang-Ning)'', directed by

Robert Wiene Robert Wiene (; 27 April 1873 – 17 July 1938) was a German film director, screenwriter and Film producer, producer, active during the Silent film, silent era. He is widely-known for directing the landmark 1920 film ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari ...

, starring Werner Krauss – (

) *'' Drakula halála (Dracula's Death)'' (lost), directed by Károly Lajthay – (

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) *'' The Drums of Jeopardy'', directed by Edward Dillon, starring Elaine Hammerstein and

, based on the 1920 novel by Harold MacGrath

E

*'' The Extra Girl'', directed by F. Richard Jones, starring

Mabel Normand Amabel Ethelreid Normand (November 9, 1893 – February 23, 1930), better known as Mabel Normand, was an American silent film actress, comedienne, director and screenwriter. She was a popular star and collaborator of Mack Sennett in their K ...

F

*''Faust'', directed by Bertram Phillips, based on the 1808

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– ( GB) *'' Frozen Hearts'', directed by J. A. Howe, starring

Stan Laurel Stan Laurel ( ; born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, director and writer who was in the comedy double act, duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 sh ...

G

*'' The Gold Diggers'' (lost), directed by Harry Beaumont *'' The Grub-Stake'', directed by Bert Van Tuyle, starring

Nell Shipman Nell Shipman (born Helen Foster-Barham; October 25, 1892 – January 23, 1970) was a Canadian actress, writer, and director who was active in silent film in the 1910s and 1920s. She used "the girl from God's country" as her sobriquet after starr ...

H

*'' The Harbour Lights'', directed by

Tom Terriss Thomas Herbert F. Lewin (28 September 1872 – 8 February 1964), known professionally as Tom Terriss, was a British actor, screenwriter, and film director. After trying various occupations, he became an actor playing a variety of roles, beginni ...

, starring Tom Moore and

Isobel Elsom Isobel Elsom (born Isabelle Reed; 16 March 1893 – 12 January 1981) was an English film, theatre, and television actress. She was often cast as aristocrats or upper-class women. Early years Born in Chesterton, Cambridge, Elsom attend ...

– ( GB) *''Hoy o Nuca, Bésame'', directed by

José Nepomuceno José Nepomuceno y Zialcita (May 15, 1893 – December 1, 1959) was one of the pioneering directors and producers of Philippine cinema. He is also known as the ''"founder of Philippine movies"'', and he had his own production company Jose Nep ...

– (

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) *'' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'', directed by

Wallace Worsley Wallace Ashley Worsley (December 8, 1878 – March 26, 1944) was an American stage actor who became a film actor and film director during the Silent film, silent era. Over the course of his career, Worsley directed 29 films and acted in 7. He dir ...

, starring Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller and Norman Kerry, based on the 1831

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I

*'' I Will Repay'', directed by

Henry Kolker Joseph Henry Kolker (November 13, 1874 – July 15, 1947) was an American stage and film actor and film director, director. Early years Kolker was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1874. (Some sources say 1870.) He came to America at age five and w ...

, starring Holmes Herbert and Flora Le Breton – ( GB) *'' I.N.R.I.'', directed by

– (

) *'' The Isle of Lost Ships'' (lost), directed by

*'' Itching Palms'', directed by James W. Horne, based on the play ''When Jerry Comes Home'' by Roy Briant

L

*'' The Lady Owner'', directed by Walter West – ( GB) *'' The Last Moment'' (lost), directed by J. Parker Read Jr., starring

Henry Hull Henry Watterson Hull (October 3, 1890 – March 8, 1977) was an American character actor who played the lead in Universal Pictures's ''Werewolf of London'' (1935). For most of his career, he was a lead actor on stage and a character actor on scr ...

, Doris Kenyon and

Louis Wolheim Louis Robert Wolheim (March 28, 1880 – February 18, 1931) was an American actor, of both stage and screen, whose rough physical appearance relegated him to roles mostly of thugs, villains and occasionally a soldier with a heart of gold in ...

*'' Little Old New York'', directed by Sidney Olcott, starring Marion Davies *''The Lost Soul'', directed by Hugo Werner-Kahle – (

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) *'' The Love Nest'', directed by Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton, starring

* '' The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots'', directed by Denison Clift, starring Fay Compton – ( GB)

M

*'' Main Street'' (lost), directed by Harry Beaumont *'' The Man in the Iron Mask (Der Mann mit der eisernen Maske)'', directed by Max Glass – (

) *'' The Merchant of Venice (Der Kaufmann von Venedig)'', directed by Peter Paul Felner, starring Werner Krauss and

– (

) *''

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'', directed by

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, starring Mary Philbin and Norman Kerry *'' Miss Suwanna of Siam (Nang Sao Suwan)'' (lost), directed by

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*''

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'', directed by Manning Haynes, based on the 1902

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by W. W. Jacobs – ( GB) *''

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(Mysterien eines Friseursalons)'', directed by Erich Engel – (

) *''The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu'', 15-part serial directed by A. E. Coleby – ( GB)

O

*'' On the Banks of the Wabash'', directed by J. Stuart Blackton *'' Our Hospitality'', directed by John G. Blystone and Buster Keaton, starring

*'' Out to Win'', directed by Denison Clift, starring Catherine Calvert and Clive Brook – ( GB)

P

*'' Paddy the Next Best Thing'' (lost), directed by

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, starring

Mae Marsh Mae Marsh (born Mary Warne Marsh; November 9, 1894U.S. Census records for 1900, El Paso, Texas, Sheet No. 6 – February 13, 1968) was an American film actress whose career spanned over 50 years. Early life Mae Marsh was born Mary Warne Marsh i ...

– ( GB) *'' The Pilgrim'', a

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film *'' Puritan Passions'' (lost), directed by

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, starring Glenn Hunter and Mary Astor, based on the 1908 play The Scarecrow by Percy MacKaye *'' The Purple Highway'' (lost), directed by

, starring Madge Kennedy

R

*'' Raskolnikow'', directed by

– (

) *''The Red Inn (L'auberge rouge)'', directed by Jean Epstein, based on the 1831

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(remade in 1951) – (

) *'' Red Lights'', directed by Clarence G. Badger, starring Marie Prevost, based on the play ''The Rear Car'' by Edward Everett Rose *'' Le Retour à la Raison (Return to Reason)'', directed by

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– (

) *'' Rosita'', directed by

Ernst Lubitsch Ernst Lubitsch (; ; January 29, 1892November 30, 1947) was a German-born American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director; a ...

, starring

Mary Pickford Gladys Louise Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American film actress and producer. A Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood, pioneer in the American film industry with a Hollywood care ...

*'' La Roue (The Wheel)'', directed by

Abel Gance Abel Gance (; born Abel Eugène Alexandre Péréthon; 25 October 188910 November 1981) was a French film director, producer, writer and actor. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: ''J'ac ...

– (

) *'' Rupert of Hentzau'' (lost), directed by Victor Heerman

S

*'' Safety Last!'', directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, starring

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*'' Salomé'', directed by Charles Bryant, starring Alla Nazimova *'' Scaramouche'', directed by Rex Ingram, Starring Ramón Novarro, Alice Terry and

Lewis Stone Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American film actor. He spent 29 years as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was best known for his portrayal of Judge James Hardy in the studio's popular '' Andy ...

*'' Schatten – Eine nächtliche Halluzination (Shadows - a Nocturnal Hallucination)'', directed by Arthur Robison – (

) *'' The Shock'', directed by

Lambert Hillyer Lambert Hillyer (July 8, 1893 – July 5, 1969) was an American film director and screenwriter. He is best known today for his many western features, his horror films ''The Invisible Ray (1936 film), The Invisible Ray'' and ''Dracula's Daugh ...

, starring Lon Chaney *'' The Shriek of Araby'', directed by F. Richard Jones, starring

Ben Turpin Bernard "Ben" Turpin (September 19, 1869 – July 1, 1940) was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his work in silent films. His trademarks were his Esotropia, cross-eyed appearance and adeptness at vigorous physical comedy ...

*'' The Sign of Four'', directed by

Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year. He a ...

, starring Eille Norwood, based on the 1890

Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Hol ...

– ( GB) *'' Slave of Desire'', directed by George D. Baker, starring Bessie Love, based on the 1831 novel '' La Peau de chagrin'' by

*'' Souls for Sale'', directed by Rupert Hughes, starring Eleanor Boardman, Mae Busch and Richard Dix *'' A Spectre Haunts Europe'', directed by

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– ( U.S.S.R.) *'' Squibs M.P.'', directed by George Pearson, starring Betty Balfour – ( GB) * '' The Street (Die Straße)'', directed by

Karl Grune Karl Grune (22 January 1890 – 2 October 1962) was an Austrian film director and writer who made many silent films in the 1920s. Grune was born into a Jewish family Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in Germa ...

– (

) *'' Suzanna'', directed by F. Richard Jones, starring

T

*'' The Ten Commandments'', directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring

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*'' This Freedom'', directed by Denison Clift, starring Fay Compton and Clive Brook – ( GB) *''

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'', directed by Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton, starring

and

*'' Three Wise Fools'', directed by

King Vidor King Wallis Vidor ( ; February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose 67-year film-making career successfully spanned the silent and sound eras. His works are distinguished by a vivid, ...

*'' Through Fire and Water'', directed by

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, starring Clive Brook and Flora Le Breton – ( GB) *'' Tiger Rose'', directed by

Sidney Franklin (director) Sidney Arnold Franklin (March 21, 1893 – May 18, 1972) was an American film director and Film producer, producer. Franklin, like William C. deMille, specialized in adapting literary works or Broadway stage plays. His brother Chester Franklin ( ...

, starring Lenore Ulric *'' The Treasure (Der Schatz)'', directed by G. W. Pabst – (

) *''

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'', directed by James Young, based on the 1894

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*''Tut-Tut and his Terrible Tomb'', directed by Bertram Phillips – ( GB)

U

*'' Under the Red Robe'', directed by

Alan Crosland Frederick Alan Crosland (August 10, 1894 – July 16, 1936) was an American stage actor and film director. He is noted for having directed the first feature film using spoken dialogue, ''The Jazz Singer'' (1927) and the first feature movie with s ...

, starring Robert B. Mantell *'' The Unknown Tomorrow (Das unbekannte Morgen)'', directed by

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, starring Werner Krauss – (

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*'' While Paris Sleeps'' (lost), directed by

, starring Lon Chaney and John Gilbert, based on a novel''The Glory of Love'' by Leslie BeresfordWorkman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 272. . *'' The White Shadow'', directed by

, starring

Betty Compson Betty Compson (born Eleanor Luicime Compson; March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974) was an American actress and film producer who got her start during Hollywood's silent era. She is best known for her performances in ''The Docks of New York'' and '' ...

and Clive Brook – ( GB) *'' The White Sister'', directed by Henry King, starring

Lillian Gish Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993) was an American actress best known for her work in movies of the silent era. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was dubbed the "F ...

and

Ronald Colman Ronald Charles Colman (9 February 1891 – 19 May 1958) was an English-born actor who started his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then emigrated to the United States where he had a highly successful Cinema of the United ...

*'' Why Worry?'', directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, starring

and Jobyna Ralston *'' Wild Bill Hickok'', directed by Clifford Smith, starring William S. Hart *'' Within the Law'', directed by

, starring

*'' A Woman of Paris'', written and directed by

Charles Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered ...

, starring Edna Purviance *'' Woman to Woman'' (lost), directed by

, starring

and Clive Brook – ( GB)

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'' (1921–43) *''

Our Gang ''Our Gang'' (also known as ''The Little Rascals'' or ''Hal Roach's Rascals'') is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach, who also pr ...

'' (1922– 44)

Animated short film series

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Felix the Cat Felix the Cat is a cartoon character created in 1919 by Otto Messmer and Pat Sullivan (film producer), Pat Sullivan during the silent film era. An anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic young black cat with white eyes, a black body, and a giant grin, ...

'' (1919–36) *'' Koko the Clown'' (1919–34) *'' Aesop's Film Fables'' (1921–34) *''

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'' ** ''Alice's Wonderland'' *''The Red Head Comedies'' (1923).

Births

*January 1 – Valentina Cortese, Italian actress (died

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) *January 3 - Bud Tingwell, Australian actor (died

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

) *January 5 - Boris Leskin, Soviet-American actor (died

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

) *January 7 – Pinkas Braun, Swiss actor, director (died

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

) *January 8 – Larry Storch, American actor (died

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

) *January 17 - Carol Raye, British-born Australian actress, comedian and singer (died

) *January 19 –

Jean Stapleton Jean Stapleton (born Jeanne Murray; January 19, 1923 – May 31, 2013) was an American character actress of stage, television and film. Stapleton is best known for her portrayal of Edith Bunker, the perpetually optimistic and devoted wif ...

, American actress (died

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

) *January 22 - Diana Douglas, American actress (died

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

) *January 23 – Silvano Campeggi, Italian poster designer (died

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

) *January 26 – Anne Jeffreys, American actress (died

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

) *January 29 –

Paddy Chayefsky Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky (; January 29, 1923 – August 1, 1981) was an American playwright, screenwriter and novelist. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for writing both adapted and original screenplays. He w ...

, American screenwriter (died

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

) *February 2 – Bonita Granville, American actress (died 1988) *February 12 – Franco Zeffirelli, Italian director (died

) *February 18 - Allan Melvin, American actor and impressionist (died

) *February 21 – Lola Flores, Spanish actress (died

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

) *February 28 – Charles Durning, American actor (died

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

) *March 10 – Dolores Fuller, American actress (died

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

) *March 12 - Vladek Sheybal, Polish character actor, singer and director (died

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

) *March 19 – Pamela Britton, American actress (died 1974) *March 24 - Murray Hamilton, American actor (died 1986) *April 2 – Gloria Henry, American actress (died

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

) *April 4 ** Gene Reynolds, American actor, producer (died

) ** Peter Vaughan, English character actor (died

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

) *April 5 - Michael V. Gazzo, American actor (died

) *April 6 - Chang Feng, Chinese actor (died

) *April 12 – Ann Miller, American dancer, singer, actress (died

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

) *April 13 - Don Adams, American actor, comedian and director (died

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

) *April 17 ** Lindsay Anderson, British director and actor (died

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

) ** Lon McCallister, American actor (died

) *April 22 - Avis Bunnage, English actress (died

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

) *April 28 – Adele Mara, American actress (died

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

) *April 29 - Irvin Kershner, American director, actor and producer (died

) *May 4 – Eric Sykes, British actor and comedian (died

) *May 7 –

Anne Baxter Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress, star of Hollywood films, Broadway theatre, Broadway productions, and television series. She won an Academy Awards, Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, Golden Globe, and t ...

, actress (died

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...

) *May 14 –

Mrinal Sen Mrinal Sen ( ; 14 May 1923 – 30 December 2018) was a Bengali film director and screenwriter known for his work primarily in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali, and a few Hindi cinema, Hindi and Telugu cinema, Telugu language films. Regarded as on ...

, Bengali director (died

) *May 20 – Edith Fellows, American actress (died

) *May 26 ** James Arness, American actor (died

) ** Roy Dotrice, British actor (died

) *May 30 - Jimmy Lydon, American actor and producer (died

) *June 5 - Peggy Stewart, American actress (died

) *June 8 – Peggy Maley, American actress (died

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

) *June 12 – Herta Elviste, Estonian actress (died

) *June 18 - Robert Ellenstein, American actor (died

) *June 20 - Jerzy Nowak, Polish actor (died

) *June 28 - Ray Boyle, American actor (died

) *July 6 – Cathy O'Donnell, American actress (died

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...

) *July 8 - Val Bettin, American actor (died

) *July 14 – Dale Robertson, American actor (died

) *July 18 – Michael Medwin, English actor and producer (died

) *July 22 – Mukesh, Indian singer (died

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

) *July 25 ** Estelle Getty, American actress and comedian (died

) ** Allan Lurie, American voice actor (died

) *August 3 – Jean Hagen, American actress (died

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

) *August 9 - John Stephenson, American actor (died 2015) *August 10 ** Rhonda Fleming, American actress (died

) **

Vernon Washington Samuel Vernon Washington (August 10, 1923 – June 7, 1988) was an American actor who starred in film and television. Biography Vernon Washington was born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut, the 8th child of Benjamin and Olive Evans of Dinwiddi ...

, American character actor (died 1988) *August 14 –

Alice Ghostley Alice Margaret Ghostley (August 14, 1923 – September 21, 2007) was an American actress and singer on stage, film and television. Ghostley was best known for her roles as bumbling witch Esmeralda (1969–72) on '' Bewitched'', as Cousin Alice ...

, American actress (died

) *August 15 – Rose Marie, American actress, singer (died

) *August 17 – Julius Harris, American actor (died

) *August 24 - June Dayton, American actress (died

) *August 28 - Alexander Doré, British actor, director and screenwriter (died

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

) *August 29 –

Richard Attenborough Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough (; 29 August 192324 August 2014) was an English actor, film director, and Film producer, producer. Attenborough was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Acade ...

, English actor and director (died

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

) *August 31 - Ed Grady, American actor (died

) *September 1 - Habib Tanvir, Indian actor (died

) *September 7 –

Peter Lawford Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford (né Aylen; 7 September 1923 – 24 December 1984) was an English-American actor.Obituary ''Variety Obituaries, Variety'', 26 December 1984. He was a member of the "Rat Pack" and the brother-in-law of US president Jo ...

, British-American actor (died

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

) *September 9 -

Cliff Robertson Clifford Parker Robertson III (September 9, 1923 – September 10, 2011) was an American actor whose career in film and television spanned over six decades. Robertson portrayed a young John F. Kennedy in the 1963 film ''PT 109 (film), PT 109'', a ...

, American actor (died

) *September 11 - Betsy Drake, American actress, writer (died

) *September 20 - Ricardo Montez, Gibraltarian actor (died

) *September 23 ** Margaret Pellegrini, American actress (died

) ** Jimmy Weldon, American actor, ventriloquist and television host (died

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

) *September 27 ** Tony Giorgio, American actor (died

) ** Mary McCarty, American actress (died

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

) *September 28 - William Windom, American actor (died

) *October 1 – Kim Yaroshevskaya, Russian-born Canadian actress (died

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

) *October 4 –

Charlton Heston Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor. He gained stardom for his leading man roles in numerous Cinema of the United States, Hollywood films including biblical epics, science-fiction f ...

, American actor (died

) *October 5 – Glynis Johns, British actress (died

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

) *October 10 - Patrick Jordan, British actor (died

) *October 16 – Linda Darnell, American actress (died

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

) *October 23 - Frank Sutton, American actor (died 1974) *November 12 -

Richard Venture Richard Venture (born Richard Charles Venturella; November 12, 1923 – December 19, 2017) was an American actor. He performed in more than eighty films from 1964 to 2001. His television guest-credits include '' The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd ...

, American actor (died

) *November 13 – Linda Christian, Mexican-American actress (died

) *November 21 - Helen Horton, American actress (died

) *November 28 ** Gloria Grahame, American actress (died

) ** James Karen, American actor (died

) *December 4 -

Vincent Ball Vincent Martin Ball, (born 4 December 1923) is an Australian retired actor of film, theatre and radio active in the industry for nearly 55 years (with a brief return) firstly in Britain starting in the late 1940s and then his native Australia ...

, Australian retired actor *December 10 –

Harold Gould Harold Vernon Goldstein (December 10, 1923 – September 11, 2010), better known as Harold Gould, was an American character actor. He appeared as Martin Morgenstern on the sitcom ''Rhoda'' (1974–78) and Miles Webber on the sitcom ''The Golden ...

, American actor (died

) *December 11 – Betsy Blair, American actress (died

) *December 12 - Bob Barker, American television game show host (died

) *December 29 ** Dina Merrill, American actress (died

) ** Mike Nussbaum, American actor and director (died

)

Deaths

* January 18 –

Wallace Reid William Wallace Halleck Reid (April 15, 1891 – January 18, 1923) was an American actor in silent film, referred to as "the screen's most perfect lover". He also had a brief career as a racing driver. Early life Reid was born in St. Lou ...

, American actor (born 1892) * March 3 – Dante Testa, Italian actor and director (born 1861) * March 26 –

Sarah Bernhardt Sarah Bernhardt (; born Henriette-Rosine Bernard; 22 October 1844 – 26 March 1923) was a French stage actress who starred in some of the most popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including by Alexandre Dumas fils, ...

, French actress (born 1844) * May 21 – Charles Kent, veteran actor and director (born 1852) * June 11 – Porter Strong, American silent film actor * June 17 – Macey Harlam, screen actor (born 1873) * July 12 – Harry Lonsdale, stage and screen actor (born 1865) * July 30 – Charles Hawtrey, veteran British actor (born 1858) * August 29 –

Bernard Durning Bernard Joseph Durning (August 24, 1893 – August 29, 1923) was an American silent film director and actor who worked primarily with Lon Chaney, Sr., Lon Chaney, Dustin Farnum, and Buck Jones. William A. Wellman was his assistant director a ...

, American actor and director, (born 1893) * September 11 –

Siegmund Lubin Siegmund Lubin (born Zygmunt Lubszyński, April 20, 1851 – September 11, 1923) was an American film, motion picture pioneer who founded the Lubin Manufacturing Company (1902–1917) of Philadelphia. Biography Siegmund Lubin was born as Zyg ...

, American motion picture pioneer (born 1851) * September 26 – Jerome Patrick, Broadway stage and silent film leading man (born 1883) * October 28 – Joe Roberts, American actor (born 1871) * November 20 –

Allen Holubar Allen Holubar (August 3, 1890 – November 20, 1923) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter of the silent film era. He appeared in 38 films between 1913 and 1917. He also directed 33 films between 1916 and 1923. Career Allen ...

, American actor and director (born 1888) * November 30 – Martha Mansfield, American actress (born 1899) * December 28 – Frank Hayes, American actor and comedian (born 1871)

Film debuts

* Frank Albertson – ''

'' * Mariska Aldrich – '' Souls for Sale'' * Jean Arthur – '' Cameo Kirby'' *

Irving Bacon Irving Ernest Bacon (September 6, 1893 – February 5, 1965) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 500 films. Early years Bacon was the son of entertainers Millar West Bacon (who was a teenager) and Myrtle Vane. He was born ...

– ''

Anna Christie ''Anna Christie'' is a Play (theatre), play in four acts by Eugene O'Neill. It made its Broadway theatre, Broadway debut at the Vanderbilt Theatre on November 2, 1921. O'Neill received the 1922 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for this work. According ...

'' *

Julie Bishop Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July 1956) is an Australian former politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia), Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2018 and Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia#Federal deputy leader ...

– '' Children of Jazz'' * Olive Borden – '' Ponjola'' * Mary Carlisle – ''Long Live the King'' *

Marlene Dietrich Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichBorn as Maria Magdalena, not Marie Magdalene, according to Dietrich's biography by her daughter, Maria Riva ; however, Dietrich's biography by Charlotte Chandler cites "Marie Magdalene" as her birth name . (, ; ...

– '' The Little Napoleon'' * Charles Farrell – '' The Cheat'' * Leslie Fenton – '' Gentle Julia'' * Bess Flowers – ''

Hollywood Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (disambiguation) * Hollywood ...

'' *

Carmelita Geraghty Carmelita Geraghty (March 21, 1901 – July 7, 1966) was an American silent-film actress and painter. Early life The daughter of screenwriter Tom Geraghty, she was the sister of writers Maurice and Gerald Geraghty. Her father wrote scenario ...

– '' Jealous Husbands'' * Gloria Grey – '' Bag and Baggage'' * James Hall – ''Man Alone'' * Tim Holt – ''Hollywood'' * Carmencita Johnson – '' The Courtship of Miles Standish'' * Mary Kid – ''

Avalanche An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a Grade (slope), slope, such as a hill or mountain. Avalanches can be triggered spontaneously, by factors such as increased precipitation or snowpack weakening, or by external means such as humans, othe ...

'' * Helen Mack – ''

Success Success is the state or condition of meeting a defined range of expectations. It may be viewed as the opposite of failure. The criteria for success depend on context, and may be relative to a particular observer or belief system. One person mi ...

'' *

June Marlowe June Marlowe (born Gisela Valaria Goetten, November 6, 1903 – March 10, 1984) was an American film actress who began her career during the silent film era. She was best known for her role as "Miss Crabtree" in the ''Our Gang'' short subj ...

– ''Fighting Blood'' * Ken Maynard – '' Brass Commandments'' * Donald Meek – '' Six Cylinder Love'' * Thomas Mitchell – ''Six Cylinder Love'' * Jack Oakie – '' His Children's Children'' * Edna May Oliver – '' Wife in Name Only'' * Madeleine Renaud – ''Vent debout'' * Marjorie Reynolds – ''

'' * Stanley Ridges – ''Success'' *

Gilbert Roland Luis Antonio Dámaso de Alonso (December 11, 1905 – May 15, 1994), known professionally as Gilbert Roland, was a Mexican-born American film and television actor whose career spanned seven decades from the 1920s until the 1980s. He was twice no ...

– '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' * Dolores Rousse – '' No Mother to Guide Her'' * Martha Sleeper – ''The Mailman'' * Suzy Vernon – '' The Portrait'' * Erika von Thellmann – '' The Stone Rider'' * Harry Woods – '' Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande''

References

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