The year 1943 in film featured various significant events for the film industry.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1943 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

* January 23 – The film ''

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'' is released nationally in the United States and becomes one of the top-grossing pictures of 1943. It goes on to win the Best Picture and Best Director awards at the 16th Academy Awards. * February 20 – American film studio executives agree to allow the

United States Office of War Information The United States Office of War Information (OWI) was a United States government agency created during World War II. The OWI operated from June 1942 until September 1945. Through radio broadcasts, newspapers, posters, photographs, films and other ...

to censor films. * June 1 – Veteran English stage and screen actor

Leslie Howard Leslie Howard Steiner (3 April 18931 June 1943) was an English actor, director, producer and writer.Obituary, '' Variety'', 9 June 1943. He wrote many stories and articles for ''The New York Times'', ''The New Yorker'', and '' Vanity Fair'' an ...

dies at the age of 50 in the crash of

BOAC Flight 777 BOAC Flight 777 was a KLM flight scheduled as a British Overseas Airways Corporation civilian airline flight from Portela Airport in Lisbon, Portugal to Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport, Whitchurch Airport near Bristol, England. On 1 June 1943, the ...

off the coast of

Galicia, Spain Galicia ( ; or ; ) is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain and nationalities and regions of Spain, historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces o ...

. While best remembered for his role as

Ashley Wilkes George Ashley Wilkes is a fictional character in Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel ''Gone with the Wind (novel), Gone with the Wind'' and the 1939 Gone with the Wind (film), film of the same name. The character also appears in the 1991 book ''Sca ...

in ''

Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind most often refers to: * Gone with the Wind (novel), ''Gone with the Wind'' (novel), a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell * Gone with the Wind (film), ''Gone with the Wind'' (film), the 1939 adaptation of the novel Gone with the Wind ...

'', Howard had roles in many other notable films and was twice nominated for the

Academy Award for Best Actor The Academy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It has been awarded since the 1st Academy Awards to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading ...

. * December 31 – New York City's

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greets

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most I ...

at Paramount Theatre.

Awards

Top Ten Money Making Stars

1943 film releases

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January–March

*January 1943 **12 January ***'' Shadow of a Doubt'' **23 January ***''

'' *February 1943 **3 February ***''

Air Force An air force in the broadest sense is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army aviati ...

'' **5 February ***'' The Outlaw'' **11 February ***'' No Place for a Lady'' **12 February ***'' Journey into Fear'' ***'' Star Spangled Rhythm'' **19 February ***'' Saludos Amigos'' **20 February ***'' The Hard Way'' *March 1943 **1 March ***'' Squadron Leader X'' ( GB) **2 March ***'' The Human Comedy'' **3 March ***'' Münchhausen'' (

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 ...

) **5 March ***'' Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man'' **10 March ***'' It Ain't Hay'' **11 March ***'' Hello, Frisco, Hello'' **15 March ***'' The Silver Fleet'' ( GB) **19 March ***'' Hitler's Children'' **22 March ***'' Huella de luz'' (

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

) **25 March ***'' Sanshiro Sugata'' (

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

) **26 March ***'' Forever and a Day'' **27 March ***'' Hangmen Also Die!''

April–June

*April 1943 **2 April ***'' Border Patrol'' **9 April ***'' Cabin in the Sky'' ***'' It Comes Up Love'' **12 April ***'' Fires Were Started'' **15 April ***'' We Dive at Dawn'' **22 April ***'' Crash Dive'' **23 April ***'' Clancy Street Boys'' **24 April ***'' Edge of Darkness'' **30 April ***''

I Walked with a Zombie ''I Walked with a Zombie'' is a 1943 American horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by Val Lewton for RKO Pictures. It stars James Ellison, Frances Dee, and Tom Conway, and follows a Canadian nurse who travels to care for th ...

'' ***'' Sherlock Holmes in Washington'' *May 1943 **4 May ***''

Five Graves to Cairo ''Five Graves to Cairo'' is a 1943 war film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Franchot Tone and Anne Baxter. Set in World War II, it is one of a number of films based on Lajos Bíró's 1917 play ''Hotel Imperial: Színmű négy felvonásba ...

'' **7 May ***'' They Came to Blow Up America'' ***'' This Land Is Mine'' **8 May ***'' The Leopard Man'' **12 May ***''

Stage Door Canteen The Stage Door Canteen was an entertainment venue for American and Allied servicemen that operated in the Broadway theatre district of New York City throughout World War II. Founded by the American Theatre Wing (ATW) in 1942, the entertainers w ...

'' **13 May ***'' The More the Merrier'' **14 May ***'' Bombardier'' **16 May ***'' Ossessione'' (

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

) **17 May ***'' The Bells Go Down'' **21 May ***''

Action in the North Atlantic ''Action in the North Atlantic'' is a 1943 American war film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Jerry Wald, directed by Lloyd Bacon, and adapted by John Howard Lawson from a story by Guy Gilpatric. The film stars Humphrey Bogart and R ...

'' ***'' Cowboy in Manhattan'' ***'' The Ox-Bow Incident'' **22 May ***'' Mission to Moscow'' **27 May ***''

Prelude to War ''Prelude to War'' is the first film of Frank Capra's ''Why We Fight'' film series commissioned by the Office of War Information (OWI) and George C. Marshall. It was made to educate American troops of the necessity of combating the Axis powers du ...

'' **28 May ***'' Mr. Lucky'' *June 1943 **2 June ***'' Hit the Ice'' **3 June ***'' Bataan'' **10 June ***''

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp ''The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'' is a 1943 British romantic-war film written, produced and directed by the British film-making team of Powell and Pressburger, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. It stars Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr and ...

'' **11 June ***''

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'' **22 June ***'' Crime Doctor'' **23 June ***'' Angels of the Streets'' (

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 ...

) ***'' Dixie'' ***'' The Constant Nymph''

July–September

*July 1943 **3 July ***'' Background to Danger'' **14 July ***'' For Whom the Bell Tolls'' **17 July ***'' Victory Through Air Power'' **21 July ***'' Stormy Weather'' **26 July ***'' Theatre Royal'' ( GB) *August 1943 **1 August ***'' Behind the Rising Sun'' **2 August ***'' Hi Diddle Diddle'' ***'' Nasreddin in Bukhara'' ( U.S.S.R.) **11 August ***'' Heaven Can Wait'' **12 August ***'' Phantom of the Opera'' **14 August ***''

This Is the Army ''This Is the Army'' is a 1943 American wartime musical film, musical comedy film produced by Jack L. Warner and Hal B. Wallis and directed by Michael Curtiz, adapted from This Is the Army (musical), the wartime stage musical of the same name, d ...

'' **19 August ***''

Destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy, or carrier battle group and defend them against a wide range of general threats. They were conceived i ...

'' ***'' DuBarry Was a Lady'' **21 August ***'' The Seventh Victim'' **23 August ***'' The Man in Grey'' ( GB) **27 August ***'' Holy Matrimony'' ***'' Watch on the Rhine'' **30 August ***'' We've Never Been Licked'' *September 1943 **2 September ***'' The Sky's the Limit'' **9 September ***'' So Proudly We Hail!'' **10 September ***'' The Kansan'' **13 September ***''

Thousands Cheer ''Thousands Cheer'' is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by George Sidney and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Produced during the Second World War, the film was intended as a morale booster for American troops and their families. P ...

'' **16 September ***'' Doña Bárbara'' (

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

) **17 September ***'' Revenge of the Zombies'' ***'' Sherlock Holmes Faces Death'' ***'' Top Man'' **24 September ***'' The Adventures of Tartu'' ( GB) **25 September ***'' Thank Your Lucky Stars'' **28 September ***'' Le Corbeau'' (

) **29 September ***'' Corvette K-225''

October–December

*October 1943 **7 October ***'' Lassie Come Home'' **8 October ***'' Best Foot Forward'' ***'' Crazy House'' **13 October ***'' L'Éternel retour'' (

) **19 October ***'' Yellow Canary'' ( GB) **23 October ***'' Princess O'Rourke'' **29 October ***'' Flesh and Fantasy'' *November 1943 **4 November ***'' The North Star'' **5 November ***'' Guadalcanal Diary'' ***'' Millions Like Us'' ( GB) ***'' Son of Dracula'' **10 November ***'' No Time for Love'' ***''

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'' (

) **11 November ***'' The Return of the Vampire'' ***''

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'' **12 November ***'' The Mad Ghoul'' **13 November ***'' Day of Wrath'' (

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

) ***'' Northern Pursuit'' **19 November ***'' The Dancing Masters'' **23 November ***'' Cry 'Havoc''' **26 November ***''

Girl Crazy ''Girl Crazy'' is a 1930 musical by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. Co-leads Ginger Rogers and Ethel Merman made their stage debuts in the first production and Rogers became an overnight sta ...

'' **27 November ***'' Old Acquaintance'' *December 1943 **3 December ***'' Happy Land'' **6 December ***'' War of the Wildcats'' **14 December ***'' The Shipbuilders'' ( GB) **15 December ***'' Destination Tokyo'' ***'' Madame Curie'' **17 December ***'' Calling Dr. Death'' ***'' Immensee'' (

) **20 December ***'' The Demi-Paradise'' ( GB) **24 December ***'' The Gang's All Here'' ***'' The Ghost Ship'' ***''

Jack London John Griffith London (; January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors t ...

'' **25 December ***'' The Song of Bernadette'' **29 December ***'' Tender Comrade'' **31 December ***'' The Woman of the Town''

Notable films released in 1943

unless stated

A

*'' Above Suspicion'', starring

Joan Crawford Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; March 23, 190? was an American actress. She started her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting on Broadway theatre, Broadway. Crawford was signed to a motion-picture cont ...

and

Fred MacMurray Frederick Martin MacMurray (August 30, 1908 – November 5, 1991) was an American actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films and a successful television series in a career that spanned nearly a half-century. His career as a major film le ...

*''

'', starring

Humphrey Bogart Humphrey DeForest Bogart ( ; December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American actor. His performances in classic Hollywood cinema made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Bogart ...

and Raymond Massey *'' The Adventures of Tartu'', starring Robert Donat and Valerie Hobson – ( GB) *''

'', directed by

Howard Hawks Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896December 26, 1977) was an American film director, Film producer, producer, and screenwriter of the Classical Hollywood cinema, classic Hollywood era. Critic Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American ...

, starring

John Garfield John Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkle; March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. He grew up in poverty in New York City. In the early 1930s, he became a member of ...

*'' Angels of the Streets'' (Les anges du peche), directed by

Robert Bresson Robert Bresson (; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999) was a French film director. Known for his ascetic approach, Bresson made a notable contribution to the art of cinema; his non-professional actors, Ellipsis (narrative device), ellipses, an ...

– (

)

B

*'' Background to Danger'', directed by

Raoul Walsh Raoul Walsh (born Albert Edward Walsh; March 11, 1887December 31, 1980) was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), and the brother of silent cinema actor George Walsh. He wa ...

, starring

George Raft George Raft (né Ranft; September 26, 1901 – November 24, 1980) was an American film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. A stylish leading man in dozens of movies, Raft is remembe ...

and Peter Lorre *'' Bataan'', directed by

Tay Garnett William Taylor "Tay" Garnett (June 13, 1894 – October 3, 1977) was an American film director, writer, and producer. He made nearly 50 films in various genres during his 55-year career, ''The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film), The Postman ...

, starring Robert Taylor and Lloyd Nolan *'' Behind the Rising Sun'', starring

Tom Neal Thomas Carroll Neal Jr. (January 28, 1914 – August 7, 1972) was an American actor and Amateur boxing, amateur boxer. Between 1932 and 1934, he was an amateur boxer who fought in many fights. As an actor, he was best known for his co-starring ...

, produced by

Howard Hughes Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American Aerospace engineering, aerospace engineer, business magnate, film producer, and investor. He was The World's Billionaires, one of the richest and most influential peo ...

*'' The Bells Go Down'', starring

Tommy Trinder Thomas Edward Trinder (24 March 1909 – 10 July 1989) was an English stage, screen and radio comedian whose catchphrase was "You lucky people!". Described by Cultural history, cultural historian Matthew Sweet (writer), Matthew Sweet as "a cocky ...

and James Mason – ( GB) *'' Best Foot Forward'', starring

Lucille Ball Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American actress, comedian, producer, and studio executive. She was recognized by ''Time (magazine), Time'' in 2020 as one of the most influential women of the 20th century for h ...

, William Gaxton, Virginia Weidler *'' Bombardier'', starring Pat O'Brien,

Randolph Scott George Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American film actor, whose Hollywood career spanned from 1928 to 1962. As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, Scott appeared in dramas, come ...

, Anne Shirley *'' Border Patrol'', starring William Boyd, George Reeves, Robert Mitchum

C

*'' Cabin in the Sky'', directed by

Vincente Minnelli Vincente Minnelli (; born Lester Anthony Minnelli; February 28, 1903 – July 25, 1986) was an American Theatre director, stage director and film director. From a career spanning over half a century, he is best known for his sophisticated innovat ...

, starring

Ethel Waters Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American singer and actress. Waters frequently performed jazz, swing, and pop music on the Broadway stage and in concerts. She began her career in the 1920s singing blues. Her no ...

*'' Calling Dr. Death'', first of the Inner Sanctum Mysteries, starring Lon Chaney Jr. *'' Clancy Street Boys'', starring The East Side Kids *''

'', starring Betty Grable *'' The Constant Nymph'', starring Joan Fontaine *'' Le Corbeau'' (The Raven), directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, starring

Pierre Fresnay Pierre Fresnay (; 4 April 1897 – 9 January 1975) was a French stage and film actor. Biography Born Pierre Jules Louis Laudenbach, he was encouraged by his uncle, actor Claude Garry, to pursue a career in theater and film. He joined the company ...

– (

) *'' Corvette K-225'', starring

*'' O Costa do Castelo'' (The Costa from the Castle) – (

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

) *'' Cowboy in Manhattan'' *'' Crash Dive'', starring Tyrone Power and

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 ...

*'' Crazy House'', starring Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson *'' The Crew of the Dora'' (Besatzung Dora) – (

) *'' Crime Doctor'', starring Warner Baxter *'' Cry 'Havoc''', starring

Margaret Sullavan Margaret Brooke Sullavan (May 16, 1909 – January 1, 1960) was an American stage and film actress. She began her career onstage in 1929 with the University Players on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In 1933, she caught the attention of film direct ...

Ann Sothern Ann Sothern (born Harriette Arlene Lake; January 22, 1909 – March 15, 2001) was an American actress who worked on stage, radio, film, and television, in a career that spanned nearly six decades. Sothern began her career in the late 1920s ...

Joan Blondell Rose Joan Blondell (August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an American actress who performed in film and television for 50 years. Blondell began her career in vaudeville. After winning a beauty pageant, she embarked on a film career, estab ...

D

*'' The Dancing Masters'', starring

Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American double act, comedy duo during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957) ...

*'' Day of Wrath'' (Vredens Dag), directed by

Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer (; 3 February 1889 – 20 March 1968), commonly known as Carl Th. Dreyer, was a Danish film director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers in history, his movies are noted for emotional austerity ...

– (

) *'' The Demi-Paradise'', starring

Laurence Olivier Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier ( ; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director. He and his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud made up a trio of male actors who dominated the British stage of the m ...

– ( GB) *'' Desert Victory'', a propaganda documentary – ( GB) *'' Destination Tokyo'', starring

Cary Grant Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904November 29, 1986) was an English and American actor. Known for his blended British and American accent, debonair demeanor, lighthearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing, he ...

and

*''

'', starring

Glenn Ford Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006), known as Glenn Ford, was a Canadian-born American actor. He was most prominent during Classical Hollywood cinema, Hollywood's Golden Age as one of the biggest box-office draws of th ...

and Edward G. Robinson *'' Doña Bárbara'', directed by Fernando de Fuentes – (

) *'' DuBarry Was a Lady'', starring

and

Red Skelton Richard Bernard Skelton (July 18, 1913September 17, 1997) was an American entertainer best known for his national old-time radio, radio and television shows between 1937 and 1971, especially as host of the television program ''The Red Skelto ...

E

*'' Edge of Darkness'', starring

Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian and American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Oliv ...

and Ann Sheridan *'' L'Éternel retour'' (The Eternal Return), directed by

Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau ( , ; ; 5 July 1889 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost avant-garde artists of the 20th-c ...

, starring Jean Marais – (

)

F

*'' Fires Were Started'', directed by Humphrey Jennings – ( GB) *''

'', directed by

Billy Wilder Billy Wilder (; ; born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an American filmmaker and screenwriter. His career in Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most brilliant and ver ...

, starring Franchot Tone and

*'' Flesh and Fantasy'', starring Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck and

Charles Boyer Charles Boyer (; 28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978) was a French-American actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he found his success in American fi ...

*'' Flor Silvestre'', starring Dolores del Río – (

) *'' Forces Occultes'', directed by Jean Mamy, starring Maurice Rémy, Marcel Vibert, Auguste Bovério, Giséle Parry – (

) *'' For Whom the Bell Tolls'', directed by

Sam Wood Samuel Grosvenor Wood (July 10, 1883 – September 22, 1949) was an American film director and producer who is best known for having directed such Hollywood hits as ''A Night at the Opera (film), A Night at the Opera'', ''A Day at the Races (fi ...

, starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman *'' Forever and a Day'', featuring an all-star cast *'' Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man'' starring Lon Chaney Jr. and Béla Lugosi *'' Der Fuehrer's Face'', Donald Duck's Academy Award-winning short

G

*'' The Gang's All Here'', directed by Busby Berkeley, starring Alice Faye and

Carmen Miranda Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha (9 February 1909 – 5 August 1955), known professionally as Carmen Miranda (), was a Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress. Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell", she was known for her signature ...

*'' The Ghost Ship'', starring Richard Dix *''

'', starring

Judy Garland Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. Possessing a strong contralto voice, she was celebrated for her emotional depth and versatility across film, stage, and concert performance. ...

and

Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney (born Ninnian Joseph Yule Jr.; other pseudonym Mickey Maguire; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor. In a career spanning nearly nine decades, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last survivi ...

*'' Guadalcanal Diary'', starring Lloyd Nolan,

Richard Conte Nicholas Peter Conte (March 24, 1910 – April 15, 1975), known professionally as Richard Conte, was an American actor. He was known for his starring roles in films noir and crime dramas during the 1940s and 1950s, including '' Call Northside ...

, Preston Foster, William Bendix,

Anthony Quinn Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), known as Anthony Quinn, was an American actor. He was known for his portrayal of earthy, passionate characters "marked by a brutal and elemental virility" in over 100 ...

*'' A Guy Named Joe'', 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 Classical Hollywood cinema, Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the ...

and Irene Dunne

H

*'' Hangmen Also Die!'', starring

Brian Donlevy Waldo Brian Donlevy (February 9, 1901 – April 6, 1972) was an American actor, who was noted for playing dangerous and tough characters. Usually appearing in supporting roles, among his best-known films are '' Beau Geste'' (1939), '' The Great ...

and

Walter Brennan Walter Andrew Brennan (July 25, 1894 – September 21, 1974) was an American actor and singer. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''Come and Get It (1936 film), Come and Get It'' (1936), ''Kentucky (film), Kentucky'' (19 ...

*'' Happy Land'', starring

Don Ameche Don Ameche (; born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993) was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. After playing in college shows, repertory theatre, and vaudeville, he became a major radio star in the early 19 ...

and Frances Dee *'' The Hard Way'', starring Ida Lupino *''

Harlem Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded roughly by the Hudson River on the west; the Harlem River and 155th Street on the north; Fifth Avenue on the east; and Central Park North on the south. The greater ...

'', directed by

Carmine Gallone Carmine Gallone (10 September 1885 – 11 March 1973) was an early Italian film director, screenwriter, and film producer, who was also controversial for his works of pro-Fascist propaganda and historical revisionism. Considered one of Itali ...

, starring

Massimo Girotti Massimo Girotti (18 May 1918 – 5 January 2003) was an Italian film actor whose career spanned seven decades. Biography Born in Mogliano, in the province of Macerata, Girotti developed his athletic physique by swimming and playing polo. While ...

and Amedeo Nazzari (Italy) *'' Heaven Can Wait'', 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

Gene Tierney Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920November 6, 1991) was an American stage and film actress. Acclaimed for her great beauty, Tierney was a prominent Leading actor, leading lady during the Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age of Hollywood. Sh ...

and

*'' Hello, Frisco, Hello'', starring Alice Faye *'' Hi Diddle Diddle'', starring Adolphe Menjou and Pola Negri *'' Hit the Ice'', starring

Bud Abbott William Alexander "Bud" Abbott (October 2, 1897 – April 24, 1974) was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known as the straight man in the comedy duo Abbott and Costello. Early life Abbott was born in Asbury Park, New Jer ...

and

Lou Costello Louis Francis Cristillo (March 6, 1906 – March 3, 1959), better known as Lou Costello, was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known for his double act with Bud Abbott and their routine " Who's on First?". Abbott and Cos ...

*'' Hitler's Children'', directed by

Edward Dmytryk Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908 – July 1, 1999) was a Canadian-born American film director and editor. He was known for his 1940s films noir, noir films and received an Academy Award for Best Director, Oscar nomination for Best Director for ...

*'' Holy Matrimony'', starring Monty Woolley and

Gracie Fields Dame Gracie Fields (born Grace Stansfield; 9 January 189827 September 1979) was a British actress, singer and comedian. A star of cinema and music hall, she was one of the top ten film stars in Britain during the 1930s and was considered the h ...

*'' Huella de luz'' (A Sight of Light) – (

) *'' The Human Comedy'', starring

I

*''

'', starring Frances Dee *'' Immensee'' (aka Immensee: A German Folksong) – (

) *'' It Ain't Hay'', starring

and

*'' It Comes Up Love'', starring Gloria Jean and

Donald O'Connor Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor (August 28, 1925 – September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer and actor. He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred, in succession, with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talki ...

J

*''

'', starring Michael O'Shea and

Susan Hayward Susan Hayward (born Edythe Marrener; June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975) was an American actress best known for her film portrayals of women that were based on true stories. After working as a fashion model for the Walter Clarence Thornton, Walt ...

*''

Jane Eyre ''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The firs ...

'', directed by Robert Stevenson, starring

Orson Welles George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American director, actor, writer, producer, and magician who is remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre. He is among the greatest and most influential film ...

and Joan Fontaine *'' Journey into Fear'', starring Joseph Cotten, Dolores del Río,

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*'' The Kansan'', starring Richard Dix and Jane Wyatt *'' Kismet'', starring

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*'' Lassie Come Home'', starring

Roddy McDowall Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (17 September 1928 – 3 October 1998) was a British-American actor whose career spanned over 270 screen and stage roles across over 60 years. Born in London, he began his acting career as a child in his n ...

and

Donald Crisp Donald William Crisp (27 July 188225 May 1974) was an English people, English film actor as well as an early producer, director and screenwriter. His career lasted from the early silent film era into the 1960s. He won an Academy Award for Best S ...

*'' The Leopard Man'', directed by

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, starring

Dennis O'Keefe Dennis O'Keefe (born Edward Vance Flanagan; March 29, 1908 – August 31, 1968) was an American actor. Early years O'Keefe was born in Fort Madison, Iowa, as Edward Vance Flanagan, the son of Edward J. Flanagan and Charlotte Flanagan ( ...

*''

'', directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, starring

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Deborah Kerr Deborah Jane Trimmer CBE (30 September 192116 October 2007), known professionally as Deborah Kerr (), was a Scottish actress. She was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first person from Scotland to be no ...

, Anton Walbrook – ( GB)

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) *'' Meshes of the Afternoon'', directed by Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid *'' Millions Like Us'', directed by

Sidney Gilliat Sidney Gilliat (15 February 1908 – 31 May 1994) was an English film director, producer and writer. In the 1930s he worked as a scriptwriter, most notably with Frank Launder on ''The Lady Vanishes'' (1938) for Alfred Hitchcock, and '' Nig ...

and

Frank Launder Frank Launder (28 January 1906 – 23 February 1997) was a British writer, film director and producer, who made more than 40 films, many of them in collaboration with Sidney Gilliat. Early life and career He was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, ...

– ( GB) *'' Mission to Moscow'', directed by

Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz (; born Manó Kaminer; from 1905 Mihály Kertész; ; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed classic films from the silen ...

, starring Walter Huston *'' Mister Big'', starring

and Gloria Jean *'' The More the Merrier'', directed by

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, starring Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea *'' Mr. Lucky'', starring

*'' Münchhausen'' – (

) *'' My Learned Friend'', starring Will Hay – ( GB)

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*'' Nasreddin in Bukhara'' – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' No Place for a Lady'', starring William Gargan and Phyllis Brooks *'' No Time for Love'', starring

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and

*'' The North Star'', starring

and Dana Andrews *'' Northern Pursuit'', starring

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*'' Old Acquaintance'', starring

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and Miriam Hopkins *'' Ossessione'' (Obsession), directed by

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) *'' The Outlaw'', controversial western directed by

, starring Jane Russell *'' The Ox-Bow Incident'', directed by

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, starring Henry Fonda, Harry Morgan, Dana Andrews

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*'' Phantom of the Opera'', starring

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*''

'', directed by

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*'' Princess O'Rourke'', starring

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and

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*'' The Return of the Vampire'', starring Béla Lugosi *'' Revenge of the Zombies'', starring

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*'' Riding High'', starring

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and Dick Powell

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*'' Saludos Amigos'', a

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*'' Sanshiro Sugata'', directed by

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) *'' The Seventh Victim'', starring Tom Conway *'' Shadow of a Doubt'', directed by

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, starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten *'' Sherlock Holmes Faces Death'', directed by Roy William Neill, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, co-starring Hillary Brooke *'' Sherlock Holmes in Washington'', directed by Roy William Neill, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, co-starring Henry Daniell and George Zucco *'' The Shipbuilders'', directed by John Baxter – ( GB) *'' The Silver Fleet'', starring Ralph Richardson and Googie Withers – ( GB) *'' The Sky's the Limit'', starring

Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz, May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, actor, singer, musician, choreographer, and presenter, whose career in stage, film, and television spanned 76 years. He is widely regarded as the "g ...

and Joan Leslie *'' So Proudly We Hail!'', starring

, Paulette Goddard, Veronica Lake *'' Son of Dracula'', starring Lon Chaney Jr. *'' The Song of Bernadette'', starring

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*'' Squadron Leader X'', starring

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and Ann Dvorak – ( GB) *'' Stormy Weather'', starring

Lena Horne Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American singer, actress, dancer and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than seventy years and covered film, television and theatre. Horne joined the chorus of the C ...

, Bill Robinson,

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and the Nicholas Brothers * '' Strange Inheritance'', starring

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and Jules Berry – (

) *'' A Stranger in Town'', starring

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*'' Tender Comrade'', starring

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and Robert Ryan *'' Thank Your Lucky Stars'', starring

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*'' Theatre Royal'', starring Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen – ( GB) *'' They Came to Blow Up America'', starring

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*'' This Land Is Mine'', directed by

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, starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara *''

'', starring

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, Mary Astor *''

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) *'' Top Man'', starring

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*'' Ukraine in Flames'' () – ( U.S.S.R.)

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*'' Victory Through Air Power'', a propaganda film by

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*'' War of the Wildcats'' (a.k.a. ''In Old Oklahoma''), starring

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*'' Watch on the Rhine'', starring Paul Lukas and

*'' We Dive at Dawn'', directed by Anthony Asquith, starring John Mills – ( GB) *'' We've Never Been Licked'', starring Richard Quine and Noah Beery Jr. *'' Whistling in Brooklyn'', starring

*'' The Woman of the Town'', starring Claire Trevor and Albert Dekker

Y

*'' Yellow Canary'', starring

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and Richard Greene – ( GB)

Serials

*'' Adventures of the Flying Cadets'' *'' The Adventures of Smilin' Jack'' *''

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'', starring Lewis Wilson *'' Daredevils of the West'', starring Allan Lane, directed by John English *'' Don Winslow of the Coast Guard'' *'' G-Men vs the Black Dragon'', starring Rod Cameron, directed by

Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet (January 5, 1893 – October 8, 1987) was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York, Benne ...

*'' The Masked Marvel'', directed by

*''

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'', starring Tom Tyler *'' Secret Service in Darkest Africa'', starring Rod Cameron, directed by

Comedy film series

*''

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'' (1917–1944) *''

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1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil. ** The Spanish lin ...

-1945) *''

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–

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...

) *'' The Marx Brothers'' (1929–1946) *''

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'' (

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

–1959 in film, 1959)

Animated short film series

*''Mickey Mouse'' (1928 in film, 1928–1953 in film, 1953) *''Looney Tunes'' (1930 in film, 1930–1969 in film, 1969) *''Terrytoons'' (1930 in film, 1930–1964 in film, 1964) *''Merrie Melodies'' (1931 in film, 1931–1969 in film, 1969) *''Scrappy'' (1931 in film, 1931–1941 in film, 1941) *''Popeye'' (1933 in film, 1933–1957 in film, 1957) *''Color Rhapsodies'' (

–1949 in film, 1949) *''

'' (

–1956 in film, 1956) *''Daffy Duck'' (1937 in film, 1937 – 1966 in film, 1966) *''

'' (1939 in film, 1939–1955 in film, 1955) *''Andy Panda'' (1939 in film, 1939–1949 in film, 1949) *''Tom and Jerry'' (1940 in film, 1940–1958 in film, 1958) *''Woody Woodpecker'' (1941 in film, 1941–1949 in film, 1949) *''Swing Symphonies'' (1941 in film, 1941–1945 in film, 1945) *''The Fox and the Crow (animated characters), The Fox and the Crow'' (1941 in film, 1941–1950 in film, 1950) *''Red Hot Riding Hood'' (1943–1949 in film, 1949) *''Chip 'n Dale'' (1943–1956 in film, 1956) *''Droopy'' (1943–1958 in film, 1958)

Births

*January 1 – Don Novello, American writer, film director, producer, actor, singer and comedian *January 13 – Richard Moll, American actor (died 2023) *January 14 – Holland Taylor, American actress *January 18 **Paul Angelis, English actor and writer (died 2009) **Paul Freeman (actor), Paul Freeman, English actor *January 19 - Larry Clark, American director, producer and writer *January 24 – Sharon Tate, American actress and model (murdered 1969) *January 25 – Tobe Hooper, American director and screenwriter (died 2017) *January 26 - Kathryn Leigh Scott, American actress and writer *January 28 – John Beck (actor), John Beck, American actor *January 31 – Peter McRobbie, Scottish-born American actor *February 1 - Linda Gaye Scott, American actress *February 3 **Blythe Danner, American actress **Seizō Fukumoto, Japanese actor (died 2021) *February 5 - Michael Mann, American director, screenwriter and producer *February 9 – Joe Pesci, American actor *February 13 - Donald Sumpter, British actor *February 20 – Mike Leigh, English director *February 25 – George Harrison, English musician and songwriter (died 2001) *February 26 – Bill Duke, American actor and director *March 8 – Lynn Redgrave, English actress (died 2010) *March 15 – David Cronenberg, Canadian director and screenwriter *March 25 – Paul Michael Glaser, American actor and director *March 26 - Giusi Merli, Italian actress *March 28 – Conchata Ferrell, American actress (died 2020) *March 29 **Eric Idle, English actor, comedian, author and musician **Vangelis, Greek-born film composer (died 2022) *March 31 – Christopher Walken, American actor *April 3 - Jonathan Lynn, English director, producer, writer and actor *April 8 – Jack O'Halloran, American actor *April 10 - Tom Pollock, American producer (died 2020) *April 20 – Edie Sedgwick, American actress, socialite, model and heiress (died 1971) *April 26 – Leon Pownall, Welsh-Canadian actor (died 2006) *May 5 – Michael Palin, English actor, comedian and musician *May 7 - Donal McCann, Irish actor (died 1999) *May 25 - Leslie Uggams, American actress and singer *May 27 – Raye Birk, American actor *June 2 **Charles Haid, American actor and film director **Kevork Malikyan, English-Armenian actor *June 4 - Tom Luddy, American producer (died 2023) *June 7 – Michael Pennington, English actor, director and writer *June 8 - Colin Baker, English actor *June 11 - Oleg Vidov, Russian-American actor, director and producer (died 2017) *June 13 – Malcolm McDowell, English actor *June 19 - Peter Belli, Danish actor and singer (died 2023) *June 22 **Judith Barker, English actress **Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor and director *June 23 – Patrick Bokanowski, French director *June 24 – George Stanford Brown, American actor and director *June 26 - John Beasley (actor), John Beasley, American actor (died 2023) *July 3 – Kurtwood Smith, American actor *July 7 - Robert East (actor), Robert East, Welsh actor *July 11 - Tom Holland (filmmaker), Tom Holland, American screenwriter, actor and director *July 17 - James Hibbard actor, James Hibbard actor and stuntman *July 21 **Michael Caton, Australian actor, comedian and television host **Edward Herrmann, American actor (died 2014) *July 25 - Janet Margolin, American actress (died 1993) *July 26 – Mick Jagger, English singer, songwriter, actor, filmmaker, and dancer *July 28 – Frances Lee McCain, American actress *July 29 - Jim Ishida, Japanese-American character actor *August 2 - Richard Fancy, American actor and comedian *August 6 - Ray Buktenica, American character actor *August 15 – Barbara Bouchet, German-American actress *August 17 – Robert De Niro, American actor *August 18 – Martin Mull, American actor and comedian (died 2024) *August 20 - Sylvester McCoy, Scottish actor *August 21 **Lino Capolicchio, Italian actor, screenwriter and director (died 2022) **Hugh Wilson (director), Hugh Wilson, American director, writer, television showrunner and actor (died 2018) *August 27 – Tuesday Weld, American actress *August 28 - David Soul, American-British actor and singer (died 2024) *August 30 - Miri Fabian, Israeli actress *September 1 – Don Stroud, American actor and musician *September 3 – Valerie Perrine, American actress and model *September 5 - Jack Charles (actor), Jack Charles, Australian actor (died 2022) *September 9 – Art LaFleur, American character actor and acting coach (died 2021) *September 10 – Daniel Truhitte, American actor *September 19 - Diana Bellamy, American character actress (died 2001) *September 21 – Jerry Bruckheimer, American producer *September 23 - Toni Basil, American singer, actress and director *September 24 – Randall Duk Kim, Korean American stage, film and television actor *September 28 – J. T. Walsh, American character actor (died 1998) *October 4 – John Bindon, English actor and bodyguard (died 1993) *October 5 - Jennifer Hagan, Australian actress *October 8 – Chevy Chase, American actor and comedian *October 12 – Lin Shaye, American actress *October 15 – Penny Marshall, American television actress, film director and producer (died 2018) *October 20 – George Wyner, American actor *October 22 **Jan de Bont, Dutch cinematographer, director and producer **Catherine Deneuve, French actress *October 24 – Martin Campbell, New Zealand director *October 27 - Carmen Argenziano, American actor (died 2019) *October 29 **Christopher Cain, American director, screenwriter and producer **Margaret Nolan, English actress (died 2020) **Don Simpson, American producer, screenwriter and actor (died 1996) *November 1 – John McEnery, English actor and writer (died 2019) *November 5 – Sam Shepard, American actor (died 2017) *November 7 – Michael Byrne (actor), Michael Byrne, British actor *November 10 - William Hoyland, English actor (died 2017) *November 12 **Valerie Leon, English actress and model **Wallace Shawn, American actor *November 16 - Wai Ching Ho, Hong Kong actress *November 20 – Mie Hama, former Japanese actress, radio and television presenter *November 23 – Tony Bonner, Australian actor and singer *November 28 **George T. Miller, Scottish-Australian director and producer (died 2023) **Randy Newman, American singer, film composer *December 2 - Henry Kingi, American stuntman and actor *December 12 **Gianni Russo, American actor and singer **Phyllis Somerville, American actress (died 2020) *December 13 – Arturo Ripstein, Mexican director *December 16 – Patti Deutsch, American voice artist, actress and comedian (died 2017) *December 19 - Sam Kelly, English actor (died 2014) *December 21 – Jack Nance, American actor (died 1996) *December 23 – Harry Shearer, American voice actor *December 25 - David Darlow (actor), David Darlow, American actor *December 31 **Ben Kingsley, English actor **Victor Raider-Wexler, American actor

Deaths

*January 25 – Spencer Charters, 67, American actor, ''The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine'', ''The Postman Didn't Ring'' *February 14 – Dora Gerson, 43, German actress, ''Caravan of Death (film), Caravan of Death'', ''On the Brink of Paradise'' *February 19 – Lynne Overman, 58, American actor, ''Little Miss Marker (1934 film), Little Miss Marker'', ''Union Pacific (film), Union Pacific'', '' Dixie'' *February 20 – Donald Haines, 23, American child actor, ''Skippy (film), Skippy'', ''A Tale of Two Cities (1935 film), A Tale of Two Cities'' *March 10 – Tully Marshall, 78, American actor, ''Paid in Full (1914 film), Paid in Full'', ''The Big Trail'' *April 3 – Conrad Veidt, 50, German actor, ''

'', ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'', ''The Thief of Baghdad (1940 film), The Thief of Baghdad'', ''The Spy in Black'' *June 1 – Leslie Howard (actor), Leslie Howard, 50, Academy Award-nominated British actor, ''

'', ''Pygmalion (1938 film), Pygmalion'', ''The Petrified Forest'', ''Of Human Bondage (1934 film), Of Human Bondage'' *June 30 – Carlo Wieth, 57, Danish actor *July 16 – Arthur Byron, 71, American actor, ''20,000 Years in Sing Sing'', ''Gabriel Over the White House'' *November 24 - Frank Sheridan (actor), Frank Sheridan, 74, American actor,

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