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1952 in film

The year 1952 in film involved some significant events in cinema history.

Events
January 10Cecil B. DeMille's circus epic, The Greatest Show on Earth, is premièred at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. • March 27 – The MGM musical ''Singin' in the Rain'' premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. • May 26 – Decision reached in Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson determining that certain provisions of the New York Education Law allowing a censor to forbid the commercial showing of any non-licensed motion picture film, or revoke or deny the license of a film deemed to be "sacrilegious," was a "restraint on freedom of speech" and thereby a violation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. • September 19 – While Charlie Chaplin is at sea on his way to the United Kingdom, the United States Attorney-General, James P. McGranery, announces plans to review his right to return to the US. • September 30 – The Cinerama multiple-projection widescreen system, invented by Fred Waller, makes its début in New York with the film This Is Cinerama. • November 27Bwana Devil, the first American, feature-length, color 3-D film, is released, and begins the demand for 3-D films that lasts for the next two years. ==Top-grossing films==
Top-grossing films
United States The top ten 1952 released films by box office gross in the United States are as follows: International ==Awards==
Awards
==Notable films released in 1952==
Notable films released in 1952
United States unless stated #1st of April, 2000 – (Austria) • 5 Fingers, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring James Mason AAbbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd, starring Bud Abbott and Lou CostelloAbove and Beyond, starring Robert Taylor and Eleanor ParkerAffair in Trinidad, starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn FordAgainst All Flags, starring Errol Flynn and Maureen O'HaraAlraune, starring Hildegard Knef and Erich von Stroheim – (West Germany) • Andrine og Kjell – (Norway) • Androcles and the Lion, starring Jean Simmons and Victor MatureAngel Face, starring Robert Mitchum and Jean SimmonsAngels One Five, starring Jack Hawkins – (GB) • Anhonee, starring Raj Kapoor and Nargis – (India) • ''At Sword's Point'', starring Maureen O'Hara and Cornel WildeThe Atomic City, starring Gene Barry and Lydia Clarke BBabes in Bagdad, starring Paulette Goddard and Gypsy Rose LeeThe Bad and the Beautiful, starring Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, Gloria GrahameBaiju Bawra, starring Meena Kumari – (India) • The Beast Must Die (La Bestia debe morir) – (Argentina) • Because of You, starring Loretta Young • ''Because You're Mine'', starring Mario LanzaThe Belle of New York, starring Fred Astaire and Vera-EllenLes Belles de nuit (Beauties of the Night), directed by René Clair – (France) • Belles on Their Toes, starring Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain, Debra PagetBend of the River, directed by Anthony Mann, starring James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Julie Adams, Rock HudsonBeware, My Lovely, starring Ida Lupino and Robert RyanBig Jim McLain, starring John Wayne and James ArnessThe Big Sky, starring Kirk DouglasThe Big Trees, starring Kirk DouglasThe Black Castle, starring Stephen McNally, Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr.Blackbeard the Pirate, starring Robert NewtonBrandy for the Parson, starring James Donald and Kenneth More – (GB) • Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory, starring Clayton MooreThe Bushwackers, starring John Ireland and Lawrence Tierney CCalifornia Conquest, starring Cornel Wilde and Teresa WrightCaptive Women, starring Robert ClarkeCarbine Williams, starring James Stewart and Jean HagenThe Card, starring Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Petula Clark – (GB) • Carrie, starring Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones, Miriam HopkinsCarson City, starring Randolph Scott • ''Casque d'Or'' (Golden Helmet), directed by Jacques Becker, starring Simone Signoret – (France) • Children of Hiroshima (Gembaku no ko) – (Japan) • Ciguli Miguli – (Yugoslavia) • The City Stands Trial (Processo alla città), directed by Luigi Zampa – (Italy) • Clash by Night, directed by Fritz Lang, starring Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, Paul Douglas, Marilyn MonroeCome Back, Little Sheba, starring Burt Lancaster and Shirley BoothThe Crimson Pirate, starring Burt Lancaster DDark River (Las aguas bajan turbias) – (Argentina) • Deadline - U.S.A., directed by Richard Brooks, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ethel Barrymore, Kim Hunter, Jim Backus, Martin GabelDenver and Rio Grande, starring Edmond O'Brien and Sterling HaydenDerby Day, starring Anna Neagle and Michael Wilding – (Britain) • Desperate Search, starring Howard Keel and Jane GreerThe Devil Makes Three, starring Gene KellyDiplomatic Courier, directed by Henry Hathaway, starring Tyrone Power • ''Don't Bother to Knock'', starring Richard Widmark, Anne Bancroft, Marilyn MonroeDown Among the Z Men, starring The Goons – (GB) • Dreamboat, starring Ginger Rogers, Clifton Webb, Elsa Lanchester, Anne Francis EEmergency Call, directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Jack Warner, Anthony Steel, Joy Shelton and Freddie Mills – (U.K.) • ''Europa '51'', directed by Roberto Rossellini, starring Ingrid Bergman – (Italy) • The Eyes Leave Tracks (Los ojos dejan huella), starring Raf Vallone – (Spain) FFace to Face, starring James Mason and Robert PrestonFanfan la Tulipe (a.k.a. Fearless Little Soldier), starring Gérard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida – (France) • Flaming Feather, starring Sterling HaydenFlavor of Green Tea Over Rice ( Ochazuke no aji), directed by Yasujirō Ozu – (Japan) • Flesh and Fury, starring Tony Curtis and Jan SterlingForbidden Games (Jeux interdits), directed by René Clément – winner of Oscar for best foreign language film – (France) GA Girl in Every Port, starring Groucho Marx, William Bendix, Marie Wilson, Dee HartfordGloria Mairena, directed by Luis Lucia, starring Juanita Reina, Eduardo Fajardo, Rafael Arcos (Spain) • The Golden Coach (Le Carrosse d'or), directed by Jean Renoir, starring Anna Magnani – (France/Italy) • The Greatest Show on Earth, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Gloria Grahame, Dorothy Lamour, James Stewart H • ''Hangman's Knot'', starring Randolph Scott, Donna Reed, Lee MarvinHans Christian Andersen, starring Danny Kaye and Farley GrangerThe Happy Family, directed by Muriel Box, starring Stanley Holloway and Kathleen Harrison – (GB) • The Happy Time, starring Charles Boyer and Bobby DriscollHas Anybody Seen My Gal?, starring Piper Laurie, Rock Hudson, Charles CoburnHeidi, directed by Luigi Comencini – (Switzerland) • Hellgate, starring Sterling HaydenHiawatha, starring Vince EdwardsHigh Noon, directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Gary Cooper (Oscar for best actor) and Grace KellyLos hijos de María Morales (The Children of Maria Morales), starring Pedro Infante – (Mexico) • Holiday for Sinners, starring Gig Young and Janice RuleThe Holly and the Ivy, starring Ralph Richardson and Celia Johnson – (GB) • Home at Seven, directed by and starring Ralph Richardson – (GB) • Horizons West, starring Robert Ryan, Rock Hudson, Raymond BurrHunted, directed by Charles Crichton, starring Dirk Bogarde and Jon Whiteley – (GB) I • ''The I Don't Care Girl'', starring Mitzi Gaynor and Oscar LevantI Dream of Jeanie, starring Bill ShirleyIkiru (To Live), directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Takashi Shimura – winner of Golden Bear – (Japan) • The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Anthony Asquith, starring Michael Redgrave – (GB) • Indian Uprising, starring George MontgomeryIt Grows on Trees, starring Irene DunneIvanhoe, starring Robert Taylor, Joan Fontaine, Elizabeth Taylor JJaal (Net), starring Dev Anand – (India) • Jack and the Beanstalk, starring Bud Abbott and Lou CostelloJapanese War Bride, starring Shirley Yamaguchi and Don TaylorThe Jazz Singer, starring Danny Thomas and Peggy LeeJolanda la figlia del corsaro nero (Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair) – (Italy) • Jumping Jacks, starring Dean Martin and Jerry LewisJust This Once, starring Janet Leigh, Peter Lawford KKangaroo, starring Maureen O'Hara, Peter LawfordKansas City Confidential, starring John Payne and Coleen GrayKid Monk Baroni, starring Leonard Nimoy LLady in the Iron Mask, starring Louis HaywardLambert the Sheepish LionThe Last Page, a.k.a. Man Bait, starring George Brent, Marguerite Chapman, Diana Dors – (GB) • The Life of Oharu (Saikaku ichidai onna), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi – (Japan) • Lightning (Inazuma), directed by Mikio Naruse – (Japan) • Limelight, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, with Claire BloomLola the Coalgirl, directed by Luis Lucia and starring Juanita Reina, Virgílio Teixeira (Spain) • Lone Star, starring Clark Gable and Ava GardnerLost in Alaska, starring Bud Abbott and Lou CostelloLovely to Look At, starring Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Red SkeltonLure of the Wilderness, starring Jean Peters, Jeffrey Hunter, Walter BrennanThe Lusty Men, starring Robert Mitchum MMacao, starring Robert Mitchum and Jane RussellMandy, starring Phyllis Calvert and Jack Hawkins – (GB) • The Marrying Kind, starring Judy HollidayMeet Danny Wilson, starring Frank SinatraThe Member of the Wedding, starring Julie HarrisThe Merry Widow, starring Lana TurnerMexican Bus Ride (Subida al cielo), directed by Luis Buñuel – (Mexico) • Million Dollar Mermaid, starring Esther Williams and Victor MatureThe Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima, starring Gilbert Roland and Susan Whitney • Les Misérables, starring Michael Rennie, Robert Newton, Debra PagetMonkey Business, starring Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn, Marilyn MonroeMonsoon, starring Diana Douglas and Ursula ThiessMontana Belle, starring Jane RussellMoulin Rouge, starring José Ferrer and Zsa Zsa Gabor – (GB) • My Cousin Rachel, starring Olivia de Havilland and Richard BurtonMy Pal Gus, starring Richard Widmark and George WinslowMy Six Convicts, starring Gilbert RolandMy Son John, starring Robert Walker and Van Heflin NThe Narrow Margin, directed by Richard Fleischer, starring Charles McGrawNeighbours – (Canada) • Never Look Back directed by Francis Searle, starring Rosamund John – (GB) • No Room for the Groom, directed by Douglas Sirk, starring Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie O • ''O. Henry's Full House'', an anthology film starring Charles Laughton, David Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark, Anne Baxter, Jeanne CrainOne Big Affair, starring Evelyn KeyesOne Minute to Zero, directed by Tay Garnett, starring Robert Mitchum and Ann BlythOthello (a.k.a. The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice), written, directed by and starring Orson WellesOutcast of the Islands, directed by Carol Reed, starring Ralph Richardson and Trevor Howard – (GB) • The Overcoat (Il Cappotto) – (Italy) PPahit-Pahit Manis, starring Titien Sumarni and Chatir Harro (Indonesia) • Panta Rhei, directed by Bert HaanstraPat and Mike, starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine HepburnPhone Call from a Stranger, starring Shelley Winters and Gary MerrillThe Pickwick Papers, starring James Hayter and James Donald – (GB) • Le Plaisir (a.k.a. House of Pleasure), directed by Max Ophüls, starring Claude Dauphin – (France) • ''The Planter's Wife'', directed by Ken Annakin, starring Claudette Colbert, Jack Hawkins & Anthony Steel – (GB) • Pony Soldier, starring Tyrone PowerThe Pride of St. Louis, starring Dan DaileyThe Prisoner of Zenda, starring Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, James Mason, Jane Greer QThe Quiet Man, directed by John Ford, starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara RRancho Notorious, starring Marlene DietrichRed Ball Express, starring Jeff ChandlerRed Planet Mars, starring Peter GravesRetreat, Hell!, starring Frank LovejoyReturn of the Texan, starring Dale Robertson and Joanne DruReverón, directed by Margot BenacerrafRoad to Bali, starring Bing Crosby and Bob HopeRome 11:00 – (Italy) • Room for One More, starring Cary Grant and Betsy DrakeRuby Gentry, starring Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston and Karl Malden SSailor Beware, starring Dean Martin and Jerry LewisSangdil, starring Dilip Kumar and Madhubala – (India) • Saturday Island, starring Linda Darnell and Tab Hunter – (GB) • The Savage, starring Charlton Heston and Susan MorrowScandal Sheet, starring Broderick Crawford and Donna ReedScaramouche, starring Stewart Granger and Janet LeighThe Scarlet Flower (Alenkiy tsvetochek) – (U.S.S.R.) • Sea Tiger, starring Marguerite ChapmanSecrets of Women (Kvinnors väntan), directed by Ingmar Bergman, starring Eva Dahlbeck – (Sweden) • Siempre tuya (Forever Yours) – (Mexico) • ''Singin' in the Rain'', starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Donald O'ConnorThe Sniper, directed by Edward DmytrykThe Snow Maiden (Snegurochka) – (U.S.S.R.) • The Snows of Kilimanjaro, starring Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner • ''Something Money Can't Buy'', directed by Pat Jackson, starring Patricia Roc, Anthony Steel, Moira Lister & A.E. Matthews – (U.K.) • Something to Live For, directed by George Stevens, starring Joan Fontaine and Teresa WrightSon of Paleface, directed by Frank Tashlin, starring Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Roy RogersSong of the Sea (O canto do mar), directed by Alberto Cavalcanti – (Brazil) • The Sound Barrier, directed by David Lean, starring Ralph Richardson – (GB) • Springfield Rifle, starring Gary Cooper and Phyllis ThaxterThe Star, starring Bette Davis and Sterling HaydenStars and Stripes Forever, starring Clifton Webb, Debra Paget, Robert Wagner and Ruth HusseySteel Town, starring Ann Sheridan and John LundThe Steel Trap, starring Joseph Cotten and Teresa WrightThe Stooge, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis • ''Stop, You're Killing Me'', starring Broderick Crawford and Claire TrevorThe Story of Will Rogers, starring Will Rogers Jr. and Jane WymanSudden Fear, starring Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame TThe Hour of 13, starring Peter LawfordThe Thief, starring Ray MillandThis Is Cinerama, directed by Merian C. CooperThunderbirds, starring John DerekTico-Tico no Fubá, directed by Adolfo Celi – (Brazil) • Toto in Colour (Totò a colori), starring Totò – (Italy) • Toxi, directed by Robert A. Stemmle (West Germany) • ''Trent's Last Case'', starring Orson Welles and Michael Wilding – (GB) • The Turning Point, starring William Holden, Alexis Smith, Edmond O'BrienTwo Cents Worth of Hope (Due soldi di speranza) – (Italy) UUmberto D., directed by Vittorio De Sica – (Italy) • Untamed Frontier, starring Joseph Cotten and Shelley Winters VLa villa Santo-Sospir, short film directed by Jean Cocteau – (France) • Viva Zapata!, starring Marlon Brando and Jean Peters W • ''We're Not Married!'', starring Ginger Rogers, Marilyn Monroe, Eve Arden, Paul Douglas, Eddie Bracken, Mitzi GaynorThe White Reindeer (Valkoinen peura) – (Finland) • The White Sheik (Lo sceicco bianco), directed by Federico Fellini – (Italy) • Who Goes There!, starring Nigel Patrick and Valerie Hobson – (GB) • Wide Boy, starring Sydney Tafler and Susan Shaw – (GB) • The Wild North, starring Stewart Granger and Cyd CharisseWings of Danger, directed by Terence Fisher, starring Zachary Scott – (GB) • The Witch (Noita palaa elämään) – (Finland) • With a Song in My Heart, starring Susan HaywardA Woman Without Love (Una mujer sin amor), directed by Luis Buñuel – (Mexico) • The World in His Arms, starring Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, Ann Blyth YYou for Me, starring Peter Lawford, Jane Greer, Gig YoungYoung Man with Ideas, starring Glenn Ford and Ruth Roman ==Film releases==
Film releases
January–March • February 7 – Viva Zapata! • February 13 – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (re-release) • February 19 – Retreat, Hell! • February 22 • 5 FingersOne Big Affair April–June • April 4 – With a Song in My Heart • May 2 – The Narrow Margin • May 15 – Outcast of the Islands • June 13 – No Room for the Groom • June 26 – The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men July–September • July 21 – One Minute to Zero • July 23 – Untamed Frontier • August 21 – The Quiet Man • September 18 – ''O. Henry's Full House'' October–December • November 26 – Bwana Devil • December 25 • The Bad and the BeautifulCome Back, Little Sheba ==Serials==
Short film series
Births
• January 2 - Wendy Phillips, American actress • January 6 • Armelia McQueen, American actress (died 2020) • Frank Sivero, Italian-American character actor • January 11 – Bille Brown, Australian actor (died 2013) • January 17 – Kevin Reynolds, American director and screenwriter • January 18 – Michael Angelis, English actor (died 2020) • January 22 – Ace Vergel, Filipino actor (died 2007) • February 2 – Carol Ann Susi, American actress (died 2014) • February 4 • Lisa Eichhorn, American actress • Richard Lineback, American actor • February 12 – Simon MacCorkindale, English actor (died 2010) • February 14 – Anton Lesser, English actor • February 22 – Issey Ogata, Japanese actor and comedian • March 2 – Laraine Newman, American actress, voice actress, comedian and writer • March 4 – Ronn Moss, American actor, musician and singer-songwriter • March 6 – John David Carson, American actor (died 2009) • March 11 – James Fleet, English actor • March 16 - Irwin Keyes, American actor and comedian (died 2015) • March 19 – Harvey Weinstein, American producer • March 24 – Nicholas Campbell, Canadian actor and filmmaker • March 27 – Kalju Orro, Estonian actor • April 1 – Annette O'Toole, American actress • April 5 – Mitch Pileggi, American actor • April 6 – Marilu Henner, American actress • April 7 • Dennis Hayden, American actor, producer and writer • Clarke Peters, American-British actor, writer and director • April 8 – Andrew Stahl, American actor • April 10 • Robert Miranda, American actor • Steven Seagal, American actor & martial artist • April 11 – Michael Thomas, British actor (died 2019) • April 13 – Erick Avari, Indian-American actor • April 15 – Glenn Shadix, American actor (died 2010) • April 16 – Billy West, American voice actor, musician, singer and songwriter • April 17 – Joe Alaskey, American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist, and impressionist (died 2016) • April 19 - Tony Plana, Cuban-American actor and director • April 26 – Spice Williams-Crosby, American actress • April 28 – Mary McDonnell, American actress • April 29 – Nora Dunn, American actress and comedian • May 1 • Margaret Michaels, former American actress • Pierre van Pletzen, South African actor, writer and director • May 2 • Christine Baranski, American actress • Thom Gossom Jr., American actor • May 6 • Gregg Henry, American actor & musician • Fred Newman, American actor and comedian • May 9 – Patrick Ryecart, English actor • May 11 • Shohreh Aghdashloo, Iranian-American actress • Frances Fisher, British-born American actress • May 14 – Robert Zemeckis, American director • May 15 – Chazz Palminteri, American actor • May 20 – Julia Deakin, English actress • May 21 – Mr. T, American actor, bodyguard, television personality and retired professional wrestler • May 22 – Mike Muscat, American actor • May 28 – Denis Akiyama, Canadian actor (died 2018) • May 31 – Carole Achache, French writer, photographer and actress (died 2016) • June 4 – Kerry Shale, Canadian actor and writer • June 5 – Connie Chiume, South African actress and filmmaker (died 2024) • June 6 – Harvey Fierstein, American actor and screenwriter • June 7 – Liam Neeson, Northern Irish actor • June 18 • Miriam Flynn, American voice actress and character actress • Carol Kane, American actress • Isabella Rossellini, Italian actress • June 19 – Virginia Hey, Australian actress • June 20 • John Goodman, American actor • Larry Riley, American actor and musician (died 1992) • June 22 – Graham Greene, Canadian actor (died 2025) • June 26 – Peter Crombie, American actor (died 2024) • June 30 – Patrick Pinney, American actor • July 1 • Dan Aykroyd, Canadian actor & comedian • Brian George, Israeli-English actor, voice artist, comedian and singer • July 3 • Rick Ducommun, Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer (died 2015) • Cork Hubbert, American actor (d. 2003) • July 6 • Grant Goodeve, American actor • Dean Parisot, American director • July 8 – Mary Ellen Trainor, American character actress (died 2015) • July 11 • Tim de Zarn, American actor • Stephen Lang, American actor • July 13 – Rosemary Dunsmore, Canadian actress and director • July 14 • Stan Shaw, American actor • Joel Silver, American producer • July 15 • Celia Imrie, English actress • Terry O'Quinn, American actor • Judson Scott, American actor • July 17 – David Hasselhoff, American actor, singer, producer and television personality • July 20 • Adrian Biddle, English cinematographer (died 2005) • Nathaniel Lees, New Zealand actor and director • July 21 – George Wallace, American comedian and actor • July 24 – Gus Van Sant, American director • July 27 - Roxanne Hart, American actress • August 6 - Brian Levant, American filmmaker • August 7 - Caroline Aaron, American actress • August 10 • Daniel Hugh Kelly, American actor • Diane Venora, American actress • August 12 – Ronald Guttman, Belgian actor and producer • August 16 – Reginald VelJohnson, American actor • August 18 – Patrick Swayze, American actor & dancer (died 2009) • August 19 – Jonathan Frakes, American actor & director • August 26 – Michael Jeter, American actor (died 2003) • August 27 – Paul Reubens, American actor, comedian, writer and producer (died 2023) • September 1 – Michael Massee, American actor (died 2016) • September 2 - Yuen Wah, Hong Kong actor, martial artist, stuntman and action choreographer • September 4 • Alan Blumenfeld, American character actor • Rishi Kapoor, Indian actor (died 2020) • September 5 – Michael Horton, American actor • September 6 – Vitali Baganov, Russian actor • September 8 – David R. Ellis, American director and stunt performer (died 2013) • September 9 – Angela Cartwright, British-American actress • September 13 – Christine Estabrook, American actress • September 16 – Mickey Rourke, American actor and screenwriter • September 19 – Rein Aedma, Estonian actor • September 24 – Christopher Reeve, American actor (died 2004) • September 25 – Colin Friels, Scottish-born Australian actor • September 26 – James Keane, American actor • September 29 – Gábor Csupó, Hungarian animator, writer, director, producer, and graphic designer • September 30 • John Finn, American character actor • Al Leong, American stuntman and actor • Jack Wild, English actor and singer (died 2006) • October 5 – Harold Faltermeyer, German musician and composer • October 6 - Jim Downey, American writer, producer and actor • October 7 • Mary Badham, American actress • Tom McBride, American actor (died 1995) • October 8 – Edward Zwick, American filmmaker • October 13 – John Lone, Chinese-American actor • October 14 – Rick Aviles, American stand-up comedian and actor (died 1995) • October 22 • Jeff Goldblum, American actor • John Howard, Australian actor • October 23 - Robin Swicord, American screenwriter and director • October 27 – Roberto Benigni, Italian actor • October 28 • Annie Potts, American actress • Jim Turner, American actor and stand-up comedian • October 30 • Emily Kuroda, American actress • Dalip Tahil, Indian actor • November 2 – David Andrews, American character actor • November 3 • Roseanne Barr, American actress and stand-up comedian • Jim Cummings, American voice actor • November 6 – Gary Goetzman, American producer and actor • November 8 – Alfre Woodard, American actress • November 9 – John Megna, American actor and director (died 1995) • November 13 – Art Malik, Pakistani-born British actor • November 14 • Bill Farmer, American voice actor and comedian • Chris Noonan, Australian filmmaker and actor • Maggie Roswell, American actress, comedian, writer and producer • November 15 – Randy Savage, American professional wrestler, commentator, actor and rapper (died 2011) • November 18 – Delroy Lindo, British actor • November 24 – Ulrich Seidl, Austrian director • November 28 • Rif Hutton, American actor (died 2026) • S. Epatha Merkerson, American actress • November 29 – Jeff Fahey, American actor • November 30 – Mandy Patinkin, American actor • December 1 – Forry Smith, American actor • December 2 – Keith Szarabajka, American actor • December 3 – Mel Smith, English comedian, actor and director (died 2013) • December 8 – Greg Collins, American character actor and former professional football linebacker • December 9 – Michael Dorn, American actor • December 12 – Sarah Douglas, English actress • December 20 – Jenny Agutter, English actress • December 21 – Dennis Boutsikaris, American character actor • December 25 – CCH Pounder, Guayanese-born American actress • December 29 – Külliki Saldre, Estonian actress ==Deaths==
Deaths
''. • January 18 – Curly Howard, American comedian (b. 1903), The Three Stooges • January 25 – Polly Moran, American actress (b. 1883), Chasing Rainbows, ''Adam's Rib'' • March 1 – Gregory La Cava, American director (b. 1892), My Man Godfrey, Stage Door • March 21 – Eddie Laughton, American actor (b. 1903), Girls of the Road, Atlantic Convoy • March 26 – J. P. McGowan, Australian director (b. 1880), Where the West Begins, Tarzan and the Golden Lion • April 21 – Leslie Banks, English actor (b. 1890), The Most Dangerous Game, Jamaica Inn • May 8 – William Fox, American movie executive (b. 1879), 7th Heaven • May 9 – Canada Lee, American actor (b. 1907), Lifeboat, Lost Boundaries, Cry, the Beloved Country • May 21 – John Garfield, American actor (b. 1913), Body and Soul, Nobody Lives Forever, ''Gentleman's Agreement'' • May 26 – Richard Rober, American actor (b. 1910), The Well, The File on Thelma Jordon • June 27 – Elmo Lincoln, American actor (b. 1889), Tarzan of the Apes, The Adventures of Tarzan • July 6 – Gertrud Wolle, German actress (b. 1891), The Hound of the Baskervilles • August 2 – J. Farrell MacDonald, American actor (b. 1875), Me and My Gal, The Last Alarm • August 18 – Ralph Byrd, American actor (b. 1909), ''Dick Tracy's Dilemma, The Vigilante'' • August 28 – Lamar Trotti, American screenwriter (b. 1900), The Ox-Bow Incident, Cheaper by the Dozen • September 7 – Gertrude Lawrence, English actress (b. 1898), Rembrandt, The Glass Menagerie • October 11 – Jack Conway, American director (b. 1888), Boom Town, Libeled Lady, Viva Villa! • October 17 – Julia Dean, American stage and screen actress (b. 1878), A Society Exile, The Curse of the Cat People • October 20 – Basil Radford, English actor (b. 1887), ''Crook's Tour, The Galloping Major'' • October 23 – Susan Peters, American actress (b. 1921), Song of Russia, Random Harvest • October 26 – Hattie McDaniel, American actress (b. 1893), Gone with the Wind, Saratoga • November 1 – Dixie Lee, American actress (b. 1912), Manhattan Love Song, Love in Bloom • November 6 – George H. Reed, American actor, (b. 1866), Huckleberry Finn, Green Pastures • December 4 – André Lefaur, French actor, (b. 1879), The Green Jacket, Adrienne Lecouvreur == Film debuts ==
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