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1941 in film

The year 1941 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Citizen Kane.

Events
January 17 – A film based on the best-selling novel Gone with the Wind goes into general release in the United States after touring in a roadshow version during 1940. Becoming a cultural phenomenon, it sells an estimated 60 million tickets this year alone. Adjusted for inflation with numerous rereleases, it remains the highest grossing domestic film of all time with $1.8 billion. • March 24Glenn Miller begins work on his orchestra's first movie Sun Valley Serenade for Twentieth Century Fox. • May 1Orson Welles' Citizen Kane, consistently rated as one of the films considered the all-time best, is premiered at the Palace Theatre (New York City). • June – ''An Airman's Letter to His Mother'', a British propaganda film based on true events, is released in cinemas, directed by Michael Powell and narrated by John Gielgud. • July 2Sergeant York, the film biopic of World War I hero Alvin C. York, starring Gary Cooper in the title role, premieres in New York City. It is the highest-grossing picture of the year and earns Cooper the first of two Academy Awards for Best Actor. • July 28 - The assets of Hollywood studios in Japan are frozen by Japan's Ministry of Finance. • September – Senate Investigation into Motion Picture War Propaganda in the United States. • October 3The Maltese Falcon, considered one of the greatest films noir, is released. ==Academy Awards==
Academy Awards
Best Picture: How Green Was My Valley – 20th Century-Fox • Best Actor: Gary CooperSergeant YorkBest Actress: Joan FontaineSuspicionBest Supporting Actor: Donald CrispHow Green Was My ValleyBest Supporting Actress: Mary AstorThe Great LieBest Director: John FordHow Green Was My Valley ==Top-grossing films (U.S.)==
Top-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1941 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: ==Films by country/region==
Notable films
Films produced in the United States unless stated otherwise #The 47 Ronin (Genroku Chūshingura), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi – (Japan) • 49th Parallel, directed by Michael Powell, starring Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier and Raymond Massey – (GB) AAdam Had Four Sons, directed by Gregory Ratoff, starring Ingrid Bergman and Warner BaxterAmong the Living, directed by Stuart Heisler, starring Albert Dekker, Susan Hayward and Harry Carey • ''Andy Hardy's Private Secretary'', directed by George B. Seitz, starring Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney and Fay Holden BBabes on Broadway, directed by Busby Berkeley, starring Mickey Rooney and Judy GarlandBack Street, directed by Robert Stevenson, starring Charles Boyer and Margaret SullavanBall of Fire, directed by Howard Hawks, starring Gary Cooper and Barbara StanwyckThe Big Store, directed by Charles Reisner, starring the Marx Brothers and Tony MartinThe Black Cat, directed by Albert S. Rogell, starring Basil Rathbone and Bela LugosiBlood and Sand, directed by Rouben Mamoulian, starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell and Rita HayworthBlossoms in the Dust, directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Greer Garson and Walter PidgeonBlues in the Night, directed by Anatole Litvak, starring Priscilla LaneThe Bride Came C.O.D., directed by William Keighley, starring James Cagney and Bette DavisBrothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (Toda-ke no kyōdai), directed by Yasujirō Ozu – (Japan) • Buck Privates, directed by Arthur Lubin, starring Abbott and Costello and the Andrews Sisters CCaught in the Draft, directed by David Butler, starring Bob Hope and Dorothy LamourCharlie Chan in Rio, directed by Harry Lachman, starring Sidney Toler • ''Charley's Aunt'', directed by Archie Mayo, starring Jack Benny and Kay FrancisThe Chocolate Soldier, directed by Roy Del Ruth, starring Nelson Eddy and Risë StevensCitizen Kane, directed by and starring Orson Welles, with Joseph Cotten and Agnes MooreheadThe Corsican Brothers, directed by Gregory Ratoff, starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Cottage to Let, directed by Anthony Asquith, starring Leslie Banks, Alastair Sim and John Mills – (GB) DThe Devil and Daniel Webster, directed by William Dieterle, starring Edward Arnold and Walter HustonThe Devil and Miss Jones, directed by Sam Wood, starring Jean Arthur, Robert Cummings and Charles CoburnDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, directed by Victor Fleming, starring Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman and Lana TurnerDumbo, Disney Classic directed by Ben Sharpsteen FThe Face Behind the Mask, directed by Robert Florey, starring Peter LorreFootsteps in the Dark, directed by Lloyd Bacon, starring Errol FlynnThe Flame of New Orleans, directed by René Clair, starring Marlene Dietrich G • ''The Ghost of St. Michael's'', directed by Marcel Varnel, starring Will Hay and Charles Hawtrey – (GB) • The Great Lie, directed by Edmund Goulding, starring Mary Astor, George Brent and Bette Davis HH.M. Pulham, Esq., directed by King Vidor, starring Hedy Lamarr and Robert Young • ''Hellzapoppin''', directed by H. C. Potter, starring Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson and Martha RayeHere Comes Mr. Jordan, directed by Alexander Hall, starring Robert Montgomery and Claude RainsHigh Sierra, directed by Raoul Walsh, starring Ida Lupino and Humphrey BogartHold Back the Dawn, directed by Mitchell Leisen, starring Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland and Paulette GoddardHold That Ghost, directed by Arthur Lubin, starring Abbott and Costello, the Andrews Sisters and Ted LewisHonky Tonk, directed by Jack Conway, starring Clark Gable and Lana TurnerHow Green Was My Valley, directed by John Ford, starring Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara and Roddy McDowall II Wake Up Screaming, directed by H. Bruce Humberstone, starring Betty Grable, Victor Mature and Carole LandisIn the Navy, directed by Arthur Lubin, starring Abbott and Costello, Dick Powell and the Andrews SistersIt Started with Eve, directed by Henry Koster, starring Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton and Robert Cummings KKathleen, directed by Harold S. Bucquet, starring Shirley Temple and Herbert Marshall • ''Keep 'Em Flying'', directed by Arthur Lubin, starring Abbott and Costello and Martha RayeKhazanchi (Cashier), directed by Moti B. Gidwani – (India) • Kipps, directed by Carol Reed, starring Michael Redgrave – (GB) LLadies in Retirement, directed by Charles Vidor, starring Ida Lupino and Louis HaywardLady Be Good, directed by Norman Z. McLeod, starring Eleanor Powell, Ann Sothern, Robert Young, Lionel Barrymore and Red SkeltonThe Lady Eve, directed by Preston Sturges, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry FondaLife Begins for Andy Hardy, directed by George B. Seitz, starring Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden and Judy GarlandThe Little Foxes, directed by William Wyler, starring Bette Davis and Herbert MarshallLouisiana Purchase, directed by Irving Cummings, starring Bob HopeLove on the Dole, directed by John Baxter, starring Deborah Kerr – (GB) MMajor Barbara, directed by Gabriel Pascal, starring Wendy Hiller and Rex Harrison – (GB) • The Maltese Falcon, directed by John Huston, starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor and Peter LorreMan Hunt, directed by Fritz Lang, starring Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett and George SandersMan-Made Monster, directed by George Waggner, starring Lon Chaney Jr. and Lionel AtwillManpower, directed by Raoul Walsh, starring Edward G. Robinson, Marlene Dietrich and George RaftMeet John Doe, directed by Frank Capra, starring Gary Cooper and Barbara StanwyckMen of Boys Town, directed by Norman Taurog, starring Spencer Tracy and Mickey RooneyMoon Over Miami, directed by Walter Lang, starring Don Ameche, Betty Grable and Robert CummingsMr. & Mrs. Smith, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery and Gene RaymondMr. Bug Goes to Town, animated film directed by Dave Fleischer NNever Give a Sucker an Even Break, directed by Edward F. Cline, starring W. C. FieldsNice Girl?, directed by William A. Seiter, starring Deanna Durbin, Franchot Tone, Walter Brennan and Robert Stack OOhm Krüger (Uncle Kruger), propaganda film directed by Hans Steinhoff, starring Emil Jannings – (Germany) • One Foot in Heaven, directed by Irving Rapper, starring Fredric March and Martha Scott PPenny Serenade, directed by George Stevens, starring Irene Dunne and Cary GrantPiccolo mondo antico (Old-Fashioned World), directed by Mario Soldati, starring Alida Valli – (Italy) • Pimpernel Smith, propaganda film directed by and starring Leslie Howard – (GB) • Princess Iron Fan (Tiě shàn gōngzhǔ), directed by Wan Guchan and Wan Laiming – (China) RRage in Heaven, directed by W. S. Van Dyke, starring Robert Montgomery, Ingrid Bergman and George SandersThe Reluctant Dragon, directed by Alfred L. Werker, starring Robert BenchleyRoad to Zanzibar, directed by Victor Schertzinger, starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour SThe Sea Wolf, directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Edward G. Robinson, Ida Lupino and John GarfieldSergeant York, directed by Howard Hawks, starring Gary Cooper and Walter BrennanShadow of the Thin Man, directed by W. S. Van Dyke, starring William Powell and Myrna LoyThe Shanghai Gesture, directed by Josef von Sternberg, starring Gene Tierney, Walter Huston and Victor MatureThe Shepherd of the Hills, directed by Henry Hathaway, starring John Wayne and Harry CareySkylark, directed by Mark Sandrich, starring Claudette Colbert and Ray MillandSpooks Run Wild, directed by Phil Rosen, starring Bela Lugosi and the East Side KidsStormy Waters (Remorques), directed by Jean Grémillon, starring Jean Gabin and Michèle Morgan – (France) • The Strawberry Blonde, directed by Raoul Walsh, starring James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland and Rita Hayworth • ''Sullivan's Travels'', directed by Preston Sturges, starring Joel McCrea and Veronica LakeSun Valley Serenade, directed by H. Bruce Humberstone, starring Sonja Henie, John Payne and Glenn MillerSuspicion, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant and Joan FontaineSwamp Water, directed by Jean Renoir, starring Walter Brennan, Walter Huston, Anne Baxter and Dana Andrews TTarget for Tonight, a propaganda documentary directed by Harry Watt – (GB) • ''Tarzan's Secret Treasure'', directed by Richard Thorpe, starring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'SullivanThat Hamilton Woman, directed by Alexander Korda, starring Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier – (GB) • That Night in Rio, directed by Irving Cummings, starring Alice Faye, Don Ameche and Carmen MirandaThey Died with Their Boots On, directed by Raoul Walsh, starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de HavillandTobacco Road, directed by John Ford, starring Charley Grapewin, Marjorie Rambeau and Gene Tierney WWeek-End in Havana, directed by Walter Lang, starring Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda, John Payne and Cesar RomeroWestern Union, directed by Fritz Lang, starring Robert Young and Randolph ScottWhen Ladies Meet, directed by Robert Z. Leonard, starring Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Greer Garson and Herbert MarshallThe Wolf Man, directed by George Waggner, starring Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains, Warren William and Ralph Bellamy • ''A Woman's Face'', directed by George Cukor, starring Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas and Conrad Veidt YA Yank in the R.A.F., directed by Henry King, starring Tyrone Power and Betty GrableYou Belong to Me, directed by Wesley Ruggles, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda • ''You'll Never Get Rich'', directed by Sidney Lanfield, starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth ZZiegfeld Girl, directed by Robert Z. Leonard, starring James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr and Lana Turner ==1941 film releases==
1941 film releases
United States unless stated January–March • January 1941 • 1 January • Princess Iron Fan (China) • 16 January • The Face Behind the Mask • 17 January • The Philadelphia Story • 21 January • High Sierra • 23 January • Suvorov • 24 January • Life with HenryThe Saint in Palm Springs • 28 January • ''Sullivan's Travels'' • 31 January • Buck PrivatesMr. & Mrs. Smith • February 1941 • 7 February • Back Street • 18 February • Adam Had Four Sons • 20 February • Tobacco Road • 21 February • ''Andy Hardy's Private Secretary'' • Nice Girl?The Strawberry BlondeWestern Union • 25 February • The Lady Eve • March 1941 • 1 March • Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (Japan) • 7 March • Rage in Heaven • 8 March • Footsteps in the Dark • 10 March • Flying Wild • 21 March • The Sea Wolf • 26 March • I Wanted Wings • 28 March • Man Made Monster April–June • April 1941 • 4 April • The Devil and Miss JonesOhm Krüger (Germany) • 6 April • The Flame of New Orleans • 10 April • Piccolo mondo antico (Italy) • 11 April • Road to ZanzibarThat Night in Rio • 12 April • The Great Lie • 19 April • ''The Farmer's Wife'' (Britain) • ''Hatter's Castle'' (Britain) • Quiet Wedding (GB) • 24 April • ''Crook's Tour'' (Britain) • Penny Serenade • 25 April • They Met in ArgentinaZiegfeld Girl • 30 April • That Hamilton Woman (GB) • May 1941 • 1 May • Citizen Kane • 2 May • The Black Cat • 3 May • Meet John Doe • 5 May • Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It (GB) • 7 May • Sheriff of Tombstone • 9 May • U-Boat Course West! (Germany) • 10 May • Spellbound • 22 May • Blood and Sand • 23 May • ''A Woman's Face'' • 24 May • ''Crook's Tour'' • 30 May • In the Navy • June 1941 • 7 June • Shining Victory • 11 June • ''The Gang's All Here'' • 13 June • Broadway LimitedMan HuntOne Night in Lisbon • 18 June • Moon Over Miami • 20 June • The Big StoreThe Reluctant Dragon • 25 June • Caught in the Draft • 26 June • Blossoms in the Dust • 27 June • Hit the Road • 28 June • KippsLove on the Dole (GB) July–September • July 1941 • 2 July • Sergeant YorkThe Sea Wolf • 4 July • A Charming Man (Czechoslovakia) • 12 July • The Bride Came C.O.D. • 18 July • The Shepherd of the Hills • 25 July • Target for Tonight (GB) • 26 July • Bad Men of MissouriPimpernel Smith • August 1941 • 1 August • Bowery Blitzkrieg • ''Charley's Aunt'' • 2 August • Major Barbara (GB) • 6 August • Hold That Ghost • 7 August • Here Comes Mr. Jordan • 8 August • Six Gun Gold • 9 August • Manpower • 12 August • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde • 15 August • Life Begins for Andy Hardy • 21 August • Sun Valley Serenade • 28 August • The Blue Star Hotel (Czechoslovakia) • 29 August • The Little Foxes • September • 1 September • Lady Be Good • 5 September • Charlie Chan in Rio • 6 September • Cottage to Let (GB) • 18 September • Ladies in Retirement • 19 September • The Tyrant Father (Portugal) • 25 September • A Yank in the RAF • ''You'll Never Get Rich'' • 26 September • Hold Back the DawnIt Started with Eve October–December • October 1941 • 2 October • Honky TonkOne Foot in Heaven • 8 October • 49th ParallelWeek-End in Havana • 10 October • Never Give a Sucker an Even Break • 17 October • The Devil and Daniel WebsterJesse James at Bay • 18 October • The Maltese Falcon • 22 October • You Belong to Me • 23 October • Dumbo • 24 October • Spooks Run Wild • 25 October • The Tell-Tale Heart • 28 October • How Green Was My Valley • 31 October • The Chocolate Soldier • November 1941 • 7 November • Unexpected Uncle • 14 November • I Wake Up ScreamingSuspicion • 15 November • Blues in the Night • 21 November • ''Look Who's Laughing'' • Shadow of the Thin ManSkylarkThey Died with Their Boots On • 27 November • Stormy Waters (France) • 28 November • The Corsican Brothers • ''Keep 'Em Flying'' • December 1941 • 1 December • The 47 Ronin (Part 1) (Japan) • ''Tarzan's Secret Treasure'' • 2 December • Ball of Fire • 5 December • Mr. Bug Goes to Town • 12 December • Among the LivingRed River ValleyThe Wolf Man • 18 December • H.M. Pulham, Esq.Kathleen • 21 December • The Heavenly Play (Sweden) • 25 December • Louisiana PurchaseThe Shanghai Gesture • 26 December • ''Hellzapoppin''' • The Sausage-Maker Who Disappeared (Norway) ==Serials==
Serials
Comedy film series
Buster Keaton (19171944) • Laurel and Hardy (1921–1945) • Our Gang (19221944) • Marx Brothers (1929–1946) • The Three Stooges (19331962) ==Animated short film series==
Animated short film series
Mickey Mouse (19281942, 19471953) • Looney Tunes (19301969) • Bugs Bunny (19401964) • Daffy Duck (19371968) • Porky Pig (19351946, 19481951) • Sniffles (19391946) • Inki (19391950) • Terrytoons (19301964) • Merrie Melodies (19311969) • Scrappy (1931-1941) • Popeye (19331957) • Color Rhapsodies (19341949) • Donald Duck (19371956) • Walter Lantz Cartunes (also known as New Universal Cartoons or Cartune Comedies) (19381942) • Goofy (19391955) • Andy Panda (19391949) • Tom and Jerry (19401958, 19611967) • The Midnight SnackThe Night Before ChristmasWoody Woodpecker (1941–1949, 19511972) • Swing Symphonies (1941–1945) • The Fox and the Crow (1941–1950) • Superman (1941–1943) ==Births==
Births
• January 1 • Simón Andreu, Spanish actor • Eva Ras, Serbian actress, writer and painter • January 3 - Derrick O'Connor, Irish actor (died 2018) • January 4 • George P. Cosmatos, Greek-Italian director and screenwriter (died 2005) • John Bennett Perry, American actor • January 7 - Harvey Evans, American actor (died 2021) • January 8 - Graham Chapman, British actor (died 1989) • January 10 – José Greci, Italian actress (died 2017) • January 12 - Long John Baldry, English-Canadian singer, musician and voice actor (died 2005) • January 14 • Faye Dunaway, American actress • Jack Thibeau, American former actor • January 15 - Geoffrey Beevers, British actor • January 19 - Putter Smith, American jazz bassist and actor • January 20 - Henry Cele, South African actor (died 2007) • January 24 - Neil Diamond, American actor and singer • January 27 - Jeannie Epper, American stuntwoman and actress (died 2024) • January 31 – Jessica Walter, American actress (died 2021) • February 5 - David Selby, American actor • February 8 – Nick Nolte, American actor and producer • February 10 – Michael Apted, English director, producer and screenwriter (died 2021) • February 11 - Sonny Landham, American actor and stunt performer (died 2017) • February 13 - Bo Svenson, Swedish-American actor, director, screenwriter and producer • February 27 - Charlotte Stewart, American actress • March 3 - Rada Rassimov, Italian actress • March 4 • John Aprea, American actor and comedian (died 2024) • Adrian Lyne, English director and producer • March 6 - George P. Wilbur, American actor and professional stuntman (died 2023) • March 14 – Wolfgang Petersen, German director, producer and screenwriter (died 2022) • March 16 • Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian director (died 2018) • Jerry Chipman, American actor (died 2020) • March 18 - Frank McRae, American actor (died 2021) • March 20 - Paul Junger Witt, American producer (died 2018) • March 22 - Bruno Ganz, Swiss actor (died 2019) • March 24 - David Fox, Canadian actor (died 2021) • April 3 - Eric Braeden, German actor • April 7 • Cornelia Frances, English-Australian actress (died 2018) • Danny Wells, Canadian actor and comedian (died 2013) • April 9 - Hannah Gordon, Scottish actress and presenter • April 12 - Manuel de Blas, Spanish actor • April 13 - Michael Alldredge, American actor (died 1997) • April 20 • David Leland, English director (died 2023) • Ryan O'Neal, American actor (died 2023) • April 26 - Claudine Auger, French actress (died 2019) • April 28 – Ann-Margret, Swedish-born American actress, dancer and singer • May 2 - Paul Darrow, English actor (died 2019) • May 13 – Senta Berger, Austrian actress and producer • May 17 - Grace Zabriskie, American actress • May 18 - Miriam Margolyes, British-Australian character actress • May 19 • Nora Ephron, American writer and filmmaker (died 2012) • Tania Mallet, English actress and model (died 2019) • May 24 – Andrés García, Dominican-Mexican actor • May 29 • Nick McLean, American cinematographer and actor • June 2 • Stacy Keach, American actor • Mahmoud Yassine, Egyptian actor (died 2020) • June 5 – Spalding Gray, American actor and screenwriter (died 2004) • June 8 - Jessie Lawrence Ferguson, American actor (died 2019) • June 10 • Mickey Jones, American musician and actor (died 2018) • Jürgen Prochnow, German actor • June 17 - Roberta Maxwell, Canadian actress • June 20 • Stephen Frears, English film director • Dieter Mann, German actor (died 2022) • June 21 • Joe Flaherty, Canadian-American actor and comedian (died 2024) • Lyman Ward, Canadian actor • June 22 – Michael Lerner, American actor (died 2023) • June 25 – Denys Arcand, Canadian director and screenwriter • June 27 – Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish director (died 1996) • July 1 - Milos Milos, Serbian-born American actor and stunt double (died 1966) • July 9 - Yosef Shiloach, Israeli actor (died 2011) • July 10 - Robert Pine, American actor • July 13 - Robert Forster, American actor (died 2019) • July 17 - Paula Shaw, American actress (died 2025) • July 18 - Starletta DuPois, American actress • July 21 - Edward Herrmann, American actor, director and writer (died 2014) • July 26 - Darlene Love, American actress and singer • July 28 • Peter Cullen, Canadian voice actor • Colin Higgins, Australian-American screenwriter, actor, director and producer (died 1988) • July 29 – David Warner, English actor (died 2022) • August 4 • Martin Jarvis, English actor • Paul Mooney, American comedian, writer and actor (died 2021) • August 7 - Franco Columbu, Italian bodybuilder, actor and producer (died 2019) • August 8 - Earl Boen, American actor (died 2023) • August 12 • Dana Ivey, American actress • Deborah Walley, American actress (died 2001) • August 15 - Lou Perryman, American character actor (died 2009) • August 26 • Joan Freeman, American retired actress • Barbet Schroeder, Iranian-born Swiss director, producer and actor • August 28 - Tony Barry, Australian actor (died 2022) • August 29 • Ellen Geer, American actress • Mark Kasdan, American screenwriter and producer • Orestes Matacena, Cuban-American actor, director, producer and writer • September 4 - Rochelle Kaffenberger, American actress (died 2024) • September 18 - Gerry Bamman, American actor • September 26 – Martine Beswick, English actress and model • October 6 • Billy Murray, English actor • Winston Ntshona, South African actor (died 2018) • October 9 - Michael Goodwin, American character actor • October 10 – Peter Coyote, American actor • October 11 - Charles Shyer, American director, screenwriter and producer (died 2024) • October 19 – Simon Ward, English actor (died 2012) • October 20 – Clare Peploe, English-Italian screenwriter and director (died 2021) • October 23 – Mel Winkler, American actor (died 2020) • October 24 – Frank Aendenboom, Belgian actor (died 2018) • October 25 – Gordon Tootoosis, Aboriginal Canadian actor (died 2011) • October 31 • Mischa Hausserman, Austrian-born American actor (died 2021) • Sally Kirkland, American actress (died 2025) • November 1 – Robert Foxworth, American actor • November 18 – David Hemmings, English actor, director and producer (died 2003) • November 21 – Nessa Hyams, American casting director (died 2026) • November 22 – Tom Conti, Scottish actor • November 23 – Franco Nero, Italian actor • November 25 – Tiit Lilleorg, Estonian actor (died 2021) • November 27 - Tom Morga, American stuntman, stunt coordinator and actor • November 30 - Sally Douglas, British actress (died 2001) • December 4 – Leila Säälik, Estonian actress • December 6 • Evald Hermaküla, Estonian actor and director (died 2000) • Leon Russom, American actor • December 8 – Valora Noland, American actress (died 2022) • December 9 – Beau Bridges, American actor • December 10 - Fionnula Flanagan, Irish actress • December 11 - John Davidson, American actor, singer and game show host • December 15 - Vladan Živković, Serbian actor (died 2022) • December 25 - John Capodice, American character actor (died 2024) • December 27 - Aharon Ipalé, Israeli-American actor (died 2016) ==Deaths==
Deaths
• January 4 – Henri Bergson, 81, French writer • January 10 – Joe Penner, 36, American comedian, actor, The Boys from Syracuse, Millionaire Playboy, The Day the Bookies Wept, Mr. Doodle Kicks Off • March 13 – Stuart Walker, 63, American director, White Woman, Great Expectations • April 23 – Stanley Fields, 57, American actor, The Great Plane Robbery, The Lady from Cheyenne • May 8 – Tore Svennberg, 83, Swedish actor, The Phantom Carriage, ''A Woman's Face'' • May 12 – Ruth Stonehouse, 48, American actress, film director, The Satin Woman • May 22 – Ida Waterman, 89, American actress, Stella Maris, The Enchanted Cottage, Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley, Esmerelda • June 28 – Richard Carle, 69, American actor, The Little Red Schoolhouse, Love Before Breakfast, Rhythm in the Clouds, She Asked for It • July 25 - Purnell Pratt, 55, American actor, Alibi, Scarface, The Mystery Squadron, Dancing Feet • July 29 - James Stephenson, 52, English actor, The Letter, Shining Victory • August 13 – J. Stuart Blackton, 66, British-American film producer and director, co-founder of Vitagraph Studios, The Glorious Adventure • September 18 – Claude King, 66, English actor, Behind the Mask, ''It Couldn't Have Happened – But It Did'' • October 9 – Helen Morgan, 41, American actress and singer, You Belong to Me, Applause, Show Boat • October 26 – Victor Schertzinger, 53, American director, Paramount on Parade, Road to Zanzibar • November 2 – Bengt Djurberg, 43, Swedish actor, Troll-elgen • December 21 – David Howard, 45, American film director, Daniel Boone ==Film debuts==
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