2015 Event Beck wins Album of the Year and Sam Smith wins both Song and Record of the Year at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, while 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' wins five awards and 'Boyhood' wins best film at the 68th BAFTA Awards 2014 Event Sony Pictures releases its comedy 'The Interview' today in over 300 theaters and through online channels; the film depicts an attempted assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and was initially canceled due to threats and hacking attacks 2014 Event Sony Pictures will release its controversial comedy, 'The Interview', about an attempted assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un; the film was canceled after hacking attacks and threats, but Sony now seeks a wide audience for the movie 2014 Event 'The Battle of the Five Armies', the last film in 'The Hobbit' series, grosses over $90 million in its first five days of release, exceeding box office expectations of $75 million 2014 Event Mike Nichols, director of a long list of successful productions in TV, film and theater, dies at age 83 of a heart attack; Nichols was one of very few directors to earn all four major industry awards: the Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar and Tony 2014 Event Actor Matt Damon announces that he will return to the 'Bourne' movie franchise, starring in the next film to be released in 2016; interim star Jeremy Renner will also continue his role as Aaron Cross 2014 Event The cast has been announced for the next film in the "Star Wars" series, due out in 2015; the cast includes some original cast members as well as actors new to the franchise 2014 Event Oscar-winning film 'Frozen' beats 'Toy Story 3' over the weekend to become the highest-earning animated movie in history 2014 Event '12 Years a Slave' and 'Gravity' dominate wins at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards ceremony; Chiwetel Ejiofor ('12 Years') and Cate Blanchett ('Blue Jasmine') receive leading actor and actress awards, respectively 2014 Event Award nominations are announced ahead of the 67th British Academy Film Awards; heading the list is Sandra Bullock for best actress in 'Gravity' by director Alfonso Cuaron 2013 Event The Hunger Games: Catching Fire grosses $161 million in the U.S. and Canada, becoming the most successful film ever released in November 2013 Event At the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, the French film, 'Blue is the Warmes Colour' wins the Palme d'Or 2013 Event Queen Elizabeth of the U.K. is named 'the most memorable Bond girl' for her appearance at the London Olympics. BAFTA, gave her the honorary award for her support of British film and television 2013 Event London hosts the 66th British Academy Film Awards, with 'Argo' winning best film, Emmanuelle Riva winning best actress and Daniel Day-Lewis winning best actor 2013 Event The latest James Bond film, 'Skyfall', opens in China; fans criticize officials for censoring portions of the movie, which were filmed in Shanghai 2013 Event At the 70th Golden Globe Awards, the Time Warner Inc. film 'Argo' wins for best drama and best director 2012 Death British film actress, Dinah Sheridan, dies at the age of 92 2012 Event The film 'Chinese Zodiac' featuring martial arts star Jackie Chan, will be the last film made by the action star 2012 Event In London, the 23rd James Bond film, 'Skyfall' receives its Royal premiere at the Royal Albert Hall 2012 Event A poll by the British Film Institute's 'Sight and Sound' magazine lists Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 thriller 'Vertigo' as the greatest film of all time 2012 Event At the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, screenwriter and filmmaker Michael Haneke wins the Palm D'Or for 'Love' 2012 Event New Delhi hosts the 59th National Film Awards; 'Deool' and 'Byari' win the Award for Best Feature Film 2012 Event Despite an initial ban on the film 'Borat,' Kazakhstan issues and official 'thank you' to actor Sacha Baron Cohen for his character, Borat Sagdiyev 2012 Event The movie 'John Carter' becomes one of the biggest losses in film history; Disney takes a $200 million writedown on the film 2012 Event The world's oldest Charles Dickens film, dating from 1901, featuring a depiction of a Bleak House character, is rediscovered by the British Film Institute 2012 Event The animated film, 'The Lorax' earns $70.7 million dollars at the box office, the fifth highest returns ever for an animated film 2012 Event The film 'The Artist', wins four awards at the Spirit Awards which honors independent films 2012 Event The Guardian proclaims 'The Guard' has won its first annual film award 2012 Event The famous film and camera company Kodak, files for bankruptcy protection 2011 Event The U.S. Library of Congress intends to preserve the thriller 'Silence of the Lambs' as part of its National Film Registry 2011 Event The most expensive Bollywood film to date, Ra.One, is released to coincide with Diwali, the Hindu festival 2011 Event For appearing in a film critical of the Iran's harsh policies on the arts, actress Marzieh Vafamehr is sentenced to 90 lashes of the cane and a year in jail 2011 Event Venice, Italy hosts the 68th Venice International Film Festival 2010 Event Dubai holds the closing ceremonies for its 7th International Film Festival 2010 Event Pusan, South Korea, celebrates the 15th annual Pusan International Film Festival 2010 Event Film confirms Sarah, Duchess of York's involvement in a scandal showing she asked for a $40,000 handshake in cash and for 500,000 pounds to be paid in return for access to Prince Andrew 2010 Event James Cameron's film, Avatar, surpasses his 1997 film Titanic, and becomes the highest grossing film of all time 2006 Death Jack Wild, actor, theater, stage, Academy Award nominee at age 16 for role of Artful Dodger in film production of 'Oliver!', favorite subject, teen magazines, dies of cancer, in Tebworth, England, at age 53 2005 Death Mitch Hedberg, comedian, appeared on television show, 'The Late Show with David Letterman' and film, 'Lords of Dogtown', dies at age 37, in Livingston, New Jersey 2001 Death Aaliyah, actress, model, singer, appeared in film, 'Romeo Must Die', successful album, 'One in a Million', dies in Marsh Harbour, The Bahamas, at age 22, in a plane crash 1998 Death John Hopkins, writer for film, television, edited screenplay 'Thunderball', television show 'Play for Today', dies in Woodland Hills, California 1997 Death Brendan Gill, writer, film critic, author, wrote film critiques for Film Comment, wrote articles for The New Yorker, and a book about his time at The New Yorker magazine, dies at 83 1997 Death Dawn Steel, film maker, first woman to head a major Hollywood studio, responsible for 'Flashdance', 'Fatal Attraction', dies at 51 1997 Death Alan Mouncer, film director/producer, dies at 68 1997 Event 1st New York Women Film Festival opens 1997 Death Tomoyuki Tanaka, film maker and producer, Godzilla, dies of a stroke at 86 1997 Death Jurek Becker, writer, film author, German Democratic Republic dissident, survived ghetto in Lodz, wrote 'Jacob the Liar', dies in Sieseby, Germany 1997 Death King Hu, film director, scriptwriter, set designer, directed films 'Come Drink With Me', 'Dragon Gate Inn', dies at 64 1996 Death Guido Aristarco, film critic, dies at 77 1996 Death Ruggero Mastroianni, film editor, dies at 66 1996 Death Pandro S Berman, film producer, dies at 91 1996 Death Raaj Kumar, film star, actor in Bollywood movies, famous for film 'Mother India', dies at 68 1996 Death Salah Abou Seif, film director, dies at 81 1996 Death Joseph Green, film maker, dies at 96 1996 Death Ivo Rudolph Jarosy, film scholar/exhibitor, dies at 74 1996 Death Giles Grangier, film director, dies at 84 1996 Death Donald Cammell, film director, dies at 62 1996 Death David Shipman, film historian, dies at 63 1996 Death William K Everson, film historian, dies at 67 1996 Death Barbara McLean, film Editor, dies at 86 1996 Death Rene Clement, film director, dies at 83 1996 Death Krzysztof Kieslowski, film director, dies of heart attack at 54 1996 Death Michael Herford Wooller, TV/film producer, dies at 69 1996 Event Howard Stern announces he will be making the film "Private Parts" 1996 Death Donald Simpson, film producer, dies at 52 1995 Death John Gillett, film researcher, dies at 70 1995 Death Robert Parrish, film director editor/actor (Casino Royale), dies at 79 1995 Death Jimmy Jewel, comedian, television, film actor, dies at 82 1995 Death Louis Malle, film director (Pretty Baby), dies at 63 1995 Death Jerome Berger, lawyer/Film producer, dies at 64 1995 Death Peter Shankland, film maker/writer, dies at 94 1995 Death Frank Perry, film director, dies at 65 1995 Death Nanni Loy, film Director, dies at 69 1995 Death Frank Cvitanovich, film maker, dies at 68 1995 Death Wilbur Stark, tV/film producer, dies at 83 1995 Death David Begelman, film producer, dies at 73 1995 Death Jerzy Bonawentura Toeplitz, film maker/teacher, dies at 94 1995 Death Werner Grusch, film director, dies at 51 1995 Death Roy Rowland, film director, dies at 84 1995 Death Dilys Powell, film Critic, dies at 93 1995 Death Arthur Lubin, film director, dies at 95 1995 Death Joseph Heifitz, film director, dies at 89 1995 Death Cyril Enfield, film Director, dies at 80 1995 Death Cheryl Waltz, author/film producer, dies at 50 1995 Death John Elliott Terry, film financier, dies at 82 1995 Death Rene Allio, film Director, dies at 70 1995 Death Mark Finch, film festival organizer, dies at 33 1994 Death Michael Gribble, film animator (Mike and Spike Festival), dies at 42 1994 Death Aleksander Petrovic, film Director, dies at 65 1994 Death Manfred Salzgeber, German film distributor/publicist, dies at about 51 1994 Death Forsyth Hardy, documentary film pioneer, dies at 84 1994 Death Andrew Brown, film Producer, dies at 55 1994 Death Phani Majumdar, film director, dies at 82 1994 Death Michael Carreras, film Director, dies at 67 1994 Death Harold Myers, film journalist, dies at 81 1993 Death Maurice Bessy, French film historian (Cinemonde), dies at 82 1993 Death Jacqueline Wijchers, film publicist (Havenloods, Sextant), dies at 89 1993 Death Robert J Glass, film producer (ET), is killed at 53 1993 Death Jean Negulesco, film director and screenwriter dies at 93 1993 Death George E Wilburn, film editor, dies of emphysema at 77 1992 Death Vilma Banky, silent film actress (Eagle, Rebel), dies at about 90 1992 Death Ephraim Katz, Israeli/US encyclopedist (film encyclopedia), dies 1992 Event Film critic Roger Ebert marries Chaz Hammel-Smith 1992 Death Reginald Beck, English film editor (Robbery, Accident, Boom), dies 1992 Death Serge Daney, French film critic (Les cahiers du cinema, Traffic), dies 1992 Death Roselle Novelle, silent film actress, dies at 95 1991 Death Maria Monica, silent film actress, dies 1991 Death John Korbal, film historian (Marlene Dietrich), dies at 51 1991 Death Chuck Vincent, Adult film director, dies of heart attack at 51 1991 Death Dwight Weist, Radio actor/film narrator (Radio Days), dies at 81 1991 Death Eileen Sedgwick, silent film actress (Hot Heels), dies at 93 1990 Birthday Emma Watson, born in Paris, France, British actress, model, known for role as Hermione in 'Harry Potter' film series, earning her more than $10 million pounds 1990 Death Charles Boost, Dutch film critic, dies at 82 1989 Birthday Daniel Radcliffe, born in Hammersmith, England, actor, famous for playing role of Harry Potter in film series, 'Harry Potter' 1989 Event Critics Siskel and Ebert film their 500th TV movie-review show 1988 Birthday Vanessa Hudgens, born in Salinas, California, actress, singer, debut album, titled, 'V', certified Gold, screen debut, drama film, 'Thirteen', 2003, known for playing role of Gabriella Montez in High School Musical series 1988 Event South African government bans anti-apartheid film "Cry Freedom" 1988 Death Huub Bals, Dutch film promotor, dies at 51 1987 Death Mary Spinell, actress (Last Horror Film), dies 1986 Birthday Shia LaBeouf, born in Los Angeles, California, voice actor, actor, comedian, appeared in Disney's 'Even Stevens' television series, film debut, 'Holes', appeared in 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' 1986 Birthday Megan Fox, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, actress, sex symbol, debut film, 'Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen', breakout role, Mikaela Barnes in movie, 'Transformers', voted 'Sexiest Woman in the World' by FHM 1983 Death Jacqueline Logan, silent film leading lady, dies at 78 1982 Death Sol C Siegel, U.S. film producer (High Society), dies at 79 1982 Birthday Lucas Black, born in Decatur, Alabama, actor, appeared in film, 'Sling Blade', 'Jarhead', 'Friday Night Lights' and television series, 'American Gothic' 1982 Birthday Brad Renfro, born in Knoxville, Tennessee American actor, film and television 1982 Event Movie "ET the Extra-Terrestrial" released (highest grossing film) 1981 Birthday Larisa Oleynik, born in Santa Clara County, California, actress, starred in 'The Secret World of Alex Mack' television series and film, '10 Things I Hate About You' 1980 Birthday Dominique Swain, born in Malibu, California, actress, appeared in film, 'Lolita', 'Happy Campers', 'Devour' 1980 Event Deborah Harry/Meat Loaf film, "Roadie," premieres 1979 Death Darryl F Zanuck, film producer (20th Century Fox), dies at 77 1979 Birthday Kelly Brook, born in Rochester, England, model, actress, appeared in 'Strictly Come Dancing' celebrity dance competition, appeared in film, 'Sorted' 1979 Event John Huston's "Wine Blood" premieres at New York Film Festival 1979 Birthday Heath Ledger, born in Perth, Western Australia, Australian television and film actor 1979 Birthday Brandy Norwood, born in McComb, Mississippi, known as 'Brandy', singer, songwriter, appeared in film, 'Cinderella', Grammy-Award winning song, 'The Boy is Mine' 1979 Birthday Zhang Ziyi, born in Beijing, China, actress, internationally successful film star, appeared in 'Hero', 'Purple Butterfly', 'House of Flying Daggars', 'The Horsemen', 'Memoirs of a Geisha' 1979 Birthday Aaliyah, born Aaliyah Dana Haughton, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, model, singer, appeared in film, 'Romeo Must Die', successful album, 'One in a Million' 1978 Birthday Katie Holmes, born in Toledo, Ohio, actress, breakout role, Joey Potter on television show, 'Dawson's Creek', appeared in film, 'Batman Begins', married to Tom Cruise 1978 Birthday Josh Hartnett, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, film producer, actor, movies include 'Black Hawk Down', 'Pearl Harbor', People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People 2002 1978 Event "History of the American Film" closes at ANTA New York City after 21 performances 1978 Event "History of the American Film" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 21 performances 1977 Event Woody Allen's film "Annie Hall" premieres 1977 Birthday Amber Benson, born in Birmingham, Alabama, known for playing Tara Maclay on television show, 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer', produced, starred in film, 'Chance' 1976 Event 1st Jewish film and TV festival 1976 Event Fons Rademakers' film "Max Havelaar" premieres in Amsterdam 1976 Birthday Alicia Witt, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, born Alicia Roanne Witt, film, stage and television actress, singer, played role of Cybill Shepherd's character in sitcom Cybill, 1995 - 1998 1976 Birthday Ali Larter, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, actress, fashion model, appeared in 'Heroes', 'Dawson's Creek' television series, appeared in film, 'Legally Blonde' 1975 Birthday Tobey Maguire, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, known for role as Peter Parker and Spider-Man in the 'Spider-Man' film series 1975 Birthday Jolene Blalock, born in San Diego, California, actress, best known for playing role of Vulcan T'Pol in 'Star Trek: Enterprise', film 'Slow Burn' 1974 Birthday David Moscow, born in New York City, New York, actor, played role of young Josh in film 'Big' 1974 Death Samuel Goldwyn, Polish/English/US film magnate (MGM), dies at 91 1973 Birthday Jeremy Jordan, born in Hammond, Indiana, singer, actor, pop, dance music, recorded music featured in the film 'Airborne', appeared in made-for-TV movies and theater performance of Never Been Kissed 1973 Death Eileen Percy, silent film actress (Wicked, Backstage), dies at 72 1973 Event "Live and Let Die," James Bond film premieres 1973 Birthday James Haven, actor producer, Angelina Jolie's brother, appeared in 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation' television show and the film 'Monster's Ball' 1973 Birthday Adrien Brody, born in Woodhaven, New York, actor, Academy-Award winning film, 'The Pianist', other films include 'The Thin Red Line', 'Splice', 'Predators' 1972 Birthday Rebecca Romijn, born in Berkeley, California, model, actress, appeared in 'Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue' and played role of Mystique in film, 'X-Men' 1972 Death J Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, industrialist/film magnate 1971 Birthday Soundarya, born in Gangigunte, India, film actress, played heroine in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films 1971 Birthday Aileen Quinn, born in Yardley, Pennsylvania, actress, graduate of Drew University, noted for playing title role in 1982 film, Annie 1971 Birthday Mark Wahlberg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, rapper, known as 'Marky Mark', starred in film, 'Invincible', 'We Own the Night', 'The Lovely Bones' 1971 Birthday Matt Stone, born in Houston, Texas, musician, actor, screenwriter, co-creator of 'South Park' Emmy-Award winning television series, co-created film, 'Team America: World Police' 1971 Birthday Johnny Knoxville, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, born Philip John Clapp, actor, comedian, co-creator of MTV television series, 'Jackass', appeared in film, 'The Ringer' 1971 Birthday Tim Jones, born in America, composer, musician, composer of film scores including, 'Chuck', 'Vampires: The Turning', 'Wicked Little Things' 1970 Birthday Matthew Lillard, born in Lansing, Michigan, actor, film roles include Shaggy Rogers in the Scooby-Doo film series, Stu Macher in Scream 1970 Birthday Doug E. Doug, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, screenwriter, comedian, played Griffith Vesey on television sitcom Cosby, voice of Bernie in the animated movie Shark Tale, and Sanka Coffie in film Cool Runnings 1969 Birthday Rachel Hunter, born in Glenfield, New Zealand, model, actress, reality television host, appeared nude in 'Playboy' magazine, appeared in film, 'La Cucina', 'The Benchwarmers' 1969 Death Claire Whitney, silent film actress (Blind Fools), dies at 79 1969 Death Enid Bennett, silent film actress (Skippy, Hairpins), dies at 75 1969 Birthday Renee Zellweger, born in Katy, Texas, actress, producer, Academy-Award winning film, 'Cold Mountain, other films include 'Jerry Maguire', 'Bridget Jones' Diary' 1968 Event Rolling Stones film TV show "Rock 'n Roll Circus"-never aired 1968 Birthday Lucy Liu, born in Queens, New York, actress, known for television show, 'Ally McBeal', and film roles, 'Kill Bill', 'Kung Fu Panda', Charlie's Angels 1968 Death Helen Gardner, silent film actress (Sandra), dies 1968 Birthday Owen Wilson, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, writer, comedian, appeared in film, 'You, Me and Dupree', 'Starsky & Hutch', 'I Spy', 'Night at the Museum', 'The Darjeeling Unlimited' 1968 Event Motion Picture Association of America adopts film rating system 1968 Birthday Eric Bana, born in Melbourne, Australia, actor, appeared on 'Tonight Live', 'Full Frontal' television shows, appeared in film, 'Munich', 'Lucky You', 'The Other Boleyn Girl' 1968 Event Beatle's animated film "Yellow Submarine" premieres in London 1968 Birthday Billy Crudup, born in Manhattan, New York, actor, appeared in film, 'Dedication', 'Watchmen', 'Public Enemies', 'Almost Famous', 'Big Fish' 1968 Event "Wonderwall" with George Harrison premieres at Cannes Film Festival 1968 Death Toby Halicki, car-crash film producer 48, killed shooting stunt 1968 Birthday Lisa Loeb, born in Bethesda, Maryland, singer, songwriter, actress, hit song, 'Stay (I Missed You)', appeared in 'Firecracker' film, 'Dweezil and Lisa' television series 1968 Birthday Mitch Hedberg, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, comedian, appeared on television show, 'The Late Show with David Letterman' and film, 'Lords of Dogtown' 1968 Event Beatles Film Production Ltd changes name to Apple Film Production Ltd 1967 Death House Peters, silent film actor (Kansas Territory), dies at 87 1967 Birthday Salli Richardson, born in Chicago, Illinois, television, film, actress, 'Posse', 'A Low Down Dirty Shame', and 'Antwone Fisher', appeared in 2007 film, 'I Am Legend' 1967 Death Douglas MacLean, silent film comedian turned producer, dies at 77 1967 Birthday Steve McDonald, born in America, bass player, member of band, Redd Kross, appeared in film 'Desperate Teenage Lovedolls' and 'Spirit of '76' 1967 Event Dylan's 1965 U.K. Tour is released as film "Don't Look Back" 1967 Birthday Ana Gasteyer, born in Washington, D.C., actress, comedienne, appeared in 'Saturday Night Live' television show, appeared in 'Mean Girls' film and 'Wicked' musical 1967 Birthday Laura Dern, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, film director, producer, Academy-Award nominated for film, 'Rambling Rose' 1967 Birthday Trini Alvarado, born in New York City, New York, actor, known for playing role of Meg in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, and Lucy Lynskey in film, The Frighteners 1966 Birthday Sherman Alexie, born in Wellpinit, Washington, writer, filmmaker, Native American, known for book, 'The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven', and 'Smoke Signals' film 1966 Birthday Irene Jacob, born in Suresnes, France, actress, famous for lead role in film 'The Double Life of Veronique', 'Three Colores: Red', considered one of the preeminent French actresses of her generation 1966 Death Pat O'Malley, silent film actor (Wild One, Quiet Man), dies at 75 1965 Birthday Gong Li, born in Shenyang, China, actress, appeared in director Zhang Yimou's film, Ju Dhou, Red Sorghum, received Golden Rooster award 1965 Birthday Shahrukh Khan, born in New Delhi, India, actor, Bollywood figure, film producer, television host, appeared in 'Om Shanti Om', 'My Name Is Khan', worth over $540 million dollars 1965 Birthday Bryan Singer, born in New York, New York, film director, producer, known for work on the 'X-Men', 'Superman Returns', 'The Usual Suspects' films 1965 Death Creighton Hale, silent film actor (Cat and Canary), dies at 83 1965 Event Beatles announce their film is named "8 Arms to Hold on to You" (Help) 1965 Birthday Alan Cumming, born in Aberfeldy, Scotland, actor, director, author, played Boris Ivanovich Grishenko in 'GoldenEye' James Bond film 1965 Birthday Joely Richardson, born in London, England, actress, known for film, '101 Dalmatians', appeared in 'Nip/Tuck' television drama 1964 Birthday Don Cheadle, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, producer, author, appeared in film, 'Boogie Nights' and Academy Award-nominated 'Hotel Rwanda' 1964 Birthday Ian Hart, born in Liverpool, England, actor, theater, television, film roles include, 'Michael Collins', 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' 1964 Birthday Clive Owen, born in Coventry, England, appearance in film, 'Closer', won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1964 Event Beatles' film "Hard Day's Night" premieres in London 1964 Birthday Russell Crowe, born in Wellington, New Zealand, actor, musician, Academy-Award winning film, 'Gladiator', films include, 'L.A. Confidential', 'A Beautiful Mind' 1964 Birthday Peter Berg, born in New York City, New York, actor, film director, producer, known for role as Dr. Billy Kronk on television medical drama 'Chicago Hope', directed films 'The Kingdom', 'Hancock' 1964 Birthday Steve Nevius, film editor, Eden, Fall Time, Damascus 1964 Birthday Laura Linney, born in New York City, New York, actress, film, theater, appeared in 'The Truman Show', 'Mystic River', 'The Nanny Diaries', 'Love Actually' 1963 Birthday Brad Pitt, born in actor, born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, actor, film producer, Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe nominee, one-time Golden Globe winner 1963 Birthday Mike Myers, born in Scarborough, Canada, comedian, voice actor, screenwriter, film producer, movies include 'Wayne's World', 'Austin Powers', 'Shrek' 1963 Birthday Jet Li, born in Beijing, China, Li Lianjie, Chinese martial artist, actor, international film star, appeared in Lethal Weapon 4, with Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom, Wushu champion, studied Changquan, among other arts 1963 Death Monte Blue, silent film actor (Apache), dies of heart attack at 73 1962 Birthday Nia Vardalos, born in Winnipeg, Canada, actress, screenwriter, producer, appeared in film 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' and 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' television show 1962 Birthday Gina Gershon, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, film roles include, 'Cocktail', 'Bound', 'Showgirls', author of children's book, 'Camp Creepy Time' 1962 Death Val Paul, actor, director, silent film era star, appeared in 99 films 1913 - 1922, dies at 73 in Hollywood, California 1961 Birthday Mark Finch, film festival organiser 1961 Birthday Sunny Deol, born in New Delhi, India, actor, action movie star, director, producer, winner, two National Film Awards, hit film 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha' 1961 Birthday Andy Lau, born in Hong Kong, China, singer, film actor, producer, Cantopop genre, appeared in over 100 films, 300 TVB television mini-series 1961 Birthday Alexander Payne, born in Omaha, Nebraska, film director, screenwriter, co-wrote, 'About Schmidt' and 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry' 1960 Birthday Chad McQueen, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, film producer, played role of Dutch in The Karate Kid movie, race car driver, started McQueen Racing LLC in 2010 1960 Birthday Richard Roeper, born in Chicago, Illinois, film critic, columnist, 'Chicago Sun Times' newspaper, co-host of 'At the Movies' television series with Roger Ebert 1960 Birthday John Taylor, born in England, rock bassist, Duran Duran-Girls on Film 1960 Birthday Eric Shea, born in Los Angeles County, California, actor, appeared on television episodes and in films 'Yours, Mine and Ours' 1968, film 'The Poseidon Adventure' 1972 1959 Event "On The Beach," is 1st film to premiere on both sides of Iron Curtain 1958 Death Brand Dirck Ochse, film/bioscope pioneer (Polygoon), dies at 66 1958 Birthday Viggo Mortensen, born in New York City, New York, actor, appeared in 'The Lord of the Rings' film trilogy, 'Eastern Promises', 'A History of Violence', 'Hidalgo' 1958 Birthday Tim Burton, born in Burbank, California, film director, films include, 'Edward Scissorhands', 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', 'Alice in Wonderland', 'Batman', 'Batman Returns' 1958 Death Michael Todd, film magnate, killed in an New Mexico air crash 1957 Birthday Jeff East, born in Kansas, Missouri, American actor, best-known for role of Clark Kent in 1978 film "Superman" 1957 Birthday Brad Bird, born in Kalispell, Montana, director, screenwriter, animator known for 'The Incredibles' and 'Ratatouille', directed and animated the 2-D film, 'The Iron Giant' 1957 Birthday Stephen Fry, born in Hampstead, England, actor, comedian, film director, starred in comedy series, 'Absolute Power', film 'Wilde' 1956 Event Elvis Presley's 1st film "Love Me Tender," premieres in New York City 1956 Birthday Mark Handley, born in Hollywood, California, writer, screenwriter, playwright, married, lived in log cabin with his wife to live in isolation, wrote play Idioglossia, which became the film, Nell, starring Jodie Foster, 1994, directed by Michael Apted 1956 Birthday Geena Davis, born in Wareham, Massachusetts, actress, film producer, appeared in 'The Accidental Tourist', 'Thelma and Louise', 'A League of Their Own' 1956 Death Charles Dingle, actor, stage, film, played role of senator in 'Call Me Madam', films include 'The Little Foxes', dies 1955 Event RKO is 1st to announce sale of its film library to TV 1954 Birthday Alex Cox, born in Bebington, Mereyside, England, screenwriter, film director, independent film producer, actor, author, directed film 'Repo Man', wrote book '10,000 Ways to Die' 1954 Birthday Rene Russo, born in Burbank, California, Renee Marie Russo, television, film actress, model, breakthrough role as Lorna Cole in 'Lethal Weapon 3' and 'Lethal Weapon 4', appeared in 'The Thomas Crown Affair' with Pierce Brosnan 1954 Birthday Trevor Rabin, born in South Africa, musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter, member of Yes, a progressive British rock band, film composer 1953 Birthday Joe Bob Briggs, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, film critic, wrote for 'Texas Monthly' and 'Dallas Times Herald' 1952 Birthday Jack Wild, actor, theater, stage, Academy Award nominee at age 16 for role of Artful Dodger in film production of 'Oliver!', favorite subject, teen magazines 1952 Birthday Gus Van Sant, born in Louisville, Kentucky, film director, musician, author, Academy-Award winning director of film, 'Good Will Hunting', other movies include, 'Milk', 'Elephant' 1952 Birthday Dominic Muldowney, born in Southampton, England, composer, created television, film scores for Loose Connections, King Lear, radio work, theater music, created large-scale oboe concerto, versatile has created music for David Bowie, Royal Academy of Music teacher 1952 Death William Fox, Fried, U.S. film pioneer (Nickelodeon), dies at 73 1952 Birthday Sam McMurray, born in New York City, New York, actor, television, film, voice actor, appeared on The Tracey Ullman Show, movie roles include Raising Arizona, LA Story 1952 Birthday Alice Hoffman, born in New York City, New York, author, known for novel, 'Practical Magic', adapted for film 1952 Birthday Amy Tan, born in Oakland, California, author, wrote, 'The Bonesetter's Daughter', 'Saving Fish From Drowning', novel, 'The Joy Luck Club', became successful film 1951 Death Robert Joseph Flaherty, documentary film maker, dies 1951 Birthday David Yip, born in Liverpool, England, of Chinese descent, English actor, played Johnny Ho in The Chinese Detective, played CIA liason agent Chuck Lee in 'A View to a Kill', a 1985 James Bond film 1951 Event Life After Tomorrow, 1st film to receive an "X" rating, premieres 1950 Birthday Beth Anderson, born in Lexington, Kentucky, composer, singer, neo-romantic genre, invented swales, a musical form based on collages, samples of newly composed music vs. existing music, famous for singing with Limahl on 'The Never Ending Story' film title song 1948 Death Sergy Eisenstein, film director, dies at 50 1947 Birthday Terje Rypdal, born in Oslo, Norway, composer, guitarist, works include 'Mystery Man', 'Last Nite', featured in the film 'Heat' 1947 Birthday Paul Patterson, born in Britain, composer, professor, Royal Academy of Music, composes for orchestra, ensemble, film, television, education 1947 Birthday Wilf Stevenson, director, British Film Institute 1946 Birthday Dawn Steel, born in America, film maker, first woman to head a major Hollywood studio, responsible for 'Flashdance', 'Fatal Attraction' 1946 Event 4th "Road" film, "Road to Utopia" premieres (New York City) 1945 Birthday Cheryl Waltz, author/film producer 1945 Birthday Keith Jarrett, jazz musician/film composer, Nachtfahrer 1945 Birthday Thomas Brasch, born in Germany, writer, author, poet, film director, Best Director, 1981 Bavarian Film Awards 1943 Birthday Kenny Vance, born in New York City, New York, musician, singer, producer, member of Jay and the Americans, guest singer on Saturday Night Live, supervised music for film Animal House 1943 Birthday Donald Simpson, film producer 1943 Birthday Walter Murch, American film editor and sound deisgner 1943 Birthday Joel Siegel, born in Los Angeles, California, American film critic, television journalist 1942 Birthday Roger Ebert, born in Urbana, Illinois, film critic, Siskel and Ebert at the Movies 1942 Event Japanese occupying army on Java installs film censorship 1941 Birthday Lisa Davina Phillip, born in Britain, actress, singer, voice actor, played role of teenage prostitute Macy in film 'Laters' 1941 Death Ruth Stonehouse, film director, silent era film actress, directed films 'The Winning Pair', 'Tacky Sue's Romance', dies in Hollywood, California, at age 48 1941 Birthday David Puttnam, London, film producer/CEO, Columbia Pictures 1940 Birthday Brian DePalma, born in Newark, New Jersey, film director, Body Double, Dressed to Kill 1939 Death Carl Laenmie, film producer, dies 1939 Birthday Leo Brouwer, born in Havana, Cuba, Juan Leovigildo Brouwer Mezquida, composer, conductor, guitarist, studied under Vincent Persichetti, Stefan Wolpe, composed solo guitar pieces, over 40 film scores, and several guitar concertos 1938 Event BBC's 1st feature film on TV (Student of Prague) 1938 Birthday Andrew Brown, film Producer 1937 Birthday Jurek Becker, born in Lodz, Poland, writer, film author, German Democratic Republic dissident, survived ghetto in Lodz, wrote 'Jacob the Liar' 1937 Birthday Yehuda Yannay, born in Romania, composer, film maker, performance artist, international figure in contemporary music 1936 Event RCA shows 1st real TV program (dancing, film on locomotives, Bonwit Teller fashion show and monologue from Tobacco Road and comedy) 1936 Birthday Harold Budd, born in Los Angeles, California, composer, avant-garde, ambient music, created soundtrack for 2005 film Mysterious Skin, with Robin Guthrie 1936 Birthday Michael White, theater/film producer, From Russia With Love 1935 Birthday Verity A Lambert, film producer, Clockwise, Link, Sweeney 1934 Birthday Richard Darryl Zanuck, film producer/executive 1934 Birthday Sydney Pollack, born in Indiana, American film director, producer, actor in over 30 films 1934 Birthday Jan Klusak, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, composer, author of incidental music, and music for television, film 1934 Birthday Donald Cammell, film director 1933 Event Fred Astaire's 1st film, "Dancing Lady," released 1933 Birthday Robert Goulet, born in Massachusetts, singer, actor, television, film, Canadian-American Grammy, Tony-Award winner 1933 Birthday Barry Norman, Britain, film critic, Film Greats 1933 Birthday Costantinos Gavras, born in Greece, known as Costa-Gavras, French filmmaker, created political-themed films, known for fast-paced thriller titled Z, first film titled Missing, 1982 1933 Birthday Richard Schickel, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, documentary filmmaker, film critic, author, journalist, historian, received Guggenheim Fellowship, published in Time, and Life, magazines, books include, 'Woody Allen: A Life in Film', 'Elia Kazan: A Biography' 1932 Birthday David Shipman, film historian 1932 Birthday Bengt Hallberg, born in Sweden, musician, pianist, composer for film, television, choir arrangements, Sweden's most influential jazz musicians 1932 Birthday Wojciech Kilar, born in Lwow, Poland, composer of film, classical, symphonic music, won French Lili Boulanger Prize for composition 1960 1932 Birthday King Hu, born in Beijing, China, film director, scriptwriter, set designer, directed films 'Come Drink With Me', 'Dragon Gate Inn' 1932 Birthday Alexander Kluge, born in Halberstadt, Germany, film director, author, work 'Butalitat im Stein' or 'Brutality in Stone', helped launch New German Cinema 1931 Birthday Hikaru Hayashi, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, conductor, pianist, wrote more than 30 operas, over 100 film scores, authored more than 20 books 1931 Birthday James Dean, born in Marion, Indiana, stage/film actor, Giant, Rebel Without a Cause 1931 Birthday John Hopkins, born in London, England, writer for film, television, edited screenplay 'Thunderball', television show 'Play for Today' 1930 Birthday Frank Perry, film director 1930 Birthday Kenny Ball, born in Essex, England, musician, lead trumpet player, Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen, appeared in film Live It Up!, featured with Joe Brown, Brenda Lee on Kapp Records 1930 Birthday James Alan Ferman, secretary, British Board of Film Classification 1930 Birthday Imre Gyongyossy, film Maker 1929 Birthday Alan Mouncer, film director/producer 1929 Birthday Ruggero Mastroianni, film editor 1929 Event Fire in X-ray film stock kills 125 at Crile Clinic (Cleveland, Ohio) 1929 Event Loetafoon celluloid film system demonstrated in Amsterdam 1929 Birthday WIlliam K. Everson, film historian 1929 Event Luis Bunuel releases "Un Chien Andalou," 24-minute film 1929 Birthday Aleksander Petrovic, film director 1928 Event Alfred Hitchcock's 1st film, "Case Of Jonathan Drew," is released 1928 Event 1st fully automatic photographic film developing machine patented 1927 Birthday Michael Carreras, film director 1927 Birthday Raaj Kumar, born in Balochistan, Pakistan, film star, actor in Bollywood movies, famous for film 'Mother India', starred in more than 70 Bollywood films, had an iconic, gravelly voice 1927 Birthday Frank Cvitanovich, film maker 1927 Event "Wings," the only silent film to win an Oscar for best picture, opens 1927 Event Earliest date for a film to be considered for the Academy Awards 1927 Event Alfred Hugenberg purchases German film company UFA 1927 Event Gaumont-British Film Corporation forms 1927 Birthday Michael Herford Wooller, TV/film producer 1925 Birthday Maurice Binder, New York City, photographer/film titler, James Bond 1925 Birthday Nanni Loy, film director 1925 Birthday John Gillett, film researcher 1925 Event 1st film shown on an British Air flight 1925 Birthday Sam Peckinpah, born in Fresno, California, film director, Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs 1924 Birthday Stanley Donen, South Carolina, film director/producer, Bedazzled, Damn Yankees 1924 Birthday Brian Rix, born in Cottingham, England, born Brian Norman Roger Rix, Baron Rix, actor, appeared in film, The Night We Got The Bird, charity worker for Mencap 1923 Birthday Charlton Heston, born in Illinois, American actor in film, theater, television, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom 1923 Event Premiere of 1st celluloid film "Das Leben auf dem Dorfe" (Berlin) 1923 Birthday Estelle Getty, born in New York City, actress in film, theater, television, appeared in sitcom 'The Golden Girls' 1923 Birthday Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, India, film star, Patala Bhairavi 1923 Event 1st sound on film public performance shown at Rialto Theater (New York City) 1923 Birthday Norman Mailer, born in New Jersey, American novelist, poet, playwright, film director, wrote 40 books and 11 novels 1922 Birthday Oskar Werner, film actor and director, Shoes of the Fisherman, Das Ekel 1922 Birthday Derek Prouse, writer actor/film festival director, Le Scandale 1922 Birthday Sadao Bekku, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, classical music, wrote symphonies, film scores, sonata for flute, choral works, art songs, piano concerto, opera titled Prince Arima 1922 Event Walt Disney incorporates his 1st film company Laugh-O-Gram Films 1922 Birthday Maria Luisa Bemberg, film maker 1921 Birthday Ivo Rudolph Jarosy, film scholar/exhibitor 1921 Birthday Deborah Kerr, born in Helensburg, Scotland, television, stage, film actress, in 'The King and I', 'From Here to Eternity' 1921 Birthday Jack Valenti, born in Houston, Texas, Motion Picture Association of America President, created MPAA film rating system 1921 Birthday David Begelman, film producer 1921 Birthday Ernest Gold, born in Vienna, Austria, Ernst Gold, composer, wrote nearly 100 film and television scores, including It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, On the Beach, four Academy-Award nominations, three Golden Globe nominations 1921 Birthday Kan Ishii, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, famous for Symphonia Ainu, inspired by national primitivism, wrote orchestral and vocal music for film and stage, including music for science-fiction film Gorath 1921 Birthday Jack Clayton, film director 1921 Birthday Betty Hutton, born in Michigan, American film actress, singer, 'Greatest Show on Earth' 1920 Birthday Ricardo Montalban, born in Mexico, American radio, television, film actor, Mr. Roarke in 'Fantasy Island' television show 1920 Event Film stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks wed 1919 Birthday Shirley Clarke, film director 1919 Birthday James Quinn, film producer/actor, Joey, Hammett, Overlord 1918 Birthday Guido Aristarco, film critic 1918 Birthday Ingmar Bergman, born in Sweden, director, writer, producer for stage, film and television, Academy Award winner 1918 Event "Tarzan of the Apes," 1st Tarzan film, premieres at Broadway Theater 1917 Event UFA, Universal Film AG, forms in Germany 1917 Birthday Mel Ferrer, born in New Jersey, actor in television, film and theater, film director and film producer 1917 Birthday Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR, Indian film star, politician 1917 Birthday Jane Wyman, born in Missouri, actress, film, television, Academy Award-winner, first wife of U.S. President Ronald Reagan 1916 Event Mutual signs Charlie Chaplin to a film contract 1914 Event 1st feature-length silent film comedy, "Tillie's Punctured Romance" released. (Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand and Charles Chaplin) 1914 Birthday Brendan Gill, born in Hartford, Connecticut, writer, film critic, author, wrote film critiques for Film Comment, wrote articles for The New Yorker, and a book about his time at The New Yorker magazine 1914 Event "World, the Flesh and the Devil," 1st color film, shown in London 1914 Event 1st full color film shown "World, Flesh and Devil" in London 1913 Event Charlie Chaplin began his film career at Keystone for $150 a week 1913 Birthday George H Brown, film producer 1913 Birthday John Elliott Terry, managing director, National Film Finance Corp 1912 Event 1st "Keystone Kops" film, titled "Hoffmeyer's Legacy" 1912 Birthday Jimmy Jewel, born in Sheffield, England, James Arthur Thomas J. Marsh, comedian, television, film actor, appeared in film 'The Krays', musical drama 'Casualty' 1912 Birthday Gordon Parks, Ft. Scott, Kansas, film director/author, Learning Tree 1912 Birthday Michelangelo Antonioni, born in Ferrara, Italy, Italian modernist film director, 'Blow-up', 'Red Desert' 1912 Event Mark Sennet presents 1st Keystone Cops film (Cohen Collects a Debt) 1912 Event 1st foreign feature film exhibited in U.S. - "Queen Elizabeth" - New York City 1912 Birthday Harold Myers, film journalist 1911 Birthday Phani Majumdar, film maker 1911 Birthday Bernard Herrmann, New York City, composes film music 1911 Birthday Giles Grangier, film director 1910 Birthday Roy Rowland, film director 1910 Birthday Fred de Cordova, film/TV producer, Tonight Show 1910 Birthday Harry Horner, stage/Film Designer 1910 Birthday Forsyth Hardy, documentary film pioneer 1909 Birthday Alberto Romero "Cubby" Broccoli, born in New York City, film producer, James Bond 1909 Birthday Joseph L Mankiewicz, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, film writer and director, Sleuth 1905 Birthday Joseph Heifitz, film director 1905 Birthday Dalton Trumbo, U.S., writer/film director, Johnny Got His Gun 1905 Birthday Pandro S. Berman, film producer 1904 Birthday Maudet Christian-Jacques, film director 1904 Birthday Rudolf Arnheim, born in Berlin, German-born author, art and film theorist, philosopher, psychologist 1903 Event "The Great Train Robbery," the 1st Western film, released 1903 Event 1st cowboy film "Kit Carson," premieres in U.S. 1902 Birthday Darryl F Zanuck, film magnate/president, 20th Century Fox 1902 Event 1st science fiction film released, A Trip To The Moon 1901 Birthday Joseph Pasternak, film producer, Anchors Aweigh, Date With Judy 1901 Birthday Peter Shankland, film maker/writer 1900 Birthday Jerzy Bonawentura Toeplitz, film maker/teacher 1900 Birthday Alice Calhoun, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Silent film actress, Flowing Gold 1900 Birthday Eileen Percy, Belfast Ireland, silent film actress, Let's Go 1900 Birthday Joseph Green, film maker 1900 Birthday Jean Negulesco, born in Craiova, Dolj, Romania, film director, screenwriter, directed The Mask of Dimitrios, Three Strangers, Academy award nominee for Johnny Belinda 1899 Birthday Gaston Glass, Paris, France, film executive 1899 Birthday Arthur Lubin, film director 1898 Event Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film 1898 Birthday John Grierson, documentary film maker 1898 Birthday Dorothy Gish, born in Massillon, Ohio, film actress, Orphans of the Storm 1896 Birthday Lillian Gish, silent film/stage actress, Birth of a Nation 1896 Event 1st public film showing in U.S. John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres in New York City 1895 Birthday Mae Marsh, Madrid, New Mexico, silent film actress, Birth of a Nation 1895 Event Auguste and Louis Lumiere show film for scientists 1895 Event British inventor Birt Acres patents film camera/projector 1893 Birthday Enid Bennett, Australia, silent film actress, Skippy, Hairpins 1893 Birthday Vsevolod Pudovkin, Soviet film director/theorist, Mother, Deserter 1892 Birthday Ruth Stonehouse, born in Denver, Colorado, film director, silent era film actress, directed films 'The Winning Pair', 'Tacky Sue's Romance' 1892 Birthday Hal Roach, early film director/producer, 1 Million BC 1890 Birthday Claire Whitney, New York, silent film actress, Blind Fools, Haunted Mine 1890 Birthday Monte Blue, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, silent film actor, Montana, Oh Boy 1890 Birthday Douglas MacLean, Philadelphia, silent film comedian/producer, Going Up 1889 Birthday Abel Gance, French film pioneer/actor, Napoleon, J'accuse 1888 Birthday Joseph Arthur Rank, English film magnate/baron 1887 Birthday Charles Dingle, born in Wabash, Indiana, actor, stage, film, played role of senator in 'Call Me Madam', films include 'The Little Foxes' 1887 Event Hannibal W. Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film 1886 Birthday Val Paul, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, director, silent film era star, appeared in 99 films 1913 - 1922 1885 Birthday Erich von Stroheim, early film director/actor, Grand Illusion 1885 Event Eastman Film Co. manufactures 1st commercial motion picture film 1884 Event George Eastman patents paper-strip photographic film 1884 Birthday Robert Flaherty, Michigan, father of documentary film, Nanook of North 1883 Birthday Florence Reed, Philadelphia, silent film actress, Dancing Girl 1883 Birthday Francis X Bushman, born in Norfolk, Virginia, silent film actor, Ben Hur 1881 Event David Houston patents roll film for cameras 1881 Birthday Lois Weber, 1st U.S. woman film director, What Do Men Want? 1880 Birthday Viking Eggeling, Sweden, artist/film maker, Diagonal Symphony 1880 Birthday House Peters, England, silent film actor, Kansas Territory 1879 Birthday Ethel Barrymore, classic film and stage actress, Pinky, Moonrise 1879 Birthday William Fox, U.S. film pioneer, Nickelodeon 1861 Birthday Georges Melies, Paris, magician; 1st to film a fictional story
