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The year1951 in filminvolved some significant events.
Top-grossing films
[edit]United States
[edit]The top ten 1951 released films by box office gross in the United States are as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
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1 | Quo Vadis | MGM | $11,143,000[1] |
2 | Show Boat | $5,293,000[1] | |
3 | David and Bathsheba | 20th Century Fox | $4,720,000[2] |
4 | The Great Caruso | MGM | $4,309,000[1] |
5 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Warner Bros. | $4,250,000[3] |
6 | The African Queen | United Artists | $4,100,000[3] |
7 | That's My Boy | Paramount | $3,800,000[4] |
8 | An American in Paris | MGM | $3,750,000[1] |
9 | A Place in the Sun | Paramount | $3,500,000[4] |
10 | At War with the Army | $3,300,000[5] |
International
[edit]The highest-grossing 1951 films in countries outside of North America.
Country | Title | Studio | Gross | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
France | Samson and Delilah | Paramount Pictures | 7,116,442 admissions | [6] |
India | Awaara | R. K. Films | $4,830,000 | [n 2] |
Italy | Anna | Lux Film | 8,965,624 admissions | [9] |
Japan | The Tale of Genji | Daiei Kyoto | ¥141,050,000 | [10] |
Soviet Union | In Peaceful Time | Dovzhenko Film Studios | $1,470,000 | [n 4] |
United Kingdom | The Great Caruso | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 12,400,000 admissions | [14] |
Worldwide gross
[edit]The following table lists known worldwide gross figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1951. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1951. This list also includes gross revenue from later re-releases.
Title | Worldwide gross | Country | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Awaara | $30,660,000 | India | [n 7] |
Quo Vadis | $30,028,513 | United States | [21] |
Events
[edit]- February 15 – new management takes over atUnited ArtistswithArthur B. Krim,Robert Benjaminand Matty Fox now in charge.
- April – French magazineCahiers du cinémais first published.
- July 26 – Walt Disney'sAlice in Wonderlandpremieres; while a disappointment at first and hardly released in theaters, it would later become one of the biggest cult classics in the animation medium as well as make millions in television viewings and subsequent releases on home video.
- September 10 –Rashomonwins theGolden Lionat theVenice Film Festival,bringing worldwide attention toJapanese film.
- September – TheHouse Un-American Activities Committeeinvestigation into Communism in the film industry starts to wind up after four years. They report in February 1952 that Hollywood has not done enough against Communist employees and hearings and blacklisting continues.
- December 14–Raj Kapoor's first blockbuster movie,Awaarais released in India.
- December 29 – TheWilhelm scream,one of the most frequently-usedstock sound effects,makes its first use in the filmDistant Drums.The scream would not get its name untilThe Charge at Feather Riverin1953.
Awards
[edit]Category/Organization | 9th Golden Globe Awards February 21, 1952 |
24th Academy Awards March 20, 1952 | |
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Drama | Comedy or Musical | ||
Best Film | A Place in the Sun | An American in Paris | |
Best Director | László Benedek Death of a Salesman |
George Stevens A Place in the Sun | |
Best Actor | Fredric March Death of a Salesman |
Danny Kaye On the Riviera |
Humphrey Bogart The African Queen |
Best Actress | Jane Wyman The Blue Veil |
June Allyson Too Young to Kiss |
Vivien Leigh A Streetcar Named Desire |
Best Supporting Actor | Peter Ustinov Quo Vadis |
Karl Malden A Streetcar Named Desire | |
Best Supporting Actress | Kim Hunter A Streetcar Named Desire | ||
Best Screenplay, Adapted | Robert Buckner Bright Victory |
Michael WilsonandHarry Brown A Place in the Sun | |
Best Screenplay, Original | Alan Jay Lerner An American in Paris |
Top ten money making stars
[edit]TheTop Ten Money Making Stars Pollwas published byQuigley Publishing Companybased on a poll of U.S.movie theater ownerswho were asked to name who they felt were the previous year's top 10 moneymaking stars.[22]
Rank | Actor/Actress |
---|---|
1. | John Wayne |
2. | Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis |
3. | Betty Grable |
4. | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello |
5. | Bing Crosby |
6. | Bob Hope |
7. | Randolph Scott |
8. | Gary Cooper |
9. | Doris Day |
10. | Spencer Tracy |
They also published a Western stars poll which Roy Rogers topped for the ninth year running.[22]
Rank | Actor/Actress |
---|---|
1. | Roy Rogers |
2. | Gene Autry |
3. | Tim Holt |
4. | Charles Starrett |
5. | Rex Allen |
6. | Wild Bill Elliott |
7. | Smiley Burnette |
8. | Allan Lane |
9. | Dale Evans |
10. | Gabby Hayes |
Notable films released in 1951
[edit]United Statesrelease unless stated
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[edit]- The 13th Letter,directed byOtto Preminger,starringLinda DarnellandCharles Boyer
A
[edit]- Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man,starringBud AbbottandLou Costello
- Ace in the Hole(a.k.a.The Big Carnival), directed byBilly Wilder,starringKirk DouglasandJan Sterling
- Across the Wide Missouri,starringClark Gable
- The African Queen,directed byJohn Huston,starringHumphrey Bogart(Oscar for best actor) andKatharine Hepburn– (GB/US)
- Air Cadet,starringGail RussellandStephen McNally
- Alice in Wonderland,an animated film byWalt Disney
- Along the Great Divide,starringKirk Douglas
- An American in Paris,directed byVincente Minnelli,starringGene KellyandLeslie Caron(Oscar for best picture)
- Angels in the Outfield,starringPaul DouglasandJanet Leigh
- Anna,starringSilvana Mangano,Raf ValloneandVittorio Gassman– (Italy)
- Another Man's Poison,directed byIrving Rapper,starringBette Davis,Gary Merrill,Emlyn WilliamsandAnthony Steel– (GB)
- Apache Drums,starringStephen McNallyandColeen Gray
- Appointment with Danger,starringAlan Ladd,with futureDragnet (series)co-starsJack WebbandHarry Morgan
- Appointment with Venus,starringGlynis JohnsandDavid Niven– (U.K.)
- As Young as You Feel,starringMonty Woolley
- Atoll K,starringLaurel and Hardyin their final film
- Awaara(Tramp), directed by and starringRaj Kapoor– (India)
- The Axe of Wandsbek(Das Beil von Wandsbek) – (East Germany)
B
[edit]- Badal(Cloud),starringMadhubalaandPrem Nath– (India)
- Baazi(Gamble), starringDev Anand– (India)
- Bedtime for Bonzo,starringRonald Reagan(with a chimpanzee)
- Bellissima,directed byLuchino Visconti,starringAnna Magnani– (Italy)
- Blackmailed,starringMai ZetterlingandDirk Bogarde– (GB)
- The Blue Veil,starringJane Wyman
- Bright Victory,starringArthur Kennedy
- The Browning Version,directed byAnthony Asquith,starringMichael RedgraveandJean Kent– (GB)
- Bullfighter and the Lady,starringRobert StackandJoy Page
C
[edit]- Callaway Went Thataway,starringFred MacMurray,Dorothy McGuire,Howard Keel
- Call Me Mister,starringBetty Grable
- Captain Horatio Hornblower,starringGregory Peck– (GB)
- Cattle Drive,starringJoel McCrea,Dean StockwellandChill Wills
- Cause for Alarm!,starringLoretta YoungandBarry Sullivan
- China Corsair,starringJon Hall
- Circle of Danger,starringRay Milland– (GB)
- The Clouded Yellow,starringTrevor HowardandJean Simmons– (GB)
- Come Fill the Cup,starringJames CagneyandGig Young
- Comin' Round The Mountain,starringAbbott and Costello
- Cops and Robbers(Guardie e ladri), directed byMario Monicelli– (Italy)
- Cry Danger,starringDick PowellandRhonda Fleming
- Cry, the Beloved Country,directed byZoltan Korda,starringSidney Poitier– (GB)
D
[edit]- Darling, How Could You!,starringJoan Fontaine
- Daughter of Deceit(La hija del engaño), directed byLuis Buñuel– (Mexico)
- David and Bathsheba,starringGregory PeckandSusan Hayward
- The Day the Earth Stood Still,directed byRobert Wise,starringMichael RennieandPatricia Neal
- Death of a Salesman,starringFredric March
- Deburau,directed bySacha Guitry– (France)
- Decision Before Dawn,starringRichard Basehart,Gary MerrillandOskar Werner
- Deedar,starringAshok Kumar,Dilip Kumar,Nargis– (India)
- The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel,starringJames Mason
- Detective Story,starringKirk Douglas,Eleanor Parker,William Bendix,Lee Grant,Horace McMahon,andGeorge Macready
- Diary of a Country Priest(Journal d'un curé de campagne), directed byRobert Bresson– (France)
- Distant Drums,directed byRaoul Walsh,starringGary Cooper
- Double Dynamite,starringJane Russell,Frank SinatraandGroucho Marx
- Dream of a Cossack(Kavalier zolotoy zvezdy), starringSergei Bondarchuk– (U.S.S.R.)
- Daar Doer in Die Bosveld(Far Away in the Bushveld), starringJamie Uys– (South Africa)
E
[edit]- Early Summer(Bakushū), directed byYasujirō Ozu– (Japan)
- Encore,starringNigel PatrickandKay Walsh– (GB)
- The Enforcer(Murder, Inc.), starringHumphrey BogartandZero Mostel
F
[edit]- FBI Girl,starringAudrey TotterandCesar Romero
- The Family Secret,starringJohn DerekandLee J. Cobb
- Father's Little Dividend,starringSpencer TracyandElizabeth Taylor
- The Fighting Seventh(a.k.a.Little Big Horn), starringLloyd Bridges
- Flying Leathernecks,starringJohn WayneandRobert Ryan
- Follow the Sun,starringGlenn Ford(asBen Hogan)
- The Forbidden Christ(Il Cristo proibito), starringRaf Vallone– (Italy)
- Fort Worth,starringRandolph Scott
- Four in a Jeep(Die Vier im Jeep), starringRalph MeekerandViveca Lindfors– (Switzerland)
- Fourteen Hours,starringPaul Douglas,Richard Basehart,Jeffrey HunterandGrace Kelly
- The Frogmen,starringRichard WidmarkandDana Andrews
- Furrows(Surcos) – (Spain)
G
[edit]- Go for Broke!,starringVan Johnson
- Golden Girl,starringMitzi Gaynor,Dale Robertson,Dennis Day
- The Golden Horde,starringAnn Blyth
- Goodbye My Fancy,starringJoan CrawfordandRobert Young
- The Great Caruso,starringMario Lanza
- The Great Missouri Raid,starringWendell Corey
- The Groom Wore Spurs,starringGinger Rogers
- Grounds for Marriage,starringKathryn GraysonandVan Johnson
- The Guy Who Came Back,starringPaul Douglas
H
[edit]- Half Angel,starringLoretta Young
- Happy Go Lovely,starringDavid NivenandVera-Ellen– (GB)
- He Ran All the Way,starringJohn GarfieldandShelley Winters
- Here Comes the Groom,directed byFrank Capra,starringBing Crosby
- His Kind of Woman,starringRobert Mitchum,Jane Russell,Vincent PriceandRaymond Burr
- Hollywood Story,starringRichard ConteandJulie Adams
- The House in Montevideo(Das Haus in Montevideo) – (West Germany)
- The House on Telegraph Hill,starringRichard Basehart
I
[edit]- I Can Get It for You Wholesale,starringSusan Hayward
- I'll Never Forget You
- I'll See You in My Dreams
- I Want You,directed byMark Robson,starringDana Andrews
- The Idiot(Hakuchi), directed byAkira Kurosawa– (Japan)
- Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison,starringSteve Cochran
J
[edit]- Jim Thorpe – All-American,starringBurt Lancaster
- Journey Into Light,directed byStuart Heisler,starringSterling Hayden
- Juliette, or Key of Dreams(Juliette ou La clef des songes), directed byMarcel Carné– (France)
K
[edit]- Kind Lady,directed byJohn Sturges,starringEthel Barrymore,Maurice Evans,Keenan Wynn,Angela Lansbury
- Kon-Tiki,a documentary directed by and starringThor Heyerdahl– (Norway)
L
[edit]- The Last Outpost,starringRonald Reagan
- Laughter in Paradise,starringAlastair Sim– (GB)
- The Lavender Hill Mob,directed byCharles Crichton,starringAlec Guinness,Stanley Holloway,Sid JamesandAlfie Bass,with an early appearance byAudrey Hepburn– (GB)
- The Lemon Drop Kid,starringBob Hope,Marilyn Maxwell,William FrawleyandTor Johnson
- Let's Go Crazy,starringSpike MilliganandPeter Sellers– (GB)
- Leva på 'Hoppet',starringIngrid Thulin– (Sweden)
- Lightning Strikes Twice,starringRuth RomanandMercedes McCambridge
- Little Egypt,starringRhonda FlemingandMark Stevens
- The Long Dark Hall,starringRex Harrison– (GB)
- Lost Continent,starringCesar Romero
- Love Nest,starringJune HaverandMarilyn Monroe
- Lullaby of Broadway
M
[edit]- The Magic Box,starringRobert Donat,abiopicofWilliam Friese-Greene– (GB)
- The Man with a Cloak,starringJoseph Cotten
- The Magnificent Yankee,starringLouis Calhern
- Malliswari,starringN.T. Rama Rao– (India)
- The Man in the White Suit,directed byAlexander Mackendrick,starringAlec Guinness,Joan Greenwood,Cecil Parker,Michael GoughandErnest Thesiger– (GB)
- The Man With the Twisted Lip(British TV movie) a Sherlock Holmes mystery directed by Richard M. Grey, starring John Longden as Sherlock Holmes and Campbell Singer as Watson
- The Mating Season,starringGene Tierney,John Lund,Miriam HopkinsandThelma Ritter
- The Medium,starringMarie Powers– (Italy)
- Miracle in Milan(Miracolo a Milano), directed byVittorio De Sica– (Italy)
- Miss Julie(Fröken Julie), directed byAlf Sjöberg– (Sweden)
- The Model and the Marriage Broker,starringJeanne Crain,Thelma Ritter,Scott Brady,Zero Mostel
- Mr. Imperium,starringLana TurnerandEzio Pinza
- My Favorite Spy,starringBob HopeandHedy Lamarr
N
[edit]- New Mexico,starringLew AyresandMarilyn Maxwell
- The Night Before Christmas(Noch pered Rozhdestvom) – (U.S.S.R.)
- No Highway in the Sky(No Highway), starringJames Stewart,Glynis JohnsandMarlene Dietrich– (GB)
O
[edit]- Olivia,directed byJacqueline Audry– (France)
- On Dangerous Ground,starringIda LupinoandRobert Ryan
- On Moonlight Bay,starringDoris DayandGordon MacRae
- On the Riviera,starringDanny Kaye
- One Summer of Happiness(Hon dansade en sommar) – (Sweden)
- Only the Valiant,starringGregory Peck
P
[edit]- Painting the Clouds with Sunshine,starringVirginia Mayo
- Pandora and the Flying Dutchman,starringAva GardnerandJames Mason– (GB)
- Paris Vice Squad(Identité judiciaire) – (France)
- Payment on Demand,starringBette DavisandBarry Sullivan
- Penny Points to Paradise,starringHarry Secombe,Peter SellersandSpike Milligan– (GB)
- The People Against O'Hara,starringSpencer Tracy
- People Will Talk,starringCary Grant,Jeanne Crain,Hume CronynandFinlay Currie
- A Place in the Sun,directed byGeorge Stevens,starringMontgomery Clift,Elizabeth Taylor,Shelley WintersandRaymond Burr
- Pool of London,directed byBasil Dearden,starringLeslie Phillips,James Robertson JusticeandEarl Cameron– (GB)
- The Prowler,directed byJoseph Losey,starringVan HeflinandEvelyn Keyes
Q
[edit]- Quo Vadis,directed byMervyn LeRoy,starringRobert Taylor,Deborah Kerr,Peter UstinovandLeo Genn
R
[edit]- The Racket,starringRobert Mitchum
- The Raging Tide,starringRichard ConteandShelley Winters
- Rawhide,starringTyrone PowerandSusan Hayward
- The Red Badge of Courage,directed byJohn Huston,starringAudie Murphy
- Red Mountain,starringAlan LaddandLizabeth Scott
- Repast(Meshi), directed byMikio Naruse,written by the novelistYasunari Kawabata– (Japan)
- El revoltoso(The Rebellious) – (Mexico)
- Rhubarb,starringRay Milland,Jan Sterling,William FrawleyandLeonard Nimoy
- Rich, Young and Pretty,starringJane Powell
- The River(Le Fleuve), directed byJean Renoir– (France/India/US)
- Royal Wedding,starringFred Astaire,Peter LawfordandJane Powell
S
[edit]- ...Sans laisser d'adresse(No Forwarding Address), starringBernard BlierandDanièle Delorme– (France)
- Santa Fe,starringRandolph Scott
- Saturday's Hero,starringJohn DerekandDonna Reed
- Scrooge(A Christmas Carol), starringAlastair Sim– (GB)
- The Secret of Convict Lake,starringGlenn FordandGene Tierney
- Selamat Berdjuang, Masku!,starringRaden SukarnoandMarlia Hardi– (Indonesia)
- Sherlock Holmes(British) series of 6 made-for TV Sherlock Holmes films directed by C. A. Lajeune, all starring Alan Wheatley as Holmes and Raymond Francis as Watson
- Show Boat,a remake of the hit musical, starringKathryn Grayson,Howard Keel,andAva Gardner,with songs byOscar Hammerstein IIandJerome Kern
- Silver City,starringEdmond O'BrienandYvonne De Carlo
- The Sinner,directed byWilli Forst,starringHildegard KnefandGustav Fröhlich(West Germany)
- Sirocco,starringHumphrey BogartandMärta Torén
- Slaughter Trail,starringGig YoungandVirginia Grey
- Smuggler's Island,starringJeff ChandlerandEvelyn Keyes
- Spring Season(Bahar), first Hindi film ofVyjayanthimalaand the producerA. V. Meiyappan– (India)
- Starlift,starringJanice RuleandRuth Roman
- The Steel Helmet,directed bySamuel Fuller
- Storm Warning,starringGinger Rogers,Ronald ReaganandDoris Day
- The Strange Door,starringCharles LaughtonandBoris Karloff
- Strangers on a Train,directed byAlfred Hitchcock,starringFarley GrangerandRobert Walker
- A Streetcar Named Desire,directed byElia Kazan,starringVivien Leigh(Oscar for best actress),Marlon Brando,Kim HunterandKarl Malden
- Strictly Dishonorable,starringEzio PinzaandJanet Leigh
- The Strip,starringMickey RooneyandSally Forrest
- Sugarfoot,starringRandolph Scott
- Summer Interlude(Sommarlek), directed byIngmar Bergman– (Sweden)
- Superman and the Mole Men,starringGeorge Reeves
- Susana(a.k.a.The Devil and the Flesh), directed byLuis Buñuel– (Mexico)
- The Sword of Monte Cristo,starringGeorge Montgomery
T
[edit]- Take Care of My Little Girl,directed byJean Negulesco,starringJeanne CrainandMitzi Gaynor
- A Tale of Five Cities(Passaporto per l'oriente) – (Italy/GB)
- The Tale of Genji(Genji Monogatari) – (Japan)
- The Tales of Hoffmann,a cinematic opera directed byPowell and Pressburgerand starringMoira Shearer– (GB)
- The Tall Target,starringDick Powell,Adolphe Menjou,Marshall ThompsonandRuby Dee
- Tarana,starringMadhubalaandDilip Kumar– (India)
- Tetsu no tsume,directed by Nobuo Adachi for Daiei Films[23]
- That Happy Couple(Esa pareja feliz), directed byJuan Antonio BardemandLuis García Berlanga– (Spain)
- That's My Boy,starringDean MartinandJerry Lewis
- The Thing from Another World,produced byHoward Hawks,starringKenneth TobeyandJames Arnessas the title creature
- Three Guys Named Mike,starringJane Wyman
- Thunder on the Hill,directed byDouglas Sirk,starringClaudette ColbertandAnn Blyth
- Tom Brown's Schooldays,starringJohn Howard DaviesandRobert Newton– (GB)
- Tomahawk,starringVan HeflinandYvonne De Carlo
- Two of a Kind,starringEdmond O'BrienandLizabeth Scott
- Two Tickets to Broadway,starringJanet Leigh,Tony Martin,Gloria DeHaven
V
[edit]- Vengeance Valley,starringBurt LancasterandJoanne Dru
- Victimas del Pecado(Victims of Sin) – (Mexico)
W
[edit]- Warpath,starringEdmond O'Brien,Forrest Tucker,Polly Bergen
- Warsaw Premiere,directed byJan Rybkowski(Poland)
- The Well,starringHarry Morgan
- Westward the Women,starringRobert Taylor
- When Worlds Collide,starringRichard Derr,Barbara Rush,Larry Keating,John HoytandHayden Rorke
- Where No Vultures Fly,directed byHarry Watt,starringAnthony Steel,Dinah Sheridan,Harold WarrenderandMeredith Edwards– (U.K.)
Y
[edit]- You Never Can Tell,starringDick Powell
- Young Wives' Tale,starringJoan Greenwood– (GB)
- You're in the Navy Now,starringGary Cooper
- Your Day Will Come(Lak Yawm Ya Zalem) – (Egypt)
Serials
[edit]- Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere,starringJudd Holdren
- Don Daredevil Rides Again,starringKen CurtisandAline Towne
- Government Agents vs Phantom Legion,starringWalter Reed
- Mysterious Island,starringRichard Crane
- Roar of the Iron Horse,starringBuster Crabbe
Short film series
[edit]- Mickey Mouse(1928–1953)
- Looney Tunes(1930–1969)
- Merrie Melodies(1931–1969)
- Popeye(1933–1957)
- The Three Stooges(1934–1959)
- Donald Duck(1936–1956)
- Pluto(1937–1951)
- Goofy(1939–1953)
- Tom and Jerry(1940–1958)
- Bugs Bunny(1940–1964)
- Mighty Mouse(1942–1955)
- Chip and Dale(1943–1956)
- Yosemite Sam(1945–1963)
- Terrytoons(1930–1971)
- Noveltoons(1944–1967)
Births
[edit]- January 1 -Nana Patekar,Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director
- January 8 –John McTiernan,American director
- January 12 –Kirstie Alley,American actress (died 2022)
- January 15
- Charo,Spanish American actress, singer and comedian
- Basil Wallace,Jamaican-born American actor
- January 22 -Steve J. Spears,Australian actor, writer and singer (died 2007)
- January 23 -David Patrick Kelly,American actor and musician
- January 29 -Maria Klenskaja,Estonian actress (died 2022)
- January 30
- Phil Collins,English drummer, singer-songwriter and actor
- Charles S. Dutton,American retired actor and director
- February 4 -Patrick Bergin,Irish actor and singer
- February 5 -Robin Sachs,English actor (died 2013)
- February 13 –David Naughton,American actor & singer
- February 15
- Paul Kandel,American actor and singer
- Jane Seymour,English actress
- February 16 –William Katt,American actor
- February 20 -Eva Rueber-Staier,Austrian actress, television host and model
- February 22 –Ellen Greene,American singer and actress
- February 24 –Helen Shaver,Canadian actress and film and television director
- March 17 –Kurt Russell,American actor
- April 6 –Rita Raave,Estonian actress
- April 11
- Gerry Becker,American actor (died 2019)
- Jay Benedict,American actor (died 2020)
- April 12 –Tom Noonan,American actor
- April 13
- John Furey,American actor
- Brent Jennings,American actor
- April 17 –Olivia Hussey,Argentine-born English actress
- April 21 –Tony Danza,American actor and boxer
- April 22 -Robin Bartlett,American actress
- May 4 -Gérard Jugnot,French actor, director, screenwriter and producer
- May 8 -Cooper Huckabee,American actor
- May 19 -Robert Harper,American actor (died 2020)
- May 29 -Michael O'Neill,American actor
- May 30 –Stephen Tobolowsky,American actor
- June 1 -Lena Farugia,American-born South African actress, screenwriter, director and producer (died 2019)
- June 2 -Frank C. Turner,Canadian actor
- June 5 -Mark Harelik,American actor and playwright
- June 9 –James Newton Howard,American film composer
- June 13 -Stellan Skarsgård,Swedish actor
- June 16 -John Salthouse,British actor and producer
- June 20 -Tress MacNeille,American voice actress, and singer
- June 23 -Jim Metzler,retired American actor
- June 26 –Robert Davi,American actor, singer, writer and director
- June 27 -Julia Duffy,American actress
- June 28
- David Gautreaux,American actor
- Ellis E. Williams,American actor and comedian
- July 1 -Trevor Eve,English actor
- July 4 –Vincent Marzello,American-born actor (died 2020)
- July 6 –Geoffrey Rush,Australian actor
- July 7 -Roz Ryan,American actress, singer, voice actress and comedian
- July 8 –Anjelica Huston,American actress
- July 9 –Chris Cooper,American actor
- July 10 –Phyllis Smith,American actress
- July 12 –Cheryl Ladd,American actress
- July 13 -Didi Conn,American actress
- July 15 -Jesse Ventura,American actor and pro wrestler
- July 18 -Margo Martindale,American character actress
- July 20 -Jeff Rawle,English actor
- July 21
- Lillias White,American actress and singer
- Robin Williams,American actor & comedian (died 2014)
- July 24
- Lynda Carter,American actress & singer
- Fiona Reid,English-born Canadian actress
- July 29
- Jack Blessing,American actor (died 2017)
- Gavan O'Herlihy,Irish-born American actor (died 2021)
- August 2 -Marcel Iureș,Romanian actor
- August 6 –Catherine Hicks,American actress
- August 8 -Martin Brest,American director, screenwriter and producer
- August 14 –Carl Lumbly,American actor
- August 18 -Teri McMinn,American actress and model
- August 21 -Randy Thom,American sound designer
- August 22 -Gordon Liu,Chinese martial arts actor
- August 30 –Timothy Bottoms,American actor
- September 2
- Michael Gray,American actor
- Mark Harmon,American actor
- September 4 -Judith Ivey,American actress
- September 5 –Michael Keaton,American actor
- September 9 -Tom Wopat,American actor and singer
- September 10 -Harry Groener,German-born American actor
- September 12 –Joe Pantoliano,American actor
- September 13 -Jean Smart,American actress
- September 17 –Cassandra Peterson,American actress
- September 22 –Amanda Mackey,American casting director (died 2022)
- September 25 –Mark Hamill,American actor
- September 29 -Cindy Morgan,American actress (d. 2023)
- October 5 -Karen Allen,American actress
- October 16
- Daniel Gerroll,English actor
- Morgan Stevens,American actor (died 2022)
- October 22 -Marshall Napier,New Zealand character actor (died 2022)
- October 24 -Antoñito Ruiz,Spanish former child actor and stuntman
- October 28 -Renato Cecchetto,Italian actor and voice actor (died 2022)
- October 30 –Harry Hamlin,American actor
- November 6 -Nigel Havers,English actor and presenter
- November 9 –Lou Ferrigno,American actor
- November 11 -Bill Moseley,American actor and musician
- November 15 –Beverly D'Angelo,American actress
- November 16 -Miguel Sandoval,American actor
- November 17
- Francis Guinan,American actor
- Stephen Root,American actor and voice actor
- November 20 –Rodger Bumpass,American actor & voice actor
- November 27 –Kathryn Bigelow,American director
- December 1 –Treat Williams,American actor (died 2023)
- December 14 -Celia Weston,American character actress
- December 16
- Bill Johnson,American actor
- David Schofield,English actor
- December 22 -Dan Martin,American actor
- December 26 -Steve Bisley,Australian writer and actor
Deaths
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- January 11 –Charles W. Goddard,American playwright, screenwriter (born 1879),The Exploits of Elaine
- January 18 –Jack Holt,American actor (born 1888),Flight,San Francisco
- March 6 –Ivor Novello,Welsh actor, singer, composer (born 1893),The Lodger,I Lived with You
- March 14 –Val Lewton,Russian-American director (born 1904),Cat People,The Body Snatcher
- March 25 –Oscar Micheaux,American director, author (born 1884),The Girl From Chicago
- April 4 –Al Christie,Canadian-born director, producer (born 1881),Charley's Aunt
- April 22 –Stanley Ridges,British actor (born 1890),To Be or Not to Be,Sergeant York
- May 2 –Edwin L. Marin,American director (born 1899),Fort Worth,Maisie
- May 2 –Paul L. Stein,Austrian director (born 1892),Red Wagon,The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery
- May 7 –Warner Baxter,American actor (born 1882),42nd Street,Crime Doctor
- May 17 –S. Sylvan Simon,American director (born 1910),The Fuller Brush Man,I Love Trouble
- May 29 –Fanny Brice,American entertainer and actress,My Man,Everybody Sing
- June 2 –Ernst Pittschau,German actor (born 1883),The Picture of Dorian Gray
- June 6 –Olive Tell,American actress (born 1894),The Trap
- June 9 –Mayo Methot,American actress (born 1904),Marked Woman
- July 23 –Robert J. Flaherty,American documentary filmmaker (born 1884),Nanook of the North
- August 16 –Louis Jouvet,French actor (born 1887),Hôtel du Nord
- August 28 –Robert Walker,American actor (born 1918),Strangers on a Train,The Clock
- August 30 –Konstantin Märska,Estonian cinematographer (born 1896)
- September 7 –Maria Montez,Dominican-born actress (born 1912),Arabian Nights,Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
- October 12 –Leon Errol,Australian-born actor (born 1881),Never Give a Sucker an Even Break,Joe Palooka
- October 22 –Phil Rosen,Polish-American director (born 1876),Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat,Roar of the Press
- November 3 –Richard Wallace,American director (born 1894),Tycoon,Framed
Film Debuts
[edit]- Dawn Addams–Night into Morning
- Bibi Andersson–Miss Julie
- Ernest Borgnine–China Corsair
- Willis Bouchey–Elopement
- William Boyett–Street Bandits
- Jeff Bridges–The Company She Keeps
- Charles Bronson–You're in the Navy Now
- Leslie Caron–An American in Paris
- John Cassavetes–Fourteen Hours
- Mara Corday–Two Tickets to Broadway
- Scatman Crothers–Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
- Harold Gould–The Man from Planet X
- Lee Grant–Detective Story
- Peter Graves–Rogue River
- Nancy Kulp–The Model and the Marriage Broker
- Harvey Lembeck–You're in the Navy Now
- Terence Longdon–Appointment with Venus
- Lee Marvin–You're in the Navy Now
- Patty McCormack–Two Gals and a Guy
- Ralph Meeker–Die Vier im Jeep
- Mary Murphy–The Lemon Drop Kid
- Burt Mustin–The Last Outpost
- Leonard Nimoy–Queen for a Day
- Aldo Ray–Saturday's Hero
- William Shatner–The Butler's Night Off
- Robert Shaw–The Lavender Hill Mob
- Rod Steiger–Teresa
- Harry Towb–The Quiet Woman
- Mamie Van Doren–Footlight Varieties
- Joyce Van Patten–Fourteen Hours
- Stuart Whitman–When Worlds Collide
Notes
[edit]- ^4.7619Indian rupeesperUS dollarfrom 1950 to 1965[8]
- ^ab₹23million[7]($4.83 million)[n 1]
- ^ab4Rblsper US dollar from 1950 to 1960[13]
- ^5.875 millionRbls(23.5 million Soviet tickets sold,[11]average ticket price of 25kopecks),[12]4 SUR per USD[n 3]
- ^35million re-run admissions up until 1964-1966,[16]average Soviet ticket price of 25kopecks[12]
- ^0.9 SUR per US$ from 1961 to 1971[13]
- ^Awaara:
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