Births[]
- Jean Gilpin
- Trudy Young
- January 7 — Erin Gray
- March 6 — Teresa Eckton
- March 11 — Stephanie Shayne
- March 26 — Alan Silvestri
- April 12 — Larry Kemp
- April 16 — Tony Huston
- May 1 — John Diehl
- May 24 — Andrea Coppola
- June 3 — Robert Z'Dar
- June 10 — Ed Naha
- August 12 — Adolfo Bartoli
- August 14 — Jim Wynorski
- September 9 — Vicki Peters
- October 3 — Sarah Bullen
- October 5 — Laura Gemser
- October 13 — Jack De Wolf
- October 17 — Drummond Marais
- October 23 — Wolf Muser
- October 27 — James L. Conway
- November 29 — Frank Hildebrand
- December 8 — Rick Baker
- December 13 — Darrell Larson
- December 18 — Leonard Maltin
Deaths[]
- March 19 — Edgar Rice Burroughs
- April 4 — Edgar Lyons
- May 10 — Warren Jackson
Movie Premieres[]
Events[]
- March 23 — At the 22nd Academy Awards, the following awards are presented:
- Dean Jagger wins the Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in 12 O'Clock High.
- Jack Eaton wins the Best Live Action Short Subject (One-Reel) Award for Aquatic House Party.
- Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis, Paul Groesse, and Jack D. Moore win the Best Art Direction (Color) Award for Little Women.
- Paul Vogel wins the Best Cinematography (Black and White) Award for Battleground.
- Leah Rhodes, William Travilla, and Marjorie Best win the Best Costume Design (Color) Award for Adventures of Don Juan.
- Harry Gerstad wins the Best Editing Award for Champion.
- Willis O'Brien and his fellow members of the special effects crew at RKO win the Best Special Effects Award for Mighty Joe Young.
- December 7 — John Agar and Shirley Temple get divorced.