Births[]
- February 13 — Barb Tebben
- February 19 — Steve James
- February 24 — Carlo Maria Cordio
- March 24 — Nicholas Campbell
- April 19 — Tony Plana
- April 26 — Spice Williams-Crosby
- April 28 — Michael J. Valentine
- May 3 — Toni Naples
- May 8 — Ray Etheridge
- May 17 — Bobby Porter
- May 22 — Mike Muscat
- May 23 — Rich Valliere
- May 31 — Kevin Brodie
- June 1 — Misty Rowe
- June 22 — Graham Greene
- July 17 — David Hasselhoff
- July 17 — Paul Pape
- August 14 — BJ Davis
- August 22 — John Hateley
- September 5 — Rick Moses
- September 10 — Angelo Ragusa
- September 14 — Martyn Burke
- September 16 — Francine Kessler
- September 27 — R.J. Kizer
- October 15 — James Ryan
- November 12 — Aaron Lipstadt
- December 4 — Michael Lennick
- December 12 — Sarah Douglas
- December 14 — John Lurie
- December 21 — Joe Viskocil
Deaths[]
- February 22 — Robert Strange
- May 31 — George Magrill
- August 18 — Ralph Byrd
- October 2 — Perc Launders
- October 3 — Edward Biby
- October 31 — Frank Heath
- November 18 — Lev Fenin
Movie Premieres[]
Serial Premieres[]
Events[]
- March 20 — At the 24th Academy Awards, the following awards are presented:
- Franz Waxman wins the Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture Award for A Place in the Sun.
- Douglas Shearer wins the Best Sound Recording Award for The Great Caruso.
- Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis, E. Preston Ames, and F. Keogh Gleason win the Best Art Direction (Color) Award for An American in Paris.
- Alfred Gilks and John Alton win the Best Cinematography (Color) Award for An American in Paris.