Births
- February 2 — Alan Curtis
- February 6 — Christopher Month
- February 12 — Scott Aronesty
- February 21 — Christine Ebersole
- April 4 — Paul Gentry
- June 12 — Gary Farmer
- August 5 — Jack Eiseman
- August 14 — James Horner
- September 1 — Alex Ponti
- September 29 — Miguel Angel Fuentes
- November 1 — Kevin Brophy
- November 14 — Donna Conforti
- November 16 — Susan Kiger
- December 28 — Richard Band
Deaths
- January 5 — Jerome Ash
- February 27 — Mort Glickman
- April 6 — Fred C. Brannon
- June 5 — William Farnum
Movie Premieres
- January 5 — The Magic Voyage of Sinbad (U.S.S.R.)
- May 15 — Phantom from Space
- May 31 — The Magic Voyage of Sinbad (U.S.)
- June 25 — Robot Monster
- September 4 — Project Moon Base
Events
- Richard Garland and Beverly Garland get divorced.
- March 4 — Buck Young and Peggy Stewart get married.
- March 19 — At the 25th Academy Awards, Harry Gerstad and Elmo Williams win the Best Editing Award for High Noon.
- December 28 — Keith Larsen and Susan Cummings get married.