Births[]
- John Keefer
- Marco Steffanelli
- April 8 — Kane Hodder
- May 7 — Martin Becker
- June 6 — Cheryl Smith
- June 9 — Ted Eccles
- June 10 — Andrew Stevens
- June 11 — Alejandro Bracho
- June 15 — Cindy Leadbetter
- June 17 — Jeff Imada
- June 22 — Gregory Snegoff
- July 2 — Andrew Divoff
- July 2 — Rick Marx
- July 28 — Nina Axelrod
- August 3 — Corey Burton
- August 4 — Lori Lethin
- August 19 — Joy Grdnic
- August 20 — Jay Acovone
- September 13 — Paul Amato
- September 18 — Smith Wordes
- October 5 — David A. Prior
- October 15 — Cindy Butler
- October 31 — Steve Barnett
- November 2 — Gregg Rudloff
- November 10 — Roland Emmerich
- November 29 — Steve Fuji
- December — Cody Palance
- December 1 — Paul Chaplin
- December 17 — Richard Young
Deaths[]
- January 22 — George Bricker
- May 4 — Robert Kent
- May 9 — M. Coates Webster
- June 6 — Fred Myton
- June 22 — Wyllis Cooper
- July 13 — Stanley Price
- November 24 — James Millican
- December 18 — James Conaty
Movie Premieres[]
- March 29 — Revenge of the Creature
- May 11 — Bride of the Monster
- June 10 — This Island Earth
- June 17 — King Dinosaur
- November — Teen-Age Crime Wave
Events[]
- February — Jayne Mansfield is featured in that month's issue of Playboy as Playmate.
- March 30 — At the 27th Academy Awards, the following awards are presented:
- Philip Yordan wins the Best Story Award for Broken Lance.
- Leslie I. Carey wins the Best Sound Recording Award for The Glenn Miller Story.
- Vincent Winter receives an Honorary Award for his outstanding juvenile performance in The Kidnappers.
- August 29 — Mamie Van Doren and Ray Anthony get married.
- October — Jean Moorhead is featured in that month's issue of Playboy as Playmate.
- November 16 — Keith Larsen and Susan Cummings get divorced.