Births
- April 8 — Kane Hodder
- June 6 — Cheryl Smith
- June 9 — Ted Eccles
- 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
- September 13 — Paul Amato
- September 15 — Smith Wordes
- October 5 — David A. Prior
- October 15 — Cindy Butler
- October 31 — Steve Barnett
- December 1 — Paul Chaplin
Deaths
- January 22 — George Bricker
- May 4 — Robert Kent
- May 9 — M. Coates Webster
- June 6 — Fred Myton
- June 22 — Wyllis Cooper
- June 29 — James Craven
- 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.
- October — Jean Moorhead is featured in that month's issue of Playboy as Playmate.