1960

Births

• February 20 — Joel Hodgson
• February 27 — Mary Jo Pehl
• March 30 — Bill Corbett
• April 1 — Jennifer Runyon
• May 24 — Jeff Celentano
• July 25 — John Scherer
• October 13 — Carla Herd
• October 18 — Jean-Claude Van Damme

Deaths

• January 20 — Eddie Parker
• January 22 — Stepan Kayukov
• January 24 — John Miljan
• February 1 — Sheldon Jett
• February 3 — Pierre Watkin
• February 20 — Noel Cravat
• March 13 — Perry Finnerman
• April 6 — Oscar O'Shea
• April 13 — Bud Wolfe
• April 17 — Eddie Cochran
• April 25 — Gino Mattera
• May 28 — Ramón Gay
• May 28 — George Zucco
• June 15 — Edward Cronjager
• June 27 — Slim Whitaker
• August 3 — Warren Newcombe
• December 19 — Robert Griffin

Movie Premieres

• The Beatniks
• February 24 — The Amazing Transparent Man
• February 26 — First Spaceship on Venus (East Germany)
• March 7 — First Spaceship on Venus (Poland)
• April — Circus of Horrors (U.K.)
• April 16 — Horrors of Spider Island (West Germany)
• May — The Leech Woman
• June — 12 to the Moon
• June 16 — The Girl in Lovers Lane
• July 13 — Hercules Unchained (U.S.)
• August 19 — The Loves of Hercules (Italy)
• August 31 — Circus of Horrors (U.S.)
• September 22 — Tormented
• October — Santa Claus (U.S.)
• November 16 — The Sword and the Dragon (U.S.)
• December 8 — The Sinister Urge
• December 28 — The Loves of Hercules (France)

Events

• February 8 — The following individuals receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at its groundbreaking:
  • Jim Backus at 1735 Vine St.
  • Richard Basehart at 6276 Hollywood Blvd.
  • Noah Beery Jr. at 7047 Hollywood Blvd.
  • Ernest Borgnine at 6324 Hollywood Blvd.
  • Hillary Brooke at 6311 Hollywood Blvd.
  • Richard Carlson at 6333 Hollywood Blvd.
  • John Carradine at 6240 Hollywood Blvd.
  • Peggie Castle at 6266 Hollywood Blvd.
  • Tom Conway at 1617 Vine St.
  • Jackie Coogan at 1654 Vine St.
  • Wendell Corey at 6328 Hollywood Blvd.
  • Cathy Downs at 6646 Hollywood Blvd.
  • John Forsythe at 6549 Hollywood Blvd.
  • Paul Gilbert at 6340 Hollywood Blvd.
  • Arthur Godfrey receives three stars.
    • At 1559 Vine St. for his television work.
    • At 6616 Hollywood Blvd. for his recording work.
    • At 6233 Hollywood Blvd. for his radio work.
  • Reed Hadley at 6553 Hollywood Blvd
  • Alan Hale Jr. at 6653 Hollywood Blvd.
  • Barbara Hale at 1628 Vine St.
  • John Ireland at 7021 Hollywood Blvd.
  • Peter Lawford at 6922 Hollywood Blvd.
  • Bela Lugosi at 6340 Hollywood Blvd.
  • Guy Madison receives two stars.
    • At 6333 Hollywood Blvd. for his television work.
    • At 6933 Hollywood Blvd. for his radio work.
  • Jayne Mansfield at 6328 Hollywood Blvd.
  • Roddy McDowall at 6632 Hollywood Blvd.
  • Ricardo Montalbán at 7021 Hollywood Blvd.
  • Del Moore at 6405 Hollywood Blvd.
  • Jack Palance at 6608 Hollywood Blvd.
  • Gregory Peck at 6100 Hollywood Blvd.
  • Basil Rathbone receives three stars.
    • At 6549 Hollywood Blvd. for his film work.
    • At 6915 Hollywood Blvd. for his television work.
    • At 6300 Hollywood Blvd. for his radio work.
  • George Reeves at 6709 Hollywood Blvd.
  • Cesar Romero receives two stars.
    • At 6615 Hollywood Blvd. for his film work.
    • At 1719 Vine St. for his television work.
  • Kent Taylor receives two stars.
    • At 1645 Vine St. for his film work.
    • At 6818 Hollywood Blvd. for his television work.
  • Keenan Wynn at 1515 Vine St.