Births[]
- Darin Wilson
- January 2 — Tia Carrere
- August 20 — J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner
- August 28 — Dominic Lucero
- October 10 — Patrick Brantseg
- November 5 — Keith Coulouris
Deaths[]
- January 21 — Michael Paryla
- January 31 — Oskar Fischinger
- February 2 — Jack Carr
- February 16 — Smiley Burnette
- February 24 — Franz Waxman
- March 5 — Mischa Auer
- March 6 — Kenneth Harlan
- March 29 — Dick Rich
- April 22 — Tom Conway
- April 23 — Carl Guthrie
- May 11 — Nando Tamberlani
- June 9 — George Bruggerman
- June 29 — Primo Carnera
- June 29 — Jayne Mansfield
- July 6 — Poul Bang
- July 21 — Basil Rathbone
- July 22 — Richard Bartell
- July 22 — John L. Russell
- August 15 — George Lloyd
- August 21 — Nikolai Gladkov
- August 29 — Malcolm Brown
- September 7 — Thomas E. Jackson
- September 18 — William Sickner
- September 19 — Carlie Taylor
- October 3 — Pinto Colvig
- October 19 — Herman Hack
- October 24 — Lyle Latell
- November 11 — Smoki Whitfield
- November 28 — Arthur Hammond
- December — Samuel Hoffmann
- December 4 — Sarah Padden
- December 14 — Frank Moran
- December 21 — Harold V. McKenzie
Movie Premieres[]
- January 28 — Danger!! Death Ray (Italy)
- February — The Projected Man (U.S.)
- March 15 — Gamera vs Gaos (Japan)
- March 24 — Argoman the Fantastic Superman (Italy)
- April — The Deadly Bees (U.K.)
- April 20 — Operation Double 007 (Italy)
- April 26 — Catalina Caper
- May 17 — The Million Eyes of Sumuru (U.S.)
- August 13 — Yongary - Monster from the Deep (South Korea)
- September — Wild Rebels
- October 20 — Attack of the the Eye Creatures
- November 22 — Operation Double 007 (U.S.)
- December 3 — The Million Eyes of Sumuru (U.K.)
Television Premieres[]
Events[]
- Ray "Crash" Corrigan and Elaine DuPont get divorced.
- April 10 — At the 39th Academy Awards, the following awards are presented:
- John Barry wins the Best Original Score and Best Song Awards for Born Free.
- Franklin Milton wins the Best Sound Award for Grand Prix.