Births[]
- June 8 — Alex Band
- December 3 — Elliott Kalan
- December 21 — Eve Mauro
Deaths[]
- January 11 — Larry Germain
- January 11 — Fernando Mendoza
- January 16 — Bernard Lee
- January 25 — Richard Talmadge
- February 20 — Bernard B. Brown
- February 28 — Joseph V. Mascelli
- March 1 — Samuel Benavie
- March 9 — Jesse Corallo
- March 10 — Karl Brainard
- March 11 — Frances Feist
- April 8 — Flo Bert
- April 18 — William O'Brien
- April 21 — Lydia Brassi
- April 22 — Jack DeWitt
- April 24 — Patrick Conway
- April 26 — Jim Davis
- May 1 — Marlin Skiles
- May 11 — Jimmy Dime
- May 11 — Ron Ormond
- May 17 — Ross Allen
- May 19 — John Truwe
- June 14 — Jimmy Cross
- July 21 — Ugo Sasso
- July 28 — Ray Mercer
- August 1 — Kelly Gordon
- August 5 — Ridgeway Callow
- August 17 — Giorgio Ferroni
- August 29 — Lowell Thomas
- September 6 — Maria Palmer
- September 23 — Allan Balter
- October 15 — Frank DeKova
- November 1 — Tracy Layne
- November 1 — Fritz Böttger
- November 8 — Ricardo Adalid
- November 8 — Alan Stensvold
- November 17 — George Tracy
- December 15 — Irving Birnbaum
- December 16 — Karl Struss
- December 31 — Keith Hetherington
Movie Premieres[]
- Invaders from the Deep
- April — Humanoid Woman (U.S.S.R.)
- April 10 — The Last Chase (U.S.)
- June 5 — The Last Chase (Canada)
Television Premieres[]
- September 26 — Movie Macabre starring Elvira, Mistress of the Dark debuts in Los Angeles.
Events[]
- March 31 — At the 53rd Academy Awards, the following awards are presented:
- Henry Fonda receives an Honorary Award in recognition of his brilliant accomplishments and enduring contribution to the art of motion pictures.
- Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, and Bruce Nicholson receive a Special Achievement Award for the visual effects in The Empire Strikes Back.
- June 18 — Mel Tormé receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1541 Vine St.
- July 1 — Billy Barty receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6922 Hollywood Blvd.
- August 19 — Ron Howard receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6838 Hollywood Blvd. for his television work.