Births[]
Death[]
- January 11 — Riccardo Pallottini
- January 15 — Robert Lynn
- January 18 — Frank Baxter
- February 2 — Dick Nelson
- February 14 — W. Lee Wilder
- February 22 — John R. Carter
- March 23 — Jo Pagano
- March 26 — Sam Kydd
- March 30 — Sergio Grieco
- April 8 — Cecil Elliott
- April 11 — Joe Garcio
- April 24 — Boris Andreyev
- May 2 — Hugh Marlowe
- May 14 — Hugh Beaumont
- May 25 — Larry Blake
- May 28 — George Hilsdon
- June 25 — Albert G. Miller
- July 9 — Jack Voglin
- July 12 — Raymond Borderie
- July 19 — John Harvey
- July 20 — Gian Paolo Rosmino
- July 21 — Baynes Barron
- July 27 — Ryôsaku Takayama
- August 5 — Wanda Rotha
- August 8 — Damian O'Flynn
- August 10 — William Henry
- August 12 — Henry Fonda
- August 17 — Barney Phillips
- August 20 — Edward Ludwig
- September 2 — Ada Vojtsik
- October 4 — Criswell
- October 11 — B.R. McLendon
- November 17 — Bill Baldwin Sr.
- November 30 — Verna Fields
- December 12 — Robert Panquin
- December 18 — June Glory
- December 25 — Anthony Averill
Movie Premieres[]
- October 7 — Ator, the Fighting Eagle (Italy)
- November — Humanoid Woman (U.S.)
- November 19 — Being from Another Planet
- December — Cosmic Princess
Events[]
- Caroline Munro and Judd Hamilton get divorced.
- January 30 — Pia Zadora receives a controversial New Star of the Year Award at the 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards for her performance in Butterfly.
- March 29 — At the 54th Academy Awards, the following awards were presented:
- Henry Fonda wins Best Actor for his role in On Golden Pond.
- Rick Baker wins Best Makeup for his work in An American Werewolf in London.
- Michael Ford, Norman Reynolds, and Leslie Dilley win the Best Art Direction Award for their work in Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Kit West, Richard Edlund, Bruce Nicholson, and Joe Johnston win Best Visual Effects for their work in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
- September 22 — Henry Mancini receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6821 Hollywood Blvd.
- December 1 — Stan Chambers receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6922 Hollywood Blvd.