People (Deaths) 1998 – Robert Gist, American actor and director (b. 1917). Robert Gist Robert Marion Gist (01 October 1917 to 21 May 1998) was an American actor and film director. Gist was reared around the stockyards of Chicago, Illinois, during the Great Depression. Reform school-bound after injuring another boy in a fistfight, Gist instead… Read More
Events 1891 – History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison’s prototype kinetoscope. Thomas Edison Thomas Alva Edison (11 February 1847 to 18 October 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include… Read More
Events 1912 – The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai. Cinema of Indian Cinema of India consists of films produced in India, where more than 1,800 movies are produced annually. Major centres of film production in the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Amritsar, Kochi, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack,… Read More
Events 1929 – In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards ceremony takes place. People (Births) 1990 – Thomas Brodie-Sangster, English actor. Academy Awards The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in the film industry. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious and significant awards in the… Read More
Events 1905 – Abraham Zapruder, American businessman and amateur photographer, filmed the Zapruder film (d. 1970). People (Births) 1893 – José Nepomuceno, Filipino filmmaker, founder of Philippine cinema (d. 1959). Zapruder Film The Zapruder film is a silent 8mm colour motion picture sequence shot by Abraham Zapruder with a Bell & Howell home-movie camera, as… Read More
People (Births) 1944 – George Lucas, American director, producer, and screenwriter, founded Lucasfilm. George Lucas George Walton Lucas Jr. (born 14 May 1944) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and entrepreneur. Lucas is best known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, and Industrial Light & Magic. He… Read More
People (Births) 1966 – Stephen Baldwin, American actor. Stephen Baldwin Stephen Andrew Baldwin (born 12 May 1966) is an American actor, producer, and director. He has appeared in the films Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Posse (1993), 8 Seconds (1994), Threesome (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), Bio-Dome (1996) and The Flintstones in Viva… Read More
People (Births) 1911 – Phil Silvers, American actor and comedian (d. 1985). 1927 – Bernard Fox, British actor (d. 2016). Phil Silvers Phil Silvers (born Phillip Silver; 11 May 1911 to 01 November 1985) was an American entertainer and comedic actor, known as “The King of Chutzpah”. His career as a professional entertainer spanned nearly… Read More
Events 1912 – Paramount Pictures is founded. People (Births) 1916 – Ramananda Sengupta, Indian cinematographer (d. 2017). 1926 – David Hurst, German actor (d. 2019). 1954 – David Keith, American actor and director. People (Deaths) 1952 – William Fox, Austrian businessman, founded Fox Theatres (b. 1879). 1988 – Robert A. Heinlein, American science fiction writer… Read More
People (Deaths) 2000 – Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., US Navy captain, actor, and producer (b. 1909). Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr., KBE, DSC (09 December 1909 to 07 May 2000) was an American actor, producer and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best known for starring in such films as The… Read More
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