See also: 1900 in film 1901 1902 in film years in film film Events Edwin S. Porteris put in charge of Thomas Edisons motion-picture production company. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... See also: 1902 in film 1903 1904 in film years in film film Events The Great Train Robbery, by Edwin S. Porter The Magic Lantern / La Lanterne magicue, produced by Georges Méliès What Happened in the Tunnel Births January 18 - Werner Hinz, actor (d. ... This page indexes the individual year in film pages. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ...

Events

• March 10 - Circuit Court's decision disallows Thomas Edison from having a monopoly on motion picture technology.
• Georges Méliès creates the legendary film A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la Lune), which in one scene features the animated human face of the moon being struck in the eye by a rocket.

March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an inventor and businessman who developed many devices which greatly influenced life in the 20th Century. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Georges Méliès (December 8, 1861 – January 21, 1938), full name Maries-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest cinema. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 1902 films | French films | Science fiction films | Steampunk ...

Births

Look up January in Wiktionary, the free dictionary January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Tallulah Bankhead, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 Tallulah Brockman Bankhead (January 31, 1902 - December 12, 1968) was a United States actress, talk-show host and bonne vivante, born in Huntsville, Alabama. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... // Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter, starring Katharine Hepburn, debuts. ... Look up March in Wiktionary, the free dictionary March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... Flora Robson (March 28, 1902 - July 7, 1984) was a British actress renowned as one of the great character players and one of Britains theatrical grandes dames. ... // Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. ... Look up April in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... Mary Miles Minter (April 1, 1902 - August 4, 1984) was a U.S. film actor in silent films. ... // Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. ... Look up May in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... Brian Aherne (May 2, 1902 – February 10, 1986) was an English film actor who found success in Hollywood. ... // Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Gos Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... Actor Walter Slezak in Born to Kill (1947) Walter Slezak (May 3, 1902 - April 21, 1983) was an Austrian actor and son of famed opera star (Leo Slezak). ... // Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Lets Spend the Night Together opens in New York Top grossing films North America Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Tootsie Trading Places, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy WarGames, starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy Superman III Flashdance... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... David O. Selznick David Oliver Selznick (May 10, 1902–June 22, 1965), was one of the icon Hollywood producers of the Golden Age. ... A film producer oversees the making of movies. ... // Events Top grossing films North America Mary Poppins The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews Goldfinger My Fair Lady Whats New Pussycat? Shenandoah The Sandpiper Father Goose Academy Awards Best Picture: The Sound of Music - Argyle, Twentieth Century-Fox Best Actor: Lee Marvin - Cat Ballou Best Actress: Julie Christie... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... Anatole Litvak (May 10, 1902 – December 15, 1974) was a Ukrainian-born international filmmaker who wrote, directed, and produced films in a variety of countries and languages. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... See also: 1973 in film 1974 1975 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in USA May 1 - George Lucas creates the first draft of what would eventually become Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... Anna Sophie Ondráková, known as Anny Ondra (May 15, 1903, Tarnów - February 28, 1987, Hollenstedt near Hamburg) was a Czech/German actress. ... See also: 1986 in film, other events of 1987, 1988 in film, list of years in film. // Events May 9 - Actor Tom Cruise marries actress Mimi Rogers. ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... Stepin Fetchit was the stage name of American comedian and film actor Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry (b. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... See also: 1984 in film, other events of 1985, 1986 in film, list of years in film. Events Top grossing films Back to the Future, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson Rambo: First Blood Part II, starring Sylvester Stallone Rocky IV, starring Sylvester Stallone The Color Purple... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... WALTER PLUNKETT (1902-1985) Famed Hollywood Costume Designer Born in 1902, Walter Plunkett first worked as an actor, much like his peers Orry-Kelly and Charles Lemair. ... Costume designer is a cinema term which refers to a person whose responsibilty is to design costumes for a movie or stage production. ... See also: 1981 in film 1982 1983 in film 1980s in film years in film film // Events January 11 - Production begins on the Star Wars sequel, Return of the Jedi. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... William Wyler (July 1, 1902 - July 27, 1981) was a prolific and award-winning motion picture director. ... // Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... Vittorio de Sica (July 7, 1901 - November 13, 1974) was an Italian neorealist director and actor. ... See also: 1973 in film 1974 1975 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in USA May 1 - George Lucas creates the first draft of what would eventually become Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. ... August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Norma Shearer in Romeo and Juliet (1936) Norma Shearer (August 10, circa 1902 – June 12, 1983) was a naturalized U.S. citizen actress who had been born in Montreal, Quebec, the daughter of a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman. ... // Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Lets Spend the Night Together opens in New York Top grossing films North America Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Tootsie Trading Places, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy WarGames, starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy Superman III Flashdance... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Curt Siodmak (1907–2000) was the author of Donovans Brain. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2000. ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Llyod Nolan (August 11, 1902-September 27, 1985) was an American film and television actor. ... See also: 1984 in film, other events of 1985, 1986 in film, list of years in film. Events Top grossing films Back to the Future, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson Rambo: First Blood Part II, starring Sylvester Stallone Rocky IV, starring Sylvester Stallone The Color Purple... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... Riefenstahl in The Blue Light, 1931 Berta Helene Amalie Leni Riefenstahl (August 22, 1902 – September 8, 2003) was a German actress, director and filmmaker widely noted for her aesthetics and advances in film technique. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2003. ... Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... Darryl Francis Zanuck (September 5, 1902–December 22, 1979) was a producer, writer, actor and director who played a major part in the Hollywood studio system as its longest survivor. ... // Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... John Houseman John Houseman (September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a Romanian-born actor and film producer. ... See also: 1987 in film, other events of 1988, 1989 in film, list of years in film. // Events Michael Jacksons first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise Who Framed Roger Rabbit Coming to America Big, starring Tom Hanks Crocodile Dundee II... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... Larry Fine Larry Fine (October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975) was an American comedian and actor, who is best-known as a member of the comedy act The Three Stooges. ... The Three Stooges were an American comedy act in the 20th century. ... // Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft of what would eventually become Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... Elsa Lanchester and Boris Karloff in The Bride of Frankenstein Elsa Lanchester (October 28, 1902 in London, Great Britain – December 26, 1986 in Woodland Hills, California), was a British-born American character actress, perhaps best-known as the long-suffering wife of Charles Laughton. ... // Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Gos Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver. ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Margaret Hamilton in The Wizard of Oz (1939) Margaret Hamilton (December 9, 1902 – May 16, 1985) was an American film actress. ... See also: 1984 in film, other events of 1985, 1986 in film, list of years in film. Events Top grossing films Back to the Future, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson Rambo: First Blood Part II, starring Sylvester Stallone Rocky IV, starring Sylvester Stallone The Color Purple...

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