NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 1946 in film

See also: 1944 in film 1945 1946 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring ghost named Casper With Rossellinis Roma CittÃ aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... See also: 1946 in film 1947 1948 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York. ... Other Lists of Movies List of years in film in the 1940s 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Decades in Film: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s List of movies See also Film, History of cinema Categories: 1940s ... This page indexes the individual year in film pages. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ...

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Top grossing films

The Bells of St. ... Leave Her to Heaven is a 1945 film noir which tells the story of a man who gradually realizes that his wifes insane jealousy may be the cause of several tragedies in his life. ... Blue Skies is a 1946 musical film. ... There have been at least two movies with the title Spellbound: Spellbound, a 1945 movie about a mental asylum directed by Alfred Hitchcock. ...

Academy Awards

Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... The Best Years of Our Lives is a 1946 movie about three servicemen (an airman, a soldier, and a sailor) trying to piece their lives back together after coming back home from WWII. It is based on a novel by MacKinlay Kantor, Glory for Me. ... The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Fredric March photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1939 Fredric March (Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel) (August 31, 1897 â€“ April 14, 1975) was an Academy Award winning American actor. ... The Best Years of Our Lives is a 1946 movie about three servicemen (an airman, a soldier, and a sailor) trying to piece their lives back together after coming back home from WWII. It is based on a novel by MacKinlay Kantor, Glory for Me. ... The Academy Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Photo still of Olivia de Havilland. ... To Each His Own is a 1946 film which tells the story of an unwed mother, following World War I, who gives up her son for adoption and loves him from afar. ...

Movies released

Successful 1972 Song of the South reissue Song of the South is a feature film by Walt Disney, first released on November 12, 1946 and based on the Uncle Remus cycle of stories by Joel Chandler Harris. ... The Best Years of Our Lives is a 1946 movie about three servicemen (an airman, a soldier, and a sailor) trying to piece their lives back together after coming back home from WWII. It is based on a novel by MacKinlay Kantor, Glory for Me. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 1946 films | Best Actress Oscar Nominee (film) | Best Supporting Actress Oscar Nominee (film) ... Great Expectations Great Expectations is a Bildungsroman (a novel tracing the life of the protagonist) by Charles Dickens and first serialized in All the Year Round from December 1860 to August 1861. ... Notorious was a 1946 thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock. ... Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE, (born on August 13, 1899 â€“ April 29, 1980) was a British-born American film director closely associated with the thriller genre. ... Cary Grant Cary Grantwas born Archibald Alexander Leach in Horfield, Bristol, England on January 18, 1904, was an English-born American actor in mostly American films. ... The Yearling is a 1946 film which tells the story of a boy who adopts a fawn as a pet. ... Gregory Peck Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916â€“June 12, 2003) was an American film actor of Irish and Armenian Catholic extraction. ... Jane Wyman (born January 4, 1914 - although some reliable sources also give her DOB as January 5, 1917) is an American actress. ... el artï¿½culo de:.:For de la maquinilla de afeitar casados. ... Tyrone Power in 1946 Tyrone Edmund Power, Jr. ... Its a Wonderful Life is a 1946 Frank Capra film, released originally by RKO Radio Pictures. ... Frank Capra Frank Capra (May 18, 1897 â€“ September 3, 1991) was an American film director and a major creative force behind a number of highly popular films. ... Jimmy Stewart, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American film actor beloved for his persona as an average guy who faces adversity and tries to do the right thing, an image which was largely reflected in his own personality. ... Green for Danger was a 1944 detective novel by Christianna Brand, praised for its clever plot, interesting characters, and military hospital setting. ... Alastair Sim (October 9, 1900 â€“ August 19, 1976) was a Scottish character actor, whose comic appearance ensured him success in a string of classic British films. ... Henry V is a 1944 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Henry V; it was released in Los Angeles in 1946. ... The Lost Weekend is a 1945 motion picture directed by Billy Wilder for Paramount Pictures, starring Ray Milland, Jane Wyman and Phillip Terry. ... The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1934 novel by James M. Cain that was made into three movies. ... The Big Sleep (1946) was the first movie version of Raymond Chandlers 1939 novel of the same name. ... Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 â€“ January 14, 1957) was an iconic American actor who retains legendary status decades after his death. ... Lauren Bacall (born 16 September 1924) is a Jewish American film and stage actress. ... The Harvey Girls is a 1942 novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams about Fred Harveys famous Harvey Houses, which was subsequently made into a 1946 MGM musical. ... Geoge Sidney ( October 4, 1916 - May 5, 2002) was a prolific American film director, who directed many notable films, mostly for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio. ... Judy Garland, circa 1943. ... Louis Jordan (July 8, 1908 - February 4, 1975) was an African-American jazz and rhythm & blues musician who, unlike many of his black peers, was highly popular with mainstream audiences in the post-swing era. ... The Blue Dahlia (1946) is a film noir with an original screenplay by Raymond Chandler. ... The Beast with Five Fingers is a 1946 motion picture directed by Robert Florey and was one of the early horror films to get a good response by critics and the public. ... Actor Aldas record release of Italian songs Robert Alda (born Alphonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto DAbruzzo on February 26, 1914, died May 3, 1986) was an Italian-American actor. ... Peter Lorre, 1946, by Yousuf Karsh Peter Lorre (June 26, 1904 â€“ March 23, 1964) was an actor especially known for playing roles with sinister overtones in Hollywood crime films and mysteries. ... Dorothy McGuire and Kent Smith in The Spiral Staircase The Spiral Staircase is a Hollywood thriller from 1946 directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Dorothy McGuire, Kent Smith, George Brent, Rhonda Fleming, Elsa Lanchester, and Ethel Barrymore. ...

Short film series

Popeye from an opening still from a 1950s Famous Studios cartoon short, with his characteristic corncob pipe and single good eye. ... See also: 1932 in film 1933 1934 in film 1930s in film years in film film Events March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. ... See also: 1956 in film 1957 1958 in film 1950s in film years in film film // Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock, starring Elvis Presley, opens. ... The phrase Tom and Jerry has a several meanings: Tom and Jerry was originally a pairing of names from Pierce Egans Life in London, or Days and Nights of Jerry Hawthorne and his elegant friend Corinthian Tom. ... See also: 1957 in film 1958 1959 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events February 16- In the Money is released on this date. ...

Births

January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Diane Keaton from Annie Hall along with Woody Allen. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Kabir Bedi (born January 16, 1946) is an Indian international film actor. ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Dolly Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer and actress. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... David Lynch on the set of his 2001 film Mulholland Drive David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946 in Missoula, Montana) is an American filmmaker. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Eugene Gene Kal Siskel (January 26, 1946 â€“ February 20, 1999) was, along with partner Roger Ebert, one of the two most famous film critics in the world. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... Blair Brown (b. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... Talia Shire (born April 25, 1946) is an American actress. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... Cher on the cover of her album Living Proof Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian on May 20, 1946) is an American actress and singer of Armenian and Cherokee descent. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... Brigitte Fossey Brigitte Fossey, born June 15, 1946 in Tourcoing, Nord, France, is an actress. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... Oliver Stone William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946 in New York City) is an Academy Award-winning American film director. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... Nicholas Clay as Lancelot in Excalibur. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2000. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... Sarandon in The Banger Sisters Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award winning American actress. ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... Vicki Hodge is an English actress born in London on 17 October 1946. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in Leap years). ... Andrea Zsadon ( 18 October 1946) is Hungarian soprano. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... Edith Leyrer (October 25, 1946) is an actress born in Vienna, Austria. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... Carrie Snodgress (October 27, 1946 - April 1, 2004, Los Angeles, California) was an American actress. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... Sally Field Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American movie and television actress. ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... Andrea Allan is an actress who appeared in many of the British films of the 60s and 70s. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Emma Cohen is an Spanish actress whose real name is Emmanuela Beltran Rahola. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Ulla Jessen (b. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Baisho Mitsuko (倍賞美津子) (b. ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Marika Lindström (b. ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year. ... Nina Maslova (November 27, 1946 -) is a Russian actress who has appeared in several Russian films such as Aferisty and Depressiya. Categories: People stubs | 1946 births ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gulsun Karamustafa is an artist and film director. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sharmila Tagore is a renowned Indian movie actress, who currently heads the Indian Film Censor Board. ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Patty Duke (born December 14, 1946) is an actress of the stage and screen. ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born on December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio but raised in the suburbs of Haddonfield, New Jersey and Scottsdale, Arizona), is a Jewish American film director and producer whose films range from science fiction to historical drama to horror. ...

Deaths

Categories: 1946 | 1946 films | Years in film April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... Noah Beery Sr. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... Categories: Actor stubs | 1872 births | 1946 deaths | Cinema actors | American actors ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... LÃ©on Gaumont, born May 10, 1864 - died August 10, 1946, was a French inventor, engineer, and industrialist who was a pioneer of the motion picture industry. ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... H. G. Wells at the door of his house at Sandgate Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 - August 13, 1946) was an English writer best known for his science fiction novels such as The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... Florence Turner Florence Turner, (January 6, 1885–August 28, 1946) was an American stage and film actress. ...

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