The year 1958 in film in the US involved some significant events, including the hit musicals ''

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'' and '' Gigi'', the latter of which won nine

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, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1958 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

* January 29 – ''

Ascenseur pour l'échafaud ''Elevator to the Gallows'' (french: Ascenseur pour l'échafaud), also known as ''Frantic'' in the U.S. and ''Lift to the Scaffold'' in the U.K., is a 1958 French crime thriller film directed by Louis Malle, starring Jeanne Moreau and Maurice R ...

'' is an early example of the French New Wave; it is also notable for the improvised soundtrack by

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musi ...

. '' Le Beau Serge'' is credited as the first French New Wave feature. * February 16 – '' In the Money'' by William Beaudine is released. It will be the last installment of The Bowery Boys series which began in 1946. * February 27 –

Harry Cohn Harry Cohn (July 23, 1891 – February 27, 1958) was a co-founder, president, and production director of Columbia Pictures Corporation. Life and career Cohn was born to a working-class Jewish family in New York City. His father, Joseph Cohn, wa ...

, the remaining founder of

Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the multi ...

and one of the last remaining Hollywood movie moguls, dies. * The second installment of

Sergei Eisenstein Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (russian: Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ ɪjzʲɪnˈʂtʲejn, 2=Sergey Mikhaylovich Eyzenshteyn; 11 February 1948) was a Soviet film director, scre ...

's ''

Ivan the Terrible Ivan IV Vasilyevich (russian: Ива́н Васи́льевич; 25 August 1530 – ), commonly known in English as Ivan the Terrible, was the grand prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and the first Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584. Iv ...

'' is officially released, having previously been shelved for political reasons. It would be the last of Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible trilogy as the director died during production on Part III. * April –

Samuel J. Briskin Samuel J. Briskin (February 8, 1896 – November 14, 1968) was one of the foremost producers of Hollywood's Golden Age, and head of production during his career at three of the " Big 8" major film studios: Columbia Pictures (twice), Paramount P ...

leaves MGM and rejoins

later becoming vice president and general manager of the studio. * April 22 – Sol C. Siegel becomes head of studio operations at MGM. * May 15 – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer releases '' Gigi'', one of the last classic MGM musicals. Directed by Vincente Minnelli, produced by Arthur Freed, and written by Alan Jay Lerner, the film is released to considerable critical and commercial success and will become the highest-grossing musical ever made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, until '' That's Entertainment!'' in 1974. * May 17 – Joseph E. Levine presents a picture on his own for the first time with 1954's ''

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'' in an all-out exploitation saturation booking in the United States earning rentals of $2 million. * August 31 – '' Carry on Sergeant'', the first film in the popular British Carry On series, opens. * October –

Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Americ ...

sells the Universal lot to Music Corporation of America for $11.25 million and leases it back for $1 million a year. * November 15 – During production of '' Solomon and Sheba'' in Madrid, Spain, actor Tyrone Power dies of a massive heart attack. The production of the film is halted and it is finished in late 1959. Power, who was playing the role of King Solomon, is replaced in the film by Yul Brynner. * December 16 – MCA Inc. acquires the

studio lot for $11 million. It will later acquire the studio.

Awards

Notable films released in 1958

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*'' Amar Deep'', remake of Amara Deepam, starring

Dev Anand Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand (26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011), better known as Dev Anand, was an Indian actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema, through a career that spanned over six decades. He was o ...

Vyjayanthimala Vyjayanthimala (born 13 August 1936) is a former Indian actress, dancer and parliamentarian. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two BFJA Awards and five Filmfare Awards. She made her screen debut at the age of thirteen wi ...

and Padmini – (

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

) *'' Ambush at Cimarron Pass'', starring Scott Brady and Clint Eastwood *'' And Quiet Flows the Don'' (Tikhiy Don) – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' Andy Hardy Comes Home'', starring Mickey Rooney *'' Another Time, Another Place'', starring Lana Turner and Sean Connery – ( Britain) *'' Apache Territory'', starring Rory Calhoun *'' Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu'', starring N. T. Rama Rao – (

) *'' Arms and the Man'' (Helden) – (

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) *'' Ash Wednesday'' (Miércoles de ceniza), starring María Félix and Arturo de Córdova – (

Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...

) *'' Ashes and Diamonds'' (Popiół i diament), directed by Andrzej Wajda, starring Zbigniew Cybulski – (

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...

) *'' Attack of the 50 Foot Woman'', starring Allison Hayes *'' Auntie Mame'', starring Rosalind Russell, Coral Browne, Forrest Tucker, Roger Smith, Peggy Cass

B

*'' The Ballad of Narayama'' (Narayama Bushiko) – ( Japan) *'' The Barbarian and the Geisha'', starring John Wayne and Eiko Ando *'' Le Beau Serge'' (Handsome Serge), directed by Claude Chabrol – (

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

) *'' Bell, Book and Candle'', starring James Stewart,

Kim Novak Marilyn Pauline "Kim" Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American retired film and television actress and painter. Novak began her career in 1954 after signing with Columbia Pictures and quickly became one of Hollywood's top box office stars, ...

, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs *'' The Big Country'', directed by

William Wyler William Wyler (; born Willi Wyler (); July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a Swiss-German-American film director and producer who won the Academy Award for Best Director three times, those being for '' Mrs. Miniver'' (1942), '' The Best Years o ...

, starring

Gregory Peck Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood ...

, Charlton Heston,

Jean Simmons Jean Merilyn Simmons, (31 January 1929 – 22 January 2010) was a British actress and singer. One of J. Arthur Rank's "well-spoken young starlets", she appeared predominantly in films, beginning with those made in Great Britain during and afte ...

, Carroll Baker, Burl Ives, Charles Bickford, Chuck Connors *'' Big Deal on Madonna Street'' (I soliti ignoti), starring Vittorio Gassman, Claudia Cardinale, Marcello Mastroianni – (

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) *'' The Black Orchid'', starring

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and Anthony Quinn *'' The Blob'', starring Steve McQueen *'' Bonjour Tristesse'', directed by Otto Preminger, starring David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Jean Seberg *'' The Bonnie Parker Story'', starring Dorothy Provine *'' The Bravados'', starring

and Joan Collins *'' Brink of Life'' (Nära livet), directed by Ingmar Bergman, starring Eva Dahlbeck and Ingrid Thulin – ( Sweden) *'' The Brothers Karamazov'', directed by Richard Brooks, starring Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Lee J. Cobb, Claire Bloom *'' The Buccaneer'', directed by Anthony Quinn, starring Yul Brynner and Claire Bloom *''

Buchanan Rides Alone ''Buchanan Rides Alone'' is a 1958 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Randolph Scott, Craig Stevens, and Barry Kelley. Based on the 1956 novel ''The Name's Buchanan'' by Jonas Ward, the film is about a Texan return ...

'', directed by Budd Boetticher, starring Randolph Scott and Craig Stevens

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*'' Cairo Station'' (''Bab el Hadid''), directed by Youssef Chahine – (

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) *'' Carry On Sergeant'', the first in the Carry On film series, directed by Gerald Thomas, starring William Hartnell, Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor – ( Britain) *''

Carve Her Name with Pride ''Carve Her Name with Pride'' is a 1958 British war drama film based on the book of the same name by R. J. Minney. The film, directed by Lewis Gilbert, is based on the true story of Special Operations Executive agent Violette Szabo, GC, who w ...

'', starring Virginia McKenna and Paul Scofield – (Britain) *'' The Castle of the Monsters'' (El Castillo de los Monstruos) – (

) *'' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'', directed by Richard Brooks, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson, Judith Anderson *'' A Certain Smile'', starring Rossano Brazzi and Joan Fontaine *'' Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi'' (That which runs is a car), starring Ashok Kumar and Madhubala – (

) *'' Chase a Crooked Shadow'', starring Richard Todd and Anne Baxter – ( Britain) *'' China Doll'', starring Victor Mature *''

The Colossus of New York ''The Colossus of New York'' is a 1958 science fiction film from Paramount Pictures, produced by William Alland, directed by Eugène Lourié, that stars Ross Martin, Otto Kruger, John Baragrey, Mala Powers, Robert Hutton, and Charles Herbert. The ...

'', starring Ross Martin and Mala Powers *'' Cowboy'', starring Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon *'' The Crawling Eye'' ''(

The Trollenberg Terror ''The Trollenberg Terror'' (released in the U.S. as ''The Crawling Eye'') is a 1958 British science fiction drama film, produced by Robert S. Baker and Monty Berman and directed by Quentin Lawrence. The film stars Forrest Tucker, Laurence Payne, ...

)'', directed by

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, starring Forrest Tucker and Janet Munro – ( Britain) *'' The Cry Baby Killer'', directed by

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, featuring Jack Nicholson in his film debut *'' Cry Terror!'', starring James Mason, Inger Stevens, Rod Steiger, Angie Dickinson

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*'' Damn Yankees'', directed by George Abbott and Stanley Donen, starring Tab Hunter, Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston *''

Darby's Rangers ''Darby's Rangers'' (released in the UK as ''The Young Invaders'') is a 1958 war film directed by William Wellman and starring James Garner as William Orlando Darby, who organizes and leads the first units of United States Army Rangers during Wor ...

'', directed by William Wellman, starring James Garner *'' The Deep Six'', starring Alan Ladd, Dianne Foster, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. *'' The Defiant Ones'', directed by Stanley Kramer, starring Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier *'' Desire'' (Touha) – (

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) *'' Desire Under the Elms'', starring

, Anthony Perkins, Burl Ives *'' The Doctor's Dilemma'', directed by Anthony Asquith, starring Dirk Bogarde (Britain) *'' Dracula'', starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing – ( Britain) *'' Dunkirk'', starring John Mills and Richard Attenborough – ( Britain)

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*'' Édes Anna'', directed by Zoltán Fábri – (

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) *'' Elevator to the Gallows'' (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud), directed by Louis Malle, starring

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– (

) *'' Enchanted Island'', starring Jane Powell *''

Endless Desire is a 1958 Japanese black comedy and crime film by Shōhei Imamura. Plot Ten years after the end of the war, a group of ex-soldiers meets to dig up a supply of morphine which had been hidden in an air-raid shelter: Onuma, pharmacist Nakata, prof ...

'' (Hateshinaki yokubo), directed by Shōhei Imamura – ( Japan) *'' Equinox Flower'' (Higanbana), directed by Yasujirō Ozu – ( Japan)

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*''

The Fabulous World of Jules Verne ''Invention for Destruction'' ( cs, Vynález zkázy) is a 1958 Czechoslovak black-and-white science fiction adventure film, directed by Karel Zeman, produced by Zdeněk Novák, and starring Lubor Tokoš, Arnošt Navrátil, and Miloslav Holub ...

'' (aka Vynález zkázy) – (

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) *'' Fanfare'' – (

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) *'' Flood Tide'', starring

George Nader George Garfield Nader, Jr. (October 19, 1921 – February 4, 2002) was an American actor and writer. He appeared in a variety of films from 1950 to 1974, including ''Sins of Jezebel'' (1953), ''Congo Crossing'' (1956), and ''The Female Animal'' ...

and Cornell Borchers *''

A Flower in Hell ''A Flower in Hell'' () is a 1958 South Korean film directed by Shin Sang-ok. For her performance in the film, Shin's wife, Choi Eun-hee was given the Best Actress award at the 2nd Buil Film Awards. During the Korean War, director Shin Sang-ok had ...

'' (Jiokhwa) – (

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) *'' The Fly'', starring Vincent Price *'' Fort Massacre'', starring Joel McCrea *'' From Hell to Texas'', starring

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, Diane Varsi,

Dennis Hopper Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He attended the Actors Studio, made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in '' Giant'' (1956). In the next ten year ...

*'' From the Earth to the Moon'', starring Joseph Cotten

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*'' The Geisha Boy'', starring Jerry Lewis *'' Giants and Toys'' (Kyojin to gangu) – ( Japan) *'' The Gift of Love'', directed by

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, starring Lauren Bacall and Robert Stack *'' Gigi'', directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Maurice Chevalier *'' Girl on the Run'', starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. *'' God's Little Acre'', directed by Anthony Mann, starring Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray, Fay Spain, Tina Louise *'' The Goddess'', starring Kim Stanley *'' Goha'', starring Omar Sharif – (

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) *'' Gunman's Walk'', starring Van Heflin, Tab Hunter, Kathryn Grant

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*'' H8'' – (

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) *'' The H-Man'', directed by Ishirō Honda – ( Japan) *'' Harry Black'', starring Stewart Granger and

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– ( UK/US) *''

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'' (Le fatiche di Ercole), starring Steve Reeves – (

) *'' The Hidden Fortress'' (Kakushi toride no san akunin), directed by

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, starring

Toshiro Mifune was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 150 feature films. He is best known for his 16-film collaboration (1948–1965) with Akira Kurosawa in such works as '' Rashomon'', '' Seven Samurai'', '' The Hidden Fortress'', '' Throne of Blood'', a ...

– ( Japan) *'' High School Confidential'', starring Russ Tamblyn, Jan Sterling, Mamie Van Doren *'' The Horse's Mouth'', starring Alec Guinness – (Britain) *'' Houseboat'', starring

Cary Grant Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor. He was known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. He was one o ...

and

*'' Howrah Bridge'', starring Madhubala and Ashok Kumar – (

) *''

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'', starring

Robert Mitchum Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American actor. He rose to prominence with an Academy Award nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor for ''The Story of G.I. Jo ...

I

*'' I Accuse!'', directed by and starring José Ferrer – ( Britain) *'' I Want to Live!'', starring Susan Hayward (winner of

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and Golden Globe for Best Actress) *'' I Was Monty's Double'', starring

M. E. Clifton James Meyrick Edward Clifton James (April 1898 – 8 May 1963) was an actor and soldier, with a resemblance to Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery. That was used by British intelligence as part of a deception campaign during the Second World War. Earl ...

and John Mills – (Britain) *'' Ice Cold in Alex'', directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring John Mills and Sylvia Syms – ( Britain) *''

The Idiot ''The Idiot'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Идиот, Idiót) is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published serially in the journal ''The Russian Messenger'' in 1868–69. The title is an ...

'' – (

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) *'' Imitation General'', directed by George Marshall, starring Glenn Ford, Red Buttons, Taina Elg *''

In Case of Adversity ''In Case of Adversity'' () is a 1958 French drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara, starring Jean Gabin, Brigitte Bardot and Edwige Feuillère. It was released as ''Love Is My Profession'' in the United States. It tells the story of a married ...

'' (En Cas de Malheur), starring Jean Gabin and Brigitte Bardot – (

) *'' In the Money'', starring the Bowery Boys *'' Indiscreet'', starring

and Ingrid Bergman – ( Britain) *'' The Inn of the Sixth Happiness'', directed by

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, starring Ingrid Bergman, Curd Jürgens, Robert Donat *'' Intent to Kill'', starring Richard Todd, Betsy Drake, Herbert Lom *'' Iron Flower'' (Vasvirág) – (

) *'' It Happened in Broad Daylight'' (Es geschah am hellichten Tag) – (

) *'' It! The Terror from Beyond Space'', directed by Edward L. Cahn, starring Marshall Thompson, Paul Langton and Ray Corrigan as the monster of the title *''

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'' (Ivan Grozniy), directed by

, starring Nikolay Cherkasov – ( U.S.S.R.)

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*'' Jalsaghar'' (The Music Room), directed by Satyajit Ray'' – (

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*'' Kala Pani'' (Life Sentence), starring

and Madhubala – (India) *'' The Key'', starring William Holden and

, based on Jan de Hartog novel – ( Britain) *'' King Creole'', directed by Michael Curtiz, starring

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, Dean Jagger, Vic Morrow, Walter Matthau

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*'' Lafayette Escadrille'', World War I film starring Tab Hunter, with an early appearance by Clint Eastwood *'' Lake of the Dead'' (De dødes tjern) – (

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) *''

The Last Hurrah ''The Last Hurrah'' is a 1956 novel written by Edwin O'Connor. It is considered the most popular of O’Connor's works, partly because of a 1958 movie adaptation starring Spencer Tracy. The novel was immediately a bestseller in the United Sta ...

'', starring Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Pat O'Brien, Basil Rathbone *'' The Law and Jake Wade'', starring Robert Taylor and Richard Widmark *'' The Law Is the Law'' (La loi, c'est la loi), starring Totò and Fernandel – (

) *'' The Left Handed Gun'', starring Paul Newman *'' The Light in the Forest'', starring

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*'' The Lineup'', starring Eli Wallach *''

Lonelyhearts ''Lonelyhearts'', also known as ''Miss Lonelyhearts'', is a 1958 American drama film directed by Vincent J. Donehue. It is based on the 1957 Broadway play by Howard Teichmann, which in turn is based on the 1933 novel '' Miss Lonelyhearts'' by ...

'', starring Montgomery Clift, Robert Ryan,

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, Maureen Stapleton *'' The Long, Hot Summer'', directed by Martin Ritt, starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward,

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, Tony Franciosa, Lee Remick *'' The Lovers'' (Les amants), directed by Louis Malle, starring

and Alain Cuny – (

) *'' The Lovers of Montparnasse'' (Les Amants de Montparnasse), directed by Jacques Becker and Max Ophüls – (France)

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*'' Machine-Gun Kelly'', starring Charles Bronson, Susan Cabot and Morey Amsterdam *'' Mädchen in Uniform'' (Girls in Uniform), starring Lilli Palmer and Romy Schneider (

) *'' Madhumati'', directed by Bimal Roy, starring

in triple role and Dilip Kumar – (

) *'' The Magician'' (Ansiktet), directed by Ingmar Bergman, starring Max von Sydow – ( Sweden) *'' Maigret Sets a Trap (film)'' (Maigret tend un piège), starring Jean Gabin – (

) *'' The Man Inside'', starring Jack Palance and

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– ( Britain) *'' A Man of Straw'' (L'uomo di paglia), directed by and starring Pietro Germi – (

) *''

Man of the West ''Man of the West'' is a 1958 American Western film noir film starring Gary Cooper and directed by Anthony Mann, produced by Walter Mirisch and distributed by United Artists. The screenplay, written by Reginald Rose, is based on the 1955 novel ...

'', directed by Anthony Mann, starring Gary Cooper, Lee J. Cobb, Jack Lord, Julie London *'' Marjorie Morningstar'', starring

Natalie Wood Natalie Wood ( Zacharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully transitioned to young adult roles. Wood started acting at age four and was given a co-starring r ...

and Gene Kelly *'' The Matchmaker'', starring Shirley MacLaine *'' Me and the Colonel'', starring Danny Kaye *'' Merry Andrew'', starring Danny Kaye *'' Les Misérables'', starring Jean Gabin – (

) *'' Mon Oncle'', directed by and starring Jacques Tati – (France) *'' Monster on the Campus'', directed by Jack Arnold *'' Murder by Contract'', starring Vince Edwards

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The Naked Maja ''The Naked Maja'' is a 1958 Italian-American co-production made by S.G.C., Titanus, and United Artists. This historical film recounting of the romance between the painter Francisco Goya and the Duchess of Alba was directed by Henry Koster, an ...

'', starring Ava Gardner and Anthony Franciosa – (

/France/ U.S.) *'' Next to No Time'', starring Kenneth More and Betsy Drake – ( Britain) *'' The Night Heaven Fell'' (Les Bijoutiers du Clair de Lune), directed by

Roger Vadim Roger Vadim Plemiannikov (; 26 January 1928 – 11 February 2000) was a French screenwriter, film director and producer, as well as an author, artist and occasional actor. His best-known works are visually lavish films with erotic qualities, su ...

, starring Brigitte Bardot – (

) *'' A Night to Remember'', directed by Roy Baker, starring Kenneth More – ( Britain) *'' No Time for Sergeants'', directed by

Mervyn LeRoy Mervyn LeRoy (; October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987) was an American film director and producer. In his youth he played juvenile roles in vaudeville and silent film comedies. During the 1930s, LeRoy was one of the two great practitioners o ...

, starring Andy Griffith, Myron McCormick, Murray Hamilton, Nick Adams

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*'' The Old Man and the Sea'', based on the novel by

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, starring Spencer Tracy *'' Onionhead'', starring Andy Griffith, Walter Matthau, Felicia Farr, Joey Bishop *'' Orders to Kill'', directed by Anthony Asquith, starring Eddie Albert – ( Britain) *'' The Outlaws'' (Oi paranomoi) – (

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)

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*'' Paris Holiday'', starring Bob Hope and

*'' Party Girl'', starring Cyd Charisse and Robert Taylor *'' The Perfect Furlough'', starring Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh *'' Phagun'', starring Madhubala and Bharat Bhushan – (

) *''

Police The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest a ...

'', starring Madhubala and

Pradeep Kumar Pradeep Kumar (born Sital Batabyal; 4 January 1925 – 3 November 2001) was an Indian actor who is recognized for his work in Hindi, Bengali and English-language films. Career When Kumar was 17 years old, he decided to take up acting. He st ...

– (

) *'' The Proud Rebel'', starring Alan Ladd and Olivia de Havilland

Q

*'' A Question of Adultery'', directed by Don Chaffey, starring Julie London, Anthony Steel, Basil Sydney,

Donald Houston Donald Daniel Houston (6 November 1923 – 13 October 1991) was a Welsh actor whose first two films—'' The Blue Lagoon'' (1949) with Jean Simmons, and '' A Run for Your Money'' (1949) with Alec Guinness—were highly successful. Later i ...

– ( U.K.) *'' Queen of Outer Space'', directed by Edward Bernds, starring Zsa Zsa Gabor, Eric Fleming, and Laurie Mitchell. *'' The Quiet American'', directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Audie Murphy and Michael Redgrave

R

*'' Raj Tilak'', remake of ''

Vanjikottai Valiban ''Vanji Kottai Valipan'' () is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language Ruritanian romance film written by the Gemini Studios story department, consisting of K. J. Mahadevan, C. Srinivasan and Kothamangalam Subbu, while the film was directed and produced by ...

'', starring Gemini Ganesan,

and Padmini – (

) *''

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! ''Rally Round the Flag, Boys!'' is a 1958 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Max Shulman, directed by Leo McCarey, starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, and released by 20th Century Fox. The title comes from a line in the song ...

'', starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Joan Collins *'' The Reluctant Debutante'', starring Rex Harrison, Kay Kendall, Sandra Dee *'' The Revenge of Frankenstein'', starring Peter Cushing – ( Britain) *'' The Rickshaw Man'' (''Muhomatsu no issho''), starring

– ( Japan) *'' Ride a Crooked Trail'', starring Audie Murphy, Gia Scala, Walter Matthau *'' Rock-A-Bye Baby'', starring Jerry Lewis *'' Rosaura at 10 O'Clock'' (Rosaura a las 10) – (

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, t ...

) *'' Run Silent, Run Deep'', directed by

Robert Wise Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American film director, producer, and editor. He won the Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture for h ...

, starring Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster

S

*'' Saddle the Wind'', starring Robert Taylor, Julie London, John Cassavetes *'' Sadhna'', starring

and Sunil Dutt – (

) *'' Screaming Mimi'', starring

*'' Separate Tables'', starring

Rita Hayworth Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer and producer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in 61 films over 37 years. The press coined th ...

, Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, David Niven *'' The 7th Voyage of Sinbad'', starring Kerwin Mathews *'' The Sheepman'', starring Glenn Ford and Shirley MacLaine *'' The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw'', starring Jayne Mansfield and Kenneth More – ( Britain) *''The Sign of Zorro'' *'' Sing, Boy, Sing'', directed by Henry Ephron, starring Tommy Sands *'' Solva Saal'' (Sixteenth Year), starring

– (

) *'' Some Came Running'', directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Frank Sinatra,

Dean Martin Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool". M ...

, Shirley MacLaine *''

'', directed by Joshua Logan, starring Mitzi Gaynor, Rossano Brazzi, John Kerr, Ray Walston *'' Stage Struck'', starring Henry Fonda and Susan Strasberg *'' Stakeout on Dope Street'', starring Abby Dalton *'' St. Louis Blues'', featuring Nat King Cole, Eartha Kitt,

Cab Calloway Cabell Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, conductor and dancer. He was associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he was a regular performer and became a popular vocali ...

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, i ...

*'' St. Peter's Umbrella'' (Szent Péter esernyöje) – (

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) *''

Summer Love Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, daylight hours are longest and dark hours are shortest, with ...

'', starring John Saxon and Jill St. John

T

*'' A Tale of Two Cities'', starring Dirk Bogarde – ( Britain) *'' Tamango'', starring Dorothy Dandridge *'' The Tarnished Angels'', starring Rock Hudson and

Dorothy Malone Dorothy Malone (born Mary Dorothy Maloney; January 29, 1924 – January 19, 2018) was an American actress. Her film career began in 1943, and in her early years, she played small roles, mainly in B-movies, with the exception of a supporting role ...

*'' Teacher's Pet'', starring Clark Gable, Doris Day, Gig Young, Mamie Van Doren *'' Ten North Frederick'', starring Gary Cooper and Suzy Parker *'' Terror in a Texas Town'', starring Sterling Hayden *''

This Happy Feeling ''This Happy Feeling'' is a 1959 (or 1958) American comedy film directed by Blake Edwards adapted from the F. Hugh Herbert play ''For Love or Money''. Edwards regretted Universal-International's eleventh hour decision of a name change, but the ...

'', starring Debbie Reynolds, John Saxon, Alexis Smith *'' Thunder Road'', starring

, Gene Barry, Keely Smith *'' A Time to Love and a Time to Die'', starring John Gavin *'' The Tinder Box'' (Das Feuerzeug) – (

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) *'' Tom Thumb'', starring Russ Tamblyn and Terry-Thomas – ( Britain/ US) *''

Too Much, Too Soon ''Too Much, Too Soon'' is a 1958 biographical film about Diana Barrymore produced by Warner Bros. It was directed by Art Napoleon and produced by Henry Blanke from a screenplay by Art Napoleon and Jo Napoleon, based on the autobiography by D ...

'', starring

, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Errol Flynn *'' Torpedo Run'', starring Glenn Ford and Ernest Borgnine *'' Touch of Evil'', directed by and starring

, with Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh,

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*'' Tread Softly Stranger'', starring

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– ( Britain) *'' The True Story of Lynn Stuart'', starring Betsy Palmer *'' The Tunnel of Love'', starring Doris Day and Richard Widmark *'' Twilight for the Gods'', starring Rock Hudson and Cyd Charisse

U

*'' Underworld Beauty'' (Ankokugai no bijo) – ( Japan)

V

*''

'' (The Youth from Vanji Fort), starring Gemini Ganesan,

and Padmini – (

) *'' Varan the Unbelievable'' (Daikaijū Baran), directed by Ishirō Honda – ( Japan) *''

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'' (La venganza), directed by Juan Antonio Bardem, starring Raf Vallone – (

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) *''

Vertigo Vertigo is a condition where a person has the sensation of movement or of surrounding objects moving when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. This may be associated with nausea, vomiting, sweating, or difficulties ...

'', directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart and

*'' The Vikings'', starring

Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in ''The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'' (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Dou ...

, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh *'' The Village on the River'' (Dorp aan de rivier) – (

) *''

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'', starring John Cassavetes, Virginia Maskell and Sidney Poitier ( UK)

W

*'' White Wilderness'', a Disney nature film

Y

*'' The Young Lions'', directed by Edward Dmytryk, starring Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift,

Film series

Carry On series (1958– 1992)

Short film series

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'' ( 1930– 1969) *'' Terrytoons'' ( 1930– 1969) *'' Merrie Melodies'' (

1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

– 1969) *'' The Three Stooges'' ( 1934– 1959) *'' Bugs Bunny'' ( 1940– 1962) *'' Yosemite Sam'' ( 1945–

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...

) *'' Speedy Gonzales'' ( 1953–

1968 The year was highlighted by Protests of 1968, protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechos ...

) *'' Woody Woodpecker'' ( 1940– 1972) Ending this year *'' Droopy'' (

1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – ...

-1958) *'' Tom and Jerry'' ( 1940-1958)

Births

*January 4 ** Matt Frewer, Canadian-American actor, singer and comedian ** Julian Sands, English actor *January 7 - Linda Kozlowski, American former actress *January 8 - George Jackson (filmmaker), American director and producer (d. 2000) *January 11 - Alyson Reed, American actress *January 20 – Lorenzo Lamas, American actor *January 21 - Michael Wincott, Canadian actor *January 26 – Ellen DeGeneres, American actress and comedian *February 2 - Douglas McGrath, American screenwriter, director and actor (d. 2022) *February 6 - Cecily Adams, American actress and casting director (d. 2004) *February 13 ** Donal Gibson, American former actor ** Pernilla August, Swedish actress *February 16 - Ice-T, American rapper, songwriter, actor and producer *February 19 **

Leslie David Baker Leslie David Baker (born February 19, 1958) is an American actor. He is known for playing disgruntled paper salesman Stanley Hudson in '' The Office'' for nine seasons (2005–2013). Early life Baker was born on February 19, 1958 in Chicago, ...

, American actor ** Pierre-Loup Rajot, French actor and director *February 21 ** Kim Coates, Canadian-American actor ** Denise Dowse, American actress and director (d. 2022) *February 26 ** Greg Germann, American actor ** Chris Phillips (voice actor), American voice actor *March 3 –

Miranda Richardson Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958) is an English actress. She made her film debut playing Ruth Ellis in '' Dance with a Stranger'' (1985) and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for '' Damage'' (1992) and '' Tom & Viv'' (1994). ...

, English actress *March 7 - Rik Mayall, English actor, comedian and writer (d. 2014) *March 10 – Sharon Stone, American actress and producer *March 14 - Russell Todd, American former actor *March 19 - Fred Stoller, American actor and stand-up comedian *March 20 –

Holly Hunter Holly Patricia Hunter (born March 20, 1958) is an American actress. For her performance as Ada McGrath in the 1993 drama film '' The Piano'', Hunter won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She earned three additional Academy Award nominations fo ...

, American actress *March 21 – Gary Oldman, English actor and filmmaker *March 29 –

Anu Lamp Anu Lamp (born 29 March 1958)poff.ee
''International Competition Programme EurAsia Jury''. Retrieved 7 ...

, Estonian actress *March 30 - Maurice LaMarche, Canadian actor and stand-up comedian *March 31 - Tony Cox (actor), American actor *April 3 ** Alec Baldwin, American actor ** Jaan Rekkor, Estonian actor *April 14 – Peter Capaldi, Scottish actor, writer and director *April 19 -

Steve Antin Steven Antin (born April 19, 1958) is an American actor, stunt performer, screenwriter, producer, and director. Early life Antin was born in Queens, New York City, the son of British Jewish immigrants. He is the brother of fellow actor Neil ...

, American actor, stunt performer, producer and director *April 21 – Andie MacDowell, American actress *April 26 - Giancarlo Esposito, American actor *April 29 – Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress *May 7 – Mayra Alejandra, Venezuelan actress (d. 2014) *May 9 - Lorena Gale, Canadian actress (d. 2009) *May 12 – Tony Oliver, Puerto Rican voice actor *May 16 **

Laurie Bartram Laurie Lee Bartram (May 16, 1958May 25, 2007) was an American actress and ballet dancer best known for her role as "Brenda" in the 1980 landmark slasher film ''Friday the 13th''. Career Bartram was an actress and ballet dancer. She is perhaps b ...

, American actress and ballet dancer (d. 2007) ** Don Fullilove, American actor *May 23 ** Drew Carey, American actor, voice actor, comedian, sports executive and game show host ** Lea DeLaria, American comedian, actress and jazz singer *May 26 - Margaret Colin, American actress *May 29 – Annette Bening, American actress *June 8 - Keenen Ivory Wayans, American actor, comedian and filmmaker *June 17 -

Kerry Shale Kerry Shale is a Canadian actor and writer based in London, England. Filmography Film Television Video games References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shale, Kerry Living people 20th-century British male actors 20th-century Ca ...

, Canadian actor, voice-over artist and writer *June 20 –

Paul Poom Paul Poom (born 20 June 1958)Kesknädal
''Nädala juubilar PAUL POOM 60'' 23 June 2018. ...

, Estonian actor *June 21 - Eric Douglas, American actor and stand-up comedian (d. 2004) *June 22 – Bruce Campbell, American actor and director *June 25 - Igal Naor, Israeli actor *July 4 –

Tõnu Oja Tõnu Oja (born 4 July 1958 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actor. In 1980 he graduated from Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Since 2003 he has worked at the Estonian Drama Theatre. He has also played in films. His elder brother is actor and ...

, Estonian actor *July 6 – Jennifer Saunders, English comedian, screenwriter, singer and actress *July 8 – Kevin Bacon, American actor *July 10 - Fiona Shaw, Irish actress and theatre and opera director *July 27 - Vincenzo Nicoli, English-Italian actor *July 30 - Richard Burgi, American actor *August 3 – Lambert Wilson, French actor *August 7 -

Pete Smith (actor) Peter Bruce Smith (7 August 1958 – 29 January 2022) was a New Zealand actor. He performed in important New Zealand films such as '' The Piano'' (1993) and '' Once Were Warriors'' (1995), as well working on well known television shows, includ ...

, New Zealand actor (d. 2022) *August 8 - Harry Crosby (businessman), American investment banker and former actor *August 9 –

Arvo Kukumägi Arvo Kukumägi (9 August 1958, Litvina village, Setomaa – 16 May 2017) was an Estonian film and theatre actor. In 1980 he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory's Performing Arts Department. 1980-1984 he was an actor at Estonian SSR State Y ...

, Estonian actor (d. 2017) *August 10 - Don Swayze, American character actor *August 15 ** Nicholas Bell, English actor ** Roger Rose, American actor *August 16 ** Angela Bassett, American actress ** Madonna, American pop singer and actress ** Toby Sedgwick, English actor and theatre director *August 18 ** Reg E. Cathey, American character actor (d. 2018) ** Madeleine Stowe, American actress *August 22 – Colm Feore, Canadian actor *August 24 – Steve Guttenberg, American actor and comedian *August 25 –

Tim Burton Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as ''Beetlejuice'' (1988), ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993), ...

, American director, producer and screenwriter *August 29 ** Lenny Henry, British stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer and television presenter **

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...

, American pop singer and actor (d. 2009) *August 31 - Julie Brown, American actress, comedian, writer, singer and director *September 6 – Michael Winslow, American actor, beatboxer, and comedian *September 10 –

Chris Columbus Christopher Columbus was an explorer born in Genoa, Italy. Christopher Columbus or Chris Columbus may also refer to: People * Chris Columbus (musician) (1902–2002), American jazz drummer * Chris Columbus (filmmaker) (born 1958), American dire ...

, American director, producer and screenwriter *September 15 - Wendie Jo Sperber, American actress (d. 2005) *September 16 – Jennifer Tilly, Canadian-American actress *September 19 - Richard Ridings, English actor *September 24 - Kevin Sorbo, American actor *October 2 - Jeffrey Weissman, American actor *October 4 -

Ned Luke Ned Luke (born October 4, 1958) is an American actor. He is known for playing Michael De Santa in the 2013 video game ''Grand Theft Auto V''. Luke also voiced Raffles in the animated movie ''Rover Dangerfield''. He has appeared in 29 movies and ...

, American actor *October 9 – Michael Paré, American actor *October 15 - Renée Jones, American former actress *October 16 – Tim Robbins, American actor, screenwriter, producer and director *October 20 – Viggo Mortensen, Danish actor *October 25 - Phil Daniels, English actor *November 1 -

Rachel Ticotin Rachel Ticotin Strauss is an American film and television actress. She has appeared in films such as ''Fort Apache, The Bronx''; '' Total Recall'', ''Falling Down'', and ''Con Air''. She has appeared in the NBC legal drama '' Law & Order: LA'' as ...

, American actress *November 5 – Robert Patrick, American actor *November 11 - Scott Plank, American actor (d. 2002) *November 12 - Megan Mullally, American actress, comedian and singer *November 16 – Marg Helgenberger, American actress *November 17 – Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, American actress and singer *November 18 - Oscar Nunez, Cuban-American actor *November 22 – Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress *November 28 - Thom Mathews, American actor *December 6 -

Nick Park Nicholas Wulstan Park (born 6 December 1958) is a British animator who created ''Wallace and Gromit'', ''Creature Comforts'', ''Chicken Run'', ''Shaun the Sheep'', and '' Early Man''. Park has been nominated for an Academy Award a total of ...

, British director, producer and animator *December 11 - Tom Shadyac, American director, screenwriter and producer *December 13 - Lynn-Holly Johnson, American retired figure skater and actress *December 16 - Katie Leigh, American voice actress *December 22 - Lenny Von Dohlen, American actor (d. 2022) *December 25 -

Cheryl Chase (actress) Cheryl Chase (born Cheryl Christine Hudock; born December 25, 1958) is an American actress and children's book author. She is best known for voicing Angelica Pickles in the television series '' Rugrats'' and its spinoffs ''All Grown Up!'', '' A ...

, American voice actress *December 29 - Tyrone Benskin, English-Canadian actor *December 30 – Pedro Costa, Portuguese director *December 31- Bebe Neuwirth, American Actress

Deaths

*January 3 – Charles Williams, 59, American actor, writer, '' It's a Wonderful Life'', ''

Parole, Inc. ''Parole, Inc.'' is a 1948 American film noir film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Michael O'Shea, Turhan Bey, Evelyn Ankers and Virginia Lee. Plot FBI agent Richard Hendricks lies in a hospital bed, dictating the results of his investi ...

'' *January 11 – Edna Purviance, 62, American actress, '' The Kid'', '' A Woman of Paris'' *January 13 – Jesse L. Lasky, 77, American producer, ''

Wings A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is exp ...

'', '' The Cocoanuts'' *February 13 – Helen Twelvetrees, 49, American actress, '' A Bedtime Story'', '' Now I'll Tell'' *February 15 – William Berke, 54, American director, '' Dick Tracy'', '' FBI Girl'' *February 17 – Tala Birell, 50, Romanian actress, '' Women in the Night'', ''

Dangerous Millions ''Dangerous Millions'' is a 1946 American drama film directed by James Tinling and written by Irving Cummings Jr. and Robert G. North. The film stars Kent Taylor, Dona Drake, Tala Birell, Leonard Strong, Rex Evans and Robert Barrat. The film was ...

'' *February 20 – Thurston Hall, 75, American actor, '' We Have Our Moments'', '' Chain Gang'' *February 27 –

, 66, American film executive, co-founder of CBC Sales Association (

), '' Platinum Blonde'', '' American Madness'' *March 22 ** Mike Todd, 48, American producer, '' Around the World in 80 Days'', '' This Is Cinerama'' **

Art Cohn Art Cohn (April 5, 1909 – March 22, 1958) was an American sportswriter, screenwriter and author. Cohn and Hollywood producer Mike Todd died in a plane crash in New Mexico in 1958. Career Sportswriter Cohn was born in New York City. Early in h ...

, 48, American screenwriter, ''

The Set-Up The Set-Up may refer to: * The Set-Up (poem), a narrative poem by Joseph Moncure March; basis for the 1949 film (see below) * "The Set Up" (song), a 2004 song by Obie Trice * "The Set Up", a song by Favored Nations from ''The Music of Grand Theft A ...

'', '' Ten Thousand Bedrooms'' *April 9 –

Sol M. Wurtzel Solomon Max Wurtzel (September 12, 1890 – April 9, 1958) was an American film producer. Life and career Born in New York City, the second of five brothers; his parents were both Polish Jews from the village of Ulanow (Surname ''Wurtzel'' i ...

, 67, American producer, '' Charlie Chan in Rio'', '' Bright Eyes'' *April 15 – Estelle Taylor, 63, American actress, '' Cimarron'', '' The Ten Commandments'' *May 2 – Henry Cornelius, 44, South African director, '' Genevieve'', '' I Am a Camera'' *May 9 – Bill Goodwin, 47, American actor, announcer '' Mickey'', ''

The Atomic Kid ''The Atomic Kid'' is a 1954 American black-and-white science fiction comedy film directed by Leslie H. Martinson and starring Mickey Rooney and Robert Strauss. It was distributed by Republic Pictures and produced by Maurice Duke and Mickey Roon ...

'' *May 19 – Ronald Colman, 67, British actor, ''

Lost Horizon ''Lost Horizon'' is a 1933 novel by English writer James Hilton. The book was turned into a film, also called '' Lost Horizon'', in 1937 by director Frank Capra. It is best remembered as the origin of Shangri-La, a fictional utopian lama ...

'', '' Random Harvest'' *June 6 – Virginia Pearson, 72, American actress, ''The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film), The Phantom of the Opera'', ''The Wizard of Oz (1925 film), The Wizard of Oz'' *June 9 – Robert Donat, 53, British actor, ''The 39 Steps (1935 film), The 39 Steps'', ''Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939 film), Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' *June 27 – Robert Greig, 78, Australian actor, ''They Just Had to Get Married'', ''Love, Honor and Goodbye'' *July 11 – Evelyn Varden, 65, American actress, ''The Night of the Hunter (film), The Night of the Hunter'', '' Ten Thousand Bedrooms'' *July 20 – Franklin Pangborn, 69, American actor, ''Never Give a Sucker an Even Break'', ''The Bank Dick'' *August 1 – Albert E. Smith (producer), Albert E. Smith, 83, English director and producer, co-founder of Vitagraph Studios *August 8 – Barbara Bennett, 51, American actress, ''Black Jack (1927 film), Black Jack'', ''Syncopation (1929 film), Syncopation'' *August 18 – Bonar Colleano, 34, British actor, ''Eight Iron Men'', ''Joe MacBeth'' *August 21 – Kurt Neumann (director), Kurt Neumann, 50, German director, '' The Fly'', ''Mohawk (1956 film), Mohawk'' *August 27 – Priscilla Lawson, 44, American actress, ''Flash Gordon (serial), Flash Gordon'', ''Rose Bowl (film), Rose Bowl'' *October 4 – Ida Wüst, 74, German actress, ''Chamber Music (film), Chamber Music'' *November 15 – Tyrone Power, 44, American actor, ''Witness for the Prosecution (1957 film), Witness for the Prosecution'', ''The Mark of Zorro (1940 film), The Mark of Zorro'' *December 1 – Boots Mallory, 45, American actress, ''Sing Sing Nights (film), Sing Sing Nights'', ''Here's Flash Casey'' *December 20 – Elisabeth Risdon, 71, British actress, ''Florence Nightingale (1915 film), Florence Nightingale'', ''Five Came Back'' *December 21 – H. B. Warner, 83, British actor, ''

'', '' It's a Wonderful Life''

Film debuts

* Claudia Cardinale – '' Goha'' *Veronica Cartwright – ''In Love and War (1958 film), In Love and War'' *Patty Duke – ''Country Music Holiday'' *Peter Falk – ''Wind Across the Everglades'' *Nigel Hawthorne – ''

'' *Ian Holm – ''Girls at Sea (1958 film), Girls at Sea'' * Jack Nicholson – '' The Cry Baby Killer'' *Suzanne Pleshette – '' The Geisha Boy'' *Christopher Plummer – '' Stage Struck'' *Vanessa Redgrave – ''Behind the Mask (1958 film), Behind the Mask'' *Oliver Reed – ''The Square Peg'' *Don Rickles – '' Run Silent, Run Deep'' *Gena Rowlands – ''The High Cost of Loving'' *John Williams (film composer) – ''Daddy-O''

References

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