1916 in film
Events
November 19 - Samuel Goldfish (later renamed Samuel Goldwyn ) and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Company (the company later became one of the most successful independent filmmakers).
Births
January 3 - Betty Furness, actress, consumer activist (d. 1994 )
January 3 - Maxene Andrews , singer, actress, member of Andrews Sisters (d. 1995 )
January 4 - Lionel Newman, composer (d. 1989 )
February 3 - Mary Carlisle, actress
February 14 - Masaki Kobayashi , director (d. 1996 )
February 26 - Jackie Gleason , actor (d. 1987 )
February 29 - Dinah Shore , singer, actress, television presenter (d. 1994 )
March 17 - Mercedes McCambridge , actress (d. 2004 )
March 26 - Sterling Hayden , actor (d. 1986 )
April 5 - Gregory Peck , actor (d 2003 )
May 1 -Glenn Ford , actor
May 16 - Adriana Caselotti, singer, voice actress (d. 1997 )
June 12 - Irwin Allen , director, producer (d. 1991 )
June 14 - Dorothy McGuire , actress (d. 2001 )
June 23 - Irene Worth, actress (d. 2002 )
July 27 - Keenan Wynn, actor (d. 1986 )
July 1 - Olivia de Havilland , actress
August 25 - Van Johnson, actor
August 27 - Martha Raye , actress (d. 1994 )
September 13 - Dick Haymes, actor (d. 1980 )
September 15 - Margaret Lockwood , actress (d. 1990 )
September 18 - Rossano Brazzi, actor (d. 1994 )
December 9 - Kirk Douglas , actor
December 18 - Betty Grable , actress (d. 1973 )
December 28 - Peter Finch , actor (d. 1977 )
Deaths
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