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1950 in film

Events

• February 15 - Walt Disney Studios' animated film Cinderella debuts.

Top Grossing Films of 1950

North America

1. Cinderella (Disney) (#6 in year of release)
2. Samson and Delilah
3. Battleground
4. King Solomon's Mines
5. Cheaper by the Dozen
6. Annie Get Your Gun
7. Father of the Bride

Academy Awards

• Best Picture: All About Eve - 20th Century-Fox
• Best Actor: José Ferrer - Cyrano de Bergerac
• Best Actress: Judy Holliday - Born Yesterday

Movies Released

Movies released in 1950 include:

• Sunset Boulevard
• John Ford's Rio Grande starring John Wayne
• Harvey starring Jimmy Stewart
• Destination Moon
• Fancy Pants
• All About Eve, starring George Sanders
• Justice is Done
• The Asphalt Jungle
• Cyrano de Bergerac starring Jose Ferrer
• Born Yesterday

Births

• January 16 - Debbie Allen, actress, dancer, choreographer
• February 11 - Johanna E. Beerens, actress
• February 18 - Cybill Shepherd,actress
• September 28 - John Sayles, director, screenwriter
• October 31 - John Candy, comedian and actor

Deaths

• January 3 - Emil Jannings, actor
• April 7 - Walter Huston, Academy Award winning actor