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1 Events

• Edwin S. Porteris put in charge of Thomas Edison's motion-picture production company.

2 Births

• January 14 - Bebe Daniels, actor (d. 1971)
• February 1 - Clark Gable, actor (d. 1960)
• February 6 - Ben Lyon, actor (d. 1979See also 1978 in film 1979 1980 in film 1970s in film years in film film Events March 5 Production begins on The Empire Strikes Back the sequel to Star Wars''. November 1 Production begins on Raiders of the Lost Ark''. Top grossing films :North America #)
• February 9February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 325 days remaining, 326 in leap years. Events 474 Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1621 Gregory XV becomes Pope. 1775 American Revolutionary War: English Parlia - Brian DonlevyBrian Donlevy (born Waldo Bruce Donlevy on February 9 1901 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; died April 6 1972 in Woodland Hills, California, USA) was an American actor, known for many film roles from the 1930s through to the 1960s. Early in his career, film bosse, actor (d. 1972See also 1971 in film 1972 1973 in film 1970s in film years in film film Top grossing films # The Godfather # Fiddler on the Roof # Diamonds Are Fovever # What's Up, Doc starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal # Dirty Harry # The Last Picture Show # A C)
• February 10February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 324 days remaining, 325 in leap years. Events 1258 Mongols overrun Baghdad, burning it to the ground and killing 10,000 citizens. 1635 The Academie francaise in Paris is expanded - Stella AdlerStella Adler was for decades America's foremost acting teacher. Miss Adler was a member of the Adler acting dynasty, the daughter of Jacob and Sarah Adler and the sister of Luther Adler. Miss Adler was the only American actor to be instructed in the art o, actress, teacher (d. 1992See also 1991 in film, other events of 1992, 1993 in film, list of 'years in film'. Events Top grossing films # Aladdin # Home Alone 2: Lost in New York # Batman Returns starring Michael Keaton and Michelle Pfeiffer # Lethal Weapon 3 # A Few Good Men star)
• February 16February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 318 days remaining (319 in leap years). Events 1742 Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister. 1804 First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to b - Chester Morris, actor (d. 1970)
• February 22 - Ken G. Hall , director (d. 1994)
• February 25 - Zeppo Marx, of the Marx Brothers (d. 1979)
• February 25 - Mildred Dunnock , actress (d. 1991)
• April 5 - Melvyn Douglas, actor (d. 1981)
• May 7 - Gary Cooper, actor (d. 1961)
• May 21 - Sam Jaffe, writer, director, producer, agent (d. 2000)
• June 3 - Maurice Evans, actor (d. 1989)
• June 6 - Véra Korène, Russian born French actress (d. 1996)
• June 22 - Naunton Wayne, actor (d. 1970)
• June 29 - Nelson Eddy, actor (d. 1967)
• June 29 - Frieda Inescort , actress (d. 1976)
• July 19 - Lili Damita, actress (d. 1994)
• July 28 - Rudy Vallee, actor, singer (d. 1986)
• September 5 - Florence Eldridge, actress (d. 1988)
• August 4 - Louis Armstrong, actor, musician (d. 1971)
• November 22 - Lee Patrick , actress (d. 1982)
• December 5 - Walt Disney, animator (d. 1966)
• December 27 - Marlene Dietrich, actress (d. 1992)