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1 Events

• Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D. W. Griffith, formed a new company, Keystone Studios, that played an important role in developing slapstick comedy. Sennett's company became home to the Keystone Kops, English actor Charlie Chaplin, and others.
• October 31 - The Musketeers of Pig Alley, directed by D.W. Griffith, debuts as the first gangster film.

2 Movies released

Movies released in 1912 include:

• Oliver TwistOliver Twist is a novel by Charles Dickens, probably the best-known of all his works. It has been the subject of numerous film and television adaptations, and the basis for a highly successful British musical, entitled simply Oliver . As with most of Dick: The first American feature film to last over an hour.
• Keystone Comedy

3 Births

• January 8January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 357 days remaining (358 in leap years). Events 871 Battle of Ashdown Ethelred of Wessex defeats Danish invasion army. 1198 Innocentius III becomes Pope. 1734 Premiere of George Frid - José FerrerJose Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintron known as Jose Ferrer ( January 8, 1912- January 26, 1992), was an actor and director, born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Ferrer made his film debut with Ingrid Bergman in Joan of Arc in 1948, for which he received his fi, actor (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 19February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 315 days remaining, 316 in leap years. Events 607 Boniface III becomes Pope. 1674 England and the Netherlands sign the Peace of Westminster. A provision of the agreement transfer - Saul ChaplinSaul Chaplin (born February 19, 1912 died November 15, 1997) was one of Hollywood's preeminent composers and musical directors. He had worked on stage, screen and television since the days of Tin Pan Alley. In film, he won four Oscars for collaborating on, film composer (d. 1997See also 1996 in film, other events of 1997, 1998 in film, list of 'years in film'. Events Summer Production begins on Star Wars, Episode I The Phantom Menace''. Star Wars Special Editions are released Top grossing films # Titanic # Men in Black starring)
• February 21February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 313 days remaining, 314 in leap years. Events 362 Athanasius returns to Alexandria 1431 The trial of Joan of Arc begins. 1743 The premiere in London of George Frideric Handel's o - Arline Judge , actress (d. 1974)
• February 26 - Dane Clark , actor (d. 1998)
• March 22 - Karl Malden, actor
• April 8 - Sonja Henie, Olympic ice-skater, actress (d. 1969)
• April 18 - Wendy Barrie , actress (d. 1978)
• May 9 - Pedro Armendáriz , actor (d. 1963)
• May 18 - Perry Como, singer, actor (d. 2001)
• May 23 - Marius Goring , actor (d. 1998)
• May 23 - John Payne (I) , actor (d. 1989)
• May 29 - Iris Adrian, actress (d. 1994)
• June 26 - Jay Silverheels, actor (Tonto) (d. 1980)
• July 4 - Viviane Romance , actress (d. 1991)
• July 5 - Ilona Massey , actress (d. 1974)
• August 2 - Ann Dvorak, actress (d. 1979)
• August 15 - Wendy Hiller, actress (d. 2003)
• August 23 - Gene Kelly, actor (d. 1996)
• August 29 - Barry Sullivan , actor (d. 1974)
• September 21 - Chuck Jones, animator (d. 2002)
• September 23 - Martha Scott, actress (d. 2003)
• October 31 - Dale Evans, actress (d. 2001)
• November 21 - Eleanor Powell, dancer, actress (d. 1982)
• November 24 - Garson Kanin, writer (d. 1999)
• December 11 - Carlo Ponti, producer