1906 in film
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The year 1906 in film involved some significant events.
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Events [edit]
- 26 December - The world's first feature film, The Story of the Kelly Gang, is released.
Films released in 1906 [edit]
- The Automobile Thieves
- Dream of a Rarebit Fiend
- Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
- The Merry Frolics of Satan
- The Story of the Kelly Gang
- The Mysterious Retort
Births [edit]
- January 14 - William Bendix, actor (d. 1964)
- February 5 - John Carradine, actor (d. 1988)
- February 10 - Lon Chaney, Jr., actor (d. 1973)
- February 17 - Mary Brian, actress (d. 2002)
- February 21 - Jeanne Aubert, actress, singer (d. 1988)
- February 26 - Madeleine Carroll, actress (d. 1987)
- March 1 - Camilla Spira, actress (d. 1997)
- March 6 - Lou Costello, comedian, actor (d. 1959)
- April 26 - Renate Müller, actress (d. 1937)
- May 1 - Josephine Dunn, actress (d. 1983)
- May 3 - Mary Astor, actress (d. 1987)
- May 8 - Roberto Rossellini, film director (d. 1977)
- May 21 - Lola Lane, singer, actress (d. 1981)
- May 30 - Lyda Roberti, actress (d. 1938)
- June 22 - Billy Wilder, director, screenwriter (d. 2002)
- June 26 - Alberto Rabagliati, singer, actor (d. 1974)
- July 3 - George Sanders, actor (d. 1972)
- August 5 - John Huston, director, actor (d. 1987)
- August 5 - Joan Hickson, actress (d. 1998)
- August 9 - Dorothy Jordan, actress (d. 1988)
- August 29 - Lurene Tuttle, actress (d. 1986)
- August 30 - Joan Blondell, actress (d. 1979)
- September 4 - Dita Parlo, actress (d. 1971)
- September 15 - Jacques Becker, director (d. 1960)
- October 6 - Janet Gaynor, actress (d. 1984)
- November 14 - Louise Brooks, actress (d. 1985)
- December 6 - Onest Conley, actor (d. 1989)
- December 16 - Barbara Kent, actress (d. 2011)
- December 25 - Lew Grade, producer (d. 1998)
- December 27 - Oscar Levant, composer, screenwriter, actor (d. 1972)
- December 30 - Carol Reed, director (d. 1976)
Deaths [edit]
- Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906)
- Gaynor Rowlands (1883–1906) (lantern actress)