1941 in film (original) (raw)

See also: 1940 in film, other events of 1941, 1942 in film, list of 'years in film'.

Events

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. Sergeant York
2. Buck Privates, starring Abbott and Costello
3. Tobacco Road

Births

• January 3 - Van Dyke Parks, musician, composer
• January 4 - Henri Bergson, writer
• January 5 - Miyazaki Hayao, Japanese film maker
• January 8 - Graham Chapman, comedian
• January 14 - Faye Dunaway, actress
• February 11 - Glenn Randall Jr, stuntman.
• June 27 - Krzysztof Kieslowski, film director
• October 4 - Anne Rice, horror/fantasy writer.

Deaths

• January 10 - Joe Penner, comedian, actor

Other Movies Released

• Citizen Kane, starring Orson Welles
• The Maltese Falcon, starring Humphrey Bogart
• Alfred Hitchcock's Suspicion
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman and Lana Turner