1885 in film

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The following is an overview of the events of 1885 in film, including a list of notable births.

Events

• American inventors George Eastman and Hannibal Goodwin each invent a sensitized celluloid base roll photographic film to replace the glass plates then in use.

Births

Month	Date	Name	Country	Profession	Died
January	1	Béla Balogh	Hungary	Director	1945
	6	Florence Turner	US	Actress	1946
	11	Jack Hoxie	US	Actor	1965
	28	Julia Cæsar	Sweden	Actress	1971
February	21	Sacha Guitry	France	Actor, director, screenwriter	1957
March	1	Lionel Atwill	UK	Actor	1946	[1]
April	1	Wallace Beery	US	Actor	1949
	3	Allan Dwan	Canada	Director, screenwriter	1981
May	2	Hedda Hopper	US	Actress, Columnist	1966
	7	George "Gabby" Hayes	US	Actor	1969
	8	Charles Dullin	France	Actor, director	1949
	21	Oscar A. C. Lund	Sweden	Actor, screenwriter, director	1963
June	26	Antonie Nedošinská	Czechia	Actress	1950
July	15	Tom Kennedy	US	Actor	1965
	21	Jacques Feyder	Belgium	Actor, screenwriter, director	1948
	29	Theda Bara	UK	Actress	1955
	31	Luigi Serventi	Italy	Actor	1976
September	22	Erich von Stroheim	Austria	Actor, Filmmaker	1957
October	10	Jean Peyrière	France	Actor	1965
	18	Amleto Novelli	Italy	Actor	1924
	20	Purnell Pratt	US	Actor	1941
November	27	Daniel Mendaille	France	Actor	1963
December	11	Carlo Wieth	Denmark	Actor	1943

References

1. "Lionel Atwill". BFI. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2022.

External links

• List of 1885 films at IMDb
• List of 1885 deaths at IMDb
• List of 1885 births at IMDb