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The following is an overview of the events of 1890 in film, including a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
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The following is an overview of the events of 1890 in film, including a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
| Month | Date | Name | Country | Profession | Died | |
| January | 10 | Pina Menichelli | Italy | Actress | 1984 | |
| 30 | Bruno Kastner | Germany | Actor | 1932 | ||
| February | 17 | Sol Lesser | US | Producer | 1980 | |
| 18 | Edward Arnold | US | Actor | 1956 | ||
| 18 | Adolphe Menjou | US | Actor | 1963 | ||
| 24 | Marjorie Main | US | Actress | 1975 | ||
| March | 3 | Edmund Lowe | US | Actor | 1971 | |
| 17 | Ted Adams | US | Actor | 1973 | ||
| 20 | Fania Marinoff | US | Actress | 1971 | ||
| April | 26 | Edgar Kennedy | US | Actor | 1948 | |
| May | 7 | George Archainbaud | France | Director | 1959 | |
| 23 | Herbert Marshall | UK | Actor | 1966 | ||
| June | 1 | Frank Morgan | US | Actor | 1949 | |
| 10 | William A. Seiter | US | Director | 1964 | ||
| 14 | May Allison | US | Actress | 1989 | ||
| 16 | Stan Laurel | UK | Actor | 1965 | ||
| 18 | Gideon Wahlberg | Sweden | Actor, screenwriter, director | 1948 | ||
| 25 | Charlotte Greenwood | US | Actress, dancer | 1977 | ||
| August | 2 | Marin Sais | US | Actress | 1971 | |
| 22 | Cecil Kellaway | South Africa | Actor | 1973 | ||
| 27 | Man Ray | US | Photographer, Director | 1976 | ||
| September | 4 | Gunnar Sommerfeldt | Denmark | Actor, director | 1947 | |
| 4 | Naima Wifstrand | Sweden | Singer, Actress, Composer, Director | 1968 | ||
| October | 1 | Alice Joyce | US | Actress | 1955 | |
| 1 | Stanley Holloway | UK | Actor | 1982 | ||
| 2 | Groucho Marx | US | Comedian, Actor | 1977 | ||
| 3 | Henry Hull | US | Actor | 1977 | ||
| 6 | Jack Rockwell | US | Actor | 1947 | ||
| November | 20 | Robert Armstrong | US | Actor | 1973 | |
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The following is an overview of the events of 1892 in film, including a list of films released and notable births.
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