1899 in film

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The following is an overview of the events of 1899 in film, including a list of films released and notable births.

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List of years in film
In music
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1900
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Events

Films released in 1899

Births

MonthDateNameCountryProfessionDied
January6 Phyllis Haver USActress 1960
30 Martita Hunt UKActress 1969
February6 Ramon Novarro MexicoActor 1968
15 Gale Sondergaard USActress 1985
21 Sigrid Holmquist SwedenActress 1970
22 George O'Hara USActor, Screenwriter 1966
March6 Jay C. Flippen USActor 1971
14 Ada Kramm NorwayActress 1981
23 Dora Gerson GermanyActress 1943
27 Gloria Swanson USActress 1983
April19 George O'Brien USActor 1985
26 Guinn "Big Boy" Williams USActor 1962
May10 Fred Astaire USActor, Dancer 1987
June4 Lane Chandler USActor 1972
15 Einar Hanson SwedenActor 1927
30 Madge Bellamy USActress 1990
July1 Charles Laughton UKActor 1962
7 George Cukor USDirector 1983
14 Martha Mansfield USActress 1923
17 James Cagney USActor 1986
August9 Paul Kelly USActor 1956
13 Alfred Hitchcock UKDirector 1980
16 Glenn Strange USActor 1973
19 Colleen Moore USActress 1988
28 Charles Boyer FranceActor 1978
September1 Richard Arlen USActor 1976
9 Neil Hamilton USActor 1984
November6 Francis Lederer Austria-HungaryActor 2000
11 Pat O'Brien USActor 1983
17 Douglas Shearer CanadaSound Engineer 1971
21 Jobyna Ralston USActress 1967
December8 John Qualen CanadaActor 1987
16 Noël Coward UKActor, Playwright, Composer 1973
25 Humphrey Bogart USActor 1957

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