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The year 1990 in film involved many significant events as shown below. Universal Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1990, despite its actual 75th anniversary taking place in 1987.
The top 10 films released in 1990 by worldwide gross are as follows: [1]
Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
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1 | Ghost | Paramount | $505,702,588 |
2 | Home Alone | 20th Century Fox | $476,684,675 |
3 | Pretty Woman | Buena Vista | $463,406,268 |
4 | Dances with Wolves | Orion | $424,208,848 |
5 | Total Recall | Sony / Carolco | $261,317,921 |
6 | Back to the Future Part III | Universal | $244,527,583 |
7 | Die Hard 2 | 20th Century Fox | $240,031,094 |
8 | Presumed Innocent | Warner Bros. | $221,303,188 |
9 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | New Line | $202,084,756 |
10 | Kindergarten Cop | Universal | $201,957,688 |
Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
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January | 2 | Alan Hale Jr. | 68 | US | Actor | |
5 | Arthur Kennedy | 75 | US | Actor | ||
6 | Ian Charleson | 40 | UK | Actor | ||
6 | Peter Cookson | 76 | US | Actor | ||
8 | Terry-Thomas | 78 | UK | Actor | ||
10 | Lyle R. Wheeler | 84 | US | Art Director | ||
14 | John Witty | 74 | UK | Actor | ||
15 | Gordon Jackson | 66 | UK | Actor | ||
20 | John Maxim | 64 | UK | Actor | ||
20 | Barbara Stanwyck | 82 | US | Actress | ||
25 | Ava Gardner | 67 | US | Actress | ||
26 | Dodo Abashidze | 66 | Georgia | Director | ||
27 | Helen Jerome Eddy | 92 | US | Actress | ||
February | 2 | Hans Schumm | 93 | Germany | Actor | |
6 | John Merivale | 72 | Canada | Actor | ||
6 | Jimmy Van Heusen | 77 | US | Songwriter | ||
8 | Frank Ross | 85 | US | Producer | ||
13 | Ken Lynch | 79 | US | Actor | ||
14 | Jean Wallace | 66 | US | Actress | ||
15 | Henry Brandon | 77 | Germany | Actor | ||
15 | Michel Drach | 59 | France | Director, Screenwriter, Producer | ||
16 | Joshua Shelley | 70 | US | Actor | ||
17 | Allen Rivkin | 86 | US | Screenwriter | ||
19 | Gabriel Katzka | 59 | US | Producer | ||
19 | Michael Powell | 84 | UK | Director | ||
28 | Fabia Drake | 86 | UK | Actress | ||
March | 5 | Gary Merrill | 74 | US | Actor | |
17 | Capucine | 62 | Switzerland | Actress | ||
18 | Robin Harris | 36 | US | Actor, Comedian | ||
20 | Maurice Cloche | 82 | France | Director | ||
28 | Helene Reynolds | 75 | US | Actress | ||
April | 2 | Aldo Fabrizi | 84 | Italy | Actor | |
3 | Clair Huffaker | 63 | US | Screenwriter | ||
8 | Ernest Steward | 79 | UK | Cinematographer | ||
11 | Vanda Godsell | 67 | UK | Actress | ||
15 | Greta Garbo | 84 | Sweden | Actress | ||
17 | Joseph McMillan Johnson | 77 | US | Art Director, Production Designer, Visual Effects Artist | ||
18 | Robert D. Webb | 87 | US | Director | ||
20 | Alex McCrindle | 78 | UK | Actor | ||
22 | Albert Salmi | 62 | US | Actor | ||
23 | Paulette Goddard | 79 | US | Actress | ||
25 | Dexter Gordon | 67 | US | Musician, Actor | ||
27 | Bella Spewack | 91 | US | Screenwriter | ||
May | 1 | Sunset Carson | 69 | US | Actor | |
2 | David Rappaport | 38 | US | Actor | ||
6 | Charles Farrell | 89 | US | Actor | ||
10 | Susan Oliver | 58 | US | Actress | ||
12 | Anthony Masters | 70 | UK | Production Designer | ||
12 | Nate Monaster | 78 | US | Screenwriter | ||
14 | Franklyn Seales | 37 | West Indies | Actor | ||
16 | Sammy Davis Jr. | 64 | US | Actor, Singer | ||
16 | Jim Henson | 53 | US | Puppeteer, Director, Screenwriter, Producer | ||
18 | Jill Ireland | 54 | UK | Actress | ||
22 | Max Wall | 82 | UK | Actor | ||
25 | Vic Tayback | 60 | US | Actor | ||
June | 1 | Eric Barker | 78 | UK | Actor | |
2 | Rex Harrison | 82 | UK | Actor | ||
3 | Tom Brown | 70 | US | Actor | ||
4 | Jack Gilford | 81 | US | Actor | ||
6 | Marcel Grignon | 75 | France | Cinematographer | ||
7 | Barbara Baxley | 67 | US | Actress | ||
15 | Leonard Sachs | 80 | UK | Actor | ||
20 | Ina Balin | 52 | US | Actress | ||
23 | Frank Gatliff | 62 | UK | Actor | ||
25 | Sydney Boehm | 82 | US | Screenwriter | ||
July | 8 | Howard Duff | 76 | US | Actor | |
13 | Lois Moran | 81 | US | Actress | ||
14 | Philip Leacock | 74 | UK | Director | ||
15 | Margaret Lockwood | 73 | UK | Actress | ||
15 | Bud Thackery | 87 | US | Cinematographer | ||
19 | Eddie Quillan | 83 | US | Actor | ||
20 | Sergei Parajanov | 66 | Georgia | Director | ||
21 | Stanley Shapiro | 65 | US | Screenwriter | ||
23 | Georges Flamant | 86 | France | Actor | ||
27 | Elizabeth Allan | 80 | UK | Actress | ||
27 | Ernest Archer | 80 | UK | Art Director | ||
28 | Jill Esmond | 82 | UK | Actress | ||
August | 2 | Edwin Richfield | 68 | UK | Actor, Screenwriter | |
3 | Betty Amann | 85 | Germany | Actress | ||
12 | Dorothy Mackaill | 87 | US | Actress | ||
12 | Sara Seegar | 76 | US | Actress | ||
17 | Pearl Bailey | 72 | US | Actress, Singer | ||
23 | Dorothea Kent | 74 | US | Actress | ||
27 | Raymond St. Jacques | 60 | US | Actor | ||
28 | Edmund H. North | 79 | US | Screenwriter | ||
September | 4 | Irene Dunne | 91 | US | Actress | |
5 | Jack Hildyard | 82 | UK | Cinematographer | ||
19 | Werner Janssen | 91 | US | Composer | ||
19 | Hermes Pan | 80 | US | Choreographer | ||
20 | Jackie Moran | 67 | US | Actor | ||
October | 4 | Jill Bennett | 58 | UK | Actress | |
4 | Roy Charman | 60 | UK | Sound Engineer | ||
14 | Leonard Bernstein | 72 | US | Composer | ||
15 | Delphine Seyrig | 58 | France | Actress, Director | ||
20 | Joel McCrea | 84 | US | Actor | ||
27 | Jacques Demy | 59 | France | Director, Screenwriter, Composer | ||
27 | Ugo Tognazzi | 68 | Italy | Actor | ||
November | 2 | William Travilla | 70 | US | Costume Designer | |
3 | Valerie French | 62 | UK | Actress | ||
3 | Mary Martin | 76 | US | Actress, Singer | ||
3 | Walter H. Tyler | 81 | US | Art Director | ||
4 | Carol Sobieski | 51 | US | Screenwriter | ||
10 | Maura McGiveney | 51 | US | Actress | ||
11 | Alexis Minotis | 90 | Greece | Actor | ||
12 | Eve Arden | 82 | US | Actress | ||
13 | Don Chaffey | 73 | New Zealand | Director | ||
13 | Maurice Richlin | 70 | US | Screenwriter | ||
23 | Roald Dahl | 74 | UK | Screenwriter | ||
27 | David White | 74 | US | Actor | ||
December | 1 | Sergio Corbucci | 63 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | |
1 | Carla Lehmann | 73 | Canada | Actress | ||
2 | Robert Cummings | 80 | US | Actor | ||
4 | Edward Binns | 79 | US | Actor | ||
7 | Joan Bennett | 80 | US | Actress | ||
8 | Martin Ritt | 76 | US | Director, Actor, Producer | ||
9 | Mike Mazurki | 82 | US | Actor | ||
18 | Anne Revere | 87 | US | Actress | ||
18 | Connie Russell | 67 | US | Singer, Actress | ||
26 | Gene Callahan | 67 | US | Production Designer | ||
28 | Warren Skaaren | 44 | US | Screenwriter |
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