1906 in film

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The year 1906 in film involved some significant events.

Events

26 December - The world's first feature film, The Story of the Kelly Gang, is released.

Films released in 1906

Births

January 14 - William Bendix, actor (d. 1964)
February 5 - John Carradine, actor (d. 1988)
February 10 - Lon Chaney Jr., actor (d. 1973)
February 17 - Mary Brian, actress (d. 2002)
February 21 - Jeanne Aubert, actress, singer (d. 1988)
February 26 - Madeleine Carroll, actress (d. 1987)
March 6 - Lou Costello, comedian, actor (d. 1959)
April 26 - Renate Müller, actress (d. 1937)
May 1 - Josephine Dunn, actress (d. 1983)
May 3 - Mary Astor, actress (d. 1987)
May 8 - Roberto Rossellini, film director (d. 1977)
May 21 - Lola Lane, singer, actress (d. 1981)
May 30 - Lyda Roberti, actress (d. 1938)
June 22 - Billy Wilder, director, screenwriter (d. 2002)
June 26 - Alberto Rabagliati, singer, actor (d. 1974)
July 3 - George Sanders, actor (d. 1972)
August 5 - John Huston, director, actor (d. 1987)
August 5 - Joan Hickson, actress (d. 1998)
August 9 - Dorothy Jordan, actress (d. 1988)
August 29 - Lurene Tuttle, actress (d. 1986)
August 30 - Joan Blondell, actress (d. 1979)
September 4 - Dita Parlo, actress (d. 1971)
October 6 - Janet Gaynor, actress (d. 1984)
November 14 - Louise Brooks, actress (d. 1985)
December 5 - Otto Preminger, director, producer (d. 1986)
December 16 - Barbara Kent, actress
December 25 - Lew Grade, producer (d. 1998)
December 27 - Oscar Levant, composer, screenwriter, actor (d. 1972)
December 30 - Carol Reed, director (d. 1976)

Deaths

(unknown)

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