1901 in film
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Events
- Edwin S. Porter is put in charge of Thomas Edison's motion-picture production company.
Births
| Month | Day | Name | Profession | Year of death |
| January | 14 | Bebe Daniels | actress | 1971 |
| February | 1 | Clark Gable | actor | 1961 |
| 6 | Ben Lyon | actor | 1979 | |
| 9 | Brian Donlevy | actor | 1972 | |
| 10 | Stella Adler | actress, teacher | 1992 | |
| 16 | Chester Morris | actor | 1970 | |
| 22 | Ken G. Hall | director | 1994 | |
| 25 | Zeppo Marx | actor, comedian, member of the Marx Brothers | 1979 | |
| 25 | Mildred Dunnock | actress | 1991 | |
| April | 5 | Melvyn Douglas | actor | 1981 |
| May | 7 | Gary Cooper | actor | 1961 |
| 21 | Sam Jaffe | writer, director, producer, agent | 2000 | |
| June | 3 | Maurice Evans | actor | 1989 |
| 6 | Véra Korène | actress | 1996 | |
| 22 | Naunton Wayne | actor | 1970 | |
| 29 | Nelson Eddy | actor | 1967 | |
| 29 | Frieda Inescort | actress | 1976 | |
| July | 19 | Lili Damita | actress | 1994 |
| 28 | Rudy Vallee | actor, singer | 1986 | |
| August | 4 | Louis Armstrong | actor, musician, singer | 1971 |
| September | 5 | Florence Eldridge | actress | 1988 |
| November | 22 | Lee Patrick | actress | 1982 |
| December | 5 | Walt Disney | animator | 1966 |
| 27 | Marlene Dietrich | actress | 1992 |
