1947 in film
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Events
- May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York.
- November 24 : The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten."
- November 25 : The Waldorf Statement is released by the executives of the United States motion picture industry that marks the beginning of the Hollywood blacklist.
Top grossing films
- North America
Academy Awards
- Best Picture: Gentleman's Agreement - 20th Century-Fox
- Best Actor: Ronald Colman - A Double Life
- Best Actress: Loretta Young - The Farmer's Daughter
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography: Black Narcissus
Other films released
Other films released in 1947 include:
- Black Narcissus
- Brighton Rock
- Call Northside 777, with James Stewart
- The Captive Heart, the first Prisoner of War film from World War II
- Crossfire
- Desert Fury
- Fame is the Spur, with Michael Redgrave
- Hue and Cry, the first Ealing comedy
- It Always Rains on Sunday
- The Last Stage
- Life with Father
- Mine Own Executioner
- Miracle on 34th Street
- Odd Man Out, directed by Carol Reed
- Out of the Past
- Quai des Orfèvres
- Road to Rio, starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby
- The Shocking Miss Pilgrim from Frederica Sagor Maas
- Vivere in pace
Short film series
- Popeye (1933-1957)
- Tom and Jerry (1940-1958)
Births
- March 6 - Rob Reiner, actor, comedian, movie producer
- March 26 – Dar Robinson, film stuntman (+ 1986)
- April 12 - David Letterman - US entertainer
- April 15 - Lois Chiles - US actress
- October 15 - Lynn Lowry - US actress
- September 21 - Stephen King, author
- December 27 - Steven Spielberg, American film director
Deaths
- May 31 - Adrienne Ames, 39, actress, from cancer.
