The following is an overview of the events of 1891 in film, including a list of films released and notable births.
Films released in 1891
- Dickson Greeting, starring and directed by William K. L. Dickson.
- Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop, directed by William K. L. Dickson and William Heise and starring James C. Duncan.
- Duncan Smoking, directed by William K. L. Dickson and William Heise and starring James C. Duncan.
- Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud, directed by William K. L. Dickson and William Heise and starring Fred C. Devonald and James C. Duncan.
- Men Boxing, directed by William K. L. Dickson and William Heise.
- Monkey and Another, Boxing, directed by William K. L. Dickson and William Heise.
- Newark Athlete, directed by William K. L. Dickson.
- Je vous aime, starring and directed by Georges Demenÿ.
- La vague, directed by Étienne-Jules Marey.
- Two Fencers, directed by Étienne-Jules Marey.
Births
- January 15 - Arne Weel (died 1975)
- February 7 - Ann Little, American actress (died 1984)
- February 9 - Ronald Colman, English actor (died 1958)
- March 6
- March 8 - Sam Jaffe, American actor (died 1984)
- March 11 - Gertrud Wolle, German actress (died 1952)
- March 31 - Victor Varconi, Hungarian-born American actor (died 1976)
- April 2 - Jack Buchanan, Scottish director, writer, and actor (died 1957)
- April 10 - Tim McCoy, American cowboy actor, soldier (died 1978)
- April 15 - Wallace Reid, American actor (died 1923)
- April 23 - Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer (died 1953)
- May 13 - Fritz Rasp, German actor (died 1976)
- June 24 - Philippe Richard, French actor (died 1973)
- July 18 - Gene Lockhart, Canadian actor (died 1957)
- July 23 - Harry Cohn, American co-founder of CBS Sales Association (Columbia Pictures) (died 1958)
- July 28 - Joe E. Brown, American actor and comedian (died 1973)
- August 4 - Margit Makay, Hungarian actress (died 1989)
- November 10 - Philip Sainton, French-British composer (died 1967)
- November 18 - Vasil Gendov, Bulgarian actor, director and screenwriter (died 1970)
External links
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