1904 in film
The year 1904 in film involved some significant events.
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Events
- As shown in the film series Westinghouse Works, some filmmakers begin to move away from eye-level filmmaking and use the camera to explore spaces from an angle usually inaccessible to the average person.
- William Fox purchases his first Nickelodeon.
- 23 June: Marcus Loew founds the theatre chain, the People's Vaudeville Company, which later was renamed Loews Theatres which was the oldest theatre chain operating in North America when it was merged with AMC Theatres in 2006
Films released in 1904
- Audley Range School, Blackburn, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon
- Automobile Race For The Vanderbilt Cup, cinematography by G.W. Bitzer and A.E. Weed
- Blackpool Victoria Pier, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon
- The Bold Bank Robbery, directed by Jack Frawley
- Behind the Scenes, directed by Alf Collins
- Buy Your Own Cherries, produced by Robert W. Paul
- Chased by Dogs, directed by Alf Collins
- Tchin-Chao the Chinese Conjuror, directed by Georges Méliès
- Clowns
- The Cook In Trouble, directed by Georges Méliès
- A Day In The Hayfields, directed by Cecil Hepworth
- A Fire In A Burlesque Theatre, cinematography by A.E. Weed
- Girls Taking Time Checks, Westinghouse Works, filmed by, Billy Bitzer
- The Impossible Voyage, directed by Georges Méliès
- The Marvelous Living Fan, directed by Georges Méliès
- Opening Of The Drill Hall In Accrington by General Baden-Powell, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon
- Princess Rajah Dance, cinematography by A.E. Weed
- Troubles Of A Manager Of A Burlesque Show, produced by Frank Marion and Wallace McCutcheon
- Westinghouse Works (21 Short Films), filmed by, Billy Bitzer
Births
Month | Day | Name | Profession | Year of death |
January | 10 | Ray Bolger[1] | Actor, singer, dancer | 1987 |
17 | Patsy Ruth Miller | Actress | 1995 | |
18 | Cary Grant | Actor | 1986 | |
28 | Anthony Havelock-Allan | Producer | 2003 | |
February | 7 | Rocco D'Assunta | Actor | 1970 |
10 | John Farrow | Director | 1963 | |
March | 1 | Glenn Miller | Musician, actor | 1944 |
3 | Mayo Methot | Actress | 1951 | |
April | 3 | Iron Eyes Cody | Actor | 1999 |
14 | John Gielgud | 2000 | ||
16 | Fifi D'Orsay | Actress | 1983 | |
20 | Bruce Cabot | Actor | 1972 | |
May | 7 | Val Lewton | Producer | 1951 |
13 | Chishū Ryū | Actor | 1993 | |
17 | Jean Gabin | 1976 | ||
21 | Robert Montgomery | 1981 | ||
June | 1 | George Hurrell | Photographer | 1992 |
2 | Johnny Weissmuller | Actor | 1984 | |
17 | Ralph Bellamy | 1991 | ||
18 | Keye Luke | |||
26 | Peter Lorre | 1964 | ||
30 | Glenda Farrell | Actress | 1971 | |
August | 24 | Alice White | 1983 | |
September | 1 | Johnny Mack Brown | Actor | 1974 |
13 | Gladys George | Actress | 1954 | |
29 | Greer Garson | 1996 | ||
October | 20 | Anna Neagle | 1986 | |
22 | Constance Bennett | 1965 | ||
29 | Perc Westmore | Make-up artist | 1970 | |
November | 1 | Laura La Plante | Actress | 1996 |
11 | Andrzej Bogucki | Actor | 1978 | |
14 | Dick Powell | 1963 | ||
25 | Jessie Royce Landis | Actress | 1972 | |
December | 7 | Clarence Nash | Voice actor | 1985 |
Deaths
- May 8 – Eadweard Muybridge, cinematographer (born 1830)
- July 15 – Anton Chekhov, writer (born 1860)
- September 22 – Wilson Barrett, actor, writer (born 1846)
References
- "Ray Bolger [biography]". Library Of Congress.
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