1887 in film#Births
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The year 1887 in film involved some significant events.
Events
- Hannibal Goodwin files for a patent for his photographic film.
- Louis Le Prince's 16-lens camera (LPCC Type-16) is made in the United States and the film Man Walking Around a Corner is filmed using it this year.
- August – Harvey Henderson Wilcox registers his 120-acre ranch with the Los Angeles County Recorder's office, calling the area it is based in, Hollywood, which would later become the home of the U.S. film industry.
Films
- Man Walking Around a Corner, directed by Louis Le Prince. The oldest known film.
Births
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| Month | Date | Name | Country | Profession | Died | |
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| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| January | style="text-align:center;"| 11 | Monte Blue | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1963 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 13 | Gabriel Gabrio | style="text-align:center;"| France | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1946 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 13 | Sophie Tucker | style="text-align:center;"| France | style="text-align:center;"| Actress, Singer | 1966 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 21 | André Andrejew | style="text-align:center;"| Russia | style="text-align:center;"| Set Designer | 1967 | ||
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| February
| style="text-align:center;"| 16 | Kathleen Clifford | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Actress | 1962 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 26 | William Frawley | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1966 | ||
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| March
| style="text-align:center;"| 18 | Frank Moran | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Boxer, Actor | 1967 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 21 | Frank Urson | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Director, Cinematographer | 1928 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 24 | Roscoe Arbuckle | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Actor, Comedian | 1933 | ||
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| April
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 | Konrad Tom | style="text-align:center;"| Poland | style="text-align:center;"| Actor, screenwriter, director | 1957 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 12 | Harold Lockwood | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1918 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 23 | Jenő Törzs | style="text-align:center;"| Hungary | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1946 | ||
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| May
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | Kurt Vespermann | style="text-align:center;"| Germany | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1957 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 18 | Jeanie MacPherson | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Actress, screenwriter | 1946 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 21 | Mabel Taliaferro | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Actress | 1979 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 30 | Paulette Noizeux | style="text-align:center;"| France | style="text-align:center;"| Actress | 1971 | ||
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| June
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | Clive Brook | style="text-align:center;"| UK | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1974 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 16 | Aage Bendixen | style="text-align:center;"| Denmark | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1973 | ||
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| July
| style="text-align:center;"| 17 | Jack Conway | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Director, producer | 1952 | ||
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| August
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | Anthony Coldeway | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Screenwriter | 1963 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 | Reginald Owen | style="text-align:center;"| UK | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1972 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 | Sam Warner | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Film Mogul | 1927 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 14 | Marija Leiko | style="text-align:center;"| Latvia | style="text-align:center;"| Actress | 1937 | ||
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| September
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 | Irene Fenwick | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Actress | 1936 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 | Raymond Walburn | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1969 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 26 | Antonio Moreno | style="text-align:center;"| Spain | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1967 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 30 | Lil Dagover | style="text-align:center;"| Germany | style="text-align:center;"| Actress | 1980 | ||
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| October
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 | Manny Ziener | style="text-align:center;"| Germany | style="text-align:center;"| Actress | 1972 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 | Jack Mulhall | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1979 | ||
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| November
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 | Gertrude Astor | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Actress | 1977 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 11 | Maurice Elvey | style="text-align:center;"| UK | style="text-align:center;"| Director, producer | 1967 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 11 | Roland Young | style="text-align:center;"| UK | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1953 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 23 | Boris Karloff | style="text-align:center;"| UK | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1969 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 30 | Gyula Szőreghy | style="text-align:center;"| Hungary | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1943 | ||
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| December
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 | Tim Moore | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1958 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 23 | John Cromwell | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Actor, producer, director | 1979 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 29 | Pierre Watkin | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1960 |
External links
- {{YouTube|AWK-ImxF-e4 |title=Man Walking Around A Corner – amateur remastering of all 16 frames}}. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- {{cite web |title=Man Walking Around A Corner – 16 individual frames |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/10912969@N03/sets/72157617402957145/ |publisher=Flickr |access-date=4 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907215759/https://www.flickr.com/photos/10912969@N03/sets/72157617402957145/ |archive-date=7 September 2014 |url-status=live }}
- [https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=feature,short&release_date=1887-01-01,1887-12-31&adult=include&sort=num_votes,desc List of 1887 films] at IMDb
- [https://www.imdb.com/search/name/?death_date=1887-01-01,1887-12-31&adult=include List of 1887 deaths] at IMDb
- [https://www.imdb.com/search/name/?birth_date=1887-01-01,1887-12-31&adult=include List of 1887 births] at IMDb