Film & Entertainment

The directors, actors, and entertainers who brought stories to life on screen and stage.

Sarah Bernhardt

1844–1923 · French stage actress of worldwide fame

Harry Houdini

1874–1926 · Legendary escape artist & illusionist

Charlie Chaplin

1889–1977 · The Tramp, silent film legend

Buster Keaton

1895–1966 · Silent film comedian, The General

Alfred Hitchcock

1899–1980 · Master of Suspense — Psycho, Vertigo

Humphrey Bogart

1899–1957 · Casablanca, Hollywood icon

Walt Disney

1901–1966 · Created Mickey Mouse, Disney empire

Marlene Dietrich

1901–1992 · German-American film star and singer

Bob Hope

1903–2003 · Comedian and entertainer for nearly 80 years

Akira Kurosawa

1910–1998 · Seven Samurai, master filmmaker

Orson Welles

1915–1985 · Citizen Kane, War of the Worlds broadcast

Ingrid Bergman

1915–1982 · Star of Casablanca, three-time Academy Award winner

Ingmar Bergman

1918–2007 · The Seventh Seal, master of art cinema

Toshiro Mifune

1920–1997 · Star of Seven Samurai, Rashomon and Yojimbo

Stan Lee

1922–2018 · Co-created Spider-Man, X-Men, Marvel

Marlon Brando

1924–2004 · The Godfather, method acting pioneer

Marilyn Monroe

1926–1962 · Hollywood icon, cultural legend

Stanley Kubrick

1928–1999 · 2001: A Space Odyssey, perfectionist auteur

Audrey Hepburn

1929–1993 · Breakfast at Tiffany's, humanitarian

Grace Kelly

1929–1982 · Hollywood star turned Princess of Monaco

James Dean

1931–1955 · Rebel Without a Cause, died at 24

Elizabeth Taylor

1932–2011 · Cleopatra, golden age Hollywood star

Woody Allen

1935–present · Annie Hall, prolific filmmaker

Jack Nicholson

1937–present · Actor in The Shining and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Francis Ford Coppola

1939–present · The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now

Bruce Lee

1940–1973 · Martial arts legend, Enter the Dragon

George Lucas

1944–present · Creator of Star Wars and Indiana Jones

Steven Spielberg

1946–present · Jaws, Schindler's List, greatest blockbuster director

Robin Williams

1951–2014 · Good Will Hunting, comedy genius

Oprah Winfrey

1954–present · Media mogul, cultural icon

Angelina Jolie

1975–present · Academy Award-winning actress and humanitarian

Heath Ledger

1979–2008 · The Dark Knight's Joker

Key Events in Film & Entertainment

1895 Lumiere brothers hold first public film screening

1902 Melies releases A Trip to the Moon

1915 D.W. Griffith releases The Birth of a Nation

1920 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari pioneers Expressionism

1927 The Jazz Singer: first feature-length talkie

1929 First Academy Awards ceremony held

1939 The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind released

1941 Orson Welles releases Citizen Kane

1946 Cannes Film Festival established

1950 Kurosawa releases Rashomon; Japanese cinema gains world stage

1960 Fellini releases La Dolce Vita

1960 French New Wave: Godard releases Breathless

1968 Kubrick releases 2001: A Space Odyssey

1972 Coppola releases The Godfather

1975 Spielberg releases Jaws; blockbuster era begins

1977 Star Wars released

1985 Miyazaki co-founds Studio Ghibli

1994 Pulp Fiction revitalizes independent cinema

1995 Toy Story: first fully computer-animated feature film

2009 Avatar pioneers 3D filmmaking technology

2020 Parasite wins Best Picture; first non-English-language winner

Sources

Sarah Bernhardt — Wikipedia
Harry Houdini — Wikipedia
Charlie Chaplin — Wikipedia
Buster Keaton — Wikipedia
Alfred Hitchcock — Wikipedia
Humphrey Bogart — Wikipedia
Walt Disney — Wikipedia
Marlene Dietrich — Wikipedia
Bob Hope — Wikipedia
Akira Kurosawa — Wikipedia
Orson Welles — Wikipedia
Ingrid Bergman — Wikipedia
Ingmar Bergman — Wikipedia
Toshiro Mifune — Wikipedia
Stan Lee — Wikipedia
Marlon Brando — Wikipedia
Marilyn Monroe — Wikipedia
Stanley Kubrick — Wikipedia
Audrey Hepburn — Wikipedia
Grace Kelly — Wikipedia
James Dean — Wikipedia
Elizabeth Taylor — Wikipedia
Woody Allen — Wikipedia
Jack Nicholson — Wikipedia
Francis Ford Coppola — Wikipedia
Bruce Lee — Wikipedia
George Lucas — Wikipedia
Steven Spielberg — Wikipedia
Robin Williams — Wikipedia
Oprah Winfrey — Wikipedia
Angelina Jolie — Wikipedia
Heath Ledger — Wikipedia