1899 in film

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Years in film:	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902
Centuries:	18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
Years:	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902

[edit] Events

• Pathé Frères is founded.
• T.C. Hepworth invents Biokam, a 17.5 mm format which also is the first format to have a center perforation.
• John Alfred Prestwich invents a 13 mm amateur format.

[edit] Films released in 1899

List of 1899 films

[edit] Births

• January 10 - Lya De Putti, Hungarian actress (d. 1931 in film|1931]]
• February 15 - Gale Sondergaard, actress (d. 1985)
• February 22 - George O'Hara, actor, screenwriter (d. 1966)
• March 23 - Dora Gerson, German actress (d. 1943)
• June 30 - Madge Bellamy, actress (d. 1990)
• July 7 - George Cukor, director (d. 1983
• July 10 – John Gilbert, American actor (d. 1936)
• July 14 - Martha Mansfield, actress (d. 1923)
• August 13 - Alfred Hitchcock, director (d. 1980)
• October 20 – Evelyn Brent, American actress (d. 1975)
• October 23 - Lilyan Tashman, actress (d. 1934)
• November 11 - Pat O'Brien, American actor (d. 1983)
• November 17 - Douglas Shearer, pioneer motion-picture sound engineer (+ 1971)