1908 in film

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Contents 1 Events 2 Films released in 1908 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Events

• Thomas Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company, with goals of controlling production and distribution, raising theater admission prices, cooperating with censorship bodies, and preventing film stock from getting into the hands of nonmember producers.
• D. W. Griffith becomes a director at the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company in New York City. Between 1908 and 1913, Griffith would direct nearly 500 films
• In the Sultan's Power is the first film ever completely made in Los Angeles, California. It was filmed by director Francis Boggs.

[edit] Films released in 1908

• The Adventures of Dollie
• After Many Years
• The Assassination of the Duke of Guise
• Dreams of Toyland
• The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays
• In the Sultan's Power
• Macbeth
• Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
• Way Down East

[edit] Births

Month	Day	Name	Profession	Year of death
January	10	Paul Henreid	actor, director	1992
	10	Bernard Lee	actor	1981
	11	Lionel Stander	actor	1994
	12	Jean Delannoy	director
	16	Ethel Merman	actress, singer	1984
February	4	Gwili Andre	actress	1959
	22	John Mills	actor	2005)
March	5	Rex Harrison	actor	1990
	7	Anna Magnani	actress	1973
	17	Brigitte Helm	actress	1996
	20	Michael Redgrave	actor	1985
April	2	Buddy Ebsen	actor	2003
	5	Bette Davis	actress	1989
	15	Lita Grey	actress	1995
	22	Eddie Albert	actor	2005
	24	Marceline Day	actress	2000
	30	Eve Arden	actress	1990
May	6	Lucien Ballard	cinematographer	1988
	20	James Stewart	actor	1997
	26	Robert Morley	actor	1992
	30	Mel Blanc	voice actor	1989
	31	Don Ameche	actor	1993
June	10	Robert Cummings	actor	1990
July	1	Peg Entwistle	actress	1932
	12	Milton Berle	actor	2002
	18	Lupe Vélez	actress	1944
September	13	Mae Questel	voice actress	1998
	15	Penny Singleton	actress	2003
October	5	Joshua Logan	director	1988
	5	Cecilia de Mille	director	1984
	6	Carole Lombard	actress	1942
November	16	Burgess Meredith	actor	1997
December	11	Sally Eilers	actress	1978
	18	Celia Johnson	actress	1982
	20	Dennis Morgan	actor, singer	1994
	25	Helen Twelvetrees	actress	1958
	28	Lew Ayres	actor	1996
	29	Claire Dodd	actress	1973

[edit] Deaths