1949 in film

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Years in film:	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952
Years in television:	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
Years:	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952

Contents 1 Events 2 Top grossing films 3 Awards 4 Films released in 1949 5 Serials 6 Short film series 7 Births 8 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] Top grossing films

North America

1. Adam's Rib
2. Jolson Sings Again
3. Pinky
4. I Was a Male War Bride, The Snake Pit, Joan of Arc

[edit] Awards

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: All the King's Men - Rossen, Columbia

Best Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz - A Letter to Three Wives

Best Actor: Broderick Crawford - All the King's Men

Best Actress: Olivia de Havilland - The Heiress

Best Supporting Actor: Dean Jagger - Twelve O'Clock High

Best Supporting Actress: Mercedes McCambridge - All the King's Men

Golden Globe Awards:

Best Picture: All the King's Men

Best Director: Robert Rossen - All the King's Men

Best Actor: Broderick Crawford - All the King's Men

Best Actress: Olivia de Havilland - The Heiress

Best Foreign Language Film: The Bicycle Thief (Ladri di Biciclette), Italy

Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival):

The Third Man, directed by Carol Reed, United Kingdom

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival)

Manon, directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, France

[edit] Films released in 1949

• Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
• Adam's Rib
• The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
• Africa Screams, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
• Alexander Popov
• All the King's Men
• The Barkleys of Broadway
• Battleground
• Champion
• The Fountainhead
• The Heiress
• I Was a Male War Bride
• In the Good Old Summertime
• The Inspector General
• Jolson Sings Again
• Jour de fête
• Kind Hearts and Coronets
• A Letter to Three Wives
• Ma and Pa Kettle -(film only mentioned in article)
• Madame Bovary
• Malaya
• Manon
• Mighty Joe Young
• My Friend Irma, film debut of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
• Passport to Pimlico
• Pinky
• Sands of Iwo Jima
• "She Shoulda Said 'No'!"
• The Small Back Room
• The Third Man
• Le Silence de la mer
• The Stratton Story
• Twelve O'Clock High
• The Walls of Malapaga (Au-delà des grilles)
• The Window
• Under Capricorn
• Whisky Galore!
• White Heat

[edit] Serials

• Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc
• Ghost of Zorro
• King of the Rocket Men
• Batman and Robin
• Bruce Gentry
• Adventures of Sir Galahad

[edit] Short film series

• Donald Duck (1936-1956)
• Popeye (1933-1957)
• The Three Stooges (1934-1959)
• Tom and Jerry (1940-1958)

[edit] Births

• January 10 - Linda Lovelace, pornographic film actress (d. 2002)
• January 12 - Wayne Wang, director
• January 14 - Lawrence Kasdan, director, screenwriter
• January 17 - Andy Kaufman, comedian, actor (d. 1984)
• March 22 - Fanny Ardant, actress
• May 9 - Billy Joel, songwriter
• May 31 - Tom Berenger, actor
• June 22 - Meryl Streep, US actress
• July 7 - Shelley Duvall, actress
• August 23 - Shelley Long, US actress
• August 31 - Richard Gere, US actor
• October 8 - Sigourney Weaver, US actress
• November 6 - Arturo Sandoval, songwriter
• November 26 - Juanin Clay, US actress
• December 11 - Teri Garr, US actress
• December 25 - Sissy Spacek, US actress

[edit] Deaths

• January 6 - Victor Fleming, director
• December 16 - Sidney Olcott, pioneer film director