1899 in film
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| 1870s |
| 1880s |
| 1890s |
| 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 |
| 1900s |
| 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 |
| 1910s |
| 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 |
| 1920s |
| 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 |
| 1930s |
| 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 |
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| 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 |
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The year 1899 in film involved some significant events.
[edit] Events
- 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
[edit] Births
- January 6 – Phyllis Haver, American actress (d. 1960)
- January 10 - Lya De Putti, Hungarian actress (d. 1931)
- February 15 - Gale Sondergaard, American actress (d. 1985)
- February 22 - George O'Hara, American actor, screenwriter (d. 1966)
- March 23 - Dora Gerson, German actress (d. 1943)
- May 10 - Fred Astaire, American actor/dancer (d. 1987)
- June 15 - Einar Hanson, Swedish actor (d. 1927)
- June 30 - Madge Bellamy, American actress (d. 1990)
- July 7 - George Cukor, American director (d. 1983)
- July 10 – John Gilbert, American actor (d. 1936)
- July 14 - Martha Mansfield, American actress (d. 1923)
- August 13 - Alfred Hitchcock, British director (d. 1980)
- October 20 – Evelyn Brent, American actress (d. 1975)
- October 23 - Lilyan Tashman, American actress (d. 1934)
- November 11 - Pat O'Brien, American actor (d. 1983)
- November 17 - Douglas Shearer, Canadian-born American pioneer motion-picture sound engineer (d. 1971)
- December 16 - Noel Coward, English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music (d. 1973)
