1949 in film
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Events

Top Grossing Films of 1949

1. Pinky
2. In the Good Old Summertime
3. The Third Man

Academy Awards

• Best Picture: All the King's Men - Rossen, Columbia
• Best Actor: Broderick Crawford - All the King's Men
• Best Actress: Olivia de Havilland - The Heiress

Movies Released

Movies released in 1949 include:

• All the King's Men
• Battleground
• I Was a Male War Bride
• Sands of Iwo Jima starring John Wayne
• Twelve O'Clock High

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
• November 6 - Arturo Sandoval, songwriter.

Deaths

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

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