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1941 in film

The year 1941 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Citizen Kane.

This article is about films in the year 1941. For the Steven Spielberg film, see 1941 (film).

Gone with the Wind goes into general release in the United States after touring in a roadshow version during 1940. Becoming a cultural phenomenon, it sells an estimated 60 million tickets this year alone. Adjusted for inflation with numerous rereleases, it remains the highest grossing domestic film of all time with $1.8 billion.[8]

January 17

Glenn Miller begins work on his 1st movie Sun Valley Serenade for Twentieth Century Fox.

March 24

Orson Welles' Citizen Kane, consistently rated as one of the films considered the all-time best, is premiered at the Palace Theatre (New York City).

May 1

Sergeant York, the film biopic of World War I hero Alvin C. York, starring Gary Cooper in the title role, premieres in New York City. It is the highest-grossing picture of the year and earns Cooper the first of two Academy Awards for Best Actor.

July 2

September – in the United States.

Senate Investigation into Motion Picture War Propaganda

The Maltese Falcon, considered one of the greatest films noir, is released.

October 3

: How Green Was My Valley – 20th Century-Fox

Best Picture

: Gary CooperSergeant York

Best Actor

: Joan FontaineSuspicion

Best Actress

: Donald CrispHow Green Was My Valley

Best Supporting Actor

: Mary AstorThe Great Lie

Best Supporting Actress

: John FordHow Green Was My Valley

Best Director

Princess Iron Fan

Back Street

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

(Genroku chushingura), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi – (Japan)

The 47 Ronin

, directed by Michael Powell, starring Leslie Howard and Laurence Olivier – (GB)

49th Parallel

, starring Tom Tyler, directed by William Witney and John English

The Adventures of Captain Marvel

, starring Ralph Byrd, directed by William Witney and John English

Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc

, starring Gordon Jones

The Green Hornet

, directed by James W. Horne

Holt of the Secret Service

, directed by James W. Horne

The Iron Claw

, starring Frances Gifford, directed by William Witney and John English

Jungle Girl

, directed by William Witney and John English

King of the Texas Rangers

, directed by Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe

Riders of Death Valley

, directed by Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe

Sea Raiders

, directed by Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe

Sky Raiders

, starring Warren Hull, directed by James W. Horne

The Spider Returns

, directed by James W. Horne

White Eagle

(19171944)

Buster Keaton

(1921-1945)

Laurel and Hardy

(19221944)

Our Gang

(1929–1946)

Marx Brothers

(19331962)

The Three Stooges

(19281942, 19471953)

Mickey Mouse

Looney Tunes

(19301964)

Terrytoons

(19311969)

Merrie Melodies

(1931-1941)

Scrappy

(19331957)

Popeye

(19341949)

Color Rhapsodies

(19371956)

Donald Duck

Walter Lantz Cartunes (also known as New Universal Cartoons or Cartune Comedies) (–1942)

1938

(19391955)

Goofy

(19391949)

Andy Panda

Tom and Jerry

(1941–1949, 19511972)

Woody Woodpecker

Swing Symphonies (1941–)

1945

(1941–1950)

The Fox and the Crow

(1941–1943)

Superman

Simón Andreu

January 3 - , Irish actor (died 2018)

Derrick O'Connor

January 4 - , American actor

John Bennett Perry

January 7 - , American actor (died 2021)

Harvey Evans

January 10 – , Italian actress (died 2017)

José Greci

January 12 - , English-Canadian singer, musician and voice actor (died 2005)

Long John Baldry

January 14 – , American actress

Faye Dunaway

January 15 - , British actor

Geoffrey Beevers

January 19 - , American jazz bassist and actor

Putter Smith

January 24 - , American actor and singer

Neil Diamond

January 27 - , American stuntwoman and actress (died 2024)

Jeannie Epper

January 31 – , American actress (died 2021)

Jessica Walter

February 5 - , American actor

David Selby

February 8 – , American actor and producer

Nick Nolte

February 10 – , English director, producer and screenwriter (died 2021)

Michael Apted

February 11 - , American actor and stunt performer (died 2017)

Sonny Landham

February 13 - , Swedish-American actor, director, screenwriter and producer

Bo Svenson

February 27 - , American actress

Charlotte Stewart

March 3 - , Italian actress

Rada Rassimov

John Aprea

March 6 - , American actor and professional stuntman (died 2023)

George P. Wilbur

March 14 – , German director, producer and screenwriter (died 2022)

Wolfgang Petersen

Bernardo Bertolucci

March 18 - , American actor (died 2021)

Frank McRae

March 20 - , American producer (died 2018)

Paul Junger Witt

March 24 - , Canadian actor (died 2021)

David Fox

April 3 - , German actor

Eric Braeden

Cornelia Frances

April 12 - , Spanish actor

Manuel de Blas

David Leland

April 26 - , French actress (died 2019)

Claudine Auger

April 28 – , Swedish-born American actress, dancer and singer

Ann-Margret

May 2 - , English actor (died 2019)

Paul Darrow

May 13 – , Austrian actress and producer

Senta Berger

May 17 - , American actress

Grace Zabriskie

May 18 - , British-Australian character actress

Miriam Margolyes

May 19 - , English actress and model (died 2019)

Tania Mallet

May 24 – , Dominican-Mexican actor

Andrés García

Nick McLean

Stacy Keach

June 5 – , American actor and screenwriter (died 2004)

Spalding Gray

June 8 - , American actor (died 2019)

Jessie Lawrence Ferguson

Mickey Jones

Stephen Frears

Joe Flaherty

June 22 – , American actor (died 2023)

Michael Lerner

June 25 – , Canadian director and screenwriter

Denys Arcand

June 27 – , Polish director (died 1996)

Krzysztof Kieślowski

July 1 - , Serbian-born American actor and stunt double (died 1966)

Milos Milos

July 10 - , American actor

Robert Pine

July 13 - , American actor (died 2019)

Robert Forster

July 17 - , American actress

Paula Shaw

July 21 - , American actor, director and writer (died 2014)

Edward Herrmann

July 26 - , American actress and singer

Darlene Love

July 28 – , Canadian voice actor

Peter Cullen

July 29 – , English actor (died 2022)

David Warner

Martin Jarvis

August 7 - , Italian bodybuilder, actor and producer (died 2019)

Franco Columbu

August 8 - , American actor (died 2023)

Earl Boen

August 12 - , American actress

Dana Ivey

August 15 - , American character actor (died 2009)

Lou Perryman

August 26 - , American retired actress

Joan Freeman

August 28 - , Australian actor (died 2022)

Tony Barry

Ellen Geer

September 18 - , American actor

Gerry Bamman

September 26 – , English actress and model

Martine Beswick

October 6 – , English actor

Billy Murray

October 9 - , American character actor

Michael Goodwin

October 10 – , American actor

Peter Coyote

October 19 – , English actor (died 2012)

Simon Ward

October 20 – , English-Italian screenwriter and director (died 2021)

Clare Peploe

October 23 – , American actor (died 2020)

Mel Winkler

October 24 – , Belgian actor (died 2018)

Frank Aendenboom

October 25 – , Aboriginal Canadian actor (died 2011)

Gordon Tootoosis

Mischa Hausserman

November 1 – , American actor

Robert Foxworth

November 18 – , English actor, director and producer (died 2003)

David Hemmings

November 22 – , Scottish actor

Tom Conti

November 23 – , Italian actor

Franco Nero

November 25 – , Estonian actor (died 2021)

Tiit Lilleorg

November 27 - , American stuntman, stunt coordinator and actor

Tom Morga

December 4 – , Estonian actress

Leila Säälik

Evald Hermaküla

December 8 – , American actress (died 2022)

Valora Noland

December 9 – , American actor

Beau Bridges

December 10 - , Irish actress

Fionnula Flanagan

December 15 - , Serbian actor (died 2022)

Vladan Živković

December 25 - , American character actor

John Capodice

December 27 - , Israeli-American actor (died 2016)

Aharon Ipalé

January 4 – , 81, French writer

Henri Bergson

January 10 – , 36, American comedian, actor, The Boys from Syracuse, Millionaire Playboy, The Day the Bookies Wept, Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

Joe Penner

March 13 – , 63, American director, White Woman, Great Expectations

Stuart Walker

April 23 – , 57, American actor, The Great Plane Robbery, The Lady from Cheyenne

Stanley Fields

May 8 – , 83, Swedish actor, The Phantom Carriage, A Woman's Face

Tore Svennberg

May 12 – , 48, American actress, film director, The Satin Woman

Ruth Stonehouse

May 22 – , 89, American actress, Stella Maris, The Enchanted Cottage, Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley, Esmerelda

Ida Waterman

June 28 – , 69, American actor, The Little Red Schoolhouse, Love Before Breakfast, Rhythm in the Clouds, She Asked for It

Richard Carle

July 25 - , 55, American actor, Alibi, Scarface, The Mystery Squadron, Dancing Feet

Purnell Pratt

July 29 - , 52, English actor, The Letter, Shining Victory

James Stephenson

August 13 – , 66, British-American film producer and director, co-founder of Vitagraph Studios, The Glorious Adventure

J. Stuart Blackton

September 18 – , 66, English actor, Behind the Mask, It Couldn't Have Happened – But It Did

Claude King

October 9 – , 41, American actress and singer, You Belong to Me, Applause, Show Boat

Helen Morgan

October 26 – , 53, American director, Paramount on Parade, Road to Zanzibar

Victor Schertzinger

November 2 – , 43, Swedish actor, Troll-elgen

Bengt Djurberg

December 21 – , 45, American film director, Daniel Boone

David Howard

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List of 1941 films

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List of 1941 deaths

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List of 1941 births