Film & Entertainment

The directors, actors, and entertainers who brought stories to life on screen and stage.

1874–1926 · Legendary escape artist & illusionist

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

1889–1977 · The Tramp, silent film legend

1895–1966 · Silent film comedian, The General

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

1899–1980 · Master of Suspense — Psycho, Vertigo

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

1899–1957 · Casablanca, Hollywood icon

1901–1966 · Created Mickey Mouse, Disney empire

1903–2003 · Comedian, entertainer for 80+ years

1910–1998 · Seven Samurai, master filmmaker

1915–1985 · Citizen Kane, War of the Worlds broadcast

1918–2007 · The Seventh Seal, master of art cinema

1922–2018 · Co-created Spider-Man, X-Men, Marvel

1924–2004 · The Godfather, method acting pioneer

1926–1962 · Hollywood icon, cultural legend

Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick

1928–1999 · 2001: A Space Odyssey, perfectionist auteur

1929–1993 · Breakfast at Tiffany's, humanitarian

1929–1982 · Hollywood star turned Princess of Monaco

1931–1955 · Rebel Without a Cause, died at 24

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

1932–2011 · Cleopatra, golden age Hollywood star

1935–present · Annie Hall, prolific filmmaker

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

1939–present · The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now

1940–1973 · Martial arts legend, Enter the Dragon

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

1946–present · Jaws, Schindler's List, greatest blockbuster director

1951–2014 · Good Will Hunting, comedy genius

1954–present · Media mogul, cultural icon

1979–2008 · The Dark Knight's Joker

Key Events in Film & Entertainment

1895 Lumiere brothers hold first public film screening

1902 Melies releases A Trip to the Moon

1915 D.W. Griffith releases The Birth of a Nation

1920 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari pioneers Expressionism

1927 The Jazz Singer: first feature-length talkie

1929 First Academy Awards ceremony held

1939 The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind released

1941 Orson Welles releases Citizen Kane

1946 Cannes Film Festival established

1950 Kurosawa releases Rashomon; Japanese cinema gains world stage

1960 Fellini releases La Dolce Vita

1960 French New Wave: Godard releases Breathless

1968 Kubrick releases 2001: A Space Odyssey

1972 Coppola releases The Godfather

1975 Spielberg releases Jaws; blockbuster era begins

1977 Star Wars released

1985 Miyazaki co-founds Studio Ghibli

1994 Pulp Fiction revitalizes independent cinema

1995 Toy Story: first fully computer-animated feature film

2009 Avatar pioneers 3D filmmaking technology

2020 Parasite wins Best Picture; first non-English-language winner