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1888 in film

1888 in film

Overview of the events of 1888 in film

The following is an overview of the events of 1888 in film, including a list of films released and notable births.

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Events

Films

Believed to be the world's earliest surviving motion-picture film.

Births

MonthDateNameCountryProfessionDied
January 3George B. SeitzUSDirector, writer, actor, producer1944
3James BridieScotlandWriter1951
17Edvard PerssonSwedenActor1957
February 6Lucile GleasonUSActress1947
March 4Rafaela OttianoItalyActress1942
5Jules FurthmanUSWriter, director, producer1966
10Barry FitzgeraldIrelandActor1961
30Anna Q. NilssonSwedenActress1974
April 11Donald CalthropUKActor1940
15Florence BatesUSActress1954
19Pat WestUSActor1944
27Florence La BadieUSActress1917
May 7Selmer JacksonUSActor1971
17Claude MérelleFranceActress1976
25Miles MallesonUKActor, Writer1969
July 4Henry ArmettaItalyActor1945
16Percy KilbrideUSActor1964
August 14Robert WoolseyUSActor1938
17Monty WoolleyUSActor1963
29Dina RomanoItalyActress1957
September 12Maurice ChevalierFranceActor, Singer1972
25Hanna RalphGermanyActress1978
26Wally PatchUKActor, writer1970
October 1John E. BlakeleyUKProducer, director, writer1958
3Claud AllisterUKActor1970
9Hank PattersonUSActor1975
18Paul VermoyalFranceActor1925
25Lester CuneoUSActor, producer1925
November 3Maurice VinotFranceActor1916
15Andreas MalandrinosGreeceActor1970
18Frances MarionUSWriter, director, producer, actress1973
23Nana BryantUSActress1955
23Harpo MarxUSActor, writer1964
24Cathleen NesbittUKActress1982
25Amund RydlandNorwayActor1967
26Francisco CanaroUruguayComposer, Producer, Actor1964
December 6Will HayUKActor, writer, director1949
18Gladys CooperUKActress1971
22J. Arthur RankUKProducer, writer1972
27Thea von HarbouGermanyActress, writer, director1954
27Svend MelsingDenmarkActor, Playwright1946
28F. W. MurnauGermanyDirector, writer, producer1931

References

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    1886 Ottomar Anschütz - "Elektrischer Schnellseher", archived from the original on 2021-12-22, retrieved 2019-11-04

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