1906 in film

none March 2019 1906 film music radio The year 1906 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Events December 14 – Pathé Frères pioneer the luxury cinema with the opening of the Omnia Cinéma-Pathé in Paris.Arcades Cinema Treasures https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/34353 2023-12-01 December 26 – The world's first feature film, The Story of the Kelly Gang, is released.Buckmaster Luke The Story of the Kelly Gang rewatched – the world's first feature-length film https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/06/the-story-of-the-kelly-gang-rewatched-the-worlds-first-feature-length-film The Guardian 26 March 2019 5 March 2016 Carl Laemmle opens one of the first movie theaters in Chicago.Carl Laemmle American film producer https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carl-Laemmle Encyclopedia Britannica 26 March 2019 en Notable films A Aladdin and His Wonder Lamp (Aladin ou la lampe merveilleuse), directed by Albert Capellani, based on the Middle-Eastern folk tale – (France) The Automobile Thieves, directed by J. Stuart Blackton – (US) D Dream of a Rarebit Fiend, directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US) G The Gans-Nelson Contest, starring Joe Gans and Battling Nelson – (US) H The Hilarious Posters (Les Affiches en goguette), directed by Georges Méliès – (France) The House of Ghosts (La Maison ensorcelée), directed by Segundo de ChomónKinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. 0-7864-0036-6. Page 22. – (France) Humorous Phases of Funny Faces, directed by J. Stuart Blackton – (US) L Life of a Cowboy, directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US) A Lively Quarter-Day, directed by J. H. Martin – (UK) M The Magic Roses (Les Roses magique), directed by Segundo de Chomón – (France) Mephisto's Son (Le Fils du Diable), directed by Charles-Lucien Lépine – (France) The Merry Frolics of Satan (Les Quat'Cents Farces du Diable), directed by Georges Méliès – (France) The Mysterious Retort (L'Alchimiste Parafaragaramus ou la Cornue infernale), directed by Georges Méliès – (France) Q The '?' Motorist, directed by Walter R. Booth – (UK) R The Rajah's Casket (L'есrin du rajah), directed by Gaston VelleKinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. 0-7864-0036-6. Page 20. – (France) S thumb|200px|Image of the 1906 film, The Story of the Kelly Gang. San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake, directed by Robert K. Bonine – (US) The Scheming Gambler's Paradise (Le Tripot clandestin), directed by Georges Méliès – (France) A Spiritualistic Meeting (Le Fantôme d'Alger) (lost), directed by Georges Méliès – (France) The Story of the Kelly Gang (incomplete), directed by Charles Tait – (Australia) T Three American Beauties, directed by Edwin S. Porter and Wallace McCutcheon Sr. – (US) A Trip Down Market Street, directed by the Miles Brothers – (US) V A Visit to Peek Frean and Co.'s Biscuit Works – (UK) W Whitsuntide Fair at Preston, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) A Winter Straw Ride, directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US) The Witch (La Fée Carabosse ou le Poignard fatal), directed by Georges Méliès – (France) Births Month Date Name Country Profession Died January 1 Manuel Silos Philippines Actor, director 1988 14 William Bendix US Actor 1964 February 5 John Carradine US Actor 1988 7 Colette Darfeuil France Actress 1998 10 Lon Chaney Jr. US Actor 1973 12 Charles Quigley US Actor 1964 17 Mary Brian US Actress 2002 21 Jeanne Aubert France Actress, singer 1988 25 Warren Hymer US Actor 1948 26 Madeleine Carroll UK Actress 1987 March 1 Camilla Spira Germany Actress 1997 6 Lou Costello US Comedian, actor 1959 19 Roy Roberts US Actor 1975 April 1 Ned Glass Poland Actor 1984 5 Grady Sutton US Actor 1995 22 Eddie Albert US Actor 2005 26 Renate Müller Germany Actress 1937 May 1 Josephine Dunn US Actress 1983 1 Rose Hobart US Actress, SAG Official 2000 3 Mary Astor US Actress 1987 8 Roberto Rossellini Italy Director, producer, screenwriter 1977 19 Bruce Bennett US Actor 2007 21 Lola Lane US Actress, singer 1981 30 Lyda Roberti US Actress, singer 1938 June 4 Vinton Hayworth US Actor, Playwright, Screenwriter 1970 17 Evalyn Knapp US Actress 1981 22 Billy Wilder Austria-Hungary Director, producer, screenwriter 2002 26 Alberto Rabagliati Italy Singer, actor 1974 July 3 George Sanders UK Actor 1972 17 John Carroll US Actor 1979 29 Thelma Todd US Actress, Businesswoman 1935 August 5 Joan Hickson UK Actress 1998 5 John Huston US Actor, director, screenwriter, Visual Artist 1987 9 Dorothy Jordan US Actress 1988 29 Lurene Tuttle US Actress, Acting Coach 1986 30 Joan Blondell US Actress 1979 September 4 Dita Parlo Germany Actress 1971 15 Jacques Becker France Director, screenwriter 1960 October 6 Janet Gaynor US Actress 1984 November 2 Luchino Visconti Italy Director, screenwriter 1976 14 Louise Brooks US Actress, dancer 1985 December 2 Donald Woods Canada Actor 1998 6 Onest Conley US Actor 1989 23 Kane Richmond US Actor 1973 25 Lew Grade UK Dancer, producer 1998 26 Imperio Argentina Argentina Singer, actress 2003 27 Oscar Levant US Composer, Comedian, Actor 1972 30 Carol Reed UK Director, producer 1976 Deaths May 23 – Henrik Ibsen, author (born 1828) July 18 – Gaynor Rowlands, (lantern actress) (born 1883) Debuts Florence Lawrence – The Automobile Thieves (short) Gabrielle Robinne – The Troubadour (short) External links PLoHEmNPV3oBiC4B3bemQ-YKW1YWos8LWm 1906 in film List of 1906 films at IMDb List of 1906 deaths at IMDb List of 1906 births at IMDb References Category:Film by year