1947 in film - Definition and Overview

Events

Top grossing films

North America

1. The Best Years of Our Lives
2. Duel in the Sun
3. tie The Jolson Story, Forever Amber
4. Unconquered

Academy Awards

• Best Picture: Gentleman's Agreement - 20th Century-Fox
• Best Actor: Ronald Colman - A Double Life
• Best Actress: Loretta Young - The Farmer's Daughter
• Academy Award for Best Cinematography: Black Narcissus

Movies released

Movies released in 1947 include:

• Gentleman's Agreement
• The Last Stage
• Miracle on 34th Street
• The Shocking Miss Pilgrim from Frederica Sagor Maas
• Brighton Rock
• Road to Rio, starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby
• Vivere in pace
• Crossfire
• Quai des Orfèvres
• Life with Father
• The Yearling
• Dumbo
• Black Narcissus

Births

• March 6 - Rob Reiner, actor, comedian, movie producer
• March 26 – Dar Robinson, film stuntman (+ 1986)
• April 12 - David Letterman - US entertainer
• April 15 - Lois Chiles - US actress
• September 21 - Stephen King, author
• December 27 - Steven Spielberg, American film director

Deaths

• May 31 - Adrienne Ames, 39, actress, from cancer.