1991 in film - Definition and Overview

See also: 1990 in film, other events of 1991, 1992 in film, list of 'years in film'.

Events

• April 28 - Bonnie Raitt marries actor Michael Noonan O'Keefe in New York

Top grossing films

1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
2. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
3. The Silence of the Lambs
4. City Slickers
5. Hook
6. The Addams Family
7. Sleeping with the Enemy
8. Father of the Bride
9. The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
10. Beauty and the Beast

Academy Awards

• Best Picture: The Silence of the Lambs - Orion Pictures Corp.
• Best Director: Jonathan Demme - The Silence of the Lambs
• Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins - The Silence of the Lambs
• Best Actress: Jodie Foster - The Silence of the Lambs

Births

Deaths

• January 18 - Leo Hurwitz, documentary film producer
• February 6 - Danny Thomas, singer, actor, comedian
• March 18 - Vilma Banky, actress
• March 27 - Aldo Ray, actor
• April 10 - Natalie Schafer, actress
• June 3 - Eva LeGallienne, actress
• June 14 - Peggy Ashcroft, actress
• June 19 - Jean Arthur, actress
• July 1 - Michael Landon, actor
• July 2 - Lee Remick, actress
• July 8 - James Franciscus, actor
• September 24 - Dr. Seuss, writer
• August 22 - Colleen Dewhurst, actress
• September 3 - Frank Capra, director
• September 8 - Brad Davis, actor
• September 25 - Viviane Romance, actress
• November 2 - Irwin Allen, producer, director
• November 5 - Fred MacMurray, actor
• November 6 - Gene Tierney, actress
• November 9 - Yves Montand, actor
• November 29 - Ralph Bellamy, actor
• December 12 - Eleanor Boardman, actress
• December 28 - Cassandra Harris, actress

Other movies released

• Beauty and the Beast
• Beethoven
• Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter
• Blue Desert, starring Courteney Cox
• JFK
• Rush
• Sliver