1944 in film

Events

Top Grossing Films 1944

1. Meet Me in St. Louis, starring Judy Garland
2. Wilson, biographical film about President Woodrow Wilson, starring Charles Coburn

Academy Awards

• Best Picture: Going My Way - Paramount
• Best Actor: Bing Crosby - Going My Way
• Best Actress: Ingrid Bergman - Gaslight

Movies Released

• Going My Way, starring Bing Crosby
• Double Indemnity, starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson

Births

• January 6 - Bonnie Franklin, actress
• January 23 - Rutger Hauer, actor
• February 11 - Buddhadev Dasgupta, film director.
• May 14 - George Lucas, film director and producer
• August 8 - Peter Weir, film director

Deaths

• December 13 - Lupe Velez, actress
• December 15 - Glenn Miller, musician, actor

Referenced By