1966 in film

Events

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il
2. The Wild Angels
3. Paradise, Hawaiian Style

Academy Awards

• Best Picture: A Man for All Seasons - Highland, Columbia
• Best Actor: Paul Scofield - A Man for All Seasons
• Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Births

• January 13 - Patrick Dempsey, actor
• February 11 - Stephen Gregory, actor.
• February 7 - Chris Rock, actor and comedian.
• July 15 - Irène Jacob, actress
• August 14 - Halle Berry, actress.
• November 17 - Sophie Marceau, actress

Deaths

• January 14 - Barry Fitzgerald, actor
• February 1 - Buster Keaton, American actor and film director
• December 15 - Walt Disney

Other Movies Released

• A Man for All Seasons
• Alfie
• Morgan!
• The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
• Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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