1956 in film

The following is an overview of 1956 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.

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Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1956 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1956
RankTitleDistributorDomestic rentals
1 The Ten Commandments Paramount $34,200,000[1]
2 Around the World in 80 Days United Artists $22,000,000[1]
3 Giant Warner Bros. $12,000,000[1]
4 Seven Wonders of the World Cinerama Releasing $9,300,000[1]
5 The King and I 20th Century Fox $8,500,000[1]
6 Trapeze United Artists $7,300,000[1]
7 War and Peace Paramount $6,250,000[2]
8 High Society MGM $5,602,000[3]
9 The Teahouse of the August Moon $5,550,000[3]
10 The Eddy Duchin Story Columbia $5,300,000[1]

Events

Awards

Category/Organization14th Golden Globe Awards
February 28, 1957
29th Academy Awards
March 27, 1957
DramaComedy or Musical
Best FilmAround the World in 80 DaysThe King and IAround the World in 80 Days
Best DirectorElia Kazan
Baby Doll
George Stevens
Giant
Best ActorKirk Douglas
Lust for Life
Cantinflas
Around the World in 80 Days
Yul Brynner
The King and I
Best ActressIngrid Bergman
Anastasia
Deborah Kerr
The King and I
Ingrid Bergman
Anastasia
Best Supporting ActorEarl Holliman
The Rainmaker
Anthony Quinn
Lust for Life
Best Supporting ActressEileen Heckart
The Bad Seed
Dorothy Malone
Written on the Wind
Best Foreign Language FilmBefore Sundown
A Girl in Black
Roses on the Arm
War and Peace
The White Reindeer
La Strada

Top ten money making stars

Rank Actor/Actress
1. William Holden
2. John Wayne
3. James Stewart
4. Burt Lancaster
5. Glenn Ford
6. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
7. Marilyn Monroe
8. Gary Cooper
9. Kim Novak
10. Frank Sinatra

1956 film releases

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Notable films released in 1956

United States unless stated

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  • Uncle Hyacynth (Mi tío Jacinto) – (Spain)

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  • Valley of Peace (Dolina miru) – (Yugoslavia)
  • I Vampiri (The Vampire) – (Italy)

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Serials

  • Blazing the Overland Trail, starring Lee Roberts and Dennis Moore
  • Perils of the Wilderness

Short film series

Ending this year

Births

  • January 1 - Sheila McCarthy, Canadian actress and singer
  • January 3 – Mel Gibson, American Irish actor and director
  • January 7 – David Caruso, American actor
  • January 9
  • January 13 - Janet Hubert, American actress
  • January 20 - Bill Maher, American comedian, writer, producer, actor and television host
  • January 21
  • January 22 - Michael Kopsa, Canadian actor (d. 2022)
  • January 24 - Peter Woodward, English actor, screenwriter and stuntman
  • January 25 – Dinah Manoff, American actress and director
  • January 27
  • January 30 - Ann Dowd, American actress
  • February 3 – Nathan Lane, American actor
  • February 12 – Arsenio Hall, American comedian, actor and talk show host
  • February 13 - Jimmy Yuill, Scottish actor
  • February 14 - Tom Burlinson, Canadian-Australian actor and singer
  • February 15 - Olga Merediz, American actress and singer
  • February 17 – Richard Karn, American actor
  • February 19 – Kathleen Beller, American actress
  • February 26 - Jonathan Schmock, American actor, director, producer and writer
  • February 28 – Lloyd Sherr, American voice actor
  • March 1 – Tim Daly, American actor
  • March 5 - Adriana Barraza, Mexican actress
  • March 7 – Bryan Cranston, American actor and director
  • March 8 - John Kapelos, Canadian actor
  • March 11 – Rob Paulsen, American voice actor
  • March 12 – Lesley Manville, English Actress
  • March 13 – Dana Delany, American actress
  • March 16 - Clifton Powell, American actor
  • March 25 - Matthew Garber, British actor and filmmaker (d. 1977)
  • March 26 – Erika Kaljusaar, Estonian actress
  • March 27 - Michael Harney, American actor
  • March 30 - Paul Reiser, American comedian, actor and musician
  • April 8 - Jim Piddock, English actor, producer and writer
  • April 12 – Andy García, Cuban-American actor
  • April 14 - Chris Ellis, American character actor
  • April 17 - Vyto Ruginis, English actor and producer
  • April 18 – Eric Roberts, American actor
  • April 20 - Georgie Glen, Scottish actress
  • April 22 - Bruce A. Young, American actor, writer and screenwriter
  • April 27 - Kevin McNally, English actor and writer
  • April 30 – Lars von Trier, Danish director
  • May 5 – Lisa Eilbacher, American actress
  • May 7 – S. Scott Bullock, American voice actor
  • May 9 – Wendy Crewson, Canadian actress
  • May 10
    • Paige O'Hara, American actress, voice actress, singer and painter
    • Jonathan Roberts, American screenwriter, producer and author
  • May 12 – Kimiko Yo, Japanese actress
  • May 13 - Fred Melamed, American actor, comedian and writer
  • May 17 - Bob Saget, American stand-up comedian, actor and television host (d. 2022)
  • May 19 - Steven Ford, American actor
  • June 1 - Tom Irwin, American actor
  • June 4 – Keith David, American actor
  • June 5 - Roger Michell, British director (d. 2021)
  • June 15
    • Ava Cadell, former actress, writer and producer
    • Robin Curtis, American actress
  • June 18 - Marsha Garces Williams, American producer
  • June 22 - Tim Russ, American actor, director, screenwriter and musician
  • June 25 - Chloe Webb, American actress
  • June 27 - John Michael Bolger, American actor
  • June 30 - David Alan Grier, American actor, singer and comedian
  • July 1 – Alan Ruck, American actor
  • July 2 - Jerry Hall, American actress and model
  • July 9 – Tom Hanks, American actor and director
  • July 11 – Sela Ward, American actress
  • July 19 - Peter Barton, American retired actor
  • July 25 - Roger Clinton Jr., American actor and musician
  • July 31
  • August 10 - Peter Robbins, American child actor (d. 2022)
  • August 12 – Bruce Greenwood, Canadian actor
  • August 17 – Mahendra Perera, Sri Lankan actor
  • August 19 - Adam Arkin, American actor and director
  • August 20 – Joan Allen, American actress
  • August 21 – Kim Cattrall, English-born Canadian actress
  • August 23 - Skipp Sudduth, American actor
  • August 24 - Kevin Dunn, American actor
  • August 26 - Brett Cullen, American actor
  • August 28 – Luis Guzman, Puerto Rican character actor
  • September 5 - Debbie Turner, American actress
  • September 7 - Michael Beattie, Canadian-American actor
  • September 11
  • September 16 - Jimmy Chisholm, Scottish actor
  • September 18 - Tim McInnerny, English actor
  • September 20 – Gary Cole, American actor
  • September 26 – Linda Hamilton, American actress
  • September 28 - Kiran Shah, Kenyan-Indian actor and stunt double
  • September 29 - Stuart Charno, American actor
  • October 2 - Charlie Adler, American voice actor and voice director
  • October 3 - Hart Bochner, Canadian actor, director, screenwriter and producer
  • October 4 – Christoph Waltz, Austrian-German actor
  • October 10
    • Amanda Burton, Northern Irish actress
    • Fiona Fullerton, British actress and singer
  • October 14 - Bruce MacVittie, American actor (d. 2022)
  • October 20 – Danny Boyle, English director and producer
  • October 21 – Carrie Fisher, American actress (d. 2016)
  • October 23 - Dwight Yoakam, American singer-songwriter, actor and filmmaker
  • October 26 – Rita Wilson, American actress and producer
  • October 30 - Juliet Stevenson, English actress
  • November 3 - Gary Ross, American director, writer and producer
  • November 8 – Richard Curtis, New Zealand-born British director and screenwriter
  • November 9 - Tyler Coppin, American-Australian actor
  • November 10
  • November 13 - Rex Linn, American actor
  • November 16 - Dan Shor, American actor, director and writer
  • November 17 - Kelly Ward, American actor and voice director
  • November 20 – Bo Derek, American actress and model
  • November 21 - Timothy Stack, American actor, producer and screenwriter
  • November 22 – Richard Kind, American actor and voice actor
  • November 24 - Ruben Santiago-Hudson, American actor and director
  • November 26 - Don Lake, Canadian actor and writer
  • November 27 - William Fichtner, American actor
  • December 2 - Steven Bauer, Cuban-born American actor
  • December 7 - Mark Rolston, American character actor
  • December 10 - Catherine Parks, American actress
  • December 17 – Peter Farrelly, American film director
  • December 20 - Blanche Baker, American actress and filmmaker
  • December 22 - Ray Lui, Hong Kong actor

Deaths

Film Debuts

Notes

    References

    1. Finler, Joel Waldo (2003). The Hollywood Story. Wallflower Press. pp. 358–359. ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6.
    2. "All-Time Top Grosses". Variety. January 4, 1961. p. 49. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
    3. The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
    4. "Name Adler to Zanuck Post". Motion Picture Herald. February 11, 1956. p. 18. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
    5. "Schary Leaves MGM at Year End". Motion Picture Herald. December 1, 1956. p. 9. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
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