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The year 1901 in film involved some significant events.

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Events

  • Edwin S. Porter is put in charge of Thomas Edison's motion-picture production company
  • Thomas Edison closes "America's First Movie Studio", the Edison's Black Maria

Notable films

A

  • Alfred Butterworth and Sons, Glebe Mills, Hollinwood, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
  • Another Job for the Undertaker, directed by Edwin S. Porter and George S. Fleming – (US)

B

thumb|200px| PLAY: The Big Swallow (1 minute)

  • The Big Swallow, directed by James Williamson – (UK)
  • Blue Beard (Barbe-Bleue), directed by Georges Méliès, based on the 1697 fairy tale by Charles Perrault – (France)

C

  • The Countryman and the Cinematograph, directed by Robert W. Paul – (UK)
  • Cunard Vessel at Liverpool, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)

D

  • The Devil and the Statue (Le Diable géant ou le Miracle de la Madone), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)
  • Dream and Reality (Rêve et réalité), directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France)

E

  • Employees Leaving Alexandra Docks, Liverpool, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
  • Excelsior!, directed by Georges Méliès – (France)

F

  • Fire!, directed by James Williamson – (UK)

G

  • The Gans-McGovern Fight, a documentary starring Joe Gans and Terry McGovern – (US)
  • The Gordon Sisters Boxing, directed by Thomas Edison – (US)

H

  • The Haunted Curiosity Shop, directed by Walter R. Booth – (UK)
  • History of a Crime (Histoire d'un crime), directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France)

I

  • Inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth, documentary directed by Joseph Perry – (Australia)

J

  • Jamaica Street, Glasgow, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)

K

  • Kansas Saloon Smashers, directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US)

L

  • Lord Roberts' Visit to Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)

M

thumb|200px|The Man with the Rubber Head.

  • The Magic Sword, directed by Walter R. Booth – (UK)
  • The Man with the Rubber Head (L'Homme à la tête en caoutchouc), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)
  • Manchester Band of Hope Procession, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
  • Manchester Street Scene, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
  • Morecambe Church Lads' Brigade at Drill, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)

N

  • North Sea Fisheries, North Shields, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)

P

thumb|200px|President McKinley Inauguration Footage.

  • Panoramic View of the Morecambe Sea Front, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
  • Parkgate Iron and Steel Co., Rotherham, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
  • Peeping Tom (Par le trou de la serrure), directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France)
  • Pendlebury Colliery, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
  • Pendlebury Spinning Co., produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
  • President McKinley Inauguration Footage, directed by Thomas Edison – (US)
  • Preston Egg Rolling, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)

R

  • Race for the Muriatti Cup, Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
  • Red Riding Hood (Le Petit Chaperon rouge) (lost), directed by Georges Méliès, based on the 17th-century fairy tale by Charles Perrault – (France)
  • Ride on the Tramcar Through Belfast, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
  • Royal Proclamation of the Death of Queen Victoria, Blackburn, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)

S

thumb|200px|PLAY: Scrooge or Marley's Ghost (5 minutes)

  • Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost, directed by Walter R. Booth, based on the 1843 novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens – (UK)
  • Sedgwick's Bioscope Show Front, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
  • The Seven Castles of the Devil (Le Sept Châteaux du Diable), directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France)
  • A Sneaky Boer, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
  • Star Theatre, directed by Frederick S. Armitage – (US)
  • Stop Thief!, directed by James Williamson – (GB)

T

  • Torpedo Flotilla Visit to Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
  • Trapeze Disrobing Act, directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US)

U

  • Undressing Extraordinary, directed by Walter R. Booth – (UK)
  • University Procession on Degree Day, Birmingham, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)

W

  • What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City, directed by George S. Fleming and Edwin S. Porter – (US)

Births

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| Month || Date || Name ||Country || Profession ||Died ||

|- valign="top"

| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| January

| style="text-align:center;"| 9 || Vilma Bánky || style="text-align:center;"| Hungary || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || 1991 ||

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| style="text-align:center;"| 14 || Bebe Daniels || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actress, singer, dancer, producer || 1971 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 25 || Mildred Dunnock || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || 1991 ||

|-

| rowspan=9 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| February

| style="text-align:center;"| 1 || Clark Gable || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || 1960 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 6 || Ben Lyon || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor, Studio Executive || 1979 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 9 || Brian Donlevy || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || 1972 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 10 || Stella Adler || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actress, Acting Teacher || 1992 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 16 || Chester Morris || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || 1970 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 22 || Ken G. Hall || style="text-align:center;"| Australia || style="text-align:center;"| Producer, director || 1994 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 22 || Mildred Davis || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || 1969 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 25 || Zeppo Marx || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor, comedian || 1979 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 28 || Sylvia Field || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || 1998 ||

|-

| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| March

| style="text-align:center;"| 13 || Paul Fix || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || 1983 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 25 || Ed Begley || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || 1970 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 27 || Carl Barks || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Cartoonist || 2000 ||

|-

| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| April

| style="text-align:center;"| 1 || Edna Tichenor || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || 1965 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 1 || Gay Seabrook || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || 1970 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 5 || Melvyn Douglas || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || 1981 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 30 || David Manners || style="text-align:center;"| Canada || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || 1998 ||

|-

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| May

| style="text-align:center;"| 7 || Gary Cooper || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || 1961 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 21 || Sam Jaffe || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Agent, Producer, Studio Executive || 2000 ||

|-

| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| June

| style="text-align:center;"| 3 || Maurice Evans || style="text-align:center;"| UK || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || 1989 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 6 || Véra Korène || style="text-align:center;"| Russia || style="text-align:center;"| Actress, singer || 1996 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 18 || Llewellyn Rees || style="text-align:center;"| UK || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || 1994 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 22 || Naunton Wayne || style="text-align:center;"| UK || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || 1970 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 29 || Nelson Eddy || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor, singer || 1967 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 29 || Frieda Inescort || style="text-align:center;"| Scotland || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || 1976 ||

|-

| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| July

| style="text-align:center;"| 7 || Vittorio De Sica || style="text-align:center;"| Italy || style="text-align:center;"| Director, actor || 1974 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 14 || George Tobias || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || 1980 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 20 || Dilys Powell || style="text-align:center;"| UK || style="text-align:center;"| Critic || 1995 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 21 || Allyn Joslyn || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || 1981 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 24 || Mabel Albertson || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || 1982 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 28 || Rudy Vallée || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Singer, Musician, Actor || 1986 ||

|-

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| August

| style="text-align:center;"| 4 || Louis Armstrong || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Musician, Singer, Actor || 1971 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 27 || Roger Pryor || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || 1974 ||

|-

| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| September

| style="text-align:center;"| 5 || Florence Eldridge || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || 1988 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 12 || Ben Blue || style="text-align:center;"| Canada || style="text-align:center;"| Actor, comedian || 1975 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 25 || Robert Bresson || style="text-align:center;"| France || style="text-align:center;"| Director || 1999 ||

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| 26 || Donald Cook || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || 1961 ||

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| style="text-align:center;"| 26 || George Raft || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor, dancer || 1980 ||

|-

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| October

| style="text-align:center;"| 2 || Rita La Roy || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actress, dancer || 1993 ||

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| style="text-align:center;"| 17 || Cesare Bettarini || style="text-align:center;"| Italy || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || 1975 ||

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| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| November

| style="text-align:center;"| 2 || James Dunn || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || 1967 ||

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| style="text-align:center;"| 17 || Lee Strasberg || style="text-align:center;"| Poland || style="text-align:center;"| Actor, director, Acting Teacher || 1982 ||

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| style="text-align:center;"| 22 || Lee Patrick || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || 1982 ||

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| style="text-align:center;"| 29 || Mildred Harris || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || 1944 ||

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| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| December

| style="text-align:center;"| 5 || Walt Disney || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Animator, Producer || 1966 ||

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| style="text-align:center;"| 7 || Troy Sanders || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Composer, Musician || 1959 ||

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| style="text-align:center;"| 9 || Carol Dempster || style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || 1991 ||

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| style="text-align:center;"| 27 || Marlene Dietrich || style="text-align:center;"| Germany || style="text-align:center;"| Actress, singer || 1992 ||

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Deaths

  • May 9 - Charles Chaplin, Sr. (born 1863), actor and father of Charlie Chaplin.
  • June 2 – James A. Herne (born 1839), actor playwright. Some of his works such as Shore Acres adapted into silent films. also father of screenwriter Julie Herne and actress Chrystal Herne.

Debut

  • Anna Held

References

  • List of 1901 films at IMDb
  • List of 1901 deaths at IMDb
  • List of 1901 births at IMDb