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1946 in film

Table of contents
1 Events
2 Top Grossing Films of 1946
3 Academy Awards
4 Movies Released
5 Births
6 Deaths

Events

Top Grossing Films of 1946

\n:North America\n#
The Bells of St. Mary's\n#Leave Her to Heaven\n# tie Blue Skies, The Road to Utopia, Spellbound

Academy Awards

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Best Picture: The Best Years of Our Lives - Goldwyn, RKO Radio\n*Best Actor: Fredric March - The Best Years of Our Lives \n*Best Actress: Olivia de Havilland - To Each His Own

Movies Released

\nMovies released in 1946 include:\n*
Song of the South by Walt Disney, combines animation and live action.\n* The Best Years of Our Lives \n* Duel in the Sun\n* Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious, starring Cary Grant \n* The Yearling, starring Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman \n* The Razor's Edge, starring Tyrone Power \n* Tomorrow Is Forever \n* Without Reservations\n* Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life, starring James Stewart \n* Henry V \n* La Belle et la bête\n* The Lost Weekend\n* The Postman Always Rings twice\n* The Big Sleep, starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall

Births

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January 5 - Diane Keaton, actress \n*January 16 - Kabir Bedi, actor \n*January 19 - Dolly Parton, singer, actress \n*January 20 - David Lynch, film director \n*January 26 - Gene Siskel, film critic, Siskel and Ebert (+ 1999)\n*May 20 - Cher, American singer \n*September 15 - Oliver Stone, American film director \n*October 7 - Blair Brown, American actress\n*December 18 - Steven Spielberg, film director

Deaths

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June 23 - William S. Hart, silent film star\n*August 13 - H.G. Wells, science fiction writer

"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." - Thomas Watson (1874-1956), Chairman of IBM, 1943