Events Carole Lombard is killed in a plane crash when returning from a War Bond tour. November 11 - The Road to Morocco, starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour, premieres. November 26 - The film Casablanca premieres at the Hollywood Theater in New York City. Top Grossing Films of the Year Bambi (Disney) For Me and My Gal, starring Judy Garland, George Murphy and Gene Kelly Cat People To the Shores of Tripoli, starring John Payne, Maureen O'Hara and Randolph Scott The Bashful Bachelor Prisoner of Japan Academy Awards Best Picture: Mrs. Miniver - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Best Actor: James Cagney - Yankee Doodle Dandy Best Actress: Greer Garson - Mrs. Miniver Births January 3 - John Thaw, actor (+ 2002) January 8 - Yvette Mimieux, actress January 13 - Richard Moll, actor January 14 - Stig Engström, actor January 15 - Charo, singer, actress January 19 - Michael Crawford, singer, actor February 13 - Peter Tork, musician/actor. July 13 - Harrison Ford, Actor/producer Deaths January 16 - Carole Lombard, actress November 5 - George M. Cohan, actor, songwriter, entertainer Other Movies Released Casablanca starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman Mrs. Miniver Yankee Doodle Dandy
