Events Top Grossing Films of 1949 Pinky In the Good Old Summertime The Third Man Academy Awards Best Picture: All the King's Men - Rossen, Columbia Best Actor: Broderick Crawford - All the King's Men Best Actress: Olivia de Havilland - The Heiress Movies Released Movies released in 1949 include: All the King's Men Battleground I Was a Male War Bride Sands of Iwo Jima starring John Wayne Twelve O'Clock High Births January 10 - Linda Lovelace, pornographic film actress (d. 2002) January 12 - Wayne Wang, director January 14 - Lawrence Kasdan, director, screenwriter January 17 - Andy Kaufman, comedian, actor (d. 1984) March 22 - Fanny Ardant, actress May 9 - Billy Joel, songwriter May 31 - Tom Berenger, actor November 6 - Arturo Sandoval, songwriter. Deaths January 6 - Victor Fleming, director December 16 - Sidney Olcott, pioneer film director
Top Grossing Films of 1949 Pinky In the Good Old Summertime The Third Man Academy Awards Best Picture: All the King's Men - Rossen, Columbia Best Actor: Broderick Crawford - All the King's Men Best Actress: Olivia de Havilland - The Heiress Movies Released Movies released in 1949 include: All the King's Men Battleground I Was a Male War Bride Sands of Iwo Jima starring John Wayne Twelve O'Clock High Births January 10 - Linda Lovelace, pornographic film actress (d. 2002) January 12 - Wayne Wang, director January 14 - Lawrence Kasdan, director, screenwriter January 17 - Andy Kaufman, comedian, actor (d. 1984) March 22 - Fanny Ardant, actress May 9 - Billy Joel, songwriter May 31 - Tom Berenger, actor November 6 - Arturo Sandoval, songwriter. Deaths January 6 - Victor Fleming, director December 16 - Sidney Olcott, pioneer film director
