Events Top Grossing Films of the Year An American in Paris, starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron On the Riviera Academy Awards Best Picture: An American in Paris - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Best Actor: Humphrey Bogart - The African Queen Best Actress: Vivien Leigh - A Streetcar Named Desire Births Deaths March 25 - Oscar Micheaux, pioneer African-American filmmaker & author April 4 - Al Christie, early Hollywood director/producer Other Movies Released The African Queen, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn Calamity Jane A Streetcar Named Desire Flying Leathernecks starring John Wayne The Thing From Another World
Top Grossing Films of the Year An American in Paris, starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron On the Riviera Academy Awards Best Picture: An American in Paris - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Best Actor: Humphrey Bogart - The African Queen Best Actress: Vivien Leigh - A Streetcar Named Desire Births Deaths March 25 - Oscar Micheaux, pioneer African-American filmmaker & author April 4 - Al Christie, early Hollywood director/producer Other Movies Released The African Queen, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn Calamity Jane A Streetcar Named Desire Flying Leathernecks starring John Wayne The Thing From Another World
Deaths March 25 - Oscar Micheaux, pioneer African-American filmmaker & author April 4 - Al Christie, early Hollywood director/producer Other Movies Released The African Queen, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn Calamity Jane A Streetcar Named Desire Flying Leathernecks starring John Wayne The Thing From Another World
