Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock, starring Elvis Presley, opens. Top Grossing Films of the Year Island in the Sun Jailhouse Rock, starring Elvis Presley I Was a Teenage Werewolf The Delinquents Le Notti di Cabiria Aparajito La Grande strada azzurra Young and Dangerous Academy Awards Best Picture: The Bridge on the River Kwai - Horizon, Columbia Best Actor: Alec Guinness - The Bridge on the River Kwai Best Actress: Joanne Woodward - The Three Faces of Eve Births January 15 - Mario Van Peebles, actor, director January 15 - Julian Sands, actor April 29 - Daniel Day-Lewis, actor August 24 - Stephen Fry, English comedian, author, and actor September 12 - Rachel Ward, actress Deaths January 14 - Humphrey Bogart, actor August 7 - Oliver Hardy, American actor Other Movies Released The Bridge on the River Kwai Peyton Place
