Events Top Grossing Films of the Year The Godfather The Poseidon Adventure Cabaret, starring Liza Minnelli Ultimo tango a Parigi The Getaway Fritz the Cat Shaft's Big Score Lady Sings the Blues Conquest of the Planet of the Apes The Cowboys Academy Awards Best Picture: The Godfather - Ruddy, Paramount Best Director : Bob Fosse - Cabaret Best Actor: Marlon Brando - The Godfather (declined) Best Actress: Liza Minnelli - Cabaret Best Supporting Actor ; Joel Grey - Cabaret Best Supporting Actress : Eileen Heckart - Butterflies Are Free Births March 23 - Judith Godrèche, actress Deaths January 1 - Maurice Chevalier, French actor/singer January 17 - Rochelle Hudson, actress February 2 - Jessie Royce Landis, actress March 20 - Marilyn Maxwell, actress April 5 - Isabel Jewell, actress April 5 - Brian Donlevy, actor April 30 - Gia Scala, actress May 3 - Bruce Cabot, actor May 15 - Nigel Green, actor May 21 – Margaret Rutherford, actress July 6 - Brandon De Wilde, actor August 7 - Joi Lansing, actress October 9 - Miriam Hopkins, actress November 23 - Marie Wilson, actress December 9 - Louella Parsons, Hollywood columnist December 26 - Harry S. Truman, president/actor Other Movies Released Deliverance Young Winston, starring Anthony Hopkins Une belle fille comme moi, directed by Francois Truffaut Sounder, starring Cicely Tyson Slaughterhouse-Five They call me Trinity, spaghetti western with Terence Hill
Top Grossing Films of the Year The Godfather The Poseidon Adventure Cabaret, starring Liza Minnelli Ultimo tango a Parigi The Getaway Fritz the Cat Shaft's Big Score Lady Sings the Blues Conquest of the Planet of the Apes The Cowboys Academy Awards Best Picture: The Godfather - Ruddy, Paramount Best Director : Bob Fosse - Cabaret Best Actor: Marlon Brando - The Godfather (declined) Best Actress: Liza Minnelli - Cabaret Best Supporting Actor ; Joel Grey - Cabaret Best Supporting Actress : Eileen Heckart - Butterflies Are Free Births March 23 - Judith Godrèche, actress Deaths January 1 - Maurice Chevalier, French actor/singer January 17 - Rochelle Hudson, actress February 2 - Jessie Royce Landis, actress March 20 - Marilyn Maxwell, actress April 5 - Isabel Jewell, actress April 5 - Brian Donlevy, actor April 30 - Gia Scala, actress May 3 - Bruce Cabot, actor May 15 - Nigel Green, actor May 21 – Margaret Rutherford, actress July 6 - Brandon De Wilde, actor August 7 - Joi Lansing, actress October 9 - Miriam Hopkins, actress November 23 - Marie Wilson, actress December 9 - Louella Parsons, Hollywood columnist December 26 - Harry S. Truman, president/actor Other Movies Released Deliverance Young Winston, starring Anthony Hopkins Une belle fille comme moi, directed by Francois Truffaut Sounder, starring Cicely Tyson Slaughterhouse-Five They call me Trinity, spaghetti western with Terence Hill
