Events February 1 - Bob Dylan's film Renaldo and Clara, a documentary of the "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour premieres in Los Angeles, California March 1 - Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery 3 months after burial March - Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for the Star Wars sequel, The Empire Strikes Back September - George Lucas purchases Bulltail Ranch, on Lucas Valley Road, for the development of Skywalker Ranch. November 17 - The Star Wars Holiday Special airs on CBS. The special gives fans their first glimpse of Boba Fett, a character from the upcoming sequel. US Supreme Court lists words that should not be used in movies. Top Grossing Films of the Year Saturday Night Fever, starring John Travolta Grease , starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John National Lampoon's Animal House, starring John Belushi Superman, starring Christopher Reeve Jaws 2 Every Which Way But Loose The Deer Hunter Halloween, starring Jamie Lee Curtis Up in Smoke Revenge of the Pink Panther Midnight Express Academy Awards Best Picture: The Deer Hunter - EMI Films/Cimino, Universal Best Director: Michael Cimino - The Deer Hunter Best Actor: Jon Voight - Coming Home Best Actress: Jane Fonda - Coming Home Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Walken - The Deer Hunter Best Supporting Actress: Maggie Smith - California Suite Births April 22 - Daniel Johns, singer/guitarist/songwriter June 1 - Danielle Harris, voice actress in The Wild Thornberrys November 9 - Sisqo, rap singer/actor/songwriter Deaths January 5 - Sally Eilers, actress March 24 – Leigh Brackett, science fiction writer August 24 - Louis Prima, bandleader, voice actor ("King Louie of the Apes" in The Jungle Book) August 26 - Charles Boyer, actor August 28 - Robert Shaw, actor September 9 - Jack Warner, Hollywood studio founder September 30 - Edgar Bergen, actor October 16 - Dan Dailey, actor October 19 - Gig Young, actor Other Movies Released Damien: Omen II, starring William Holden The Lord of the Rings, animated film by Ralph Bakshi
