1916 in film

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Events

November 19 – Samuel Goldfish (later renamed Samuel Goldwyn) and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Company (the company later became one of the most successful independent filmmakers).

January 3 – Betty Furness, actress, consumer activist (d. 1994)
January 3 – Maxene Andrews, singer, actress, member of Andrews Sisters (d. 1995)
January 4 – Lionel Newman, composer (d. 1989)
February 3 – Mary Carlisle, actress
February 14 – Masaki Kobayashi, director (d. 1996)
February 26 – Jackie Gleason, actor (d. 1987)
February 29 – Dinah Shore, singer, actress, television presenter (d. 1994)
March 17 – Mercedes McCambridge, actress (d. 2004)
March 26 – Sterling Hayden, actor (d. 1986)
April 5 – Gregory Peck, actor (d 2003)
May 1 -Glenn Ford, actor
May 16 – Adriana Caselotti, singer, voice actress (d. 1997)
June 12 – Irwin Allen, director, producer (d. 1991)
June 14 – Dorothy McGuire, actress (d. 2001)
June 23 – Irene Worth, actress (d. 2002)
July 27 – Keenan Wynn, actor (d. 1986)
July 1 – Olivia de Havilland, actress
August 25 – Van Johnson, actor
August 27 – Martha Raye, actress (d. 1994)
September 13 – Dick Haymes, actor (d. 1980)
September 15 – Margaret Lockwood, actress (d. 1990)
September 18 – Rossano Brazzi, actor (d. 1994)
December 9 – Kirk Douglas, actor
December 18 – Betty Grable, actress (d. 1973)
December 28 – Peter Finch, actor (d. 1977)