1915 In Film

The year 1915 in film involved some significant events.

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EVENTS

(MPDA) was formed by twenty-six Film Directors in Los Angeles, California .

The Allan Dwan directed film '' David Harum '' is released. The film is the first in long line of a successful romantic onscreen pairings of actors May Allison and Harold Lockwood .

The Duplex Corporation creates a Split Duplex , an early Widescreen film format where the film image is rotated 90 degrees and occupies half of a conventional frame.

TOP GROSSING FILMS

# '' The Birth Of A Nation ''

FILMS RELEASED IN 1915

'' The Awakening ''

'' La Banda Della Cifre ''

'' The Birth Of A Nation '', directed by D.W. Griffith , starring Lillian Gish , Sam De Grasse , Mae Marsh , Robert Harron , Wallace Reid , and Blanche Sweet

'' Burlesque On Carmen ''

'' Carmen '', starring Theda Bara

'' The Cheat ''

'' David Harum ''

'' Der Golem '', starring Paul Wegener

'' The Eternal City ''

'' Fatty's Tintype Tangle '', starring and directed by 'Fatty' Arbuckle

'' La Folie Du Docteur Tube ''

'' A Fool There Was '', starring Theda Bara

'' His New Job ''

'' Honeymoon For Three ''

'' Inspiration ''

'' The Italian ''

'' Martyrs Of The Alamo '' by D.W Griffith

'' The Morals Of Marcus '', starring Marie Doro

'' Regeneration ''

'' The Tramp ''

'' Les Vampires '', directed by Louis Feuillade , starring Musidora and Edouard Mathé

SHORT FILM SERIES

'' Broncho Billy Anderson '' ( 1910 - 1916 )

'' Harold Lloyd '' ( 1913 - 1921 )

'' Charlie Chaplin '' ( 1914 - 1923

BIRTHS

January 9 - Anita Louise , actress (d. 1970 )

January 9 - Fernando Lamas , actor (d. 1982 )

January 11 - Veda Ann Borg , actress (d. 1973 )

January 29 - Victor Mature , actor (d. 1999 )

January 30 - Dorothy Dell , actress (d. 1934 )

February 7 - Eddie Bracken , actor (d. 2002 )

February 12 - Lorne Greene , actor (d. 1987 )

February 21 - Ann Sheridan , actress (d. 1967 )

February 23 - Jon Hall , actor (d. 1979 )

February 28 - Zero Mostel , actor (d. 1977 )

March 2 - Lona Andre , actress (d. 1992 )

March 17 - Henry Bumstead , art director (d. 2006 )

April 21 - Anthony Quinn , actor (d. 2001 )

May 5 - Alice Faye , actress (d. 1998 )

May 6 - Orson Welles , actor, director (d. 1985 )

June 12 - Priscilla Lane , singer, actress (d. 1995 )

July 7 - Yul Brynner , actor (d. 1985 )

August 29 - Ingrid Bergman , actress (d. 1982 )

September 5 - Jack Buetel , actor (d. 1989 )

September 10 - Edmond O'Brien , actor (d. 1985 )

October 13 - Cornel Wilde , actor (d. 1989 )

December 7 - Eli Wallach , actor

December 12 - Frank Sinatra , singer, actor (d. 1998 )

December 13 - Curd Jürgens , actor (d. 1982 )

DEATHS

April 26 – John Bunny , silent film comedian

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