1959 In Film

The year 1959 in film involved some significant events.

EVENTS

The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film, ''Sappy Bullfighters''.

September 18 - The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx marries his second wife, Barbara Blakely .

November 18 - William Wyler 's film '' Ben-Hur '' premieres at Loew's Theater in New York City .

Sammy Davis, Jr. and May Britt start dating.

TOP GROSSING FILMS

:North America
# '' Ben-Hur ''
# '' Auntie Mame ''
# '' The Shaggy Dog ''
# '' Some Like It Hot '', starring Marilyn Monroe , Tony Curtis , and Jack Lemmon
# '' Pillow Talk ''
# '' Imitation Of Life ''
# '' The Nun's Story ''
# tie '' Anatomy Of A Murder '' and '' North By Northwest '', by Alfred Hitchcock
# '' Sleeping Beauty ''
# '' Rio Bravo ''

AWARDS

Academy Awards :

' -

Golden Globe Awards :

:Drama:
: Best Picture : ''Ben-Hur''

' -

:Musical or comedy:

' -

:Other
: Best Director : William Wyler - ''Ben-Hur''

Palme D'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
:'' Black Orpheus '' (''Orfeu Negro''), directed by Marcel Camus , France

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
:'' Il Generale Della Rovere '' (''General della Rovere''), directed by Roberto Rosselini , Italy / France
:'' La Grande Guerra '' (''The Great War''), directed by Mario Monicelli , Italy / France

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
:'' Les Cousins '' (''The Cousins''), directed by Claude Chabrol , France

FILMS RELEASED IN 1959

'' The 30 Foot Bride Of Candy Rock ''

'' The 39 Steps ''

'' 4D Man ''

'' The 400 Blows ''

'' Anatomy Of A Murder ''

'' The Angry Red Planet ''

'' Apur Sansar '' (''The World of Apu'')

'' The Atomic Submarine ''

'' Ballad Of A Soldier '' (''Ballada o soldate'')

'' Ben-Hur ''

'' Beyond This Place '' (also known as '' Web Of Evidence '')

'' Black Orpheus '' Palm d'Or winner

'' Career ''

'' Carry On Teacher ''

'' La Casa Del Terror ''

'' Les Cousins ''

'' A Date With Death ''

'' The Diary Of Anne Frank ''

'' Donald In Mathmagic Land '' (short subject)

'' Don't Give Up The Ship ''

'' Fires On The Plain ''

'' The Giant Behemoth ''

'' Il Generale Della Rovere ''

'' Gidget ''

'' La Grande Guerra '' (''The Great War'')

'' Hercules And The Queen Of Lydia '' (also known as ''Ercole e la regina di Lidia'' and ''Hercules Unchained'')

'' Hiroshima Mon Amour ''

'' The Horse Soldiers ''

'' Imitation Of Life ''

'' The Jazz Singer '' (performance)

'' Journey To The Center Of The Earth ''

'' John Paul Jones ''

'' Kapò ''

'' Killer Shrews ''

'' The Miracle ''

'' Mise Éire ''

'' North By Northwest ''

'' The Nun's Story ''

'' On The Beach ''

'' Pillow Talk ''

'' Porgy And Bess ''

'' Rio Bravo ''

'' Room At The Top ''

'' Sampo '' (''The Day the Earth Froze'')

'' Sapphire ''

'' The Shaggy Dog ''

'' Sleeping Beauty '' ( Walt Disney animation)

'' Some Like It Hot ''

'' Suddenly, Last Summer ''

'' Terror Is A Man ''

'' The World, The Flesh And The Devil ''

SHORT FILM SERIES

'' Looney Tunes '' ( 1930 - 1969 )

'' Terrytoons '' ( 1930 - 1964 )

'' Merrie Melodies '' ( 1931 - 1969 )

'' Bugs Bunny '' ( 1940 - 1962 )

'' Yosemite Sam '' ( 1945 - 1963 )

'' Speedy Gonzales '' ( 1953 - 1968 )

BIRTHS

January 22 - Linda Blair , actress

March 18 - Irene Cara , actress, singer

April 15 - Emma Thompson , British actor

July 29 - Sanjay Dutt , Indian actor

October 21 - Ken Watanabe , Japanese actor

November 14 - Paul McGann , British actor

December 31 - Val Kilmer , American actor

DEATHS

February 1 - Madame Sul-Te-Wan , actress

February 4 - Una O'Connor , actress

March 3 - Lou Costello , comedian and actor, half of Abbott And Costello comedy team

February 5 - Gwili Andre , actress

June 16 - George Reeves , actor

June 18 - Ethel Barrymore , actress

October 14 - Errol Flynn , actor

October 23 - Gerda Lundequist , actress

November 20 – Sylvia Lopez , European actress

November 25 - Gérard Philipe , French actor

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