Births[]
- January 10 — Joachim Grüninger
- January 20 — Domonic Muir
- January 31 — Mike Gandolfi
- February 11 — Scott Kolden
- February 15 — Kurt McKinney
- February 17 — Mario Iván Martínez
- March 2 — Jennifer Delora
- April 5 — Lana Clarkson
- April 20 — Jennifer Houlton
- August 27 — Dean Devlin
- September 22 — Jonathan Vanger
- September 29 — Helena Abella
- October 16 — David 'Shark' Fralick
- October 30 — Kathleen Karridene
- November 11 — Demi Moore
Deaths[]
- January 3 — William E. Green
- January 21 — Arturo Bragaglia
- February 15 — Vladimir Sokoloff
- February 24 — Pete Peterson
- March 20 — Walter E. Keller
- March 24 — Carlo Innocenzi
- April 12 — Urho Somersalmi
- May 13 — Frank Jenks
- May 24 — Kjeld Petersen
- June 1 — Herbert E. Mendelson
- June 30 — Saul A. Goodkind
- August 3 — William Stephens
- September — Charles Dunworth
- September 29 — Robert Burton
- November 8 — Willis O'Brien
- November 12 — Sid Tomack
- December 15 — Edward Nassour
- December 21 — Syd Saylor
Movie Premieres[]
- Prince of Space (U.S.)
- March — Horrors of Spider Island (U.S. as It's Hot in Paradise)
- March 28 — The Magic Sword
- April 17 — Eegah
- August 10 — The Brain That Wouldn't Die
- October 11 — Samson vs. the Vampire Women (Mexico)
- October 31 — First Spaceship on Venus (U.S.)
- November 12 - Hamlet (U.S.)
Television Premieres[]
Events[]
- March 19 — Brett Halsey and Luciana Paluzzi get divorced.
- April 9 — At the 34th Academy Awards, the following awards are presented:
- Maximilian Schell wins the Best Actor Award for his role in Judgment at Nuremberg.
- Henry Mancini wins the Best Music Score and Best Song Awards for his work in Breakfast at Tiffany's.
- Daniel L. Fapp wins the Best Cinematography (Color) Award for West Side Story.
- Piero Gherardi wins the Best Costume Design (Black and White) Award for La Dolce Vita.
- April 28 — John Ashley and Deborah Walley get married.
- May — Marya Carter is featured in that month's issue of Playboy as Playmate.
- June — Merissa Mathes is featured in that month's issue of Playboy as Playmate.