1944 in film

See also: 1943 in film, other events of 1944, 1945 in film, list of 'years in film'.

Table of contents 1 Events 2 Top Grossing Films of the Year 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Other Movies Released

Events

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. Meet Me in St. Louis, starring Judy Garland
2. Wilson, biographical film about President Woodrow Wilson, starring Charles Coburn[?]

Births

• January 6 - Bonnie Franklin[?], actress
• January 23 - Rutger Hauer, actor
• February 11 - Buddhadev Dasgupta[?], film director.
• May 14 - George Lucas, film director and producer
• August 8 - Peter Weir, film director

Deaths

• Glenn Miller, musician, actor

Other Movies Released

• Going My Way, starring Bing Crosby
• Double Indemnity, starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson