1953 in film
EventsSeptember 16 - The Robe debuts as the first anamorphic, widescreen CinemaScope film.
Top grossing films
:North America The Robe, starring Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, and Victor Mature From Here to Eternity, starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Frank Sinatra and Deborah Kerr Shane, starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon de Wilde and Jack Palance How to Marry a Millionaire, starring Lauren Bacall, Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable and William Powell Peter Pan (Disney), voices Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont and Hans Conried tie Mogambo and House of Wax, the first 3-d movie to ever make the box office top ten, with Vincent Price
Best Picture: From Here to Eternity - ColumbiaBest Actor: William Holden - Stalag 17Best Actress: Audrey Hepburn - Roman Holiday
BirthsFebruary 8 - Mary Steenburgen, actressFebruary 11 - Philip Anglim, actorFebruary 19 - Massimo Troisi, actor (d. 1994)May 24 - Alfred Molina, actorSeptember 10 - Amy Irving, actressOctober 9 - Tony Shalhoub, actorOctober 22 - Jeff Goldblum, actorOctober 26 - Maureen Teefy,actressOctober 31 - Michael J. Anderson, actorNovember 3 - Kate Capshaw, actressDecember 6 - Tom Hulce, actorDecember 8 - Kim Basinger, actressDecember 17 - Bill Pullman, actor
DeathsNovember 29 - Sam De Grasse, pioneer Hollywood actor
Other movies releasedGentlemen Prefer BlondesJulius CaesarRobot MonsterThe Beast From 20,000 Fathoms The War of the WorldsThe Moon is Blue, first U.S. movie to use the words "pregnant" and virginKiss Me Kate, released in 2-d and 3-dIt Came From Outer SpaceThe Wages of FearUgetsuI VitelloniMoulin RougeRoman HolidayStalag 17Pickup on South StreetJulius Caesar starring John Gielgud and Marlon BrandoGenevieve
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