Events
February 11 - The film
The Magic Christian, starring
Peter Sellers and
Ringo Starr premieres in
New York City. The film's soundtrack album, including
Badfinger's "Come and Get It," (which is written and produced by
Paul McCartney), is also released on
Apple Records.
Top grossing films
- North America
- Airport
- M*A*S*H, starring Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould, Palme d'Or winner
- Patton, starring George C. Scott
- Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
- Woodstock
- Hello, Dolly!
- Cactus Flower
- Catch-22
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service
- The Reivers
Births
- April 29 - Uma Thurman, actress
- May 22 - Naomi Campbell, model, actress
- May 27 - Joseph Fiennes, actor
- June 26 - Chris O'Donnell, actor
- August 6 - M. Night Shyamalan, film director, writer, producer, actor
- August 23 - Jay Mohr, actor, comedian
- September 29 - Emily Lloyd, English actress.
- October 8 - Matt Damon, actor
Deaths
- January 23 - Nell Shipman, actress, writer, producer
- February 24 - Conrad Nagel, American actor
- March 23 - Del Lord, pioneer Hollywood director
- April 11 - Cathy O'Donnell, actress
- April 25 - Anita Louise, actress
- April 26 - Gypsy Rose Lee, burlesque performer, actress, author
- April 28 - Ed Begley, American actor
- April 30 - Inger Stevens, actress
- May 14 - Billie Burke, American actress, The Wizard of Oz
- July 6 - Marjorie Rambeau, actress
- July 14 - Preston Foster, actor
- July 22 - Fritz Kortner, German director
- August 1 - Frances Farmer, American actress
- September 29 - Edward Everett Horton, actor
- October 10 - Grethe Weiser, actress
- December 23 - Charles Ruggles, actor
- December 30 - Lenore Ulric, actress
Other movies released
1970 | 1970 films | Years in film
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