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1912 in film
See also:
1911 in film
,
other events of 1912
,
1913 in film
,
list of 'years in film'
.
Table of contents
1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Other Movies Released
Events
Mack Sennett
, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with
D. W. Griffith
, formed a new company,
Keystone[?]
, that played an important role in developing
slapstick
comedy. Sennett's company became home to the
Keystone Kops
, English actor
Charlie Chaplin
, and others.
Births
January 8
-
José Ferrer
, actor (+
1992
)
May 23
-
John Payne (I)[?]
, actor
June 26
-
Jay Silverheels
, actor (
Tonto
) (+
1980
)
August 23
-
Gene Kelly
, actor (+
1996
)
September 21
-
Chuck Jones
, animator (+
2002
)
October 31
-
Dale Evans[?]
, actress (+
2001
)
Deaths
Other Movies Released
Oliver Twist
: The first American feature film to last over an hour.
Keystone Comedy[?]
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