1947 in film

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Top Grossing Films of the Year 3 Academy Awards 4 Movies Released 5 Births 6 Deaths

Events

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. Road to Rio, starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby
2. Vivere in pace
3. Crossfire
4. Quai des Orfèvres

• Best Picture: Gentleman's Agreement - 20th Century-Fox
• Best Actor: Ronald Colman - A Double Life
• Best Actress: Loretta Young - The Farmer's Daughter
• Academy Award for Best Cinematography: Black Narcissus

• Gentleman's Agreement
• The Last Stage
• Miracle on 34th Street
• The Shocking Miss Pilgrim from Frederica Sagor Maas
• Brighton Rock

• March 6 - Rob Reiner, actor, comedian, movie producer
• March 26 – Dar Robinson, film stuntman (+ 1986)
• April 12 - David Letterman - US entertainer
• September 21 - Stephen King, author
• December 27 - Steven Spielberg, American film director