• February – Warner Bros. buy the film rights for My Fair Lady for the unprecedented sum of $5.5 million plus 47¼% of the gross … See more

All of these films are from the United States unless stated.
January–March
• January … See more

• Looney Tunes (1930–1969)
• Terrytoons (1930–1964)
• Merrie Melodies (1931–1969)
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• January 13 – Ernie Kovacs, 42, American comedian, actor, North to Alaska, Bell, Book and Candle
• January 28 – Hermann Wlach, 77, Austrian actor, See more

Academy Awards:
Best Picture: Lawrence of Arabia – Horizon-Spiegel-Lean, Columbia Best Director: David … See more

United States unless stated
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• The 300 Spartans, starring Ralph Richardson, Richard Egan, Diane Baker
• 40 Pounds of Trouble, starring Tony Curtis, Suzanne Pleshette, and Larry Storch See more

• January 4 – Michael France, American screenwriter (d. 2013)
• January 5 – Suzy Amis Cameron, American actress
• January 7 – Kiiri Tamm, Estonian actress See more