1899_in_film

1899 in film

List of years in film (table)

… 1889 ^. 1890 ^. 1891 ^. 1892 ^. 1893 ^. 1894 ^. 1895 …
1896 1897 1898 -1899- 1900 1901 1902
… 1903 ^. 1904 ^. 1905 ^. 1906 ^. 1907 ^. 1908 ^. 1909 …

Related time period or subjects

… 1896 ^. 1897 ^. 1898 - 1899 - 1900 ^. 1901 ^. 1902 …
… 1860s ^. 1870s ^. 1880s -1890s- 1900s ^. 1910s ^. 1920s …
… 18th century ^. 19th century ^. 20th century …

Art ^. Archaeology ^. Architecture ^. Literature ^. Music ^. Science +...

Years in film

1870s

1880s

1890s

1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894
1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899

1900s

1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904
1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909

1910s

1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914
1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919

1920s

1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924
1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929

1930s

1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934
1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939

1940s

1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944
1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 •1949

1950s

1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954
1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

1960s

1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964
1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

1970s

1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974
1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

1980s

1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984
1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

1990s

1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994
1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000s

2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004
2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

2010s

2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014

The year 1899 in film involved some significant events.

Events

T.C. Hepworth invents Biokam, a 17.5 mm format which also is the first format to have a center perforation.
John Alfred Prestwich invents a 13 mm amateur format.

Films released in 1899

Births

January 6 – Phyllis Haver, American actress (d. 1960)
January 10 - Lya De Putti, Hungarian actress (d. 1931)
February 15 - Gale Sondergaard, American actress (d. 1985)
February 22 - George O'Hara, American actor, screenwriter (d. 1966)
March 23 - Dora Gerson, German actress (d. 1943)
May 10 - Fred Astaire, American actor/dancer (d. 1987)
June 15 - Einar Hanson, Swedish actor (d. 1927)
June 30 - Madge Bellamy, American actress (d. 1990)
July 7 - George Cukor, American director (d. 1983)
July 10 – John Gilbert, American actor (d. 1936)
July 14 - Martha Mansfield, American actress (d. 1923)
August 13 - Alfred Hitchcock, British director (d. 1980)
October 20 – Evelyn Brent, American actress (d. 1975)
October 23 - Lilyan Tashman, American actress (d. 1934)
November 11 - Pat O'Brien, American actor (d. 1983)
November 17 - Douglas Shearer, Canadian-born American pioneer motion-picture sound engineer (d. 1971)
December 16 - Noel Coward, English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music (d. 1973)