Events in Film & TV Dec 10 Frank Wedekind's play "Der Kammersänger" premieres in Berlin Actors and Actresses Born in 1899 Gloria SwansonMarch 27 Fred AstaireMay 10 James CagneyJuly 17 Alfred HitchcockAugust 13 Noël CowardDecember 16 Humphrey BogartDecember 25 More Birthdays in Film & TV Actors and Actresses Who Died in 1899 Nov 19 [Maria] Catharina Beersmans, Belgian actress (Medea), dies at 55 1898 Film & TV History by Year 1900 Famous Film Stars Actors Actresses Comedians Directors Models TV Stars