Events in Film & TV
King Kong Premieres
Mar 2 "King Kong" film directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, starring Fay Wray premieres at Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy in NYC
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Mar 1 Joan Hackett, NY, actress (Will Penny, One Stone Pony)
- Mar 3 Alfredo Landa, Spanish actor (The Crach, Sinatra), born in Pamplona, Spain (d. 2013)
- Mar 6 William Davis, author/broadcaster (Battle at Bull Run)
- Mar 12 Barbara Feldon, American actress (Agent 99-Get Smart), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Michael Caine
Mar 14 Michael Caine [Maurice J. Micklewhite], English actor (Alfie), born in London, England
Philippe de Broca
Mar 15 Philippe de Broca, French film director, born in Paris, France
- Mar 19 Renee Taylor [Wexler], American actress (Jack Paar Show; The Nanny - "Sylvia"), born in NYC, New York
- Mar 23 Monique van Vooren, Belgian actress (Andy Warhol's Frankenstein)
- Mar 23 Norman Yemm, Australian actor (Oklahoma!), born in Elsternwick, Australia (d. 2015)
- Mar 30 Jean-Claude Brialy, Algerian actor and director (Églantine, Circle of Love, Cousins), born in Aumale, Algeria (d. 2007)
- Mar 30 Joe Ruby, American animator (co-creator of Scooby-Doo), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2020)
- Mar 31 Bob Simmons, Fulham England, stuntman (double for James Bond)
Deaths in Film & TV
- Mar 17 Ferdinand Von Alten, German-Russian actor (Champagne), dies at 48