November 1946 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Film Release

Nov 21 "The Best Years of Our Lives", film directed by William Wyler, based on MacKinlay Kantor's novella Glory for Me, starring Myrna Loy and Fredric March, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1947)

Birthdays in Film & TV

Nov 1 Dennis Muren, American special effects artist (Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi), born in Glendale, California
Nov 2 Alan Jones, Australian auto racer, commentator (World Formula 1 champion, 1980), born in Melbourne, Victoria
Nov 3 Tom Savini, American prosthetic makeup artist (George Romero films), actor, and director, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nov 4 Frederick Elmes, American cinematographer (The Night Of), born in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey

Sally Field (76 years old)

Nov 6 American actress (Forrest Gump, Gidget, Flying Nun), born in Pasadena, California

Nov 10 Alaina Reed, American actress (Rose Lee Holloway-227), born in Springfield, Ohio
Nov 14 Sacheen Littlefeather [Marie Louise Cruz]. American indigenous rights activist, who declined Academy Award for Best Actor on behalf of Marlon Brando, born in Salinas, California (d. 2022) [1]
Nov 16 Barbara Leigh, American actress (Vampirella), born in Ringgold, Georgia
Nov 20 Judy Woodruff, American newscaster (McNeil Lehrer Report), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 21 Jacky Lafon, Belgian actress
Nov 23 Diana Quick, English actress (Brideshead, Big Sleep, Odd Job), born in London
Nov 23 Hans Hoekman, Dutch radio play actor
Nov 25 Marc Brown, American children's book author, illustrator, and Emmy Award-winning television producer (Arthur), born in Erie, Pennsylvania
Nov 28 Joe Dante, American film director (Matinee; Twilight Zone:The Movie; Police Squad; Gremlins), born in Morristown, New Jersey