1920

Events in Film & Television in 1920

Jan 4 Amsterdam actors decide to strike for retirement benefits

Film & TV History

Jan 29 Walt Disney starts work as an artist with KC Slide Co for $40 a week

Walt Disney — Animator Walt Disney

Feb 26 German silent horror film classic "The Cabinet of Dr Caligari" starring Werner Krauss is released
Apr 20 Big Show ends 2 year run on NBC radio

Theater Premiere

Nov 1 Eugene O'Neill's drama "The Emperor Jones" opens at Provincetown Playhouse, NYC; runs for 204 performances

Eugene O'Neill — Playwright Eugene O'Neill

Film Release

Nov 21 Silent film "The Last of the Mohicans" released, adapted from James Fenimore Cooper's novel, starring Wallace Beery, Barbara Bedford

James Fenimore Cooper — Writer James Fenimore Cooper

Wallace Beery — Actor Wallace Beery

Film & TV History

Nov 27 "The Mark of Zorro" directed by Fred Niblo and starring Douglas Fairbanks is shown in New York - 1st American superhero film

Douglas Fairbanks — Actor, Screenwriter and Producer Douglas Fairbanks

Film & TV History

Dec 20 Bob Hope becomes an American citizen

Bob Hope — Entertainer and TV Personality Bob Hope

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