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{{short description|Overview of the events of 1936 in film}}
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|+ Highest-grossing films of 1936
|+ Highest-grossing films of 1936
|-
|-
! Rank !! Title !! Studio !! Domestic rentals
! Rank !! Title !! Distributor !! Domestic rentals
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| '''1'''
! style="text-align:center;"| '''1'''
| ''[[The Great Ziegfeld]]''
| ''[[The Great Ziegfeld]]''
| rowspan="2"|[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]
| $3,089,000<ref name="Mannix">{{Citation | title = The Eddie Mannix Ledger | publisher = Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study | place = Los Angeles}}.</ref>
| $3,089,000<ref name="Mannix">{{Citation | title = The Eddie Mannix Ledger | publisher = Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study | place = Los Angeles}}.</ref>
|-
|-
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! style="text-align:center;"| '''3'''
! style="text-align:center;"| '''3'''
| ''[[The Plainsman]]''
| ''[[The Plainsman]]''
|[[Paramount Pictures]]
|[[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]
| $2,278,533<ref>{{cite book|last=Birchard|first=Robert S.|date=2004|title=Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=9780813123240}}</ref>
| $2,278,533<ref>{{cite book|last=Birchard|first=Robert S.|date=2004|title=Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=9780813123240}}</ref>
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| '''4'''
! style="text-align:center;"| '''4'''
| ''[[After the Thin Man]]''
| ''[[After the Thin Man]]''
| MGM
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
| $1,992,000<ref name="Mannix"/>
| $1,992,000<ref name="Mannix"/>
|-
|-
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! style="text-align:center;"| '''6'''
! style="text-align:center;"| '''6'''
| ''[[Anthony Adverse]]''
| ''[[Anthony Adverse]]''
| [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]]
| [[Warner Bros.]]
| $1,783,000<ref>Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 16 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551</ref>
| $1,783,000<ref>Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 16 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551</ref>
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| '''7'''
! style="text-align:center;"| '''7'''
| ''[[Strike Me Pink (film)|Strike Me Pink]]''
| ''[[Strike Me Pink (film)|Strike Me Pink]]''
| United Artists/[[Samuel Goldwyn Productions]]
| United Artists
| $1,700,000<ref name=HollywoodStoryBook/>
| $1,700,000<ref name=HollywoodStoryBook/>
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| '''8'''
! style="text-align:center;"| '''8'''
| ''[[Rose Marie (1936 film)|Rose Marie]]''
| ''[[Rose Marie (1936 film)|Rose Marie]]''
| MGM
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
| $1,695,000<ref name="Mannix"/>
| $1,695,000<ref name="Mannix"/>
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| '''9'''
! style="text-align:center;"| '''9'''
| ''[[Swing Time (film)|Swing Time]]''
| ''[[Swing Time (film)|Swing Time]]''
| [[RKO Radio Pictures]]
| [[RKO Radio Pictures|RKO]]
| $1,624,000<ref name="rko">Richard Jewel (1994) 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931–1951', ''Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television'', Vol. 14 No. 1, p.55</ref>
| $1,624,000<ref name="rko">Richard Jewel (1994) 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931–1951', ''Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television'', Vol. 14 No. 1, p.55</ref>
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| '''10'''
! style="text-align:center;"| '''10'''
| ''[[Libeled Lady]]''
| ''[[Libeled Lady]]''
| MGM
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
| $1,601,000<ref name="Mannix"/>
| $1,601,000<ref name="Mannix"/>
|}
|}
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**16 January
**16 January
***''[[Ceiling Zero]]''
***''[[Ceiling Zero]]''
⚫
***''[[Strike Me Pink (film)|Strike Me Pink]]''
**17 January
**17 January
***''[[Augustus the Strong (film)|Augustus the Strong]]'' ([[List of German films 1933-1945|Germany]]/[[List of Polish films of the 1930s|Poland]])
***''[[Augustus the Strong (film)|Augustus the Strong]]'' ([[List of German films 1933-1945|Germany]]/[[List of Polish films of the 1930s|Poland]])
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**24 January
**24 January
***''[[Anything Goes (1936 film)|Anything Goes]]''
***''[[Anything Goes (1936 film)|Anything Goes]]''
⚫
**28 January
⚫
***''[[Strike Me Pink (film)|Strike Me Pink]]''
⚫
***''[[Rose Marie (1936 film)|Rose Marie]]''
**30 January
**30 January
***''[[Next Time We Love]]''
***''[[Next Time We Love]]''
⚫
**31 January
⚫
***''[[Rose Marie (1936 film)|Rose Marie]]''
*February 1936
*February 1936
**6 February
**6 February
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***''[[Follow the Fleet]]''
***''[[Follow the Fleet]]''
***''[[Things to Come]]'' ([[British films of 1936|GB]])
***''[[Things to Come]]'' ([[British films of 1936|GB]])
⚫
**21 February
⚫
***''[[Modern Times (film)|Modern Times]]''
**22 February
**22 February
***''[[The Story of Louis Pasteur]]''
***''[[The Story of Louis Pasteur]]''
⚫
**25 February
⚫
***''[[Modern Times (film)|Modern Times]]''
**28 February
**28 February
***''[[The Prisoner of Shark Island]]''
***''[[The Prisoner of Shark Island]]''
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**4 September
**4 September
***''[[The Last of the Mohicans (1936 film)|The Last of the Mohicans]]''
***''[[The Last of the Mohicans (1936 film)|The Last of the Mohicans]]''
***''[[The Road to Glory]]''
***''[[The Road to Glory (1936 film)|The Road to Glory]]''
**6 September
**6 September
***''[[My Man Godfrey]]''
***''[[My Man Godfrey]]''
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*''[[Empty Saddles]]'', starring [[Buck Jones]] and [[Louise Brooks]]
*''[[Empty Saddles]]'', starring [[Buck Jones]] and [[Louise Brooks]]
*''[[Everything Is Thunder]]'', starring [[Constance Bennett]] (UK)
*''[[Everything Is Thunder]]'', starring [[Constance Bennett]] (UK)

===F===
===F===
*''[[Follow the Fleet]]'', starring [[Fred Astaire]] and [[Ginger Rogers]]
*''[[Follow the Fleet]]'', starring [[Fred Astaire]] and [[Ginger Rogers]]
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*''[[General Spanky]]'', starring [[George McFarland|Spanky McFarland]]
*''[[General Spanky]]'', starring [[George McFarland|Spanky McFarland]]
*''[[Girl Friends (1936 film)|Girl Friends]]'' (Podrugi) ([[Soviet films of 1936|U.S.S.R.]])
*''[[Girl Friends (1936 film)|Girl Friends]]'' (Podrugi) ([[Soviet films of 1936|U.S.S.R.]])
*''[[Go West, Young Man (1936 film)|Go West, Young Man]]'', starring [[Mae West]], adapted by her from [[Lawrence Riley]]'s 1934 stage play ''[[Personal Appearance]]''
*''[[Go West, Young Man (1936 film)|Go West, Young Man]]'', starring [[Mae West]], adapted by her from [[Lawrence Riley]]'s 1934 stage play ''[[Personal Appearance (play)|Personal Appearance]]''
*''[[Gold Diggers of 1937]]'', directed by [[Lloyd Bacon]] and [[Busby Berkeley]]
*''[[Gold Diggers of 1937]]'', directed by [[Lloyd Bacon]] and [[Busby Berkeley]]
*''[[The Gorgeous Hussy]]'', starring [[Joan Crawford]] and [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]]
*''[[The Gorgeous Hussy]]'', starring [[Joan Crawford]] and [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]]
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*''[[Hearts in Bondage]]'', starring [[David Manners]] and [[Mae Clarke]]
*''[[Hearts in Bondage]]'', starring [[David Manners]] and [[Mae Clarke]]
*''[[Hopalong Cassidy Returns]]'', starring [[William Boyd (actor)|William Boyd]]
*''[[Hopalong Cassidy Returns]]'', starring [[William Boyd (actor)|William Boyd]]

===I===
===I===
*''[[I'll Give a Million (1936 film)|I'll Give a Million]]'' (Darò un milione), starring [[Vittorio De Sica]] ([[Italian films of 1936|Italy]])
*''[[I'll Give a Million (1936 film)|I'll Give a Million]]'' (Darò un milione), starring [[Vittorio De Sica]] ([[Italian films of 1936|Italy]])
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*''[[It Had to Happen]]'', starring [[George Raft]] and [[Rosalind Russell]]
*''[[It Had to Happen]]'', starring [[George Raft]] and [[Rosalind Russell]]
*''[[It's Love Again]]'', starring [[Jessie Matthews]] and [[Robert Young (actor)|Robert Young]] ([[British films of 1936|GB]])
*''[[It's Love Again]]'', starring [[Jessie Matthews]] and [[Robert Young (actor)|Robert Young]] ([[British films of 1936|GB]])

===J===
===J===
*''[[The Jungle Princess]]'', starring [[Dorothy Lamour]] and [[Ray Milland]]
*''[[The Jungle Princess]]'', starring [[Dorothy Lamour]] and [[Ray Milland]]

===K===
===K===
*''[[Der Kaiser von Kalifornien]]'' (The Emperor of California) – ([[List of German films 1933-1945|Germany]])
*''[[Der Kaiser von Kalifornien]]'' (The Emperor of California) – ([[List of German films 1933-1945|Germany]])
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*''[[Next Time We Love]]'', starring [[Margaret Sullavan]], [[James Stewart]], [[Ray Milland]]
*''[[Next Time We Love]]'', starring [[Margaret Sullavan]], [[James Stewart]], [[Ray Milland]]
*''[[Night Mail]]'', documentary ([[British films of 1936|GB]])
*''[[Night Mail]]'', documentary ([[British films of 1936|GB]])

===O===
===O===
*''[[The Only Son (1936 film)|The Only Son]]'' (Hitori musuko), directed by [[Yasujirō Ozu]] ([[Japanese films of the 1930s|Japan]])
*''[[The Only Son (1936 film)|The Only Son]]'' (Hitori musuko), directed by [[Yasujirō Ozu]] ([[Japanese films of the 1930s|Japan]])
*''[[Osaka Elegy]]'' (Naniwa erejii), directed by [[Kenji Mizoguchi]] (Japan)
*''[[Osaka Elegy]]'' (Naniwa erejii), directed by [[Kenji Mizoguchi]] (Japan)
*''[[Our Relations]]'', starring [[Laurel and Hardy]]
*''[[Our Relations]]'', starring [[Laurel and Hardy]]

===P===
===P===
*''[[Palm Springs (1936 film)|Palm Springs]]'', starring [[Frances Langford]] and [[David Niven]]
*''[[Palm Springs (1936 film)|Palm Springs]]'', starring [[Frances Langford]] and [[David Niven]]
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*''[[Road Gang]]'', starring [[Donald Woods (actor)|Donald Woods]]
*''[[Road Gang]]'', starring [[Donald Woods (actor)|Donald Woods]]
* ''[[Robin Hood, Jr.]]'' (1936), directed by [[Leslie Goodwins]]
* ''[[Robin Hood, Jr.]]'' (1936), directed by [[Leslie Goodwins]]
*''[[The Road to Glory]]'', directed by [[Howard Hawks]], starring [[Lionel Barrymore]] and [[Fredric March]]
*''[[The Road to Glory (1936 film)|The Road to Glory]]'', directed by [[Howard Hawks]], starring [[Lionel Barrymore]] and [[Fredric March]]
*''[[Romeo and Juliet (1936 film)|Romeo and Juliet]]'', starring [[Norma Shearer]], [[Leslie Howard (actor)|Leslie Howard]], [[John Barrymore]], [[Basil Rathbone]]
*''[[Romeo and Juliet (1936 film)|Romeo and Juliet]]'', starring [[Norma Shearer]], [[Leslie Howard (actor)|Leslie Howard]], [[John Barrymore]], [[Basil Rathbone]]
*''[[Rose Marie (1936 film)|Rose Marie]]'', starring [[Jeanette MacDonald]] and [[Nelson Eddy]]
*''[[Rose Marie (1936 film)|Rose Marie]]'', starring [[Jeanette MacDonald]] and [[Nelson Eddy]]
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*''[[The Story of Louis Pasteur]]'', starring [[Paul Muni]]
*''[[The Story of Louis Pasteur]]'', starring [[Paul Muni]]
*''[[Stowaway (1936 film)|Stowaway]]'', starring [[Shirley Temple]], [[Robert Young (actor)|Robert Young]], [[Alice Faye]]
*''[[Stowaway (1936 film)|Stowaway]]'', starring [[Shirley Temple]], [[Robert Young (actor)|Robert Young]], [[Alice Faye]]
*''[[Sutter's Gold]], starring [[Edward Arnold (actor)|Edward Arnold]]
*''[[Sutter's Gold]]'', starring [[Edward Arnold (actor)|Edward Arnold]]
*''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'', starring [[Tod Slaughter]] ([[British films of 1936|GB]])
*''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'', starring [[Tod Slaughter]] ([[British films of 1936|GB]])
*''[[Swing Time (film)|Swing Time]]'', starring [[Fred Astaire]] and [[Ginger Rogers]]
*''[[Swing Time (film)|Swing Time]]'', starring [[Fred Astaire]] and [[Ginger Rogers]]
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*''[[Windbag the Sailor]]'', starring [[Will Hay]] ([[British films of 1936|GB]])
*''[[Windbag the Sailor]]'', starring [[Will Hay]] ([[British films of 1936|GB]])
*''[[A Woman Rebels]]'', starring [[Katharine Hepburn]] and [[Herbert Marshall]]
*''[[A Woman Rebels]]'', starring [[Katharine Hepburn]] and [[Herbert Marshall]]

===Y===
===Y===
*''[[Yidl Mitn Fidl|Yiddle with his Fiddle]]'', starring [[Molly Picon]] ([[List of Polish films of the 1930s|Poland]]/U.S.)
*''[[Yidl Mitn Fidl|Yiddle with his Fiddle]]'', starring [[Molly Picon]] ([[List of Polish films of the 1930s|Poland]]/U.S.)
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*January 27 – [[Troy Donahue]], American actor (d. 2001)
*January 27 – [[Troy Donahue]], American actor (d. 2001)
*January 28 – [[Alan Alda]], American actor
*January 28 – [[Alan Alda]], American actor
*February 3 - [[Jeanine Basinger]], American film historian
*February 3 – [[Jeanine Basinger]], American film historian
*February 4 - [[Gary Conway]], American actor and screenwriter
*February 4 – [[Gary Conway]], American actor and screenwriter
*February 11 – [[Burt Reynolds]], American actor (d. 2018)
*February 11 – [[Burt Reynolds]], American actor (d. 2018)
*February 12
*February 12
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**[[Joan O'Brien]], American actor, singer
**[[Joan O'Brien]], American actor, singer
**[[Andrew Prine]], American actor (d. 2022)
**[[Andrew Prine]], American actor (d. 2022)
*February 17 - [[Jim Brown]], American actor (d. 2023)
*February 17 – [[Jim Brown]], American actor (d. 2023)
*February 29 - [[Alex Rocco]], American actor (d. 2015)
*February 29 – [[Alex Rocco]], American actor (d. 2015)
*March 1 – [[Georgina Spelvin]], born Shelley Graham, American [[pornographic film]] actress
*March 1 – [[Georgina Spelvin]], born Shelley Graham, American [[pornographic film]] actress
*March 5 – [[Dean Stockwell]], American actor (d. 2021)
*March 5 – [[Dean Stockwell]], American actor (d. 2021)
*March 8 - [[Sue Ane Langdon]], American actress
*March 8 – [[Sue Ane Langdon]], American actress
*March 9 – [[Marty Ingels]], American actor, comedian, comedy sketch writer and theatrical agent (d. 2015)
*March 19 – [[Ursula Andress]], Swiss actress
*March 19 – [[Ursula Andress]], Swiss actress
*March 23 - [[Luisa Mattioli]], Italian actress (d. 2021)
*March 23 – [[Luisa Mattioli]], Italian actress (d. 2021)
*April 12 - [[Charles Napier (actor)|Charles Napier]], American character actor (d. 2011)
*April 9 – [[Avery Schreiber]], American actor and comedian (d. 2002)
*April 19 - [[Andy Romano]], American actor (d. 2022)
*April 12 – [[Charles Napier (actor)|Charles Napier]], American character actor (d. 2011)
*April 19 – [[Andy Romano]], American actor (d. 2022)
*May 1 – [[Straub-Huillet|Danièle Huillet]], French director (d. 2006)
*May 1 – [[Straub-Huillet|Danièle Huillet]], French director (d. 2006)
*May 4 - [[Eleanor Coppola]], American documentary filmmaker, artist, and writer
*May 4 – [[Eleanor Coppola]], American documentary filmmaker, artist, and writer (d. 2024)
*May 9
*May 9
**[[Albert Finney]], English actor (d. 2019)
**[[Albert Finney]], English actor (d. 2019)
**[[Glenda Jackson]], English actress and politician (d. 2023)
**[[Glenda Jackson]], English actress and politician (d. 2023)
*May 12 – [[Millie Perkins]], American former actress
*May 14 – [[Bobby Darin]], American singer, songwriter, actor (d. [[1973 in film|1973]])
*May 14 – [[Bobby Darin]], American singer, songwriter, actor (d. [[1973 in film|1973]])
*May 17 – [[Dennis Hopper]], American actor and performance artist (d. 2010)
*May 17 – [[Dennis Hopper]], American actor and performance artist (d. 2010)
*May 20 - [[Anthony Zerbe]], American actor
*May 20 – [[Anthony Zerbe]], American actor
*May 23 - [[Charles Kimbrough]], American actor (d. 2023)
*May 23 – [[Charles Kimbrough]], American actor (d. 2023)
*May 27 - [[Louis Gossett Jr.]], American actor
*May 27 – [[Louis Gossett Jr.]], American actor (d. 2024)
*May 28 - [[John Wilder (producer)|John Wilder]], American producer, writer and former actor
*May 28 – [[John Wilder (producer)|John Wilder]], American producer, writer and former actor
*May 30 - [[Keir Dullea]], American actor
*May 30 – [[Keir Dullea]], American actor
*June 3 – [[Larry McMurtry]], American novelist and screenwriter (d. 2021)
*June 3 – [[Larry McMurtry]], American novelist and screenwriter (d. 2021)
*June 4 – [[Bruce Dern]], American actor
*June 4 – [[Bruce Dern]], American actor
*June 8 - [[James Darren]], American actor, director and singer
*June 8 – [[James Darren]], American actor, director and singer (d. 2024)
*June 22 - [[Kris Kristofferson]], American retired actor, musician and songwriter
*June 19 - [[Takeshi Aono]], Japanese voice actor and narrator (d. 2012)
*June 22 – [[Kris Kristofferson]], American actor, musician and songwriter (d. 2024)
*June 24
*June 24
**[[Robert Downey Sr.]], American actor and director (d. 2021)
**[[Robert Downey Sr.]], American actor and director (d. 2021)
**[[Paul L. Smith]], American-Israeli actor and director (d. 2012)
**[[Paul L. Smith]], American-Israeli actor and director (d. 2012)
*July 1 - [[Ron Masak]], American actor (d. 2022)
*June 27 – [[Shirley Anne Field]], English actress (d. 2023)
*July 1 – [[Ron Masak]], American actor (d. 2022)
*July 5 – [[Shirley Knight]], American actress (d. 2020)
*July 5 – [[Shirley Knight]], American actress (d. 2020)
*July 9 - [[Dick Richards]], American director, producer and screenwriter
*July 8 - [[William Cort]], American actor (d. 1993)
*July 9 – [[Dick Richards]], American director, producer and screenwriter
*July 9 - [[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)|Richard Wilson]], Scottish actor, theatre director and broadcaster
*July 24
*July 24
**[[Ruth Buzzi]], American actress, comedian and singer
**[[Ruth Buzzi]], American actress, comedian and singer
**[[Mark Goddard]], American actor
**[[Mark Goddard]], American actor (d. 2023)
*July 25 - [[August Schellenberg]], Canadian actor (d. 2013)
*July 25 - [[August Schellenberg]], Canadian actor (d. 2013)
*August 5 - [[John Saxon]], American actor (d. 2020)
*August 5 - [[John Saxon]], American actor (d. 2020)
*August 13 – [[Vyjayanthimala]], Indian actress, politician, dancer and singer
*August 15 - [[Pat Priest (actress)|Pat Priest]], American actress
*August 15 - [[Pat Priest (actress)|Pat Priest]], American actress
*August 16 - [[Anita Gillette]], American actress
*August 16 - [[Anita Gillette]], American actress
*August 17 – [[Floyd Westerman]], American musician, political activist, and actor (d. 2017)
*August 17 – [[Floyd Westerman]], American musician, political activist, and actor (d. 2007)
*August 18 – [[Robert Redford]], American actor and director
*August 18 – [[Robert Redford]], American actor and director
*August 20 – [[Philip Voss]], British actor (d. 2020)
*August 20 – [[Philip Voss]], British actor (d. 2020)
*August 25 – [[Hugh Hudson]], English director (d. 2023)
*August 25 – [[Hugh Hudson]], English director (d. 2023)
*September 7 – [[Bruce Gray]], Canadian actor (d. 2017)
*September 7 – [[Bruce Gray]], Canadian actor (d. 2017)
*September 11 - [[Charles Dierkop]], American character actor
*September 11 - [[Charles Dierkop]], American character actor (d. 2024)
*September 14 - [[Walter Koenig]], American actor and screenwriter
*September 14 - [[Walter Koenig]], American actor and screenwriter
*September 19 - [[Anna Karen]], British-South African actress (d. 2022)
*September 19 - [[Anna Karen]], British-South African actress (d. 2022)
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**[[Pepper Martin (actor)|Pepper Martin]], Canadian-American actor (d. 2022)
**[[Pepper Martin (actor)|Pepper Martin]], Canadian-American actor (d. 2022)
*September 21 - [[Burr DeBenning]], American character actor (d. 2003)
*September 21 - [[Burr DeBenning]], American character actor (d. 2003)
*September 24 - [[Jim Henson]], American puppeteer, animator, actor and screenwriter (d. 1990)
*September 24 - [[Jim Henson]], American puppeteer, animator, actor, director and screenwriter (d. 1990)
*October 8 - [[Leonid Kuravlyov]], Russian actor (d. 2022)
*October 8 - [[Leonid Kuravlyov]], Russian actor (d. 2022)
*October 9 – [[Brian Blessed]], English actor
*October 9 – [[Brian Blessed]], English actor
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**[[Peter Bowles]], English actor (d. 2022)
**[[Peter Bowles]], English actor (d. 2022)
**[[Irina Demick]], French actress (d. 2004)
**[[Irina Demick]], French actress (d. 2004)
*October 19 - [[Tony Lo Bianco]], Italian-American actor
*October 19 - [[Tony Lo Bianco]], Italian-American actor (d. 2024)
*October 23 - [[Philip Kaufman]], American director and screenwriter
*October 23 - [[Philip Kaufman]], American director and screenwriter
*October 24 – [[David Nelson (actor)|David Nelson]], American actor, director and producer (d. 2011)
*October 24 – [[David Nelson (actor)|David Nelson]], American actor, director and producer (d. 2011)
*October 26 - [[Shelley Morrison]], American actress (d. 2019)
*October 26 - [[Shelley Morrison]], American actress (d. 2019)
*October 28 - [[Joe Spinell]], American character actor (d. 1989)
*October 28 - [[Joe Spinell]], American character actor (d. 1989)
*November 4 - [[Jan Tříska]], Czech actor (d. 2017)
*November 9 – [[Teddy Infuhr]], American child actor (d. 2007)
*November 9 – [[Teddy Infuhr]], American child actor (d. 2007)
*November 19 - [[Dick Cavett]], American television personality, comedian and former talk show host
*November 19 - [[Dick Cavett]], American television personality, comedian and former talk show host
*November 25 - [[Matt Clark (actor)|Matt Clark]], American actor
*November 25 - [[Matt Clark (actor)|Matt Clark]], American actor
*November 27 – [[Joel Barcellos]], Brazilian actor (d. 2018)
*November 27 – [[Joel Barcellos]], Brazilian actor (d. 2018)
*December 3 - [[Mary Alice]], American actress (d. 2022)
*December 1 - [[Melissa Jaffer]], Australian actress
*December 3
**[[Mary Alice]], American actress (d. 2022)
**[[Horace Ové|Sir Horace Ové]], Trinidadian-born British filmmaker (d. 2023)
*December 5 - [[John Erwin]], American voice actor
*December 5 - [[John Erwin]], American voice actor
*December 6 - [[David Ossman]], American writer and comedian
*December 6 - [[David Ossman]], American writer and comedian
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*December 10 – [[Howard Smith (director)|Howard Smith]], American journalist, director and producer (d. 2014)
*December 10 – [[Howard Smith (director)|Howard Smith]], American journalist, director and producer (d. 2014)
*December 13 - [[Cliff Emmich]], American actor (d. 2022)
*December 13 - [[Cliff Emmich]], American actor (d. 2022)
*December 18 - [[Gary Gray (actor)|Gary Gray]], American child actor (d. 2006)
*December 22 – [[Héctor Elizondo|Hector Elizondo]], American actor
*December 22 – [[Héctor Elizondo|Hector Elizondo]], American actor
*December 23
*December 23
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*February 28 – [[Justus Hagman]], Swedish actor (b. 1859)
*February 28 – [[Justus Hagman]], Swedish actor (b. 1859)
*April 6 – [[Väinö Lehmus]], Finnish actor (b. 1886)
*April 6 – [[Väinö Lehmus]], Finnish actor (b. 1886)
*June 7 - [[Jobyna Howland]], American actress (b. 1880)
*June 17 – [[Henry B. Walthall]], American actor (b. 1878)
*June 17 – [[Henry B. Walthall]], American actor (b. 1878)
*July 11 - [[James Murray (American actor)|James Murray]], American actor (b. 1901)
*July 11 - [[James Murray (American actor)|James Murray]], American actor (b. 1901)
*September 14 – [[Irving Thalberg]], American film producer (b. 1899)
*September 14 – [[Irving Thalberg]], American film producer (b. 1899)
*October 10 - [[William H. Tooker]], American actor
*October 17 – [[Suzanne Bianchetti]], French actress (b. 1889)
*October 17 – [[Suzanne Bianchetti]], French actress (b. 1889)


==Debuts==
==Debuts==
{{column list|
*[[Gaby André]] – ''[[Hélène (film)|Hélène]]''
*[[Lloyd Bridges]] – ''[[Freshman Love]]''
*[[Lloyd Bridges]] – ''[[Freshman Love]]''
*[[Judy Garland]] – ''[[Pigskin Parade]]''
*[[Blanchette Brunoy]] – ''[[Counsel for Romance]]''
*[[Peter Bull]] – ''[[The Secret Voice]]''
*[[Esma Cannon]] – ''[[The Man Behind the Mask]]''
*[[Jerome Cowan]] – ''[[Beloved Enemy]]''
*[[Janine Darcey]] – ''La tendre ennemie''
*[[Don DeFore]] – ''[[Reunion (1936 film)|Reunion]]''
*[[Gloria DeHaven]] – ''[[Modern Times (film)|Modern Times]]''
*[[Gloria DeHaven]] – ''[[Modern Times (film)|Modern Times]]''
*[[Eddie Dew]] – ''[[The Story of Louis Pasteur]]''
*[[Frank Faylen]] – ''[[Road Gang]]''
*[[Judy Garland]] – ''[[Pigskin Parade]]''
*[[Beatrice Gray]] – ''[[Swing Time (film)|Swing Time]]''
*[[Ethel May Halls]] – ''[[The Milky Way (1936 film)|The Milky Way]]''
*[[Harry Hayden]] – ''[[I Married a Doctor]]''
*[[Patricia Hayes]] – ''[[Broken Blossoms (1936 film)|Broken Blossoms]]''
*[[James Hayter (actor)|James Hayter]] – ''[[Sensation (1936 film)|Sensation]]''
*[[Van Heflin]] – ''[[A Woman Rebels]]''
*[[Van Heflin]] – ''[[A Woman Rebels]]''
*[[Fay Helm]] – ''[[Fury (1936 film)|Fury]]''
*[[Daisuke Katō]] – ''[[Kōchiyama Sōshun (1936 film)|Kōchiyama Sōshun]]''
*[[Alma Kruger]] – ''[[These Three]]''
*[[Joan Leslie]] – ''[[Camille (1936 film)|Camille]]''
*[[Kay Linaker]] – ''[[The Murder of Dr. Harrigan]]''
*[[Hugh Marlowe]] – ''[[Brilliant Marriage]]''
*[[Tony Martin (American singer)|Tony Martin]] – ''[[Follow the Fleet]]''
*[[Tony Martin (American singer)|Tony Martin]] – ''[[Follow the Fleet]]''
*[[Mira McKinney]] – ''Modern Times''
*[[Dennis Morgan]] – ''[[I Conquer the Sea!]]''
*[[Dennis Morgan]] – ''[[I Conquer the Sea!]]''
*[[Anthony Quinn]] – ''[[The Milky Way (1936 film)|The Milky Way]]''
*[[Wayne Morris]] – ''[[China Clipper (1936 film)|China Clipper]]''
*[[John Payne (actor)|John Payne]] – ''[[Dodsworth (film)|Dodsworth]]''
*[[Anthony Quinn]] – ''The Milky Way''
*[[Martha Raye]] – ''[[Rhythm on the Range]]''
*[[Michael Redgrave]] – ''[[Secret Agent (1936 film)|Secret Agent]]''
*[[Michael Redgrave]] – ''[[Secret Agent (1936 film)|Secret Agent]]''
*[[Michael Rennie]] – ''Secret Agent''
*[[Elizabeth Russell (actress)|Elizabeth Russell]] – ''[[Forgotten Faces (1936 film)|Forgotten Faces]]''
*[[Margaret Rutherford]] – ''[[Dusty Ermine]]''
*[[Margaret Rutherford]] – ''[[Dusty Ermine]]''
*[[Kent Smith]] – ''[[The Garden Murder Case (film)|The Garden Murder Case]]''
*[[Madeleine Sologne]] – ''[[Life Belongs to Us]]''
*[[Gale Sondergaard]] – ''[[Anthony Adverse]]''
*[[Louise Stanley]] – ''[[Anything Goes (1936 film)|Anything Goes]]''
*[[Nigel Stock (actor)|Nigel Stock]] – ''[[The Man Who Could Work Miracles]]''
*[[John Sutton (actor)|John Sutton]] – ''[[The House of a Thousand Candles]]''
*[[Max Terhune]] – ''[[Ride Ranger Ride]]''
*[[Beatrice Varley]] – ''[[Tomorrow We Live (1936 film)|Tomorrow We Live]]''
*[[Marjorie Weaver]] – ''China Clipper''
*[[Robert J. Wilke]] – ''[[San Francisco (1936 film)|San Francisco]]''
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The following is an overview of 1936 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

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The top ten 1936 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1936
Rank Title Distributor Domestic rentals
1 The Great Ziegfeld MGM $3,089,000[1]
2 San Francisco $2,868,000[2]
3 The Plainsman Paramount $2,278,533[3]
4 After the Thin Man MGM $1,992,000[1]
5 Modern Times United Artists $1,800,000[4]
6 Anthony Adverse Warner Bros. $1,783,000[5]
7 Strike Me Pink United Artists $1,700,000[4]
8 Rose Marie MGM $1,695,000[1]
9 Swing Time RKO $1,624,000[6]
10 Libeled Lady MGM $1,601,000[1]

Events

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Academy Awards

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Main article: 9th Academy Awards

Top Ten Money Making Stars

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Exhibitors selected the following as the Top Ten Money Making Stars of the Year in Quigley Publishing Company's annual poll.[7]

Rank Actor/Actress
1. Shirley Temple
2. Clark Gable
3. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
4. Robert Taylor
5. Joe E. Brown
6. Dick Powell
7. Joan Crawford
8. Claudette Colbert
9. Jeanette MacDonald
10. Gary Cooper

Top Western stars

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A poll of the top Western stars was also published for the first time.[8]

Rank Actor/Actress
1. Buck Jones
2. George O'Brien
3. Gene Autry
4. William Boyd
5. Ken Maynard
6. Dick Foran
7. John Wayne
8. Tim McCoy
9. Hoot Gibson
10. Buster Crabbe

1936 film releases

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United States unless stated.

January–March

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April–June

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July–September

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October–December

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Notable films released in 1936

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United States unless stated.

0–9

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B

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C

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D

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Kundal Lal Saigal and Jamuna in Devdas, Barua's 1936 Hindi version.

E

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F

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G

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H

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I

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J

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K

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L

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M

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P

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R

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T

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W

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Y

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Serials

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Comedy film series

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Animated short film series

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Births

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Deaths

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Debuts

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^ Turk, Edward Baron (1998). Hollywood Diva: A Biography of Jeanette MacDonald. University of California Press. pp. 364-365. ISBN 0-520-21202-9.
  3. ^ Birchard, Robert S. (2004). Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813123240.
  4. ^ a b Finler, Joel Waldo (2003). The Hollywood Story. Wallflower Press. pp. 356–357. ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6.
  5. ^ Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 16 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  6. ^ Richard Jewel (1994) 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931–1951', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol. 14 No. 1, p.55
  7. ^ "The Biggest Money Making Stars of 1936". Motion Picture Herald. Quigley Publishing Company. January 9, 1937. p. 13. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  8. ^ "Exhibitors Name Biggest Western Draws". Motion Picture Herald. Quigley Publishing Company. January 9, 1937. p. 18. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
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