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**16 January
**16 January
***''[[Ceiling Zero]]''
***''[[Ceiling Zero]]''
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***''[[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]]''
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**28 January
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***''[[Strike Me Pink (film)|Strike Me Pink]]''
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***''[[Rose Marie (1936 film)|Rose Marie]]''
**30 January
**30 January
***''[[Next Time We Love]]''
***''[[Next Time We Love]]''
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**31 January
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***''[[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]])
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**21 February
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***''[[Modern Times (film)|Modern Times]]''
**22 February
**22 February
***''[[The Story of Louis Pasteur]]''
***''[[The Story of Louis Pasteur]]''
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**25 February
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***''[[Modern Times (film)|Modern Times]]''
**28 February
**28 February
***''[[The Prisoner of Shark Island]]''
***''[[The Prisoner of Shark Island]]''
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*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 19 - [[Takeshi Aono]], Japanese voice actor and narrator (d. 2012)
*June 19 - [[Takeshi Aono]], Japanese voice actor and narrator (d. 2012)
*June 22 – [[Kris Kristofferson]], American retired actor, musician and songwriter
*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)
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*July 1 – [[Ron Masak]], American actor (d. 2022)
*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 8 - [[William Cort]], American actor (d. 1993)
*July 9 – [[Dick Richards]], American director, producer and screenwriter
*July 9 – [[Dick Richards]], American director, producer and screenwriter
*July 9 - [[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)|Richard Wilson]] Scottish actor, theatre director and broadcaster
*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
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*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
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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)


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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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A

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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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N

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O

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P

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R

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S

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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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