1902 in film
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| Years in film: | 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 |
| Years in television: | 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s |
| Years: | 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 |
Contents |
[edit] Events
- March 10 - Circuit Court's decision disallows Thomas Edison from having a monopoly on motion picture technology.
- Georges Méliès creates the legendary film A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la Lune), which in one scene features the animated human face of the moon being struck in the eye by a rocket.
- William Wardell invents an 11 mm amateur film format, Vitak.
[edit] Films released in 1902
- The Coronation of Edward VII
- Gulliver's Travels
- A Trip to the Moon
[edit] Births
| Month | Day | Name | Profession | Year of death |
| January | 31 | Tallulah Bankhead | actress | 1968 |
| March | 28 | Flora Robson | actress | 1984 |
| April | 1 | Mary Miles Minter | actress | 1984 |
| May | 2 | Brian Aherne | actor | 1986 |
| 3 | Walter Slezak | actor | 1983 | |
| 10 | David O. Selznick | producer | 1965 | |
| 10 | Anatole Litvak | director | 1974 | |
| 15 | Anny Ondra | actress | 1987 | |
| 30 | Stepin Fetchit | actor, dancer | 1985 | |
| June | 1 | Walter Plunkett | costume designer | 1982 |
| 22 | Marguerite De La Motte | actress | 1950 | |
| July | 1 | William Wyler | director | 1981 |
| 7 | Vittorio De Sica | actor, director | 1974 | |
| August | 10 | Norma Shearer | actress | 1983 |
| 10 | Curt Siodmak | screenwriter | 2000 | |
| 11 | Lloyd Nolan | actor | 1985 | |
| 22 | Leni Riefenstahl | director | 2003 | |
| September | 5 | Darryl F. Zanuck | producer, screenwriter, director | 1979 |
| 22 | John Houseman | actor | 1988 | |
| October | 5 | Larry Fine | actor, comedian, member of The Three Stooges | 1975 |
| 18 | Miriam Hopkins | actress | 1972 | |
| 28 | Elsa Lanchester | actress | 1986 | |
| December | 9 | Margaret Hamilton | actress | 1985 |
| December | 19 | Ralph Richardson | prolific stage and screen actor | 1983 |
