# 1906 in film

The year 1906 in film involved some significant events.

## Events

* December 14 – Pathé Frères pioneer the luxury cinema with the opening of the Omnia Cinéma-Pathé in Paris.
* December 26 – The world's first feature film, The Story of the Kelly Gang, is released.
* Carl Laemmle opens one of the first movie theaters in Chicago.

## Notable films released in 1906
### A

* Aladdin and His Wonder Lamp (Aladin ou la lampe merveilleuse), directed by Albert Capellani, based on the Middle-Eastern folk tale – (France)
* The Automobile Thieves, directed by J. Stuart Blackton – (US)

### D

* Dream of a Rarebit Fiend, directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US)

### G

* The Gans-Nelson Contest, starring Joe Gans and Battling Nelson – (US)

### H

* The Hilarious Posters (Les Affiches en goguette), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)
* The House of Ghosts (La Maison ensorcelée), directed by Segundo de Chomón – (France)
* Humorous Phases of Funny Faces, directed by J. Stuart Blackton – (US)

### L

* Life of a Cowboy, directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US)
* A Lively Quarter-Day, directed by J. H. Martin – (GB)

### M

* The Magic Roses (Les Roses magique), directed by Segundo de Chomón – (France)
* Mephisto's Son (Le Fils du Diable), directed by Charles-Lucien Lépine – (France)
* The Merry Frolics of Satan (Les Quat'Cents Farces du Diable), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)
* The Mysterious Retort (L'Alchimiste Parafaragaramus ou la Cornue infernale), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)

### Q

* The '?' Motorist, directed by Walter R. Booth – (GB)

### R

* The Rajah's Casket (L'есrin du rajah), directed by Gaston Velle – (France)

### S

* San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake, directed by Robert K. Bonine – (US)
* The Scheming Gambler's Paradise (Le Tripot clandestin), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)
* A Spiritualistic Meeting (Le Fantôme d'Alger) (lost), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)
* The Story of the Kelly Gang (incomplete), directed by Charles Tait – (Australia)

### T

* Three American Beauties, directed by Edwin S. Porter and Wallace McCutcheon Sr. – (US)
* A Trip Down Market Street, directed by the Miles Brothers – (US)

### V

* A Visit to Peek Frean and Co.'s Biscuit Works – (GB)

### W

* Whitsuntide Fair at Preston, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
* A Winter Straw Ride, directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US)
* The Witch (La Fée Carabosse ou le Poignard fatal), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)

## Births

| Month | Date | Name | Country | Profession | Died |
| January | 1 | Manuel Silos | Philippines | Actor, director | 1988 |
| January | 14 | William Bendix | US | Actor | 1964 |
| February | 5 | John Carradine | US | Actor | 1988 |
| February | 7 | Colette Darfeuil | France | Actress | 1998 |
| February | 10 | Lon Chaney Jr. | US | Actor | 1973 |
| February | 12 | Charles Quigley | US | Actor | 1964 |
| February | 17 | Mary Brian | US | Actress | 2002 |
| February | 21 | Jeanne Aubert | France | Actress, singer | 1988 |
| February | 25 | Warren Hymer | US | Actor | 1948 |
| February | 26 | Madeleine Carroll | UK | Actress | 1987 |
| March | 1 | Camilla Spira | Germany | Actress | 1997 |
| March | 6 | Lou Costello | US | Comedian, actor | 1959 |
| March | 19 | Roy Roberts | US | Actor | 1975 |
| April | 1 | Ned Glass | Poland | Actor | 1984 |
| April | 5 | Grady Sutton | US | Actor | 1995 |
| April | 22 | Eddie Albert | US | Actor | 2005 |
| April | 26 | Renate Müller | Germany | Actress | 1937 |
| May | 1 | Josephine Dunn | US | Actress | 1983 |
| May | 1 | Rose Hobart | US | Actress, SAG Official | 2000 |
| May | 3 | Mary Astor | US | Actress | 1987 |
| May | 8 | Roberto Rossellini | Italy | Director, producer, screenwriter | 1977 |
| May | 19 | Bruce Bennett | US | Actor | 2007 |
| May | 21 | Lola Lane | US | Actress, singer | 1981 |
| May | 30 | Lyda Roberti | US | Actress, singer | 1938 |
| June | 4 | Vinton Hayworth | US | Actor, Playwright, Screenwriter | 1970 |
| June | 17 | Evalyn Knapp | US | Actress | 1981 |
| June | 22 | Billy Wilder | Austria-Hungary | Director, producer, screenwriter | 2002 |
| June | 26 | Alberto Rabagliati | Italy | Singer, actor | 1974 |
| July | 3 | George Sanders | UK | Actor | 1972 |
| July | 17 | John Carroll | US | Actor | 1979 |
| July | 29 | Thelma Todd | US | Actress, Businesswoman | 1935 |
| August | 5 | Joan Hickson | UK | Actress | 1998 |
| August | 5 | John Huston | US | Actor, director, screenwriter, Visual Artist | 1987 |
| August | 9 | Dorothy Jordan | US | Actress | 1988 |
| August | 29 | Lurene Tuttle | US | Actress, Acting Coach | 1986 |
| August | 30 | Joan Blondell | US | Actress | 1979 |
| September | 4 | Dita Parlo | Germany | Actress | 1971 |
| September | 15 | Jacques Becker | France | Director, screenwriter | 1960 |
| October | 6 | Janet Gaynor | US | Actress | 1984 |
| November | 2 | Luchino Visconti | Italy | Director, screenwriter | 1976 |
| November | 14 | Louise Brooks | US | Actress, dancer | 1985 |
| December | 2 | Donald Woods | Canada | Actor | 1998 |
| December | 6 | Onest Conley | US | Actor | 1989 |
| December | 23 | Kane Richmond | US | Actor | 1973 |
| December | 25 | Lew Grade | UK | Dancer, producer | 1998 |
| December | 27 | Oscar Levant | US | Composer, Comedian, Actor | 1972 |
| December | 30 | Carol Reed | UK | Director, producer | 1976 |

## Deaths

* May 23 – Henrik Ibsen, author (born 1828)
* July 18 – Gaynor Rowlands, (lantern actress) (born 1883)

## Debuts

* Florence Lawrence – The Automobile Thieves (short)
* Gabrielle Robinne – The Troubadour (short)