1942 in film
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Events
- Carole Lombard is killed in a plane crash when returning from a War Bond tour.
- November 11 - The Road to Morocco, starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour, premieres.
- November 26 - The film Casablanca premieres at the Hollywood Theater in New York City.
Top grossing films
- North America
- Bambi (Disney) -lifetime, not even in the top ten in the year after release
- Mrs. Miniver
- Reap the Wild Wind
- Yankee Doodle Dandy
- The Road to Morocco
- Holiday Inn
Academy Awards
- Best Picture: Mrs. Miniver - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Best Actor: James Cagney - Yankee Doodle Dandy
- Best Actress: Greer Garson - Mrs. Miniver
Births
- January 3 - John Thaw, actor (+ 2002)
- January 8 - Yvette Mimieux, actress
- January 14 - Stig Engström, actor
- January 15 - Charo, singer, actress
- January 19 - Michael Crawford, singer, actor
- February 13 - Peter Tork, musician/actor
- March 28 - Mike Newell, British film director
- July 1 – Geneviève Bujold, French-Canadian actress
- July 13 - Harrison Ford, Actor/producer
Deaths
- January 16 - Carole Lombard, actress
- May 29 - John Barrymore, actor
- November 5 - George M. Cohan, actor, songwriter, entertainer
Other movies released
- Casablanca starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman
- Commandos Strike at Dawn
- Der Fuehrer's Face, Donald Duck's Academy Award-winning short
- Gentleman Jim
- How Green was my Valley
- The Magnificent Ambersonsde:Filmjahr 1942