The year 1973 in film involved some significant events. [edit] Events [edit] Top grossing films (U.S.) | Rank | Title | Studio | Gross | | 1. | The Exorcist | Warner Brothers | $89,000,000 | | 2. | The Sting | Universal | $78,212,000 | | 3. | American Graffiti | Universal | $55,128,000 | | 4. | Papillon | Allied Artists | $22,500,000 | | 5. | The Way We Were | Columbia | $22,457,000 | | 6. | Magnum Force | Warner Brothers | $20,100,000 | | 7. | Robin Hood* | Disney | $18,000,000 | | 8. | Last Tango in Paris | United Artists | $16,711,000 | | 9. | Paper Moon | Paramount | $16,559,000 | | 10. | Live and Let Die | United Artists | $15,925,000 | (*) After theatrical re-issue(s)
source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1973.shtml [edit] Awards Academy Awards: - Best Picture: The Sting - Bill/Phillips-Hill, Zanuck/Brown, Universal
- Best Director : George Roy Hill - The Sting
- Best Actor: Jack Lemmon - Save the Tiger
- Best Actress: Glenda Jackson - A Touch of Class
- Best Supporting Actor : John Houseman - The Paper Chase
- Best Supporting Actress : Tatum O'Neal - Paper Moon
- Best Foreign Language Film: Day for Night (La Nuit américaine), directed by François Truffaut, France
Golden Globe Awards: - Drama:
- Best Picture: The Exorcist
- Best Actor: Al Pacino - Serpico
- Best Actress: Marsha Mason - Cinderella Liberty
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: American Graffiti
- Best Actor: George Segal - A Touch of Class
- Best Actress: Glenda Jackson - A Touch of Class
- Other
- Best Director: William Friedkin - The Exorcist
- Best Foreign Language Film: The Pedestrian (Der Fußgänger), W. Germany
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): - The Hireling, directed by Alan Bridges, United Kingdom
- Scarecrow, directed by Jerry Schatzberg, United States
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): - Ashani Sanket (Distant Thunder), directed by Satyajit Ray, India
[edit] Films released in 1973 A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T W [edit] Births - January 1 - Lesley Harcourt, British actress
- January 31 - Portia de Rossi, actress.
- February 12 - Tara Strong, voice actor
- April 25 - Fernando J Ponzio, Mexican Industrial Designer
- May 5 - Tina Yothers, actress.
- June 15 - Neil Patrick Harris, actor
- June 21 - Juliette Lewis, actress
- July 26 - Kate Beckinsale, actress
- August 24 - Dave Chappelle actor
- September 4 - Jason David Frank (from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), actor
- September 12 - Paul Walker, actor and producer
- October 3 - Neve Campbell, actress
- December 7 - surender reddy patti, director (Indian
[edit] Deaths - January 26 - Edward G Robinson, actor
- February 15 - Tim Holt, actor
- February 22 - Katina Paxinou, actress
- March 10 - Robert Siodmak, director
- March 26 - Noel Coward, prolific English actor, playwright and composer of popular music
- April 26 - Irene Ryan, actress
- May 11 - Lex Barker, actor
- June 23 - Fay Holden, actress
- July 2 - Betty Grable, actress
- July 6 - Joe E. Brown, actor
- July 7 - Veronica Lake, actress
- July 11 - Robert Ryan, actor
- July 12 - Lon Chaney Jr, actor
- July 18 - Jack Hawkins, actor
- July 20 - Bruce Lee, actor
- August 10 Douglas Kennedy, actor
- August 16 - Vida Ann Borg, actress
- August 22 - Louise Huff, actress
- September 13 - Betty Field, actress
- September 21 - Diana Sands, actress
- September 26 - Anna Magnani, actress
- October 16 - Gene Krupa, musician, actor
- October 25 - Cleo Moore, actress
- November 23 - Sessue Hayakawa, actor
- November 23 - Claire Dodd, actress
- November 23 - Constance Talmadge, actress
- November 25 - Laurence Harvey, actor
- December 26 - William Haines, actor
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