1943 was the 4th year of the 1940's.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- January 16 - The Gorilla Man
- February 6 - Truck Busters
- February 20 - The Hardy Way
- March 3 - The Mysterious Doctor
- March 20 - Air Force
- April 24 - Edge of Darkness
- May 22 - Mission to Moscow
- June 12 - Action in the North Atlantic
- June 23 - The Constant Nymph
- July 1 - Pledge to Bataan
- July 3 - Background to Danger
- August 14 - This Is the Army
- August 27 - Watch on the Rhine
- September 18 - Murder on the Waterfront
- September 25 - Thank Your Lucky Stars
- September 27 - Adventure in Iraq
- October 23 - Princess O'Rourke
- November 6 - Find the Blackmailer
- November 13 - Northern Pursuit
- November 27 - Old Acquaintance
- December 17 - The Desert Song
Shorts[]
- January 16 - Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs
- January 23 - Confusions of a Nutzy Spy
- February 6 - Pigs in a Polka
- February 20 - Tortoise Wins by a Hare
- February 25 - Point Rationing of Foods
- March 6
- March 20 - Flop Goes the Weasel
- March 27 - Hop and Go
- April 3 - Super-Rabbit
- April 17 - The Unbearable Bear
- May 1 - The Wise Quacking Duck
- May 15
- June 5 - Yankee Doodle Daffy
- June 12 - Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk
- June 19 - The Aristo-Cat
- July 3 - Wackiki Wabbit
- July 17
- August 21 - Scrap Happy Daffy
- September 11
- A Feud There Was (re-issue)
- Hiss and Make Up
- September 25 - A Corny Concerto
- October 2 - The Early Worm Gets the Bird (re-issue)
- October 23 - Fin 'n' Catty
- October 30 - Falling Hare
- November 6 - My Little Buckeroo (re-issue)
- November 13 - Inki and the Minah Bird
- November 20 - Daffy - The Commando
- December 4
- The Fighting 69½th (re-issue)
- An Itch in Time
- December 11 - Puss n' Booty
Character Debuts[]
- March 6 - Mouse, Adolph Kitler, Laramore, Ducky Wheeze
- March 27 - Claude Hopper
- April 3 - Cottontail Smith
- May 1 - Mr. Meek
- June - Private Snafu
- June 12 - Giant
- June 19 - Claude Cat, Hubie and Bertie, Rover Bulldog
- October - Cheetag
- October 23 - G. Fish
- October 30 - The Gremlin
- December 4 - A. Flea, Rover
People[]
Births[]
- February 9 - Joe Pesci (actor, singer, comedian and producer)
- March 29 - Eric Idle (comedian, actor, voice actor, author, musician, writer, singer-songwriter and comedic composer)
- April 16 - Bruce M. Kerner (actor, director, producer and production manager)
- July 21 - Edward Herrmann (actor, voice actor, comedian, director and writer)
- July 26 - Peter Hyams (film director, screenwriter and cinematographer)
- November 12 - Wallace Shawn (actor, voice actor, comedian, playwright and essayist)
- November 28 - Randy Newman (singer-songwriter, arranger, composer and pianist)
Deaths[]
- January 3 - Joe Donahue (dancer and actor)
- January 4 -
- Kate Price (actress)
- Alphonse Ethier (actor)
- January 19 - Hugh O'Connell (actor)
- January 25 - Spencer Charters (actor)
- February 8 - Lillian Langdon (actress)
- February 19 - Lynne Overman (actor)
- March 2 - Tyler Brooke (actor)
- March 10 - Tully Marshall (actor)
- April 3 - Conrad Veidt (actor)
- April 30 - Hans Joby (actor)
- May 7 - Wade Boteler (actor and writer)
- May 17
- Edward McWade (actor and screenwriter)
- Montagu Love (actor)
- June 1 - Leslie Howard (actor, director, producer and writer)
- July 6 - Reginald Barlow (actor, author and film director)
- July 12 - Cecilia Loftus (actress, singer, mimic, vaudevillian and music hall performer)
- July 16 - Arthur Byron (actor)
- July 30 - Owen Nares (actor)
- July 31 - Dora Mills Adams (actress)
- August 5 - William H. Strauss (actor)
- September 11 - Adamae Vaughn (actress)
- November 5 - Frank Campeau (actor)
- November 7 - Dwight Frye (actor)
- November 24 - Frank Sheridan (actor)
- December 9 - George Cooper (actor)
- December 25
- Gustav von Seyffertitz (actor and director)
- William Irving (actor)
- December 30 - Hobart Bosworth (actor, director, writer and producer)
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