1946 was the 7th year of the 1940's.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- January 26 - My Reputation
- January 28 - Three Strangers
- March 9 - Cinderella Jones
- April 20 - Devotion
- May 11 - Her Kind of Man
- June 1 - One More Tomorrow
- June 22 - Janie Gets Married
- July 2 - Night and Day
- July 6 - A Stolen Life
- July 20 - Of Human Bondage
- July 26 - Two Guys from Milwaukee
- August 23 - The Big Sleep
- September 14 - Shadow of a Woman
- September 28 - Cloak and Dagger
- October 18 - Deception
- November 1 - Nobody Lives Forever
- November 9 - Never Say Goodbye
- November 23 - The Verdict
- December 25
- December 28 - The Time, the Place and the Girl
Shorts[]
- January 5
- Book Revue
- The Good Egg (re-issue)
- February 2 - Baseball Bugs
- February 9 - The Trial of Mr. Wolf (re-issue)
- February 23 - Holiday for Shoestrings
- March 2 - Quentin Quail
- March 16 - Baby Bottleneck
- March 23
- Hare Remover
- The Little Lion Hunter (re-issue)
- April 6
- Daffy Doodles
- Fresh Fish (re-issue)
- April 20
- Daffy Duck & Egghead (re-issue)
- Hollywood Canine Canteen
- May 4
- Hush My Mouse
- Katnip Kollege (re-issue)
- May 18 - The Night Watchman (re-issue)
- May 25 - Hair-Raising Hare
- June 8
- Kitty Kornered
- Little Brother Rat (re-issue)
- June 22
- Hollywood Daffy
- Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas (re-issue)
- June 29 - Acrobatty Bunny
- July 6 - Robin Hood Makes Good (re-issue)
- July 13 - The Eager Beaver
- July 20 - The Great Piggy Bank Robbery
- August 3 - Bacall to Arms
- August 17
- Little Red Walking Hood (re-issue)
- Of Thee I Sting
- August 31 - Walky Talky Hawky
- September 14 - Racketeer Rabbit
- September 28
- Fair and Worm-er
- Fox Pop (re-issue)
- October 5 - The Big Snooze
- October 12 - The Wacky Worm (re-issue)
- October 19 - The Mouse-merized Cat
- October 26 - You're an Education (re-issue)
- November 2 - Mouse Menace
- November 5 - Rhapsody Rabbit
- November 23 - Roughly Squeaking
People[]
Births[]
- March 12 - Frank Welker (voice actor, actor, impressionist and stand-up comedian)
Deaths[]
- January 5 - Slim Summerville (actor and director)
- January 13 - Etta McDaniel (actress)
- February 8 - Miles Mander (actor)
- March 2 - Harry Semels (actor)
- March 4 - Charles Waldron (actor)
- March 23 - Marie De Becker (actress)
- March 25 - Aileen Manning (actress)
- April 1 - Noah Beery (actor)
- April 20 - Mae Busch (actress)
- April 22 - Lionel Atwill (actor)
- May 14
- Lee Kohlmar (actor and director)
- Lillian Harmer (actress)
- June 14 - Charles Butterworth (actor)
- June 26 - Arthur Aylesworth (actor)
- July 2 - Mary Alden (actress)
- July 24 - Charles Wellesley (actor)
- August 8 - Paul Porcasi (actor)
- August 12 - Egon Brecher (actor and director)
- October 8 - John St. Polis (actor)
- November 18 - Donald Meek (actor)
- November 25 - Henry Morgenthau Sr. (actor, writer, lawyer and businessman)
Character debuts[]
- February 2 - The Gashouse Gorillas
- March 16 - The Drunk Stork
- May 25 - Gossamer, Dr. Lorre
- July 13 - Eager Beaver
- August 31 - Foghorn Leghorn, Barnyard Dawg
- September 14 - Rocky, Hugo
- November 9 - The Mouse
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