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1951 was the 2nd year of 1950's.
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Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- January 27 - Operation Pacific
- February 10 - Storm Warning
- February 11 - Sugarfoot
- February 24 - The Enforcer
- March 26 - Lullaby of Broadway
- April 7 - Raton Pass
- April 12 - Lightning Strikes Twice
- April 13 - Only the Valiant
- May 5 - I Was a Communist for the FBI
- May 18 - Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
- May 19 - Goodbye, My Fancy
- June 2 - Along the Great Divide
- July 3 - Strangers on a Train
- July 14 - Fort Worth
- July 26 - On Moonlight Bay
- August 13 - Force of Arms
- August 24 - Jim Thorpe – All-American
- September 13 - Captain Horatio Hornblower
- September 18 - A Streetcar Named Desire
- September 22 - Tomorrow Is Another Day
- October 10 - Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
- October 24 - Come Fill the Cup
- October 31 - The Tanks Are Coming
- October - Close to My Heart
- December 6 - I'll See You in My Dreams
- December 14 - Starlift
- December 29 - Distant Drums
Shorts[]
- January 6
- Duck Soup to Nuts (re-issue)
- Hare We Go
- January 20 - A Fox in a Fix
- February 3
- Canned Feud
- Flowers for Madame (re-issue)
- February 10 - Rabbit Every Monday
- February 24 - Putty Tat Trouble
- March 3
- Corn Plastered
- Life with Feathers (re-issue)
- March 10 - Bunny Hugged
- March 24
- Peck Up Your Troubles (re-issue)
- Scent-imental Romeo
- April 7 - A Bone for A Bone
- April 14 - The Fair Haired Hare
- April 21 - Odor-able Kitty (re-issue)
- April 28 - A Hound for Trouble
- May 12 - Early to Bet
- May 19
- Book Review (re-issue)
- Rabbit Fire
- June 2 - Room and Bird
- June 16 - Chow Hound
- June 23 - Stage Fright (re-issue)
- June 30 - French Rarebit
- July 14 - The Wearing of the Grin
- July 21 - Sioux Me (re-issue)
- July 28 - Leghorn Swoggled
- August 11 - His Hare Raising Tale
- August 28 - Cheese Chasers
- September 1 - The Stupid Cupid (re-issue)
- September 8 - Lovelorn Leghorn
- September 15 - Holiday for Shoestrings (re-issue)
- September 22 - Tweety's S.O.S.
- October 6 - Ballot Box Bunny
- October 13 - The Lady in Red (re-issue)
- October 20 - A Bear for Punishment
- November 3 - Sleepy Time Possum
- November 10 - Sniffles and the Bookworm (re-issue)
- November 17 - Drip-Along Daffy
- December 1 - Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears (re-issue)
- December 12 - Big Top Bunny
- December 15 - Tweet Tweet Tweety
- December 22 - The Prize Pest
Events[]
- Rev Chaney left Warner Bros. Cartoons to work at United Productions of America (UPA), a studio founded for former Disney artists and best known for producing the Mr. Magoo cartoons.
Character debuts[]
- February 24 - Sam Cat
- March 3 - Beanie-Capped Crow
- May 12 - The Gambling Bug
- July 14 - Leprechauns
- August 11 - Clyde Bunny
- August 25 - Marc Anthony (prototype debut)
- November 17 - Nasty Canasta
People[]
Births[]
- April 21 - Tony Danza (actor, television personality, tap dancer, boxer and teacher)
- June 20 - Tress MacNeille (voice actress and singer)
- July 6 - Geoffrey Rush (actor, voice actor and film producer)
- July 21 - Robin Williams (comedian, actor and voice actor)
- July 28 - Danny Mann (voice actor, comedian, writer, singer, musician and production manager)
- September 25 - Mark Hamill (actor, voice actor, writer, director and producer)
Deaths[]
- January 16 - Ferike Boros (actress)
- January 18 - Jack Holt (actor)
- January 21 - Ernest Cossart (actor)
- February 15 - Larry Steers (actor)
- February 17 - Rafael Storm (actor)
- February 27 - Michael Visaroff (actor)
- March 5 - Leo Singer (manager and actor)
- March 8 - Charles Coleman (actor)
- March 22 - Gusztáv Pártos (actor)
- March 31 - Ralph Forbes (actor)
- April 5 - Edward Rigby (actor)
- April 11 - Joe King (actor, director and writer)
- April 22 - Stanley Ridges (actor)
- May 1 - Nora Cecil (actress)
- May 5 - Eddie Dunn (actor)
- May 7 - Warner Baxter (actor)
- May 8 - Pat Hartigan (actor and director)
- May 18
- Frank McGlynn Sr. (actor)
- Weldon Heyburn (actor)
- May 25 - Paul Weigel (actor)
- June 1 - Garry Owen (actor)
- June 3 - Rollin Hamilton (animator)
- June 8 - Olive Tell (actress)
- June 9 - Mayo Methot (actress)
- June 13 - Bessie Toner (actress)
- July 7 - Luli Deste (actress)
- August 10 - Tony Gaudio (cinematographer)
- September 9 - Gibson Gowland (actor)
- September 10 - Clifton Young (actor)
- October 12
- Ivan Simpson (actor)
- Leon Errol (comedian and actor)
- October 25 - Charles Croker-King (actor)
- November 15 - Robert Elliott (actor)
- December 4 - Harry Allen (actor)
- December 6 - J. Edward Bromberg (actor)
- December 26 - David Torrence (actor)
- December 31 - Johnny Arthur (actor)
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