The year 1952 was the 3rd year of the 1950's.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- January 10 - Room for One More
- February 5 - The Big Trees (Warner Bros.; New York City)
- February 9 - This Woman Is Dangerous
- February 19 - Retreat, Hell!
- March 4 - Bugles in the Afternoon
- April 12 - Jack and the Beanstalk
- April 23 - Mara Maru
- May 17
- May 23 - About Face
- June 13 - Carson City
- June 20 - The Winning Team
- June 26
- Where's Charley?
- 3 for Bedroom C
- July 12 - She's Working Her Way Through College
- July 26 - The Story of Will Rogers
- August 20 - The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
- August 30 - Big Jim McLain
- September 6 - Cattle Town
- September 27 - The Crimson Pirate
- October 25 - Springfield Rifle
- November 8 - Operation Secret
- November 19 - The Iron Mistress
- December 10 - Stop, You're Killing Me
- December 24 - April in Paris
- December 27 - Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
- December 30 - The Jazz Singer
Shorts[]
- January 5 - Who's Kitten Who?
- January 12 - Of Thee I Sting (re-issue)
- January 19 - Operation: Rabbit
- February 2 - Feed the Kitty
- February 9 - From Hand to Mouse (re-issue)
- February 16 - Gift Wrapped
- February 23 - Foxy by Proxy
- March 1 - Thumb Fun
- March 15
- 14 Carrot Rabbit
- The Brave Little Bat (re-issue)
- March 29 - Little Beau Pepe
- April 5 - Kiddin' the Kitten
- April 12 - Snowtime for Comedy (re-issue)
- April 19 - Water, Water Every Hare
- May 3
- Hush My Mouse (re-issue)
- Little Red Rodent Hood
- May 10 - Sock a Doodle Do
- May 24
- June 7 - The Hasty Hare
- June 14 - Baby Bottleneck (re-issue)
- June 21 - Ain't She Tweet
- June 28 - The Turn-Tale Wolf
- July 5 - Cracked Quack
- July 12 - The Bug Parade (re-issue)
- July 26 - Oily Hare
- August 2 - The Merry Old Soul (re-issue)
- August 9 - Hoppy Go Lucky
- August 23 - Going! Going! Gosh!
- August 30
- A Bird in a Guilty Cage
- Fresh Airedale (re-issue)
- September 8 - Mouse-Warming
- September 13 - A Feud There Was (re-issue)
- September 20 - Rabbit Seasoning
- October 4 - The Egg-Cited Rooster
- October 11 - Daffy Doodles (re-issue)
- October 18 - Tree for Two
- November 1 - The Super Snooper
- November 8 - A Day at the Zoo (re-issue)
- November 15 - Rabbit's Kin
- November 29
- The Early Worm Gets the Bird (re-issue)
- Terrier Stricken
- December 13 - Fool Coverage
- December 20 - Hare Lift
Television[]
People[]
Births[]
- April 16 - Billy West (voice actor, singer, comedian, musician and songwriter)
- April 17 - Joe Alaskey (stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor and impressionist)
- June 20 - John Goodman (actor)
- July 1 - Dan Aykroyd (actor)
- August 26 - Michael Jeter (actor)
- August 27 - Gary Imhoff (actor, director and teacher)
- November 3 - Jim Cummings (voice actor)
- November 28 - S. Epatha Merkerson (actress)
- November 29 - Jeff Fahey (actor)
Deaths[]
- January 26 - André Cheron (actor)
- January 28 - Sergei Trufanov (monk, author, janitor and actor)
- February 7 - Philip G. Epstein (screenwriter)
- February 10 - Herbert Evans (actor)
- February 14 - John Sheehan (actor and vaudeville performer)
- February 15 - Ethel Wales (actress)
- February 19 - Lawrence Grant (actor)
- February 23 - Lillian Worth (actress)
- March 12
- Devereaux Jennings (cinematographer)
- Hugh Herbert (actor, writer and comedian)
- March 23 - Claude Fleming (actor, writer, producer and director)
- March 26 - J. P. McGowan (actor, director, screenwriter and producer)
- April 10 - Leo Willis (actor)
- April 16 - George Bunny (actor)
- May 15 - Albert Bassermann (actor)
- May 21 - John Garfield (actor)
- May 26 - Richard Rober (actor)
- May 31 - George Magrill (actor)
- June 6 - Mabel Colcord (actress)
- June 27 - Elmo Lincoln (actor)
- July 5 - Alison Skipworth (actress)
- July 9 - Billy Mitchell (actor)
- July 20 - Isabelle LaMal (actress)
- July 26 - Edward Ellis (actor, producer and screenwriter)
- August 2 - J. Farrell MacDonald (actor)
- August 3 - Henry Otto (actor, director, producer and screenwriter)
- August 8
- Lon Poff (actor)
- Lucille Ward (actress)
- August 17 - Tom Chatterton (actor and director)
- August 18 - Ralph Byrd (actor)
- October 7 - Eulalie Jensen (actress)
- October 20 - Basil Radford (actor)
- October 23 - Susan Peters (actress)
- October 26 - Hattie McDaniel (actress, singer-songwriter and comedian)
- November 6 - George H. Reed (actor)
- November 10 - John Roche (actor)
- November 18 - Louise Lester (actress)
- December 26 - Lyn Harding (actor)
Character debuts[]
- Mary Jane
- February 2 - Marc Anthony, Pussyfoot, Marc Anthony's owner
- February 23 - Dumb Dog
- April 5 - Dodsworth, Kitten
- April 19 - Dr. Moron
- May 10 - Kid Banty
- June - Firefly
- August 9 - Benny
- September 8 - Butcher
- October 18 - Spike and Chester
- November 15 - Pete Puma, Shorty
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