The year 1971 was the second year of the 1970's.
Theatrical releases[]
- February 26 - The Priest's Wife
- March 11 - THX 1138
- March 17 - When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
- April 18 - Summer of '42 premiered in New York City, New York
- April 19 - Summer of '42
- May 1 - Billy Jack (limited)
- June 17 - Death in Venice
- June 24 - McCabe & Mrs. Miller
- June 25 - Klute
- July 14 - Dusty and Sweets McGee
- July 16 - The Devils
- July 28 - Billy Jack (New York City, New York)
- August 1 - The Omega Man
- August 11 - And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave
- August 25 - Medicine Ball Caravan (New York City, New York)
- September 30 - Skin Game
- October 6 - Zeppelin
- November 24 - Man in the Wilderness
- November 29 - Crescendo
- December 19 - A Clockwork Orange premiered in New York City, New York
- December 23 - Dirty Harry
Television[]
Theme park happenings[]
Books[]
People[]
Births[]
- January 25 - Ana Ortiz (actress and singer)
- June 21 - Joe Kraemer (composer and conductor)
- November 30 - Jessalyn Gilsig (actress)
Deaths[]
- January 15 - John Dall (actor)
- January 16 - Kermit Maynard (actor and stuntman)
- February 3 - Jay C. Flippen (actor)
- February 16 - Bert Roach (actor)
- February 20 - William Lava (composer)
- February 22 - Matt McHugh (actor)
- February 26 - Tullio Carminati (actor)
- March 5 - Winnie Lightner (actress)
- March 12 - Roy Glenn (actor)
- March 16 - Bebe Daniels (actress, singer, dancer, writer and producer)
- March 20 - Hallam Cooley (actor)
- March 21 - Nan Wynn (singer and actress)
- March 22 - Nella Walker (actress)
- March 30 - Selmer Jackson (actor)
- April 20 - Cecil Parker (actor)
- April 21 - Edmund Lowe (actor)
- April 22 - Mario Alcalde (actor)
- May 1 - Glenda Farrell (actress)
- May 2 - Dot Farley (actress)
- May 12 - Tor Johnson (professional wrestler and actor)
- May 21 - Dennis King (actor and singer)
- May 29 - Rodd Redwing (trickshooter, stunt performer and actor)
- June 10 - Michael Rennie (actor)
- June 13 - Erno Verebes (actor)
- June 18 - Thomas Gomez (actor)
- June 23 - Mary Young (actress)
- June 26 - G. P. Huntley Jr. (actor)
- July 1 - Tenen Holtz (actor)
- July 2 - Barbara Leonard (actress)
- July 3 - Renie Riano (actress)
- July 6 - Louis Armstrong (jazz musician, trumpeter and vocalist)
- July 7 - Ub Iwerks (animator, cartoonist, character designer, producer and special effects technician)
- July 15
- Guy Wilkerson (actor)
- Bill Thompson (radio comedian, actor and voice actor)
- July 17 - Cliff Edwards (singer, actor and voice actor)
- July 21 - Eugene Borden (actor)
- July 22 - Ted Fio Rito (composer, orchestra leader and keyboardist)
- July 23 - Van Heflin (actor)
- August 1 - Paul Sawtell (film score composer)
- August 15 - Paul Lukas (actor)
- August 17 - Horace McMahon (actor)
- August 25 - Ted Lewis (entertainer, bandleader, singer and musician)
- September 2 - Hedwiga Reicher (actress)
- September 6 - Ralph Moody (actor)
- September 7 - Spring Byington (actress)
- September 11 - Percy Helton (actor)
- September 16 - Betty Boyd (actress)
- September 20 - James Westerfield (actor)
- September 30 - Robert 'Buzz' Henry (actor and stuntman)
- October 3 - Leah Baird (actress and screenwriter)
- October 11 - Chester Conklin (comedian and actor)
- October 13 - Robert Gribbroek (layout artist and background painter)
- October 19 - Betty Bronson (actress)
- October 20 - Ben Markson (screenwriter)
- October 21 - Raymond Hatton (actor)
- October 26 - Robert Gordon (actor)
- November 2 - Martha Vickers (model and actress)
- November 4 - Ann Pennington (actress, dancer and singer)
- November 16 - Charlie Dale (actor)
- November 17 - Gladys Cooper (actress, theatrical manager and producer)
- November 22 - Walter Sande (actor)
- November 24 - Anne O'Neal (actress)
- November 25 - Hank Mann (actor and comedian)
- December 4 - Al Ferguson (actor)
- December 5 - Kynaston Reeves (actor)
- December 12 - Dita Parlo (actress)
- December 13 - Warren Foster (screenwriter)
- December 18 - Diana Lynn (actress)
- December 24 - Dora Altmann (actress)
- December 28 - Max Steiner (composer, arranger and conductor)
- December 29 - Stuart Holmes (actor and sculptor)
Business[]
Character debuts[]
- May - Talia Al Ghul
- June - Ra's Al Ghul
- June 30 - Willy Wonka, Grandpa Joe, Charlie Bucket, Mrs. Bucket, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Augustus Gloop, Mike Teavee
- November - Malcom Merlyn
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