1972

1972 was the 3rd year of 1970's.

Theatrical releases

Feature films

• January 13 - The Cowboys
• February 2
  • A Clockwork Orange
  • Snow Job (New York City, New York)
• February 25 - Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (New York City, New York)
• March 9 - What's Up, Doc? (New York City, New York)
• March 10 - What's Up, Doc?
• May 24 - Malcolm X (New York City, New York)
• June - Adam's Woman
• June 7 - Get to Know Your Rabbit (New York City, New York)
• June 19 - Portnoy's Complaint (New York City, New York)
• June 29
  • The Candidate premiered in New York City, New York
  • Come Back, Charleston Blue (New York City, New York)
• July 30 - Deliverance premiered in New York City, New York
• August - Cry for Me, Billy
• August 4 - Super Fly
• August 11 - Deliverance (Atlanta International Film Festival)
• August 18 - Deliverance
• September 21 - Cancel My Reservation
• September 24 - The Emigrants (New York City, New York)
• November 17 - Dracula AD 1972
• November 22 - Rage (New York City, New York)
• November 29 - Crescendo
• December 2 - Jeremiah Johnson premiered in Boise, Idaho

Television

• December 14 - The Merrie Melodies Show premieres in syndication.
• December 16 - Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies premieres on ABC.

People

Births

• January 30 - Jennifer Hale (actress)
• February 29 - Antonio Sabàto Jr. (actor)
• June 30 - Kate Luyben (actress)
• August 13 - Crystal Allen (actress)
• December 19 - Alyssa Milano (actress, producer, activist and former singer)

Deaths

• January 1 - Maurice Chevalier (singer, actor, composer, lyricist and writer)
• January 17 - Rochelle Hudson (actress)
• January 19 - Richard Fraser (actor)
• January 24 - Jerome Cowan (actor)
• February 2 - Jessie Royce Landis (actress)
• February 3 - John Litel (actor)
• February 7
  • Ottola Nesmith (actress)
  • Bob Woodward (actor and stuntman)
• February 8 - May Craig (actress)
• February 19 - Tedd Pierce (writer, animator, voice actor and artist)
• March 2 - Walter Byron (actor)
• March 20 - Marilyn Maxwell (actress and entertainer)
• March 23 - Margaret Dale (actress)
• March 30 - Peter Whitney (actor)
• March 31 - Phil Kramer (actor)
• April 5 - Isabel Jewell (actress)
• April 6
  • Brian Donlevy (actor)
  • Eddie Dew (actor and director)
• April 7
  • Betty Blythe (actress)
  • Victor Wong (actor)
• April 8 - Charles Hoffman (writer and producer)
• April 10 - Harry Strang (actor)
• April 18 - Winifred Harris (actress)
• April 25 - George Sanders (actor and voice actor)
• May 3 - Bruce Cabot (actor)
• May 5
  • Kenneth MacDonald (actor)
  • Frank Tashlin (animator, screenwriter, director and author)
• May 6 - Clarence Kolster (film editor)
• May 12 - Steve Ihnat (actor and director)
• May 13 - Dan Blocker (actor)
• May 24 - Gavin Muir (actor)
• June 25
  • Nicholas Hannen (actor)
  • Charles Sullivan (actor)
• July 10 - Charlotte Merriam (actress)
• August 13 - Patrick Waltz (actor)
• August 14 - Oscar Levant (concert pianist, composer, conductor, author, radio game show panelist, television talk show host, comedian and actor)
• August 24 - D. Ross Lederman (film director, producer and writer)
• August 27 - Gaby André (actress)
• August 28 - Webster Campbell (actor, director and screenwriter)
• September 14 - Lane Chandler (actor)
• September 17 - Akim Tamiroff (actor)
• October - Ted Bonnicksen (animator)
• October 4 - Colin Gordon (actor)
• October 9 - Miriam Hopkins (actress)
• October 16 - Leo G. Carroll (actor)
• October 21 - Felix Felton (voice actor, director, composer and author)
• October 24 - Claire Windsor (actress)
• November 5 - Reginald Owen (actor)
• November 7 - Tod Andrews (actor)
• November 21 - Tom Palmer (director)
• November 23
  • Bernard Nedell (actor)
  • Marie Wilson (actress)
• November 29
  • Carl Stalling (composer and arranger)
  • Eve Southern (actress)
• December 9
  • Louella Parsons (gossip columnist and screenwriter)
  • William Dieterle (actor and film director)
• December 15 - Edward Earle (actor)

References

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