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The year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on a Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1976th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 976th year of the 2nd millennium, the 76th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1970's decade.
Theatrical releases[]
- January 6 - Inside Out (Warner Bros.)
- February 25 - Catherine & Co. (Warner Bros.)
- April 4 - Hot Potato (Warner Bros.; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- April 7 - Sparkle (Warner Bros.)
- April 9 - All the President's Men (Warner Bros.)
- May 13 - Bugs Bunny: Superstar (United Artists; Bismarck, North Dakota)
- June 4 - Ode to Billy Joe (Warner Bros.)
- June 30 - The Outlaw Josey Wales (Warner Bros.)
- July 28 - The Gumball Rally (Warner Bros.)
- August 12 - The Ritz (Warner Bros.)
- September 1 - St. Ives (Warner Bros.)
- October 20 - Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same (Warner Bros.)
- October 31 - The Killer Inside Me (Warner Bros.)
- December 17 - A Star Is Born (Warner Bros.)
- December 22 - The Enforcer (Warner Bros.)
Theme Park happenings[]
Television[]
Home Video releases[]
Betamax[]
- February 18 - Dog Day Afternoon
- April 28 - The Master Gunfighter
- May 12 - Barry Lyndon
- June 2 - Inside Out
- June 23
- September 15
- November 17 - The Outlaw Josey Wales
- December 22 - St. Ives
Events[]
- November - Warner Bros. acquires The Wolper Organization (Wolper Pictures), a film production company headed by David L. Wolper.[1][2] The acquisition gave Warner Bros. the copyrights to some of Wolper's films like Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
People[]
Births[]
- January 29 - Charles Divins (actor)
- February 3 - Tim Heidecker (comedian, writer, director, actor, and musician)
- February 9 - Charlie Day (actor, writer and producer)
- March 21 - Ryan Bittle (actor)
- April 7 - Eric Wareheim (comedian, actor, writer, director, musician, and winemaker)
- April 15 - Susan Ward (actress and model)
- May 12 - Justin Shilton (actor, writer and director)
- May 31 - Colin Farrell (actor)
- June 18 - Alana de la Garza (actress)
- July 25 - Hollie Stenson (actress)
- August 18 - Daphnée Duplaix (actress and model)
- November 28 - Ryan Kwanten (actor and comedian)
Deaths[]
- January 1 - Olive Hasbrouck (actress)
- January 12 - Philip Ford (film director and actor)
- January 16 - Ray Patin (animator)
- January 18 - Friedrich Hollaender (composer and author)
- January 19 - Ted D. McCord (cinematographer)
- February 11 - John Twist (screenwriter)
- February 12 - Sal Mineo (actor)
- February 23 - Fuzzy Knight (actor)
- February 24 - Julian Rivero (actor)
- February 26 - Frieda Inescort (actress)
- March 6 - Maxie Rosenbloom (professional boxer, actor and television personality)
- March 14 - Busby Berkeley (film director and musical choreographer)
- March 17 - Andrew Tombes (comedian and actor)
- March 18 - Alphonse Martell (actor, director and writer)
- March 26 - Rory Mallinson (actor)
- March 28 - Richard Arlen (actor)
- April 2 - Ray Teal (actor)
- April 5 - Robert Lord (screenwriter and film producer)
- April 9 - Wilfrid M. Cline (cinematographer)
- April 12 - Paul Ford (actor)
- April 14 - Maudie Prickett (actress)
- April 23 - James Flavin (actor)
- April 26 - Neil McCallum (actor)
- May 3 - David Bruce (actor)
- May 6 - Norman McGlen (actor)
- May 7 - Alan Baxter (actor)
- May 10 - George Curzon (commander and actor)
- May 27 - Ellinor Vanderveer (actress)
- June 6
- Sybil Thorndike (actress)
- Victor Varconi (actor)
- July 7 - Norman Foster (director, screenwriter and actor)
- July 12 - James Wong Howe (cinematographer)
- July 17 - Mario Pisu (actor and voice actor)
- August 9 - Jess Kirkpatrick (actor)
- August 20 - Sid Silvers (actor, comedian, lyricist and writer)
- August 24 - Edward Raquello (actor)
- August 26 - Warner Anderson (actor)
- September 10 - Dorothy Devore (actress and comedian)
- October 5 - Barbara Nichols (actress)
- October 31 - Linda Watkins (actress)
- November 1 - Oscar Beregi, Jr. (actor)
- November 9 - Billy Halop (actor)
- November 10 - Billy Arnold (racing driver)
- November 11 - Julian Somers (actor)
- November 21 - Niles Welch (actor)
- November 22 - Rupert Davies (actor)
- November 28 - Rosalind Russell (actress, comedian, screenwriter and singer)
- November 29 - Godfrey Cambridge (actor and stand-up comedian)
- December 3 - Mary Nash (actress)
- December 4 - Clara Horton (actress)
- December 21 - Rod Scribner (animator)
- December 25 - Frankie Darro (actor, voice actor and stuntman)
Artists Joined[]
References[]
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