1914 in film

Events

• The 3,300-seat Strand Theater opens in New York City.
• May 8 - Paramount Pictures is formed.

Top Grossing Films of the Year

• The Squaw Man
• Tillie's Punctured Romance

Movies Released

• Der Golem, starring Paul Wegener; written and directed by Henrik Galeen and Paul Wegener
• The Squaw Man, starring Dustin Farnum
• Tillie's Punctured Romance, directed by Mack Sennett and starring Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin

Births

• January 4 - Jane Wyman, actress
• January 5 - George Reeves, actor (+ 1959)
• January 6 - Danny Thomas, singer, actor, comedian (+ 1991)
• January 14 - Harold Russell, actor (+ 2002)
• Khwaja Ahmad Abbas - film director

Deaths

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