1959 in film

Events

• September 18 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx marries his second wife, Barbara Blakely.
• November 18 - William Wyler's film Ben-Hur premieres at Loew's Theater in New York City.

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. Ben-Hur, starring Charlton Heston
2. Some Like It Hot, starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon
3. Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest, starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint
4. Rio Bravo
5. The Killer Shrews
6. Date with Death
7. Apur Sansar

Academy Awards

• Best Picture: Ben-Hur - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Best Actor: Charlton Heston - Ben-Hur
• Best Actress: Simone Signoret - Room at the Top

Births

• November 14 - Paul McGann, British actor

Deaths

• March 3 - Lou Costello, comedian and actor, half of Abbott and Costello comedy team
• October 14 - Errol Flynn, American actor.
• George Reeves, actor

Other Movies Released

• The Diary of Anne Frank
• Anatomy of a Murder

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