1893 in film

Years in film
1870s
1880s 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
1890s 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
1900s 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910s 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920s 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940s 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s 2020

The following is an overview of the events of 1893 in film, including a list of films released and notable births.

Events

• Thomas Edison builds America's First Movie Studio, the Black Maria
• Blacksmith Scene is made and presented by Thomas Edison
• First major public movie show, World's Columbian Exposition

Films released in 1893

• Blacksmith Scene, directed by William K. L. Dickson
• The Barber Shop, directed by William K. L. Dickson

Births

• February 10 - Jimmy Durante, American actor and singer (died 1980)
• March 29 - Astrid Holm, Danish actress (died 1961)
• April 3 - Leslie Howard, British actor (died 1943)
• April 12 - Robert Harron, American actor (died 1920)
• April 20 - Harold Lloyd, American actor (died 1971)
• June 14 - Suzanne Grandais, French actress (died 1920)
• July 6 - Lech Owron, Polish actor (died 1965)
• August 17 - Mae West, American actress (died 1980)
• August 30 - Vera Kholodnaya - Russian film actress (died 1919)
• September 16 - Alexander Korda, Hungarian film director, founder of London Films (died 1956)
• September 26 – Gladys Brockwell, American actress (died 1929)
• October 14 - Lillian Gish, American actress (died 1993)
• December 7 - Fay Bainter, Academy Award–winning American actress (died 1968)
• December 12 - Edward G. Robinson, Romanian-born, American-actor (died 1973)
• December 24 - Harry Warren, born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna, American film songwriter (died 1981)

External links

Media related to 1893 in film at Wikimedia Commons

• 1893 at the Internet Movie Database