This Day in Film History:
February 1
1895:
Acclaimed director John Ford is born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
1901:
Suave actor Clark Gable is born in Cadiz, Ohio.
1929:
MGM releases The Broadway Melody. The film serves as a landmark in cinematic sound, as it was the first to have soundtrack on the actual film strip. Prior to this, the sound played on a completely different system.
For more on landmarks in film sound technology, read Jason Dean's article Here.
1966:
Rat Pack member Peter Lawford and Patricia Kennedy divorce. The two had been married since April of 1954.
1966:
Buster Keaton dies of lung cancer in Los Angeles, California.
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