1974 in film

Events

• May - George Lucas creates the first draft of what would eventually become Star Wars.
• August 7 - Peter Wolf[?], lead singer of the J. Geils Band[?] marries actress Faye Dunaway

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. Blazing Saddles, directed by Mel Brooks, starring Cleavon Little[?], Gene Wilder[?], Slim Pickens, Madeline Kahn[?] and Harvey Corman[?]
2. The Towering Inferno, starring Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, and Fred Astaire
3. Young Frankenstein[?], directed by Mel Brooks, starring Gene Wilder[?], Teri Garr[?], and Madeline Kahn[?].
4. Earthquake[?]
5. The Godfather: Part II[?]
6. Black Christmas[?]
7. Benji[?]
8. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre[?]
9. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot[?]
10. The Man with the Golden Gun[?]

Births

• March 24 - Alyson Hannigan, actress
• April 28 - Penelope Cruz, actress
• November 11 - Leonardo DiCaprio, actor

Deaths

• February 11 - Anna Q Nilsson[?], actress
• October 13 - Ed Sullivan, television host, actor
• November 13 - Vittorio De Sica, Italian director

Other Movies Released

• Chinatown
• The Conversation