Events Pathé Frères colors black and white films by machine. Births January 3 - Anna May Wong, actress (+ 1961) January 12 - Tex Ritter, actor, singer (+ 1974) February 2 - Ayn Rand, writer (+ 1982) March 23 - Joan Crawford, actress (+ 1977) May 15 - Joseph Cotten, actor (+ 1994) July 29 - Thelma Todd, actress September 18 - Greta Garbo, actress (+ 1990) Deaths
Births January 3 - Anna May Wong, actress (+ 1961) January 12 - Tex Ritter, actor, singer (+ 1974) February 2 - Ayn Rand, writer (+ 1982) March 23 - Joan Crawford, actress (+ 1977) May 15 - Joseph Cotten, actor (+ 1994) July 29 - Thelma Todd, actress September 18 - Greta Garbo, actress (+ 1990) Deaths