The year 1909 in film involved some significant events.

Events

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Notable films released in 1909

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United States unless stated

PLAY The Airship Destroyer; runtime 00:06:41.
PLAY The Curtain Pole; runtime 00:08:00.
PLAY A Midsummer Night's Dream; runtime 00:11:07.
PLAY Resurrection; runtime 00:12:11.

Births

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Deaths

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  • January 27 – Benoît-Constant Coquelin, actor, Cyrano de Bergerac (born 1841)
  • September 4 – Clyde Fitch, author & playwright whose works have been adapted into films. (born 1865)

Film debuts

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References

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  1. ^ "Carl Laemmle | American film producer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  2. ^ McKernan, Luke (2018). Charles Urban: Pioneering the Non-Fiction Film in Britain and America, 1897-1925. University of Exeter Press. ISBN 978-0859892964.
  3. ^ a b "Hiawatha (1909)". AFI Catalog. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "1909 - First Nature Move". Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Joyce's picture-house flop – Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  6. ^ Kinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 28.
  7. ^ a b Kinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 29.
  8. ^ a b Kinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 30.
  9. ^ "Oliver Twist (1909)". BFI. Archived from the original on December 20, 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  10. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
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