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)
- April 3 - Leslie Howard, British actor (died 1943)
- April 12 - Robert Harron, American actor (died 1920)
- April 20 - Harold Lloyd, actor (died 1971)
- August 17 - Mae West, American actress (died 1980)
- September 16 - Alexander Korda, Hungarian film director, the founder of London Films. (died 1956)
- September 26 â€" Gladys Brockwell, American actress (died 1929)
- October 14 - Lillian Gish, American actress (died 1993)
- December 7 - Fay Bainter, Academy Awardâ€"winning American actress (died 1968)
- December 12 - Edward G. Robinson, Romanian-born, American-actor (died 1973)
External links
Media related to 1893 in film at Wikimedia Commons
- 1893 at the Internet Movie Database