1893 in film

• 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.

• Blacksmith Scene, directed by William K. L. Dickson.
• Horse Shoeing, a documentary short film starring and directed by William K. L. Dickson.
• Rabbits, directed by Étienne-Jules Marey

• January 15 - Ivor Novello, Welsh actor and composer (died 1951)
• February 10 – Jimmy Durante, American actor and singer (died 1980)
• March 7 – Elsa Ratassepp, Estonian actress (died 1972)
• March 29 – Astrid Holm, Danish actress (died 1961)
• April 3 – Leslie Howard, British actor (died 1943)
• April 12 – Robert Harron, American actor (died 1920)
• April 20 – Harold Lloyd, American actor (died 1971)
• May 15 – Jose Nepomuceno, Filipino filmmaker (died 1959)
• June 14 – Suzanne Grandais, French actress (died 1920)
• July 6 – Lech Owron, Polish actor (died 1965)
• August 17 – Mae West, American actress (died 1980)
• August 30 – Vera Kholodnaya – Russian film actress (died 1919)
• August 31 – Vicente Salumbides – Filipino film actor and director (died 1979)
• September 16 – Alexander Korda, Hungarian film director, founder of London Films (died 1956)
• October 14 – Lillian Gish, American actress (died 1993)
• December 7 – Fay Bainter, Academy Award–winning American actress (died 1968)
• December 12 – Edward G. Robinson, Romanian-born, American-actor (died 1973)
• December 24 – Harry Warren, born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna, American film songwriter (died 1981)

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