* 1881 – Al Christie, Canadian-born film director and producer ( d. 1951 )

** Al Christie, Canadian-born film director and producer ( b. 1881 )

* November 24 – Al Christie, Canadian-born director and producer ( d. 1951 )

* Al Christie ( 1881 – 1951 ), director / producer and screenwriter

Al Christie ( November 24, 1881 – April 14, 1951 ) was a Canadian-born motion picture director, producer and screenwriter.

Al Christie began his career in 1909 working for David Horsley's Nestor film company in Bayonne, New Jersey.

Al Christie then formed a partnership with his brother Charles to form Christie Film Company which lasted until 1933 when the company went into receivership.

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Around 1910, the East Coast filmmakers began to take advantage of California winters and after Nestor Studios, run by Canadian Al Christie, built the first permanent movie studio in Hollywood a number of the movie companies expanded or relocated to the new Hollywood.

* Al Christie ( 1881 – 1951 ), co-founder of Christie Film Company, director / producer / screenwriter

In early July 1911, during the silent era of motion pictures, at David Horsley's Nestor Comedies in Bayonne, New Jersey, Al Christie began turning out a weekly one-reel live-action Mutt and Jeff comedy short, which was based on the comic strip.

* April 14 – Al Christie, film director, producer and screenwriter ( b. 1881 )

The first movie studio in the Hollywood area, Nestor Studios, was founded in 1911 by Al Christie for David Horsley in an old building on the northwest corner of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street.

The series was written by Jim Starlin and penciled by Ron Lim, Ian Laughlin, Al Milgrom, Jack Morelli and Christie Scheele.

The California weather allowed for year-round filming and the ambitious studio operated three principal divisions under its Canadian-born general manager, Al Christie.

Al Christie moved permanently from the East, where he had been working with the Horsleys creating the extremely popular silent era Mutt and Jeff comedy shorts, to Southern California.

Christie Film Company was an American pioneer motion picture company founded in Hollywood, California by Al Christie and Charles Christie, two brothers from London, Ontario, Canada.

While Charles served almost exclusively in administration, it was Al Christie who made the films.