Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas' Star Wars science fiction film. In one of the best business decisions in film history, Lucas cuts his directing fee by $500,000 to gain ownership of merchandising and sequel rights Top Grossing Films of the Year Rocky To Fly All the President's Men, starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford King Kong, starring Jessica Lange and Jeff Bridges The Enforcer Silent Movie The Pink Panther Strikes Again Carrie, starring Sissy Spacek Logan's Run Marathon Man Births January 3 - Jason Marsden, actor. January 6 - Danny Pintauro, actor February 11 - Brice Beckham, actor. February 28 - Ja Rule, actor/rap singer/songwriter. September 7 - Shannon Elizabeth, actress. October 4 - Alicia Silverstone, actress. Deaths January 12 - Agatha Christie, writer February 11 - Lee J Cobb, actor. February 11 - Alice Allen, actress. February 11 - Charlie Naughton, actor. March 17 - Luchino Visconti, italian theatre and cinema director. Other Movies Released Taxi Driver Wilma - Shirley Jo Finney, Cicely Tyson, Denzel Washington The Song Remains the Same - Led Zeppelin The Omen- Gregory Peck, Lee Remick