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- Shah Jahan was born on 5 January 1592 in Lahore, Pakistan. He died on 22 January 1666 in India.
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Antonio Lotti was born on 5 January 1667 in Venice, Italy. He is known for eXtrañas heterodoXias (2021). He died on 5 January 1740 in Venice, Italy.- Anna Townsend was born on 5 January 1845 in Utica, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Grandma's Boy (1922), Daddy (1923) and A Marked Man (1917). She died on 11 September 1923 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Adolf Krössing was born on 5 January 1848 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Legionár (1920), Vdavky Nanynky Kulichovy (1925) and Svéhlavicka (1927). He died on 28 January 1933 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- Gustaf af Geijerstam was born on 5 January 1858 in Heds, Sweden. He was a writer, known for Stiliga Augusta (1946). He was married to Ulrika Maria Clementina Biörck and Sofia Eugenie Hortence Valenkamph. He died on 6 March 1909 in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Rózsa Szilassy was born on 5 January 1862 in Ómoravica, Austria-Hungary [now Stara Moravica, Serbia]. She was an actress, known for Egri csillagok (1923), Fehér galambok fekete városban (1923) and A Lélek órása (1924). She was married to Kornél Sziklai. She died on 14 September 1936 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Johnson Hatfield was born on 5 January 1862 in Logan County, West Virginia, USA. He was married to Nancy McCoy. He died on 19 April 1922 in TwistedGum Creek, Logan County, West Virginia, USA.
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Konstantin Stanislavski was a wealthy Russian businessman turned
director who founded the Moscow Art Theatre, and originated the
Stanislavski's System of acting which was spread over the world by his
students, such as Michael Chekhov,
Aleksei Dikij,
Stella Adler,
Viktor Tourjansky, and
Richard Boleslawski among many
others.
He was born Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev on January 5, 1863, in
Moscow, Russia. His father, Sergei Alekseev, was a wealthy Russian
merchant. His mother, Elisaveta Vasilevna (nee Yakovleva) was
French-Russian and his grandmother was a notable actress in Paris.
Young Stanislavski grew up in a bilingual environment. He was fond of
theatre and arts, studied piano and singing, and performed amateur
plays at home with his elder brother and two sisters. He studied
business and languages at Lasarevsky Institute, the most prestigious
private school in Moscow. He did not graduate, instead he continued
self-education while traveling in several European countries and
studying at libraries and museums. Eventually Stanislavski joined his
father's company, became a successful businessman, and the head of his
father's business, the Alekseev's factory and other assets. During the
1880s Stanislavski made a fortune in international business and trade,
he was awarded the Gold Medal at the World's Fair in Paris. At the same
time, he was an active patron of arts and theatre in Russia. In 1885 he
studied acting and directing at the Maly Theatre in Moscow, and took a
stage name Stanislavski. In 1888 he founded the "Society for Arts and
Literature" in Moscow.
In 1898 Stanislavski together with his partner,
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko,
founded the Moscow Art Theatre, which made a profound influence on
theatrical art all over the world. They opened with staging of "Tsar
Feodor" a play by
Aleksei Tolstoy, then staged
"The Seagull" written by Anton Chekhov
specially for the Moscow Art Theatre. In 1900 Stanislavski brought the
Moscow Art Theatre on tour in Sebastopol and Yalta in Crimea, where he
invited then ailing Anton Chekhov to see
several plays. Chekhov admired the company's stage production of his
plays, and respected the theatrical achievements of Stanislavski and
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko.
Chekhov's legendary collaboration with the Moscow Art Theatre was
fruitful for both sides: it resulted in creation of such classics as
'The Seagull', 'Uncle Vanya', 'The Three Sisters', and 'The Cherry
Orchard', the four big plays which remained in the repertoire ever
since.
Stanislavski's system was developed through his own cross-cultural
experience as actor, director, and businessman. He constantly updated
his method through inter-disciplinary studies, absorbing from a range
of sources and influences, such as the modernist
developments, yoga and Pavlovian behaviorist psychology. He introduced
group rehearsals and relaxation techniques to achieve better spiritual
connections between actors. Pavlovian approach worked well by
conditioning actors through discipline in longer, organized rehearsals,
and using a thorough analysis of characters. Stanislavski himself was
involved in a long and arduous practice making every actor better
prepared for stage performance and eventually producing a less rigid
acting style. In his own words, Stanislavski described his early
approach as "Spiritual Realism." His actors worked hard to deliver
perfectly believable performances, as none of his actors wanted to hear
his famous verdict, "I don't believe."
As an actor, Stanislavski starred in several classical plays. His most
notable stage performances, such as Othello in the Shakespeare's
'Othello', and as Gayev in Chekhov's 'The Cherry Orchard', were
acclaimed by critics and loved by public. His own students said that
Stanislavski was a very comfortable partner on stage, due to his highly
professional and truthful acting. At the same time, he
could be very demanding off stage, because of his high standards,
especially during his lengthy and rigorous rehearsals, requiring
nothing less but the full devotion from each actor of his company, the
Moscow Art Theatre.
After the Russian Revolution of 1917, his factory and all other business property was
nationalized by the Soviet Communists, but he was allowed
to own his mansion in Moscow. Stanislavski wisely let go of all his
wealth and possessions and expressed himself in writing and directing.
He remained the principal director of Moscow Art Theatre for the rest
of his life. During the turbulent years before and after the Russian
Revolution, and later in the 1920s and 30s, he witnessed bitter rivalry
among his former students. Some actors emigrated from Russia, others
fought for their share of success, and the Moscow Art Theatre was
eventually divided into several companies.
In 1928 Stanislavski suffered from a heart attack. He then distanced
himself from disputes and competition between his former students
Michael Chekhov and
Aleksei Dikij, whose individual ambitions
resulted in further fragmentation of the original Moscow Art Theatre
company. At the same time, his younger apprentice,
Nikolay Khmelyov, remained loyal to the
teacher, and eventually later filled the position held by Stanislavski
at Moscow Art Theatre. However, his other students, such as
Vsevolod Meyerhold and
Yevgeni Vakhtangov founded their own
theatre companies and continued using their versions of the
Stanislavski's system. In the 1930s, Stanislavski together with
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko
formed one more theatrical company in Moscow, the Musical Theatre of
Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko.
Stanislavski was a proponent of democratic ideas, such as equal
opportunity and equal value of every human being on the planet.
At that time Stanislavski's
nephew was arrested for political reasons, and died in the Gulag
prison-camp. Stanislavsky was also under permanent surveillance,
because his Moscow Art Theatre was frequently attended by
Joseph Stalin and other Soviet strongmen.
However, at that time Moscow Art Theatre became especially popular,
because Russian intellectuals needed a cultural oasis to escape from
the grim Soviet reality. Under Stanislavski the Moscow Art Theatre
produced several brilliant plays by
Mikhail A. Bulgakov, and also
continued running such classics as 'The Seagull', 'The Cherry Orchard',
'The Lower Bottom' and other original productions of plays by
Anton Chekhov and
Maxim Gorky.
In his later years, Stanislavsky wrote a book titled "An Actor
Prepares" which, in Charley Chaplin's words, ".. helps all people to
reach out for big dramatic art. It tells what an actor needs to rouse
the inspiration he requires for expressing profound emotions."
Stanislavsky explained how actors may use his System, "Create your own
method. Don't depend slavishly on mine. Make up something that will
work for you! But keep braking traditions, I beg you!" And that was
exactly what the best of his followers did. Stanislavski's ideas were
used by many acting teachers, such as Michael Chekhov, Stella Adler,
and Lee Strasberg, among others across the world.
During the 1930s Konstantin Stanislavski directed the original
productions of several classic Russian plays, such as "Na Dne" (aka..
The Lower Depths) by Maxim Gorky, "Tsar
Fedor Ioannovich" by A.K. Tolstoy, and other plays at the Moscow Art
Theatre. After Stanislavski's death his original theatrical productions
were adapted to black and white films, where Stanislavsky is credited
as the original theatrical director. He died of a heart failure on
August 7, 1938, in Moscow and was laid to rest in Novodevichy Cemetery
in Moscow, Russia.
Stanislavski's mansion in central Moscow is now a public museum and
research center displaying a collection of original stage sets and
theatrical costumes. Stanislavski's personal library is also part of
his museum. It has rare books that he collected in his numerous
travels, as well as original manuscripts and letters by Stanislavski.- Ban Johnson was born on 5 January 1864 in Norwalk, Ohio, USA. He died on 28 March 1931 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.
- H.O. Nicholson was born on 5 January 1868 in Gothenburg, Sweden. He was an actor, known for The Cornor House Burglary (1914) and Richard III (1911). He died on 22 September 1940 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
- Arthur Bernède was born on 5 January 1871 in Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. He was a writer, known for Judex (1963), L'Argent (1928) and Méphisto (1931). He died on 20 March 1937 in Paris, France.
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Frederick Shepherd Converse was born on 5 January 1871 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA. He was a composer, known for Puritan Passions (1923) and Bread and Circus (2003). He was married to Emma Tudor. He died on 8 June 1940 in Westwood, Massachusetts, USA.- Martha Blackburn was born on 5 January 1872. She is known for Theatre Isn't Dead (2017) and Frau Blackburn, geb. 5.Jan. 1872, wird gefilmt (1967).
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Alfred Tostary was born on 5 January 1872 in Forst, Lausitz, Germany. He is known for Die Minderjährige - Zu jung fürs Leben (1921), Können Gedanken töten? (1920) and Ehe man Ehemann wird (1920).- Karl Jörn was born on 5 January 1873 in Riga, Latvia. He was an actor, known for Margarete (1908) and Der Postillon von Lonjumeau: Postillonlied (1907). He died on 19 December 1947 in Denver, Colorado, USA.
- Ben Kilpatrick was born on 5 January 1874 in Coleman, Texas, USA. He died on 13 March 1912 in Sanderson, Texas, USA.
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In the US from the age of 10, he first worked as a journalist-illustrator for the New York World. Interviewing Thomas A. Edison, he so impressed the inventor with his drawings that Edison suggested he allow some of them to be photographed by the Kinetograph camera. The result was a short film, Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist (1896). Fascinated by the new medium, Blackton bought a Kinetoscope from Edison, went into partnership with a friend, Albert E. Smith, and exhibited films with it. In 1897 they added a third partner, William T. Rock, and the young partners converted the projector into a motion-picture camera and established the Vitagraph Company. They started film production in an open-air studio on the roof of the Morse Building at 140 Nassau Street, New York City. Their first film, The Burglar on the Roof (1898), was about 50 feet long, with Blackton playing the leading role. In 1898, during the Spanish-American War, they produced Tearing Down the Spanish Flag (1898), probably the world's first propaganda film. Smith operated the camera and Blackton was again the actor, tearing down the Spanish flag and raising the Stars and Stripes to the top of a flagpole. Blackton and his partners continued filming fake and real news events, ranging from Spanish-American War footage to coverage of local fires and crimes in New York City. They constantly expanded their activities and soon moved into the world's first glass-enclosed studios, in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Blackton directed most of the production of this early period, including such story films as A Gentleman of France (1905) and Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1905), two milestones in the development of the American feature film. Blackton pioneered the single-frame (one turn, one picture) technique in cinema animation, turning out a number of animated cartoons between 1906 and 1910, including the immensely successful Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906), The Haunted Hotel (1907), and The Magic Fountain Pen (1909). He also introduced (in 1908, before Griffith) the close shot, a camera position between the close-up and the medium shot. Like Griffith, he emphasized film editing, setting his films apart from most of the products of this very early period. His film editing was especially noteworthy in his 'Scenes Of True Life' series, a realistic group of films he directed beginning in 1908. Next to Griffith, Blackton was probably the most innovative and creative force in the development of the motion picture art, not only as the director of hundreds of films but also as organizer, producer, actor, and animator. He pioneered the production of two- and three-reel comedies and starred in one such series as a character called Happy Hooligan. Beginning in 1908, he also pioneered the American production of distinguished stage adaptations, including many Shakespeare plays and historical re-creations. When the output at Vitagraph became too heavy for one man to handle, he initiated the system (later to be adopted by Ince) of overseeing the work of several underling directors as production supervisor. In 1917 he left active work with Vitagraph and began independent productions. During WWI, he directed and produced a series of patriotic propaganda films, the most famous of which, and which he also wrote, was The Battle Cry of Peace (1915), based on a hypothetical attack on New York City by a foreign invader. Blackton later went to England, where he directed a number of costume pageants, two of them experiments in color. When Vitagraph was absorbed by Warner Bros. in 1926, Blackton retired. He lost his entire fortune in the 1929 crash and was forced to seek work on a government project in California. Later he was hired as director of production at the Anglo-American Film Company, where he worked until his death. Between 1900 and 1915, Blackton was president of the Vitaphone Company, a manufacturer of record players. In 1915 he organized and became president of the Motion Picture Board of Trade, later known as the Association of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America. He was also publisher and editor of Motion Picture Magazine, one of America's first film-fan publications.- Konrad Adenauer was born on 5 January 1876 in Cologne, Germany. He was a writer, known for Konrad Adenauer und seine Zeit (1966), Deutschland grüßt Kennedy - Vier geschichtliche Tage (1963) and Das Lied meines Lebens (1956). He was married to Auguste Zinsser and Emma Weyer. He died on 19 April 1967 in Rhöndorf, Bad Honnef, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Ödön Bárdi was born on 5 January 1877 in Pilisborosjenõ, Hungary. He was an actor and director, known for A szabadkai dráma (1909), Pique Dame (1921) and Márciusi mese (1934). He died on 24 June 1958 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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- Actor
James H. Clemens was born on 5 January 1877 in England. He was a director and assistant director, known for Ben Blair (1916), His Fatal Bite (1919) and Why Cooks Go Cuckoo (1920). He died on 20 January 1954 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Fritz Koch-Gotha was born on 5 January 1877 in Eberstädt, Thuringia, Germany. He was a writer, known for Rabbit School: Guardians of the Golden Egg (2017). He was married to Dora Koch-Stetter. He died on 16 June 1956 in Rostock, German Democratic Republic.
- Lajos Parlagi was born on 5 January 1877 in Szentes, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was an actor, known for Az utolsó éjszaka (1917). He died in December 1944 in Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Oswiecim, Malopolskie, Poland.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Jack Norworth was born on 5 January 1879 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Frequency (2000), The Fan (1996) and The Princess Bride (1987). He was married to Amy B. Archer Swor, Dorothy Adelphi, Mary Johnson, Nora Bayes and Louise Dresser. He died on 1 September 1959 in Laguna Beach, California, USA.- Nina Vavra was born on 5 January 1879 in Krizevci, Croatia. She was an actress, known for Matija Gubec (1919) and Vragoljanka (1919). She was married to Josip Bach. She died on 21 September 1942 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia.
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L.A. Hjarne was born on 5 January 1880 in Copenhagen, Denmark. L.A. was a production designer and art director, known for Mirzi (1914), The Isle of the Dead (1913) and The Flying Circus (1912). L.A. died on 24 May 1948.- Music Department
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Nicolai Medtner was born on 5 January 1880 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He is known for Asana Travelogue (2012) and Medtner Fairy Tale in F-minor Op. 26, No. 3 - Narrante a piacere (2020). He was married to Anna Michailowna Bratenskaya. He died on 13 November 1951 in London, England, UK.- Leopold Sachse was born on 5 January 1880 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Interrupted Melody (1955). He died on 3 April 1961 in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
- Clara Nebelong was born on 5 January 1881. She was an actress, known for Feens Rose (1907), Skipperens Datter (1907) and Æren tabt alt tabt (1907). She died on 28 January 1943.
- Alice Crawford was born on 5 January 1882 in Australia. She was an actress, known for False Ambition (1918) and The Glorious Adventure (1922). She died in 1931 in Suffolk, England, UK.
- Actor
L.A. Blaisdell was born on 5 January 1882 in Maine, USA. He was an actor. He died on 20 December 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Lajos Nagy was born on 5 January 1883 in Apostag, Tabányitelek, Hungary. He was a writer, known for Egy tál lencse (1941), Razzia (1958) and Hungária kávéház (1976). He died on 28 October 1954 in Budapest, Hungary.
- C.L. Sherwood was born on 5 January 1884 in Shiloh, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Robinson Crusoe (1924), Sporting Youth (1924) and Pocahontas and John Smith (1924). He died on 15 January 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Roy Gardner was born on 5 January 1884 in Trenton, Missouri, USA. He died on 10 January 1940 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Fanny Tremblay was born on 5 January 1885 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was an actress, known for Le père Chopin (1945), Le rossignol et les cloches (1952) and A Man and His Sin (1949). She was married to J.R. Tremblay. She died on 18 January 1970 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Anders Olsson was born on 5 January 1885. He is known for Ingen kan älska som vi (1988).
- Signe af Forselles was born on 5 January 1885 in Viipurin mlk., Finland. Signe af was a producer, known for Tuhottu nuoruus (1947) and 'Sankari kuin sankari' (1948). Signe af was married to Abel Adams and Abel Adams. Signe af died on 27 September 1973 in Helsinki, Finland.
- Writer
- Actor
- Music Department
Lyricist ("If You Were the Only Girl in the World", "Valencia", "Got a
Date with an Angel") and author, educated at King Edward VI School. He
began as an actor, then wrote the Broadway stage scores for "Sally",
"Vogues of 1924", "Artists and Models (1924, 1925)", "Annie Dear",
"June Days", "Gay Paree", "A Night in Paris", "Great Temptations", "The
Merry World", "Hit the Deck", "The Madcap", and "The Three Musketeers".
He was also the librettist for "Lady Butterfly", "Marjorie",
"Mayflowers", "Sunny Days", and "Ups-a-Daisy". Joining ASCAP in 1925,
his chief musical collaborators included J. Fred Coots, Jay Gorney,
Jerome Kern, Sigmund Romberg, Rudolf Friml, Lewis Gensler, Johnny
Green, Oscar Levant, Leo Robin, Richard Myers, Victor Schertzinger,
Herbert Stothart, Vincent Youmans, Werner Janssen, Al Goodman, Maurie
Rubens, William Cary Duncan, and Jean Schwartz. His other popular-song
compositions include "Wild Rose", "Sally", "Whip-Poor-Will", "The
Lorelei", "The Church 'Round the Corner", "Hallelujah", "Why, Oh Why?",
"My Love Parade", "The Rogue Song", "Dream Lover", "Ma Belle", and
"March of the Musketeers".- Courtney Hodges was born on 5 January 1887 in Perry, Georgia, USA.
- Rube Foster was born on 5 January 1888 in Lehigh, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for As the World Rolls On (1921), World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn (1916) and 1915 World's Championship Series (1915). He died on 1 March 1976 in Bokoshe, Oklahoma, USA.
- Tahko Pihkala was born on 5 January 1888 in Pihtipudas, Finland. He died on 20 May 1981.
- Joseph Force Crater was born on 5 January 1889 in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 6 August 1930 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Mary Merrall was born on 5 January 1890 in Liverpool, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Dead of Night (1945), The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947) and Love on the Dole (1941). She was married to Franklin Dyall, Ian Swinley and John Bouch Hissey. She died on 31 August 1973 in London, England, UK.
- A delightfully irksome, viper-tongued presence who usually played older
than she was, actress Cora Witherspoon began her five-decade career in
New York playing an elderly lady in the 1910 production of "The
Concert". She was 20 years old at the time. Born in 1890, the
brown-haired, Louisiana-born character player continued on the Broadway
stage after her successful debut and became a generally unsympathetic
audience favorite in such popular shows as "Daddy Long Legs," "Lillies
of the Field" and "The Awful Truth" for the next two decades.
She began dividing her time between theater and film in the early 1930s
wreaking havoc and rattling the nerves of many a male and female star
with her imperious gallery of class-conscious matrons, haranguing
wives, acidulous spinsters and aggressive busybodies. Notable film
contributions were her cryptic socialites in the quality comedies
Libeled Lady (1936) and Personal Property (1937), both starring Jean Harlow. She was equally unpleasant
in such dramatic fare as Dark Victory (1939), and played her patented society snoot
to perfection in the Shirley Temple vehicle Just Around the Corner (1938). A particular standout,
and the movie role she is probably best remembered for, was her untidy,
henpecking wife Agatha Sousé in the comedy classic The Bank Dick (1940), the prime
source of W.C. Fields' misery.
Though her home base was in New York City where she continued to
perform in the theater, she made her living commuting to Hollywood in
the post-war years, ending her career with brief appearances on TV. She
died in 1957 at age 67 in New Mexico. - Leo Willis was born on 5 January 1890 in Wapanucka, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for The Big Killing (1928), The Timber Queen (1922) and The Bull's Eye (1917). He was married to May Frances Hennessy. He died on 10 April 1952 in Monterey County, California, USA.
- Benny Kauff was born on 5 January 1890 in Pomeroy, Ohio, USA. He died on 17 November 1961 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
"B"-picture cowboy star Bill Cody was born William Joseph Cody, Jr.,
on January 5, 1891, in St. Paul, Minnesota (some sources
list his place of birth as Manitoba, Canada). He was no relation to William
Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody. He was educated at Saint Thomas Military
Academy in Minneapolis and later attended St. Johns University in New
York. After graduating, he became an actor with the Metropolitan Stock
Company, which toured the US and Canada. He wound up in Hollywood in
1922 and got employment as a stuntman, eventually working his way up to
bit parts as an actor.
As an actor using the pseudonym "Paul Walters," Cody appeared in two
movies for producer'Jesse Goldburg''s Independent Pictures. In 1924,
Goldburg decided to star Cody, under his own name, in a series of eight
B-Western features, beginning with Dangerous Days (1924). Though he
was short, Cody handled himself well in fight scenes, where he usually
took on villains bigger than himself. As was typical of the genre,
Cody's horse "Chico" was featured as a co-star, though he also rode a
horse named "King."
Goldburg dropped Cody after the series, which wound up in 1925. He
moved on to producer Pat Powers' Associated Exhibitors to make two
films in 1926, then starred in The Arizona Whirlwind (1927) for Myron Selznick, which was
released through Pathe Pictures. Possibly influenced by Selznick, who
became a talent agent who pioneered the production of motion pictures
by their stars, Cody created his own production company, making
B-Westerns released by Pathe. Pathe terminated its relationship with
Cody in 1928, and he signed with with Universal to star in three
detective movies that proved to be his last silent pictures. In 1929,
Cody went on tour with the Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Show.
He made the transition to sound, and was back in the saddle in Under Texas Skies (1930)
in 1930 for W. Ray Johnston's Syndicate Pictures. He subsequently
signed with Monogram and made a series of eight B-westerns co-starring
Andy Shuford in the popular Bill and Andy Series. In 1932, Monogram
decided to replace Cody and its other western star, Tom Tyler, signing
Bob Steele and Rex Bell to take their place.
It was back to touring with his Wild West show, this time with the
Bostock Wild Animal Circus. He saddled up again for the silver screen
in 1934, making three westerns for Robert Horner's Awyon Pictures, one
of the poorest of the Poverty Row studios. His Awyon Picture The Border Menace (1934)
has been called "the worst B-Western ever made". After fulfilling his
contract, Cody went back on tour as the star of the Downie Bros.
Circus.
Bill Cody and his wife Regina had two sons, Bill, Jr. and Frank. Cody
signed up with producer Ray Kirkwood to make a series of Westerns in
late 1934, and his son, Bill Cody, Jr. co-starred in four of them,
beginning with _Frontier Days_ (1934). Bill Cody's last movie for
Kirkwood was Outlaws of the Range (1936), which also co-starred Bill, Jr. Spectrum, which
released most of his Kirkwood pictures, announced that Bill Cody Sr.
and Jr. would star in a series of B-westerns released by Spectrum the
1936-37 season, but it was never made.
He took time out from touring with his Wild West Show to star in one
final picture, _Fighting Cowboy, The (1939). Cody's last hurrah on
the screen were bit parts as a rancher in John Ford's classic Stagecoach (1939)
and as a sheriff in the George O'Brien western The Fighting Gringo (1939). He appeared in
the serial The Masked Marvel (1943) and also had an uncredited bit part in Walter
Wanger's production Joan of Arc (1948). It is likely that he appeared in bit parts
in other movies in the 1940s, but no credits currently exist.
Bill Cody died at Santa Monica, California, Jan. 24, 1948. He was 57
years old.- Johan Boskamp was born on 5 January 1891 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for De sensatie der toekomst (1931), School voor volwassenen (1960) and Drie oude vrijgezellen (1962). He died on 20 September 1976 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Edward Percy was born on 5 January 1891 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Design for Murder (1939), Ladies in Retirement (1941) and Kraft Theatre (1947). He was married to Lilian Oldland. He died on 28 May 1968 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Francesca Bertini was undoubtedly one of the first divas of cinema, a
lady not only on screen but also in real life. She made her film debut in
La dea del mare (1907) and after
that producers fought for her services. In 1921 she married European nobleman and banker Alfred Cartier. She tried her hand at directing films as well as acting in them and turned out two well-received efforts, Assunta Spina (1915) and
Tosca (1918)). She made the transition from silent films to talkies, although her output slowed down considerably. Her final role was in Bernardo Bertolucci's 1900 (1976).
A "diva" to the end, she died in a "grand hotel" in Rome, Italy, in 1985, receiving friends and fans on her deathbed in a sumptuous salon.- Joseph Milani was a well-known radio and television personality in Los
Angeles from the 1930s to the 1950s. Among his shows were "Chef Milani"
on KFWB, on which his announcer was Johnny Olson; and the "Chef Milani
Show" on KCOP-TV. During World War II, he was in charge of food at the
Hollywood Canteen, the celebrity-run club for servicemen.