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- John Vanbrugh was born on 24 January 1664 in London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969), Stage by Stage (1954) and All the World's a Stage (1984). He died on 26 March 1726 in London, England, UK(undisclosed).
- William Congreve was born on 24 January 1670. He was a writer, known for Beryl Reid (1977), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Drama (1977). He died on 19 January 1729.
- Frederick the Great was born on 24 January 1712 in Berlin, Germany. He died on 17 August 1786 in Potsdam, Germany.
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Friedrich der Große was born on 24 January 1712 in Berlin, Prussia, Holy Roman Empire [now Germany]. He died on 17 August 1786 in Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam, Prussia [now Brandenburg, Germany].- Writer
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Beaumarchais was born on 24 January 1732 in Paris, France. Beaumarchais was a writer, known for The Rules of the Game (1939), The Barber of Seville (1938) and The Marriage of Figaro (1949). Beaumarchais was married to Marie-Thérèse Willermawlaz, Geneviève Wattebled Lévêque and Madeleine Aubertin. Beaumarchais died on 18 May 1799 in Paris, France.- Writer
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E.T.A. Hoffmann was born on the 24th of January 1776 in Königsberg (now Russia) as the son of a lawyer. After his father's death he has a very bad childhood ending when he went to university to study law between 1792-95. He managed to get into the bureaucratic services of the state Prussia, but was not considered too well. Stations in Bamberg, Poland and elsewhere followed until he succeeded in getting good jobs in Berlin, lastly as a judge after 1814. Hoffmann died on the 25the of June 1822. Hoffmanns interests were widespread. He wrote music, painted pictures and, of course, wrote excellent examples of German literature. His scurrile style of writing, together with a critical tone in many of his works, earned him not too much renommee during lifetime. Today his music and paintings are nearly forgotten, but his writings stand as fantastic examples of German late "Romantik", for example the "Kater Murr" or the "Sandmann". Often connected to the dark side of the soul or the human being, Hoffmann wrote "normal" literature too, but his fame is basicly grounded on the "dark" literature.- Writer
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Jean Nicolas Bouilly was born on 24 January 1763 in La Coudraye, Indre-et-Loire, France. Jean Nicolas was a writer, known for Fidelio (1956), Fidelio (1968) and The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977). Jean Nicolas died on 25 April 1842 in Paris, France.- Karl von Holtei was born on 24 January 1798 in Breslau, Silesia, Prussia, Holy Roman Empire [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. Karl was a writer, known for 33 minuty w Zielonej Górze, czyli w polowie drogi (2016), Der halbe Weg - 33 Minuten in Grüneberg (1939) and Die verhängnisvolle Faschingsnacht (1962). Karl died on 12 February 1880 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland].
- Alois Vojtech Smilovský was born on 24 January 1837 in Mladá Boleslav, Bohemia, Austria [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for Parnasie (1925) and Za ranních cervánku (1934). He was married to Anna Bílá. He died on 20 June 1883 in Litomysl, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic].
- William James Knight, the Union engineer on the famous Confederate General Locomotive in the Civil War, and received the first Congressional Medal of Honor from President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 along with some 12 or so other Union soldiers in two different occasions.
This dramatic historical story is depicted in the films The General, The Great Locomotive Chase, and The Andrews' Raiders. Several Confederate trains were in pursuit - chasing down the high-jacked General which was doing some 75 MPH under Engineer Knight - when it was only safe (read licensed) to go around 25 MPH maximum. - Actress
Oda Larsen was born on 24 January 1886 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Letsind (1914), Det store Mørke (1917) and Ægteskabshaderne (1918). She died on 7 March 1920.- Frank Mills was born on 24 January 1868 in Kendall, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906), The Unchastened Woman (1918) and The House of Mirrors (1916). He was married to Helen McBeth. He died on 11 June 1921 in Galesburg, Michigan, USA.
- Suzanne Sheldon was born on 24 January 1872 in Rutland, Vermont, USA. She was an actress, known for Kismet (1914). She was married to Henry Ainley. She died on 21 March 1924 in London, England, UK.
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Kisaburô Kurihara was born on 24 January 1885 in Kanagawa, Japan. He was an actor and director, known for Haru wa kaeru (1924), Yume no tabiji (1921) and Amachua kurabu (1920). He died on 8 September 1926 in Tokyo, Japan.- Charles Belmont Davis was born on 24 January 1866 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Charles Belmont was a writer, known for Mother o' Mine (1921), The Home Stretch (1921) and A Romantic Adventuress (1920). Charles Belmont was married to Pauline Turgeon. Charles Belmont died on 9 December 1926 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA.
- Harald Sohlman was born on 24 January 1858 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Hon fick platsen (1911). He died on 1 May 1927 in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Gyula Dezséri was born on 24 January 1850 in Takácsi, Hungary. He was an actor, known for A vadorzó (1918), Leánybecsület (1923) and Liliomfi (1915). He died on 5 December 1928 in Budapest, Hungary.
- John Scalise was born on 24 January 1900 in Castelvetrano, Sicily, Italy. He died on 7 May 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Evelyn Walsh Hall was born on 24 January 1873 in Diddlebury, Shropshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Mrs. Dane's Defence (1933), Six Days (1923) and Dombey and Son (1919). She was married to Claude King and John Downie. She died on 10 June 1933 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Berthe Dagmar was born on 24 January 1881 in Agon-Coutainville, Manche, France. She was an actress and director, known for L'île d'amour (1928), Marie la gaieté (1920) and Marie la bohémienne (1921). She was married to Jean Durand. She died on 20 January 1934 in Paris, France.- British novelist Beatrice Harradan was born in London, England, in 1864. Unusually for the time, she was a very well-educated woman, having attended Dresden University, Queen's College, Cheltenham College and Bedford College in London. She received a B.A. in 1883 from London University, with honors in mathematics and classics. Her first book, "Things Will Take a Turn", was published in 1891. Her best-known book, "Ships That Pass in the Night", was turned down by several publishers before the firm of Lawrence & Bullen published it in 1893. It was an instant success, sold more than a million copies and was eventually turned into a film (Ships That Pass in the Night (1921)).
At 50 years old she became involved in the suffragette movement, marching in parades, passing out fliers on street corners and speaking at suffragette meetings.
She died in 1936 at Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire, England, aged 72. - Ilona Harmat was born on 24 January 1877 in Celje, Austria-Hungary [now Slovenia]. She was an actress, known for Vigyázz a csókra! (1922), Diadalmas élet (1923) and Az attak (1914). She died on 5 July 1937 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Edith Wharton (née Jones) was an American novelist and short story writer from New York City. She had insider knowledge of New York's upper class, which she realistically portrayed in her works. In 1921, Wharton became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. She won the award for her historical novel "The Age of Innocence" (1920), where she portrayed the rigid worldview of the 1870s aristocrats of New York. She spend the last few decades of her life as an expatriate in France.
In 1862, Wharton was born in New York City. Her parents were George Frederic Jones and Lucretia Stevens Rhinelander. The Joneses were a wealthy and well-connected family in New York, having earned their wealth through real estate business. Through her mother, Wharton was a great-granddaughter of Lieutenant Colonel Ebenezer Stevens (1751 -1823), an officer of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Through her father, Wharton was a first cousin, once removed, of the famed socialite Caroline Schermerhorn Astor (1830 - 1908). Astor was the de facto leader of the "Four Hundred", an informal grouping of New York's wealthy socialites who were seen as "champions of old money and tradition".
From 1866 to 1872, Wharton and her family made extensive travels across Europe. During her stay in Europe, Wharton became a fluent speaker in French, German, and Italian. She was educated by tutors and governesses. She also loved to read the books in her father's library, though her mother forbade her to read novels.
In 1871, Wharton faced the first crisis of her life. During an extended visit in the Black Forest of Germany, Wharton suffered from typhoid fever. The disease almost killed her. In 1872, the Joneses returned to the United States. They divided their time between New York City (in the winter) and Newport, Rhode Island (in the summer).
From an early age, Wharton started writing her own fictional works. By 1873, she had written an incomplete novel. In 1877, Wharton publisher her first work. It was an English translation of the German poem "Was die Steine Erzählen" ("What the Stones Tell") by Heinrich Karl Brugsch (1827 -1894). She was paid 50 dollars for her work, the first money she earned as a writer.
She had to use a pseudonym for her first published work, at the insistence of her parents. A writing career was out-of-the-question for proper "society women" of this era. Also in 1877, Wharton completed the novella "Fast and Loose". In 1878, she had a collection of her poems and translations privately published by her father. In 1879, one of her pseudonymous poems was published in the "New York World". In 1880, five of her poems were published in the literary magazine "Atlantic Monthly". Her family and her social circle discouraged her from continuing her promising literary career. Wharton did not write anything of note between 1880 and 1889, when one of her poems was published in "Scribner's Magazine".
In 1879, Wharton came out as a debutante at the age of 17. She soon was courted by Henry Leyden Stevens, son of the prosperous hotel owner Paran Stevens. Her family disapproved her new relationship. In 1881, Wharton and her family returned to Europe. George Jones' health had started failing, and he hoped that a stay in Europe would help him recover. In 1882, he died in Cannes, France due to a stroke.
In 1882, Wharton and her widowed mother returned to the United States. Wharton was briefly engaged to her persistent suitor Henry Leyden Stevens, but the engagement was canceled without any known explanation. In 1883, Wharton started living separately from her mother Lucretia. Lucretia had decided to settle permanently in France, where she lived until her death in 1901.
In 1885, Wharton married the sportsman Edward Robbins "Teddy" Wharton, who was 12 years older than her. The two of them shared a love of travel. Between 1886 and 1897, the couple spent several months each year in Europe. Their favorite destination was Italy; Wharton retained a love of this country for decades.
In the late 1880s, Teddy suffered from acute depression. As the years passed and his mental state declined, the couple ceased their extensive travels. They spent most of their time at "The Mount", their country house in Lenox, Massachusetts. Wharton herself reportedly struggled with asthma and bouts of depression in the late 19th century.
From 1908 to 1909, Wharton had a mid-life extramarital affair with the journalist William Morton Fullerton (1865 -1952). In 1913, Wharton divorced Teddy. Their marriage had lasted for 28 years, but caring for a chronically depressed man had taken its toll on her.
In 1911, as her marriage deteriorated, Wharton decided to move permanently to Paris, France. During World War I (1914-1918), Wharton supported the French war effort. In 1914, Wharton opened a workroom for unemployed women. In 1914, she helped set up the American Hostels for Refugees, to care for Belgian war refugees in France. In 1915. she helped found the Children of Flanders Rescue Committee, which sheltered about 900 Belgian refugees.
In 1915, Wharton wrote articles about France's front-lines. She regularly visited the trenches of the Western Front to get a first-hand view of the war, and was within earshot of artillery fire. Her articles were collected in the non-fiction book "Fighting France: From Dunkerque to Belfort" (1915).
In 1916, President Raymond Poincaré appointed Wharton a chevalier (knight) of the Legion of Honour, the country's highest award, in recognition of her dedication to the war effort. During the war, she helped in the founding of tuberculosis hospitals. In 1919, following the war's end, Wharton decided to leave Paris and to settle in the French countryside. She purchased Pavillon Colombe, an 18th-century house located in Saint-Brice-sous-Foret. It remained her main residence until her death.
In 1921, Wharton became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction though her win was controversial. The three fiction judges employed for the contest voted that the award should be given to Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951). Columbia University's advisory board overturned their decision and decided that the winner was Wharton. Wharton was also nominated three times for the Nobel Prize in Literature (in 1927, 1928, and 1930), without ever winning.
In 1934, Wharton published her autobiography under the title "A Backward Glance". The work is noted for omitting some of the more difficult aspects of her life, which became known after Wharton's death. Among these omitted aspects were Wharton's rather poor relationship with her mother Lucretia, the personal problems which she faced while married with Teddy, and her extramarital affair with Fullerton.
In June 1937, Wharton was working on a revised edition of an older work, when she suffered a heart attack. She recovered, but suffered a stroke in August of the same year. She died due to the stroke, at the age of 75. She was buried in the American Protestant section of the Cimetière des Gonards in Versailles. She was given war hero honors at her funeral.
Wharton remains one of the most celebrated American writers of the 20th century, in large part due to her astute criticism of the 19th-century upper class, and her vivid depictions of a world that was long gone even when she wrote her novels. Her prose works remain in print, while her poetry is largely forgotten. - William Gillespie was born on 24 January 1894 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Stop, Look and Listen (1926), Her Dangerous Path (1923) and The Valley of Bravery (1926). He was married to Ann Monahan. He died on 23 June 1938 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Jacques Bousquet was born on 24 January 1883 in Paris, France. He was a writer and actor, known for L'amour chante (1930), Rendezvous (1930) and Idylle au Caire (1933). He died on 17 November 1939 in Paris, France.- Wilhelm Millowitsch Sr. was born on 24 January 1880 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Wilhelm was a writer, known for Im Nachtjackenviertel (1961). Wilhelm was married to Käthe Planck. Wilhelm died on 14 January 1945 in Remagen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
- Walter Model was born on 24 January 1891 in Genthin, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. He was married to Herta Huyssen. He died on 21 April 1945 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- José Otal was born on 24 January 1893 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Confesión (1940), Boína blanca (1941) and Poncho blanco (1936). He died on 15 May 1945.
- Zanka Stokic was born on 24 January 1887 in Rabrovo, Pozarevac, Serbia. She was an actress, known for Gresnica bez greha (1927). She died on 21 July 1947 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.
- Ada Palmer was born on 24 January 1867 in City of London, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Pursuit of Pamela (1920), A Will and a Way (1922) and Lawyer Quince (1924). She died on 5 January 1948 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK.
- Robert Love was born on 24 January 1914 in Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for I Cover Chinatown (1936). He died on 8 July 1948 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Oscar Bradley was the musical director for the Gulf Screen Guild Show, beginning with its radio premiere in January 1939. The series featured noted Hollywood actors who donated their time for the establishment of a home for retired actors. Bradley stayed on through the name change to the Gulf Screen Guild Theater until January 1942, when Gulf Oil Corporation's sponsorship ended and Lady Esther continued the series. Besides providing orchestral interludes, Bradley and his group often played a part in the skits. Because of his diminutive size (this researcher has been unable to uncover just how short he really was), Oscar Bradley was the willing butt of jokes made weekly by the visiting stars, though his come-back lines were equally witty.- László Dezsõffy was born on 24 January 1890 in Mindszent, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Melody of the Heart (1929), Maga lesz a férjem (1938) and Ben Kolumbusz (1921). He died on 8 October 1948 in Budapest, Hungary.
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Boris Glagolin was born on 24 January 1879 in Saratov, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was a director and actor, known for Kira Kiralina (1928), Doch Albiona. Bezzakonie (1914) and Khishchniki sletelis (1916). He died on 12 December 1948 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Fred Thompson was born on 24 January 1884 in London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for This Woman Is Mine (1935), The Five O'Clock Girl (1928) and Lady Be Good (1928). He was married to Elizabeth Edmonds, Cecile A. Bentham and Clarice E. Rudge. He died on 10 April 1949 in London, England, UK.
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Yevgeni Slavinsky was born on 24 January 1877. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1949), The Young Lady and the Hooligan (1918) and Wedding Day (1912). He died on 23 September 1950.- Eugene King was born on 24 January 1884 in Kerdi, Vasarheby, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Bill Cracks Down (1937). He died on 26 November 1950 in Burbank, California, USA.
- Jenõ Medgyaszay was born on 24 January 1884 in Kézdivásárhely, Austria-Hungary [now Tárgu Secuiesc, Romania]. He was an actor, known for Jobbra én, balra te (1918), A Falu rossza (1916) and A piros bugyelláris (1917). He died on 26 November 1950 in Burbank, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Charles A. Robins was born on 24 January 1878 in Newport, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Water Lily (1919), Fruits of Passion (1919) and Lost in a Big City (1923). He died on 25 December 1950 in Killingworth, Connecticut, USA.- Writer
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Ernst Zahn was born on 24 January 1867 in Zürich, Switzerland. He was a writer and cinematographer, known for Verena Stadler (1940), Violantha (1927) and La fille au fouet (1952). He was married to Lina Fäh. He died on 12 February 1952 in Meggen, Luzern, Switzerland.- Music Department
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Arthur Wood was born on 24 January 1875 in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He is known for Dead Alive (1992), Chicken Run (2000) and The Cobblers of Umbridge (1973). He died on 18 January 1953 in London, England, UK.- Additional Crew
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Earl Johnson was born on 24 January 1895 in Anaheim, California, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Rookie Cop (1939), The Call of the Wilderness (1926) and Fangs of Fate (1928). He died on 23 February 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Pat Chrisman was born on 24 January 1882 in Meadville, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Six-Shooter Andy (1918), The Taking of Mustang Pete (1915) and Up and Going (1922). He was married to Mildred O'Connell and Ethylyn Chrisman. He died on 3 December 1953 in Lawton, Oklahoma, USA.
- Pinch Thomas was born on 24 January 1888 in Camp Point, Illinois, USA. He died on 24 December 1953 in Modesto, California, USA.
- Chet Thomas was born on 24 January 1888 in Camp Point, Illinois, USA. He died on 24 December 1953 in Modesto, California, USA.
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Hoyt Vandenberg was born on 24 January 1899 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He died on 2 April 1954 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.- Karel Kalista was born on 24 January 1890 in Prague, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Prazské deti (1928), Nikola Suhaj (1947) and Parohy (1947). He died on 13 September 1954 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
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Josef Kodícek was born on 24 January 1892 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer and director, known for Loupezník (1931), Obrácení Ferdyse Pistory (1932) and Kdyz struny lkají (1930). He died on 3 November 1954 in Munich, Germany.- Director
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Robert Milton was born on 24 January 1885 in Dinaburgh, Russia. He was a director and writer, known for The Land of Hope (1921), Charming Sinners (1929) and Devotion (1931). He was married to Joan. He died on 13 January 1956 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Soundtrack
Composer ("Princeton Forever"), author and businessman, educated at Princeton University (BA). He worked in the securities business between 1908 and 1957. Joining ASCAP in 1942, his other popular-song compositions included "Crash On, Artillery", "The Princeton Cannon Song", "Wings of Gold", and "The Living God" (anthem).