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- Károly Kisfaludy was born on 5 February 1788 in Tét, Hungary. He was a writer, known for Suspense (1949), A pártütök (1994) and Sarnawan (2001). He died on 21 November 1830 in Pest, Hungary.
- Writer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Johan Ludvig Runeberg was born on 5 February 1804 in Pietarsaari, Finland. Johan Ludvig was a writer, known for Nyordning på Sjögårda (1944), Vänrikki Stoolin tarinat (1939) and Walpurgis Night (1935). Johan Ludvig was married to Fredrika Runeberg. Johan Ludvig died on 6 May 1877 in Porvoo, Finland.- Hiram Maxim was born on 5 February 1840 in Sangerville, Maine, United States. He died on 24 November 1916 in Streatham, London, United Kingdom.
- Joris-Karl Huysmans was the only son of a French mother and a Dutch father. At 20 he began a long career in the Ministry of the Interior, writing many of his novels on official time. His early work, influenced by contemporary naturalist novelists. His major novels epitomize successive phases of the aesthetic, spiritual, and intellectual life of late 19th-century France. Huysmans' work is considered remarkable for its idiosyncratic use of the French language, large vocabulary, descriptions, satirical wit and far-ranging erudition. First considered part of Naturalism, he became associated with the decadent movement with his publication of "À rebours" (1884). His work expressed his deep pessimism, which had led him to the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer.
- Eduardo Brazão was born on 5 February 1851 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was an actor, known for Rainha Depois de Morta Inês de Castro (1910), O Desconhecido (1926) and As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor (1924). He died in 1925.
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Giovanni Capurro was born on 5 February 1859 in Naples, Campania, Italy. Giovanni is known for The Hangover (2009), Grumpier Old Men (1995) and The Addams Family (1991). Giovanni died on 18 January 1920 in Naples, Campania, Italy.- L.M. Wells was born on 5 February 1862 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Graft (1915), Huckleberry Finn (1920) and The Voice on the Wire (1917). He was married to Bess Gilbert. He died on 1 January 1923.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Felipe Villanueva was born on 5 February 1862 in Tecámac, Mexico, Mexico. He was a composer, known for Una joven de 16 años (1963), Mala Leche (2004) and El fiscal de hierro 3 (1992). He died on 28 May 1863 in Mexico City, Mexico.- Lucien Walter was born on 5 February 1866 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for L'assommoir (1921), I Accuse (1938) and Tarass Boulba (1936). He died on 17 February 1945 in Paris, France.
- Director
- Writer
Hugh Ford was born on 5 February 1868 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Such a Little Queen (1914), Sapho (1917) and The Prisoner of Zenda (1913). He was married to Jessie Wair. He died in 1952.- Quit acting career during World War I, to outfit & staff a barge as a floating hospital, to nurse wounded soldiers in France. Boyfriends as a young actress included Baseball Hall of Famer John Montgomery Ward & heavyweight champ/actor Gentleman James J. Corbett. Elliott was named as co-respondent in Ward's divorce from famed actress Helen Dauvray. For her beauty & unusual violet eyes, Maxine Elliott has been compared to Elizabeth Taylor. For many years, there was a Maxine Elliott Theatre on Broadway.
She met husband Nat C. Goodwin, the leading comic actor of his era, en route to Australia in 1896. Goodwin was a dedicated baseball fan/gambler, and the stage idol of George M. Cohan. - Edmund Elton was born on 5 February 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1919), Romeo and Juliet (1916) and Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940). He was married to Bertha Boardman and Margaret S. Shermer. He died on 4 January 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actress
Florence Latimer was born on 5 February 1872. She was an actress. She died on 9 December 1942 in Humboldt, Nevada, USA.- Writer
- Editor
- Editorial Department
A 1891 graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, USA, H. H. Caldwell served with distinction in the United States Navy for over twenty years, first serving as Flag Lieutenant to Admiral George Dewey, USN on the U.S.S. Olympia at the battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War, where he was cited for bravery. In 1900, he was given command of the U.S.S. Holland, the first submarine commissioned in the U.S. Navy, and later trained personnel for service in submarines. After retiring as Lieutenant Commander, USN, 1909, he went west to California where he became involved in the motion picture business, working as a production editor and writer of screenplays along with his wife Katherine Hilliker. Upon the United States' entry into World War I, he returned to duty in the Fleet Naval Reserve, commanding the U.S.S. Amphritite, whose job was to protect the submarine net in New York Harbor and to guard the harbor from any and all who sought entry. He retired as Commander, USN in August of 1919 and returned west and continued working in the motion picture business, until his death. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, D.C.- John Daly Murphy was born on 5 February 1873 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for You Can't Fool Your Wife (1923), The Absent-Minded Valet (1912) and Kreutzer Sonata (1915). He died on 20 November 1934 in New York City, New York, USA.
- George Periolat was born on 5 February 1874 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Red Lily (1924), Samson (1914) and The New Adventures of Terence O'Rourke (1915). He died on 20 February 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Margarete Ferida was born on 5 February 1875. She was an actress, known for Gräfin de Castro (1916), Der Schirm mit dem Schwan (1916) and Liebeswirren (1919). She died on 25 August 1950 in Berlin, Germany.
- Gonzalo Queipo de Llano was born on 5 February 1875 in Tordesillas, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. He died on 9 March 1951 in Camas, Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain.
- Viola A. Fortescue was born on 5 February 1875 in Columbus, Georgia, USA. She was an actress, known for The White Raven (1917). She died on 16 September 1953 in New York City, New York, USA.
- James Carew was born in Goshen, Indiana in 1876. He began as a clerk in a publishing firm. Made his stage debut at the age of 21 in 'Damon and Pythias' in Chicago, became a highly successful in the theatre and moved to England in 1905, where he continued his classical stage career starting with the Lyric Theatre in London, starred on stage with the legendary classical stage performer Ellen Terry in two productions, despite the great difference of their ages they got married, he was 29 years her junior, they divorced in 1910. Handsome hero or villain in nearly 80 movies, making his film debut under the direction of George Pearson in 'The Fool' starring Godfrey Tearle for the Big Ben Film Company in 1913, perhaps his most memorable role as Dicky Bransome in 'Profit and the Lost' for the Ideal Film Co in 1917, he appeared in many popular movies through the 1920's such as 'Helen of Four Gates' (1920) 'Dollars in Surrey' (1921) 'Mist in the Valley' (1923) 'The Drum'(1924) 'High Seas' (1929). As a well-known stage actor with a appropriate training the transition to the talkies wasn't a problem for him, he was still very successful on the screen until his last movie role in 'Glamour Girl' starring Gene Gerrard and Lesley Brook in 1938. died in London age 62 in 1938.
- Writer
Leon Wolfson was born on 5 February 1877 in Romania.- Harris L. Forbes was born on 5 February 1877 in Annapolis, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Hearts and Skirts (1912), Si's Wonderful Mineral Spring (1914) and At the Bottom of Things (1915). He died on 26 October 1956 in Glendale, California, USA.
- Jone Frigerio was born on 5 February 1877 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She was an actress, known for Frutto acerbo (1934), The Little School Mistress (1934) and Thirty Seconds of Love (1936). She died on 15 June 1963 in Rome, Italy.
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Endre Nagy was born on 5 February 1877 in Nagyszöllõs, Hungary [now Vinogradov, Ukraine]. He was a writer and director, known for A Sakkjáték örültje (1909), Nagy Endre Kabaréja - a Nagy Endre Kabaré 50 éve (1957) and A 300 éves ember (1914). He died on 5 May 1938 in Budapest, Hungary.- Writer
- Actor
John C. Brownell was born on 5 February 1877 in Burlington, Vermont, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Bad Company (1925), Three Wise Crooks (1925) and The Girl by the Roadside (1917). He was married to Estelle Wynne. He died on 27 August 1961 in Starksboro, Vermont, USA.- André Citroën was born on 5 February 1878 in Paris, France. He died on 3 July 1935 in Paris, France.
- Art Director
- Production Designer
- Art Department
Otto Gülstorff was born on 5 February 1878 in Tilsit, Kingdom of Prussia [now Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia]. He was an art director and production designer, known for A Girl You Don't Forget (1932), La Paloma. Ein Lied der Kameradschaft (1934) and Model Husband (1937). He died on 3 July 1959 in Berlin, Germany.- Edward Rigby was born on 5 February 1879 in Ashford, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Stars Look Down (1940), Young and Innocent (1937) and A Canterbury Tale (1944). He was married to Phyllis [Muriel Mary] Austin (novelist). He died on 5 April 1951 in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK.
- Witold Kuncewicz was born on 5 February 1879 in Poland. He was an actor, known for Dziesieciu z Pawiaka (1931), Carska faworyta (1918) and Grzeszna milosc (1929). He died on 13 March 1936 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Kurt Busch was born on 5 February 1879 in Breslau, Germany. He was an actor, known for Das rätselhafte Inserat (1916), Die Peitsche (1916) and Seine Jugendsünde (1916). He died on 7 September 1954 in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
- Gertrude Barrison was born on 5 February 1880 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Die große und die kleine Welt (1921) and Spiegel der Zeiten (1920). She died on 28 August 1946 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Cinematographer
Fred S. Brace was born on 5 February 1880 in Connecticut, USA. Fred S. was a cinematographer, known for The Lady of the Photograph (1917), Builders of Castles (1917) and The Courage of the Common Place (1917). Fred S. died on 11 June 1952 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.- Frederick Lonsdale was born on 5 February 1881 in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. He was a writer, known for The Devil to Pay! (1930), The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) and The Lady of Scandal (1930). He was married to Leslie Brooke Hoggan. He died on 4 April 1954 in London, England, UK.
- Felice Lattuada was born on 5 February 1882 in Morimondo, Lombardy, Italy. Felice was a composer, known for Sissignora (1942), Variety Lights (1950) and Flesh Will Surrender (1947). Felice died on 2 November 1962 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
- Louis Wagner was born on 5 February 1882 in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France. He died on 13 March 1960 in Montlhéry, France.
- Joan Puig i Ferreter was born on 5 February 1882 in La Selva del Camp, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. Joan was a writer, known for Lletres catalanes (1974), Teatro catalán (1964) and Taller de comèdies (1975). Joan died in 1956 in Paris, France.
- Teddy Tetzlaff was one of the best-known American racing car drivers of the early 20th century, and he held several different speed records at one time or another. In 1914, Tetzlaff set a world speed record of over 142 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, and once in a race at Corona, California Tetzlaff turned in what at the time was the fastest lap speed in the USA. Tetzlaff also twice briefly held the one-lap qualifying record at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but he was never able to win the Indy 500. He drove in the race four times, with his best finish being second place in 1912. Tetzlaff was featured in The Speed Kings (1913) with Mabel Normand.
- Arthur L. Jarrett was a stage actor and writer. He was the father of singer Arthur Jarrett and the brother of Daniel Jarrett, Broadway playwright. He played in stock companies all over the US from the 1890s, and appeared in 1955 in the play "The Bad Seed." In 1952, he was seen in "The Shrike" with José Ferrer. He also worked in movies and TV. He co-wrote the plays "My Fair Ladies" (with Marcy Klauber, 1941), "Springtime for Broadway" (same), "Romance on the Rye" (same collaborators, 1938), Moonlight and Pretzels (1933) (screenplay), "Broken Heart Cafe" (1938), "Bundles from Britain" (1941), "So Far So Good" (with Klauber, 1938) and "Obediently Yours" (with Klauber, 1940).
- Veljko Petrovic was born on 5 February 1884 in Sombor, Austria-Hungary [now Serbia]. He was a writer and actor, known for Izdanci iz opaljenog grma (1972), Marijo, gde si...? (1983) and Moloh (1964). He died on 27 July 1967 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.
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Albert Chiaffarelli was born on 5 February 1884 in Prata di Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He is known for The Spirit of 1918 (1926). He died on 31 October 1945 in New York City, New York, USA.- Laura Glucksman was born on 5 February 1885 in Lviv, Lviv County, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austro-Hungarian Empire [now Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine]. She is known for Yidl mitn fidl (1936), Good Luck (1923) and The City Without Jews (1924).
- Nosmo King was born on 5 February 1885 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. He was married to Barbara [Florence] Hughes (performer). He died on 13 January 1949 in Chelsea, London, England, UK.
- Pearl Sindelar was born on 5 February 1887 in Virginia City, Nevada, USA. She was an actress, known for Cleopatra (1912), The Glimpses of the Moon (1923) and Detective Craig's Coup (1914). She was married to Charles Sindelar. She died on 9 July 1958 in Glendale, California, USA.
- Albert Paris Gütersloh was born on 5 February 1887 in Vienna, Austria. He was married to Vera Reichert and Emma Anna Berger. He died on 16 May 1973 in Baden, Austria.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Olinto Cristina was born on 5 February 1888 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. He was an actor, known for Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto (1941), Nozze di sangue (1941) and Inviati speciali (1943). He died on 17 June 1962 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Reginald Hargreaves was born on 5 February 1888 in Hornsey, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Reunion (1932), The Hills Are Calling (1914) and The Dead Heart (1914). He died in 1974 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Félix de Pomés was born on 5 February 1889 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor and director, known for The Evil Forest (1952), La madre guapa (1942) and The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks (1944). He died on 17 July 1969 in Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain.- Nigel Barrie was born on 5 February 1889 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India. He was an actor, known for Bab's Diary (1917), Der Turm des Schweigens (1925) and The Little Minister (1921). He was married to Gertrude Poklington and Helen Lee. He died on 8 October 1971 in South Africa.
- Kató Berky was born on 5 February 1889 in Maria-Theresiopel, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Subotica, Serbia]. She was an actress, known for A szökött katona (1915), A paradicsom (1915) and Leányfurfang (1915). She was married to Alajos Mészáros. She died on 1 July 1961 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Arthur Raymond Hill was born on 5 February 1890 in Illinois, USA. He was an actor. He died on 17 April 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA.