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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was born on 8 March 1714 in Weimar, Saxe-Weimar, Holy Roman Empire [now Thuringia, Germany]. Carl Philipp Emanuel was a composer, known for Paris (2008), Después del sueño (1992) and Wuthering Heights (2011). Carl Philipp Emanuel was married to Johanna Dannemann. Carl Philipp Emanuel died on 14 December 1788 in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire [now Germany].- William Roscoe was born on 8 March 1753 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was married to Jane Griffies. He died on 30 June 1831 in Liverpool, England, UK.
- Kazimierz Brodzinski was born on 8 March 1791 in Królówka, Szczyrzyc County, Kraków Voivodeship, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth [now Królówka, Malopolskie, Poland]. Kazimierz died on 10 October 1835 in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony [now Dresden, Saxony, Germany].
- Ede Szigligeti was born on 8 March 1814 in Váradolaszi, Hungary. He was a writer, known for Liliomfi (1915), A csikós (1913) and A szökött katona (1915). He died on 19 January 1878 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Alice McKenzie was born Alice Pitts on March 8th 1845 in the Precincts of Peterborough Minster (Cathedral), Cambridgeshire (England) to Charles, a post office messenger, and Martha, neé Watson. She had four older siblings, William, John, Martha and Jane, and two younger brothers, Charles and Thomas.
Around 1860, when she was 15, Alice worked for Mrs Strickland in her refreshment rooms in St. John Street, Peterborough. In 1861, aged 17, Alice no longer lived with her family, but in the household of a master brazier named Edward Miller in High Cross Street, Leicester where she was employed as a house servant.
On October 11th 1863 Alice Pitts marries Joseph Kinsey or McKenzie, a 21-year-old chair and cabinet maker at All Saints Church, Leicester. Three years later, on 21st July 1866 they became parents of Joseph James at Freeman's Common, St Mary. Sadly, on October 12th of the same year baby Joseph James died of 'marasmus' (a form of malnutrition) at 4 Joseph Street, St. Mary, Leicester. The following year, on 18th February 1867 Joseph Kinsey died aged 25 of tuberculosis at the same place. Alice was around 22.
From 1883 Alice lived, off and on, with an Irishman named John McCormack (also Bryant) who was in the employ of some Jewish tailors in Hamburg Street as a porter, at various East End common lodging and doss-houses.
On Wednesday 17th July 1889, at 12:45am it began to rain in Whitechapel. Five minutes later, P.C. Andrews returned to Castle Alley on his regular beat, about twenty-seven minutes having passed since he left the area. This time, however, he discovered the body of a woman lying on the pavement, her head angled toward the curb and her feet toward the wall. Blood flowed from two stabs in the left side of her neck and her skirts had been lifted, revealing blood across her abdomen, which had been mutilated.
It would be several hours before the body was identified, in the meantime a description was circulated to the newspapers, with one peculiarity: part of the nail on the thumb on the left hand was deficient. The papers also mentioned the clay pipe found near the body.
Alice was buried in Plaistow Cemetery (East London) on Wednesday 24th July, 1889. - Music Department
Franco Faccio was born on 8 March 1840 in Verona, Italy. Franco is known for Faccio: Hamlet (2017). Franco died on 21 July 1891 in Italy.- Writer
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Jules Barbier was born on 8 March 1825 in Paris, France. He was a writer, known for Life Is Beautiful (1997), Jojo Rabbit (2019) and The Adventures of Tintin (2011). He died on 16 January 1901 in Paris, France.- Adolphe L'Arronge was born on 8 March 1838 in Hamburg, Germany. He was a writer, known for Mein Leopold (1914), Mein Leopold (1924) and Hasemanns Töchter (1920). He died on 25 May 1908 in Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- Homer Davenport was born on 8 March 1867 in Silverton, Oregon, USA. He was an actor, known for Homer Davenport, the Cartoonist (1900) and Homer Davenport, the Cartoonist (1900). He died on 2 May 1912.
- Phillip Orin Parmelee was born on 8 March 1887 in Matherton, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for A Dash Through the Clouds (1912). He died on 1 June 1912 in North Yakima, Washington, USA.
- Gregorio de Laferrere was born on 8 March 1867 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a writer, known for Jettatore (1938), Las de Barranco (1938) and Locos de verano (1942). He died on 30 November 1913 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Howard P. Taylor was born on 8 March 1838 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He was a writer, known for Caprice (1913). He was married to Agnes Chalmers. He died on 7 July 1916 in New York, New York, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Anna Held was born Helene Anna Held on March 8, 1872 (some sources say 1873) in Warsaw, Poland, the youngest of eleven children in a Jewish family. Her family moved to France, where her father died from alcoholism when she was twelve years old. She began her career singing in Europe. Her signature song was "Won't You Come And Play With Me." In 1894, she married Maximo Carrerra, a wealthy South American adventurer. Their daughter, Liane, was born the following year.
While performing in London in 1886 she met producer Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. He brought her to New York and the two began a passionate affair. Held quickly became one of Broadway's most popular stars. She starred in the hit shows A Parlor Match, Papa's Wife, and Miss Innocence. Audiences loved her voice and her risque performances. Her lavish stage shows were the inspiration for the Ziegfeld Follies. The press reported that she bathed in milk every day and had a rib removed to achieve her perfect hourglass figure (her waist was only eighteen inches).
Maximo Carrera, her estranged husband, died in 1908. Although she referred to Ziegfeld as her husband the two never legally married and he broke her heart with his infidelity. When she became pregnant he convinced her to have an abortion. The couple ended their relationship in 1909 after he fell in love with Lillian Lorraine. In 1916, Held made the feature length film Madame la Presidente (1916), playing Mademoiselle Gobette, for which she was paid $30,000. Later, she appeared in the Broadway musical Follow Me.
During WWI, she went to France to entertain the soldiers. She was diagnosed with cancer in early 1918. On August 12, 1918, aged 46, she died of multiple myeloma. She was buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York. Florenz Ziegfeld was criticized in the press for not attending her funeral.- Victor Fabian was born on 8 March 1869 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Fabian Hunting Rats (1910), Fabian Out for a Picnic (1910) and Fabian paa Kærlighedsstien (1910). He died on 25 April 1922.
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- Director
- Actor
Harry Wulze was born on 8 March 1887 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Movie Queen (1919), An Innocent Villain (1915) and Their Social Smash (1916). He died on 21 March 1923 in Bexar County, Texas, USA.- Manci Kényes was born on 8 March 1896 in Kistorony, Austria-Hungary [now Turnisor, Romania]. She was an actress, known for Árnyék a sátoron (1920). She died on 17 April 1924.
- Peter MacFarlane was born on 8 March 1871 in St Clair County, Missouri, USA. He was a writer, known for F. P. 1 Doesn't Answer (1933), Molly of the Follies (1919) and Guile of Women (1920). He was married to Florence J. He died on 9 June 1924 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Wilhelm Jacoby was born on 8 March 1855 in Mainz, Grand Duchy of Hesse [now Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany]. He was a writer, known for Ein toller Einfall (1916), Buckelhannes (1913) and Pension Schöller (1930). He died on 20 February 1925 in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany.
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Gaston Borch was born on 8 March 1871 in Guînes, Pas-de-Calais, France. He is known for Wings (1927), The Saga of Gösta Berling (1924) and Jekyll & Canada (2009). He died on 14 February 1926 in Stockholm, Sweden.- Music Department
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Manuel Jovés was born on 8 March 1886 in Manresa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is known for Tres anclados en París (1938), Gran Casino (1947) and Las luces de Buenos Aires (1931). He died on 27 August 1927 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Fred Wright, the younger, was referred to as "Jun" to distinguish him from his father, also Frederick, a veteran actor and notable touring actor-manager. He was a member of a distinguished English Theatrical family. In addition to being the son of theatrical parents, he was the brother of Huntley Wright, well known for his memorable hit as the Chinaman in The Geisha at Daly's theatre under George Edwardes management. Another brother, Bertie Wright, performed the same roles as his brothers in George Edwardes provincial companies and all were well known prominent comedians. His distinguished sister Haidee Wright was a fine character actress whose heartrending performance as the the boy Stephanus in The sign of the Cross was unforgettable. His sister Marie, known professionally as Miss Howe Carew and also as Marie Wright, was also a prominent actress both in the provinces and in London town.- Johan Kievit was born on 8 March 1858 in Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Johan was a writer, known for Dik Trom en zijn dorpsgenoten (1947), Dik Trom en zijn dorpsgenoten (1973) and Uit het leven van Dik Trom (1941). Johan was married to Gezina Louiza Veldhuijzen van Zanten. Johan died on 12 August 1931 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Kenneth Grahame was born on 8 March 1859 and was orphaned by the time he was five years old. He went to live with his grandmother in Cookham Dene, Berkshire. He attended St. Edward's School there, and at the age of 17 began working as a clerk for the Bank of England. He stayed on, was promoted several times, eventually holding the position of Permanent Secretary. He married Elspeth Thomson in 1899. Grahame wrote essays which were published in the 'National Observer,' and many well-received sketches of childhood - some about orphaned siblings - for various publications. He was nostalgic, appreciative of nature, and sensitive to the lives of children; some of the stories which comprise The Wind in the Willows were originally written as letters, others were invented as bedtime stories - all in order to amuse his young son, who died in an accident in 1920. Grahame died in 1932.
- Oliver W. Holmes was born on 8 March 1841 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Fanny Bowditch Dixwell. He died on 6 March 1935 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
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- Additional Crew
Jan Wojcieszko was born on 8 March 1886 in Warsaw, Poland. He was an actor, known for District Attorney (1933) and Love Only Me (1935). He died on 7 March 1936 in Warsaw, Poland.- Justin Adams was born on 8 March 1862 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for Quincy Adams Sawyer (1912). He was married to Mabel. He died on 1 February 1937 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA.
- Roger Puylagarde was born on 8 March 1882 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Crimson Dynasty (1935), Let's Go Up the Champs-Élysées (1938) and Pension Mimosas (1935). He died on 22 November 1938 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
- Wladimir Semitjov was born on 8 March 1882 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire. He was a writer, known for Es war die erste Liebe (1958) and Waldhausstraße 20 (1960). He died on 6 February 1939 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- Cavendish Morton was born on 8 March 1874 in New York City, New York, USA. Cavendish was a director, known for The Broken Melody (1916). Cavendish died on 29 June 1939 in Camberwell, London, England, UK.
- Alma Wandahl was born on 8 March 1868 in Kerteminde, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Et hjerte af guld (1912). She died on 19 September 1939.
- Joachim Schepke was born on 8 March 1912 in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He died on 17 March 1941 in Atlantic Ocean.
- Leo Belmont was born on 8 March 1865 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. Leo was a writer, known for Przeznaczenie (1928), Strzal (1922) and Uwiedziona (1931). Leo died on 19 October 1941 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- George Gibbs was born on 8 March 1870 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a writer, known for Paradise Garden (1917), The Madcap (1916) and Voltaire (1933). He died on 10 October 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Oluf Billesborg was born on 8 March 1881 in Herfølge, Denmark. He was an actor, known for The Steel King's Last Wish (1913), Vasens Hemmelighed (1914) and Unjustly Accused (1913). He was married to Ellen. He died on 23 March 1944.
- Gus Sonnenberg was born on 8 March 1898 in Ewen, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Big City (1937) and Lewis-Sonnenberg Wrestling Match (1929). He was married to Judith Allen. He died on 9 September 1944 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
- Evalyn Bostock was born on 8 March 1917 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Moonstone (1934), Thark (1932) and The Cowboy Millionaire (1935). She was married to Ralph G. Bettinson. She died on 28 November 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Max Glücksmann was born on 8 March 1875 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine]. Max was a director and producer, known for Pericón Nacional (1909), Actualidades Argentinas (1913) and Mariano Moreno y la revolución de Mayo (1915). Max died on 20 October 1946 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Jules Ellingboe was born on 8 March 1892 in Crookston, Minnesota, USA. He died on 23 April 1948 in Creswell, Oregon, USA.
- Evgeniya Gorkusha was born on 8 March 1915 in Kiev, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Uchinari Jani (1943) and Pyatyy okean (1940). She was married to Pyotr Shirshov. She died on 22 August 1948 in village Omchak, Tenkinsky District, Khabarovsk Krai, RSFSR, USSR [now Tenkinsky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia].
- Actor
Henry Wardell was born on 8 March 1879 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor. He died on 17 September 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Production Designer
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- Art Department
Morits Umansky was born on 8 March 1907 in Zhitomir, Zhitomir uyezd, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire [now Zhytomyr, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine]. Morits was a production designer and art director, known for Secret Agent (1947), Strogiy yunosha (1935) and Molodost (1934). Morits died on 19 December 1948 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine].- Sol Bloom was born on 8 March 1870 in Pekin, Illinois, USA. He was married to Evelyn Hechheimer. He died on 7 March 1949 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Edgar Hatrick was born on 8 March 1885 in Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, USA. Edgar was a producer, known for News of the Day (1952). Edgar was married to Jessie L. Rankin. Edgar died on 15 September 1949 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
- Abe Stern was born on 8 March 1888 in Hintersteinau, Germany. He was a producer, known for The Purple Mask (1916), Tee Time (1921) and The Little Rascal (1922). He was married to Hortense J. Westheimer and Jesse J. ???. He died on 12 July 1951 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Giuseppe Fanciulli was born on 8 March 1881 in Firenze, Tuscany, Italy. Giuseppe died on 18 August 1951 in Castelveccana, Lombardy, Italy.
- Actor
Count Stefenelli was born on 8 March 1870 in Padova, Padua, Veneto, Italy. He was an actor. He died on 1 March 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Ezra Paulette was born on 8 March 1906 in Arkansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Sudden Bill Dorn (1937), Law for Tombstone (1937) and Trail to Gunsight (1944). He died on 19 March 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
Harry D. Brown was born on 8 March 1880 in New Jersey, USA. Harry D. died on 20 May 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Producer
- Writer
Voldemar Vetluguin was born on 8 March 1894 in Rostov, Russia. He was a producer and writer, known for East Side, West Side (1949), A Life of Her Own (1950) and The Doctor (1952). He was married to Beverly Michaels and Wadean Harrell. He died on 15 May 1953 in New York City, New York, USA.- Károly Komjáthy was born on 8 March 1896 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a composer, known for Fizessen, nagysád! (1937), A harapós férj (1938) and A háromfejü ember (1916). He was married to Ibolya Kondor. He died on 3 July 1953 in Budapest, Hungary.