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- Gerbrand Adraenszoon Bredero was born on 16 March 1585 in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic [now Noord-Holland, Netherlands]. Gerbrand Adraenszoon was a writer, known for De klucht van de koe (1960) and Lucelle (1968). Gerbrand Adraenszoon died on 23 August 1618 in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic [now Noord-Holland, Netherlands].
- Madame de La Fayette was born on 16 March 1634 in Paris, France. Madame de was a writer, known for The Beautiful Person (2008), The Princess of Montpensier (2010) and Princess of Cleves (1961). Madame de was married to Francois Comte de La Fayette. Madame de died on 25 May 1693 in Paris, France.
- Antoine-Jean Gros was born on 16 March 1771 in Paris, France. Antoine-Jean died on 25 June 1836 in Meudon, France.
- He enjoyed a humanistic school education. Madison completed his studies in 1771 with a Bachelor of Arts. He showed particular interest in the new ideas of the time, the Enlightenment, with which he dealt intensively. He became politically active at an early age. In 1776 he was elected to the Virginia Convention, which advocated independence and a constitution. During the American Revolution he campaigned for the colonial resistance movement against Great Britain in Virginia. Here he met the governor and later President Thomas Jefferson, with whom he became lifelong friends. In 1780, James Madison was elected to the Continental Congress, where he advocated for a strong central government that would help complete American liberation. The planter was instrumental in the preparations for the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention, where he drafted the so-called "Virginia Plan" in May 1787.
In it, Madison advocated for a strong national central government that would guarantee personal freedoms, party diversity, and federal freedoms. With this model of a balanced party system that should lead to a mutual sharing of power, Madison founded the basic principle of the republican system of government in the USA. From 1789 to 1797, Madison represented Virginia in Congress. In 1794 he married Dolley Payne Todd. After supporting the presidential campaign of his friend Thomas Jefferson, Madison was appointed Secretary of State when he took office in 1801. In the election campaign of 1808, Madison himself was elected fourth president of the United States. Although he became embroiled in war with Great Britain on June 18, 1812, Madison was re-elected to a second term that same year.
The war with Great Britain was initially very disadvantageous for the USA. In 1814, Madison watched as the Capitol and White House were set ablaze by British troops. Nevertheless, the President was able to end the war with an advantageous peace agreement within the end of the year. A hugely popular leader, Madison left the office of president in March 1817. In the coming years he assisted Jefferson in planning the University of Virginia. He acted as an advisor to the next President James Monroe. In 1829, Madison officially returned to political life to attend the Virginia Constitutional Convention. He then withdrew into private life as a quiet observer of politics.
James Madison died on June 28, 1836 in Montpelier, Virginia. - Ernest Feydeau was born on 16 March 1821 in Paris, France. Ernest was a writer, known for Fanny Morgane oder Irgendwie muß das Glück ja heißen (1984). Ernest was married to Léocadie Bogaslawa Zelewska and Agnès-Octavie Blanqui. Ernest died on 29 October 1873 in Paris, France.
- Pavol Dobsinský was born on 16 March 1828 in Slavosovce, Uherské království [now Slovakia]. Pavol was a writer, known for Dlhý, Siroký, Bystrozraký (1994), Nebojsa (1981) and Zlatná krajina (1985). Pavol died on 2 October 1885 in Driencany, Austria-Hungary [now Slovakia].
- Camilo Castelo Branco was born on 16 March 1825 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was a writer, known for Mysteries of Lisbon (2011), Amor de Perdição (1914) and Amor de Perdição (1943). He was married to Ana Augusta Plácido and Joaquina Pereira de França. He died on 1 June 1890 in Sao Miguel de Ceide, Vila Nova de Famalicao, Portugal.
- Composer
- Soundtrack
William H. Monk was born on 16 March 1823 in London, England, UK. William H. was a composer, known for Logan (2017), 28 Days Later (2002) and Drive Angry (2011). William H. died on 1 March 1899 in London, England, UK.- Jessie Goodwin was born on 16 March 1900 in Edmonton, England, UK. She died on 15 April 1912 in North Atlantic Ocean.
- William Augustinus was born on 16 March 1866 in Copenhagen, Denmark. William was a director and writer, known for Mislykket Optagelse af levende Billeder (1911), Frelserpigen (1911) and Stævnemødet i Frederiksberg Have (1911). William died on 24 October 1925.
- Director
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William A. Crinley was born on 16 March 1882 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Radio Detective (1926), Suds (1920) and They Shall Pay (1921). He died on 28 December 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Erich Wagowski was born on 16 March 1896 in Lodz, Poland. Erich was a producer, known for Helen of Troy (1924) and Nathan der Weise (1922). Erich died on 24 May 1927 in Munich, Germany.
- Writer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
J. Alfred Tanner was born on 16 March 1884 in Artjärvi, Finland. J. Alfred was a writer, known for Roinilan talossa (1935), Kulkurin valssi (1941) and Tytön huivi (1951). J. Alfred died on 27 May 1927 in Rautalampi, Finland.- Gregory Kelly was born on 16 March 1891 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Show-Off (1926) and Manhattan (1924). He was married to Ruth Gordon. He died on 9 July 1927 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Louis Haines was born on 16 March 1877 in Milan, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Beyond Price (1921). He was married to Katherine Booth. He died on 25 July 1929 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Dorothy Seastrom was born Dorothy Susan Seastrunk on March 17, 1903 in Dallas, Texas. Her father, Preston Seastrunk, was a bookkeeper. When she was a teenager she won a beauty contest and briefly lived in Chicago. Dorothy moved to Los Angeles and started dancing at Ambassador Hotel. She made her film debut in the 1923 western The Call Of The Canyon. Then she was Lloyd Hamilton's leading lady in the short films King Cotton and Hooked. Her taffy colored hair earned her the nickname "The Candy Kid". Producer Paul Bern gave her a small part in his film A Mannequin Of Paris. She also posed for sculptor Finn Hakon Frolich who said she was "the most beautiful girl in the world". On October 18, 1924 she married actor and director Francis Corby. The couple decided to keep their marriage a secret from the press.
While filming We Moderns in 1925 she was nearly disfigured when a broken light fell on her. Dorothy's big break came when she was offered a contract with First National. Unfortunately there was a weight clause which forced her to go on a starvation diet. The petite actress came down with tuberculosis in the Fall of 1925 and was sent to a sanitarium for six months. Newspapers falsely reported that she had a nervous breakdown. When she recovered she appeared in the comedy It Must Be Love. It would be her final film. Her health continued to decline and she decided to return home to Texas. In 1930 she contracted influenza that quickly developed into pneumonia. Tragically on January 31, 1930 she died at the young age of twenty-six. Dorothy was buried at Grove Hill Memorial Park in Dallas, Texas. - Maria Orska was born on 16 March 1893 in Nikolayev, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Mykolaiv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Dämon und Mensch (1915), Die letzte Stunde (1921) and Die Bestie im Menschen (1921). She died on 16 May 1930 in Vienna, Austria.
- Willis P. Sweatnam was born on 16 March 1854 in Zanesville, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The County Chairman (1914). He died on 25 November 1930 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Josef Sváb-Malostranský was born on 16 March 1860 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and writer, known for Dostavenícko ve mlýnici (1898), The Living Corpses (1921) and The Five Senses of a Man (1913). He died on 30 October 1932 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].- The name Mildred Washington isn't remembered but she appeared in under 15 films in small parts but her presence, finesse, beauty and vivacious personality wasn't small. Mildred was a beautiful, curvaceous, popular Black actress and dancer in the 1920s and 1930s. She started on the stage appearing in musicals for many years and later conquered California nightclubs and theaters becoming a full-fledged, substantial, popular entertainer who was called the sensation of the West. She was headliner and dance director for many years at the legendary Sebastian's Cotton Club. Mildred was the ultimate performer; she was a skilled dancer who knew how to wow a crowd and amaze them with her great dance and lively stage presence as is seen in the Hollywood movies she appeared in. On the side she appeared in Hollywood films because it was her dream to be in movies. Her beauty and outgoing personality helped her into movies like many white females. Mildred had an magnetic charm that couldn't be overlooked on stage and screen. Mildred introduced a new image of Blacks, she wasn't the common homely, sad, blue, and unintelligible type, Mildred was gorgeous, fun-loving, spoke intelligently, had poise and though sexy she was quite dainty and winsome.
In Hollywood Mildred played the role of a maid in the pre-code era which meant Mildred wasn't forced to be demeaning or stereotyped. In the pre-code era, there were no rules, Blacks had more to do outside the stereotype and most importantly was apart of the films they appeared in not just a maid or servant thrown in. Mildred added her own winning personality, sense of humor and spark; she simply glowed on screen. She entertained her white employees when they were down and out, educated them on life, and lifted their spirits. Mildred was one of the few, very few, beautiful black women who played the maid roles, she wasn't overweight or homely but beautiful, engaging, and scintillating, often stealing attention in scenes from leading white stars because of her beauty, talent and sex appeal. Her persona was certainly in the same fashion as Clara Bow, Alice White, and Jean Harlow. Though, Mildred had little to do on screen in a few of her movies, she still took advantage of getting herself recognized. Her maid costumes was just that...a costume, it didn't define her or her talent and that's what the black community loved about her. Mildred got fan mail, requests for her autographed photo, and she was featured in many leading black publications and newspapers. Whether Hollywood wanted her to be a stereotype or not is not the question, she took it upon her own initiative to present herself the way she wanted and she took her roles seriously and presented them the best she thought would entertain the public. "Hearts in Dixie" was one of the first black cast films made in Hollywood where Mildred co-starred, Mildred was said to have gave an excellent performance, the reviews were in Mildred's favor but sadly the film is believed to be lost. Her best role was in "Torch Singer" starring Claudette Colbert, in which she played a maid/confidante to Colbert. In this particular film she showed her awesome versatility and sincerity, where she went from dramatic to comedic naturally in good timing and she did some hot dancing. She was just marvelous in her role that you would forget she was suppose to be a maid, sometimes Mildred forgot, because she made her roles significant by being an actress not a maid.
Mildred was an highly educated and cultured woman, she graduated from Los Angeles High School where she was an honor graduate and valedictorian. She had two years at the University of California at Los Angeles and also studied at Columbia University. She could speak fluent Spanish and French. Mildred chose being an entertainer and actress as her career but her education was always there to fall back on. Off screen she lived well, she dabbled in real estate and one of the few black movie stars who made enough to own a big, beautiful home in which she had a maid working for her. Mildred was truly a Renaissance Black woman and a new kind of Black woman who didn't let anyone hold her back. Mildred was on her way to becoming a full-time actress and studio heads were very satisfied with her previous work and beauty but it was her untimely death in late 1933 that stalled her escalating screen career. During an major earthquake in the spring of 1933, Mildred developed appendicitis when she fell running for cover from Graumans Chinese Theatre. Her death was caused by peritonitis following appendicitis, she died on a Thursday afternoon at the White Memorial Hospital during surgery. She was 28 years old. Her funeral was a star- studded one with many black and white stage and screen stars. - Eduard Slégl was born on 16 March 1869 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Workers, Let's Go (1934), Pozdní máj (1934) and Ecstasy (1933). He died on 16 January 1935 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Henry B. Walthall was a respected stage actor who became a favorite of pioneering film director D.W. Griffith. Born in 1878 in Alabama, Walthall embarked on a law career but quit law school in 1898 to enlist in the US Army in order to fight in the Spanish-American War. Returning from the war he decided to take up an acting career instead of the law, and traveled to New York City to make his mark on Broadway. He debuted on the Great White Way in 1901. His friend and fellow actor James Kirkwood introduced him to Griffith, who already knew of Walthall's reputation as a stage actor. He hired Walthall to appear in his A Convict's Sacrifice (1909), the first of many films they would make together. Griffith, like Walthall a Southerner, cast him as "the little colonel" in his epic The Birth of a Nation (1915).
Shortly afterward Walthall left Biograph and Griffith for Balboa Pictures in Long Beach, CA. In 1917 he and his wife formed their own production company, but after a few films he went back to work for Griffith at Biograph. However, his career went on a downward spiral, and by the 1920s he was appearing in mostly low-budget "B" fare, with only a few side journeys into more quality "A" pictures--Tod Browning's London After Midnight (1927) among them.
The sound period rejuvenated Walthall's career somewhat. He had a distinguished bearing and his voice, unlike those of many bigger silent-screen stars, was perfectly acceptable for talkies. He appeared in such productions as John Ford's Judge Priest (1934) and Browning's The Devil-Doll (1936). He was hired by director Frank Capra to play the High Lama in Capra's production of Lost Horizon (1937), but before the film began production he died of influenza, on June 7, 1936.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Herbert Hughes was born on 16 March 1882 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was a composer, known for Colette (2018), The Children Act (2017) and Norah O'Neale (1934). He died on 1 May 1937 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.- César Vallejo was born on 16 March 1892 in Santiago de Chuco, Perú. César was a writer, known for El roce de la niebla (2011) and La soledad de los dioses (1985). César died on 15 April 1938 in Paris, France.
- Bruce Covington was born on 16 March 1868 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Under a Texas Moon (1930), Wings of Adventure (1930) and Love's Wilderness (1924). He died on 29 September 1938 in London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Ernie Hare was born on 16 March 1883 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Down on the Barn (1938), Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5 (1933) and A Movietone Divertissement (1930). He died on 9 March 1939 in Jamaica, New York, USA.- Florence Roberts was born on 16 March 1861 in Frederick, Maryland, USA. She was an actress, known for March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934), Les Misérables (1935) and Off to the Races (1937). She was married to Walter Gale (actor). She died on 6 June 1940 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
Egill Rostrup was born on 16 March 1876 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor and writer, known for Vor fælles Ven (1921), Store forventninger (1922) and Flickornas Alfred (1935). He was married to Ellen Rovsing and Oda Rostrup. He died on 3 August 1940 in Rønne, Denmark.- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Percy Morris was born on 16 March 1879 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and assistant director. He died on 23 April 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
Mrs. Harold Lockwood was born on 16 March 1886 in New Jersey, USA. She was an actress. She died on 23 October 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Aleksandr Belyaev was born on 16 March 1884 in Smolensk, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was a writer, known for The Amphibian, Amphibian Man (1961) and Zaveshchaniye professora Douelya (1984). He was married to Margarita Konstantinovna Belyaeva, Vera Belyaeva and Anna Iwanowna Stankevich. He died on 6 January 1942 in Pushkin, Leningrad, USSR.
- Walker Whiteside was born on 16 March 1869 in Logansport, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Melting Pot (1915), The Belgian (1918) and Animated Weekly, No. 27 (1912). He was married to Leila Wolston McCord. He died on 17 August 1942 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA.
- Vitomir Bogic was born on 16 March 1887 in Belgrade, Serbia. He was an actor, known for Karadjordje (1911). He died on 17 November 1943.
- René Daumal was born on 16 March 1908 in Boulzicourt, Ardennes, France. He was a writer, known for Den store trollkarlen (2007). He was married to Vera Milanova. He died on 21 May 1944 in Paris, France.
- Mariya Zhdanova was born on 16 March 1890 in the Russian Empire. She was an actress, known for Dukhovnye ochi (1918), Silnyi chelovek (1917) and The Break-Up (1929). She died on 10 October 1944 in Paris, France.
- Sándor Csenki was born on 16 March 1920 in Püspökladány, Hungary. Sándor was a writer, known for Cigányballada (1983). Sándor died on 19 January 1945 in Dunapataj, Hungary.
- Art Department
Sam Mendelson was born on 16 March 1891 in Illinois, USA. Sam died on 25 October 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Art Department
Leo Samwell was born on 16 March 1899 in Canada. Leo is known for Raggedy Rose (1926), Galloping Ghosts (1928) and Get 'Em Young (1926). Leo died on 15 December 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Solomon Mikhoels was born on 16 March 1890 in Dvinsk, Russian Empire [now Daugavpils, Latvia]. He was an actor and producer, known for The Circus (1936), Jewish Luck (1925) and A Greater Promise (1936). He died on 19 January 1948 in Minsk, BSSR, USSR [now Belarus].- Jakob Haringer was born on 16 March 1948 in Dresden, Germany. He was a writer, known for Das Schnarchen Gottes (1994). He died on 3 April 1948 in Zürich, Switzerland.
- Betty Laky was born on 16 March 1875 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. She was an actress, known for Halcyone (1919). She died on 22 September 1948 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Producer
- Production Manager
Harry E. Edington was born on 16 March 1888 in Washington, Kansas, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941), Green Hell (1940) and Kitty Foyle (1940). He was married to Barbara Kent and Arda O'Connor. He died on 10 March 1949 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
James S. Brown Jr. was born on 16 March 1892 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Dragnet (1947), The Desert Hawk (1944) and The Secret Code (1942). He died on 1 June 1949 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Friedrich Feher was born on 16 March 1889 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a director and actor, known for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Robber Symphony (1936) and William Tell (1913). He was married to Magda Sonja. He died on 30 September 1950 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.- Producer
- Director
E.M. Newman was born on 16 March 1870 in Ohio, USA. E.M. was a producer and director, known for Tidbits of Travel (1918), Our Hawaiian Army (1918) and The Forbidden Isle (1918). E.M. died on 16 April 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Cinematographer
- Director
Hans Pebal was born on 16 March 1896. Hans was a cinematographer and director, known for Biller Irén mulat (1929), Zaraza (1922) and Das verlorene Ich (1923). Hans died on 16 June 1953 in Vienna, Austria.- Gardner James was born on 16 March 1903 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Ladies at Ease (1927), Captain Blood (1935) and The Flaming Forest (1926). He was married to Marian Constance Blackton. He died on 23 June 1953 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Emil E. Reinert was born on 16 March 1903 in Rawa Mazowiecka, Poland, Russian Empire [now Rawa Mazowiecka, Lódzkie, Poland]. He was a director and writer, known for Bed for Two (1950), Le Danube bleu (1940) and Verträumte Tage (1951). He died on 17 October 1953 in Paris, France.- Fanny Wright was born on 16 March 1873 in Walworth, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Detective Lloyd (1932), John of the Fair (1954) and Latin Love (1930). She was married to Picton Roxborough. She died on 24 December 1954 in Paddington, London, England, UK.
- Charles B.V. Miller was born on 16 March 1891 in California, USA. He was an actor. He died on 5 June 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA.