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- Music Department
Herman Finck was born on 21 March 1527 in Pirna, Saxony, Germany. Herman is known for BBC Proms (1972). Herman died on 28 December 1558 in Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.- Music Department
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Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21, 1685, in Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany, into a large and distinguished family of professional musicians. His father, named Johann Ambrosius Bach, was a violinist and trumpeter, employed by the city of Eisenach. His uncles were church organists, court musicians and composers. His mother and father died before Bach was 10. As an orphan, he moved in with his eldest brother, J. C. Bach, an organist and composer, under whose tutelage Bach studied organ music as well as the construction and maintenance of the organ.
Education: At the age of 14, Bach received a scholarship and walked on foot 300 kilometers to the famous St. Michael's school in Luneburg, near Hamburg. There he lived and studied for 2 years from 1699-1701. It was there that he sang a Capella at the boys chorale. Bach's studies included organ, harpsichord, and singing. In addition he took the academic studies in theology, history and geography, and lessons of Latin, Italian, and French. Besides his studies of music by the local Nothern German composers, Bach had important exposure to the music of composers from other European nations; such as the French composers Jean-Baptiste Lully, Marais, and Marchand, the South German composers Johann Pachelbel and Froberger, and the Italians Arcangelo Corelli and Antonio Vivaldi.
Personality and character: Bach was 17 when he made a 4-month pilgrimage, walking on foot about 400 kilometers from Arnstadt to the Northern city of Lubeck. There he studied with 'Dietrich Buxtehude' and became so involved that he overstayed his leave by three months. Buxtehude being probably the best organist of his time became the living link between the founder of Baroque music Heinrich Schütz and the biggest Baroque genius, Bach. Back in Arnstadt, Bach wrote 'Toccata and Fugue in D Minor' (1702), his first masterpiece; which stemmed from his bold organ improvisations. At that time he was in love with his second cousin Maria Barbara; whom he was taking upstairs to the church organ, where her presence was inspirational for his creativity. Bach was punished for the violation of the restrictions on women's presence in the church and he was fired. However, he eventually married Maria Barbara.
Cross-cultural studies: Bach studied the orchestral music of Antonio Vivaldi and gained insight into his compositional language by arranging Vivaldi's concertos for organ. Six French suites were written for keyboard; each suite opens with 'Allemande' and consists of several pieces, including 'Courante', 'Sarabande', 'Menuet', 'Gavotte', 'Air', 'Anglaise', 'Polonaise', 'Bourree', and 'Gigue'. As suggested by their titles, the pieces were representing songs and dances from various cultures. From the music of the Italians Antonio Vivaldi, Arcangelo Corelli, and 'Giuseppe Torelli'; Bach adopted dramatic introductions and endings as well as vivacious rhythmical dynamism and elaborate harmonization. Bach also performed the music of English, French, and Italian composers; motets of the Venetian school, and incorporated their rhythmical patterns and textural structures in the development of his own style.
Teaching: Bach selected and instructed musicians for orchestras and choirs in Weimar and Leipzig. His work as a Cantor included teaching instrumental and vocal lessons to the church musicians and later to the musicians of the court orchestra. Bach was also a teacher of his own children and of his second wife. In 1730, Bach presented his second wife with a musical notebook for studies, known as the 'Notebook of Anna Magdalena Bach'. Compositions in the notebook were written in a form of minuete, polonaise, gavotte, march, rondeau, chorale, sonata, prelude, song, and aria; written mainly by Bach, as well as by his sons 'Carl Philip Emanuel Bach', Johann Christoph Bach, and composers 'Francois Couperin', Georg Bohm, and others.
Family: Bach married his second cousin, named Maria Barbara, who was the inspirational force for his early compositions. They had seven children, 4 of whom survived to adulthood. W. F. Bach, J. C. Bach, and C. P. E. Bach became composers. Maria Barbara died in 1720. On December 3, 1721, Bach married Anna Magdalena (bee Wilcke), a talented soprano, who was 17 years his junior. They had thirteen children. Bach fathered a total of 20 children with his two wives. His sons 'Friedemann Bach', Johann Christoph Bach, and 'Carl Philip Emanuel Bach' became important composers in the Rococo style. The descendants of Bach are living in many countries across the world.
Social activity: Bach replaced his friend Georg Philipp Telemann as the director of the popular orchestra known as Collegium Musicum, which he led from 1729-1750. It was a private secular music society that gave concert performances twice a week at the Zimmerman's Coffeehouse near the Leipzig market square. Bach's exposure to such a secular public environment inspired him to compose numerous purely entertainment pieces for solo keyboard and several violin and harpsichord concertos.
Politics: Being the undisputed musical genius, Bach still suffered from ugly political machinations. Although the Leipzig Council had enough money, they never honored the promised salary of 1000 talers a year; promised to Bach by the Mayor of Leipzig, Gottlieb Lange, at the hiring interview. Bach worked diligently, in spite of being underpaid for 27 years until his death. On top of that local political factions in the Leipzig Council manipulated Bach's educational work as well as his compositions and public performances. They were pressuring him as the Cantor and Composer and interfering his creative efforts by imposing restrictions on his performances because of their ugly political games. Bach prevailed as he composed and played his "Mass in B Minor" to the monarch of Saxony and was appointed the Royal Court Composer of Saxony.
King Frederick the Great invited Bach to Potsdam in 1747. There the king played his own theme for Bach and challenged the composer to improvise on it. Bach used the 'royal theme' and improvised a three-part fugue on the king's piano. Later Bach upgraded the king's theme to a more sophisticated melody, and composed an array of pieces based on the improved 'royal theme', which he titled "Musical Offering" and later presented this composition to the king.
Legacy: Bach wrote over eleven hundred music compositions in all genres. In Leipzig alone he wrote a cantata for every Sunday and feast day of the year, of which 224 cantatas survive. Some of his compositions were written on the same theme at different times in his life, like choral cantatas and organ works on similar themes with significantly reworked arrangements. The complete list of Bach's works, BWV, has 1127 compositions for voice, organ, harpsichord, violin, cello, flute, chamber music for small ensembles, orchestral music, concertos for violin and orchestra, and for keyboard and orchestra. His music became the essential part of the education for every musician. Bach influenced such great composers as Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Frédéric Chopin, Felix Mendelssohn, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Sergei Prokofiev and many other prominent musicians.
Bach is by far the most performed and recorded composer in history. His 'Das Wohltemperierte Clavier' (The well-tempered keyboard, or The well-tuned piano, in modern terminology) is the definitive work for all students as well as concert musicians. Bach's 'Orgebuchlein' (The little organ book) is a staple in the repertoire of organists and pianists, and some pieces from it were arranged for ensembles. Bach's many chorales, especially the "Mass in B Minor" are considered the best works in the genre. His last work 'The Art of Fugue' is best known for it's acclaimed performance by Glenn Gould. Bach's music was used in hundreds of films, thousands of stage productions, and continues being played all over the world.
The definitive biography of J. S. Bach was written by the Nobel Prize Laureate Albert Schweitzer.- Music Department
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In 1856 Moussorgsky joined the Russian army where he met the piano player and composer 'Balakirev' who taught him composition. As he could not finish his studies in music, Moussorgsky did not know all stylistic means of composition perfectly and thus had to follow his instinct in his works becoming the pathmaker of the musical impressionism as well as expressionism: He was the first to compose realistic pictures, e.g. "Pictures at an Exhibition". Having no success during his lifetime Moussorgsky spent all of his fortune ending up a poor man addicted to alcohol.- Alfred Wagstaff was born on 21 March 1844 in New York City, New York, USA. He died on 2 October 1921 in Babylon, Suffolk, New York, USA.
- Gustaf von Numers was born on 21 March 1848 in Maksamaa, Finland. He was a writer, known for Elinan surma (1938), Pastori Jussilainen (1955) and Den tyranniske fästmannen (1912). He was married to Helena Lovisa Eleonora Roos. He died on 6 February 1913 in Kannus, Finland.
- W.H. Bainbridge was born on 21 March 1853 in England, UK. He was an actor, known for Passion Fruit (1921), Traffic in Souls (1913) and God's Country and the Woman (1916). He died on 24 October 1931 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Alois Wiesner was born on 21 March 1857 in Prague, Cechy, Austrian Empire [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and actor, known for Zkazená krev (1914). He died on 6 November 1923 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].- Roseanna McCoy was born on 21 March 1859 in Kentucky, USA. She died in 1889 in Ashford, West Virginia, USA.
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Henry W. Savage was born on 21 March 1859 in Durham, New Hampshire, USA. Henry W. was a producer and director, known for Excuse Me (1915), The Merry Widow (1925) and Robinson Crusoe (1916). Henry W. was married to Alice Louise Batcheler. Henry W. died on 29 November 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.- Alberta Lee was born on 21 March 1860 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for The Little Minister (1922), The Little Orphans (1915) and Reggie Mixes In (1916). She was married to John T. Huntignton and William Davis. She died on 12 November 1928 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Charles Swickard was born on 21 March 1861 in Germany. He was a director and actor, known for An Arabian Knight (1920), Mixed Blood (1916) and The Last Straw (1920). He was married to Dale. He died on 12 May 1929 in Fresno, California, USA.- Writer
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Albert Chevalier was born on 21 March 1861 in Notting Hill, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for My Old Dutch (1915), The Middleman (1915) and My Old Dutch (1926). He died on 10 July 1923 in London, England, UK.- Nicolai Neiiendam was born on 21 March 1865 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor, known for A Trip to Mars (1918), Elverhøj (1939) and Dødskysset (1915). He died on 16 March 1945 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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American theatrical producer who brought the revue to spectacular heights under the slogan "Glorifying the American Girl." During the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, Ziegfeld managed bodybuilder Eugen Sandow (billed as the Great Sandow). In 1896 he turned to theatrical management. His promotion of French beauty Anna Held, with press releases about her milk baths, brought her fame and set a pattern of star-making through publicity. In 1907 he produced in New York City his first revue, The Follies of 1907, modeled on the Folies-Bergère of Paris but less risqué. The revue's combination of semi-nudity, pageantry and comedy was repeated successfully for 23 more years, until the Great Depression ended these annual spectaculars. Four other editions appeared after his death, the last in 1957. In addition to the Follies, Ziegfeld also produced the stage successes "Sally" (1920), "Show Boat" (1927), "Rio Rita" (1927), and "Bitter Sweet (1929). Among the stars who rose to fame as a result of appearing in a Ziegfeld show were Marilyn Miller, Will Rogers, Leon Errol, Bert Williams, Fanny Brice and Eddie Cantor.
Ziegfeld had a long-lasting relationship with Anna Held but they never married due to her already being married to Maximo Carrera. In 1913, he married actress Billie Burke with whom he had daughter Patricia Ziegfeld Stephenson.- Director
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Ralph Dean was born on 21 March 1868. He was a director and actor, known for The Rainbow (1917), The Accomplice (1917) and A Song of Sixpence (1917). He died on 15 September 1923 in New York City, New York, USA.- Vivia Ogden was born on 21 March 1869 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Way Down East (1920), Lovey Mary (1926) and Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1919). She died on 22 December 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Herbert G. Ponting was born on 21 March 1870 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK. He was a director and cinematographer, known for The Great White Silence (1922), 90° South and The Undying Story of Captain Scott and Animal Life in the Antarctic (1914). He died on 7 February 1935 in Marylebone, London, England, UK.- S. Hillkowitz was born on 21 March 1870 in Lithuania. S. was a producer, known for ¡Que viva Mexico! (1932), Thunder Over Mexico (1933) and Eisenstein in Mexico (1933). S. was married to Hermine "Minnie" ?. S. died on 20 May 1943 in San Diego, California, USA.
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Caroline Gentry was born on 21 March 1870 in Peytona, Boone County, West Virginia, USA. She was a writer and director, known for The Key to Power (1920), The River of Doubt (1928) and Roosevelt, friend of the birds. (1928). She died on 20 December 1939 in Charleston, West Virginia, USA.- Music Department
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Ivar Widéen was born on 21 March 1871 in Sweden. Ivar is known for Man glömmer ingenting (1942), Kronans rallare (1932) and Anderssonskans Kalle i busform (1973). Ivar died on 16 March 1951 in Sweden.- Sarah Duhamel was born on 21 March 1873 in Rouen, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France. She was an actress, known for Les mystères de Paris (1922), Rosalie n'a pas le choléra (1911) and Le jour de l'an de Rosalie (1911). She died on 15 April 1926 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.
- Frantisek Matejovský was born on 21 March 1874 in Naceradec, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Legionár (1920) and Jan Rohác z Dubé (1947). He died on 6 July 1950 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- A Pennsylvania Dutch girl who moved to New York in the late 19th century to pursue a theatrical career, she became one of early silent pictures' better known character actresses. Between 1910 and 1920 she appeared in over 90 films, but then her acting career all but ended, and she devoted the rest of her life to the study and teaching of an occult religion. In 1918 she had begun a correspondence with the English writer and occultist Aleister Crowley. In 1920 she left Hollywood to join Crowley at his "Abbey of Thelema" on the Italian island of Sicily where she lived for several years, becoming his student Soror Estai, and accepting his new religion of sex, drugs, and magick in the name of personal liberation. Later she returned to Southern California where she continued to represent Crowley, and taught his doctrines for many years until her death in 1958.
- Armand Lurville was born on 21 March 1875 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), La dame aux camélias (1934) and Messieurs les ronds de cuir (1936). He died on 25 September 1955 in Paris, France.
- Gustaf Gjerdrum was born on 21 March 1875 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Rågens rike (1929). He died on 11 May 1964 in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Shunrô Oshikawa was born on 21 March 1876. Shunrô was a writer, known for Atragon (1963), Tôyô bukyôdan (1927) and Super Atragon (1995). Shunrô died on 16 November 1914.
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József Pakots was born on 21 March 1877 in Alvinc, Hungary [now Vintul de Jos, Romania]. He was a writer and actor, known for Casanova (1919), Leoni Leo (1917) and A Kormánybiztos (1919). He died on 12 June 1933 in Budapest, Hungary.- Pasquale Amato was born on 21 March 1878 in Naples, Italy. He was an actor, known for Glorious Betsy (1928). He died on 12 August 1942 in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, New York, USA.
- Dragoljub Sotirovic was born on 21 March 1878 in Belgrade, Serbia. He was an actor, known for Karadjordje (1911) and Ulrih Celjski i Vladislav Hunjadi (1911). He died on 9 October 1944 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.
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Composer, songwriter, author and educator Thurlow Lieurance was educated at the College of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio and the Conservatory de Musique in France, and was awarded a scholarship to the Fontainebleau. A military bandmaster in Kansas during World War I, he was later honored by the American Scientific Research Society for his work in researching music among native Americans and he recorded a number of native American songs. He authored the book "To Dance, Live, Love and Sing". With his wife Edna Wooley Lieurance, he toured in concerts between 1918 and 1927 and then was a professor at the University of School Music in Lincoln, Nebraska and Dean of Fine Arts at the University of Wichita until 1947. Joining ASCAP in 1934, his classical works include "Colonial Exposition Sketches", "Scenes Southwest", "Prairie Sketches", "Water Moon Maiden", "Fantasia for Violin and Piano", "Conquistador", and "Eleven Song Cycles". His popular-song compositions include "By the Waters of Minnetonka", "Reverie", "Blue Mist", "At Parting", "Purple Pines", "Among the Pines", "And I Ain't Got Weary Yet", "The Good Rain", "From the Old Homestead", "In Mirrored Waters", "Hymn to the Sun God", "Holiday Pleasures", "Irish Spring Song", "I Wonder Why", "Came the Dawn", "If I Hadn't Had You", "The Sandman", "Sunbeams", and "A Prayer".- Has performed regularly in different theatrical groups in Yerevan and Tiflis (now Tbilisi, Georgia). In 1916 was invited to play in Armenian Drama Union in Tbilisi. Has performed in other troupes as well. Has been worked in Armenia since 1920. At first she led a National theatrical troupe in Dilijan, since 1921 was a leading actress in the Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan. Has performed many classical roles in theatre and cinema.
- Norman Partridge was born on 21 March 1879 in Ladywood, Birmingham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for For Her Father's Sake (1921), Ernest Maltravers (1920) and The Cure for Love (1949). He died in 1965 in Manchester, England, UK.
- Madame Saharet was born on 21 March 1879 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She was an actress, known for Unter der Maske (1912), Terpsichore. Die Macht des Tanzes (1921) and Madame Butterfly (1913). She was married to Fritz von Frantzius and Isaac Rose. She died in 1942 in Melbourne, Australia.
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American actor-director-writer-producer Gilbert M. Anderson, father of the movie cowboy and the first Western star, was born Maxwell Henry Aronson in Little Rock, Arkansas. His parents, Esther (Ash) and Henry Aronson, were from New York. His father was from a German Jewish family, and his mother was the daughter of Russian Jewish parents. He had worked as a photographer's model and newspaper vendor before drifting into acting. He performed in vaudeville before joining forces with Edwin S. Porter as an actor and occasional script collaborator. In Porter's startling early film The Great Train Robbery (1903), Anderson played several roles (among them, the train passenger shot by bandits as he tries to escape). The success of that film prompted Anderson to begin writing, directing and starring in his own series of Westerns. In 1907 he and George K. Spoor founded Essanay Film Manufacturing Co., destined to be one of the predominant early film studios. Anderson gained enormous popularity in hundreds of Western shorts, playing the first real cowboy hero, "Broncho Billy." Writing and directing most of the films, Anderson also found time to direct a series of "Alkali Ike" comedy Westerns starring Augustus Carney. In 1916 Anderson sold his ownership in Essanay and retired from acting. He returned to New York and bought the Longacre Theatre and produced plays there, though not achieving the same kind of success he enjoyed in films. He made a brief comeback as a producer with a series of shorts starring Stan Laurel for Metro Pictures. However, a series of conflicts with the studio led him retire again after 1920. He continued to produce films as owner of Progressive Pictures into the 1950s. In his 70s, he came out of retirement for a cameo role in The Bounty Killer (1965). He had been presented with an honorary Oscar in 1957 as a "motion picture pioneer, for his contributions to the development of motion pictures as entertainment." Anderson died in 1971 at the age of 90.- Mary Barton was born on 21 March 1880 in Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Under Your Hat (1940) and Police Surgeon (1971). She was married to Tristan Rawson. She died on 8 March 1970 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.
- Egisto Olivieri was born on 21 March 1880 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for Il caso Haller (1933), Partenza ore 7 (1946) and The Little School Mistress (1934). He died on 4 March 1962 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
- Hans Hofmann was born on 21 March 1880 in Weissenburg, Germany. He was married to Renate Schmitz and Miz Wolfegg. He died on 17 February 1966 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Marie Shotwell was born on 21 March 1880 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Enlighten Thy Daughter (1917), Running Wild (1927) and The Thirteenth Chair (1919). She died on 18 September 1934 in Long Island City, New York, USA.
- E.H. Young was born on 21 March 1880 in Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Hannah (1980). He was married to Arthur Daniell. He died on 8 August 1949 in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, UK.
- Elizabeth Lonergan was born on 21 March 1880 in New York, USA. She was a writer, known for The Shoemaker and the Doll (1913), Her Oath of Vengeance (1915) and Her Old Teacher (1914). She died on 14 May 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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M. H. (Maurice Henry) Hoffman Sr.
M.H. Hoffman is associated with numerous companies. There is a bio on Hoffman in the 1929 and 1937-38 "Motion Picture Almanac." He studied painting, singing, and taught languages yet he is best remembered as a producer, director, and studio owner. Studios he founded - Tiffany Pictures, Liberty Productions, and Allied Pictures - produced dozens of mainly low-budget B-pictures in the 1920s and 30s.
Hoffman was born in Chicago, Illinois. His parents were Howard and Bertha Hoffman.
An attorney by training, he earned a Bachelor of Law degree from New York University in 1900 and was admitted to the bar in New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. Hoffman practiced law in New York and Massachusetts until 1910, when he entered the motion picture business operating theaters and managing exchanges - organizations that pooled pictures and distributed them to theaters.
From 1910 to 1917, he was general manager then owner of the Universal Film Company, a motion picture exchange in New England. Between 1917 and 1921 he was in the "independent state right market, producing and distributing pictures."
He co-founded Tiffany Pictures (later Tiffany-Stahl Pictures) with star Mae Murray and her then-husband, Robert Z. Leonard in 1921. The Poverty Row studio made eight Mae Murray films; all released through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Between 1921 and 1932, Tiffany released at least 70 features, both silent and sound, 20 of which were Westerns. At one point, Tiffany was booking its films into nearly 2,500 theaters. The studio filed for bankruptcy in 1932.
In 1922 he was listed as co-founder and general advisory director of Truart Film Corp., a producer/distributor of films based in New York.
In 1930 Hoffman founded and was acting president and general manager of Liberty Productions. Liberty produced its first film in 1930, "Ex-Flame," loosely based on the Victorian novel "East Lynne." In 1935 the studio was taken over by Republic Pictures. The Republic motif was "borrowed" from the symbolic motif of Liberty Pictures - the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia.
In 1931 Hoffman founded Allied Pictures. He was president, and his son, M. H. (Paul E.) Hoffman, Jr., was vice president. The studio's best-known film was "A Shriek in the Night (1933)," a thriller starring Ginger Rogers. At Allied, Hoffman signed Lila Lee and Hoot Gibson, the Western Star, and used the profits from their films to back literary adoptions that he wanted to make, including "Innocents (1932)," "Vanity Fair (1932)" and "Unholy Love (1932)."
In 1932, Hoffman was a founder and first president of the Independent Motion Pictures Producers Association (IMPPA). Comparable to the Motion Pictures Producers Association, the organization dealt primarily with production and union problems.
Allied folded in 1934, and Hoffman concentrated on running Liberty Pictures; Liberty merged into the new Republic Pictures in 1935. Republic took its original Liberty Bell logo from Hoffman's Liberty Pictures.
Hoffman and his wife, Mary, had a daughter, Hermine Hoffman Ruskin, and two sons, M. H. Jr. (Paul. E. Hoffman) and George F. (adopted). He died in Los Angeles on March 6, 1944, at age 61.- Actor
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Jack Ganzhorn was born on 21 March 1881 in Fort Thomas, Arizona, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Prairie Gunsmoke (1942), The Valley of Hunted Men (1928) and Thorobred (1922). He was married to Emma Ollie McMains, Sadie Anna Franks and Edith Rheaume. He died on 19 September 1956 in Hollywood, California, USA.- A prominent Los Angeles funeral director, Dennis Matthews attended school in Quindaro, Kansas; in 1898, at the beginning of the Spanish-American War, he ran away from school and joined Company C, 23rd Kansas Volunteer Infantry, performing garrison duty in Cuba. After the war's end, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Upon America's entry into World War I in April 1917, Matthews subsequently was commissioned First Lieutenant, Company C, 350th U.S. Machine Gun Battalion, 92nd U. S. Division and saw action in France.
- Composer, songwriter, author and pianist, educated at the Moscow Conservatory and Columbia University (architecture degree). He wrote his Broadway special material for the 'Passing Show' revues, was a vaudeville pianist, and had his own night club, Club Anatole. His Broadway stage scores include "The Wife Hunters" and "Broadway to Paris". Joining ASCAP in 1923, his chief musical collaborators included L. Wolfe Gilbert and Harold Atteridge. His popular-song compositions include "Are You From Heaven?", "My Little Dream Girl", "Lily of the Valley", "My Own Iona", "Singapore", "I Love You, That's One Thing I Know", "My Sweet Adair", "Riga Rose", "My Little Persian Rose" and "Shades of Night".
- Fritzi Massary was born on 21 March 1882 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for Der Tunnel (1915), Die Rose von Stambul (1919) and Narrentanz der Liebe (1920). She was married to Max Pallenberg and Doktor Pollack. She died on 30 January 1969 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
- Bascom Lamar Lunsford was born on 21 March 1882 in Mars Hill, North Carolina, USA. He was married to Freda Lunsford and Nellie Sara Triplett. He died on 4 September 1973 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA.
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Gerald M. Hayle was born on 21 March 1882 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. He was a director and writer, known for Environment (1927), The Rushing Tide (1927) and Tiger Island (1930). He died in 1960 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.- Actor
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Sam Hardy was born on 21 March 1883 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for King Kong (1933), The Miracle Woman (1931) and Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934). He was married to Betty Scott. He died on 16 October 1935 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Actress
Hetty Payne was born on 21 March 1883 in South Norwood, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Paula (1915) and Kent, the Fighting Man (1916). She was married to John Tomkies. She died on 10 March 1976 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK.- Jean Lester was born on 21 March 1883 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Road to Fortune (1930), Queen of Hearts (1936) and The Malory Secret (1951). She died on 4 June 1944 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK.