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- His father was governor of Virginia and a judge. After graduating from college in 1807, Tyler studied law. At 19 he was admitted to the bar. From 1811 to 1815, Tyler sat in the Virginia House of Delegates. He then served as a Democratic member of the US House of Representatives from 1817 to 1821. Tyler was appointed governor of Virginia in 1825. In 1827 he resigned from this position because he was now elected to the US Senate, where he was represented until 1836. In these positions, Tyler distinguished himself as a staunch advocate of the "states' rights" theory and a faithful interpretation of the Constitution. The doctrine advocated the primary sovereignty and independence of the US states over the federal government. After turning away from the Democratic Party, Tyler was elected vice president in 1840 as the Whig candidate.
However, the new President William Harrison died in 1841 after only a month in office. Therefore, Tyler succeeded him as the tenth President of the USA on April 4, 1841. Differences with his new Whig party blocked the new president's key domestic policy initiatives. As a southern aristocrat, the former Virginia governor and senator was only put forward to win southern voters for Harrison. However, his political views were opposed to those of the Whig Party, which represented the interests of the northeastern states with their emerging industry and business community - so he vetoed the establishment of a national bank, which was a fundamental concern of the Whigs and their most prominent senator, Henry Clay. In the fall of 1841, he was expelled from the Whig Party. In 1842, when he vetoed the tariff bill, Congress tried, but failed, to impeach him.
In the area of foreign policy, Tyler prepared the incorporation of Texas into the Union after his presidency. In 1842, his Secretary of State Daniel Webster was able to reach a border treaty with Great Britain that established the border between Maine and Canada. In the run-up to the Civil War, he campaigned for secession and was elected to the Congress of the Confederacy, but died of a stroke before he could take office. In the presidential election of 1844, Tyler was no longer a candidate. Tyler was replaced in 1845 by James Knox Polk. After his presidency, however, Tyler remained involved in political life. Shortly before his death, he was elected to the Congress of the Confederate States of America in 1861. The politician died before its meetings opened.
John Tyler died on January 18, 1862 in Richmond, Virginia. - Octavius L. Pruden was born on 29 March 1842. He died on 19 April 1902.
- Paul Ferrier was born on 29 March 1843 in Montpellier, France. He was a writer, known for The Lady Doctor (1911) and La vie de bohème (1960). He was married to Jeanne Briol. He died in September 1920 in Nouan-le-Fuzelier, Loir-et-Cher, France.
- James O. Barrows was born on 29 March 1855 in Copperopolis, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Tomboy (1924), The Signal Tower (1924) and The Sea Beast (1926). He died on 7 December 1925 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Rowland Buckstone was born on 29 March 1860 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for An Enemy to the King (1916). He was married to Cecily J. Wilson. He died on 13 September 1922 in London, England, UK.
- Major J.A. McGuire was born on 29 March 1861 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Totem Mark (1911), A Leap for Life (1914) and Pegeen (1920). He died on 22 January 1931 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Cinematographer
- Additional Crew
Arthur White was born on 29 March 1862 in Nova Scotia, Canada. He is known for Esquimaux Game of Snap-the-Whip (1901), The Esquimaux Village (1901) and Esquimaux Leap-Frog (1901).- Frederic S. Isham was born on 29 March 1865 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was a writer, known for Nothing But the Truth (1941), The Social Buccaneer (1923) and Nothing But the Truth (1929). He was married to Helen M. Frue. He died on 6 September 1922 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Cy Young was born on 29 March 1867 in Gilmore, Ohio, USA. He was married to Robba Miller. He died on 4 November 1955 in Newcomerstown, Ohio, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Cawthorn made his stage debut in 1872 at the age of four. At nine, he went to England and played in music halls for four years. In 1898, Cawthorn made his debut on Broadway and carried on a successful career for some twenty-five years. Moving to Hollywood in 1927, he began a career as a character actor. Married to stage and screen actress Queenie Vassar, Cawthorn passed away following a stroke in his Beverly Hills home.- Mabel Fenton was born on 29 March 1868 in Lawrence, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for Death of Nancy Sykes (1897) and How Molly Malone Made Good (1915). She was married to Charles J. Ross. She died on 19 April 1931 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Byron Douglas was born on 29 March 1868 in Portland, Maine, USA. He was an actor, known for The Winning Stroke (1919), Marriage in Transit (1925) and The Net (1923). He was married to Marie Booth (performer). He died on 21 April 1935 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Charles Eaton was born on 29 March 1868 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was married to Mary Winifred Parlin. He died on 23 January 1953 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Kálmán Balla was born on 29 March 1869 in Alsónémedi, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Lelki klinika (1941), Piri mindent tud (1932) and Olavi (1922). He was married to Olga Tóth, Erzsi B. Marton and Irén Csík. He died on 30 April 1946 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Composer/songwriter Tom Lemonier joined the American Society and Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) in 1942, and his popular-song compositions include "Is Everybody Happy?", "America, Land of Promise", "Hello, Mr. Moon, Hello", "Better Days Will Come Again", "You Are Up Today and Down Tomorrow", "Praise God We're Not Weary", and "Just One Word of Consolation".
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Harry von Meter was born on 29 March 1871 in Malta Bend, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Lillo of the Sulu Seas (1916), The Last Supper (1914) and His Faith in Humanity (1914). He died on 2 June 1956 in Sawtelle, California, USA.- Irving Brokaw was born on 29 March 1871 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Lucile Brokaw. He died on 19 March 1939 in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
- Charles Siblot was born on 29 March 1871 in Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, France. He was an actor, known for Le chasseur de chez Maxim's (1933) and Molière, sa vie, son oeuvre (1922). He died in April 1943 in Paris, France.
- Director
- Cinematographer
- Writer
Italo Pacchioni was born on 29 March 1872 in Mirandola, Italy. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Il finto storpio (1896), La gabbia dei matti (1896) and Il re Umberto visita la Maria (1899). He died on 11 July 1940 in Milan, Italy.- H.M. Harwood was born on 29 March 1874 in Eccles, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Man in Possession (1931), The Palm Beach Girl (1926) and After the Ball (1932). He was married to F. Tennyson Jesse. He died on 20 April 1959 in London, England, UK.
- Lou Henry Hoover was born on 29 March 1874 in Waterloo, Iowa, USA. She was married to Herbert Hoover. She died on 7 January 1944 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Vassiliy Tikhomirov was born on 29 March 1876 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for A Chopin Nocturne (1913), Kollezhskiy registrator (1925) and Muzikalniy moment (1913). He died on 20 June 1956 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Bertram Parnell was born on 29 March 1876 in Gibraltar. He was an actor, known for Down Under Donovan (1922). He died in 1960 in Hastings, Sussex, England, UK.
- Lawrence Grossmith was born on 29 March 1877 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Gaslight (1944), The Brass Bottle (1914) and Murder at the Baskervilles (1937). He was married to Coralie Maud Blythe (stage actress). He died on 21 February 1944 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Geno Ferny was born on 29 March 1877 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was an actor, known for The Novel of Werther (1938), À minuit, le 7 (1937) and Son dernier Noël (1952). He died on 23 January 1972 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Albert von Tilzer was born on 29 March 1878 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He was a composer, known for Frequency (2000), The Fan (1996) and A League of Their Own (1992). He died on 1 October 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Frank Tinney was born on 29 March 1878 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Governor's Boss (1915) and Broadway After Dark (1924). He was married to Edna Davenport. He died on 28 November 1940 in Northport, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Billy Merson born William Henry Thompson in Nottingham in 1881, he began his career while working in a lace-making factory and performing shows as an acrobat and comedian in the evening at the Nottingham Theatre Royal. It took some time until he could make a good living from his stage work; he also wrote many songs including 'The Photo of the Girl I Left Behind', 'Desdemona' and possibly his best known song 'The Spaniard That Blighted My Life'. He was chairman of the music hall at the Players Theatre in London. Starred in a handful of silent film comedies under the direction of W.P. Kellino for the Homeland (Globe) Film Company in 1915-17 often taken from his own sketches. Later he was often seen in character roles in many talkies through the 1930's. According to an article in the Nottingham Evening Post dated 19/8/2011 Billy Merson whose real name is William Henry Thompson may have been related to the famous 19th Century bare knuckle prize fighter William 'Bendigo' Thompson born in Nottingham in the early 1800's, and his descendants are Hayden Thompson born 2011 son of stage actress Emma Rothwell born 1985.- Estelle Short was born on 29 March 1879 in Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for There Is No Place Like Home (1916), Main Street (1923) and Luke's Newsie Knockout (1916). She was married to Lew Short. She died on 20 August 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Robert Müller was born on 29 March 1879 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Daphne Laureola (1962), König Ödipus (1963) and Tugboat M 17 (1933). He died on 1 February 1968 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- Actress
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Mabel Constanduros was born on 29 March 1880 in London, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for David Copperfield (1956), Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective (1953) and My Ain Folk (1945). She was married to Athanasius Constanduros. She died on 8 February 1957 in Chichester, Sussex, England, UK.- William H. Power was born on 29 March 1880 in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. He is known for The Master Cracksman (1914), Who's Who in Society (1915) and Hoop-Skirts, My Dear (1912).
- Writer
- Producer
John Taintor Foote was born on 29 March 1881 in Leadville, Colorado, USA. John Taintor was a writer and producer, known for The Great Dan Patch (1949), The Mark of Zorro (1940) and Kentucky (1938). John Taintor was married to Jessica Florence Todhunter and Ada Bridges Curtis. John Taintor died on 28 January 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Mia Cordes was born on 29 March 1882 in Augsburg, Germany. She was an actress, known for Das Geheimnis einer Nacht (1915), Todesrauschen (1914) and Das goldene Bett (1913). She died on 16 February 1955 in Berlin, Germany.
- Actor
- Writer
William Halligan was born on 29 March 1883 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Great Mike (1944), Moontide (1942) and Week-End at the Waldorf (1945). He died on 28 January 1957 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Memduh Sevket Esendal was born on 29 March 1883 in Çorlu, Tekirdag, Turkey. He was a writer, known for Behiye (1990), Ayasli ile Kiracilari (1989) and Saide (1986). He was married to Ayse Faide Hanim. He died on 16 May 1952 in Ankara, Turkey.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Dezsö Kosztolányi was born on 29 March 1885 in Szabadka, Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Subotica, Serbia]. He was a writer, known for Esti Kornél csodálatos utazása (1995), Édes Anna (1958) and Aranysárkány (1966). He was married to Ilona Harmos. He died on 3 November 1936 in Budapest, Hungary.- Editor
- Editorial Department
Robert Kern was born on 29 March 1885 in Wilton Junction [now Wilton], Iowa, USA. He was an editor, known for The Thin Man (1934), National Velvet (1944) and David Copperfield (1935). He was married to Ruth Eleanor. He died on 30 May 1972 in Orange, California, USA.- Cinematographer
- Writer
Leon Wagner was born on 29 March 1885 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He is known for The Game of Three (1915) and The Land of the Lost (1914).- Additional Crew
James Girton was born on 29 March 1885 in Colorado, USA. James died on 30 October 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Paul Amiot was born on 29 March 1886 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for The Red Circle (1970), Madame Sans-Gêne (1941) and Ruy Blas (1948). He died on 26 January 1979 in Paris, France.
- Actor
- Make-Up Department
Father of Meg Sargent, portrait artist and actress. Cecil Claude Holland was born in Gravesend-On-Thames, England, son of Richard Henry Holland, an English sea captain. At the age of sixteen he sailed from England to Vancouver, B.C., where he disembarked and began a new life in the Americas. He helped with the reconstruction of San Francisco after the earthquake of 1906.
Holland performed as an actor in touring companies and eventually wound up in Hollywood around 1915. Volunteered for the U.S. Army during World War I, serving in France, and was granted U.S. citizenship as a result. Being an expert in applying his own character make-up, Holland started doing make-up for other actors in the films in which he appeared, eventually leaving acting in favor of full-time make-up. He was the first head of the make-up department at MGM.
Described in the Los Angeles Times as "The Man Of A Thousand Faces", due to his ability to transform himself into many disparate characters. Ultimately this moniker was inherited by his friend Lon Chaney. Was quite adept at construction, building a self-designed glider and an automobile. Proficient oil painter, wood carver, sculptor and stage magician. Strong ability as a mimic of various English and American accents. Lived in the Beverly Hills and Van Nuys sections of Los Angeles.- Albert Cushing Read was born on 29 March 1887 in Lyme, New Hampshire, USA. He was married to Bess Anderson Burdine. He died on 10 October 1967 in Coconut Grove, Florida, USA.
- Earle Ross was born on 29 March 1888 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Great Gildersleeve (1954), Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937) and Stormy Trails (1936). He died on 21 May 1961 in North Hollywood, California, USA.
- A.M. De Jong was born on 29 March 1888 in Nieuw Vossemeer, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. He was a writer and actor, known for Merijntje Gijzen's Jeugd (1936), De drie wensen (1937) and Merijntje Gijzens jeugd (1974). He died on 18 October 1943 in Blaricum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Hermann Blaß was born on 29 March 1888 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for The Beggar from Cologne Cathedral (1927), Die singende Stadt (1930) and Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg (1930). He died on 18 September 1941 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Max Ibenfeldt was born on 29 March 1888 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Kristinus Bergman (1948), Farmors revolution (1933) and Hatten er sat (1947). He died on 11 March 1952.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Warner Baxter claimed to have an early pre-disposition toward show business: "I discovered a boy a block away who would eat worms and swallow flies for a penny. For one-third of the profits, I exhibited him in a tent." When he was age 9, his widowed mother moved to San Francisco where, following the earthquake of 1906, his family lived in a tent for two weeks "in mortal terror of the fire." By 1910 he was in vaudeville and from there went on to Broadway plays and movies. A matinée idol in the silents, he came to prominence as the Cisco Kid with In Old Arizona (1928), for which he won an Oscar. He went on to star with Myrna Loy in Penthouse (1933) and to what many consider his best role, that of the doctor who treated Abraham Lincoln's assassin, in The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936). That year his $284,000 income topped the industry. In 1943, after slipping into a string of B-pictures, he began his Dr. Ordway "Crime Doctor" series with Crime Doctor (1943). He had suffered a nervous breakdown, and these pictures were easy on him (studio sets for one month, two films a year). Following a lobotomy to relieve pains of arthritis, he died of pneumonia.- Writer
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Howard Lindsay was born on 29 March 1889 in Waterford, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Sound of Music (1965), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) and Swing Time (1936). He was married to Dorothy Stickney and Maria Virginia Frolich. He died on 11 February 1968 in New York City, New York, USA.- Cinematographer
László Fekete was born on 29 March 1889 in Marosnémeti, Austria-Hungary [now Mintia, Romania]. He was a cinematographer, known for Din Grozaviile lumii (1920), A vén bakancsos és fia, a huszár (1918) and Liliomfi (1915). He died in 1947 in Cluj, Romania.