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- Edward the Second was born on 25 April 1284 in Wales. He died in September 1327 in England.
- Jean Itard was born on 25 April 1774 in Oraison, Provence, France. Jean was a writer, known for The Wild Child (1970). Jean died on 5 July 1838.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
James Pierpont was born on 25 April 1822 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a composer, known for The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), The Jacket (2005) and Reindeer Games (2000). He was married to Eliza Jane Purse and Millicent Cowee. He died on 5 August 1893 in Winter Haven, Florida, USA.- Grand Duchess Alice was born on 25 April 1843 in Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, England, UK. She was married to Louis IV. She died on 14 December 1878 in Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine, German Empire [now Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany].
- Leopoldo Alas 'Clarín' was born on 25 April 1852 in Zamora, Castilla y León, Spain. He was a writer, known for Adiós cordera (1969), La regenta (1974) and Cuentos y leyendas (1968). He was married to Onofre García Argüelles y García-Bernardo. He died on 13 June 1901 in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.
- Walt Whitman was born on 25 April 1859 in Lyon, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Three Musketeers (1921), The Mark of Zorro (1920) and The Three Musketeers (1916). He was married to Miriam Shelby. He died on 27 March 1928 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- Edward Grey was born on 25 April 1862 in London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The First World War (2003) and Pathé News, No. 37 (1916). He was married to Pamela Tennant and Dorothy Widdington. He died on 7 September 1933 in Fallodon, near Embleton, Northumberland, England, UK.
- Julius Pohl was born on 25 April 1868 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. He was a writer, known for Schach der Eva (1934), Die fünf Karnickel (1953) and Matrimonial Strike (1935). He died on 8 January 1958 in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria.
- William Elmer was born on 25 April 1869 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for The Virginian (1914), The Squaw Man (1914) and Carmen (1915). He died on 24 February 1945 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Alois Tluchor was born on 25 April 1869 in Daschitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Dasice, Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for Die Höhlenkinder (1962) and I ragazzi della valle misteriosa (1984). He died on 2 June 1939 in Perchtoldsdorf, Lower Austria, Austria.
- Paul Armstrong was born on 25 April 1869 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was a writer, known for The Heir to the Hoorah (1916), Ever Since Eve (1934) and The Escape (1914). He was married to Catherine Calvert and Bella Abell. He died on 30 August 1915 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Elizabeth Murray was born on 25 April 1871. She was an actress, known for The Bachelor Father (1931), Lucky in Love (1929) and Little Old New York (1923). She died on 27 March 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- C.B. Fry was born on 25 April 1872 in West Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. He was married to Beatrice Holme-Sumner. He died on 7 September 1956 in Child's Hill, Hampstead, London, England, UK.
- Walter De La Mare was born on 25 April 1873 in Charlton, Kent, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Tales of Tomorrow (1951), Shades of Darkness (1983) and Post Tenebras Lux (2017). He was married to Elfrida Ingpen. He died on 22 June 1956 in Twickenham, London, England, UK.
- Guglielmo Marconi was born on 25 April 1874 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was married to Maria Bezzi-Scali and Beatrice O'Brien. He died on 20 July 1937 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Alberto Colantuoni was born on 25 April 1874 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He was a writer, known for Il destino in tasca (1938), I fratelli Castiglioni (1937) and The Castiglioni Brothers (1958). He died on 26 December 1959 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Ugo Falena was born on 25 April 1875 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Il re fantasma (1914), La vagabonda (1918) and Il natalizio della nonna (1924). He died on 20 September 1931 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Writer
- Director
Oliver D. Bailey was born on 25 April 1875 in Windham, Ohio, USA. Oliver D. was a writer and director, known for The Melting Pot (1915), Blind Love (1920) and The Whirl of Life (1915). Oliver D. was married to Lillian A. Canfield. Oliver D. died on 12 July 1932 in Harrison, Maine, USA.- Jean Nougués was born on 25 April 1875 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Jean was a composer, known for Cyrano de Bergerac (1938). Jean died on 28 August 1932 in Paris, France.
- Actor
- Director
Jean Aymé was born on 25 April 1876 in Geneva, Switzerland. He was an actor and director, known for Les vampires (1915), The Mystery of the Rocks of Kador (1912) and Blessée au coeur (1917). He died on 17 January 1963 in Paris, France.- Actor
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Paul Desmuke was born on 25 April 1876 in Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Sideshow (1928). He was married to Mae Dixon. He died on 19 June 1949 in Atascosa County, Texas, USA.- William Jefferson was born on 25 April 1876 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Wanted by the Police (1913), The Right Direction (1916) and Out of the Wreck (1917). He was married to Vivian Martin and Christie MacDonald (performer). He died on 10 February 1946 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
- Lucien Bataille was born on 25 April 1877 in Lumbres, Pas-de-Calais, France. He is known for Le dernier mot (1911), L'inoubliable berceuse (1911) and Ma tante fait de la peinture (1911).
- Montague Rutherford was born on 25 April 1877 in Paddington, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Hamlet (1913). He died on 28 January 1927 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Sidney Mather was born on 25 April 1877 in Brixham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Miss Nobody (1917) and Yorktown (1924). He was married to Emily Gertrude Lenore Chippendale Lockwood. He died on 18 April 1925 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Helena Grant was born on 25 April 1879 in Shropshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Jungle Goddess (1948), The Marriage Bargain (1935) and Hoosier Schoolboy (1937). She was married to Lawrence Grant. She died on 22 November 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Cleo Desmond was born on 25 April 1880 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Mokey (1942), Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1941) and The Easiest Way (1917). She died on 6 October 1958 in San Diego, California, USA.- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
- Soundtrack
Edgar Allan Woolf was an American playwright and screenwriter. He is mostly remembered as a co-writer of the fantasy film "The Wizard of Oz" (1939).
Woolf was born in New York City to inventor Albert E. Woolf and his wife Rosamond Wimpfheimer. His father was an inventor of electrical devices.
Woolf was educated in both the City College of New York and Columbia University. He graduated from Columbia in 1901, at the age of 20. He had begun writing plays during his college years. In his senior year, he wrote "The Mischief Maker", produced as Columbia's annual varsity show.
Following his graduation, Woolf sought an acting career. He joined the Murray Hill Stock Company as an actor, performing in New York City for several years. He eventually started writers sketches and plays for vaudeville performers, transitioning from an actor to a writer. He wrote for ,among others, Mrs Patrick Campbell (1865-1940), Pat Rooney (1880-1962), and Mitzi Hajos (1889-1970).
In 1906, Woolf wrote the book for the musical revue "Mam'zelle Champagne". The play became famous not for its content, but a murder occurring at its opening night in the theater. The millionaire Harry Kendall Thaw (1871-1947) murdered the famous architect Stanford White (1853-1906). The publicity of the event helped attract attention to the revue, which had a run of 60 performances.
In the 1930s, Woolf moved from New York City to Los Angeles. He was hired as a screenwriter for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His most frequent collaborator there was Florence Ryerson. The two co-wrote "The Wizard of Oz", and co-created the character of Professor Marvel.
He entertained fellow writers and directors as a host of dinner parties, and personally cooked for his guests.
In 1943, Woolf took daily walks with his pet dog,. In December of that year, he apparently tripped on the dog's leash while walking down the stairs at his Beverly Hill residence. He fell down the stairs, and suffered a fatal skull fracture. His servants transported him to a hospital in Santa Monica, where he died. He was 62-years-old.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Johannes Guter was born on 25 April 1882 in Riga, Russian Empire [now Latvia]. He was a director and writer, known for Die Frau im Käfig (1919), Die Frau im Himmel (1920) and Die schwarze Pantherin (1921). He died on 18 March 1962 in Greifswald, East Germany [now Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany].- Ed Townsend was born on 25 April 1882 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Wife Hunters (1922). He was married to Ora Lott, Ruth L. Morgan, Maggie Beasley and Maggie Davis. He died on 22 October 1954 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
- Charles Maunsell was born on 25 April 1883 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for ITV Television Playhouse (1955), The Master Builder (1950) and BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960). He died on 1 August 1968 in Paddington, London, England, UK.
- Semyon Budyonny was born on 25 April 1883 in Kozyurin, Salskiy okrug, oblast Voyska Donskogo, Russian Empire [now Proletarsky district, Rostov oblast, Russia]. He died on 17 October 1973 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Pierre Frondaie was born on 25 April 1884 in Paris, France. He was a writer and actor, known for The Woman and the Puppet (1920), The Right to Love (1920) and The House Surrounded (1922). He was married to Jeanne Loviton. He died on 25 September 1948 in Vaucresson, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
- Charles Evans was born on 25 April 1885 in London, Middlesex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954), Cyborg 2087 (1966) and New York Confidential (1955). He died on 2 March 1974 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
- Writer
- Editor
- Editorial Department
Katherine Hilliker was born on 25 April 1885 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. She was a writer and editor, known for Sunrise (1927), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) and Kivalina of the Ice Lands (1925). She was married to H.H. Caldwell, Douglas (Bill) Hilliker and Douglas H. "Bill" Hilliker. She died on 6 December 1965 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.- George Binns was born on 25 April 1886 in Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for An Innocent Villain (1917), His Baby Doll (1917) and His Hidden Purpose (1918). He was married to Jerry Melville. He died on 27 October 1918 in Glendale, California, USA.
- Jindrich Horejsí was born on 25 April 1886 in Prague, Austria-Hungary. He was a writer, known for Provdám svou zenu (1941). He died on 30 May 1941 in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
- Producer
- Director
- Cinematographer
Robert C. Bruce was born on 25 April 1887 in Stowe, Vermont, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Florida to Louisiana with H.T. Tinklebottom (1917), While the Pot Boils (1923) and And Women Must Weep (1922). He was married to Dorothy Gray and Thora Storlie Bruce. He died on 6 August 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Cinematographer
- Director
- Actor
Henry Kotani was born on 25 April 1887 in Nihojima, Hiroshima, Japan [now Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan]. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Gubijinsô (1921), Toranku (1921) and Koi no misshi (1924). He was married to Fukiko Hori. He died on 8 April 1972 in Tokyo, Japan.- Director
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Orville O. Dull was born on 25 April 1888 in Lima, Ohio, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Secret Land (1948), Black Jack (1927) and The Flying Horseman (1926). He died on 29 December 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Jean-Benoît Lévy was not just another film director. He directed a series of good quality feature films, whether silent or talking ("Ames d'enfant" [1927], "La maternelle" [1934], "La mort du cygne" [1937] ...), and he was also passionate about pedagogy, making over 300 highly interesting educational shorts dealing mainly with social, public health subjects, dance and art. A film theoretician, he wrote books ("Le cinéma d'enseignement et d'éducation" [1929], "L'instruction visuelle aux Etats-Unis" [1936], "Les grandes missions du cinéma" [1945]) and taught cinema, particularly at New York's Ecole Libre at the New School from 1941 to 1946. After being the honorary Director of Filmaking at the UNESCO (1946-1949), he resumed his career, making a series of new shorts. His final move was to found the International Film Televisual and Audiovisual Council. When he died at seventy, the indefatigable Benoît-Lévy remained relatively unknown, and is practically forgotten today.- Mabel Wiles was born on 25 April 1888 in Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for A Son of Erin (1916), Jordan Is a Hard Road (1915) and The Planter (1917). She died on 6 January 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- R.B. Wharrie was born on 25 April 1888 in Hutchesontown, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for High and Dry (1954). He died in 1968 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
- Pat Aza was born on 25 April 1888 in Mile End Old Town, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Pinwright's Progress (1946) and Youth at the Helm (1946). He died on 16 May 1985 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK.
- Vladimir Tsoppi was born on 25 April 1889. He was an actor, known for Velikie budni (1931), Gost iz Mekki (1930) and Ledyanoy dom (1928). He died on 28 May 1970 in the USSR.
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eleanor Abbey was born on 25 April 1890. She was a costume designer, known for Sea Fury (1958), Dangerous Exile (1957) and Hungry Hill (1947). She was married to Abbey, Edwin and Cummings, Bruce Frederick. She died on 26 November 1979.- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sam Kress was born on 25 April 1890 in Pennsylvania, USA. He is known for Delta Kappa Alpha Silver Anniversary Banquet (1963). He died on 2 December 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Art Department
William Carlock was born on 25 April 1891 in Athens, Tennessee, USA. He is known for Colorado (1915), Birds of a Feather (1916) and A Son of Neptune (1916).- Writer
- Additional Crew
Ivor Brown was born on 25 April 1891 in Penang Straits, Malaya. He was a writer, known for Conflict (1966), Wednesday Theatre (1952) and The Man Shakespeare (1964). He was married to Irene Hentschel. He died on 22 April 1974 in London, England, UK.- Heinz Altringen was born on 25 April 1891. He was an actor, known for Flucht ins Schilf (1953), Theodor Herzl, der Bannerträger des jüdischen Volkes (1921) and Königin Draga (1920). He died on 31 July 1968 in Vienna, Austria.