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- Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 - April 27, 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and his ideology was disseminated through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States.
- Edward George Bulwer-Lytton was born on 25 May 1803 in London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Last Days of Pompeii (1959), In the Name of Love (1925) and The Last Days of Pompeii (1913). He was married to Rosina Doyle Wheeler. He died on 18 January 1873 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK.
- William Muldoon was born on 25 May 1845. He died on 3 June 1933 in Purchase, New York, USA.
- Helena of Schleswig-Holstein was born on 25 May 1846 in Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, England, UK. She was married to Prince Christian. She died on 9 June 1923 in London, England, UK.
- Clara Louise Burnham was born on 25 May 1854 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA. She was a writer, known for Opened Shutters (1921), Jewel (1915) and The Opened Shutters (1914). She was married to Walter Burnham. She died on 20 June 1927 in Bailey Island, Maine, USA.
- Aranka Hegyi was born on 25 May 1855 in Pest, Hungary [now part of Budapest, Hungary]. She died on 9 June 1906 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary].
- Alexandre Trébitsch was born on 25 May 1862 in Paris, France. Alexandre died on 5 May 1937.
- Emil Bergendorff was born on 25 May 1864 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Kiss of Death (1916), På livets ödesvägar (1913) and Gatans barn (1914). He died on 2 April 1921 in Solna, Sweden.
- Carl Rößler was born on 25 May 1864 in Vienna, Austrian Empire [now Austria]. He was a writer, known for Annette in Paradise (1934), Die fünf Frankfurter (1922) and Der Feldherrnhügel (1932). He died on 13 February 1948 in London, England, UK.
- King Frederick August was born on 25 May 1865 in Vienna, Austria. He was married to Archduchess Louise of Austria. He died on 18 February 1932 in Sibyllenort, Lower Silesia, Germany [now Szczodre, Dolnoslaskie, Poland].
- (1866-1928) Edwin Campbell was an Australian actor and producer, known for character theatre roles and his for contribution to early Australian silent film, including The Squatter's Daughter. Edwin Campbell was born Edwin Henry Seals at 4 Liverpool Street, Hobart,Tasmania, Australia. The house is presently the site of the ABC studios, Tasmania Campbell joined the William Anderson's Premier Theatrical Company, landing significant roles in stage shows and touring overseas with Hans the Boatman and many other stage productions. His work was widely reviewed and over 100 articles can be found in major newspapers in both Australia and the United Kingdom which reference his work. Campbell was married twice and had one son, Edwin, with second wife, Lena Mary Ibbot Elsum in 1928 Australia\u002C Marriage Index\u002C 1788-1950. He appears to have adopted the surname 'Campbell' at the beginning of his acting career. The reason for the name change is presently unknown. Edwin's sister, Lavinia Seals, also adopted the surname Campbell and was a major beneficiary of the Cricketer, Lawyer and Pastoralist Donald Campbell. The adoption of the Campbell name by the family is mysterious as no vital document presently suggests an association. Other members of Campbell's family adopted the name after the death of his father, John Seals in 1888. The name Campbell continues as a middle name today. Early life: Campbell's parents were John Seals, Hobart Hospital Dispenser and Druggist, an ex-convict from Kent, England, who was also known in England by the alias Edwin Wickham. His mother was Mary Jane Cummings, alias Emily Campbell. Campbell's other sister was Henrietta Seals, who married the journalist and author Henry Mortimer Franklyn 1848-1900. Resulting connections in the media may have assisted Campbell with his career. Later life and death During his final years, Campbell became known as a rose grower and created a specialist rose garden at his home in Camberwell, Melbourne. He died from pancreatic cancer in 1927, at home in Camberwell, Melbourne aged 63. Australia\u002C Death Index\u002C 1787-1985, leaving his widow and son, Edwin Seals, 1926-2007 Australia\u002C World War II Military Service Records\u002C 1939-1945 Today he is survived by grandsons Christopher and Anthony Seals of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Carl E. Schultze was born on 25 May 1866. Carl E. was a writer, known for Foxy Grandpa Shows the Boys a Trick or Two with the Tramp (1902), Boys Take Grandpa's Cigars with Distressing Results (1902) and The Boys Try to Put One Up on Foxy Grandpa (1902). Carl E. died on 18 January 1939.
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
J. Malcolm Dunn was born on 25 May 1867 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Peter Stuyvesant (1924), The Magic Cup (1921) and Dawn of the East (1921). He was married to Violette Kimball (actress and writer). He died on 10 October 1946 in Beechurst, New York, USA.- Romain Coolus was born on 25 May 1868 in Rennes, France. He was a writer, known for The Blues (1918), Antoinette Sabrier (1927) and Petite peste (1939). He died on 9 September 1952 in Paris, France.
- Edwin Boring was born on 25 May 1868 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Romeo and Juliet (1916), Two Old Pals (1912) and The Bigger Man (1915). He died on 18 January 1923 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.
- Charles Hill Mailes was born on 25 May 1870 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Mark of Zorro (1920), The Hungarian Nabob (1915) and Money Madness (1917). He was married to Claire McDowell. He died on 17 February 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- J. Langley Levy was born on 25 May 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK. J. Langley was a writer, known for The Illicit Liquor Seller (1916) and And Then --- (1917). J. Langley was married to Mabel Rushton. J. Langley died on 11 May 1945 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Percy Rhodes was born on 25 May 1871 in Peckham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Hamlet (1913) and The Hour of Trial (1920). He died in November 1956 in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK.
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Archibald Joyce was born on 25 May 1872 in London, England, UK. Archibald was a writer, known for Titanic (1997), The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959) and Den magiska cirkeln (1970). Archibald died on 22 March 1963 in England, UK.- Rodolfo Garcia was born on 25 May 1873 in Ceará-Mirim, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. He died on 14 November 1949 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Michele Besso was born on 25 May 1873 in Zurich, Switzerland.
- Augusto Jandolo was born on 25 May 1873 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. Augusto was a writer, known for Silvio Pellico (1915). Augusto died on 11 January 1952 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Art Director
- Set Decorator
Herbert Messmore was born on 25 May 1874 in the USA. He is known for Polly of the Circus (1917), Millionaire for a Day (1921) and Determination (1922).- Frank Ball was born on 25 May 1876 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor, known for The Man from New Mexico (1932), The New Frontier (1935) and Murder at Dawn (1932). He was married to Alice Noble. He died in March 1968 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Worked in minstrel shows as a singer and eccentric dancer from 1893 until 1903. From then until the 1930s was primarily a recording artist. Worked in radio and did sound effects and animal noises for cartoon. Sang old fashioned songs for the "Follow the Bouncing Ball" shorts. Was married three times, divorced twice. Survived by third wife, Madeleine. No children. Made over 5000 recordings. Closely identified with "In My Merry Oldsmobile". Recorded it in 1905 and reprised it in 1932 for General Motors in a promotional film. Also closely identified with recording of "K-k-k-katy".- William Fazan was born on 25 May 1877 in Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Murder! (1930), Once in a New Moon (1934) and Break the News (1938). He died on 13 December 1942 in Clapham, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Bill Robinson quit school at age seven and began work as a professional dancer the following year. Bojangles (the name referred to his happy-go-lucky ebullience) starred in vaudeville, musical stage and movies. He invented the stair tap routine and was considered one of the world's greatest tap dancers. His film debut was in Dixiana (1930). He worked in fifteen movies, but his movie fame came primarily from the films he made with Shirley Temple -- The Little Colonel (1935), The Littlest Rebel (1935), and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938). In 1989 the US Congress named his birth date as National Tap Dancing Day.- Frank "Fatty" Alexander was an obese comedian who appeared in silent one- and two-reel slapstick comedies as a side-kick before co-starring with two other heavyweights, Hilliard Karr and 'Kewpie Ross' in F.B.O.'s low-budget "Ton of Fun" series at the end of the silent era. Born in Olympia, Washington on May 25, 1879, Frank Alexander was a cowboy and stage driver prior to ballooning up in weight and turning his attention away from the bright lights of the open spaces to those of Hollywood.
He made his screen debut with Keystone in support of screen comedian Syd Chaplin in Gussle's Backward Way (1915), the eighth of Chaplin's nine "Gussle" comedies, and his debut as his own director. Ironically, Syd -- Charles Chaplin's older half-brother -- had made his own acting debut the year before in Fatty's Wine Party (1914), with the great man himself, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, after whom Alexander modeled his screen persona. Paramount's biggest star at the time of his fall from grace after his three manslaughter trials for the death of Virginia Rappe, the original "Fatty" at 266 lbs. couldn't match Frank Alexander, who topped the scale at 350 lbs.
Although Syd Chaplin continued with his Gussle character for one more movie, Alexander did not appear as his sidekick, although he stayed on the Keystone lot. His next appearance was as a fireman in the Mack Swain vehicle When Ambrose Dared Walrus (1915). After moving over to Fox for a couple of comedies with Harold Lloyd in 1917, Alexander caught on with comedian Larry Semon, a white-faced comedian whose screen popularity and income rivaled that of the great Charlie Chaplin himself.
Alexander became a member of Semon's stock company at Vitagraph along with Oliver Hardy, whom Alexander made look as svelte as his future partner Stan Laurel. From 1918's Pluck and Plotters (1918) to 1925's The Perfect Clown (1925), Alexander would appear in 27 Semon films, including Babes and Boobs (1918), Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs (1918), and Boodle and Bandits (1918). Kid Speed (1924) was typical of Semon's two-reel farces that were filmed quickly at the Charles Ray Studios.
Fatty played Avery DuPays (a pun on avoirdupois), the city's wealthiest man, who will marry off his daughter Lou (Dorothy Dwan) to whomever wins the Big Auto Race. The Speed Kid (Semon) and Dangerous Dan McGrew (Oliver "Babe" Hardy) are in love with Lou, but she seems to prefer the Kid (her real life husband, Semon). Fatty's character favors the wealthier McGrew, who sabotages the brakes on The Kid's race car. Despite this problem, or more likely, because of it, -- the Kid wins both the race and the girl. The entire second reel features the race, which features The Speed Kid barreling through a farm house and emerging covered in a sheet, thus evoking the specter of the Ku Klux Klan and scaring his African- American sidekick/mechanic Spencer Bell (often billed by Semon with the highly imaginative moniker "G. Howe Black" and mostly forced to play the crude stereotype). At one point, former world's heavyweight boxing champion James J. Jeffries (the Great White Hope himself!) comes on-screen as a blacksmith just to punch "Babe" Hardy in the nose!
Alexander ended his association with Semon after playing Dorothy's father in Semon's "Wizard of Oz" (1925), a box office flop that finished off Semon personally and professionally. Frank Alexander made avoirdupois, if not screen history, as "Fatty" Alexander, part of "A Ton of Fun", one of three very fat comedians who appeared in a series of two-reel slapstick comedies produced by 'Joe Rock' from 1925-1927. The team made its debut in 1925's Tailoring (1925), with Fatty using the moniker 'Tiny' (which Alexander also used in "All Tied Up" (1925), directed by and co- starring beanpole comic actor Slim Summerville. The shorts were made by Poverty Row studio Standard Photoplay Co. and released by Joseph P. Kennedy's Film Booking Office (F.B.O.), the precursor to R.K.O Radio Pictures.
Advertized by F.B.O. as the "three fattest men on the screen, "Fatty romped across the screen in with fellow fat men Hilliard Karr (a.k.a. "Fat" Karr) and Kewpie Ross in 34 shorts, many with the adjective "Heavy" in the title (The Heavy Parade (1926), Heavy Fullbacks (1926), Heavy Infants (1928) and the strangely named Heavyation (1926)). Also billed as "The Three Fatties", the "Ton of Fun" team offered the most anarchic comedy per pound available at the time or after. In the series entry Three of a Kind (1981), The Three Fatties play entertainers at a nightclub/restaurant. In short order, a melee breaks out between the audience and A Ton of Fun, with the expected result of tables overturned and dishes smashed.
After making the last "Ton of Fun" comedy in 1928, A Joyful Day (1928), Alexander became a supporting player at Hal Roach Studios in two of director Leo McCarey's shorts, Feed 'em and Weep (1928) and Madame Q (1929) starring Edgar Kennedy. With the coming of the sound era, Fatty Alexander's career tailed off. At Roach, he appeared in support of 'Harry Langdon' in The Shrimp (1930), but was then bounced around among the studios, including Roach, Universal and R.K.O., playing bit parts as fat men. He appeared in support of Zazu Pitts in two of her comedies, then did a turn in the early 'George Stevens' comedy The Kick-Off! (1931). His last movie was 1933's "The Barber Shop" starring W.C. Fields, in which he appeared as in an unbilled bit part.
Frank "Fatty" Alexander, 58, died in his 4155 Lankershim Blvd. home on September 8, 1937 in Los Angeles, California. His "Variety" obit called him a 440-pound comic. - Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Lord Beaverbrook was born on 25 May 1879 in Maple, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for They Forgot to Read the Directions (1924). He was married to Marcia Anastasia Christoforides and Gladys Henderson Drury. He died on 9 June 1964 in Mickleham, Surrey, England, UK.- Lauri Wylie was born on 25 May 1880 in Southport, Lancashire, England, UK. Lauri was a writer, known for Never Trouble Trouble (1931), Alexandra (1934) and A Warm Corner (1930). Lauri died on 29 June 1951 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Kenean Buel was born on 25 May 1880 in Springfield, Kentucky, USA. He was a director and writer, known for We Should Worry (1918), Doing Their Bit (1918) and American Buds (1918). He died on 5 November 1948 in New York City, New York, USA.- Actress
Julia S. Marshbanks was born on 25 May 1880 in Georgia, USA. She was an actress. She died on 27 April 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- George Dudley was born on 25 May 1880 in Chelsea, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Laughing Lady (1946), Quatermass and the Pit (1958) and Mary Britten, M.D. (1958). He died on 23 April 1972 in Lambeth, London, England, UK.
- Franz Schönemann was born on 25 May 1880 in Hamburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Zwischen Hamburg und Haiti (1940), Halbe Unschuld (1919) and The Perfect Thirty-Six (1914). He died on 2 March 1960.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Sven Bergvall was born on 25 May 1881 in Västerfärnebo, Sala, Västmanlands län, Sweden. He was an actor and director, known for Tuhlaajapoika (1916), Charleys tant (1926) and Kustens glada kavaljerer (1938). He was married to Anna Bergvall. He died on 2 November 1960.- Classical stage and movie actress Marie Doro was a direct descendant of American political leader Patrick Henry. She was born Marie Katherine Steward in Pennsylvania in 1882. She began as a chorus girl in musical comedy under the management of impresario Charles Frohman, who took her to Broadway. There she worked for actor/stage director William Gillette, appearing in many melodrama, thrillers and comedies including "The Admirable Crichton" in 1903, "Sherlock Holmes" in 1905-06, "Electricity" in 1910 and "Diplomacy" in 1914 est. On tour of England in the mid-1900s, she starred with the unknown teenage Charles Chaplin. She starred in at least 18 movie, first under contract to Adolph Zukor in 1915, making her film debut in the starring role as Carlotta in Edwin S. Porter's comedy/drama The Morals of Marcus (1915) for the Famous Players Film Co. She is perhaps best remembered in the title role in Oliver Twist (1916), directed by James Young for the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Co. in 1916.
Although still a well-known movie star by the early 1920s, she became increasingly disillusioned with Hollywood and her acting career. She returned to the Broadway stage for one last time in "Lillies of the Field" in 1921. She moved to Europe for a time and starred in a few films in Italy and England, the last being Maurice Elvey's )Sally Bishop (1924)_ in 1924,' co-starring with Henry Ainley in the Stoll Film Co. production. In later life she became increasingly drawn to a more spiritual life, and ended as a recluse, actively avoiding friends and acquaintances. She was briefly married to actor Elliott Dexter, the marriage soon ending in divorce. She had no children and never remarried. - Actor
- Soundtrack
Harry Fox was born on 25 May 1882 in Pomona, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Beatrice Fairfax (1916), Beatrice Fairfax Episode 10: Play Ball! (1916) and Beatrice Faifax Episode 3: Billy's Romance (1916). He was married to Beatrice Curtis, Jenny Dolly, Evelyn Brent and Florrie Millership (performer). He died on 20 July 1959 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Alice Gachet was born on 25 May 1882 in France. She was an actress, known for Bedelia (1946), Katy's Love Affair (1947) and Doctor Knock (1938). She died on 27 October 1960 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
- Walter Duranty was born on 25 May 1884 in Liverpool, England, UK. He died on 3 October 1957 in Orlando, Florida, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Norman Dawn was born on 25 May 1884 in Argentina. He was a director and writer, known for Lure of the Yukon (1924), Orphans of the North (1940) and For the Term of His Natural Life (1927). He was married to Katherine Dawn. He died on 2 February 1975 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Guy Newall was born on 25 May 1885 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Beauty and the Beast (1922), The Boat from Shanghai (1931) and Fox Farm (1922). He was married to Dorothy Batley and Ivy Duke. He died on 25 February 1937 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.- Writer
- Actor
- Composer
Léon Guillot de Saix was born on 25 May 1885 in Paris, France. He was a writer and actor, known for Le scandale (1934), Ne tuez pas Dolly (1937) and Les aventures de Cyrano de Bergerac (1912). He died on 4 September 1964 in Paris, France.- Harry Hilliard was born on 25 May 1885 in Barnet, Middlesex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for We'll Smile Again (1942). He died on 2 February 1956 in Brent, Middlesex, England, UK.
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Harry Ham was born on 25 May 1886 in Napanee, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and assistant director, known for The Four Feathers (1921), Her Kingdom of Dreams (1919) and Mr. Robinson Crusoe (1932). He died on 27 July 1943 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Pio da Pietrelcina was born on 25 May 1887 in Pietrelcina, Benevento, Campania, Italy. He was a writer, known for Padre Pio: The Seal of God (2014), Padre Pio's Letter on the Three Days of Darkness (2011) and Padre Pio and the Saintly Mass (1996). He died on 23 September 1968 in San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Apulia, Italy.
- Bob Desmarets was born on 25 May 1887 in Falaise, Calvados, France. He was an actor, known for The King of the Gate Crashers (1930) and Le roi de la pédale (1925). He died on 16 March 1947 in Paris, France.
- Princess Marie De Bourbon was born on 25 May 1887 in Madrid, Spain. She is known for Janice Meredith (1924) and Never the Twain Shall Meet (1925).
- Arturo Suárez was born on 25 May 1887 in Filandia, Quindío, Colombia. He was a writer, known for Adorada enemiga (1964). He died on 30 July 1956 in Bogotá, Colombia.
- Actor, playwright and screenwriter Miles Malleson's list of credits reads like a history of British cinema in the first half of the 20th century. Born in Croydon in Surrey, he was educated at Brighton College in Sussex and Emmanuel College Cambridge. He had intended to become a schoolmaster but he opted instead for the stage and went into repertory theatre in Liverpool and then onto the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London.
He wrote his first play in 1913 and, in contrast to the characters he often portrayed on screen, held socially progressive views which were often reflected in his work. His output included two plays about the First World War, "D Company" and "Black Eill", and one about the Tolpuddle Martyrs. He also worked as a screenwriter on two documentaries for Paul Rotha, Land of Promise (1946) and World of Plenty (1943).
Following the outbreak of The Great War in July 1914 Malleson enlisted in the British Army as a Private (No. 2227) in the 1/1st (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers). He served from 5th September 1914 until receiving a medical discharge in 1915, which included a period spent in Egypt. Malleson made no secret of his objection to the war as both a member of the Independent Labour Party and a supporter of the No-Conscription Fellowship.
His most prolific period as a screenwriter was in the 1930s and 1940s, initially on historical subjects like Nell Gwyn (1934), Rhodes (1936), and Victoria the Great (1937). In many of these films he also began appearing in supporting roles, and from the mid-'30s onward he found himself in increasing demand as an actor as well as a writer. Over the next 30 years he appeared in nearly 100 films, featuring in everything from Alfred Hitchcock thrillers and Ealing comedies to Hammer horrors.
Usually cast as a befuddled judge or a doddering old doctor, academic or other local eccentric, he first caught audiences' imagination as the hearse driver in the Ealing chiller compendium Dead of Night (1945), after which he began to get bigger and better parts. He was particularly memorable as the philosophical hangman in Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), Canon Chasuble in The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), Dr. McAdam in Folly to Be Wise (1952), the barrister Grimes in Brothers in Law (1957) and as Windrush Sr. in Private's Progress (1956) and I'm All Right Jack (1959).
Towards the end of his career he continued to appear in cameo roles in comedy films, and made several appearances in Hammer horror films including Horror of Dracula (1958) and The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), before failing eyesight forced him into retirement in his late 70s. - Composer
- Soundtrack
Anatoliy Aleksandrov was born on 25 May 1888 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was a composer, known for X-Men: First Class (2011), Injustice: Gods Among Us (2013) and Severnaya povest (1960). He died on 16 April 1982 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].