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- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Isaac Watts was born on 17 July 1674 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK. He is known for Reindeer Games (2000), Get Carter (2000) and Mute (2018). He died on 25 November 1748 in London, England, UK.- Elbridge Gerry (July 17, 1744 - November 23, 1814) was an American Founding Father, politician, and diplomat who served as the fifth vice president of the United States under President James Madison from 1813 until his death in 1814. The political practice of gerrymandering is named after him. He was the second vice president to die in office.
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot was born on 17 July 1796 in Paris, France. Jean-Baptiste-Camille is known for Sister Wendy at the Norton Simon Museum (2002). Jean-Baptiste-Camille died on 22 February 1875 in Paris, France.
- Art Department
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Hovannes Aivasian) was born on July 29, 1817, in Feodosia, Crimea, Russian Empire, into a poor Armenian family. His father was a modest Armenian trader. His mother was a traditional homemaker. His early talent as an artist earned him a scholarship to study at the Simferopol gymnasium. From 1833-1839 Aivasovsky studied at the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, where he was a student of professor Mikhail Vorob'ev, and graduated with the Gold Medal.
Aivazovsky was sent to paint in Crimea and in Italy, being sponsored by the Russian Imperial Academy for 6 years from 1838-1844. His numerous paintings of Mediterranean seascapes won him popularity among art collectors, such as the Russian Czars, the Ottoman Sultan, and among the various nobility in many countries. His dramatic depiction of a sea storm with the survivors from a shipwreck, known as 'The Ninth Wave' (1850), made him extremely famous. The original canvas is in the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. He also made many variations and repetitions of this particular painting, as well, as of his other popular works.
Aivazovsky produced over six thousand paintings of variable quality over the course of his long life. Most of his works were made on a longstanding commission from the Imperial Russian Navy Headquarters, where he worked for the most of his life, from the 1840s until 1900. He earned a considerable fortune, which he spent for charity, and also used for the foundation of the first School of Arts (in 1865) and the Art Gallery (in 1889) in his home town of Feodosia.
Aivazovsky was a member of Academies of Rome, Florence, Stuttgart and Amsterdam. He died on May 5, 1900, in Feodosia.- Hector Monréal was born on 17 July 1839 in Carcassonne, Aude, France. Hector died on 20 May 1910 in Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
- Conrad Diehl was born on 17 July 1843 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He died on 20 February 1918 in Buffalo, New York, USA.
- Jakob Christoph Heer was born on 17 July 1859 in Töss, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland. He was a writer, known for Eternal Love (1929), An heiligen Wassern (1932) and Der König der Bernina (1957). He was married to Emma Karoline Gossweiler. He died on 20 August 1925 in Zürich, Switzerland.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Moshe "Mauritz" Stiller, born July 17, 1883, in Helsinki, Finland, was a director, writer and actor. He began his artistic activity in the theatre, as an actor at 16. Mauritz Stiller portrayed 87 roles from 1899-1916 and directed 16 productions 1911-28. Together with Viktor Sjöström ( director, actor, writer) he was recruited in 1912 as director/actor to the Swedish film industry by Charles Magnusson at AB Svenska Biografteatern. Mauritz Stiller's films was instantly successful. During his first year he directed six feature films. "Herr Arnes pengar" (1919), "Erotikon" (1920) and "Gösta Berlings saga" (1923) are three cornerstones of Swedish film production. In "Gösta Berlings saga" Greta Garbo, 18 years old, made her first major role. Greta Garbo and Mauritz Stiller came to be best friends and allies forever. Stiller introduced Garbo to the German audience in 1925, before the two sailed of to the USA to make "The Temptress" for Paramount/Irving Thalberg in 1926. Mauritz Stiller directed 51 feature films and appeared as an actor in seven productions from 1912-1927. At 1:05 am Nov 8, 1928, Mauritz Stiller died in Stockholm, after undergoing numerous surgeries, an abscess of a lung ended a great artist's life.- Armand Dutertre was born on 17 July 1854 in Lublin, Poland, Russian Empire [now Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for The Curse of Greed (1914), La sultane de l'amour (1919) and Le retour du passé (1916). He died on 31 May 1932 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Edwin Harley was born on 17 July 1848 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Blackbirds (1915), Treasure Island (1917) and The Wayward Son (1915). He died on 29 October 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
- R. Henry Grey was born on 17 July 1891 in Oakland, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Twin Kiddies (1917), Speed (1922) and Boots and Saddles (1916). He died on 26 April 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- John V.A. Weaver was born on 17 July 1893 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. John V.A. was a writer, known for A Man from Wyoming (1930), Sweet Surrender (1935) and Close Harmony (1929). John V.A. was married to Peggy Wood. John V.A. died on 14 June 1938 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
- Bruno Jasienski was born on 17 July 1901 in Klimontów, Poland, Russian Empire [now Klimontów, Swietokrzyskie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for Chelovek menyaet kozhu (1960), Television Theater (1953) and Chelovek menyaet kozhu (1982). He died on 17 September 1938 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Actress
- Writer
Viola Tree was born on 17 July 1884 in London, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Heart's Desire (1935), Pygmalion (1938) and The Dancers (1930). She was married to Alan Parsons. She died on 15 November 1938 in London, England, UK.- Greta Pitkänen was born on 17 July 1911 in Helsinki, Finland. She was an actress, known for Herrat täysihoidossa (1933). She died on 23 December 1938.
- James Quinn was born on 17 July 1885 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Hold Everything (1930), Pretty Ladies (1925) and Speed Madness (1925). He died on 22 August 1940 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Jolly, bald, over-weight comedian John E. Brennan born in Massachusetts in 1865. Became popular on vaudeville in the 1890's. One of the most well-known silent comedy stars of the early 1910's, began his film career with the Kalem Film Company in 1912 when he starred in 'The Pasadena Peach' he was often teamed with actress Ruth Roland until 1915. moved briefly to Fine Arts Film Co in 1916 then retired from the screen, made at least two movie comebacks in 1920 his last being the lead role as Robert Holmes in 'The Hidden Light' with Dolores Cassinelli, afterwards he was not seen on film again, John died from a heart attack in Los Angeles in 1940 age 75.
- Cinematographer
Alfred H. Lathem was born on 17 July 1886 in Alabama, USA. Alfred H. was a cinematographer, known for The Right to Happiness (1919), The Fire Eater (1921) and The Moon Riders (1920). Alfred H. died on 21 February 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Helmut Bonnet was born on 17 July 1910 in Spandau, Berlin, Germany. He died on 27 September 1944 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
- Actress
- Producer
Musse Scheel was born on 17 July 1868 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress and producer, known for Hendes naade, dragonen (1925), Genboerne (1939) and Balletten danser (1938). She died on 13 December 1944.- Eddie James was born on 17 July 1886 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Head Hunters (1913), The God of Gold (1912) and The Lucky Devil (1925). He died on 22 December 1944 in New York, USA.
- Charles Spere was born on 17 July 1897 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for The Tiger's Coat (1920), Ever Since Eve (1921) and The Lamb and the Lion (1919). He died on 20 April 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer
- Soundtrack
André Barde was born on 17 July 1874 in Meudon, France. He was a writer, known for Beauty Cult (1930), Pas sur la bouche (1931) and Not on the Lips (2003). He died on 18 October 1945 in Paris, France.- Joe Dawson was born on 17 July 1889 in Odon, Indiana, USA. He died on 17 June 1946 in the USA.
- Joe Spree was born on 17 July 1892 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Intimate Relations (1937). He died on 2 September 1946 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.
- Franz Servaes was born on 17 July 1862 in Cologne, Kingdom of Prussia [now Germany]. He was a writer, known for Wildes Blut (1920). He was married to Tilly Stiefel and Martha Haese. He died on 14 July 1947 in Vienna, Austria.
- Mabel Van Buren was born on 17 July 1878 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Dawn of a Tomorrow (1924), The Light That Failed (1923) and Brewster's Millions (1914). She was married to Ernest Joy and James Gordon. She died on 4 November 1947 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- George LeGuere was born on 17 July 1887 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for The Turmoil (1916), Strife (1917) and The Bachelor's Romance (1915). He died on 21 November 1947 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Born in England in 1891, Stanley Ridges would become a protégé of Beatrice Lillie, a star of musical comedies, and spent a great many years learning and honing his craft on the stage. He eventually would make his way over to America, and become a romantic leading man on Broadway. His first film appearance was in Success (1923), but his film career would not begin to take off until he was 43 in Crime Without Passion (1934) opposite Claude Rains. Stanley found himself cast in character roles, as his graying hair put his romantic leading man days at an end. Despite this he was well cast in the horror film Black Friday (1940) opposite Boris Karloff as a beloved professor who becomes the innocent victim of a shooting. To save him Karloff's character transplants part of the brain of the criminal who shot Stanley's character. Stanley goes on to steal the film, doing a Jekyll-and-Hyde act going from the beloved professor to the crass and uncouth criminal.
Ridges would be cast in other memorable films, including The Sea Wolf (1941), Sergeant York (1941), To Be or Not to Be (1942) and The Suspect (1944). His last film would be The Groom Wore Spurs (1951) with Ginger Rogers, before passing away in April of that year. - Maxim Litvinov was born on 17 July 1876 in Bialystok, Poland, Russian Empire [now Bialystok, Podlaskie, Poland]. He was married to Ivy. He died on 31 December 1951.
- Soundtrack
Edward Madden was born on 17 July 1878 in New York City, New York, USA. He died on 11 March 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Clara Viebig was born on 17 July 1860 in Trier, Rhine Province, Prussia [now Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany]. She was a writer, known for Delila (1914), Tugthusfange No. 97 (1914) and Das tägliche Brot (1963). She was married to Friedrich Theodor Cohn. She died on 31 July 1952 in Berlin, Germany.
- Director
- Actor
- Producer
Born Hugh Ryan Conway of Irish ancestry, Jack Conway was one of a team of MGM contract directors (others included Sam Wood and Robert Z. Leonard), who forsook any pretense to a specific individual style in favor of working within the strictures set forth by studio management--as embodied by Irving Thalberg and his production supervisors. The overall MGM strategy was to streamline efficiency and achieve tighter fiscal control by curbing the power of the director. Deeply suspicious of creative, individualistic filmmakers who would jeopardize the "studio look", Thalberg and MGM chief Louis B. Mayer hoped to prevent such budgetary excesses as had been perpetrated by directors like Erich von Stroheim during the 1920s. Conway contented himself with working under these guidelines. A thoroughly competent craftsman, he delivered commercially successful entertainments on time and within budget.
Conway had started out in the industry as an actor, joining a repertory theatre group straight out of high school. He segued into film acting in 1909. Two years later he became a member of D.W. Griffith's stock company, appearing primarily as a leading man in westerns. In 1913 he made his mark as a director and gained valuable experience at Universal (1916-17, 1921-23) before moving on to MGM in 1925. He directed the studio's first sound picture, Alias Jimmy Valentine (1928). He remained under contract until 1948, often in charge of prestige assignments featuring the studio's top male star, Clark Gable: Boom Town (1940), Honky Tonk (1941), The Hucksters (1947)--all solid box-office gold. For his most famous film, A Tale of Two Cities (1935), Conway utilized 17,000 extras in the Paris mob scenes alone. This spectacular adaptation of the classic novel by Charles Dickens is still regarded by many as the definitive screen version.
Another popular hit was the sophisticated all-star comedy Libeled Lady (1936), the "New York Times" reviewer commenting on Conway's "agile direction" (Oct. 31, 1936). The journeyman director may not have achieved fame as a creative genius, yet the majority of his films remain eminently entertaining to this day. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Vine Street.- Actor
- Director
Alexandre Arnaudy was born on 17 July 1881 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was an actor and director, known for Direct au coeur (1933), Cigalon (1935) and Topaze (1936). He died on 8 January 1953 in Saint-Étienne, Loire, France.- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Stunts
'Albert "Curley" Dresden' was found dead at his residence at - 'The Norland Hotel', in Spokane, Washington. His family name was actually spelled "Drezden". His parents were from Germany. His occupation at the time of his death was a 'newspaper delivery person' for the "Spokane Spokesman-Review" newspaper - which still exists.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
Edward Salven was born on 17 July 1904 in New York, USA. He was an assistant director and director, known for The Ten Commandments (1956), The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) and Let's Dance (1950). He died on 22 January 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Composer and songwriter who wrote much special material for Sophie Tucker and also songs for films. He joined ASCAP in 1927, and his chief musical collaborators included Nick Kenny and Jack Yellen. His popular-song compositions include "It Certainly Must Be Love", "It's All in Fun", "Glad Rag Doll", "Mollie", "Alone in the Rain", "Moaning for You", "I'm Dreaming", "Sittin' on a Rainbow", "You're Still in My Heart", "Let's Get Behind the President", and "Mr. Segal, Make It Legal".- Lily Cahill was born on 17 July 1885 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for So This Is London (1939), Colonel Carter of Cartersville (1915) and My Sin (1931). She was married to Brandon Tynan. She died on 20 July 1955 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
- Adele Lane was born on 17 July 1877 in New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for The Story of Cupid (1914), At Last We Are Alone (1914) and Conscience and the Temptress (1914). She was married to Burton L. King. She died on 24 October 1957 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
John Grady was born on 17 July 1898 in Illinois, USA. John died on 8 November 1957 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Arthur Redden was born on 17 July 1908 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Purple Cipher (1920), The Solitary Sin (1919) and Smiling All the Way (1920). He died on 25 January 1958 in Napa, California, USA.
- Nils Ohlin was born on 17 July 1895. He was an actor, known for En flicka för mej (1943), Guarded Lips (1921) and The Young Nobleman (1924). He died on 30 July 1958.
- Boris Lavrenyev was born on 17 July 1891 in Kherson, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. He was a writer, known for Demon of the Steppes (1926), Sorok pervyy (1927) and The Break-Up (1929). He died on 7 January 1959 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Actor
- Location Management
- Art Department
Antti Ilvos was born on 17 July 1905 in Heinola, Finland. He was an actor, known for Women of Niskavuori (1938), Rikas tyttö (1939) and Kyökin puolella (1940). He died on 15 January 1959 in Sysmä, Finland.- Actress
Betty Wheatley was born on 17 July 1896 in Holyhead, Wales, UK. She was an actress. She died on 16 January 1960 in Manchester, England, UK.- Izabella Nagy was born on 17 July 1896 in Györ, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. She was an actress, known for John, the Hero (1939). She died on 31 January 1960 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Edward J. Ruppelt was born on 17 July 1923 in Grundy Center, Iowa, USA. He was married to Elizabeth Ann Clay. He died on 15 September 1960 in Long Beach, California, USA.
- Golda Madden was born on 17 July 1886 in Red Cloud, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for Lombardi, Ltd. (1919), The Branded Four (1920) and The Woman in Room 13 (1920). She died on 26 October 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Editor
- Editorial Department
Arthur Roberts was born on 17 July 1890 in Mullin, Texas, USA. He was an editor, known for Flying Devils (1933), Storm Over Lisbon (1944) and The Trespasser (1947). He died on 5 February 1961 in San Mateo, California, USA.- Director
- Cinematographer
- Writer
Adam Krzeptowski was born on 17 July 1898 in Zakopane, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Zakopane, Malopolskie, Poland]. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Bialy slad (1932), Zamarle echo (1934) and Z Tatr (1930). He died on 12 February 1961 in Katowice, Slaskie, Poland.