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- William Clark (August 1, 1770 - September 1, 1838) was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor. A native of Virginia, he grew up in Pre-statehood Kentucky before later settling in what became the state of Missouri. Along with Meriwether Lewis, Clark led the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806 across the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Ocean, the first major effort to explore and map much of what is now the Western United States and to assert American claims to the Pacific Northwest. Before the expedition, he served in a militia and the United States Army. Afterward, he served in a militia and as governor of the Missouri Territory. From 1822 until his death in 1838, he served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs.
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Francis Scott Key was born to Ann Phoebe Penn Dogworthy and Captain James Ross Key at the family plantation Terra Rubra on August 1, 1779 in Frederick, Maryland. His father was a lawyer, judge, and officer in the Continental Army and his great grandparents Philip Key and Susanna Barton Gardiner where both born in England and immigrated to America in 1726. Francis graduated from St. John's College in Annapolis in 1796. During the War of 1812 Key was on board the British ship HMS Tomnant; he witnessed the bombarding of Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore on the night of September 13-14, 1814. When the smoke cleared Francis saw an American flag still waving and was inspired to write the poem "The Defense of Fort McHenry." This poem was first published in the Patriot on September 20, 1814. It was subsequently set to the melody of composer John Stafford Smith's composition "To Anacreon in Heaven" and has gone on to be internationally known as "The Star-Spangled Banner." "The Star-Spangled Banner" was adopted as the American anthem by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and further confirmed as such by a Congressional resolution signed by President Herbert Hoover in 1931. Moreover, the stanza "In God is Our Trust" was adopted as the national motto by law in 1956. From 1817 to 1843 Key served as the Vice President of the American Bible Society. In 1832 he served as the attorney for Congressman Sam Houston during his trial in the U.S. House of Representatives for assaulting another Congressman. Francis published a prose work entitled "The Power of Literature and Its Connection to Religion" in 1834. In 1835 Francis prosecuted Richard Lawrence for his unsuccessful attempt at assassinating President Andrew Jackson. He was married to Mary "Polly" Tayloe Lloyd and was the father of nine children. Key died of pleurisy at age 63 on January 11, 1843 in Baltimore, Maryland.- La Comtesse de Ségur was born on 1 August 1799 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]. La Comtesse was a writer, known for As Meninas Exemplares, Un bon petit diable (1923) and Les Vacances (1924). La Comtesse was married to Eugène de Ségur. La Comtesse died on 9 February 1874 in Paris, France.
- Richard Henry Dana Jr. was born on 1 August 1815 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Richard Henry was a writer, known for Two Years Before the Mast (1946). Richard Henry died on 6 January 1882 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
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Richard Dadd was born on 1 August 1817 in Chatham, Kent, England, UK. Richard is known for Between Earth and the End of Time (1995). Richard died on 8 January 1886 in Berkshire, England, UK.- Writer
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Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella. Although his reputation was not high at the time of his death, the 1919 centennial of his birth was the starting point of a Melville revival, and Moby-Dick grew to be considered one of the great American novels.- Robert Lincoln was born on 1 August 1843 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. He was married to Mary Harlan. He died on 25 July 1926 in Manchester, Vermont, USA.
- Thomas Commerford was born on 1 August 1855 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Ex-Convict (1913), Frauds (1915) and The Hobo's Rest Cure (1912). He died on 17 February 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Alfred John West (1857-1937) was a film pioneer active from 1897 to 1913 and an award winning marine photographer from the mid 1880s to 1900. His family were all involved in the business founded by his photographer father, (also a Master Carpenter) George West at 97 High Street in Gosport. He later moved to 'Rozel' at 7 Villiers Road, Southsea, opened photographic studios at 72 and 84 Palmerston Road Southsea. He died on 10 January 1937 and is buried with his wife Elizabeth Lucy (1858-1930) in Highland Road Cemetery (E Plot, Row 19, Grave 14).
His contemporary Obituary says 'His claim to be " the grandfather of the films " is one that cannot be challenged'
A.J. West claimed to be amongst the first (after R.W. Paul) to exhibit publicly in the UK, and his films of nautical and Naval subjects were presented under the general title of 'Our Navy'.
He also showed his films privately to Queen Victoria in 1898 and Edward VII in 1901 - these were some of the earliest 'Royal Command' film performances in the UK.
The negatives of his films are thought to have been destroyed during the Blitz in Portsmouth 1942, but fragments remain in the British National Film Archive and more may yet be found in other national archives (especially in former British Colonies and Dominions). Curation of existing material for posterity is the responsibility of the Wessex Film and Sound Archives in Winchester, England (re David Lee). Substantial ephemera archives are held int he 'Barnes Collection' at Hove Museum, Sussex, England and in private hands.- Actor
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Zoltán Horváth was born on 1 August 1860 in Nagyvárad (Oradea) Romania. He was an actor and producer, known for A gyerekasszony (1922), Ámor (1920) and A kétarcú asszony (1920). He died on 12 August 1930 in Budapest, Hungary.- Writer
Born in 1862, Montague Rhodes James developed a reading habit at an early age, preferring to stay in the library than with friends. He took this with him when he went to study at Eton and then at the King's College, Cambridge, where he became assistant in classical archaeology at the Fitzwilliam museum. After writing a dissertation: "The Apocalypse of St. Peter", he became a Fellow of King's, and then Dean. Although he was renowned in some circles for his biographies, studies into antiques, reviews and palaeography, it was his ghost stories that he would be remembered for. He was keenly engaged in examining the supernatural, and his stories were always written in a way so the reader uses their imagination. The real horror is often kept to the reader's mind. Celebrated cult horror novelist and story writer H.P. Lovecraft was a fan, and wrote a review on his work: "...gifted with an almost diabolic power of calling horror by gentle steps from the midst of prosaic daily life." he says, also adding: "Dr. James has, it is clear, an intelligent and scientific knowledge of human nerves and feelings; and knows just how to apportion statement, imagery, and subtle suggestions in order to secure the best results with his readers." Although largely ignored by filmmakers - Curse of the Demon (1957) - is one exception), his work has a dedicated fan base, and the BBC filmed several of his stories in the 1970s, wisely titling them under the series "A Ghost Story for Christmas". In 2000, horror legend Christopher Lee jumped at the chance to read four of James' stories in another Christmas special screened on BBC2. James' most famous works include "Ghost Stories of an Antiquary", "The Five Jars", "A Warning to the Curious and other Ghost Stories" and "The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James".- Prins Eugen was born on 1 August 1865 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He died on 17 August 1947 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- Hans Kayrød was born on 1 August 1866 in Kajerød, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Gud raader (1912), Livets Tragedie (1912) and Den kvindelige Spion fra Balkan (1912). He died on 17 October 1923.
- Born into a family of touring actors, Orlamond went to America at the end of the 19th century and started playing comedy roles onscreen for the Lubin Company in Philadelphia in 1912. Toward the end of the decade he joined with Metro and stayed with the company for many years. With the advent of sound, his career was untouched although he was becoming quite elderly and eventually retired from the screen in 1937. Orlamond's brother Fritz and sister Ruth also appeared in American silent films, as did his wife, the former Madge Bertrand.
- Georges Millandy was born on 1 August 1870 in Luçon, Vendée, France. He died on 13 February 1964 in Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
- Eduard von Winterstein was born on 1 August 1871 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for The Blue Angel (1930), Die Sonnenbrucks (1951) and Emilia Galotti (1958). He was married to Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein and Minna Mengers. He died on 22 July 1961 in Berlin, Germany.
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Luise Fleck was born on 1 August 1873 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was a director and writer, known for Mir kommt keiner aus (1917), Eva, die Sünde (1920) and Die Ahnfrau (1919). She was married to Jacob Fleck and Anton Kolm. She died on 15 March 1950 in Vienna, Austria.- Henry Verbrugghen was born on 1 August 1873 in Brussels, Belgium. He was married to Alice Gordon Beaumont. He died on 12 November 1934 in Northfield, Minnesota, USA.
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Guelfo Civinini was born on 1 August 1873 in Leghorn, Tuscany, Italy. He was a writer, known for The Immigrant (2013), The Man Without a Face (1993) and The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977). He died on 10 April 1954 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- John Troughton was born on 1 August 1873 in Kendal, Cumbria, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1913) and The Talk of Hollywood (1929). He died on 4 February 1948 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Augustus Phillips was born on 1 August 1874 in Rensselaer, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Gates of Eden (1916), The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (1914) and The Birth of the Star Spangled Banner (1914). He was married to Mildred Manning. He died on 16 September 1952 in Milford, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Charles S. Drew was born on 1 August 1874 in the USA. He was an actor, known for The Fall of a Nation (1916). He died on 19 March 1920 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Madlaine Traverse was born in Cleveland, Ohio with the birth name of Madlaine Businsky. SHe was a silent film actress who began her career in 1913 with the production of LEAH KLESCHNA. She would be in an average of one film per year for the next six years. However, in 1919, Madlaine appeared in seven feature productions. After five more in 1920, Madlaine left films after the filming of THE IRON HEART. She died in the city of her birth on January 7, 1964.
- Nikolai Urvantsev was born on 1 August 1876 in Kazan, Kazan Governorate, Russian Empire [now Republic of Tatarstan, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Zhizn na polnyj hod (1930), House of Greed (1934) and Naslednyy prints respubliki (1934). He died in 1941.
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Benjamin Brodsky was born on 1 August 1877. He was a producer and director, known for A Trip Through China (1917), The Widowed Empress (1909) and Revealed by the Pot (1909). He died on 15 February 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Charlotte Hughes was born on 1 August 1877 in Hartlepool, County Durham, England, UK. She was married to Noel Hughes. She died on 17 March 1993 in Redcar, Cleveland, England, UK.
- Eva Tanguay was born in Marbleton, Québec, Canada, on August 1, 1878. A stage actress early on, Eva went into vaudeville as soon as she got the chance and performed there for years, becoming known as "The Girl Who Made Vaudeville Famous". She was a late comer to the world of movies; had she been born 20 years later, she probably would have been a bona fide star on the screen. She was 38 when she appeared in her first motion picture, Energetic Eva (1916). Her next--and last--film was The Wild Girl (1917).
Eva died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California, on January 11, 1947. She was 69 years old. - Cinematographer
Max Lutze was born on 1 August 1878 in Germany. He was a cinematographer, known for Das Auge des Götzen (1919), Die närrische Fabrik (1919) and Diplomaten (1918). He died on 17 September 1945 in Germany.- Ethelbert Hale was born on 1 August 1878 in Wellington, New Zealand. He was an actor, known for Garden of Lies (1915) and An Honorable Cad (1919). He was married to Molly Pearson. He died on 26 January 1933 in Riverdale, The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Frank E. Spring was born on 1 August 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK. Frank E. was a producer, known for Because (1918), The Lilac Sunbonnet (1922) and Sweet and Twenty (1919). Frank E. died on 21 January 1950 in Southport, Lancashire, England, UK.
- Harry Fenwick was born on 1 August 1880 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for With Buffalo Bill on the U. P. Trail (1926), Lights Out (1923) and Slow Dynamite (1925). He died on 24 December 1932.
- Fritz Spira was born on 1 August 1881 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Die dritte Eskadron (1926), Das Schicksal derer von Habsburg - Die Tragödie eines Kaiserreiches (1928) and Kaiserwalzer (1933). He was married to Lotte Spira. He died in 1943 in KZ Ruma, Croatia [now Vojvodina, Serbia].
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Paula Blackton was born on 1 August 1881 in Georgia, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for The Littlest Scout (1919), A Spring Idyl (1917) and Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1905). She was married to J. Stuart Blackton. She died on 27 March 1930 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Hans Backwitz was born on 1 August 1882 in Leipzig, Germany. He was a writer, known for Stranded in Paris (1926), For Wives Only (1926) and Jennys Bummel durch die Männer (1929). He died on 23 August 1927 in Berlin, Germany.
- Philippe La Chapelle was born on 1 August 1882 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for De duivel in Amsterdam (1919), Rubber (1936) and Boefje (1939). He died on 16 July 1969 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Anita Bush born in Washington, District of Columbia in 1883. began in Vaudeville theatre as part of the comedy team Williams and Walker in the early 1900's, and later became well-known on the drama theatre's on Broadway. This beautiful black performer starred in only two movies, the first was a Western/drama/mystery 'The Bull-Dogger' in 1921 and her second film was an action/adventure 'The Crimson Skull' in 1922 both films consisted of an all-black cast made for the Norman Film Manufacturing Company of Jacksonville, Florida. She as later worked as the Secretary of the Negro Actors Guild until her death in The Bronx, New York in 1974 age 90.
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Geoffrey Shurlock was born on 1 August 1884. He was a production manager, known for El cuerpo del delito (1930), Cascarrabias (1930) and Amor audaz (1930). He died on 26 April 1976 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Gerö Mály was born on 1 August 1884 in Székelyudvarhely, Austria-Hungary [now Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania]. He was an actor, known for Három csengö (1941), Melody of the Heart (1929) and Krausz doktor a vérpadon (1913). He was married to -Négyesi, Anna, Klampfer, Erzsébet, Zöldi, Erzsébet and Fráter, Gizella. He died in July 1952 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Frank Forbes-Robertson was born on 1 August 1885 in England, UK. He was an actor, known for Barabbas (1935), Danny Boy (1934) and I, Claudius (1937). He was married to Sydney Thornton and Honoria Helen McDermott (stage actress). He died on 15 March 1947 in London, England, UK.
- Evalyn Walsh McLean was born on 1 August 1886 in Colorado, USA. She died on 26 April 1947 in Washington D.C., USA.
- Sixtus von Bourbon-Parma was born on 1 August 1886 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. He was married to Hedwige de la Rochefoucauld. He died on 14 March 1934 in Paris, France.
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Anthony Coldeway was born on 1 August 1887 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Pacific Liner (1939), Glorious Betsy (1928) and Men of the Hour (1935). He died on 29 January 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Molly Hamley-Clifford was born on 1 August 1887 in Exeter, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Milestones (1916), Blackout (1940) and Androcles and the Lion (1938). She died on 7 June 1956 in Chelsea, London, England, UK.
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James O. Spearing was born on 1 August 1887 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Devil Tiger (1934), The Ice Flood (1926) and Dangerous Innocence (1925). He died on 9 January 1937 in New York City, New York, USA.- Molly Clifford was born on 1 August 1887 in Exeter, England, UK. She died on 7 June 1956.
- Samuel Greiner was born on 1 August 1888 in Storoczinez, Austria. He was a writer, known for Cy Whittaker's Ward (1917), Their Anniversary (1916) and The Poet's Progress (1916). He died on 22 October 1958 in San Diego, California, USA.
- Stage and screen actress, she had a daughter, Gladys Lynn-Gautier (September 22, 1922 - 2002), , from her companion director and silent actor Henri Roussel. After a short career as an actress like her mother, Gladys retired in 1946 to marry writer and french academic member Jean-Jacques Gautier. In 1936, Emmy Lynn married wealthy manufacturer Charles Peignot (1897 - 1983) who survived her.
- Robert Seller was born on 1 August 1889 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Let's Go Up the Champs-Élysées (1938), Personal Column (1939) and The Story of the Fox (1937). He died on 17 August 1967 in Fréjus, Var, France.
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Andrew J. Callaghan was born on 1 August 1889 in Illinois, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Bonnie May (1920), The Midlanders (1920) and Penny of Top Hill Trail (1921). He died on 4 October 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Saisei Murô was born on 1 August 1889 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. Saisei was a writer, known for Ani imôto (1936), Older Brother, Younger Sister (1953) and Jigoku bana (1957). Saisei died on 26 March 1962.