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- Emilie Flygare-Carlén was born on 8 August 1807 in Strömstad, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. She was a writer, known for På livets ödesvägar (1913), Rosen på Tistelön (1945) and Ett köpmanshus i skärgården (1925). She was married to Johan Gabriel Carlén and Axel Flygare. She died on 5 February 1892 in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Nelson Appleton Miles was born on 8 August 1839 in Westminster, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Indian Wars (1914), Major-General Nelson A. Miles, and Staff, in the Peace Jubilee Parade (1898) and Lieutenant-General Nelson A. Miles (1899). He was married to Mary Hoyt Sherman. He died on 15 May 1925 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.- Barend Barendse was born on 8 August 1852 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Heilig recht (1914) and De levende ladder (1913). He died on 10 March 1935 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Thomas Anstey Guthrie was born on 8 August 1856 in Kensington, London, England, UK. Thomas Anstey was a writer, known for One Touch of Venus (1948), The Fourteenth Man (1920) and Guest of Honour (1934). Thomas Anstey died on 11 March 1934.
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Cécile Chaminade was born on 8 August 1857 in Paris, France. She was married to Louis-Mathieu Carbonel. She died on 13 April 1944 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.- Wallace Erskine was born on 8 August 1862 in Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Ragged Edge (1923), Perjury (1921) and Was It Her Duty? (1915). He was married to Margery Bonney Erskine. He died on 6 January 1943 in Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Saba Raleigh was born on 8 August 1862 in Paddington, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Clemenceau Case (1915), The Life of Lord Byron (1922) and Nobody's Child (1919). She was married to Cecil Raleigh. She died on 22 August 1923 in Bloomsbury, London, England, UK.
- Henri De Vries was born on 8 August 1864 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Cleopatra (1917), Der Meister der Welt (1927) and A Case of Arson (1913). He was married to Dorothy Drake. He died on 31 January 1949 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Arnold Lucy was born on 8 August 1865 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Modern Marriage (1923) and Fair Lady (1922). He died on 15 December 1945 in London, England, UK.
- Matthew Henson was born on 8 August 1866 in Charles County, Maryland, USA. He died on 9 March 1955 in New York, New York, USA.
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Louise Lester was born on 8 August 1867 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Calamity Anne's Dream (1913), Calamity Anne's Sacrifice (1913) and Calamity Anne, Detective (1913). She was married to Jack Richardson and Frank Beal. She died on 18 November 1952 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Actor
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John Steppling was born on 8 August 1870 in Essen, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for The Reckless Age (1924), Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1913) and Lombardi, Ltd. (1919). He died on 5 April 1932 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Joseph Burke was born on 8 August 1870 in England, UK. He was an actor, known for Too Many Kisses (1925), The White Rose (1923) and Kidnapped (1917). He died on 7 March 1933 in New York, New York, USA.
- Sam Appel was born on 8 August 1871 in Magdalena, Jalisco, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Revenge (1928), The Lion's Claws (1918) and Give Us This Night (1936). He died on 18 June 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Sophus Madsen was born on 8 August 1871 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a producer, known for Livets karneval (1923) and Once Upon a Time (1922). He died on 1 December 1953.
- Tilly von Kaulbach was born on 8 August 1874 in Odense, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Kleiner Svend und seine Mutter (1913), En gartnerdreng søges (1913) and Skyggedanserinden (1913). She died on 1 June 1966.
- Arthur Bernardes was born on 8 August 1875 in Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He died on 23 March 1955 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- David Knudsen was born on 8 August 1875 in Oslo, Norway. He was an actor, known for Himmeluret (1925), Kampen om tungtvannet (1948) and Cheer Up! (1933). He died on 3 July 1952.
- Daniel J. O'Brien was born on 8 August 1875 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Last Edition (1925), Little Robinson Crusoe (1924) and Poison (1924). He was married to Margaret Donahue and Margaret L. Donohue. He died on 12 October 1933 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Frank Richards was born on 8 August 1876 in Ealing, Middlesex, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1952). He died on 24 December 1961 in Kingsgate, Kent, England, UK.
- Pat McCarran was born on 8 August 1876 in Reno, Nevada, USA. He died on 28 September 1954 in Hawthorne, Nevada, USA.
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British-born Nigel De Brulier's long career began in silent films, but unlike many performers of that era, he managed to successfully transition into sound films. His authoritarian and somewhat regal bearing was perfect for the many bishops, cardinals, knights and other authority figures he often played (he portrayed Cardinal Richelieu four times: in The Three Musketeers (1921), The Three Musketeers (1935), The Iron Mask (1929) and The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)).- Director
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Henry Otto was born on 8 August 1877 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Big Tremaine (1916), The River of Romance (1916) and Dante's Inferno (1924). He died on 3 August 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Producer
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Aleksandr Khanzhonkov was the world's first maker of a cartoon film, the first maker of a full-time feature film in Russia and the founder of the first Russian film studio.
He was born Aleksandr Alekseevich Khanzhonkov on August 8, 1877, in the village of Khanzhonkovo, Donetsk province, Russian Empire (now Donetsk, Ukraine). His father, Aleksei Khanzhonkov, was a landlord of Don Cossack ancestry. In 1896 Aleksandr graduated from Novocherkassk Cossack Cadet School, then was promoted to junior officer in the privileged Don Cossack unit in Moscow. Khanzhonkov fought in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904 and was decorated for bravery. In 1905 he received an honorable discharge and a veteran officer's package of 5,000 rubles.
In 1905 he bought the film production company Gomon i Siversen in Moscow. He also brought new equipment from Pathe and started his own filmmaking business. In 1905-06 he shot his first documentaries. By the beginning of 1906 he invested all of his money in his filmmaking business, and obtained registration for filmmaking in Moscow. In the spring of 1906 he showed imported French films, as well as his own documentaries from his company, now named A. Khanzhonkov & Co., which initially was registered as a trade business. In 1907 Khanzhonkov produced his first film, "Palochkin i Galochkin", but it was not completed and he decided not to release it.
In 1908 Khanzhonkov released his first feature film, Drama v tabore podmoskovnykh tsygan (1908). At that time he hired actors and directors from the Vvedensky Narodny Dom Theatre Company, including such actors as Aleksandra Goncharova, Andrei Gromov, Pyotr Chardynin and Ivan Mozzhukhin. Between 1909 and 1919 he produced about 100 films. He was the biggest film producer in Russia, and made more films than all other Russian film studios combined. He produced 12 films in 1912 and 20 in 1913 alone. By 1914 his net annual profit surpassed 150,000 rubles, which in 2012 would be comparable to $50 million.
In 1911 Khanzhonkov produced the first full-length feature film in Russia, Defense of Sevastopol (1911), about the siege of the city of Sebastopol during the Crimean War of 1854-55. The production was sponsored by Tsar Nicholas II. Khanzhonkov made a painstaking effort and produced a really advanced period film epic. He found many surviving veterans of the Crimean war, and used the same locations where the historic battle took place. The Tsar issued orders that Khanzhonkov was given temporary right to command and direct the movements of several regiments of the Imperial Army and Navy that were used in the massive battle scenes. Khanzhonkov became the first director in the world to use two cameras. The premiere of the 100-minute film took place at the Livadia palace in Yalta, before the the tsar and his court, and with the cast and crew of more than 100 in attendance. Khanzhonkov was awarded and decorated for the film. He was also commissioned by the tsar to make several documentaries and feature films about various official events in Russia, such as Votsareniye doma Romanovykh (1913).
During the early years of Russian cinema, Khanzhonkov collaborated with theatrical directors, such as Vasili Goncharov and Yevgeny Bauer. His works with Bauer were considered among the highest achievements of the silent film era in Russia. Khanzhonkov also played an important role in the formation of the Russian film industry during the 1910s. In 1910 he started the first Russian film magazine, "Vestnik cinematografii", a comprehensive quarterly publication about emerging film culture and film business. In 1912 he produced the world's first cartoon, _Prekrasnaya Lukanida, ili Voina usachei s rogachami (1912)_, directed by Wladyslaw Starewicz.
In 1916 Khanzhonkov bought land on the Black Sea coast in Yalta, Crimea, and built the new Khanzhonkovs Studio there. In the spring of 1917 he moved his Moscow studio, with actors and staff, to the new location in Yalta. There, from 1917-20, he produced about 15 films. In 1920, after the defeat of the Russian White army of Gen. Vrangel in Crimea, Khanzhonkov's studio and his land were nationalized by the Communist government. At the same time Khanzhonkov's Film Factory in Zamoskvotrechye in Moscow was also confiscated and nationalized by the Communist government, then renamed Goskino (the first location of Goskino was on Zhitnaya St.). Khanzhonkov left the country, together with his best actors, directors and cinematographers. In 1922 he started a film studio in Baden, Austria.
In 1923 Khanzhonkov was invited to come back to Russia by the newly founded "Rusfilm" company. The invitation was sponsored by Soviet Culture Commissar Anatoli Lunacharsky, who sent an official welcome telegram to Khanzhonkov. In 1923 Khanzhonkov returned to Russia, but the "Rusfilm" company suddenly folded. He was hired by Goskino as production consultant, then worked for Proletkino Studios. In 1926 he was falsely accused of embezzlement and arrested. Although he was later cleared of all charges, he was left penniless. His health declined and he moved from Moscow to Yalta and never worked again.
By 1934, Khanzhonkov, aged 56, was disabled and jobless. He wrote a passionate letter to the government which took all his wealth and made him poor, and he was eventually granted a pension from the Russian government. In 1937 he published a book of memoirs titled "Pervye gody Russkoi kinematografii" ("The First Years of Russian Cinema"). By that time he was living in the glorious past. His first wife, writer Antonina Khanzhonkova, died in emigration and the couple's two children were grown up. Back in Russia Khanzhonkov married his assistant, Vera Dmitrievna Popova-Khanzhonkova, who cared for him for the rest of his life while he suffered from rheumatoid arthritis and was using a wheelchair due to his disability. He survived the Nazi occupation of Yalta during World War II. He died on September 26, 1945, in Yalta, Crimea, Soviet Union (now Ukraine).
Khanzhonkov's films were edited to remove any pro-monarchist elements during the regime of Joseph Stalin. In 1956 the cultural "thaw" was initiated by Nikita Khrushchev, the ban on Khanzhonkov's films was ended and many of his movies were shown on public television as well as in theaters.- Bowditch M. Turner was born on 8 August 1877 in Cumberland, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), Volcano (1926) and The Little Shoes (1917). He died on 12 September 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Adam Linke was born on 8 August 1878 in Germany. He was an actor. He died on 4 May 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Hynek Lazanský was born on 8 August 1878 in Plzen, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Batalion (1927), Bludné duse (1927) and A Woman Who Knows What She Wants (1934). He died on 29 July 1957 in Plzen, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- Roy Pilcher was born on 8 August 1878 in Raymond, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Spendthrift (1915), Betrayed (1916) and Where Is My Father? (1916). He died on 18 May 1948 in New York City, New York, USA.
- A.W.G. van Riemsdijk was born on 8 August 1878. A.W.G. was a writer, known for Silvia Silombra (1913), Toen 't licht verdween (1918) and Pro domo (1918). A.W.G. died on 2 May 1930.
- Emiliano Zapata was born on August 8, 1879 in Anenecuilo, Mexico, the son of a local businessman. He was not himself a tenant farmer, but was raised amoung them in the predominantly agrarian Morelos district, where the primitive living conditions convinced him of the need for sweeping reforms. He became the peasants' spokesman in the area and was briefly drafted into the Mexican army as punishment for his radical statements on their behalf. In the early 1900s, as public pressure grew against the dictatorial regime of President Porfirio Díaz, Zapata started organizing a revolutionary army in Morelos. He proved to be a natural tactician as well as an inspiring leader. When a revolt against Diaz, headed by Francisco I. Madero, broke out in March 1911, Zapata was appointed Supremo (Supreme Chief) of the Revolutionary Movement of the South. By the end of May, Zapata's forces had defeated Diaz's troops in Yautepec, Cuautla and Cuernavaca, in southern Mexico, events that played a key role in Madero's subsequent victory and appointment as president of Mexico. When Madero was overthrown and assassinated by Gen. Victoriano Huerta in 1913, Zapata entered into a campaign of guerrilla warfare against the Huerta regime, which was even more repressive than Diaz's. By July 1914 Zapata's forces had fought their way to the outskirts of Mexico City, forcing Huerta to flee into exile. Four months later, when the revolutionaries' victory was complete, Zapata entered Mexico City in triumph with fellow commanders Pancho Villa and Venustiano Carranza, and the three established a provisional government. However, the following spring Zapata, like Villa before him, was ousted from the new government by Carranza and his followers. Once again Zapata entered into a protracted guerrilla war against the government. After a four-year stalemate and infrequent clashes with federal troops, the government finallly persuaded Zapata to attend a peace conference aimed at ending the insurrection, and the conference took place in Chinameca on April 10, 1919. However, when Zapata arrived he was immediately surrounded and shot and killed by government troops; the "conference" was a ploy by Carranza to lure Zapata to a place where he could be assassinated. Zapata's reforms were eventually instituted, though, albeit years after his death. He is regarded to this day by most Mexicans as a martyr to the Mexican revolution.
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Waldemar Wohlström was born on 8 August 1879 in Helsinki, Finland. He was an actor and director, known for Kahden tanssin välillä (1930), Olenko minä tullut haaremiin! (1932) and Elämän maantiellä (1927). He died on 15 March 1964 in Helsinki, Finland.- Actor
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Albert Edward Coxen was born at 18 Darwin Street, Southwark, London, England on 8th August 1880, the first child of Joseph Coxen of Wandsworth, London and Sarah Jane Coxen nee Parfitt of Bedminster, Bristol. At the time of Albert Edward's birth Joseph and Sarah ran the Carpenter Arms public house, St. Marylebone, London.
In 1880 Joseph Coxen's brother John and wife Ellen left England and settled in San Francisco. Joseph and Sarah Coxen with young Bertie, as Albert was called on the ship's manifest, followed them in 1882. The Coxen brothers soon established Coxen Bros., a Wood & Photo Engravers business, in the city and the families lived together at 1612 Jones Street. By 1890 Albert Edward, aged 10, and his parent were living in independent accommodation at 1925, Filbert Street.
Although they were well settled in the U.S.A. the Coxen family returned to London in 1896 so that Sarah could look after her dying sister Catherine Strawson nee Parfitt. Young Albert Edward was intent on completing his education and returned to the U.S.A on the America line vessel SS St. Louis from Southampton arriving in New York the day before his seventeenth birthday, 7th August 1897. His third class passage was in the company of a shipload of Scandinavian and Jewish immigrants seeking a new life. In his pocket young Albert had $125 dollars to get him back to his uncle John's home in California. In 1900, aged 20, he became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
On his return to San Francisco Coxen continued his education at the University of California, Berkeley College campus and after graduating in the early 1900s he embarked upon a commercial career probably working for his father and uncle John at Coxen Bros. Clearly he did not find this to his liking and set about attempting to make his fortune firstly by prospecting for gold and then by moving to a job in civil engineering. Finally, he entered the profession he yearned for most, acting, and spoke his first lines as a professional actor on the stage of the Majestic Theatre, San Francisco at the age of 26 early in 1906. The devastating San Francisco earthquake and fires of April 18th 1906 followed soon after his debut, so he moved to a theater across the bay in Oakland where he appeared in Ye Liberty, Balasco's Alcazar and many other popular plays.
The earthquake and San Francisco's big fire must have been a terrifying experience for the Coxen families and would have had a serious and detrimental impact on the business of Coxen Bros. So it was probably at this time that the families decided to move along the coast to the safer location of Los Angeles.
When he started his acting career Coxen dropped 'Albert' and became, Edward, Eddie or Ed Coxen and in 1909 he returned to New York, this time as an established 29-year-old actor performing at Wallack's Theatre, Broadway. On the 27th December 1909 he appeared, billed as Edward Coxen, in A Little Brother of the Rich, a play that ran for 27 performances.
Los Angeles and the suburb of Hollywood in particular, was the center of the new and rapidly growing motion picture industry; it was a magnet to aspiring young actors. The demand for one-reel westerns was insatiable and some studios released these on a one-a-week basis. Early in 1911 the Santa Monica Studio was formed by the Kalem Company to satisfy the increasing demand and young talent such as Ed Coxen, Ruth Roland, Marin Sais and Marshall Neiland were recruited.
Coxen was soon to move further up the coast to Santa Barbara where in 1912 he joined the American Film Manufacturing Company's Studios and began his motion picture career as one of a group of actors known as the 'Flying A' stars. He remained a star of those studios until 1917. This was a period when he was very popular with the cinema public and in 1912 alone he made an incredible 34 films. The following flattering description of young Edward was published in 'The Moving Picture World' of December 1913: 'A good looking virile young man, a manly lover, and thoroughly at home on horseback.' Some of his film successes were: The Ghost of the Hacienda (1913), Crooks and Credulous (1913), In Three Hours (1913), The Drummer's Honeymoon (1913), and he took the lead part in The Trail of the Lost Chord (1913). In several of his films, including Saints and Sinners (1915), his leading lady was the popular and talented actress Winifred Greenwood. With Winifred Greenwood he appeared in many melodramas filmed in Santa Barbara. On Saturday August 7th 1915, his popularity was such that his photograph was featured on the front page of 'Pictures and The Picturegoer'. His agents were Central Casting Corporation of Hollywood Boulevard & Western Avenue.
In 1914 at the age of 33 he married Edith Borella, a 24-year-old film actress born in California of Swiss parents. Edith had played minor parts alongside Edward in films such as Restitution (1915), where Winifred Greenwood played Ed's female romantic lead. Edith was also known as Eda or by her professional name of Aida. In 1920 Ed and Eda were living somewhere in Precinct 228, Los Angeles City; the couple had no children. Later they moved into Ed's family home at 646 N. Manhattan Place, Los Angeles.
ECoxen's acting career reached its peak in the second decade of the 20th century; he never quite attained the real stardom that his early success promised. As he entered his 40s in the 1920s he ceased to star and became largely a supporting actor usually portraying villains, but working with stars such as Buster Keaton. In the 1930s he was often a supporting actor in B-westerns where Ken Maynard played the lead. Although he worked on well into the 1940s he could then only get either walk-on parts or appearances as a dress extra.
During the final decade of his life he lived, perhaps with his wife Edith, in his parents' former home at 646, N. Manhattan Place, Los Angeles
He died aged 74 on 21st November 1954 in Los Angeles and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California. His monument reads 'Beloved Husband and Brother', but his birth date is incorrect. He made more than 150 films, and in his early career appeared in countless stage plays, giving pleasure to millions of people.- Fred Groves was born on 8 August 1880 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Mayor of Casterbridge (1921), Drink (1917) and The Firm of Girdlestone (1915). He died on 4 June 1955 in London, England, UK.
- Spanish novelist Ramon Perez de Ayala was born in Oveido, Spain, into a middle-class family. He was educated at two Jesuit institutions, one of which was a seminary and both of which he hated. He studied science and law at the secular University of Oveido. It was while at the university that he began publishing articles, and in 1903 his first book--a collection of poems--came out. He became heavily involved in Spanish politics, and worked fervently in the movement to overthrow the Spanish monarchy and establish a republic. He studied for a while in London, but returned to Spain when his father committed suicide. Not long after his father's funeral he was appointed as Spanish ambassador to the Court of St. James, then director of the National Library and the world-famous Prado Museum.
His politics had turned from liberal democrat to committed Fascist upon the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1937--ironically, on the side that was fighting to destroy the republic that he had worked so hard to establish--but Fascist leader Gen. Francisco Franco would have nothing to do with him, mainly because of the slew of anti-religious books he had published in his youth (his 1910 novel, "A.M.D.G.", was criticized at the time by some as being extremely anti-clerical). Nevertheless, rumors abounded that he was actually a secret agent for the Fascist regime, and at one point he made a speech praising Nazi SS leader Heinrich Himmler, calling him "my friend". - Cinematographer
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Harry B. Harris was born on 8 August 1880. He is known for Desperate Youth (1921), Rich Girl, Poor Girl (1921) and The Trouper (1922).- Actor
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E.K. Lincoln was born on 8 August 1884 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Lafayette, We Come (1918), The Almighty Dollar (1916) and The Painted World (1914). He died on 9 January 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Writer
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Sara Teasdale was born on 8 August 1884 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. She was a writer, known for Stranger Things (2016), New in November 2011 (2012) and Poetry fugacious (2019). She was married to Ernst B. Filsinger. She died on 29 January 1933 in New York City, New York, USA.- Roman Deren was born on 8 August 1884 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Dziesieciu z Pawiaka (1931), Spy (1933) and Zapomniana melodia (1938). He died on 14 July 1962 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Conrad Gauthier was born on 8 August 1885 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Le père Chopin (1945) and A Man and His Sin (1949). He died on 14 February 1964 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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Songwriter ("In the Cool of Evening"), producer, author, director and artist, educated at the University of Detroit and the Detroit Art School. He was an early designer of sheet music covers. In 1907 he came to New York, and designed and directed an act for Lillian Russell. In 1912, he became the chief writer and assistant to Florenz Ziegfeld, lasting to 1926. He composed Broadway stage scores and sketches for thirteen editions of the "Ziegfeld Follies" and two editions of "Ziegfeld's 9 O'Clock Revue", "No Foolin'", and "Zig-Zag" (in London), and he originated and directed eleven editions of the "Ziegfeld Midnight Frolics". He produced and directed the musicals "Yours Truly" and "Take the Air" (for which he also composed the score). He was president of the Catholic Actors Guild, and won an NAACC award. Joining ASCAP as a charter member in 1914, he became an ASCAP director in 1920, lasting to 1957. He served as ASCAP's president from 1924 to 1941. His chief musical collaborator was David Stamper, and he also worked with Rudolf Friml, Jerome Kern, Mischa Elman, Augustus Thomas, Werner Janssen, James Hanley, Ray Hubbell, Victor Herbert and Louis Hirsch. His song compositions include "Daddy Has a Sweetheart (and Mother Is Her Name)", "Hello, Frisco", "Have a Heart", "Hello, My Dearie", "Tulip Time", "Sally, Won't You Come Back?", "Sweet Sixteen", "Sunshine and Shadows", "The Love Boat", "My Rambler Rose", "'Neath the South Sea Moon", "Lovely Little Melody", "No Foolin'", "Florida, the Moon and You", "Some Boy", and "Garden of My Dreams".- Actor
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Edward Biby was born on 8 August 1886 in Pinckneyville, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Her Marble Heart (1916), A Love Riot (1916) and Racketeer Round-up (1934). He died on 3 October 1952 in Ventura, California, USA.- Ernst Barthels was born on 8 August 1886 in Munich, Germany. He was an actor, known for Oh, diese Bayern! (1960), Alarmstufe V (1941) and Fasching (1939). He was married to Dorothea Hildegard Barthels-Schelenz. He died on 29 June 1976 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
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Frank Grimmer was born on 8 August 1886 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for The Star of Bethlehem (1912), The Spartan Father (1913) and The Magnet of Destruction (1915). He was married to Maude Pease. He died on 13 October 1942 in New Rochelle, New York, USA.- John L. Hobble was born on 8 August 1886 in Iowa, USA. He was a writer, known for Daddies (1924). He died on 15 August 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Harry W. Gerstad was born on 8 August 1886 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Under the Yoke (1918), The Rosary (1915) and The She Devil (1918). He died on 26 September 1966 in South Pasadena, California, USA.- Composer
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Pietro Yon was born on 8 August 1886 in Settimo Vittone, Piedmont, Italy. He was a composer, known for A Christmas Special with Luciano Pavarotti (1980) and Occasionally (2016). He was married to Francesca Pesagno. He died on 22 November 1943 in Huntington, New York, USA.- Actor
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Esmé Saville Percy was a distinguished thespian of the English stage, born in London of French ancestry. He studied acting under Sarah Bernhardt and at the Brussels Conservatoire, making his theatrical debut in 1904. As a young man, he was noted for his good looks. As Percy advanced to star status, he gained a singular reputation as a leading interpreter of roles in plays by George Bernard Shaw. This began as early as March 1928, when he appeared in a radio production of "Man of Destiny", as Napoleon Bonaparte. In 1913, he set up a touring company, specialising in Shavian plays. At the end of World War I, he ran a theatre in Cologne, entertaining British troops as Professor Henry Higgins in "Pygmalion", co-starring opposite Mrs. Patrick Campbell.
By the 1920's, Percy's looks had become somewhat dissipated. He was now rather plump, his nose broken in an accident and he had lost an eye after 'a playful mishap' involving a Great Dane. The resulting glass eye proved frequently disconcerting to other cast members, especially during a 1949 performance of "The Lady's Not for Burning", when it popped out and rolled across the floor. He wore an eye patch during subsequent performances.
No longer a star, Percy entered films in 1930 as a character actor. He came to specialise in period drama, often as indeterminate ethnic types. In this vein, he was particularly effective as Count Aristide Karpathy in Pygmalion (1938), a role written for him by Shaw himself. Other eminent historical personae in Percy's repertoire included Samuel Pepys in Nell Gwyn (1934), Lloyd George in Regal Cavalcade (1935) and Napoleon Bonaparte in Invitation to the Waltz (1935). He also appeared in Murder! (1930), an early Alfred Hitchcock. Percy's supporting role in the espionage thriller Spy 77 (1933) was described by the New York Times as "an excellently drawn characterisation" (Feb. 10, 1936).
Percy made several television appearances during the last few years of his life (among them, reprising his comic role of Matthew Skipps in "The Lady's Not for Burning" for the BBC) and acted with the English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre. He died in June 1957 at the age of 69.- Malcolm Keen was born on 8 August 1887 in Bristol, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Manxman (1929), The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) and Scotland Yard Commands (1936). He was married to Phyllis May Abell (1900-1988) and ? (first). He died on 30 January 1970 in England, UK.
- Ullrich Haupt was born on 8 August 1887 in Falkenburg, Pomerania, Germany [now Zlocieniec, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Skinner's Baby (1917), Skinner's Dress Suit (1917) and Skinner's Bubble (1917). He was married to Anna Beaumer. He died on 5 August 1931 in Figueroa Mountain, California, USA.
- Evelyn Dockson was born on 8 August 1888 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for The Valley of Decision (1945), Let's Face It (1943) and Come on Danger (1942). She died on 20 May 1952 in Burbank, California, USA.