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- Samuel Richardson was born on 19 August 1689 in Mackworth, Derbyshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980), Mistress Pamela (1973) and Clarissa (1991). He died on 4 July 1761 in Parsons Green, Middlesex, England, UK.
- Harold Frederic was born on 19 August 1856 in Utica, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Copperhead (2013). He was married to Grace Green Williams. He died on 19 October 1898 in Hornby, England, UK.
- Francis Ledwidge was born on 19 August 1887 in Janeville, Ireland. He was a writer, known for Scope (1972). He died on 31 July 1917 in Passendale, Belgium.
- Aurel Gondor was born on 19 August 1869 in Miskolc, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Be vagyok én csudálkozva (1908) and A tót szocialista (1908). He died on 12 September 1917 in Budapest, Hungary.
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J.C. Bitzer was born on 19 August 1878 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was a cinematographer, known for The Venus Model (1918), The Face in the Dark (1918) and Back to the Woods (1918). She was married to Mary. She died on 6 September 1923 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.- Alma Belwin was born on 19 August 1893 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Ivory Snuff Box (1915). She died on 8 May 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- Rosaline Courtneidge was born on 19 August 1903 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Oxford Bags (1926). She was married to Peter Haddon. She died on 8 December 1926 in England, UK.
- Eduard Julius Vortheil was born on 19 August 1851 in Tilsit, Kingdom of Prussia [now Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia]. He died on 25 February 1927 in Pabianice, Lódzkie, Poland.
- Bobby Dean was born on 19 August 1921 in Bridgeport, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Spook Spoofing (1928), Barnum & Ringling, Inc. (1928) and Rainy Days (1928). He died on 13 April 1931 in Hughson, California, USA.
- Lawrence D'Orsay born in Peterborough, England. Well-known in drama and comedy theatre from the 1880's, perhaps more notable for his starring role in 'The Earl of Pawtucket' at the Manhattan Theatre in 1903. A brilliant star in at least 8 Hollywood comedy and drama movies, he played the typical English monocled upper-class character often seen as Lords or Colonels, making his film debut in 'The Border Detective' a short western made at the American Film Co in 1912, perhaps best remembered as Hon. George Vane-Basingwell in Lawrence C. Windom's 'Ruggles of Red Gap' a western/comedy co-starring Taylor Holmes in 1918, his last screen appearance he played the role of Lord Elton in D.W. Griffith's 'The Sorrows of Satan' starring Adolphe Menjou and Carol Dempster at the Paramount studios in 1926. Died in London in 1931 age 78.
- Amalie Sandberg was born on 19 August 1872 in Lund, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Krudt med knald (1931), The run-away bride (1923) and Raske Riviera Rejsende (1924). She died on 29 December 1932 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Songwriter ("There's a Long, Long Trail A-Winding") and author, educated at Yale University. He was press manager for the Yale Dramatic Association, editor of the Yale Record, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and a columnist for the Spokesman-Review in Washington. During World War I he served in the 3rd Washington Infantry of the National Guard. Joining ASCAP in 1941, his chief musical collaborator was Zo Elliott, and his other popular-song compositions include "There's a Wee Cottage on the Hillside", "Enchanted River", "Oh Oh Abdullah", "Roll Along, Cowboy", and "Tiddledidee-o".- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Being one of numerous important comedians during the silent era whose popularity has turned into almost complete obscurity, Lloyd Hamilton has nevertheless earned a reputation as an original talent among film historians and enthusiasts. Born into a conservative middle-class family in California, presumably in 1891, Hamilton began his career as an extra in theatre-productions. He entered films at an early age, although the exact year remains hard to specify; he claimed to have appeared in his first films at Lubin Company in 1914, but he can be glimpsed in a few surviving Frontier-comedies from the year before. However, it is correct that it was in the year of 1914 that he first gained success, when he teamed up with Bud Duncan in Kalem's 'Ham and Bud'-series, being one of the very first permanent comedy teams produced in the movies. The series turned out moderately popular and ran for three years, although it can be hard to understand this success for modern viewers; by common agreement, the 'Ham and Bud'-films have not aged well and remain of interest mostly due to the limited insight into Hamilton's maturity as a performer that they provide.
Hamilton left Kalem for Fox in late 1917, where he appeared on his own under the direction of Henry Lehrman and Jack White. Along with White and another director who would later reach fame as a performer in his own right, Charley Chase, Hamilton established 'Mermaid Comedies' in 1920, a production unit exclusively dedicated to comedy shorts. He appeared in a number of films over the next few years; sadly, only a few of these are known to exist today, but comedies such as "Moonshine" and "The Simp" (both 1920) confirm Hamilton's progression as a performer during this time. Indeed, by 1922 he was hailed in the press as a "great comedy coup" and audiences had already taken notice of him. Hamilton's screen personality was something of its own, inheriting very few traits of the other major comedians of the time; tubby and baby-faced though he was, his character was a childish man of personal contrasts: he possessed a touch of bewilderment, irresponsibility, incredible self-assurance and frustration that gave him a partly tragic complexion, which in return probably made his comedy more appealing to adults than children.
By the mid-1920s, Hamilton's popularity had grown such a degree that he considered it appropriate to establish his own production company. It was about this time that he starred in his first feature-length film, "The Darker Self," a film which does not only seem rather tasteless today due to the use of racial stereotypes, but which in fact was a disaster also when originally released and Hamilton's reputation suffered a blow because of it. He nevertheless produced many fine short comedies throughout the decade, such as "Move Along" (1926), "Nobody's Business" (1926) and "Somebody's Fault" (1927), most of which were directed by Norman Taurog. While it may be argued that some of the films suffer from lack of continuity, they often provide many clever visual gags and camera-tricks which still make them pleasant to watch; in fact, in one respect absence of continuity suits Hamilton's character well, as his movies are not so often based upon a particular story as of him being constantly haunted by bad luck, with one bad situation leading up to an even worse situation.
Despite being so very amusing on-screen, Hamilton led a troublesome private life. He was a hard drinker, which severely affected his family life. His first marriage was to actress Ethel Lloyd, five years his senior, which took place at an early point of his movie career and lasted just a few years; they were separated by 1923, and their split caused a two-year long court battle. He married a second time in 1927 to Irene Dalton, who had appeared in some of his films. Dalton accused her husband of being violent when drunk, and the couple divorced after a year. (None of the marriages produced any children.) In the midst of these personal difficulties, Hamilton was suddenly banned from the screen after a boxer was murdered in a street-fight in which he was involved; the comedian was not a suspect, but the tolerance of scandals was minimal in Hollywood at this time and he remained unemployed for more than a year. He did a comeback in a series of two-reeler's for Mack Sennett at Educational Films in 1929, this time in sound pictures, which had just done its lasting entrance in the medium. Lloyd had a good voice which suited his character perfectly, but by this time his troubled life-style had begun to get the better of him. After the contract with Sennett expired, it was rumored that he would begin a new series of two-reeler's for Hal Roach, but being informed of Hamilton's alcoholism, Roach refused to hire him. He died unemployed and ill in 1935, aged 43.
During his brief period as a star, Charlie Chaplin is reported to have remarked that Lloyd Hamilton "is the one actor of whom I am jealous," and Charley Chase confessed that whenever he had difficulties in doing a scene, he'd always ask himself, "How would Lloyd have done it?" Buster Keaton also expressed great fondness of his work, stating in a late interview that Hamilton was "one of the funniest men in pictures." Critic and playwright Walter Kerr, considered by many the most insightful authority on silent comedy, discusses his work with great respect and admiration in his 1975-book "The Silent Clowns." However, despite all acclaim, Lloyd Hamilton is exceedingly seldom given a mention today even among silent comedy fans. One significant reason to this is his sad lack of surviving output; most of his negatives were destroyed in a laboratory fire at Universal shortly after his death. Happily, a fine collection of his work is now available on DVD through silent comedy specialists "Looser Than Loose."- Yelizaveta Shebueva was born on 19 August 1852. She was an actress, known for Queen of Spades (1916). She died on 26 April 1935.
- Johan Schilthuyzen was born on 19 August 1899. He was an actor, known for Het mysterie van de Mondscheinsonate (1935), Lentelied (1936) and Dood water (1934). He died on 19 January 1936.
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- Music Department
Henri Falk was born on 19 August 1881. He was a writer and composer, known for Aventure à Paris (1936), Le père prématuré (1933) and La ronde des heures (1931). He died on 6 March 1937.- Adele Sandrock was born on 19 August 1863 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Helen of Troy (1924), Op hoop van zegen (1924) and Die Försterchristl (1931). She died on 30 August 1937 in Berlin, Germany.
- Writer
- Music Department
- Production Manager
Vladimir Kirshon was born on 19 August 1902. He was a writer and production manager, known for Svoi i chuzhiye (1928), Borba za Ultimatum (1923) and Relsy gudyat (1929). He died on 28 July 1938.- Grigori Belykh was born on 19 August 1906 in Navesnoye, Livensky, Oryol Oblast, Russia. He was a writer, known for The Republic of ShKID (1966). He died on 14 August 1938 in Leningrad, Soviet Union.
- James Milton Black was born on 19 August 1856 in South Hill, New York, USA. James Milton died on 21 December 1938 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Soundtrack
Composer, educated at the New York Conservatory. He was a staff arranger, composer, and manager for the orchestra department of music-publishing firms, and advertising manager for the 'International Musician'. Joining ASCAP in 1923, his song and instrumental compositions include "Smoky Mokes Cake Walk", "The Whip", "Loveland Waltzes", "First Love Waltz", "Symphia Waltz", "Blaze Away", "The Spirit of Independence", and "Old Faithful".- Music Department
- Writer
- Actor
André Mauprey was born on 19 August 1881 in Paris, France. He was a writer and actor, known for The Threepenny Opera (1931), Le cavalier Lafleur (1934) and The Maiden (1955). He died on 3 February 1939 in Paris, France.- Director
- Writer
Marie Hubert Frohman was born on 19 August 1858 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Marie Hubert was a director and writer, known for The Fairy and the Waif (1915). Marie Hubert was married to Gustave Frohman. Marie Hubert died on 4 July 1939 in Bronxville, New York, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Nikoloz Shengelaia was born on 19 August 1903 in Obuji, Kutaisi Governorate, Russian Empire [now Republic of Georgia]. He was a director and writer, known for Narindjis veli (1937), Caucasian Love (1928) and Giuli (1927). He was married to Nato Vachnadze. He died on 4 January 1943 in Nearby Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR [now Republic of Georgia].- Director
- Actor
- Producer
Patrick Sylvester McGeeney was born on 19 August 1873 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland. He was a director and actor, known for Little Miss Bluebonnet (1922), The Germ (1923) and Perils of the West (1922). He was married to Mary Graham. He died on 15 October 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Metcalfe Wood was born on 19 August 1864 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Wanted a Wife (1919). He died on 17 January 1944 in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, UK.
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
Georges Denola was born on 19 August 1865 in Paris, France. He was a director and assistant director, known for Le secret de la comtesse (1917), Rocambole (1914) and Marie-Jeanne ou la femme du peuple (1914). He died on 3 March 1944 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.- Rudolf Woldrich was born on 19 August 1921 in Horn, Lower Austria, Austria. He was an actor, known for Die große Liebe (1942). He was married to Ilse Wasch. He died on 13 July 1944 in Germany.
- Manuel Quezon was born on 19 August 1878 in Baler, Tayabas, Philippines. He was married to Aurora A. Quezon. He died on 1 August 1944 in Saranac Lake, New York, USA.
- Oda Pasborg was born on 19 August 1911 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress, known for En fuldendt gentleman (1937). She died on 24 February 1945.
- Stefania Betcherowa was born on 19 August 1882 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Sto metrów milosci (1932), O czym sie nie mówi... (1939) and Ulani, ulani, chlopcy malowani (1932). She died on 2 July 1945 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Actor
- Writer
Rudolf Blümner was born on 19 August 1873 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for M (1931), The Golem (1914) and Two Friends (1938). He died on 2 September 1945 in Berlin, Germany.- Orville Wright was born on 19 August 1871 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He died on 30 January 1948 in Dayton, Ohio, USA.
- Giorgio De Rege was born on 19 August 1894 in Casagiove, Campania, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Make Believe Pirates (1939), Lasciate ogni speranza (1937) and L'allegro cantante (1938). He died on 25 May 1948 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy.
- William Burress was born on 19 August 1867 in Newcomerstown, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Scarlet Pimpernel (1917), The World Changes (1933) and Kultur (1918). He was married to Carrie May O'Brien. He died on 30 October 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Humphrey Jennings, born in 1907, was a writer, set designer, painter, editor and, perhaps most famously, a director of ground-breaking documentary films for the renowned GPO film unit: Listen to Britain (1942), Fires Were Started (1943) and A Diary for Timothy (1945), films that changed the face of public service broadcasting. Throughout his life Jennings also worked on his great anthology on the Industrial Revolution and the human imagination, "Pandaemonium". Jennings died while making a film in Greece in 1950; Pandaemonium, a monumental achievement, was finally published in 1985.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Francisco Alves was born on 19 August 1898 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Berlim na Batucada (1944), Alô, Alô, Brasil (1935) and Samba em Berlim (1943). He died on 27 September 1952 in Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo, Brazil.- Actor
- Producer
Gaston Briese was born on 19 August 1898 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and producer, known for Beate (1948), Trouble Backstairs (1935) and Falstaff in Vienna (1940). He died on 22 March 1953 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Carl Pedersen was born on 19 August 1870 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Genboerne (1939). He died on 29 October 1953.
- Carl Petersen was born on 19 August 1870 in Denmark. He was an actor, known for Storstadens Hyæne (1912), Gud raader (1912) and Københavns Sherlock Holmes (1925). He died on 29 October 1953 in Denmark.
- Marie Manley was born on 19 August 1893 in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Stanley Among the Voodoo Worshipers (1915), Stanley and the Slave Traders (1915) and Stanley in Darkest Africa (1915). She was married to Artie Ortego and William N. Williams (cameraman). She died on 4 December 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Don Carney was born on 19 August 1889 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Korn Plastered in Africa (1931) and Rambling 'Round Radio Row #6 (1933). He died on 14 January 1954 in Miami, Florida, USA.- Sándor Orbán was born on 19 August 1893 in Hódmezõvásárhely, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Eladó birtok (1941) and Isten rabjai (1942). He died on 25 March 1955 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
George Enescu was born on 19 August 1881 in Liveni, Romania. He was a composer, known for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Colonia Ingerilor (2011) and George Enescu - Alesul lui Dumnezeu (1996). He was married to Maria Cantacuzino. He died on 4 May 1955 in Paris, France.- Géza Kardos was born on 19 August 1888 in Tiszacsege, Hungary. He was an actor, known for A nap lovagja (1919), Fiú vagy lány? (1946) and Zörgetnek az ablakon (1944). He was married to Vickie Bruckner. He died on 5 August 1955 in South Bend, Indiana, USA.
- Composer
- Writer
- Music Department
During his roughly 15-year-long career, Fumio Hayasaka composed scores for some of the biggest names in Japanese cinema and was regarded by many as the finest Japanese film composer alive. Many of his scores were written for no less a cinematic luminary than Akira Kurosawa, including the legendary director's breakthrough multiple-perspective masterpiece "Rashomon" (1950). The brilliant composer's career was sadly cut short by tuberculosis in 1955, but his influence lives on not only in the still-watched films that bear his musical mark, but also in the work of the pupils he groomed as his successors. One such protégé, Masuru Sato, completed the score for Kurosawa's "I Live in Fear: Record of a Living Being" (1955), the project on which Hayasaka was working at the time of his death. Sato went on to provide scores for a substantial portion of Kurosawa's subsequent films. Another composer whose career owes a debt to Hayasaka is Akira Ifukube, whose work has enhanced the dramatic effect of many a "Godzilla" motion picture. It was Hayasaka who recommended Ifukube to Toho Studios.- Elena Adamaytis-Astangova was born on 19 August 1899. She was an actress, known for Jimmie Higgins (1928) and Flames on the Volga (1956). She died on 29 July 1956.
- Nedra Norris was born on 19 August 1911 in New York City, USA. She was an actress, known for In the Bag (1932). She was married to Llewellyn Simpson. She died on 20 September 1956 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Alves da Cunha was born on 19 August 1889 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was an actor and writer, known for Vivo ou Morto (1916), Maria do Mar (1930) and Urutau (1919). He died on 23 September 1956 in Lisbon, Portugal.- Nikolay Gorchakov was born on 19 August 1898 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]. Nikolay was a director. Nikolay died on 28 August 1958 in RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].