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Johann Wolfgang Goethe was born on 28 August 1749 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany as son of a lawyer. After growing up in a privileged upper middle class family, he studied law in Leipzig from 1765 to 1768, although he was more interested in literature. As he was seriously ill, he had to interrupt his studies, but finally graduated in Strassburg with a degree in law. In the following years, his novel "The Sorrows of Young Werther" (1774) became one of the first bestsellers, making him a key author in the "Sturm und Drang" (Storm and Stress) movement. In 1775, he settled down in Weimar, being the Duke's adviser and writing popular dramas such as "Egmont" or "Torquato Tasso". One of his life's important milestones was the Italian Journey from 1786 and 1788, where he discovered his interest in Greek and Roman classicism. After his return to Germany, he began the "Weimar Classicism" movement with his good friend Friedrich Schiller, concentrating on poems and dramas such as his best known work "Faust", which he published in two parts (1808/1832). Beside his literary work, he contributed many interesting theories to sciences, making him Germany's leading polymath in that period. On 22 March 1832, he died in Weimar, the town he had lived for more than fifty years.- August Wilkonski was born on 28 August 1805 in Kakolewo, Poznan Department, Duchy of Warsaw, French Empire [now Kakolewo, Wielkopolskie, Poland].
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Antonio Somma was born on 28 August 1809 in Udine, Kingdom of Italy [now Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy]. He was a writer, known for Masked Ball (1917), The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006) and The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977). He died on 8 August 1864 in Venice, Veneto, Italy.- Sheridan Le Fanu was born on 28 August 1814 in Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]. Sheridan was a writer, known for Mystery and Imagination (1966), The Judge's House and Vampyr (1932). Sheridan was married to Susanna Bennett. Sheridan died on 7 February 1873 in Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland].
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Count Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy was born on September 9, 1828, in his ancestral estate Yasnaya Polyana, South of Moscow, Russia. He was the fourth of five children in a wealthy family of Russian landed Gentry. His parents died when he was a child, and he was brought up by his elder brothers and relatives.
Leo Tolstoy studied languages and law at Kazan University for three years. He was dissatisfied with the school and left Kazan without a degree, returned to his estate and educated himself independently. In 1848 he moved to the capital, St. Petersburg, and there passed two tests for a law degree. He was abruptly called to return to his estate near Moscow, where he inherited 4000 acres of land and 350 serfs. There Tolstoy built a school for his serfs, and acted as a teacher. He briefly went to a Medical School in Moscow, but lost a fortune in gambling, and was pulled out by his brother. He took military training, became an Army officer, and moved to the Caucasus, where he lived a simple life for three years with Cossacs. There he wrote his first novel - "Childhood" (1852), it became a success. With writing "Boyhood" (1854) and "Youth" (1857) he concluded the autobiographical trilogy. In the Crimean War (1854-55) Tolstoy served as artillery commander in the Battle of Sevastopol, and was decorated for his courage. Between the battles he wrote three stories titled "Sevastopol Sketches", that won him wide attention, and a complement from the Czar Aleksandr II.
After the war, Tolstoy returned to St. Petersburg, where he enjoyed the friendship of Ivan Turgenev, Nikolai A. Nekrasov, Ivan Goncharov, and other writers. On his trips to Europe, he had discussions with Gertsen in London, and attended Darwin's lectures. In Brussels he had meetings with philosophers Prudhon and Lelewel. Tolstoy undertook a research of schools in Europe, and later he built and organized over 20 schools for poor people in Russia. At that time the secret police began surveillance, and searched his home. In 1862 he married Sofia Andreevna Bers, and fathered 13 children with his wife. Four of their babies died, and the couple raised the remaining nine children. His wife was also his literary secretary, and also contributed to his best works, "War and Peace" (1863-69) and "Anna Karenina" (1873-77). In his "Confession" (1879) Tolstoy revealed his own version of Christianity, blended with socialism, that won him many followers. Tolstoyan communities sprang up in America and Europe, and he assisted the Russian non-Orthodox Christians (Dukhobors) in migrating to USA and Canada. He split from aristocratic class and developed an ascetic lifestyle, becoming a vegetarian, and a farmer. He sponsored and organized free meals for the poor. He transfered his copyright on all of his writings after 1880 to public domain. In his later age Tolstoy was pursuing the path of a wandering ascetic. He corresponded with Mohandas K. Gandhi, who was directly influenced by Tolstoy's "The Kingdom of God is Within You" (1894), which was praised by many nonviolent movements.
In 1900 Tolstoy criticized the Tsar's government in a series of publications, calling for separation of Chuch and State. Tsar Nicholas II retaliated through the Church, by expulsion of Tolstoy from Orthodox Cristianity as a "heretic". He fell ill, and suffered from a severe depression; he was suicidal and even had to eliminate all hunting guns from his home, because of his suicidal mode. He was treated by the famous doctor Dahl, and was visited by composer Sergei Rachmaninoff and basso Feodor Chaliapin Sr., who performed for Tolstoy on many occasions. Later he went to convalesce in Yalta, in Crimea, where he spent time with Anton Chekhov and Maxim Gorky. Tolstoy was an obvious candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature, but was initially omitted by the Nobel Committee for his views. The omission caused a strong response from a group of Swedish writers and artists. They sent an address to Tolstoy, but the writer answered by declining any future prize nomination.
In 1902 Tolstoy wrote a letter to the Tsar, calling for social justice, to prevent a civil war, and in 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War, Tolstoy wrote a condemnation of war. The Tsar replied by increasing police surveillance on Tolstoy. In November of 1910 he left his estate, probably taking the path of a wandering ascetic, which he had been pursuing for decades. He left home without explanations and took a train, in which he caught pneumonia, and died at a remote station of Astapovo. He was laid to rest in his estate of Yasnaya Polyana, which was made a Tolstoy National Museum.
His youngest daughter, named Alexandra Tolstoy, was the director of the Tolstoy Museum, and was arrested by the Communists five times. She emigrated from Russia to the United States, where she founded the Tolstoy Foundation. She helped many prominent Russian intellectuals, such as Vladimir Nabokov and Sergei Rachmaninoff among many others.- Producer
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Teixeira de Melo was born on 28 August 1833 in Campos dos Goitacases, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a producer and production manager, known for Um Dia Qualquer (1965) and Marajó, Barreira do Mar (1967). He died on 10 April 1907 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Julius Stinde was born on 28 August 1841 in Kirchnüchel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He was a writer, known for Familie Buchholz (1944), Neigungsehe (1944) and Die Buchholzens (1974). He died on 8 August 1905 in Olsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Le Prince was a French artist and the inventor of an early motion picture camera born in Metz, France. His father was a major of artillery in the French Army and an officer of the Légion d'honneur. When growing up, he reportedly spent time in the studio of his father's friend, the pioneer of photography Louis Daguerre, from whom he may have received some lessons on photography and chemistry before he was 10 years old. His education went on to include the study of painting in Paris and post-graduate chemistry at Leipzig University. He then moved to Leeds, England in 1866, after being invited to join John Whitley, a friend from college, in Whitley Partners of Hunslet, a firm of brass founders making valves and components. In 1869, he married Elizabeth Whitley, John's sister and a talented artist, and the two of them started a school of applied art, the Leeds Technical School of Art, and became well renowned for their work in fixing coloured photographs on to metal and pottery. In 1881, Le Prince went to the United States with his family where he began experiments relating to the production of 'moving' photographs, designing a camera that utilised sixteen lenses, which was the first invention he patented. After his return to Leeds in May 1887, he built a single-lens camera in mid-late 1888 used to shoot his motion-picture films. It was first used on 14 October 1888 to shoot what would become known as Roundhay Garden Scene (1888) and Accordion Player (1888). He later used it to film Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge (1888). In September 1890, he was preparing for a trip to the United States, supposedly to publicly premiere his work and join his wife and children. Before this journey, he decided to return to France to visit his brother in Dijon. Then, on 16 September, he took a train to Paris but, having taken a later train than planned, his friends missed him in Paris. He was never seen again by his family or friends. The last person to see Le Prince at the Dijon station was his brother. The French police, Scotland Yard and the family undertook exhaustive searches, but never found him. Le Prince was officially declared dead on 16 September 1897.- Ivan Tavcar was born on 28 August 1851 in Poljane pri Skofji Loki, Carniola, Austrian Empire [now Slovenia]. He was a writer, known for Blossoms in Autumn (1973), Amandus (1966) and Ljubezen nam je vsem v pogubo (1987). He died on 19 February 1923 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia [now Slovenia].
- Alice Chapin was born on 28 August 1857 in Keene, New Hampshire, USA. She was an actress, known for Icebound (1924), Pearl of Love (1925) and Manhattan (1924). She was married to Harry Clarke. She died on 6 July 1934 in Keene, New Hampshire, USA.
- Charles Lamy was born on 28 August 1857 in Lyon, Rhône, France. He was an actor, known for Les mystères de Paris (1922), Mon oncle Benjamin (1924) and Le blanc et le noir (1931). He died on 15 June 1940 in Orléans, Loiret, France.
- Charles Le Bargy was born on 28 August 1858 in La Chapelle, Paris, France. He was an actor and director, known for The Assassination of the Duke de Guise (1908), The Return of Ulysses (1909) and Carmen (1908). He died on 5 February 1936 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
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Leo Connard was born on 28 August 1860 in Fünfkirchen, Austrian Empire [now Hungary]. He was an actor and director, known for Louise de Lavallière (1922), Wallenstein, 2. Teil - Wallensteins Tod (1925) and Wallenstein, 1. Teil - Wallensteins Macht (1925). He died on 21 June 1931 in Berlin, Germany.- Actor
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His mother claimed he was adopted, perhaps because her husband had been away touring for several years before Sidney's birth and was dead before the great event took place. Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore and John Barrymore, his niece and nephews, insisted he looked too much like "Mummum" to have been anybody else's child. But the mystery continues--there's a rumor he was born at sea (!) and even his date of birth is in doubt. The young Barrymores were largely raised by Sidney's mother (their maternal grandmother), and Uncle Googan, as they called Sidney, was often about the place during their childhood. The date of his first marriage is also unknown, but sometime before 1892 he wed Gladys Rankin, also from a famous acting clan. They were billed as Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew, played vaudeville and toured in marital comedies. If the material turned out to be bad, Mrs. Drew would rewrite it or come up with a better script. Later they joined Vitagraph where he worked as an actor and director. After his wife's death in 1914, he married Lucille McVey, the second Mrs. Sidney Drew, a vivacious 24-year-old writer he had met on the Vitagraph lot where they both worked. His son, S. Rankin Drew, also acted in films and was thought a promising director, but he enlisted in the army in World War I and was killed when his plane was shot down over France. Sidney never got over his only child's death, and died a year later.- Charlotte Wiehe was born on 28 August 1865 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Lotte vil paa Landet (1916), The Hand (1907) and The Man with the Dolls (1909). She died on 4 September 1947 in Skodsborg, Denmark.
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Suzanne Devoyod was born on 28 August 1866 in France. She was an actress and writer, known for Rasputin (1938), In Old Alsace (1920) and Après lui (1918). She died on 10 January 1954 in France.- Osborne Adair was born on 28 August 1866 in Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Old Scrooge (1913). He died on 21 March 1929 in Earl's Court, London, England, UK.
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Umberto Giordano was born on 28 August 1867 in Foggia, Puglia, Italy. He was a composer, known for Ghost in the Shell (2017), To Rome with Love (2012) and Philadelphia (1993). He was married to Olga Spatz-Wurms. He died on 12 November 1948 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.- Tamás Kóbor was born on 28 August 1867 in Pozsony, Hungary, Austria-Hungary. Tamás was a writer, known for A tisztesség nevében (1920). Tamás died on 26 May 1942 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Nell de Silva (a.k.a. Nell Dasilva, Nina de Silva, and Lady Martin-Harvey) was an English actress who was the wife of John Martin Harvey (later styled Sir John Martin-Harvey) and the mother of actor Michael Martin Harvey and actress Muriel Martin-Harvey. She was born Angelita Helena Margarita de Silva Ferro on August 28, 1869 in Chile and became a "friend" of Lewis Carroll when she was a young girl, after her family moved to England. She met her husband when both were members of Henry Irving's famous acting company at the Lyceum Theatre.
Irving was indisputably the greatest actor of his generation, but he had kept John in minor roles for 14 years. At the close of the 19th century, the thespian couple decided to strike out on their own; all they lacked was a suitable property. While participating in Irving's North American tour of 1897-98, Nina chose Charles Dickens's "A Tale of Two Cities" as the property that would launch their careers independent of Irving. They began writing their own adaptation in Chicago, and when they got back to London, they hired the playwright Freeman Wills's to continue the adaptation of the classic novel into a dramatic property. The couple managed to obtain financing for the play, called "The Only Way", and were able to rent the Lyceum itself to stage it in.
"The Only Way" was a very liberal adaption of the novel, and the character of Sydney Carton's French maid was created to give the 30-something Nell a part as she was too old to play the teenager Lucie Manette. (John Martin Havey, of course, was Carton.) The play opened to good reviews and good business in London in February of 1899 and made the couple's reputations, but business soon fell off. The Martin Harvey company's 1900-01 London season was poor, likely as they were using plays and and acting techniques that were seen as old-fashioned at the dawn of the 20th Century by sophisticated Londoners. Reeling from poor houses in London, a friend advised Harvey Martin to go on a provincial tour with "The Only Way". He did and made a great success of it, so much so that he became known as "The King of the Provinces." By 1921, he had notched the 2,000 performance of "The Only Way" and played another 1,000 by his own account. (One account claims the play was staged 5,000 times by Martin Harvey.)
John Martin Harvey proved to the "The King of the Provinces" in North America, too, literally. His 1903 tour of The States was a disaster and it was re-routed to Canada where he again was a great success in the Provinces of the Dominion. He returned to Canada in the fall of 1919 and often toured there for the following 15 years. The Canadians of the time were not off-put by his old fashioned productions; they saw Martin Harvey, his wife and their company as a link to the culture of "The Old Country".
During World War One, John Martin Harvey toured the country giving military recruitment lectures and raising money for the Red Cross and other charities, raising the princely sum of 25,000 pounds (approximately $1.5 million in 2012 money). The most notable charity he and his wife supported was the Nation's Fund for Nurses, which had been established in 1917 by the British Women's Hospital Committee to support the newly created College of Nursing with the aim of providing relief for sick or disabled nurses. John and Nell Martin Harvey raised enough money to buy a building for the College of Nursing in 1920 which became a rest home for nurses.
When he was knighted in the New Year's Honours List of 1921, her husband hyphenated his name, styling himself Sir John Martin-Harvey. She became Lady Martin-Harvey. They continued to appear on stage and tour the provinces and Canada well into the 1930s. Sir John shuffled off his mortal coil in 1944 and she followed him in 1949. - Jack Brawn was born on 28 August 1869 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906), The Island of Regeneration (1915) and For a Woman's Fair Name (1916). He was married to Ethel Brooke Ferguson (actress). He died on 16 June 1943 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Lyricist, author and songwriter ("At Dawning", "From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water") and teacher, who taught school in Nebraska. She joined ASCAP in 1927, and her chief musical collaborator was Charles Wakefield Cadman. Her other popular-song compositions include "From Wigwam to Tepee" and "I Hear a Thrush at Eve".
- Piet Köhler was born on 28 August 1872. He was an actor, known for Op stap door Amsterdam (1919), Het proces Begeer (1918) and Kee en Janus naar Parijs (1924). He died on 28 November 1951 in Oldenzaal, Overijssel, Netherlands.
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A. Baldwin Sloane was born on 28 August 1872 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a writer, known for Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943), Trente-Six Chandelles (1954) and La légende (1996). He died on 21 February 1925 in Red Bank, New Jersey, USA.- Helen Haye was born on 28 August 1874 in Assam Province, British India. She was an actress, known for The Frightened Lady (1940), The 39 Steps (1935) and Drake the Pirate (1935). She was married to Ernest Attenborough. She died on 1 September 1957 in London, England, UK.
- Calisto Bertramo was born on 28 August 1875 in Turin, Italy. He was an actor, known for Una romantica avventura (1940), The Make Believe Pirates (1939) and Thirty Seconds of Love (1936). He was married to Ernesta Bardazzi-Beltramo. He died on 30 September 1941 in Viareggio, Italy.
- Fermo Dante Marchetti was born on 28 August 1876 in Massa Carrara, Tuscany, Italy. Fermo Dante was married to Marie Trabichat. Fermo Dante died on 11 June 1940 in Paris, France.
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Eugenio Perego was born on 28 August 1876 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Napule... e niente cchiù (1928), La vagabonda (1918) and Il principe idiota (1920). He died on 26 February 1944 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Fred R. Stanton was born on 28 August 1877 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Son of the Wolf (1922), The Great Secret (1917) and Jenny Be Good (1920). He died on 27 May 1925 in Hollywood, California, USA.
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Umberto Mozzato was born on 28 August 1879 in Bologna, Italy. He was an actor and director, known for Il povero Piero (1921), Cabiria (1914) and I borghesi di Pontarcy (1920). He died on 6 November 1947 in Turin, Italy.- Actor
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Handsome, dark wavy-haired leading man who appeared on the New York stage, starred in early silent films (1-3 reelers) as well as directed and wrote scenarios. Worked for various studios including Edison, American, Powers, Rex, Big U (Universal), Laemmle, Nestor and Selig. Still working until the year of his death, he passed away at the age of 37 from paralysis associated with multiple sclerosis which affected his spinal cord. He left his wife Ann and their two year old daughter as well as his parents and two sisters.- Antionette Van Dijk was born on 28 August 1879 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Op een avond in mei (1936). She died on 24 June 1975 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
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Hoey Lawlor was born on 28 August 1879 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Hoey was a writer and editor, known for William Tell (1924), The Danger Sign (1925) and School Days (1921). Hoey died on 10 December 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- F.A. Nöggerath Jr. was born on 28 August 1880 in Neheim-Hüsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany [now Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany]. He was a producer, known for Roze Kate (1912), Vrouwenoogen (1912) and Don Juan (1913). He died in 1947 in Netherlands.
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Helena Morley was born on 28 August 1880 in Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She was a writer, known for Memória de Helena (1969) and Vida de Menina (2003). She died in 1970 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Actor
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Robb Wilton was born on 28 August 1881 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Two's Company (1936), The Love Match (1955) and It's Love Again (1936). He was married to Florence Palmer. He died on 1 May 1957 in London, England, UK.- Robert Brooks Turner was born on 28 August 1882 in Godalming, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Journey's End (1937), Meet Sexton Blake! (1945) and Poor Old Bill (1931). He died in 1963 in Paddington, London, England, UK.
- Agostino Salvietti was born on 28 August 1882 in Naples, Italy. He was an actor, known for Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963), Queen of the Seas (1961) and Ivan, Son of the White Devil (1953). He died on 2 December 1967 in Naples, Italy.
- Belle Benchley was born on 28 August 1882 in Larned, Kansas, USA. She was married to William L. Benchley. She died on 17 December 1973 in San Diego, California, USA.
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Charles L. Cadwallader was born on 28 August 1882 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He was an art director, known for The Night Flyer (1928), The Dice Woman (1926) and Pals in Paradise (1926). He was married to Alexia. He died on 5 April 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Ernst Weiß was born on 28 August 1882 in Brünn, Austria-Hungary [now Brno, Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for Franta (1989) and Mein Vater, meine Frau und meine Geliebte (2004). He died on 15 June 1940 in Paris, France.
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André Barlatier was born on 28 August 1882 in France. He was a cinematographer, known for Exclusive Rights (1926), Exit Smiling (1926) and The Painted Flapper (1924). He died on 7 November 1943 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Gustaf Hellström was born on 28 August 1882 in Kristianstad, Skåne län, Sweden. He was a writer, known for Storm över Tjurö (1954). He died on 27 February 1953.
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Edward E. Clive was a Welsh-born actor/manager, initially, it seemed, slated for a medical career. After four years, he suddenly elected to abandon his studies at the University of Wales. For the next ten years, he trod the boards in diverse theatrical productions across Britain, becoming adept at a variety of regional dialects. Clive arrived in the United States in 1912 and set up the Copley Theatre Stock Company in Boston, with himself as leading performer. By the 1920's, he made a name for himself as a producer and director on Broadway ("The Creaking Chair",1926; "The Whispering Gallery",1929; "The Bellamy Trial",1931). He also continued in his position as director of the Copley.
Clive arrived on Hollywood screens relatively late in life, making his debut with The Invisible Man (1933). Thereafter, he was effectively typecast in a long line of austere, humourless British butlers, town mayors and haughty aristocrats, his demeanour invariably ranging from gloomy to irritable. Though most these parts were often quite small, Clive managed to steal the odd scene or two. At his best, he was the burgomaster in Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Sir Humphrey Harcourt in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) and (in a recurring role), manservant 'Tenny' Tennison in several instalments of Paramount's 'Bulldog Drummond' series.- Actor
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Sam Ash was born on 28 August 1884 in Campbell County, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for Stage Mother (1933), Circus Shadows (1935) and A Man Betrayed (1936). He died on 20 October 1951 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Alice Dovey was born on 28 August 1884 in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for The Commanding Officer (1915), The Romantic Journey (1916) and The Reformer (1915). She was married to Jack E. Hazzard. She died on 12 January 1969 in Tarzana, California, USA.
- Gustav Ekl was born on 28 August 1884. He was an actor, known for Jan Rohác z Dubé (1947). He died in 1951.
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Bernhard Schwidewski was born on 28 August 1885 in Berlin, Germany. He was an art director and production designer, known for Laubenkolonie (1930), Das Kussverbot (1920) and The Woman They Talk About (1931). He died on 12 November 1966 in Berlin, Germany.- Grace Frysinger was born on 28 August 1885. Grace was a writer, known for Poor Mrs. Jones (1926). Grace died in May 1979.
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John T. Murray was born on 28 August 1886 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for Love Birds (1934), Young as You Feel (1931) and Alexander Hamilton (1931). He was married to Vivien Oakland. He died on 12 February 1957 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.