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- Art Department
Allan Ramsay was born on 13 October 1713 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK. Allan is known for The Queen's Palaces (2011). Allan was married to Margaret Lindsay and Anne Bayne. Allan died on 10 August 1784 in Dover, Kent, England, UK.- Artur Bartels was born on 13 October 1818 in Vilnius, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania]. Artur was married to Kazimiera Wankowicz. Artur died on 23 December 1885 in Kraków, Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire [now Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland].
- Eugene Rice was born on 13 October 1909 in Hillyard, Washington, USA. He died on 15 April 1912 in North Atlantic Ocean.
- Rube Waddell was born on 13 October 1876 in Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Madge Maguire, May Wynne Skinner and Florence Dunning. He died on 1 April 1914 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
- Gennaro Pantalena was born on 13 October 1848 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was an actor, known for La fuga del gatto (1914). He died on 23 May 1915 in Naples, Campania, Italy.
- Newman Maurice was born on 13 October 1865 in Greenwich, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Female Swindler (1916). He died on 12 September 1920 in The Brixton Theatre, Brixton, London, England, UK.
- Marius Berggren was born on 13 October 1853 in Odense, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Edith (1912), Københavnerliv (1911) and Den store Gevinst (1911). He died on 23 November 1921.
- Johannes Guldbrandsen was born on 13 October 1871. He was an actor, known for Cirkusluft (1912) and Manicuredamen med det store Hjærte (1911). He died on 10 October 1922.
- Lily Langtry was born on 13 October 1853 in Jersey, Channel Islands. She was an actress, known for His Neighbor's Wife (1913). She was married to Sir Hugo de Bathe, Edward Langtry and Frederick Gebhardt. She died on 12 February 1929 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
- Algernon Boyesen was born on 13 October 1880 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Greater Woman (1917). He was married to Eugénie "Ginette" Bourtayre and Adelaide Mott Barclay. He died on 24 August 1930 in Biarritz, France.
- Ruggero Lupi was born on 13 October 1882 in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was an actor, known for Il ciclone (1916), Il ritorno (1914) and La straniera (1930). He died on 1 July 1933 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
An endearing veteran of the U.S. and London stages before entering films at the advent of sound, matronly Louise Closser Hale would also earn recognition as a novelist. Born Louise Closser in Chicago, Illinois on October 13, 1872, she was the daughter of a well-to-do grain dealer. She began her acting studies at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC and Emerson College of Oratory in Boston.
On stage from 1894 in a production of "In Old Kentucky," Louise thrived in stock companies for several years. In 1899, she married actor/writer/artist Walter Hale and added his surname to her moniker for the stage. She made her Broadway debut in "Arizona" at the Herald Square Theatre in 1900 which also featured her husband. Louise's first hit New York show was a few years later as Miss Garnett in George Bernard Shaw's "Candida" (1903), and thereafter continued at a fairly regular pace with sturdy performances in "Abigail" (1904), "It's All Your Fault" (1906), "Clothes" (1906) and "The Straight Road" (1907). In 1907, she made her London debut in one of her most identifiable roles, that of Miss Hazy in "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch."
A writer of travel books, husband Walter collaborated and illustrated a number of them -- We Discover New England (1915), We Discover the Old Dominion (1916), and An American's London (1920). Both Louise and Walter also continued on the Broadway stage with some of Louise's credits including "The Sins of Society" (1909), "His Name on the Door" (1909), "Lulu's Husband" (1910), "The Blue Bird" (as a Fairy) (1910), "The Marriage of Columbine" (1914) and "Ruggles of Red Gap" (1915). Following Walter's death from cancer in 1917, Louise returned to Broadway in such shows as "For the Defense" (1919), "Miss Lulu Bett" (as Lulu's mother) (1920), "Peer Gynt" (as Aase) (1923), "Expressing Willie" (1924), "One of the Family" (1925), "The Ivory Door" (1927), "Paris" (1928) and "Lysistrata" (1930).
Usually playing older than she was, Louise debuted on film in an isolated silent short Winning His Wife (1919). She would not return to the screen until a decade later with the mystery part-talkie The Hole in the Wall (1929) starring Claudette Colbert. Abandoning the theatre completely, the 57-year-old Louise would appear in a surprisingly large number of pre-Code films during her all-too-brief Hollywood stay -- less than a half decade to be exact. Playing everything from housekeepers to haughty blue bloods, most of her characters were readily equipped with a tart tongue and severe look of disapproval.
Among the silver-haired actress's many films were the romantic musical Paris (1929) as an interfering mother who goes to great lengths to stop her son's (Jason Robards Sr.) marriage; the Helen Kane western comedy Dangerous Nan McGrew (1930) as the wealthy owner of a hunting lodge; the Al Jolson blackface musical comedy Big Boy (1930) as a plantation matriarch; the Constance Bennett romantic drama Born to Love (1931) as crusty Lady Ponsonby; the chic comedy Platinum Blonde (1931) as wealthy socialite Jean Harlow's snooty mother; the Marlene Dietrich/Josef von Sternberg classic adventure Shanghai Express (1932) as the prim, disdainful owner of a Shanghai boarding house; the George Arliss romance drama The Man Who Played God (1932) as the benevolent and supportive sister to pianist Arliss; the sudsy Joan Crawford drama Letty Lynton (1932) as Crawford's loyal maid and traveling companion; the pre-Code version of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932) starring Marian Nixon with Louise as acidulous Aunt Miranda; another Crawford vehicle, the war drama Today We Live (1933), as, again, Crawford's devoted servant; the Helen Hayes romantic weepy Another Language (1933) as a master manipulating mother; and the classic all-star dramedy Dinner at Eight (1933) as Billie Burke's blunt cousin.
In addition to her travel books, Louise became quite well known in the literary field as an author. Her first novel, A Motor Car Divorce (1906), was followed by The Actress (1909); The Married Miss Worth (1911); Her Soul and Her Body (1912), which created a sensation and was later turned into a play; Home Talent (1926); and Canal Boat Fracas (1927). Louise also co-wrote Mother's Millions" (1931), which was later developed into a play.
Following an unbilled role in The Marx Brothers zany comedy Duck Soup (1933), 60-year-old Louise Closser Hale suffered an apoplectic stroke on July 25, 1933, while shopping in Hollywood, California. Rushed to Monte Sano Hospital, she suffered a fatal second stroke the next day, robbing Hollywood too soon of a highly gifted character actress. The film was released posthumously later that year in November.
The widowed Ms. Hale had no children and left her estate to relatives and various charities. Her body was cremated and her ashes interred in Hollywood Forever Cemetery.- Odd Frogg was born on 13 October 1901 in Hønefoss, Norway. He was an actor, known for Fantegutten (1932) and Lalla vinner! (1932). He died on 23 February 1934 in Oslo, Norway.
- Gertrude Howard was born on 13 October 1892 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA. She was an actress, known for I'm No Angel (1933), The Wet Parade (1932) and His Captive Woman (1929). She died on 30 September 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Composer and songwriter ("The Whiffenpoof Song"), educated at Amherst College (BA, MA). He was a probate judge, then a secretary to the governor of Ohio. During World War I, he was a YMCA entertainer in France. Joining ASCAP in 1933, his other popular-song compositions include "Little Boy Blue", "O Heart of Mine", "The Gypsy Trail", "When Spring Comes Laughing", "Where the Highway Steps Along", "My Laddie", "Along Upon the House Tops to the North" and "Pickaninny Lullaby".
- Actress
Rose Dione was born October 22, 1875 in Paris, France. Also known as Rosa Dione, Madame Dione and Madamoiselle Dion, there is very little information about her life, but her first appearance in films was in the 1910 French short subject Fleur des Maquis (Flower of the Maquis). She appeared in 68 films from 1910 until 1932, but her most notable role is as Madame Tetrallini, the guardian of the "children" in Tod Browning's Freaks (1932). She died on January 29, 1936 in Los Angeles, CA at the age of 60.- Henry Kistemaekers was born on 13 October 1872 in Floreffe, Wallonia, Belgium. He was a writer, known for The Woman of Bronze (1923), L'occident (1928) and La nuit est à nous (1930). He died on 21 January 1938 in Paris, France.
- Writer
- Editor
- Script and Continuity Department
J.G. Hawks was born on 13 October 1874 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a writer and editor, known for The Sea Hawk (1924), Breed of the Sea (1926) and The Charlatan (1929). He died on 10 April 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Norman Selby was born on 13 October 1873 in Rush County, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Secret Service (1919), Eyes of Youth (1919) and Broken Blossoms (1919). He was married to Sue Cobb Cowley, Dagmar Dahlgren, Edna Valentine Hein, Lillian Estelle Earle Ellis, Indianola Arnold, Julia Woodruff Crosselman, Charlotte Smith and Lottie Piehler. He died on 18 April 1940 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Caryl S. Fleming was born on 13 October 1890 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Beating Back (1914), The Clouded Name (1919) and The Valley of Lost Souls (1923). He died on 2 September 1940 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Soundtrack
Ernest Dumont was born on 13 October 1877 in Paris, France. Ernest died on 11 December 1941 in Paris, France.- Charles Stevenson was born on 13 October 1887 in Sacramento, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Grandma's Boy (1922), Hot Water (1924) and The Shriek of Araby (1923). He died on 4 July 1943 in Palo Alto, California, USA.
- Malcolm McGregor was born on 13 October 1892 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Broken Chains (1922), All the Brothers Were Valiant (1923) and Money to Burn (1926). He died on 29 April 1945 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Darby Foster English actor born in the mid 1880's. Highly successful drama and comedy stage performer from the early 1900's. Handsome light-haired star in few British silent movies, making his debut in the lead role 'Paddy the Next Best Thing' a romantic/drama directed by Graham Cutts and co-starring opposite the American star Mae Marsh in 1923, followed by only two more films, a short drama 'The Wreck of the Hesperus' directed by Frank A. Tilley and co-starring Jean Colin, and his last screen appearance as Harry Clement in 'Thou Fool' directed by Fred Paul and starring Stewart Rome for the Stoll Film Company in 1926.
- Soundtrack
Ira Schuster was born on 13 October 1889 in New York City, New York, USA. Ira died on 10 October 1945 in New York City, New York, USA.- John Siras was born on 13 October 1889 in New York, USA. He died on 10 October 1945 in New York, USA.
- Elsie Finn was born on 13 October 1904 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was a writer, known for I Dream Too Much (1935). She was married to Mr. Finn and Dr. Ruben M. Lewis. She died on 27 November 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Cinematographer
- Additional Crew
Ewald Daub was born on 13 October 1889 in Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany. He was a cinematographer, known for Er oder ich (1930), Ein Unsichtbarer geht durch die Stadt (1933) and Helen of Troy (1924). He died on 4 November 1946 in Berlin, Germany.- Jozef Tiso was born on 13 October 1887 in Nagybiccse, Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Velka Bytca, Slovak Republic]. He died on 18 April 1947 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic].
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Stephen S. Norton was born on 13 October 1877 in Palmyra, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Husband Hunters (1927), The Double Room Mystery (1917) and Stranded in Paris (1926). He died on 14 March 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
He possessed the same special brand of rebel/misfit sensitivity and charm that made superstars out of John Garfield and (later) James Dean and Montgomery Clift. In the war-torn 1940s, Robert Walker represented MGM's fresh, instinctive breed of up-and-coming talent. His boyish good looks combined with an attractive vulnerability came across the screen with such beauty, power and naturalness. He went quite far in his short life; however, the many tortured souls he played so brilliantly closely mirrored the actor himself and the demons that haunted his own being wasted no time in taking him down a self-destructive path for which there was no return.
Walker was born Robert Hudson Walker in 1918 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the youngest of four sons of Zella (McQuarrie) and Horace Hudson Walker, a news editor for the local paper. He was of English and Scottish descent. His maternal aunt, Hortense (McQuarrie) Odlum, was the first female president of Bonwit Teller. His parents separated while he was quite young and the anxiety and depression built up over this loss marred his early school years, which were marked by acts of belligerent aggression and temper tantrums, resulting in his being expelled from school several times. To control his behavioral problems, a positive activity was sought that could help him develop confidence and on which he could focus his energies. It came in the form of acting. Following a lead in a school play at the San Diego Army and Navy Academy at Carlsbad-by-the-Sea, California, Walker entered an acting contest at the Pasadena Playhouse and won a top performance prize. A well-to-do aunt paid for his tuition at the American Academy of Dramatic Art (AADA) in 1938, and he was on his way.
Things started off quite promisingly. While there he met fellow student Phyllis Isley who went on to play Elizabeth Barrett Browning to his Robert Browning in a production of "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" (Phyllis was later renamed Jennifer Jones). The couple fell in love and both quit the academy in order to save money and marry, but they found little work other than some small parts at a Greenwich Village theater. They eventually found a radio job together in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and married on January 2, 1939, honeymooning in Hollywood in order to secure more acting parts. Other than some radio jobs and bit parts in films, the move didn't pan out. The couple returned to New York and started a family. Sons Robert Walker Jr. (born 1940) and Michael Walker (born 1941) would both become actors in their own right. Following their births Jennifer returned to auditioning and caught the eye of producer David O. Selznick, who took an immediate interest in her and signed her to a contract. Selznick was also instrumental in securing a contract for Robert over at MGM. Stardom would be theirs as a result of this Selznick association, but at quite a cost to Robert.
Robert gained immediate attention in his first important MGM role as a shy, ill-fated sailor in Bataan (1943), but was miscast as a scientist in the Greer Garson biopic Madame Curie (1943). Hollywood notice would come in the form of his sweet, sad-sack title role in the service comedy See Here, Private Hargrove (1944), the story of a cub reporter who is drafted into the army. The role brought out all the touching, fascinating qualities of Robert. In the meantime, Jennifer became so caught up in her obsessive relationship with mentor Selznick that she broke off with Robert. The actor was devastated and abruptly turned to heavy drinking. He would never completely recover from this loss. The first of many skirmishes with the law came about when he was arrested on a hit-and-run charge. In another self-destructive act, he agreed to appear with his estranged wife in the Selznick film Since You Went Away (1944). Although he suffered great anguish during the filming, the movie was praised by critics. He played a young soldier who dies before the end of the last reel, and audiences identified with him in both his troubled on- and off-screen roles. Another vivid part that showed off Walker's star quality came opposite the equally troubled Judy Garland in The Clock (1945), a simple romantic story of two lost souls, a soldier and a girl, who accidentally meet while he is on furlough.
The tumultuous state of Walker's not-so-private life began to seriously affect his screen career in the late 1940s. In the musical Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) he played composer Jerome Kern but was eclipsed by the musical numbers and flurry of special guests. He was third billed behind Katharine Hepburn and Paul Henreid, who portrayed pianist Clara Schumann and mentally unstable composer Robert Schumann, in Song of Love (1947). Robert played famed composer and friend Johannes Brahms. Following a lead part as a love-struck window dresser in One Touch of Venus (1948), which focused more on Ava Gardner's creative vision of loveliness, he impulsively married Barbara Ford, the daughter of famed director John Ford. The marriage ended in divorce after just five months, following more erratic outbursts, including arrests for drunkenness. By this time Jennifer had married Selznick, and this pushed Robert over the brink. He was committed to a sanatorium and not released until the middle of 1949.
After his recovery and release, he was back to work with top roles in the comedy Please Believe Me (1950) opposite Deborah Kerr and the western Vengeance Valley (1951) starring Burt Lancaster. Robert happened to be loaned out to Warner Bros. when he was handed the most memorable film role of his career, that of the charming psychopath who attempts to trade murder favors with Farley Granger in Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller Strangers on a Train (1951). Hailed by the critics, Robert was mesmerizing in the part and part of the Hollywood elite once again. He had begun filming Paramount's My Son John (1952), which included Helen Hayes, Van Heflin and Dean Jagger in the cast, when tragedy occurred.
Robert had just finished principal photography and was making himself available for re-shoots for director Leo McCarey when, on the night of August 28, 1951, his housekeeper found him in an extremely agitated state. Failing to calm him down, she panicked and called his psychiatrist, who, upon arrival, administered a dose of sodium amytal, a sedative, which Walker had taken in the past. Unfortunately, he had been drinking as well and suffered an acute allergic reaction to the drug. Robert stopped breathing, and all efforts to resuscitate him failed. His death cut short the career of a man destined to become one of the most charismatic actors in film. As for life imitating art, perhaps Robert's agonies are what brought out the magnificence of his acting.- Ethel Warwick was born on 13 October 1882 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Magistrate (1921), Crime Over London (1936) and Letting in the Sunshine (1932). She was married to Edmund Waller. She died on 12 September 1951.
- Actress
Maggie Dorsey was born on 13 October 1862 in Mansfield, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress. She died on 26 September 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Producer
- Actor
- Director
Fred O'Donovan was born on 13 October 1884 in Dublin, Ireland. He was a producer and actor, known for The Eleventh Hour (1916), General John Regan (1934) and When Love Came to Gavin Burke (1918). He was married to Joyce Chancellor, Muriel Jameson and Lilian Golding. He died on 19 July 1952 in London, England, UK.- Kurt Schumacher was born on 13 October 1895 in Kulm, West Prussia, German Empire. He died on 20 August 1952 in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Hilda Borgström was born on 13 October 1871 in Stockholm, Sweden. She was an actress, known for The Phantom Carriage (1921), Ingeborg Holm (1913) and Striden går vidare (1941). She died on 2 January 1953 in Stockholm, Sweden.- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Bruce Sievier was born on 13 October 1894 in Paris, France. He is known for Sweet and Lowdown (1999), Under the Roofs of Paris (1930) and Gypsy Melody (1936). He died on 16 April 1953 in London, England, UK.- Eduardo Casado was born on 13 October 1910 in Havana, Cuba. He was an actor, known for Escándalo de estrellas (1944), El supersabio (1948) and Ella (1946). He died on 7 April 1954 in Caracas, Venezuela.
- Géo Charley was born on 13 October 1888. He was an actor, known for Tu m'oublieras (1932), Voilà Montmartre (1934) and La vierge folle (1929). He died on 6 November 1954.
- José Martínez de la Vega was born on 13 October 1907 in San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. José was a writer, known for El genial Detective Peter Pérez (1952) and El signo de la muerte (1939). José died on 15 December 1954 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Jack Rollens was born on 13 October 1902 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Gentle Julia (1923), The Charlatan (1929) and The Silver Treasure (1926). He was married to Evelyn Howard and Edna Payne. He died on 19 March 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Art Tatum was born on 13 October 1909 in Toledo, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Great Debaters (2007), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and They All Laughed (1981). He was married to Geraldine Williamson and Ruby Arnold. He died on 5 November 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Reed Heustis was born on 13 October 1882 in Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer, known for The Strong Man (1926), The Unfoldment (1922) and What Women Love (1920). He died on 2 August 1957 in Marin County, California, USA.
- Writer
- Director
Antonio Mediz Bolio was born on 13 October 1884 in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. He was a writer and director, known for El amor de los amores (1944), Tragic Jungle (2020) and La selva de fuego (1945). He died on 15 September 1957 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Chambers was a prolific character actor that appeared in over 200 film and television productions during his long career. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Freehold, New Jersey. Later he relocated to the San Francisco area, where he worked as a vacuum salesman. Beginning in the mid-1930s, Chambers started working regularly in Hollywood as a motion picture actor. Perhaps one of his best known roles was as Dr. William R. James in the film noir, The Prowler (1951). Chambers worked steadily until just before his death in Los Angeles at the age of 70. He is buried at the Maplewood Cemetery in Freehold.
- Stanislawa Lubicz-Sarnowska was born on 13 October 1891 in Lublin, Poland, Russian Empire [now Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Spodnie jasnie pana (1912) and Niebezpieczny kochanek (1912). She died on 4 April 1958 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Special Effects
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
Ernie Crockett was born on 13 October 1884 in Nebraska, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for A Small Town Idol (1921), His First Flame (1927) and Top Hand (1925). He died on 12 February 1959 in Santa Clara, California, USA.- Visual Effects
Henri Hillinck was born on 13 October 1901. He died on 2 April 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Helena Pickard was born on 13 October 1900 in Handsworth, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Lodger (1944), The Lady with a Lamp (1951) and Vanity Fair (1956). She was married to Herbert Rothbarth and Cedric Hardwicke. She died on 27 September 1959 in Oxfordshire, England, UK.
- Make-Up Department
- Actress
Eeva-Liisa Ruuskanen was born on 13 October 1912 in Vilppula, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire. She was an actress, known for Yks' tavallinen Virtanen (1959), Pessi ja Illusia (1954) and Pekka ja Pätkä salapoliiseina (1957). She died on 20 December 1959 in Helsinki, Finland.