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- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny was born on 17 October 1729 in Fauquembergues-en-Artois, Pas-de-Calais, France. He is known for The Rules of the Game (1939) and Le deserteur ou L'épreuve amoureuse (1994). He died on 14 January 1817 in Paris, France.- Georg Büchner was born on 17 October 1813 in Goddelau, Riedstadt, Hesse, Germany. He was a writer, known for Woyzeck (1979), Danton (1921) and Wozzeck (1947). He died on 19 February 1837 in Zurich, Switzerland.
- Soundtrack
Emanuel Geibel was born on 17 October 1815 in Lübeck, Germany. Emanuel was married to Amanda Trummer. Emanuel died on 6 April 1884 in Lübeck, Germany.- Joseph Whitley was born on 17 October 1816 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was married to Sarah Whitley. He died on 12 January 1891 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Ella Sprange was born on 17 October 1885 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Kommandørens døtre (1912), Strandingen i Vesterhavet (1912) and The Secret of the Old Cabinet (1913). She died on 8 December 1913 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- James Tanner was born on 17 October 1858 in London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Broken Melody (1896) and A Gaiety Duet (1909). He was married to Ethel Maud May Tyler. He died on 18 June 1915 in London, England, UK.
- Wiktor Gomulicki was born on 17 October 1848 in Ostroleka, Warsaw Governorate, Congress Poland, Russian Empire [now Ostroleka, Mazowieckie, Poland]. Wiktor was married to Maria Humiecka. Wiktor died on 14 February 1919 in Warsaw, Warszawskie, Second Polish Republic [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland].
- Duchess Maria Edinburgh of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was born on 17 October 1853 in Tsarskoye Selo, Russia [now Pushkin, Saint Petersburg, Russia]. She was married to Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred. She died on 25 October 1920 in Zurich, Switzerland.
- Actor
- Writer
Bertel Krause was born on 17 October 1880. He was an actor and writer, known for Scenens Børn (1919), A Fatal Lie (1912) and Had og Kærlighed (1917). He died on 8 January 1924.- Isabel Jay was born on 17 October 1879 in London, England, UK. She was married to Frank Curzon (actor) and Henry Shepherd Cavendish (African explorer). She died on 26 February 1927 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
- Set Decorator
- Art Director
- Production Designer
Joseph Harker was born on 17 October 1855 in Levenshulme, Manchester, England, UK. Joseph was a set decorator and art director, known for Kismet (1914), King John (1899) and Sweet Nell of Old Drury (1900). Joseph was married to Sarah Elizabeth Hall. Joseph died on 15 March 1927 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.- Garry McGarry was born on 17 October 1889 in Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Scarlet Runner (1916), The Plaything of Broadway (1921) and A Prince in a Pawnshop (1916). He died on 15 November 1927 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Robert Lansing was born on 17 October 1864 in Watertown, New York, USA. He was married to Eleanor Foster. He died on 30 October 1928 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Adam Heyer was born on 17 October 1899 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He died on 14 February 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- James Corrigan was born on 17 October 1867 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Her Reputation (1923), The Man from Wyoming (1924) and The White Sin (1924). He was married to Lillian Elliott. He died on 28 February 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Louis Bennison was born on 17 October 1884 in Oakland, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Sandy Burke of the U-Bar-U (1919), The Road Called Straight (1919) and A Misfit Earl (1919). He was married to Frances P. Bennison. He died on 9 June 1929 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Dudley Ayers was born on 17 October 1889 in Decatur, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for The Uphill Path (1918). He was married to Marjory Spaulding, Winona Wilkes (Died in childbirth) and Isabel Fletcher. He died on 5 September 1930 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- George Neville was born on 17 October 1865 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Dream Street (1921), Way Down East (1920) and The Prisoner of Zenda (1913). He died on 18 August 1932 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Tall in the saddle, and dark and handsome to boot, he may be little remembered today when compared to a William S. Hart, Tom Mix or Hoot Gibson, but cowboy hero Roy Stewart was arguably one of the best known of the silent screen back then. While touring with the famous Floradora Girls, Stewart entered films in the early 1910s in support roles until signing with Triangle in 1916 and emerging as a star. Known for his engaging, dimpled grin, he proved a solid and rugged hero and churned out during the course of his career hundreds of two-fisted two-reelers such as The Learnin' of Jim Benton (1917), Cactus Crandall (1918), which he co-wrote, and The Sagebrusher (1920), not to mention reenacting a number of tales from the Old West and portraying such legendary figures as Buffalo Bill and Daniel Boone. Out of the saddle Stewart was quite at home in plush drama and served as a perfect leading man for the likes of Lillian Gish in __House Built Upon Sand, The (1916), Bessie Love in A Daughter of the Poor (1917) and Mary Pickford in her classic silent Sparrows (1926). Come the advent of sound, Stewart lost his footing and was relegated to support roles as a character actor. He continued working until his sudden death in 1933 of a heart attack in his Los Angeles home at the age of 49.
- Josef Teutscher was born on 17 October 1860 in Vienna, Austria. Josef was a writer and composer, known for Mozarts Leben, Lieben und Leiden (1921). Josef died on 17 April 1934 in Vienna, Austria.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Chiquinha Gonzaga was born on 17 October 1847 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is known for Found Memories (2011), Proibido Proibir (2006) and Chacrinha: O Velho Guerreiro (2018). She was married to João Batista de Carvalho and Jacinto Ribeiro do Amaral. She died on 28 February 1935 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Carl Gantvoort was born on 17 October 1882 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for The Gray Dawn (1922), A Certain Rich Man (1921) and Man of the Forest (1921). He died on 28 September 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Aleksei Chapygin was born on 17 October 1870 in the Russian Empire. He was a writer, known for Golden Mountains (1931), Stepan Razin (1939) and Gulyashchie lyudi (1989). He died on 21 October 1937 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia].
- Max Mohr was born on 17 October 1891 in Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany. He was a writer, known for The Strange Case of Captain Ramper (1927). He was married to Käthe Westphal. He died on 19 November 1937 in Shanghai, China.
- Ernst Blass was born on 17 October 1890 in Berlin, Germany. Ernst was a writer, known for They Were So Young (1954). Ernst died on 23 January 1939 in Berlin, Germany.
- Marion Ballou was born on 17 October 1870 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for The Big Pond (1930), Little Women (1933) and The Melody Lingers On (1935). She was married to George Pauncefort. She died on 25 March 1939 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Hjalmar Peters was born on 17 October 1875 in Hudiksvall, Gävleborgs län, Sweden. He was an actor and director, known for Ett köpmanshus i skärgården (1925), Sången om den eldröda blomman (1919) and Ingmarssönerna (1919). He was married to Svea Peters. He died on 18 June 1939.- Born as Nathan Weinstein, the only son of a wealthy Manhattan real estate developer, West grew up as an overly spoiled child, largely burdened by the belief that he shouldn't be expected to work or show up on time or in any other way trouble himself to get by in the world. The Depression did a lot to revise this attitude. There is abundant evidence as to the domineering nature of his Russian Jewish mother in his novels along with sexual ambiguity (although he seems to have favored female prostitutes, given his numerous bouts with gonorrhea). As a child, West was enthralled by Russian novels and decided to pursue a career as an author. To West, a literary career presupposed a life in Paris, the 1920's intellectual Mecca, hanging out with the likes of Joyce and Fitzgerald, but the 4-month trip was largely spent engaging in sexual debauchery while attempting to pass himself off as a literary flaneur. Upon his return to New York, West failed miserably at writing, his short stories were continually rejected by magazines, his first novel had minuscule run of 500 copies (sales of his critically well-reviewed second novel, "Miss Lonelyhearts" suffered when the publisher went bankrupt), a play with his brother in law S.J. Perelman went unproduced and he sought out a career in Hollywood, where he became a pot boiler screenwriter and script doctor. Hollywood provided the financial stability his novels hadn't and a work structure that encouraged productivity. As a novelist, West was decades ahead of the public norm. His characters were the antithesis of anything drawn by Horatio Alger, filled with the grotesque themes. Indeed, West made it his conscious goal to be unlike anyone else and to be ahead of his time. He married 27-year old Eileen McKenney (the "Eileen" in "My Sister Eileen") in early 1940 and the couple were killed in a car accident--- West was a terrible driver, blowing through a red light at an intersection in El Centro, California, while returning from a hunting trip that had been overshadowed by the death of their friend F. Scott Fitzgerald.
- Walter Bäumer was born on 17 October 1908 in Bunde, Germany. He died on 29 June 1941 in Bunde, Germany.
- Producer
- Writer
Jerome Jackson was born on 17 October 1899 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Fire Raisers (1934), Strike! (1934) and A Song for You (1934). He was married to Peggy. He died on 14 July 1941 in Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, New York, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Eddie Leonard played professional baseball before joining minstrel shows (including the Primrose & West Minstrel Show in 1902), served in the Spanish-American War, and then later sang at Tony Pastor's and other variety theatres. On Broadway, he acted in the musical "Roly Boly Eyes" for which he wrote the title song, and he concluded his career in the Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe in 1940. His autobiography is "What A Life". Joining ASCAP in 1937, his popular-song compositions include "Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider", "Just Because She Made Them Goo-Goo Eyes, "Oh, Didn't It Rain?", "I'm On My Way", "I Lost My Mandy", "Sweetness", "Don't You Never Tell a Lie", "Mandy Jane", "Sugar Baby", "Beautiful", "Molasses Candy", and "I Wish I Was Some Little Girlie's Beau".- Regnar Bjelke was born on 17 October 1873. He was an actor, known for Don Quixote (1926), Paustian's Watch (1932) and Millions in Flight (1934). He died on 16 August 1942.
- Theodor Eicke was born on 17 October 1892 in Hudingen, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany [now Hampont, Moselle, France]. He was married to Bertha Schwebel. He died on 26 February 1943 in Mikhaylovka, Oryol Oblast, USSR [now Russia].
- Writer
- Actress
- Producer
Elinor Glyn was born on 17 October 1864 in Jersey, Channel Islands. She was a writer and actress, known for It (1927), Knowing Men (1930) and The Price of Things (1930). She was married to Clayton Glyn. She died on 23 September 1943 in London, England, UK.- Aage Hertel was born on 17 October 1873 in Denmark. He was an actor, known for Hamlet (1911), Manden med de ni Fingre III (1916) and Manden med de ni Fingre IV (1916). He died on 3 January 1944 in Denmark.
- Alida van Gijtenbeek was born on 17 October 1864 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Bleeke Bet (1923). She was married to Sam Blazer and Hendrik Potharst. She died on 24 March 1945 in Eibergen, Gelderland, Netherlands.
- Lisca Malbran was born on 17 October 1925 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Junge Herzen (1944), Heidesommer (1945) and Das war mein Leben (1944). She died on 6 June 1946 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Ruth Bolgiano was born on 17 October 1898 in Maryland, USA. She was an actress, known for The Girl I Loved (1923). She died on 1 May 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Herbert Waniek was born on 17 October 1897 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Life's Mirror (1938) and The Tinker (1926). He was married to Mathilde Danegger and Josefin Kipper. He died on 11 May 1949 in Vienna, Austria.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Olaf Fønss was born on 17 October 1882 in Århus, Denmark. He was an actor and director, known for Homunculus, 1. Teil (1916), Mysteries of India, Part II: Above All Law (1921) and Den store dag (1930). He died on 3 November 1949 in Copenhagen, Denmark.- Writer
- Soundtrack
Richard Connell was born In Dutchess County, New York in 1893. He began covering baseball games for his father's newspaper at age ten and was editing the paper at age sixteen. He served in World War I, and then lived in various European countries. After settling in Beverly Hills, California, Connell began writing short stories. Connell passed away in 1949.- Guy Le Feuvre was born on 17 October 1883 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Man of Evil (1944), Two Thousand Women (1944) and Christopher Columbus (1949). He died on 15 February 1950 in London, England, UK.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Al Giebler was born on 17 October 1872 in Randolph, Missouri, USA. He was a writer, known for The Girl from Everywhere (1927), His First Flame (1927) and The Chaser (1928). He died on 12 December 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Writer
- Actor
- Producer
Pierre Lestringuez was born on 17 October 1889 in Levallois-Perret, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. He was a writer and actor, known for Monseigneur (1949), Paméla (1945) and The King's Guerrillas (1950). He died on 18 December 1950 in Paris, France.- Maila Talvio was born on 17 October 1871 in Hartola, Finland. She was a writer, known for Ja alla oli tulinen järvi (1937), Ne 45000 (1933) and Pimeänpirtin hävitys (1947). She was married to J. J. Mikkola. She died on 6 January 1951 in Helsinki, Finland.
- Shelagh Furley was born on 17 October 1915 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Telecrime (1938), Prison Without Bars (1939) and Cupid and the Commander (1949). She was married to John Waterton. She died on 30 November 1951 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Stunts
Duke York Jr. has a long resume as one of Hollywood's best stunt men. He is still often seen on TV today although audiences may not recognize him. He is most often seen today as the various "monsters" that confronted The Three Stooges during the 1940s, and as King Kala (wearing a bald cap) in the first Flash Gordon serial.- Imre Toronyi was born on 17 October 1888 in Szekszárd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was an actor, known for Erzsébet királyné (1940), Gül Baba (1940) and Éjféli gyors (1943). He died on 16 October 1952 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Forbes Knowles was born on 17 October 1878 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for To Live in Peace (1951). He died on 10 March 1953 in Harlesden, London, England, UK.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Writer
Art Lloyd was born on 17 October 1897 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for Kelly the Second (1936), The Devil's Brother (1933) and The Bohemian Girl (1936). He was married to Venice Lloyd. He died on 25 November 1954 in Los Angeles, California, USA.