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- Guido Reni was born on 4 November 1575 in Bologna, Papal State [now Emilia-Romagna, Italy]. Guido is known for Sister Wendy at the Norton Simon Museum (2002). Guido died on 18 August 1642 in Bologna, Papal State [now Emilia-Romagna, Italy].
- William III (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 - 8 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the 1670s, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702. As King of Scotland, he is known as William II. He is sometimes informally known as "King Billy" in Ireland and Scotland. His victory at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 is commemorated by Unionists, who display orange colors in his honor. He ruled Britain alongside his wife and cousin Queen Mary II, and popular histories usually refer to their reign as that of "William and Mary".
- Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani was born on 4 November 1658 in Tanzia, Georgia. Sulkhan-Saba was a writer, known for Forest Quartet (1984), Sibrdznis anbani (1982) and Ori novela. Optimisti (1972). Sulkhan-Saba died on 6 February 1725 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia].
- Augustus Montague Toplady was born on 4 November 1740 in Farnham, Surrey, England, UK. Augustus Montague died on 11 August 1778 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
- Joseph R. Grismer was born on 4 November 1848 in Albany, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Way Down East (1920), The New South (1916) and Way Down East (1908). He was married to Olive E. Harper Chamberlaine and Phoebe Davies (actress). He died on 5 March 1922 in New York City, New York, USA.
- James B. Orman was born on 4 November 1849 in Muscatine, Iowa, USA. He died on 21 July 1919.
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Frank R. Benson was born on 4 November 1858 in Alresford, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for The Taming of the Shrew (1911), Julius Caesar (1911) and Richard III (1911). He was married to Constance Benson. He died on 31 December 1939 in London, England, UK.- British novelist and poet Eden Phillpotts was born in 1862 in India, where his father was the Political Agent for the states of Harotee and Rajputana. As a youth he was sent to England for his education. He spent some time at a dramatic school in London, but decided that he was not cut out to be an actor and left shortly afterward. He went to work for an insurance company, where he stayed for ten years, and in 1892 he married. The marriage produced a son and a daughter, Adelaide Phillpotts, who herself became a writer of some repute.
Phillpotts was incredibly prolific--turning out over 250 works in a 50-year career--covering every genre from fiction to poetry to essays, but he is probably best known for his detective thrillers, many of which he wrote using the pen name "Harrington Hext". Among his best known novels are "A Voice from the Dark", "The Red Redmaynes" and "The Grey Room". Although some critics have dismissed his fiction as heavy-handed and long-winded, others have praised them as imaginative, intricately plotted mysteries with solid characterizations.
Eden Phillpotts died on December 29, 1960, at his home in Broadclyst, near Exeter, Devon, England. He was 98 years old. - Harry Beresford was born on November 4, 1863 in London, England as Henry William Walter Horseley Beresford. He was an actor and writer, known for Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935), David Copperfield (1935) and Anna Karenina (1935).
He also used the stage name Harry's professional name was Harry J. Morgan.
His first marriage was to actress Emma Dunn, on October 4, 1897, in Chicago. They divorced on February 10, 1909, in New York City, and Dunn was awarded sole custody of their young daughter, Dorothy.
His second marriage was to Edith Wylie (actress). He died on October 4, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA. - Mrs. Lloyd George was born on 4 November 1864 in Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales, UK. She was married to David Lloyd George. She died on 20 January 1941 in Brynawelon, Gwynedd, Wales, UK.
- Hovhannes Abelyan was born on 4 November 1865 in Shemakha, Shemakha uyezd, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire [now Shamakhi, Shamakhi Rayon, Azerbaijan]. He was an actor, known for Honor (1925). He died on 1 July 1936 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR [now Armenia].
- La Bella Otero was born on 4 November 1868 in Valga, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. She was married to René Wep. She died on 10 April 1965 in Nice, France.
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Carolina Otero was born on 4 November 1868 in Valga, Galicia, Spain. She was an actress and writer, known for L'autunno dell'amore (1918), La bella Otero (1954) and Dance espagnole par 'La Belle' Otero (1898). She died on 10 April 1965 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Camille Jenatzy was born on 4 November 1868 in Schaerbeek, Brussels-Capital, Belgium. He died on 7 December 1913 in Habay-la-Neuve, Belgium.
- Edward Abeles was born on 4 November 1869 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Brewster's Millions (1914), The House of Mirth (1918) and After Five (1915). He was married to Charlotte Lander. He died on 10 July 1919 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Ida Gawell-Blumenthal was born on 4 November 1869 in Arbrå, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Fänrik Ståls sägner (1926), The Hell Ship (1923) and En rackarunge (1923). She died on 14 May 1953 in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Lucienne Bréval was born on 4 November 1870 in Maennedorf, Switzerland. She was an actress, known for L'Arlésienne (1922). She died on 15 August 1935 in Neuilly, France.
- Actor
Sol Horwitz was born on 4 November 1872 in Kovno, Russian Empire [now Kaunas, Lithuania]. He was an actor. He was married to Jennie Horwitz. He died on 19 December 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Lloyd Carpenter Griscom was born on 4 November 1872. Lloyd Carpenter is known for Tenth Avenue (1928).
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Herman Finck was born on 4 November 1872 in London, England, UK. He was a composer, known for The Fourth War (1990), Garrison's Gorillas (1967) and The Old Curiosity Shop (1934). He died on 21 April 1939 in London, England, UK.- Clarence R. Rundel was born on 4 November 1873 in the USA. He is known for The Last Egyptian (1914), The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914) and His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz (1914).
- Kyôka Izumi was born on 4 November 1873 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. He was a writer, known for Onna keizu (1934), Bridge of Japan (1956) and Onna keizu (1942). He was married to Izumi Suzu. He died on 7 September 1939 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Carlotta Zambelli was born on 4 November 1875 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress, known for Programme Nadar (1896), Asmodée à Paris (1922) and Sylvia (1900). She died on 28 January 1968 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
- Mrs. Fred Kitchen was born on 4 November 1875 in Wimborne, Dorset, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Freddy's Nightmare; or, Too Much Money (1914). She was married to Fred Kitchen. She died on 7 December 1941 in Staines, Middlesex, England, UK.
- Marga Berck was born on 4 November 1875 in Bremen, Bremen, Germany. She is known for Sommer in Lesmona (1987).
- Barrington Carter was best known as a stage actor of long standing; with his wife, he worked minstrel shows and medicine shows through vaudeville and the Broadway stage; in New York City, where he settled after the turn of the century, he was known as an actor, director, producer and booking agent.
- Emanuel Viktor Voska was born on 4 November 1875 in Kutná Hora, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Na pomoc Dohode (1918). He died in 1960.
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Rial Schellinger was born on 4 November 1876 in Truxton, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Never Say Quit (1919), Camille (1917) and The Ragged Princess (1916). He was married to Marguerite Abbot. He died in May 1954 in Yonkers, New York, USA.- Bijou Fernandez was born on 4 November 1877 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Just Suppose (1926), It Is the Law (1924) and A Society Exile (1919). She was married to William L. Abingdon. She died on 7 November 1961 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Italian screenwriter, director, librettist, playwright, author, journalist, and music critic. He was born in Verona on either February 4, 1878 or November 4, 1878 (major reference works differ). He graduated with a law degree from the University of Padua, but rather than entering the legal profession, he devoted himself to literature. He worked for several years as the theatre critic for the Verona Arena. In 1912, Adami published his first play, a one-act entitled La leggenda della Valacchia, in La Lettura, a monthly magazine of the Corriere della Sera. Within a year or so, he had had his first staged production of a play, I fioi di Goldoni. More productions, most of them sentimental comedies, followed. He dabbled in writing scenarios for early Italian films, but his greatest claim to fame came in 1917 when he began a rich association with composer Giacomo Puccini. Adami wrote the libretti for three of Puccini's operas: La rondine, Il tabarro, and Turandot (the last in collaboration with Renato Simoni). Adami also wrote librettos for other composers, such as Riccardo Zandonai, for the opera La via della Finestra. He was a music critic for the Milan magazine La sera and, from 1931 to 1934, he wrote for the magazine La commedia. He continued throughout these years writing plays, and in 1937, he returned to the cinema to write a number of screenplays, some of which were based on his plays and other writings. Adami published the first collection of Puccini's letters (Giacomo Puccini: epistolario [Milan, 1928]) and in 1935 published the first of his two biographies of Puccini. He worked as a publicist for the Ricordi publishing firm, whose head, Giulio Ricordi, had introduced him to Puccini and who was the subject of another Adami biography. He was associated with Ricordi until his death in Milan, October 12, 1946. Giuseppe Adami is buried at the Cimitero Monumentale di Milano.- Jean Schwartz was born on 4 November 1878 in Budapest, Hungary. He was married to Sally Long. He died on 30 November 1956 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.
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World-famous, widely popular American humorist of the vaudeville stage and of silent and sound films, Will Rogers graduated from military school, but his first real job was in the livestock business in Argentina, of all places. He transported pack animals across the South Atlantic from Buenos Aires to South Africa for use in the Boer War (1899-1902). He stayed in Johannesburg for a short while, appearing there in Wild West shows where he drew upon his expertise with horse and lasso. Returning to America, he brought his talents to vaudeville and by 1917 was a Ziegfeld Follies star. Over the years he gradually blended into his act his unique style of topical, iconoclastic humor, in which he speared the efforts of the powerful to trample the rights of the common man, while twirling his lariat and perhaps chewing on a blade of straw. Although appearing in many silents, he reached his motion-picture zenith with the arrival of sound. Now mass audiences could hear his rural twang as he delivered his homespun philosophy on behalf of Everyman. The appeal and weight of his words carried such weight with the average citizen that he was even nominated for governor of Oklahoma (which he declined).- Alda Borelli was born on 4 November 1879 in Cava de' Tirreni, Campania, Italy. She was an actress, known for L'enfant de l'amour (1916), Tormento gentile (1916) and Vertici ed abissi (1916). She was married to Alfredo De Sanctis. She died on 25 May 1964 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
- Albert Godderis was born on 4 November 1880 in Belgium. He was an actor, known for Me and the Colonel (1958). He died on 2 February 1971 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Belonging to an illustrious family of theater actors, he debuted as "love" in the theater company of Bianca Iggius, before moving in 1904 to that of Emma Gramatica and Leo Orlandini where he was "the first young actor." Having become a "brilliant actor" in 1914, two years after his debut in cinema with the film "Buon sangue non mente". On the big screen, Casilini boasts a fair number of appearances between 1916 and 1942, usually in supporting roles. Drafted into the army during the First World War, where he fought with the role of captain, filming the theatrical activity in 1918, and passed into the companies Cesare Dondini, Armando Falconi and again in that of the Gramatica, where he became a "leading man." In 1924 he formed a theater company in partnership with Letizia Bonini and Calisto Bertrand, which lasted until 1929. It was then "character" in the companies of Tatiana Pavlova, in Tofano-De Sica-Rissone and in that of Antonio Gandusio. In 1930 he was director of Luigi Rasi Ravenna. Subsequently, Casilini also devoted himself to radio drama at the EIAR studies of Turin.
- Karl Noll was born on 4 November 1880 in Nemecký Brod, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Havlíckuv Brod, Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Svejk v ruském zajetí (1927), Svejk na fronte (1926) and Dobrý voják Svejk (1926). He was married to Ella Nollová. He died on 29 February 1928 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
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Miton Rosmer made his name on the British stage, debuting in 1889. He easily made the transition to silent pictures, appearing in such films as The Passionate Friends (1922). Talkies proved to be no obstacle to him, as it did to many silent actors, and Rosmer had roles in such classics as Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) and The Stars Look Down (1940). He specialized in playing such characters as magistrates, professors, army officers and other authority figures.
Rosmer was also a screenwriter and director. The Crimean War epic Balaclava (1928), which had been shot as a silent by Maurice Elvey, was extensively reshot by Rosmer as a talkie, and he also directed such other films as Channel Crossing (1933), Silent Barriers (1937) and Emil and the Detectives (1935). His final film as an actor was John Wesley (1954), after which he worked in television until 1956, when he retired. He died at age 90 in 1971.- Actress
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Gaby Deslys was born Marie-Elise-Gabrielle Caire on November 4, 1881 in Marseille, France. Gaby was one of five children but sadly three of her siblings died when they were young. Although her mother encouraged her love of dancing her strict father did not. He sent her to a religious school called called the College of the Dames St. Maur. At the age of twenty she began her career dancing in Paris. Her curvy figure and flirtatious manner made her a hit with audiences. She performed at the Moulin Rouge in 1908. The following year she was introduced to the King of Portugal. They began a passionate affair and he gave her a $70,000 necklace. In 1911 she was signed by the Shubert Brothers and came to New York City. Gaby appeared in the hit musical Vera Violetta with Al Jolson. The show introduced the "Gaby Glide" which would become her theme song. Then she toured with the revue The Social Whirl and starred on Broadway The Honeymoon Express. She was known for her extravagant and often revealing costumes. At the peak of her fame she was earning $4000 a week.
Gaby became close friends with her dancing partner Harry Pilcer. The press reported they were married but it wasn't true because Harry was gay. Unfortunately her health began to decline after she had a throat operation in 1914. She was offered a contract by Famous Players and starred in the 1915 film My Triumph. Then she returned to Broadway to appear in Stop! Look! Listen!. Gaby purchased a lavish home in the South of France. It was decorated with paintings by Botticelli and a gilded hand carved bed. She started dating Gordon Selfridge, a wealthy London businessman. There were also rumors she worked as a French spy during World War 1. In 1918 she costarred with Harry Pilcer in the French film Infatuation. She contracted Spanish Influenza in the Fall of 1919. Doctors discovered a tumor in her throat that required several painful surgeries. Gaby refused to let surgeons cut the outside of her neck because she did not want a scar. Tragically on February 11, 1920 she died from a throat infection at the young age of thirty-eight. She was buried at Cimetière Saint-Pierre in Marseille, France.- Karl Wiesel was born on 4 November 1881 in Zurawno, Austria-Hungary. Karl was a producer, known for Die große Wette (1916), Der Bettler von Savern (1918) and Die schleichende Gefahr (1918). Karl died on 25 August 1941.
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Rosina Tucker was born on 4 November 1881 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She is known for Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle (1982), Economics U$A (1985) and The Grand Generation (1993). She was married to Berthea J. Tucker and James Corrothers. She died on 3 March 1987 in the USA.- Ferdinand Tidmarsh was born on 4 November 1881 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The College Widow (1915), The Turmoil (1916) and The Battle of Shiloh (1913). He died on 15 November 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Eustace Hale Ball was born on 4 November 1881 in Gallipolis, Ohio, USA. Eustace was a writer and director, known for The Voice on the Wire (1917), Saved by Airship (1913) and Jim's College Days (1912). Eustace was married to Mary ?. Eustace died on 20 April 1931 in Laguna Beach, California, USA.- Lenke Egyed was born on 4 November 1881 in Marosvásárhely, Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Targu Mures, Romania]. She was an actress, known for Férjet keresek (1940), Rozmaring (1938) and Süt a nap (1939). She died on 1 September 1961 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Ilona Kormos was born on 4 November 1882 in Németújfalu, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. She was an actress, known for A koldusgróf (1918). She died on 18 July 1962 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Mary Somerville was born on 4 November 1883 in Reading, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Hong Kong (1952), Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948) and The Thin Man (1957). She was married to Sidney Lawford, Ernest Vaughn Aylen and Henry Ashley Cooper. She died on 23 January 1972 in Monterey Park, California, USA.
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Alf Nielsen was born on 4 November 1883. He was an actor and director, known for Dødsklokken (1914), Den ny Rocambole (1917) and I sidste Sekund (1913). He died on 14 February 1971.- Otto Malmberg was born on 4 November 1883 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for The Downy Girl (1919), När millionerna rullar... (1924) and Dollarmillionen (1926). He was married to Malmberg, Hildur. He died on 26 February 1971 in Höstsol, Täby, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- Forbes Murray was born on 4 November 1884 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Lady and the Mob (1939), The Apache Kid (1941) and Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945). He died on 18 November 1982 in Douglas County, Oregon, USA.
- Princess Helena was born on 4 November 1884 in Cetinje, Montenegro. She was previously married to John Constantinovitch.
- Frank Thornton was born on 4 November 1884 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Cracked Nuts (1931). He died on 8 September 1957 in Los Angeles, California, USA.