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Julius Benedict was born on 27 November 1804 in Stuttgart, Electorate of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire [now Baden-Württemberg, Germany]. He was a writer, known for Lily of Killarney (1927), Sten Stensson Stéen från Eslöv på nya äventyr (1932) and 100 dragspel och en flicka (1946). He died on 5 June 1885 in London, England, UK.- Elizabeth Stride was born Elisabeth Gustafsdotter on a farm called Stora Tumlehed in Torslanda parish, north of Gothenburg, Sweden. Her father was Gustaf Ericsson and her mother Beatta Carlsdotter. She had an older sister, Anna Christin (b. 1840), and two younger brothers, Carl Bernard (b. 1848) and Svante (b. 1851).
On October 14, 1860 she moved to the parish of Carl Johan in Gothenburg to stay with her sister Anna Christin, who was married to a cobbler. It was her sister that found work for Elizabeth as a domestic. February 2nd of 1862 finds her moving to Cathedral parish in the Ostra Haga area in Gothenburg: in Pilgatan, where in March 1865 she was registered by the police as 'Female Prostitute number 97', and on April 21 of that year she gave birth to a stillborn baby girl result of her seven-month pregnancy. The October 17 entry stated that she was treated for a venereal chancre. In Husargatan, another suburb from Gothenburg, she worked as a maid from November 1865 to February 1866.
On February 7th of 1866 she applied to move to the Swedish parish in London, England, to avoid even more social stigma. She entered the London register as an unmarried woman on July 10, 1866 at the Swedish Church in Prince's Square, St. George in the East. On March 7, 1869 she married John Thomas Stride, from Sheerness (Kent) at the parish church, St. Giles in the Fields. Soon after the marriage John and Liz were living in East India Dock road in Poplar. They kept a coffee shop at Chrisp Street, Poplar and in 1870 in Upper North Street, Poplar. They moved themselves and the business to 178 Poplar High Street and remained there until the business was taken over by John Dale in 1875. The marriage of John and Elizabeth ended in 1881.
From 1882 on-wards she lodged on and off at the common lodging house at 32 Flower and Dean Street. Lodgers described her as a quiet woman who would do a "good turn for anyone." However she had frequently appeared before the Thames Magistrate Court on charges of being drunk and disorderly, sometimes with obscene language. In 1885 she was living with Michael Kidney. They lived together for three years although she often left him for periods of time to go off on the town.
She made money by sewing and charring, received money from Michael Kidney and was forced to occasional prostitution to survive. Elizabeth frequently visited the Swedish Church where she begged for money or food.
She was murdered on the night of 30th September 1888 around 12:45/1 AM by the unidentified serial killer nicknamed Jack The Ripper. - Walery Przyborowski was born on 27 November 1845 in Domaszowice, Poland, Russian Empire [now Domaszowice, Swietokrzyskie, Poland]. Walery was a writer, known for Szwedzi w Warszawie (1991). Walery died on 13 March 1913 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Novelist and playwright, Marjorie Benton Cooke was born on 27 November, 1876, in Richmond, Indiana. She was the daughter of Joseph H. and Jessie Benton Cooke. Her father was a salesman and had once served as treasurer for the city of Richmond. Marjorie attended preparatory schools in Detroit and Chicago before entering the University of Chicago.
Not long after her graduation in 1899, she became a successful recitalist of original monologues and sketches. By 1909 she was being called "the cleverest reader of monologues in America". It was also around this time that she began writing one-act plays and poetry. In 1905 she wrote the lyrics to the ditty "Is Yo'? Yo' Is!". Her first book, "The Girl Who Lived in the Woods", was published in 1910 and was followed by "To Mother" (1911), "Dr. David" (1911), "Bambi" (1914), "The Incubus" (1915), "The Duel Alliance" (1915) "Cinderella Jane" (1917) and "The Cricket" (1919). In 1936 her book for young adults, "Bambi" (not the story with Thumper), was serialized on radio starring Helen Hayes. Cooke had also authored a number of popular short stories that appeared in magazines and several plays and screenplays before her career was tragically cut short.
Marjorie Benton Cooke died at the age of 43 on April 26 1920, at Manila, after coming down with pneumonia during an around the world cruise with her mother. Her father had passed away four years earlier in New York City. - Joseph Herbert was born on 27 November 1863 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Divorce Game (1917), The Teeth of the Tiger (1919) and Stolen Hours (1918). He was married to Adele Ritchie, Nanette L., Mary Tines Maynard and Billie Norton (actress). He died on 18 February 1923 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Józef Kotarbinski was born on 27 November 1849 in Czemierniki, Poland, Russian Empire [now Czemierniki, Lubelskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Iwonka (1925), Milosc za zycie. Symfonia ludzkosci (1924) and Pan Tadeusz (1928). He died on 20 October 1928 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
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- Director
Leo Uhl was born on 27 November 1875 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor and director, known for Die unsterbliche Theresa (1926) and Könige des Humors (1922). He died on 25 April 1934 in Vienna, Austria.- Camillo Antona Traversi was born on 27 November 1857 in Milan, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire [now Lombardy, Italy]. He was a writer, known for Il segreto del dottore (1931), The White Woman (1931) and Perché no? (1930). He died on 30 August 1934 in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.
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Joel Lehtonen was born on 27 November 1881 in Sääminki, Finland. Joel was a writer, known for Putkinotko (1954), Rakastunut rampa (1975) and Putkinotko (1998). Joel was married to Lydia Thomasson. Joel died on 20 November 1934 in Huopalahti, Finland.- Madge Hunt was born on 27 November 1875 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Heart of Maryland (1927), The Runaway Express (1926) and Elmo, the Mighty (1919). She was married to William Hunt. She died on 2 August 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- As an adult, Ince performed motorcycle stunts for the movie industry. A millionaire in his own right, he also raced in Speedway and Class C Motorcycle competitions in Southern California, San Francisco and Sacramento, just for the thrills. He died in a motorcycle crash at the 1938 Oakland 200-Mile National, on the 61st lap of the race. Racing on a JAP motorcycle. Ince was coming out of a banked turn at the notorious Oakland Speedway, alongside racer Armando Magri, when he suddenly flew off the bike and hit a guard rail post.
One report said that Ince's bike tangled with another racer's. But Ernie Magri, Armando's brother attended the race and saw the accident. He said that Ince hit a bad groove on the track. "On warm afternoons, the top of the banked curves would sweat oil, which then oozed down onto the track's lower sections, making some parts slippery while others buckled-up. You had to find the right groove, and stay in it," said Magri. "That track was flat out dangerous."
Ince died in Fairmant Hospital hours after the accident. He left behind a 19-year old wife, Barbara Ann. - Frits Fuchs was born on 27 November 1867 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Helleveeg (1920), Cirque hollandais (1924) and Het wrak van de Noorzee (1915). He died on 13 January 1939 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
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- Actor
Horace Sheldon was born on 27 November 1882 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Cock o' the North (1935), Variety (1935) and Chips (1938). He died on 9 July 1941 in Whetstone, London, England, UK.- Writer
- Actor
- Director
Eugene Walter was born on 27 November 1874 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Sealed Hearts (1919), Woman Trap (1936) and The Knife (1918). He was married to Mary Kissel and Charlotte Walker. He died on 26 September 1941 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Acton Bond was born on 27 November 1861 in Toronto, Canada. Acton was an actor, known for Henry VIII (1911). Acton was married to Eve Tame. Acton died on 28 November 1941 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.
- Olga Kobylyanskaya was born on 27 November 1863 in Gura Humora, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary [now Gura Humorului, Bukovina, Romania]. She was a writer, known for Zemlya (1954) and Melancholic Waltz (1990). She died on 21 March 1942 in Chernovtsy, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Chernivtsi, Ukraine].
- Actor
- Cinematographer
Walter Cameron was born on 27 November 1872 in Manhattan, New York, USA. He was an actor and cinematographer, known for The Varsity Race (1914) and Leave It to Susan (1919). He died on 26 April 1942 in Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Faith Celli was born on 27 November 1888 in Kensington, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Bump (1920). She was married to Arthur Cecil Murray and Reginald Phipps Lamb. She died on 27 December 1942 in Ascot, England, UK.
- Went om stage in 1887 at Odense Theater, a theater he would always return to over the years.
Toured abroad for many years - especially Norway (part of Denmark at the time) - where he was introduced to Henrik Ibsen. After performing for Ibsen he was accepted as a leading juvenile in his plays.
Lagoni had a sinister and stern look about him - a trait he used successfully in ca. 80 silent films. Nordisk Film hired him in 1909 and he was one of the first Sherlock Holmes in films (1910-11), but mostly appeared in dour character parts.
In his very thin book of memoirs, he did not mention one word about his extensive film career.
At one time married to actress Alma Lagoni. - Liviu Rebreanu, was the first born of the 13 children of a small village teacher. After usual school and gymnasium education in North Transylvania, (then part of Austro- Hungarian Imperium), learns in a military school and then between 1903 and 1908 in the Military Academy in Budapest, Hungary. In 1908, he resign and moves to live in Bucharest, Romania. After 1920 his novels "Ion" (the Lust For Land), "Ciuleandra", and "Rascoala" (the Uprising) brings him wide recognition as a valued writer. In 1922 he published "Padurea spanzuratilor" (the Forrest of the Hanged), inspired by his brother Emil tragic fate. An Austro - Hungarian officer of Romanian ethnic origin, is sent to fight in WWI on Eastern front, the Romanian army. When he tried to cross the front line, the officer is sentenced to death and hanged. Liviu Rebreanu dies a week after occupation of Romania by the Red Army.
- Robert Horton was born on 27 November 1870 in Lewisham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Murder at the Baskervilles (1937), Birds of a Feather (I) (1931) and Inside the Room (1935). He died on 19 September 1944 in Redhill, Surrey, England, UK.
- Lis Smed was born on 27 November 1914 in Denmark. She was an actress, known for Thummelumsen (1941), Biskoppen (1944) and Giftes - nej tak! (1936). She died on 24 November 1944 in Denmark.
- Franz Xaver Schwarz was born on 27 November 1875 in Günzburg, Bavaria, Germany. He died on 2 December 1947 in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany.
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Peter Brunelli was born on 27 November 1889 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a composer, known for The Ramparts We Watch (1940). He died on 20 June 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- John Herdman was born on 27 November 1869 in Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Christian (1923), The Ace of Spades (1925) and The Elk's Tooth (1924). He died on 17 February 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Gunnar Planthaber was born on 27 November 1920 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Kungajakt (1944). He died on 24 September 1949 in Uppsala, Sweden.
- Adolf Proper was the son of a Viennese textile manufacturer; he left home as a teenager to go into show business as a street performer, and changed his last name to "Robins", as he said, "Like Rubens, the painter." He traveled through Europe in his younger days as a comedian who used musical instruments in his act before coming to America where he perfected his classic act where he would pull an amazing array of objects from a long black floor length overcoat - various fruits and vegetables, including many bunches of bananas; musical instruments and other objects. He was an inventor and innovator - he made all of his own props - and held a couple of U.S. patents. Although he never completely retired, around the beginning of World War II, with his agent, Karl Taussig, Robins opened the Tip Top Toy Company in White Plains, New York, where he sold handmade toys, theatrical props and costumes.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Charles Koechlin was born on 27 November 1867 in Paris, France. Charles was a composer, known for Radio (1937), Return to Life (1938) and La joie de vivre (1952). Charles died on 31 December 1950 in Rayol-Canadel, Var, France.- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Fernando Poe was born on 27 November 1916 in San Carlos, Pangasinan, Philippines. He was an actor and director, known for Awit ni palaris (1946), Dugo ng bayan (I remember Bataan) (1946) and Intramuros: The Rape of a City (1946). He was married to Elizabeth Kelley. He died on 23 October 1951 in Manila, Philippines.- Actor
- Soundtrack
George Reed was born on 27 November 1866 in Macon, Georgia, USA. He was an actor, known for Huckleberry Finn (1920), The River of Romance (1929) and Going Places (1938). He was married to Julia Ridley. He died on 6 November 1952 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Chaim Weizmann was born on 27 November 1874 in Motol, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire [now Brest Oblast, Belarus]. He died on 9 November 1952 in Rehovot, Israel.
- Ushangi Chkheidze was born on 27 November 1898 in village Puti, Shorapani uyezd, Kutaisi Governorate, Russian Empire [now Zestafoni Municipality, Imereti, Republic of Georgia]. He was an actor, known for Narindjis veli (1937), Komunaris chibukhi (1929) and Qarishkhlis tsin (1924). He died on 1 December 1953 in Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR.
- Adolfo Franci was born on 27 November 1895 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. He was a writer, known for Bicycle Thieves (1948), Shoeshine (1946) and Miracle in Milan (1951). He died on 31 January 1954 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Born and raised in New York City, Alberto Colombo served as a cellist with the Manhattan Opera House Orchestra, and later became the manager. He toured with Paul Whiteman, as an arranger, before joining RKO as a music director in 1934.
He joined Republic Pictures in 1937 as an arranger, conductor and composer. He worked at MGM as a music director from 1950 until his death.- Charmian London was born on 27 November 1877 in Wilmington, California, USA. She was a writer, known for The Brute Master (1920) and Jack London (1943). She was married to Jack London. She died on 13 January 1955 in Glen Ellen, California, USA.
- Director
- Actor
Holger Gabrielsen was born on 27 November 1896 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a director and actor, known for Mani (1947), Genboerne (1939) and Berlingske tidende (1949). He died on 7 May 1955 in Copenhagen, Denmark.- Writer
- Actor
- Director
James Agee, Pulitzer Prize winning author, was born in Knoxville in 1909. The intense writer was to enjoy little real success in his lifetime, but after death won accolades. In 1958 he won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for his uncompleted biographical novel A Death in the Family. Agee also wrote the classic Let Us Now Praise Famous Men with Walker Evans and the Oscar nominated screenplay for The African Queen with John Huston. Agee also appeared in a film and several TV shows while working in Hollywood. He died in 1955, only 45 years old, of a heart attack in NYC.- Yoshio Toyoshima was born on 27 November 1890 in Asakura, Fukuoka, Japan. He was a writer, known for Mikaheri no tô (1941). He died on 18 June 1955 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Juho Kusti Paasikivi was born on 27 November 1870 in Koski H.L., Finland. He was married to Alli Paasikivi and Anna Matilda Forsman. He died on 14 December 1956 in Helsinki, Finland.
- Frank Goddard was born on 27 November 1891 in Lambeth, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Phantom Foe (1926) and The Card (1922). He died on 8 December 1957 in Essex, England, UK.
- Edwin Ellis was born on 27 November 1895 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for East Lynne on the Western Front (1931), Josser on the Farm (1934) and Beloved Impostor (1936). He died on 21 March 1958.
- Actress
- Script and Continuity Department
Dolores Booth was born on 27 November 1908 in Nevada, USA. She was an actress, known for The Old Oregon Trail (1928), Mormon Conquest (1939) and Riding Speed (1934). She was married to Victor Adamson. She died on 18 January 1959 in San Mateo, California, USA.- Writer
- Director
- Animation Department
John Foster was born on 27 November 1886 in New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Frisky Frolics (1932), Dinner Time (1928) and A Fight to the Finish (1947). He died on 16 February 1959.- Actress
- Writer
Rosalind Ivan was born on 27 November 1880 in London, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Scarlet Street (1945), Pursuit to Algiers (1945) and The Corn Is Green (1945). She died on 6 April 1959 in New York City, New York, USA.- Tippe Lumbye was born on 27 November 1879 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Bryggerens datter (1912). He died on 3 May 1959.
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- Writer
- Director
Jean Kolb was born on 27 November 1880 in Lyon, Rhône, France. He was an actor and writer, known for L'Ordonnance malgré lui (1932), Une de la cavalerie (1938) and Le mouchoir de Marie (1908). He died on 20 July 1959 in Le Trait, Seine-Maritime, France.- Rufus Cruickshank was born on 27 November 1915 in Inverurie, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Kidnapped (1952), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) and Lord Emsworth and the Little Friend (1956). He died on 20 December 1959 in Marylebone, London, England, UK.
- J. Scott Smart was born on 27 November 1902 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fat Man (1951), Girl Overboard (1937) and Some Like It Hot (1939). He was married to Mary-Leigh Call. He died on 15 January 1960 in Springfield, Illinois, USA.
- Giovan Battista Angioletti was born on 27 November 1896 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a writer, known for L'ebreo errante (1948), Terra di fuoco (1939) and Un giorno in Europa (1958). He died on 2 August 1961 in Naples, Campania, Italy.
- Virginia Munshin was born on 27 November 1931 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Caretakers (1963). She was married to Sidney Munshin. She died on 8 July 1962 in Hollywood, California, USA.