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Raniero de Calzabigi was born on 23 December 1714 in Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany [now Tuscany, Italy]. He was a writer, known for Secrets of Women (1952), Television Theater (1953) and Orfeusz és Eurydiké (1985). He died on 31 July 1795 in Naples, Kingdom of Naples [now Campania, Italy].- 1st of Russia Alexander was born on 23 December 1777 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire.
- Déryné Széppataki Róza was born on 23 December 1793 in Jászberény, Hungary. Déryné Széppataki was a writer, known for Futótüz (1944). Déryné Széppataki died on 29 September 1872 in Miskolc, Hungary.
- Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805 - June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. When he was 24, Smith published the Book of Mormon. By the time of his death, 14 years later, he had attracted tens of thousands of followers and founded a religion that continues to the present with millions of global adherents.
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Claribel was born on 23 December 1830 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England, UK. Claribel died on 30 January 1869 in Dover, Kent, England, UK.- Leopold Strassmeyer was born on 23 December 1846 in Vienna, Austrian Empire [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Frau Annas Pilgerfahrt (1915), Viererzug (1917) and The City Without Jews (1924). He died on 3 February 1927 in Vienna, Austria.
- William H. Moody was born on 23 December 1853 in Newbury, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 2 July 1917 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA.
- Victoriano Huerta was a former general in the Mexican army who became President of Mexico in 1913 by overthrowing President Francisco I. Madero, and later had him executed. Huerta's regime was marked by extreme brutality against his opponents and the Mexican population in general, and his excesses resulted in a coalition of prominent Mexican military and political figures that united to overthrow him.
Huerta was born in Colotlan, Mexico, in 1854 to Indian parents. He was educated at the Chapultepec Military College and graduated as an officer in the Mexican army. He rose to the rank of general during the rule of longtime dictator Porfirio Díaz, and when Diaz was overthrown Huerta remained in the army to serve Diaz's successor, Francisco Madero, as Chief of Staff.
In 1913 units of the army in Mexico City rebelled against Madero, and Huerta joined forces with them. Madero was forced to resign, and Huerta took over the presidency. Several days later Madero was shot on Huerta's orders. Huerta then dissolved the national legislature and established a military dictatorship, with himself at the head. His regime quickly earned a reputation for inefficiency, corruption and brutality, which resulted in an alliance of well known Mexican figures, both civilian and military, such as Pancho Villa, Álvaro Obregón, Emiliano Zapata and Venustiano Carranza to overthrow him. The American government eventually dropped its support of Huerta and switched it to the rebels. It sent troops to occupy the coastal city of Veracruz, and did not stop the smuggling of arms to the rebel forces inside Mexico. Huerta's army was badly defeated in several battles against the opposition forces, and on July 15, 1914, with rebels approaching Mexico City, he resigned and fled to Spain. He traveled to the US in 1915 and attempted to organize forces to return to Mexico and take power again, but was arrested by American authorities on charges of fomenting rebellion in Mexico. He was jailed at the US army post of Fort Bliss, TX. He died there of cirrhosis of the liver in 1915. - Writer
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Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko was co-founder with Konstantin Stanislavski of the Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT) in 1898. He also was co-founder of the Acting School at the Moscow Art Theatre and was a director, an acting pedagogue, and playwright.
He was born Vladimir Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko on December 23, 1858, in Ozurgety, near Tbilisi, Georgia, Russian Empire (now Ozurgety, Georgia). His father, Ivan Dachenko, was a military officer in the Russian Army. Young Nemirovich-Danchenko was fond of literature and theatre. He studied at Tbilisi Gymnasium, and played with amateur school productions of classic plays. From 1876- 1879 he studied at the department of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow State University. In 1881 Nemirovich-Danchenko published his first story, then wrote several plays and had his plays staged by theatre companies in Moscow and in St, Petersburg. He emerged as a notable playwright, novelist and theatre producer, and was awarded the Griboedov Prize for his popular plays. During the 1890s he taught acting class at the Moscow Philharmonia, where his student were such talented actors as Vsevolod Meyerhold and Olga Knipper-Chekhova.
Nemirovich-Danchenko is best known as the co-founder of the Moscow Art Theatre. An independent theatre company was the only way to obtain some freedom of speech amidst the tough censorship in Russia under the rule of the Tsar Nicholas II. In 1897 he joined Konstantin Stanislavski to start what would become the most successful independent private theatre company in Moscow, Russia. In 1898 Moscow Art Theatre began the first season with the staging of "Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich" by Aleksei Tolstoy. At the same time Nemirovich-Danchenko secured the rights to the production of "The Seagull" (1898), and other plays written by Anton Chekhov. In "The Seagull" Nina was played by Olga Knipper-Chekhova and Treplev by Vsevolod Meyerhold. "The Seagull", "Uncle Vanya", "The Three Sisters", and "The Cherry Orchard", all by Anton Chekhov, were the most acclaimed plays, produced by Nemirovich-Danchenko. His other productions at the Moscow Art Theatre included "The Lower Depths" by writer Maxim Gorky, and "Life of a Man" by Leonid Andreyev among other Russian plays.
After the Russian revolution of 1917, the Soviet Communists established a bloody dictatorial regime, so many leading actors and directors emigrated from the troubled Soviet Russia. However, Nemirovich-Danchenko continued his work at the Moscow Art Theatre. In 1922-24 the troupe made a series of successful guest performances in Europe and in the United States. During the 1920s-1930s Mikhail A. Bulgakov was the staff playwright at the Moscow Art Theatre. The legendary play "Days of the Turbins" by Mikhail A. Bulgakov was performed over 200 times. At least 15 performances of the play were attended by Joseph Stalin, who later used in his speeches some of the well-written lines from the characters in the play of Mikhail A. Bulgakov.
Nemirovich-Danchenko was the proponent of the Stanislavski's System of acting, also known as "Method" (or Acting Method). His hectic personal relations with the highly emotional Konstantin Stanislavski were described by Mikhail A. Bulgakov in his novel "Teatralny Roman" (The Theatrical Novel). In the 1920s Nemirovich-Danchenko with Konstantin Stanislavski also co-founded the Moscow Musical Theatre for the ballet, opera, and musical productions.
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko played a historic influential role in the 20th century Russian theatre as well as in world theatre. His personal friendship with Anton Chekhov and Olga Knipper-Chekhova was part of the success. He managed to survive through the rough times in the Russian history under the dictatorship of Joseph Stalin. Stalin was a regular visitor of the Moscow Art Theatre because of his obsession with the plays by Mikhail A. Bulgakov. Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko was under surveillance by the Soviet secret service, predecessor of the KGB, however he survived and preserved the tradition of the Moscow Art Theatre. He died of a heart attack on April 25, 1943, in Moscow, and was laid to rest at the Novodevichy Convent Cemetery in Moscow.- Soundtrack
Adrian Ross was born on 23 December 1859 in Lewisham, London, England, UK. Adrian was married to Ethel Wood (actress). Adrian died on 10 September 1933 in London, England, UK.- Frederick Lewis was born on 23 December 1860 in Kingston upon Thames, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Tilly of Bloomsbury (1921), Bought (1915) and Once Aboard the Lugger (1920). He was married to Ethel Mary Amelia Carmele Robinson. He died on 25 December 1927 in England, UK.
- Ferdinand Runkel was born on 23 December 1864 in Hanau, Hesse, Germany. He is known for Moriturus (1920).
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Vittorio Bianchi was born on 23 December 1865 in Avezzano, Abruzzo, Italy. He is known for Tosca (1918), Maddalena Ferat (1920) and L'ombra (1920).- Edith Yorke was born on 23 December 1867 in Croyden, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Belle of Broadway (1926), Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925) and Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929). She died on 28 July 1934 in Southgate, California, USA.
- Madam C.J. Walker was born on 23 December 1867 in Louisiana, USA. She died on 25 May 1919 in Irvington, New York, USA.
- Beatrice de Burgh was born on 23 December 1867 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Witch of the Welsh Mountains (1912). She died in 1946 in Marylebone, London, England, UK.
- Hedwig Bleibtreu was born on 23 December 1868 in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for The Third Man (1949), Der Spieler (1938) and Pygmalion (1935). She was married to Alexander Roempler and Peter Petersen. She died on 24 January 1958 in Vienna, Austria.
- Viktor Cholnoky was born on 23 December 1868 in Veszprém, Hungary. Viktor was a writer, known for A hamu alatt (1981). Viktor died on 5 June 1912 in Budapest, Hungary.
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Ede Sas was born on 23 December 1869 in Pest, Hungary [now in Budapest, Hungary]. He was a writer, known for Méltóságos rab asszony (1916), Falusi madonna (1918) and A hazugság (1919). He died on 27 June 1928 in Budapest, Hungary.- Louis Leubas was born on 23 December 1869 in Gorgier, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Les vampires (1915), The Vampires: Satanas (1916) and The Vampires: The Thunder Master (1916). He died on 29 August 1932 in Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.
- Stephen Grattan was born on 23 December 1870 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Green Archer (1925), The Winning of Beatrice (1918) and The Snow Bride (1923). He died on 23 July 1930 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Will Haggar Jr. was born on 23 December 1871 in Gorleston, Norfolk, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Poachers (1903), The Sign of the Cross (1904) and A Message from the Sea (1905). He was married to Jenny Haggar. He died on 20 December 1935 in Pembroke, Wales, UK.
- W.S. Percy was born on 23 December 1872 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor and writer, known for All for Gold, or Jumping the Claim (1911), Percy's First Holiday (1914) and Percy Gets a Job (1912). He died on 19 June 1946 in London, England, UK.
- Charles Windermere was born on 23 December 1872 in Suffolk, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Six Gentlemen in a Row (1939). He was married to Clare A. Manifield. He died on 8 October 1955 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK.
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American drama critic and essayist Burns Mantle was born Robert Burns Mantle in 1873 in Watertown, NY. He grew up in the Watertown area, but after finishing his education he struck out for the West. In 1892 he returned east again, intending to attend the Chicago World's Fair, but while he was in Denver he was offered a job as drama critic with the Denver Times, a position he held from 1898-1900. He then went to work in the same field for the Denver Republican, from 1900 to 1901. In that year he left for Chicago, and went to work for The Interocean, where he stayed until 1907. He stayed there for a year, then went over to the Chicago Tribune, where he was the dramatic editor and Sunday editor from 1908-1911. He left Chicago for New York, where he got a job as dramatic editor of the Evening Mail until 1922. That year he was hired as the dramatic critic and drama editor of the New York News, and stayed there. He has written several books on American plays and playwrights, and
He was considered the dean of New York drama critics, and in 1947 he was awarded a special Tony Award for his annual publication of the "Ten Best Plays". He died in 1948 in Forest Hills, NY.- Charles Waldron was born on 23 December 1874 in Waterford, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Big Sleep (1946), Mademoiselle Fifi (1944) and Stranger on the Third Floor (1940). He was married to May King. He died on 4 March 1946 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Viggo Wiehe was born on 23 December 1874 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Naar bønder elsker (1942), Kan Kvinder fejle? (1924) and Doctor Nicholson and the Blue Diamond (1913). He died on 30 November 1956 in Denmark.
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Harry Graham was born on 23 December 1874 in London, England, UK. He was a writer and composer, known for A Southern Maid (1934), The Girl from Maxim's (1933) and The Bedroom Diplomat (1934). He was married to Dorothy Villiers. He died on 30 October 1936 in London, England, UK.- Yekaterina Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya was one of Russian theatre's most prolific actresses who survived three Russian revolutions and three wars and performed over 400 roles on stage and in film.
She was born Ekaterina Pavlovna Korchagina on December 23, 1874, in Kostroma, north of Moscow, Russian Empire. Her parents were professional actors, and young Ekaterina Korchagina performed on stage together with her parents, as a child. In 1887 she began her professional career as an actress under the stage name Olgina. At that time she worked with touring troupes, as well, as with permanent troupes of local theatre companies in Arkhangelsk, Mogilev, Tula, Tambov and other Russian cities. In 1883, at age 19, she married a fellow actor Vladimir Aleksandrovsky.
In 1904 she moved to the capital of Russia, St. Petersburg, where she had more chances for her studies, as well, as her acting career. From 1904 - 1907 she was a permanent member of the troupe at Komissarzhevky Theatre in St. Petersburg, then was a permanent member of the troupe at Society of Arts and Literature in St. Petersburg, and also worked with various other tropes in St. Petersburg. From 1915 until the end of her life in 1951, Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya was a permanent member of the troupe at the legendary Aleksandrinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg (now The Pushkin Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia). She was best known for her stage performances as Lisa in A. Ostrovsky's play 'Groza' (aka... The Storm), and as Snegurochka in 'Snegurochka (aka... The Snowgirl), among her other memorable stage performances.
She made her film debut in the Soviet silent film Komediantka (1923), but there is also a record in her letters that she actually made her film debut in silent films by producer/director Aleksandr Khanzhonkov who initially invited her in his film after seeing her in a stage play during the 1900s, but soon Khanzhonkov changed his mind and said that she is not made for movies, however some of her scenes had been shot, albeit all of her early film scenes had been lost during the turbulent times of the Russian revolution and the Civil War. Her later career in the Soviet Union was highlighted by such film roles as Ulita in period film House of Greed (1934), based on the novel 'Gospoda Golovlevy' by writer Saltykov-Shchedrin, and as Mother Samoylova in _Mother and Sons (1938)_, by directors Mikhail Doller and Vsevolod Pudovkin.
Yekaterina Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya was designated People's Artist of the USSR in 1936. She was awarded the State Prize of the USSR for her works on stage in 1943. She also received numerous awards and decorations for her contribution to the art of theatre and film, including the Order of Lenin (twice), and the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. She also made acclaimed radio performances of classic Russian plays during the 1940s. She died on January 15, 1951, and was laid to rest in Tikhvinskoe Cemetery of Aleksander Nevsky Lavra in St. Petersburg, Russia. - Harry Oakes was born on 23 December 1874 in Sangerville, Maine, USA. He died on 8 July 1943 in Nassau, Bahamas.
- 'Marie Bjelke-Petersen' was born to a prospering family of Danish farmers in 1875. After living in Copenhagen for most of their lives, the family migrated to Tasmania in 1891. Marie was a multi-linguist, as well as an accomplished musician and amateur painter. After years of extensive travel around the globe, Marie began to write for newspapers, including the 'Sydney Morning Herald' and the 'Sydney Mail'. She wrote several short stories too, many of which were reproduced in 'The Times' (London). Her first novel, 'The Captive Singer', sold 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom. She spent the years 1921-23 around the wild, mining area of the Savage River, collecting material for her book 'Jewelled Nights', which was later filmed by a Hollywood Studio (Jewelled Nights (1925).
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Eleanor Lawson was born on 23 December 1875 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Twenty-One (1923), Lights of Old Broadway (1925) and Man with Two Lives (1942). She died on 22 March 1966 in Pasadena, California, USA.- Director
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Franz Osten was born on 23 December 1876 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He was a director and actor, known for Der Sonderling (1929), Der gelbe Gaukler (1920) and The Great Cattle War (1920). He died on 2 December 1956 in Bad Aibling, Bavaria, Germany.- Actress
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Edith Helena was born on 23 December 1876 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Roof Tops of Manhattan (1935). She was married to Domenico Russo and Napoleon Augustus Jennings. She died on 27 November 1956 in Mount Kisco, New York, USA.- Ernest Benham was born on 23 December 1877 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Greatheart (1921). He died on 5 December 1951 in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK.
- Moss De Young was born on 23 December 1877 in Whitechapel, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Excuse My Glove (1936). He died in 1966 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
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Uwe Jens Krafft was born on 23 December 1878 in Kiel, German Empire. He was a director and actor, known for Die Herrin der Welt 4. Teil - König Macombe (1919), Das Buch Esther (1919) and Die Herrin der Welt 5. Teil - Ophir, die Stadt der Vergangenheit (1920). He died on 12 December 1929 in Berlin, Germany.- Inga Berentz was born on 23 December 1878 in Oslo, Norway. She was an actress, known for Dans ur Surcouf (1908) and I klädloge och på scen (1908). She died on 22 February 1962 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- Louise Hampton was born on 23 December 1879 in Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952), Haunted Honeymoon (1940) and The Middle Watch (1940). She was married to Edward Thane. She died on 10 February 1954 in Charing Cross Hospital, London, England, UK.
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Patricia Rooney was born on 23 December 1879 in Tremont, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress and editor, known for Old Loves and New (1926), Swing! (1938) and Enlighten Thy Daughter (1934). She was married to Pat Rooney. She died on 28 July 1940 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.- John Cobb was born on 23 December 1879 in Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for The Lure of a Woman (1921). He was married to Millie Louisa Lee. He died on 9 October 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
- Frank Owen was born on 23 December 1879 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA. He died on 24 November 1942 in Dearborn, Michigan, USA.
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Bertram Grassby was born on 23 December 1880 in Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for When a Man Loves (1927), The Midnight Express (1924) and The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1919). He was married to Gerard Alexander. He died on 7 December 1953 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.- Ejnar Mikkelsen was born on 23 December 1880 in Vester Brønderslev, Denmark. He was a writer, known for Against the Ice (2022), Eskimo (1930) and Frozen Justice (1929). He died on 1 May 1971.
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Wallace McCutcheon Jr. was born on 23 December 1880 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Black Viper (1908), At the Crossroads of Life (1908) and The Black Secret (1919). He was married to Pearl White. He died on 27 January 1928 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Doc Gessler was born on 23 December 1880 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 25 December 1924 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Dick Sutherland was born on 23 December 1881 in Benton, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for The Beloved Rogue (1927), The Red Lily (1924) and Quicksands (1923). He was married to Verba Hutchinson. He died on 3 February 1934 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Katherine Block was born on 23 December 1882 in Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for The Adventurer (1927). She was married to Adolpho Christy Brose and Edward M. Block. She died in January 1975 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
- Lola Lorme was born on 23 December 1883 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. Lola was a writer, known for Das Kaffeehaus (1964) and Die venezianischen Zwillinge (1966). Lola died on 20 February 1964 in Bern, Switzerland.
- Lisa Wehn was born on 23 December 1883 in Halberstadt, Germany. She was an actress, known for Leuchtfeuer (1954), Kabale und Liebe (1959) and Spur in die Nacht (1957). She died on 1 July 1964 in Rosenberg-Possendorf, East Germany.