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- Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville was born on 24 December 1711 in Narbonne, Occitanie, France. Jean-Joseph Cassanéa is known for Mondonville: Titon et l'Aurore (2021). Jean-Joseph Cassanéa died on 8 October 1772 in Belleville, France.
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Augustin Eugene Scribe was the first-- and certainly the most prolific-- French dramatist/librettist of the European popular theatre. He was born in Paris on Christmas eve 1791 to a prosperous silk merchant, who was determined for his son to pursue a career in law. Scribe's interests were drawn to the theatre and he began writing plays in his teens. He was undaunted by his first effort, "Le Prétendu sans le savoir" failing miserably at the Paris Varieties in 1910 and was determined to find some mechanical plot formula that would appeal to the Franco middle class across all theatrical genres: comedies, dramas, operas and tragedies.
He hit on the idea of having a seemingly simple misunderstanding drive tight plots, events often snowballing into near catastrophic effect with his characters (more often than not, the modern French bourgeoisie) having to run a gauntlet of obstacles in hopes of avoiding embarrassment or earning redemption. His plots often began simply enough, but quickly became a series of clever twists and turns, and his audiences loved watching those beyond their social caste brought down several pegs, with spiraling plot twists leading to an explosive climax just before the final curtain. Scribe's plot formulas worked well across all the genres and he welcomed collaboration with numerous playwrights (most notably 'Ernest Legouvé') as a means to expand his wealth and influence. He also welcomed writers capable of transforming his voluminous amount of earlier works into other forms, primarily operas. He created a think tank plot factory that employed writers assigned to various aspects of a particular play working within his mechanical plot parameters: story, dialogue, writing comic lines for individual characters, grinding out hundreds of works. Often he discovered one of his writers had inadvertently stolen jokes from others and it became something of a badge of honor for another playwright to receive compensation for a "Scribe." Most of the time these playwrights would be oblivious of the plagiarism. At his peak, Scribe was a combination Gilbert & Sullivan, Henry Ford and Milton Berle. A small number of his collaborative works were adapted to Broadway as early as 1855. Among his most successful plays, "Adrienne Lecouvreur" remains popular, both in it's original form as a tragedy and as the basis for the 1902 operatic adaption "Adriana Lecouvreur," which has been produced several times for French and Italian audiences. It was filmed by MGM in 1928 as Dream of Love (1928) as a silent starring Joan Crawford. His generosity toward collaborators seldom extended to theatrical producers (in Europe of the day, this was usually the owner of the venue itself), as he was well aware of his importance in French theatre and placed hefty financial demands on producers, whom he held in low regard throughout his lifetime. He died in Paris at age 69.- Cecilia Böhl de Faber y Larrea born in Morges, Switzerland, on December 24, 1796, and was the daughter of the consul Juan Nicolás Böhl de Faber and Frasquita Larrea. She took her pseudonym from a little village call Fernán Caballero (in Ciudad Real, Spain), but also wrote signing just 'Corina'.
During her early years she lived in Germany until she returned with her family to the city of Cádiz in 1813, at the age of 17 years. She married on March 30, 1816 with infantry captain Antonio Planelles y Bardaxí. The couple moved to Puerto Rico, since her husband had been assigned to that place, but the marriage would be short by the death of Don Antonio.
After she moved to Hamburg, northern Germany, where she lived with her grandmother. Some years later she moved back to El Puerto de Santa María, Spain, where she met Francisco Ruiz del Arco, Marquis of Arco Hermoso. On March 26, 1822 she contracted second marriage with him in Seville. But in May 1835 she became a widow again.
Shortly after she met Antonio Arrom de Ayala, whom she married in 1837. But Ayala was ill with consumption and with serious economic problems that caused him to commit suicide in 1863. Thus was the writer in poverty. The Dukes of Montpensier and Queen Elizabeth II of Spain protected and gave her a home in the Courtyard of Flags in the Alcázar of Seville, but the revolution of 1868 forced to move because the houses were offered for sale.
She died in Seville on April 7, 1877. - Writer
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Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (24 December 1798 - 26 November 1855) was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. A principal figure in Polish Romanticism, he is one of Poland's "Three Bards" (Polish: Trzej Wieszcze) and is widely regarded as Poland's greatest poet. He is also considered one of the greatest Slavic and European poets and has been dubbed a "Slavic bard". A leading Romantic dramatist, he has been compared in Poland and Europe to Byron and Goethe.- Soundtrack
Henry Russell was born on 24 December 1812 in Sheerness, Kent, England, UK. He died on 8 December 1900 in London, England, UK.- Elisabeth von Wittelsbach was born on 24 December 1837 in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria [now Bavaria, Germany]. She died on 10 September 1898 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- King George of Greece was born on 24 December 1845 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was married to Queen Olga. He died on 18 March 1913 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
- Lotten Almlöf was born on 24 December 1846 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for A Modern Robinson (1920). She died on 24 June 1945 in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Born on Sullivan Street in Greenwich Village, Henry Francis Downing was a member of a prominent African American family of New York City. After serving in the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War, Henry Downing traveled the world, stopping in the West African country of Liberia for several years. After returning to New York, he became involved in local politics. In 1886, he was appointed U.S. Consul to Loanda, Angola, in Portuguese East Africa, where he served until his resignation in 1888. He would later move to Great Britain, where he would serve as a commercial agent representing Liberian businessmen and for European merchants interested in African markets. Downing became involved in Pan-African activities (he would eventually support Marcus Garvey and his "Back to Africa" movement) and began a prolific output of writings, including nine plays, two novels, a number of essays and short stories and several works on Liberia.
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Paavo Cajander was born on 24 December 1846 in Hämeenlinna, Finland. Paavo was a writer, known for Portraits of Women (1970), Mother of Mine (2005) and See You Some Bloody Day (2016). Paavo died on 14 June 1913 in Helsinki, Finland.- Brandon Thomas was born on 24 December 1848 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Charley's Aunt (1930), Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940) and Charley's Aunt (1941). He was married to Marguerite Blanche Leverson. He died on 19 June 1914 in Bloomsbury, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England, UK.
- 'Cyclone' Davis was born on 24 December 1853 in Walhalla, South Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Money for Speed (1933), Selig-Tribune, No. 5 (1916) and Animated Weekly, No. 196 (1915). He died on 31 January 1940 in Kaufman, Texas, USA.
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Julius Korngold was born on 24 December 1860 in Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary. He was a writer, known for Die tote Stadt (1983), Die tote Stadt (2010) and Die tote Stadt (2011). He was married to Josefine Witrofski. He died on 25 September 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Louise Mackintosh was born on 24 December 1864 in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for They Just Had to Get Married (1932), The Little Giant (1933) and Compromised (1931). She was married to Robert Rogers. She died on 1 November 1933 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Julius Folkmann was born on 24 December 1864 in Denmark. Julius was a cinematographer, known for Slægten (1912), The Blue Blood (1912) and The Isle of the Dead (1913). Julius died on 29 January 1948 in Denmark.- Szeréna S. Fáy was born on 24 December 1865 in Erdõhegy, Hungary. She was an actress, known for Leánybecsület (1923), Az aranyember (1919) and A Szentmihály (1921). She died on 27 January 1934 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Kantaro Suzuki was born on 24 December 1867 in Sakai, Japan. He died on 17 April 1948 in Japan.
- Robert Conness was born on 24 December 1867 in La Salle County, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Gladiola (1915), The House of the Lost Court (1915) and The Martyrdom of Philip Strong (1916). He was married to Helen Strickland. He died on 15 January 1941 in Portland, Maine, USA.
- Vilhelm Krag was born on 24 December 1871. He was a writer, known for Jomfru Trofast (1921), Baldwin's Wedding (1938) and Baldevins bryllup (1926). He died on 10 July 1933.
- Herman Haller was born on 24 December 1871 in Berlin, Germany. He was a writer, known for Der Vetter aus Dingsda (1953), Der Vetter aus Dingsda (1960) and Der Vetter aus Dingsda (1970). He died on 5 May 1943 in London, England, UK.
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Songwriter ("Darktown Poker Club"), author and agent who wrote special material for musical comedy and vaudeville, also scenarios for Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd, and a press agent for Lew Dockstader's Minstrels. A charter member of ASCAP (1914), Havez' other novelty and popular-song compositions included "Everybody Works but Father", "When You Ain't Got No Money then You Needn't Come Around", "I'm Looking For an Angel", "Do Not Forget the Good Old Days", "You're On the Right Road, Sister", and "He Cert'ny Was Good to Me".- Actress
Sister to actress Anne Schaefer, Herman and one other brother all born in St. Louis, Missouri around the 1870s. Married name is Barbara Nowatny and used Barbara Norton as a stage name because it was easier. Nowatny comes from the Czech Novotny ancestral name and the family originated from the German speaking area around Prague. She is the aunt of actresses Jane and Eva Novak (Barbara Eva Novak).
Barbara was cast in many roles during the 20s, 30s and 40s as a little old lady, with most roles being uncredited. She appeared in The Wizard of Oz, Camille and Tom Sawyer, among others.
She had two children, Gerome and Agnes Nowatny (Agnes Imes, married) also of St. Louis. Her husband passed away around Gerome's 12th year and she stayed in St. Louis until her older sister, Anne came out to Hollywood with D.W. Griffith and was established as a silent movie actress.- Actress
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Mrs. Hepworth was born on 24 December 1873 in Manchester, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Rescued by Rover (1905), Alice in Wonderland (1903) and Letter Came Too Late (1903). She was married to Cecil M. Hepworth. She died on 9 October 1917 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK.- Adam Didur was born on 24 December 1873 in Wola Sekowa, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Wola Sekowa, Podkarpackie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for American Adventure (1936). He died on 7 January 1946 in Katowice, Slaskie, Poland.
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Wiktor Krupinski was born on 24 December 1879 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was a composer, known for Fredek uszczesliwia swiat (1936) and Ty, co w Ostrej swiecisz Bramie (1937). He died on 19 February 1951 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Charles Julian was born on 24 December 1879 in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Invisible Armies (1958), Hancock's Half Hour (1956) and Three Live Wires (1961). He was married to Alice Greenwood. He died in 1963 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
- John Flynn was born on 24 December 1879 in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. He died on 12 April 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Dronning Alexandrine was born on 24 December 1879 in Schwerin, Germany. She was married to King Christian X. She died on 28 December 1952 in Skt. Lukasstiftelsen, Hellerup, Denmark.
- Astri Torsell was born on 24 December 1879 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Lord Saviles brott (1922), Elisabet (1921) and Ödets redskap (1922). She died on 9 July 1951 in Oslo, Norway.
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Emile de Ruelle was born on 24 December 1880 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Emile was an editor and assistant director, known for Blackmail (1929), L'indésirable (1933) and The Drivin' Fool (1923). Emile died on 14 September 1948 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Writer
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Johnny Gruelle was born on 24 December 1880 in Arcola, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Quacky Doodles' Picnic (1917), Raggedy Ann and Andy and Quacky Doodles Soldiering for Fair (1917). He was married to Myrtle J. Swann. He died on 9 January 1938 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.- Will Badger was born on 24 December 1880 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He was an actor, known for Fighting Fate (1921) and Her Mad Bargain (1921). He died on 25 January 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Composer, songwriter ("At Dawning"), author and pianist, educated at USC with a music degree and at the University of Denver with an honorary Ph.D. He studied music with Leo Oehlmer, Emil Paur, W. K. Steiver, and Luigi von Kunits. He was a music critic for the Pittsburgh Dispatch, and researched Indian music and customs, on which he lectured between 1909 and 1923. He was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. Joining ASCAP in 1924, he collaborated musically with Nelle Richmond Eberhart. His song compositions also include "From the Land of the Sky Blue Water" and "The Far Horizon", and the song cycles "Four American Indian Songs", "Sayonara", "Three Songs to Odysseus", "White Enchantment", and "The Morning of the Year".- Helena Górska-Brylinska was born on 24 December 1881 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Pan Tadeusz (1928) and Niebezpieczny raj (1931). She was married to Stanislaw Brylinski and Boleslaw Zawierski. She died on 4 May 1955 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.
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Juan Ramón Jiménez was born on 24 December 1881 in Muguer, Huelva, Spain. He was a writer, known for Platero y yo (1966), Los libros (1974) and Imágenes y versos a la Navidad (1962). He was married to Zenobia Camprubí Aymar. He died on 29 May 1958 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.- Director
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Wilfred Noy was born on 24 December 1883 in South Kensington, London, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for Circumstantial Evidence (1929), The Lost Chord (1925) and Father O'Flynn (1935). He died on 29 March 1948 in Worthing, Sussex, England, UK.- James Bryson was born on 24 December 1883 in Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Burglar (1924). He died on 31 December 1935 in London, England, UK.
- Stefan Jaracz was born on 24 December 1883 in Stare Zukowice, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Stare Zukowice, Malopolskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Bóg wojny (1914), Obrona Czestochowy (1913) and Pan Tadeusz (1928). He was married to Jadwiga Danilowicz-Jaraczowa. He died on 11 August 1945 in Otwock, Mazowieckie, Poland.
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William Horwitz was born on 24 December 1883. He was an assistant director, known for Rose of the Rancho (1914), Too Many Millions (1918) and The Girl at Home (1917). He died on 18 July 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Eulalie Jensen was born on 24 December 1884 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), Bachelor Brides (1926) and Passion Flower (1921). She died on 7 October 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Hélène Dieudonné was born on 24 December 1884 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Le président (1961), Therese (1962) and Les vieilles dames de Polchester (1962). She died on 29 September 1980 in Chaumont-en-Vexin, Oise, France.
- Evelyn Hall was born on 24 December 1884 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Captain of the Guard (1930), The Divine Lady (1928) and The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930). She was married to Claude King and Harry Douglas Greet (actor, b.1883-d.1922). She died on 22 August 1968 in Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK.
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Alexander Leftwich was born on 24 December 1884 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Marihuana (1936), Swing It, Sailor! (1938) and Prison Train (1938). He was married to Elizabeth L. Arment, Natalie Parker Ewing and Florence Cecilia Tiers. He died on 13 January 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Writer
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Peter Paul Felner was born on 24 December 1884 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a writer and director, known for Der Kaufmann von Venedig (1923), Gold (1920) and Marquis Fun (1920). He died in 1927 in Berlin, Germany.- Music Department
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Oluf Ring was born on 24 December 1884 in Jelling, Denmark. He is known for Facing the Truth (2002), Anna & Bella (1984) and Sygeplejeskolen (2018). He died on 26 April 1946 in Skårup, Denmark.- Ferenc Táray was born on 24 December 1884 in Tápiószele, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Dreams of Love (1935), Csak növel ne! (1924) and Leányfurfang (1915). He was married to Edit Dullien and Margit Molnár. He died on 3 April 1961 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Carl Harald was born on 24 December 1884 in Sya, Östergötlands län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Larsson i andra giftet (1935), Gustaf Wasa del I (1928) and Från kyffen till hälsobostäder (1928). He died on 27 October 1957.
- Antos Tihelka was born on 24 December 1884 in Bubovice, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Lazy sa pohli (1952), Priehrada (1950) and Boj sa skoncí zajtra (1951). He died on 25 September 1961 in Písek, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
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Curtiz began acting in and then directing films in his native Hungary in 1912. After WWI, he continued his filmmaking career in Austria and Germany and into the early 1920s when he directed films in other countries in Europe. Moving to the US in 1926, he started making films in Hollywood for Warner Bros. and became thoroughly entrenched in the studio system. His films during the 1930s and '40s encompassed nearly every genre imaginable and some, including Casablanca (1942) and Mildred Pierce (1945), are considered to be film classics. His brilliance waned in the 1950s when he made a number of mediocre films for studios other than Warner. He directed his last film in 1961, a year before his death at 74.- Additional Crew
Rollin Brown was born on 24 December 1886 in California, USA. Rollin died on 18 January 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.