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- German astronomer who discovered three major laws of planetary motion, conventionally designated as follows: (1) the planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus; (2) the time necessary to traverse any arc of a planetary orbit is proportional to the area of the sector between the central body and that arc (the "area law"); and (3) there is an exact relationship between the squares of the planets' periodic times and the cubes of the radii of their orbits (the "harmonic law"). Kepler himself did not call these discoveries "laws," as would become customary after Isaac Newton derived them from a new and quite different set of general physical principles. He regarded them as celestial harmonies that reflected God's design for the universe. Kepler's discoveries turned Nicolaus Copernicus's Sun-centred system into a dynamic universe, with the Sun actively pushing the planets around in noncircular orbits. And it was Kepler's notion of a physical astronomy that fixed a new problematic for other important 17th-century world-system builders, the most famous of whom was Newton.
- Music Department
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Mirza Ghalib was born on 27 December 1797 in Agra, Mughal Empire. He was a writer, known for Masaan (2015), Mirza Ghalib (1954) and Ghalib (1961). He died on 15 February 1869 in Delhi, British India.- Louis Pasteur was born on 27 December 1822 in Dole, France. He died on 28 September 1895 in Villeneuve l'Étang, France.
- Zikmund Winter was born on 27 December 1846 in Prague-Staré Mesto, Bohemia, Austrian Empire [now Czech Republic]. Zikmund was a writer, known for Wildschütz Jennerwein. Herzen in Not (1930), Nezbedný bakalár (1946) and Rozina, the Love Child (1945). Zikmund died on 12 June 1912 in Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria, Germany.
- Henry Fitzalan-Howard was born on 27 December 1847. He died on 11 February 1917.
- Actor
Cardiff Giant was born on 27 December 1881 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. He was an actor. He was married to Elizabeth . He died on 30 November 1922.- Porter Strong was born on 27 December 1878 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Way Down East (1920), Dream Street (1921) and A Romance of Happy Valley (1919). He died on 11 June 1923 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Elizabeth Dejeans was born on 27 December 1868 in New Philadelphia, Ohio, USA. She was a writer, known for The Tiger's Coat (1920), The Romance of a Million Dollars (1926) and Crashin' Thru (1923). She died on 6 February 1928 in Dover, Ohio, USA.
- Arthur Alftán was born on 27 December 1874 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Alexander den Store (1917). He died on 17 May 1929 in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden.
- Eddie Boland was born on 27 December 1885 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Sunrise (1927), Oliver Twist (1922) and The Lightning Flyer (1931). He was married to Jean Hope. He died on 3 February 1935 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Louis Baron fils was born on 27 December 1870 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Madame et son filleul (1919), Let's Make a Dream (1936) and Nos maîtres les domestiques (1930). He died on 30 November 1939 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France.- Lugné-Poe was born on 27 December 1869 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for La dame aux camélias (1934), Chipée (1938) and Lévy et Cie (1930). He was married to Suzanne Desprès. He died on 19 June 1940 in Avignon, Vaucluse, France.
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Heinz Reichert was born on 27 December 1877 in Vienna, Austria. Heinz was a writer, known for Wo die Lerche singt (1936), Where the Lark Sings (1956) and Frasquita (1934). Heinz died on 16 November 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- David Andrada was born on 27 December 1865 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Romeo and Juliet (1911), Without Hope (1914) and The Guiding Hand (1914). He died on 3 January 1941 in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA.
- Music Department
- Composer
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Henri Christiné was born on 27 December 1867 in Geneva, Switzerland. He was a composer, known for The Wages of Fear (1953), La Vie En Rose (2007) and Beauty Cult (1930). He was married to Pauline Launette and Henriette Chaffet. He died on 25 November 1941 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Bodil Rosing was born on 27 December 1877 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Sunrise (1927), You Can't Take It with You (1938) and Why Be Good? (1929). She was married to Einer Jansen. She died on 31 December 1941 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Yevgeni Chervyakov was born on 27 December 1899 in Abdulino, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was an actor and director, known for Poet i tsar (1927), Zolotoy klyuv (1929) and Moy syn (1928). He was married to Nadezhda Yermakovich. He died on 17 February 1942 in Mga, Leningradskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Alexandre Volkoff was born on 27 December 1885 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Amore imperiale (1941), La maison du mystère (1923) and Kean (1924). He died on 22 May 1942 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Art Department
E.T. Mazy was born on 27 December 1865. E.T. died on 6 June 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Joseph North was born on 27 December 1873 in Shropshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Fighting Marine (1926), Ex-Flame (1930) and Stolen Secrets (1924). He died on 8 January 1945 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Béla Heves was born on 27 December 1880 in Balassagyarmat, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was an actor, known for Ágyú és harang (1915). He was married to Mariska H. Balla. He died on 17 March 1945 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Jean Flor was born on 27 December 1876 in Marseille, France. He was an actor, known for Toine (1933). He died on 10 April 1946 in Allauch, Bouches du Rhône, France.
- Actor
- Writer
Svend Melsing was born on 27 December 1888 in Fredericia, Denmark. He was an actor and writer, known for Don Quixote (1926), De kloge og vi gale (1945) and Manegens stjerne (1912). He died on 8 June 1946 in Frederiksberg, Denmark.- Additional Crew
Charles Hiby was born on 27 December 1880 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Charles died on 16 February 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Agnes Vernon was born on 27 December 1895 in La Grande, Oregon, USA. She was an actress, known for Queen of the Turf (1921), Bringing Home Father (1917) and In Search of a Wife (1915). She died on 21 February 1948 in San Diego, California, USA.
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Tibor Bárczy was born on 27 December 1899 in Karcag, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a composer, known for Sutyi, the Lucky Child (1937). He died on 16 October 1948 in Budapest, Hungary.- Billy Cumby was born on 27 December 1885 in Texarkana, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Green Pastures (1936). He died on 15 February 1949 in New York City, New York, USA.
- W.C. Sellar was born on 27 December 1898 in Golspie, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for 1066: And All That (1939), 1066 and All That (1947) and 1066 and All That (1952). He died on 11 June 1951.
- Rita Daniel was born on 27 December 1901 in Chiswick, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Middle Watch (1948), Candida (1939) and The Director (1949). She was married to Torin Thatcher. She died on 14 July 1951 in Lambeth, London, England, UK.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Ella Gombaszögi was born on 27 December 1898 in Budapest, Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. She was an actress, known for Meseautó (1934), Kísértetek vonata (1933) and A csúnya lány (1935). She died on 12 November 1951 in Budapest, Hungary.- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Ray Mala hailed from Alaska, and portrayed Inuits and also Hawaiian characters in films. He appeared in more than 25 movies, such as Eskimo (1933), Last of the Pagans (1935)--based on the book "Typee" by Herman Melville-- The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938), from which a 29-cent postal stamp was put out in the US, Honolulu Lu (1941), Red Snow (1952) and many more.- Gordon McLeod was born on 27 December 1884 in Ivybridge, Devon, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Saint in London (1939), The Saint Meets the Tiger (1941) and The Only Way (1925). He died on 16 October 1953 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Sydney Greenstreet's father was a leather merchant with eight children. Sydney left home at age 18 to make his fortune as a Ceylon tea planter, but drought forced him out of business and back to England. He managed a brewery and, to escape boredom, took acting lessons. His stage debut was as a murderer in a 1902 production of "Sherlock Holmes". From then on he appeared in numerous plays in England and the US, working through most of the 1930s with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne at the Theatre Guild. His parts ranged from musical comedy to Shakespeare. His film debut, occurring when he was 62 years old and weighing nearly 300 pounds, was as Kasper Guttman in the classic The Maltese Falcon (1941), with Humphrey Bogart and Peter Lorre. He teamed with Lorre in eight more movies after that. In eight years he made 24 films, all while beset by diabetes and Bright's disease. In 1949 he retired from films, and died four years later. He was 75.- Writer
- Director
Thea von Harbou was born on 27 December 1888 in Tauperlitz, Döhlau, Bavaria, Germany. She was a writer and director, known for Metropolis (1927), M (1931) and Woman in the Moon (1929). She was married to Fritz Lang and Rudolf Klein-Rogge. She died on 1 July 1954 in Berlin, Germany.- Cinematographer
George Coudert was born on 27 December 1884 in Belfort, France. He was a cinematographer, known for The Span of Life (1914), Hate (1917) and The Fighting Kentuckians (1920). He died on 25 October 1955 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
John Grant was born on 27 December 1891 in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952), Here Come the Co-eds (1945) and The Naughty Nineties (1945). He died on 19 November 1955 in Palm Desert, California, USA.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
- Actor
Pavel Bogolyubov was born on 27 December 1904 in Irkutsk, Russian Empire. He was an assistant director and director, known for Razlom (1952), Devushka-dzhigit (1955) and Silva (1944). He died on 12 January 1956.- Louis Bromfield was born on 27 December 1896 in Mansfield, Ohio, USA. He was a writer, known for The Rains of Ranchipur (1955), One Heavenly Night (1930) and The Rains Came (1939). He was married to Mary Appleton Wood. He died on 18 March 1956 in Mansfield, Ohio, USA.
- Edward J. Meagher was born on 27 December 1887 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for The Law's Lash (1928), The Mile-a-Minute Man (1926) and Through Thick and Thin (1926). He was married to Edith Stockwell. He died on 17 May 1956 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Alfred Neugebauer was born on 27 December 1888 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for The Story of Vickie (1954), Der König lächelt - Paris lacht (1936) and Maresi (1948). He died on 14 September 1957 in Vienna, Austria.
- Aldona Jasinska was born on 27 December 1896 in Vilna, Russian Empire [now Vilnius, Lithuania]. She was an actress, known for Ty, co w Ostrej swiecisz Bramie (1937) and Kobiety nad przepascia (1938). She was married to Tadeusz Konczyc. She died on 3 November 1957 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Alfredo Bambi was born on 27 December 1878 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for Il re delle banane (1920) and L'ha fatto una signora (1938). He died on 13 November 1957 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Thin and tart-tongued, Baltimore-born theater actress Hilda Vaughn, had a decade of intense activity at the beginning of the sound period, mainly at MGM. Although she always played a pleb (a maid, a charwoman, a governess, a saleswoman, a slavey, ...) and never a patrician, the characters she embodied did not lack ... character! Which is best exemplified by her best part, Tina, Jean Harlow's blackmailing domestic in George Cukor's "Dinner at Eight" (1933). After 1940, Hilda Vaughn returned to the theatre. She was blacklisted by McCarthy during the Witch Hunt.- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Robert Greig was born on 27 December 1879 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor and producer, known for Sullivan's Travels (1941), Animal Crackers (1930) and The Lady Eve (1941). He was married to Beatrice Denver Holloway. He died on 27 June 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Writer
Jean Perry was born on 27 December 1889 in Galveston, Texas, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Belle of Broadway (1926), The Three Musketeers (1939) and The Merry Widow (1934). He died on 10 August 1958 in San Francisco, California, USA.- J.O. Martin was born on 27 December 1888 in Humpolec, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Akce B (1952), Distant Journey (1949) and Léto (1949). He died on 9 October 1958 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
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- Composer
- Soundtrack
Joseph Nussbaum was known for orchestrating the Academy Award-winning movies Gone with the Wind, Rebecca, Meet Me in St. Louis and Anchor's Away. He was born in London, England; died in Hollywood and is buried in Mt. Sinai Memorial Park in Los Angeles.
Starting in the mid-30s in Hollywood, Nussbaum composed and arranged throughout a prolific and eclectic movie and television career until his early death at age 61. His work is extremely varied, ranging from James A FitzPatrick travelogues to MGM musicals. Nussbaum worked for most of the major studios and orchestrated movies for Alfred Hitchcock and David O. Selznick, among others. He collaborated extensively with composer Rudolf Friml, who called on Nussbaum for virtually all of his works. In 1938, Nussbaum was one of the founding members of ASMAC, the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers.
Nussbaum was classically trained. In 1910 at the remarkable age of 13, he graduated from the London Academy of Music before immigrating alone to the US at 16. After serving in the US Army in WWI, Nussbaum began a composing and arranging career in New York City. In the 1920s he composed a number of nationally-popular music pieces, including foxtrots like "A Fascinatin' Vamp" and "Chinese Moon." He orchestrated for Paul Whiteman, and a composition by Nussbaum and W.C. Handy, "The Evolution of the Blues," shared the program the night Whiteman and George Gershwin debuted "Rhapsody in Blue." While in New York City Nussbaum mainly composed and arranged theatrical works, including many for producer Billy Rose. Rose successfully encouraged Nussbaum to move on to movie music in Hollywood.
Nussbaum's career spanned much of the "golden age" of Hollywood. The listing of his large and diverse output reveals an unpretentious yet impressive career in making some of Hollywood's best movies better through music.- Hazel Buckham was born on 27 December 1888 in Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for Liberty (1916), The Ruby Circle (1914) and The Shriek in the Night (1915). She was married to Joe King. She died on 4 September 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Leopoldo Torres Ríos was born on 27 December 1899 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a writer and director, known for Demasiado jóvenes (1958), El hijo de la calle (1949) and What Happened at Reynoso (1955). He died on 10 April 1960 in Vicente López, Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Editor
- Writer
- Director
Carlo Alberto Chiesa was born on 27 December 1922 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. He was an editor and writer, known for I due sergenti (1951), The Devil's Cavaliers (1959) and Canzoni per le strade (1950). He was married to Isa Barzizza. He died on 3 June 1960 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.