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- Henry Walter Barnett was born on 25 January 1862 in St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a director and producer, known for Prince Ranjitsinhji Practising Batting in the Nets (1897), Melbourne, les courses: présentation du vainqueur (1896) and Melbourne, les courses: sorties de chevaux (1896). He died on 16 January 1934 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- H.B. Marriott Watson was born on 20 December 1863 in Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. H.B. Marriott was a writer, known for The Eldorado Lode (1913), Her Face (1912) and On the Isle of Sarne (1914). H.B. Marriott died on 30 October 1921 in Surrey, England, UK.
- John Monash was born on 27 June 1865 in West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was married to Hannah Victoria Moss. He died on 8 October 1931 in Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Producer
- Actor
Oswald Stoll was born on 20 January 1866 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a producer and actor, known for The Barton Mystery (1920), The Yellow Claw (1920) and Casanova (1928). He was married to Millicent Shaw and Harriet Lewis. He died on 9 January 1942 in London, England, UK.- Henry Handel Richardson was born on 3 January 1870 in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She was a writer, known for Rhapsody (1954), The Getting of Wisdom (1977) and The Bathers (2003). She was married to John George Robertson. She died on 30 March 1946 in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Born as Frederick William Patey at Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 12 November 1870, Fred was the son of Boyle Robertson and Emma Elizabeth (nee Weippert) Patey. He attended renowned Melbourne private school Scotch College from 27 March 1883 until 1884. By 1892 he was being reported as an actor in stage productions, and from 1898 Fred regularly acted on stage in a wide variety of productions including Richard III (1917). He toured Australia with J.C. Williamson Ltd, the Lilliputian Players and Allan Wilkie's Shakespearian Company, eventually forming his own company which toured Victoria and South Australia until the 1930s. He then turned to radio broadcasting. By 1914 Fred was known as Frederick Ernest Patey. He died at Melbourne on 21 September 1942.
- Composer
- Actor
- Music Department
Alfred Hill spent most of his early life in New Zealand. As a child he learned cornet and violin. With his brother John, he traveled to Leipzig in Germany, where both brothers studied at the Royal Conservatorium of Music between 1887 and 1891. Alfred Hill studied under Gustav Schreck, Hans Sitt and Oscar Paul during this time, and was the winner of the Helbig Prize. Hill returned to New Zealand, and worked as a violin teacher, recitalist, chamber musician, and conductor. From 1902-11 Hill traveled between Australia and New Zealand regularly, writing and conducting operas. From 1937 he devoted himself solely to composition. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1953 and was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1960. His wife, Mirrie Solomon Hill (1892-1986) was also a composer who scored Australian documentaries.- Ada Guildford was born on 12 December 1870 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She was an actress, known for The Mutiny of the Bounty (1916) and Angel of His Dreams (1912). She was married to George Cross, William Julius Francis Mount and Robert Caldwell Bishop. She died on 19 December 1944 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Mrs. Sydney Groome was born on 11 March 1872 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Mrs. Sydney was a writer, known for The Knight Errant (1922) and The Mystery of Mr. Bernard Brown (1921). Mrs. Sydney was married to Sydney H. Groom, Herbert Arthur Berkeley Dealtry and Herman Klein. Mrs. Sydney died on 29 April 1954 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Ida Gresham was born on 20 April 1872 in St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She was an actress, known for Remorse, a Story of the Red Plague (1917), The Woman Suffers (1918) and How McDougall Topped the Score (1924). She was married to C.R. Stanford. She died in July 1937 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Fred Esmelton was born on 22 June 1872 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (1925), The Law of Compensation (1917) and Dulcy (1923). He died on 23 October 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- 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.
- Maurice Dudley was born on 26 January 1873 in Emerald Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for Officer 666 (1916). He died on 3 November 1935 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Albert Whelan was born on 5 May 1875 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for Educated Evans (1936), Thank Evans (1938) and Dance Band (1935). He died on 19 February 1961 in London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Born in Melbourne, Australia, Paul Scardon had extensive experience on the stage in his home country before coming to the US in 1905. He made films for Majestic and Reliance, among other studios, before joining Vitagraph in 1914. He appeared in several films there as an actor, but soon turned to directing. He was married to Betty Blythe, who he directed in dozens of films. He stayed with Vitagraph until 1919. He directed his last film in 1924, although he stayed in the business as an actor until 1949.
He died in Fontana, California, in 1954 of a heart attack. He was 79.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Florrie Forde was born on 16 August 1875 in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She was an actress, known for My Old Dutch (1934), Say It with Flowers (1934) and Regal Cavalcade (1935). She was married to Laurence Barnett (art dealer) and Walter Emanuel Bew. She died on 18 April 1940 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.- Gerald Malvern was born on 7 December 1875 in Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a producer, known for The Face at the Window (1920) and The Usurper (1919). He was married to Eva Rowland. He died in 1965 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK.
- Ethel May Grist was born circa 1879 in Melbourne, Australia, and died in Jun. 1959, in Perth, Western Australia.
She married Francis Xavier Cullenane on Jun. 29th 1905, in South Melbourne, Australia. Francis was an actor, casting agent and stage manager who had a small role in the 1906, film 'Ned Kelly' - which was the first feature length movie ever produced.
Although she had been on the stage from very young age, after her husband Francis died in 1919, she left the theatre/film industry, remarried and never performed again. - George Majeroni was born on 11 January 1877 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for Bella Donna (1915), The Sign of the Cross (1914) and Beating the Odds (1919). He died on 5 August 1924 in Saranac Lake, New York, USA.
- Additional Crew
Jennie Brenan was born on 24 April 1877 in Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Jennie is known for His Royal Highness (1932). Jennie died on 2 February 1964 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Sidney Bracey was born on 18 December 1877 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor and director, known for The Monster Walks (1932), The Million Dollar Mystery (1914) and Show People (1928). He was married to Evelyn Foshay. He died on 5 August 1942 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Joseph Singleton was born on 1 March 1879 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Squaw Man (1914), Treasure Island (1920) and The Toll Gate (1920). He was married to Iva Shepard. He died on 24 October 1946 in Alameda, California, USA.
- Actress
Minnie Steele was born on 17 March 1879 in Melbourne, Australia. She was an actress. She died on 5 January 1949 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Madame Saharet was born on 21 March 1879 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She was an actress, known for Unter der Maske (1912), Terpsichore. Die Macht des Tanzes (1921) and Madame Butterfly (1913). She was married to Fritz von Frantzius and Isaac Rose. She died in 1942 in Melbourne, Australia.
- Rose Quong was born on 15 August 1879 in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She was an actress, known for The United States Steel Hour (1953). She died on 14 December 1972 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- 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.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
V. Upton Brown was born on 1 November 1880 in Sandhurst, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a director and actor, known for How McDougall Topped the Score (1924) and The Kelly Gang (1920). He died on 23 May 1964 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Nicholas Brierley was born on 11 November 1880 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906). He died on 20 December 1935 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Stanley Walpole was born on 18 February 1881 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Price of Innocence (1919), Wolfe and Montcalm (1924) and Gateway to the West (1924). He was married to Ethel Phillips. He died on 10 December 1967 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Agnes Steele was born on 22 August 1881 in Melbourne, Australia. She was an actress, known for My Old Dutch (1926), Roaring Ranch (1930) and You're Darn Tootin' (1928). She died on 3 March 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Lowden Adams was born on 22 November 1881 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for Topaze (1933), Sisters Under the Skin (1934) and The Gentleman from Louisiana (1936). He died on 27 June 1959 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Australian composer Percy Grainger (1882-1961), while he wrote little that might be considered "serious" music, nevertheless produced both original pieces and arrangements that remain popular. He later became interested in what would become known as ethomusicology. Grainger became a United States citizen in 1918. Grainger left Australia in 1895 to study in Frankfurt, Germany. His pianistic abilities attracted the attention of Edvard Grieg, who invited him to Norway to play Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor. Another admirerer and champion, Frederick Delius, remained a life-long friend.- Stanley Bruce was born on 15 April 1883 in St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a writer, known for Give Me Action (1930). He was married to Ethel Dunlop Anderson. He died on 25 August 1967 in London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Art Department
- Production Designer
Henry Clive was born on 3 October 1883 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor and production designer, known for When the Clouds Roll by (1919), Heedless Moths (1921) and Obey the Law (1933). He was married to Burnu Acquanetta and Helen Sevilla Cunningham. He died on 12 December 1960 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Actor
Frank Tait was born on 12 November 1883 in Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor. He died on 23 August 1965 in Portsea, Victoria, Australia.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Australian-born Alf Goulding was a former vaudevillian who became a director specializing in comedy shorts. He directed Harold Lloyd comedies for Hal Roach, and in the early 1920s joined Mack Sennett, then turned out two-reelers at RKO and Columbia, sometimes featuring Edgar Kennedy. In England after World War II, he directed a slew of "quota quickies", low-budget films made to fulfill a government requirement that a certain percentage of films shown in England be produced in England. He was a close friend of Stan Laurel, and directed one of Laurel and Oliver Hardy's best features, A Chump at Oxford (1940).- Margaret Linden was born on 25 November 1884 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She was an actress, known for A Virtuous Vamp (1919), His House in Order (1920) and Nurse Cavell (1916). She died on 17 September 1961 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- I.A.R. Wylie was born on 16 March 1885 in Melbourne, Australia. I.A.R. was a writer, known for Evenings for Sale (1932), Young Nowheres (1929) and The Gaiety Girl (1924). I.A.R. died on 4 November 1959 in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
- A.J. Herbert was born on 4 August 1885 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for Romeo and Juliet (1916), Lights Out (1946) and The Silent Witness (1917). He died on 6 May 1963 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Keith Murdoch was born on 12 August 1885 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a writer, known for Gallipoli: When Murdoch Went to War (2015). He was married to Elisabeth Murdoch. He died on 4 October 1952 in Langwarrin, Victoria, Australia.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
John T. Murray was born on 28 August 1886 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for Love Birds (1934), Young as You Feel (1931) and Alexander Hamilton (1931). He was married to Vivien Oakland. He died on 12 February 1957 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Gordon Bennett was born on 16 April 1887 in Balwyn, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was married to Bessie Agnes Buchanan. He died on 1 August 1962 in Dural, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Madge Titheradge was born on 2 July 1887 in Melbourne, Australia. She was an actress, known for David and Jonathan (1920), God Bless Our Red, White and Blue (1918) and A Fair Impostor (1916). She was married to Charles Quatermaine and Edgar Park. She died on 14 November 1961 in Fetcham, Surrey, England, UK.
- Gwen Burroughs was born on 22 May 1888 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She was an actress, known for For Australia (1915). She died on 2 April 1968 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
- Ian Fleming was born on 10 September 1888 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour (1931), The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) and Lucky Girl (1932). He died on 1 January 1969 in London, England, UK.
- Writer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Dion Titheradge was born on 13 March 1889 in Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a writer and actor, known for Gosford Park (2001), The Man Who Won (1932) and Dangerous Ground (1934). He was married to Madge Stuart and Margaret Ann Bolton. He died on 16 November 1934 in Westminster, London, England, UK.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
- Director
George Webster was born on 14 March 1889 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Girls of the Big House (1945), Silent Witness (1943) and Blazing the Way (1920). He was married to Ethel. He died on 21 November 1949 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Keith Officer was born on 2 October 1889 in Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He died on 21 June 1969 in Southampton, England, UK.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
In recalling silent movie comedian Harry "Snub" Pollard, his slight frame (5' 6"), bullet-shaped head and dark, droopy mustache are definitive identification badges. Born in Melbourne, Australia as Harold Fraser on November 9, 1889, he started off performing with the Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company at an early age and was also a church choirboy. Adopting the last name of "Pollard" as his last name moniker in tribute to the company, he went on to perform with other Down Under children's troupes. When a vaudeville company he was touring with in 1910 made it to the United States, Harry decided to stay in the country.
Nicknamed (and billed) "Snub," he started off in bit parts at the Essenay Film Studios in 1911 and briefly worked with the Keystone Kops. Moving up into support roles, often with the Keystone Cops series, Hal Roach took an avid interest in him and, by 1915, had Snub co-starring with Harold Lloyd and Bebe Daniels in the highly successful Lonesome Luke series, which ran for years (86 films in all). In 1919, Snub took a chance and ventured on with his own solo one- and two-reeler's with zany slapstick, sights gags and gimmicks-a-plenty. He performed many of his own stunts and was often seriously injured as a result. Many of them were ably directed by Charley Chase and co-starred Marie Mosquini as his frequent leading lady. Snub's "second banana" status, however, was firmly entrenched, and his starring vehicles were met with only a modicum of interest. One of his most notable is the short comedy It's a Gift (1923) in which he played an eccentric inventor pursued by oil magnates interested in his newest creation.
In between Snub made personal appearances on the farcical stage. His production film company, created in 1926, was forced to fold and found himself relegated to supporting other top comedians again, notably Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and Andy Clyde. He was further financially strapped when the Depression hit. By the late 1930s, he was appearing in "poverty row" films. One last hurrah would be his playing of Pee Wee, the sidekick to cowboy Tex Ritter, in a series of minor westerns. Relegated now to atmospheric bits, it is noted that in the film Singin' in the Rain (1952), he is the rained-on passerby that Gene Kelly gives his umbrella to toward the end of the title song. Snub continued to work in relative obscurity until his death on January 19, 1962 of cancer. Earning a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in silent films, the thrice-married actor was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.- Rita Pauncefort was born on 5 March 1890 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She was an actress, known for Rangle River (1936), Mr. Chedworth Steps Out (1939) and Robbery Under Arms (1957). She was married to Thomas Pauncefort. She died on 29 March 1970 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.