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- Charles J. Ross was born on 18 February 1859 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Death of Nancy Sykes (1897), The Senator (1915) and The Great Diamond Robbery (1914). He was married to Mabel Fenton. He died on 15 June 1918 in North Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA.
- Fred Hallen was born on 1 January 1858 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Scrub Lady (1917). He was married to Mollie Fuller and Enid Hart. He died on 27 February 1920 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Born in Montreal, Canada, Frederick A. Thomson--not to be confused with cowboy star Fred Thomson--had a 20-year career on the stage as an actor and producer before entering the film industry. He was a longtime director at Vitagraph, although he would occasionally appear in the studio's films as an actor. He directed his last film in 1921, and after appearing in A Tailor-Made Man (1922) for United Artists in 1922, he left the business.
He died in Hollywood of heart problems in 1925. He was 55.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Began as an actor, then as director and producer at the Suburban Garden Theatre in St. Louis, then at the Academy of Music in New York, where he was hired by William Fox to direct films in 1914. He directed 22 films starring Theda Bara, who called him "the nicest director I ever worked with." His grandson is the director Blake Edwards.- Clarence Handyside was born in 1854 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Jungle (1914), The Turn of the Wheel (1918) and Mice and Men (1916). He was married to Blanche Sharp and Kate D. Baker. He died on 20 December 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Animation Department
- Director
- Writer
Raoul Barre was born on 29 January 1874 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a director and writer, known for Cartoons in the Hotel (1915), Cartoons in the Parlor (1915) and The Animated Grouch Chaser (1915). He was married to Antoinette. He died on 21 May 1932 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.- Martin Brown was born on 22 June 1884 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a writer, known for Paris (1929), The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933) and The Virtuous Sin (1930). He died on 13 February 1936 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Veda Buckland was born on 25 August 1882 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. She was an actress, known for Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935), This Mad World (1930) and Doctor Bull (1933). She was married to Wilfred Buckland. She died on 20 May 1941 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Canadian writer Frank L. Packard was born in Montreal, Canada, in 1877. His parents were Americans who moved to Canada. He graduated from McGill University in 1897 with a B.Sc., and the next year attended the University of Liege in Belgium for a post-graduate course. He returned to Canada later that year, moved to the US and got a job as a civil engineer.
He began his writing career in 1906, submitting stories to magazines. He had worked in maintenance shops for the Canadian Pacific Railroad, and had experience as an engraver, so many of his stories had a railroad setting. He also wrote a series of detective books using the characters Jimmie Dale and Shanghai Jim, and his Jimmie Dale series--about the adventures of a daring safecracker--sold more than 2,000,000 copies.
He died at his home in Lachine, Quebec, Canada, in 1942, leaving a wife and three sons. - W.S. McDunnough was born on 15 December 1863 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Afraid to Fight (1922) and Those Who Dance (1924). He died on 1 July 1942 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Robert Hobart Davis was born on 23 March 1869 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Robert Hobart was a writer, known for The Bugler of Algiers (1916), Love and Glory (1924) and The Miracle Man (1932). Robert Hobart was married to Madge Lee Hutchinson. Robert Hobart died on 11 October 1942 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- Cinematographer
- Executive
Fred Held was born on 12 June 1867 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Fred was a cinematographer and executive, known for The Glory of Yolanda (1917), The Girl in His House (1918) and An American Live Wire (1918). Fred died on 5 January 1945 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.- Percy Moore was born on 19 September 1877 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Shock Punch (1925). He was married to Helen Stewart (actress). He died on 8 April 1945 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
Matheson Lang was born on 15 May 1879 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Drake the Pirate (1935), Carnival (1921) and Dick Turpin's Ride to York (1922). He was married to Nellie Hutin Britton. He died on 11 April 1948 in Bridgetown, Barbados.- Muriel Starr was born on 20 February 1888 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was an actress, known for Within the Law (1916). She was married to Walter Hartwell Johnson (Wrigley Gum director, Aus.). She died on 19 April 1950 in New York, USA.
- Lucien Martin was born on 30 May 1908 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor, known for A Man and His Sin (1949). He died on 20 October 1950 in Montreal, Canada.
- Henri Bourassa was born on 1 September 1868 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was married to Joséphine Papineau . He died on 31 August 1952 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Raymond Lovell was born on 13 April 1900 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Young Mr. Pitt (1942), Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952) and Who Killed Van Loon? (1948). He was married to Tamara Desni and Margot Collis. He died on 1 October 1953 in London, England, UK.
- Henri Letondal was born on 29 June 1901 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Madame Bovary (1949), Monkey Business (1952) and Dangerous When Wet (1953). He died on 15 February 1955 in Burbank, California, USA.
- Gertrude H. Anderson was born on 7 May 1898 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. She was a writer, known for What Love Can Do (1916). She died on 3 June 1955 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- William Langford was born in 1920 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Den underbara lögnen (1955), Foreign Intrigue (1951) and Robert Montgomery Presents (1950). He died on 20 July 1955 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Norman Field was born on 4 January 1881 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Destination Big House (1950), Invitation (1952) and The Twonky (1953). He died on 11 September 1956 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Montreal-born Huntley Gordon was educated in both Canada and England, and upon completing his education took a job with the Bank of Montreal, later starting his own stock trading firm. However, he had had a taste of "the stage" in amateur productions, and soon gave up the business life for that of an actor, moving to New York and eventually managing to get small parts in Broadway productions. As luck would have it, one day he ran into a friend who was on his way to the Lambs Club to offer an actor who was living there a part in a film being shot by Vitagraph in New York City. Gordon said that he would take the part, and he was soon in front of the cameras. Director Ralph Ince took Gordon under his wing and secured him a contract with Vitagraph. Gordon became a reliable leading man and character actor in silents and, unlike many of his contemporaries, easily made the transition into sound films. He made his last film in 1941. He died of a heart attack at his home in Van Nuys, CA, in 1956.
- Nels Stewart was born on 29 December 1902 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He died on 21 August 1957.
- Joy Lafleur was born on 25 June 1914 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was an actress, known for Matinee Theatre (1955), Playhouse 90 (1956) and Sins of the Fathers (1948). She was married to Henri Grier Lafleur. She died on 6 November 1957 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Camillien Houde was born on 13 August 1889 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He died on 11 September 1958.
- Cecil Yapp was born on 4 April 1879 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Silver King (1919) and The Second Son (1915). He died on 4 February 1959 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
- Wyrley Birch was born on 7 May 1883 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Guard That Girl (1935), Air Hawks (1935) and Studio One (1948). He was married to Grace Bullock. He died on 7 February 1959 in Mount Kisco, New York, USA.
- Clément Latour was born on 24 February 1911 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Tit Coq (1953), Le rossignol et les cloches (1952) and First Performance (1955). He died on 15 April 1961 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Rosario Bourdon, the conductor and cellist, had a long and distinguished radio career as well as twenty years service to the Victor Talking Machine Company. Bourdon was educated at Académie de Musique de Québec (where he won first prize), and the Ghent Royal Conservatory, he studied with Joseph Jacob, Albert Beyer, Oscar Roels, Adolph Bogeart, Alphonse d'Hulst, and Paul Lebrun. He received an honorary Mus. D. at the University of Montréal. He concertized in Europe for three years, and toured throughout Quebec. He was a featured soloist at the 1903 Quebec Festival, and then a cellist with the Cincinnati Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra (under Leopold Stokowski), and the St. Paul Orchestra (and was also assistant conductor of the latter). He organized the St. Paul String Quartet. From 1911 to 1931 he was music director and cellist for Victor Records. He also conducted frequently on the podium on the Mall in Central Park, Manhattan. Joining ASCAP in 1938, his compositions include "Ginger Snaps," "Dance Bagatelle," "Chinese Lament," "Through the Line," "Love's Lullaby," "March Automatic," "Blue Grass" and "Nina."- Helen Trenholme was born on 21 June 1911 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. She was an actress, known for The Case of the Howling Dog (1934) and The Firebird (1934). She was married to Norman Prentiss Kent and Denys Herbert Smith. She died on 30 January 1962 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Rolande Désormeaux was born on 27 July 1925 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was married to Robert L'Herbier. She died on 15 May 1963 in Laval, Québec, Canada.
- William Eckstein was born on 6 December 1888 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He died on 23 September 1963 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Colin McPhee was born on 5 March 1900 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was a composer, known for Blue Vanguard: Revised (1957), H2O (1929) and Mechanical Principles (1931). He was married to Jane Belo. He died on 7 January 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Conrad Gauthier was born on 8 August 1885 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Le père Chopin (1945) and A Man and His Sin (1949). He died on 14 February 1964 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Actor
- Writer
Paul Carpenter was born on 8 December 1921 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for The Hornet's Nest (1955), Maigret voit rouge (1963) and One Jump Ahead (1955). He was married to Kim Parker and Pauline Black. He died on 12 June 1964 in London, England, UK.- Fred Barry was born in 1887 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Tit Coq (1953), Maria Chapdelaine (1934) and La dame aux camélias, la vraie (1942). He was married to Bella-Agnès Ouellette and Elaine Barry (performer). He died on 17 August 1964 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Actress
- Stunts
Born in Montreal, the youngest of 11 children, Pauline Garon spent seven years at one of the most prestigious convent schools in Montreal, le Sacre-Coeur. She wasn't yet 20 when she ran away to New York to become an actress. After some success on Broadway in plays such as "Buddies" and "Sonny," she made her first movie, either as Dorothy Gish's double or in a small part, in Remodeling Her Husband (1920). She got her first important film role the following year as William H. Tooker's daughter-in-law in The Power Within (1921). By 1922, her star was rising steadily: she was Owen Moore's leading lady in Reported Missing (1922) and was the ingenue in Henry King's much-acclaimed adaptation of Sonny (1922). In 1923, she was hailed as Cecil B. DeMille's new discovery, and he cast her in Adam's Rib (1923). She was also a Wampas Baby Star that year.
Until the end of the decade, Pauline Garon was a popular flapper and a second-rank star. She starred in more than 20 films, most of them Povery Row productions. She also played the second female lead in many A movies.
In the 'thirties, after a few leads in French versions of Hollywood films and in comedy shorts, she would get smaller and smaller roles despite her pleasant voice and her perfect "Hollywood English" pronunciation. By 1935, she was only playing bit roles; her last one was in How Green Was My Valley (1941) in which she said only one word: "Divorce."
She died, of a brain disorder, at the Patton State Hospital in 1965.- Pat Harrington Sr. was born on 6 February 1901 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor, known for 52nd Street (1937), Stage Struck (1958) and The Wonderful John Acton (1953). He was married to Anna Frances Mary Hunt. He died on 2 September 1965 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Lyon Mearson was born on 6 December 1888 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was a writer, known for Our Wife (1941) and Vengeance of the Dead (1917). He was married to Rose Mary Mearson and Cathrine Mearson. He died on 9 January 1966 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Pierre Mercure was born on 21 February 1927 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for Festival (1960), Scope (1949) and Folio (1955). He was married to Monique Mercure. He died on 29 January 1966 in Avallon, Yonne, France.- Colette Bonheur was born on 20 September 1927 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. She was an actress, known for The Wayne & Shuster Show (1955). She was married to Gerry Robinson. She died on 10 October 1966 in Freeport, The Bahamas.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
William Watson was born on 3 January 1896 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a director and writer, known for Up in the Air About Mary (1922), Heroes in Blue (1939) and All for One (1935). He died on 20 January 1967.- Gerald Rowan was born on 14 November 1885 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Bush Pilot (1947), Sins of the Fathers (1948) and Folio (1955). He was married to Elizabeth Freeman. He died on 22 February 1967 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Georges-Philias Vanier was born on 23 April 1888 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was married to Pauline Archer. He died on 5 March 1967 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- Yvan Daniel was born on 2 December 1929 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He died on 24 March 1967 in Laval, Québec, Canada.
- Monica Proietti was born on 25 February 1940 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was married to Anthony Smith. She died on 19 September 1967 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Writer
- Music Department
André Laurendeau was born on 21 March 1912 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a writer, known for Festival (1960), Le chanoine Lionel Groulx, historien (1960) and L'histoire des Trois (1990). He was married to Ghislaine Perrault. He died on 1 June 1968 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.- Music Department
- Soundtrack
As a very young child he revealed an exceptional talent for the piano and for composition, which encouraged his father, Rodolphe, to give him his first lessons. He composed Trois Études for piano at four and gave a recital of his works 25 Feb 1935 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, creating a sensation.In December 1936 his recital at the Salle Chopin-Pleyel was received enthusiastically by Parisian critics.
In the years that followed, Mathieu's career declined, although he continued to compose - Piano Trio (1947) and Piano Quintet, among other works. Although he did some teaching, he began in his performances to lapse into musical exhibitionism, taking part in "pianothons" which received much gaudy publicity but which deeply disappointed those who had seen in him an exceptional talent.
Mathieu, who has been referred to as "the Canadian Mozart" died impoverished and in obscurity before his 40th birthday. His works gained broad public recognition only after his death.- Actor
- Writer
John McLeish was born on 10 May 1916 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Fantasia (1940), The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) and Carnival Courage (1945). He was married to Lila Dorothea Wead. He died on 30 October 1968 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.