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- P.G.T. Beauregard was born on 28 May 1818 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He died on 20 February 1893 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Louis Moreau Gottschalk was born on 8 May 1829 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Louis Moreau was a composer, known for Original Sin (2001), Little Women (2019) and The Lovebirds (2020). Louis Moreau died on 18 December 1869 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Harry Duffield was born on 3 May 1850 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for For Those We Love (1921), Smiling All the Way (1920) and A Wise Fool (1921). He was married to Jessie B, Phosa McAllister and Mary E.. He died on 13 October 1921 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Princess of Monaco was born on 10 February 1858 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was married to Prince Albert Ier de Monaco and Marie Odet Armand Aimable Chapelle de Jumilhac. She died on 23 December 1925 in Paris, France.
- Florence Gerald was born on 23 September 1858 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was a writer, known for The Woman Pays (1915). She died on 6 September 1942 in New York, USA.
- R.D. MacLean was born on 7 March 1859 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Bag and Baggage (1923), Don't Neglect Your Wife (1921) and The Best Man (1919). He was married to Odette Tyler. He died on 27 June 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Frankie Bailey was born on 29 May 1859 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Thank You (1925), The Crown of Lies (1926) and The Famous Mrs. Fair (1923). She was married to Frank Robinson (circus owner) and Fred McElwee. She died on 8 July 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- E.H. Sothern was born on 6 December 1859 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Chattel (1916), The Man of Mystery (1917) and An Enemy to the King (1916). He was married to Julia Marlowe and Virginia Harned. He died on 28 October 1933 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
George Leyton was born on 28 April 1864 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for It's Never Too Late to Mend (1917), The Man Who Made Good (1917) and Land of My Fathers (1921). He died on 5 June 1948 in London, England, UK.- Minnie Maddern Fiske was born on 19 December 1865 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1913) and Vanity Fair (1915). She was married to Harrison Grey Fiske and LeGrand White. She died on 15 February 1932 in Queens, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
L. Rogers Lytton was born on 9 April 1867 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Third Degree (1919), The Fates and Flora Fourflush (1914) and A Regular Girl (1919). He died on 9 August 1924 in New York City, New York, USA.- Actor
- Additional Crew
A noted stage actor at the turn of the 20th century, Robert Edeson began his film career working with Cecil B. DeMille on The Call of the North (1914), then moved on to Vitagraph where he remained for the rest of the teens. In the 1920s he returned to work for De Mille, playing the man-of-the-world type roles. Married to actress Mary Newcomb, Edeson died of heart failure.- Hugh Saxon was born on 14 January 1869 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Midnight Secrets (1924), Cytherea (1924) and The Guttersnipe (1922). He was married to Ellen. He died on 14 May 1945 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Bob Slater was born on 22 June 1869 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Square Joe (1922) and The Brown Derby (1926). He died on 20 June 1930 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Director
- Soundtrack
First of all, the cross-eyed comedian of silent days was not born that way. Supposedly his right eye slipped out of alignment while playing the role of the similarly afflicted Happy Hooligan in vaudeville and it never adjusted. Ironically, it was this disability that would enhance his comic value and make him a top name.
Ben Turpin was born in New Orleans in 1869, the son of a French-born confectionery store owner. When 7 years old, his father moved to New York's lower East Side. A wanderlust fellow by nature, Turpin lived the life of a hobo in his early adult years. He started up his career by chance while bumming in Chicago where he drew laughs at parties. An ad in a newspaper looking for comedy acts caught his eye and he successfully booked shows along with a partner. Going solo, he performed on the burlesque circuit as well as under circus tents and invariably entertained his audiences by doing tricks, vigorous pratfalls and, of course, crossing his eyes. One of his more familiar sight gags was a backwards tumble he called the "108." He happened upon the Happy Hooligan persona while playing on the road and kept the hapless character as part of routine for 17 years.
He started in films at age 38 in 1907, joining Essanay Studios shortly after the company began operating in Chicago. He also became their resident janitor for a spell. He stayed with the company for two years but remained on the edges of obscurity. Appearing sporadically in silent comedy shorts, he typically played dorky characters who always did something wrong. His big break came when he returned to Essanay and was introduced to Charles Chaplin, who immediately took to him and set him up with Mack Sennett. By 1917 Sennett had turned Turpin into a top comedy draw. With his trademark crossed eyes and thick mustache, he made scores of slapstick films alongside the likes of Mabel Normand and 'Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle', among others. Most notable were his films that parodied hit movies of the day such as his The Shriek of Araby (1923), in which his character lampooned Rudolph Valentino. Turpin's true forte was impersonating the most dashingly romantic and sophisticated stars of the day and turning them into clumsy oafs.
Turpin retired from full time acting in 1924 to care for his ailing wife Canadian comedy actress Carrie Turpin (nee LeMieux). After her death the following year he returned but his marquee value had slipped drastically. The advent of sound pretty much marked the end to his special brand of physical comedy. He was only glimpsed from then on, mostly in comic cameos for other top stars such as a bit as a plumber with Laurel & Hardy in Saps at Sea (1940), his last. He died of heart disease that same year.- George Gibbs was born on 8 March 1870 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a writer, known for Paradise Garden (1917), The Madcap (1916) and Voltaire (1933). He died on 10 October 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Producer
- Actor
Jules Brulatour was born on 7 April 1870 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Saved from the Titanic (1912), Marionettes (1925) and Kodachrome Two-Color Test Shots No. III (1922). He was married to Hope Hampton, Dorothy Gibson and Clara Isabelle Blouin. He died on 26 October 1946 in New York City, New York, USA.- Lyricist and songwriter, educated at Toule College Military School and Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He wrote special material for Lillian Russell, Marie Dressler, Charlie Chaplin, Lon Chaney, Pearl White and Mabel Normand. Joining ASCAP in 1921, his popular-song compositions include "Oh, Frenchy", "Dixie Ain't What Dixie Used to Be", "I Leave It All to You", "Out In the New Mown Hay", and "Short and Sweet".
- Harry Jones was born on 1 September 1872 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Injustice (1919). He died on 27 August 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Additional Crew
John Fairbanks was born on 3 March 1873 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. John is known for The Man from Painted Post (1917), Down to Earth (1917) and Wild and Woolly (1917). John was married to Margaret Frye McElvain. John died on 20 November 1926.- Ike Paul was born on 10 March 1873 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is known for The Broken Violin (1927) and On the Levee (1929).
- John St. Polis was born on 24 November 1873 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Three Weeks (1924), Why Be Good? (1929) and The Hero (1923). He was married to Angela M. Grimaldi and Rachel Amelia Ryan. He died on 8 October 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Howard Lang was born on 12 May 1874 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Call of the Prairie (1936), Bar 20 Rides Again (1935) and Here's Flash Casey (1938). He was married to Gwen Heller. He died on 26 January 1941 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- August Vollmer was born on 7 March 1876 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He died on 4 November 1955 in California, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Frank Darien was born on 18 March 1876 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Hellzapoppin' (1941) and The Whip Hand (1951). He died on 20 October 1955 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Alfred Aldridge was born on 18 September 1876 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for It Can Be Done (1921). He died on 4 May 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Soundtrack
Buddy Bolden was born on 6 September 1877 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He died on 4 November 1931 in Jackson, Louisiana, USA.- Originally from New Orleans, Fred Bonny was a song and dance man who worked in minstrel shows and in vaudeville for over forty years. With his wife, Pauline Freeman, they performed as "Bonny & Freeman," described as "exponents of the ULTRA TANGO DE LUXE and the Poetry of Terpsichore," and traveled the world. In the 1920s, Bonny was a member of the "Shuffle Along" Company and continued to act and perform comedy routines on various venues until his retirement just before America entered World War II.
- Soundtrack
Alphonse Picou was born on 19 October 1878 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He died on 4 February 1961.- J.M. Dumont was born on 7 February 1879 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Always Audacious (1920), The City of Masks (1920) and Sweet Lavender (1920). He died on 19 December 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Mathilde Baring was born on 18 September 1879 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for The Holy City (1912), McGinty and the Count (1915) and The Pines of Lorey (1914). She died in 1954 in the USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Joseph E. Bernard was born on 1 June 1880 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Pat and Mike (1952), Within These Walls (1945) and Sign of the Wolf (1941). He was married to Axtel, Winnifred. He died on 18 October 1958 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- George Herriman was born on 22 August 1880 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for A Krazy Katastrophe (1917), Moving Day (1917) and A Tempest in a Paint Pot (1916). He was married to Mabel Lillian Bridge. He died on 26 April 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Robert Pitkin was born on 21 October 1880 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Musical Comedy Time (1950), Enemies of the Law (1931) and Use Your Imagination (1933). He was married to Edna E. (Quinn) Brumley. He died in June 1970 in East Islip, New York, USA.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Leon De La Mothe was born on 26 December 1880 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Las campanas de Capistrano (1930), The Northern Code (1925) and The Tenor (1915). He died on 12 June 1943 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Sound Department
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Tony Jackson was born on 25 October 1882 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Shape of Water (2017), Father of the Bride Part II (1995) and Chain Lightning (1950). He died on 20 April 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.- Actor
Maurice Brierre was born on 10 February 1885 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor. He died on 4 November 1959 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Audley Anderson was born on 5 March 1885 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Strangers in the Night (1944), Outlaw's Son (1957) and Sky King (1951). He died on 19 December 1966 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Leslie Swabacker was born on 31 March 1885 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Leslie was a writer, known for Batman (1943), The Desert Hawk (1944) and The Phantom (1943). Leslie died on 11 June 1955 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
- Actor
Albert Richman was born on 21 May 1885 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor. He died on 20 April 1936 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- James Quinn was born on 17 July 1885 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Hold Everything (1930), Pretty Ladies (1925) and Speed Madness (1925). He died on 22 August 1940 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Charlotte Lillard was born on 13 August 1885 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for The Ranch Woman (1912), Hearts of Gold (1914) and Oh! What a Whopper! (1916). She died on 4 March 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Isabel La Mal was born on 16 July 1886 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for College Scandal (1935), Lady in a Jam (1942) and Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935). She was married to Otto Matieson. She died on 20 July 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Robert M. Savini was born on 29 August 1886 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a producer, known for The Road to Hollywood (1947), Reet, Petite, and Gone (1947) and Beware (1946). He was married to Irene. He died on 29 April 1956 in New York City, New York, USA.- Jode Mullally was born on 19 November 1886 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Cameo Kirby (1914), The Man from Home (1914) and After Five (1915). He died on 29 December 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- John Hunter Booth was born on 27 November 1886 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. John Hunter was a writer, known for The River (1928), Lucky Star (1929) and Rolling Home (1926). John Hunter was married to Gertrude Morgan. John Hunter died on 23 November 1971 in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
James O. Spearing was born on 1 August 1887 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Devil Tiger (1934), The Ice Flood (1926) and Dangerous Innocence (1925). He died on 9 January 1937 in New York City, New York, USA.- William F. Moran was born on 2 October 1888 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for In the Days of Buffalo Bill (1922), The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924) and Out of Singapore (1932). He died on 6 January 1972 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Songwriter ("Tiger Rag"), composer, conductor and cornetist, educated in high school and thereafter a cornetist, leader and manager of the The Original Dixieland Jazz Band. He played at Rosenweber's in New York during World War I, and toured throughout the United States and Europe until the group's dissolution in 1925, but he made many recordings. Between 1938 and 1958, he was in the construction business. Joining ASCAP in 1936, his other popular-song compositions included "Dixieland One Step", "Lazy Daddy", "Skeleton Jangle", "Fidgety Feet", "Some Rainy Night", "Barnyard Blues", "Ramblin' Blues", "At the Jazz Band Ball", and "Lasses Candy".- Veteran of World War I, serving as a First Lieutenant, in the 367th U. S. Infantry, 92nd U.S. Army Division; received the Croix de Guerre for bravery under fire; worked as a dining car waiter for the Union Pacific Railroad, then became a real estate operator, first recruiting African-American settlers for what would become the town of Allensworth, California, and then working as a salesman in the Los Angeles real estate offices of Sidney P. Dones (q.v.) before moving to Chicago.