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Adelheid Wette was born on 4 September 1858 in Siegburg, Germany. She is known for Hänsel und Gretel (1897), Hänsel und Gretel (2015) and Hansel and Gretel (1954). She was previously married to Hermann Wette.- Adolph Ochs was born on 12 March 1858 in the USA. He died on 8 April 1935 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.
- Actor
- Director
Adolphe Candé was born on 1 July 1858 in Paris, France. He was an actor and director, known for Le devoir d'abord (1917), Le mort invisible (1917) and The Three Musketeers (1912). He died on 22 September 1931 in Épinay-sur-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.- Agnes Baden-Powell was born on 16 December 1858. She died on 2 June 1945.
- Albert Ranft was born on 23 November 1858 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Husband by Proxy (1927) and For Her Sake (1930). He was married to Lisa Gottschalk and Alma Helin. He died on 5 October 1938 in Stureby hospital, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- Armenian novelist Alexander Shirvanzade was born Aleksandr Movsesyan in Shirvan, Azerbaijan, in 1858. His father was a tailor. At age 17 Shirvanzade found work in the Caspian Sea city of Baku, Azerbaijan, which was seeing a boom because of its vast oil reserves. He worked in various capacities--clerk, accountant--for a number of different oil companies, but still found time to immerse himself in the works of Russian and Armenian writers, as well as such Western European writers as Honoré de Balzac, Emile Zola and William Shakespeare. Seeing the effects--both good and bad, but mostly bad--that the oil boom was having on the average citizens in the Baku area, he wrote a flurry of novels, plays, articles, etc., protesting against what he saw as the exploitation of both the land and its people by the oil interests, and became active in social protest movements outside Baku. In 1894 he led protests against the Turkish massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, resulting in his imprisonment in TIflis, Georgia; that experience produced what many believe to be his finest work, "Chaos" (1896).
Upon his release from prison he began to agitate for a cause that not many men of the era considered important--women's rights. His plays "Evgine" and "Did She Have the Right?" were about giving women the right to vote. "For the Sake of Honor" (1904) railed against the injustices and excesses of capitalism. In 1916 Russian writer Maxim Gorky praised Shirvanzade's works, saying they "were known and read not only in the Caucasus but also in England, in the Scandinavian Peninsula, and Italy."
In his later years he lived abroad but returned to Armenia in 1926 and settled in Yerevan. He died in Kislovodsk, Armenia, in 1935. - Alice Charbonnet Kellerman was born on 12 October 1858 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Alice Charbonnet was a writer, known for Venus of the South Seas (1924). Alice Charbonnet died on 14 July 1914 in Paris, France.
- Alice Gale was born on 5 December 1858 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Heart and Soul (1917), Camille (1917) and Sins of Men (1916). She died on 27 March 1941 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Alice MacGowan was born on 10 December 1858 in Perrsyburg, Ohio, USA. She was a writer, known for Twenty-One (1923), Judith of the Cumberlands (1916) and The Best Man's Bride (1916). She died on 10 March 1947 in Los Gatos, California, USA.
- Allan Monkhouse was born on 7 May 1858 in Barnard Castle, County Durham, England, UK. Allan was a writer, known for BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960) and ITV Play of the Week (1955). Allan was married to Elizabeth Dorothy Pearson and Lucy Dowie. Allan died on 10 January 1936 in Cheshire, England, UK.
- Allifair McCoy was born on 10 June 1858 in Kentucky, USA. She died on 1 January 1888 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA.
- Ambrose Manning was born on 14 August 1858 in Holborn, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Squibs (1921), Squibs Wins the Calcutta Sweep (1922) and A Sailor Tramp (1922). He was married to Mary Elizabeth Cecilia Wilkes. He died on 22 March 1940 in Brixham, Devon, England, UK.
- Director
- Writer
André Antoine was born on 31 January 1858 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France. He was a director and writer, known for La terre (1921), Mademoiselle de La Seiglière (1921) and The Swallow and the Titmouse (1924). He died on 19 October 1943 in Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, France.- Soundtrack
Anthony J. Showalter was born on 1 May 1858 in Cherry Grove, Virginia, USA. Anthony J. died on 16 November 1924 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.- Anton Danilo Cerar was born on 15 July 1858 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He was an actor, known for Triglavske strmine (1932). He died on 23 April 1947 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- Arthur Helmore was born on 8 April 1858 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Kipps (1921) and The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol (1920). He died on 14 June 1941 in Wadebridge, Cornwall, England, UK.
- Actor
- Writer
Arthur Voegtlin was born on 8 November 1858 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for America (1914). He was married to Maude Caldwell. He died on 18 January 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Berthe Jalabert was born on 31 October 1858 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. She was an actress, known for L'Arlésienne (1922), Oh! Ce baiser! (1917) and L'essor (1921). She died in 1935.
- Bonar Law was born on 16 September 1858 in Rexton, New Brunswick, Canada. He was married to Annie Pitcairn Robley. He died on 30 October 1923 in London, England, UK.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
C.J. Williams was born on 23 July 1858 in New York, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Funny Side of Jealousy (1915), Wild Oats (1919) and Crooky (1915). He was married to Ida Williams. He died on 26 January 1945 in New York, USA.- Calvert Carter was born on 23 October 1858 in Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Less Than Kin (1918), Broadway Fever (1929) and The Fighting Shepherdess (1920). He died on 29 August 1932 in Long Beach, California, USA.
- Brother of the more famous Gerhart Hauptmann. Like his brother, he wrote naturalistic dramas including Marianne (1894) and Ephraims Breite (1898), but then turned to symbolism. His best novel is Mathilde (1902), a novel exploring the soul of a young factory worker.
- Carl Laufs was born on 20 December 1858 in Mainz, Grand Duchy of Hesse [now Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany]. He was a writer, known for Ein toller Einfall (1916), Pension Schöller (1930) and Une idée folle (1933). He died on 12 August 1900 in Kassel, Hesse, Germany.
- Cesare Gravina was born on 23 January 1858 in Naples, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Man Who Laughs (1928), Merry-Go-Round (1923) and Madame Butterfly (1915). He died on 16 September 1954 in New York, USA.
- Producer
- Director
- Cinematographer
Charles Goodwin Norton worked as a cabinet-maker but his left hand was partially paralysed in an accident, and he opened a stationers shop at St Pancras, London. He later recalled how he purchased a lantern and slides at a book sale, gave several private shows before buying a bi-unial and launching into public performances, while retaining his stationers business. He became well-known for his spectacular lantern entertainments - eventually with a triple lantern and featuring dissolving views - introducing films into his programme during the latter half of 1896. He then acquired a Velograph camera and produced quite a number of films through to the end of the century, some or all of which were processed by G.A. Smith of Hove; titles such as Street Panorama, Promenade and Circus. Other subjects included variations of the familiar Waves and The Gardener and the Hose, featuring Norton himself as the gardener, and his son Charles Douglas Norton as the mischievous boy. Norton also took the lead in The Postman and the Nursemaid; the maid being played by his daughter, Alice. More original were Shop, an advertising film in which a boy sticks a bill on the Norton's shop window announcing 'Animated Photographs C. Goodwin Norton', and Good Night, a scene outside the shop at closing time. As well as producing films he continued as an exhibitor. He adapted an early projector to take a reel containing about twenty short films, and gave shows for the Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III (10 September 1896), the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace (8 January 1897) and at Cowes, Isle of Wight (3 January 1899), and King Edward VII and family on 14 December 1901. He may also have been a projectionist for Harrods department store at this period. Thanks to a donation by his daughter Alice to the National Film Archive, many of the films from Norton's shows, both his own productions and others, have survived, and those featuring the activities of children have a rare charm and distinctive 'home movie' style.- Charles Hawtrey was born on 21 September 1858 in Eton, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for A Message from Mars (1913), The Private Secretary (1935) and Honeymoon for Three (1915). He was married to Katherine Elsie Emma Petre and Madeline 'Mae' Harriet. He died on 30 July 1923 in Marylebone, London, England, UK.
- Charles Le Bargy was born on 28 August 1858 in La Chapelle, Paris, France. He was an actor and director, known for The Assassination of the Duke de Guise (1908), The Return of Ulysses (1909) and Carmen (1908). He died on 5 February 1936 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Charles Schwanenflügel was born on 15 November 1858. He was an actor, known for Under Møllevingen (1913), Guld der hævner (1914) and Livets Ubønhørlighed (1914). He died on 20 August 1943.
- Charles W. Chesnutt was born on 20 June 1858 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a writer, known for Veiled Aristocrats (1932), The Conjure Woman (1926) and The House Behind the Cedars (1927). He died on 15 November 1932 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
- Actor
- Production Designer
Christian Hansen was born on 4 June 1858 in Kolding, Denmark. He was an actor and production designer, known for Peder Tordenskjold (1910). He died on 29 November 1919.- Writer
- Editor
- Additional Crew
Condé B. Pallen was born on 5 December 1858 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Condé B. was a writer and editor, known for Luring Shadows (1921), The Transgressor (1918) and The Burning Question (1919). Condé B. was married to Georgianna McDougall Adams. Condé B. died on 26 May 1929 in New York City, New York, USA.- Cornelius Kirschner was born on 28 May 1858 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor, known for Das vierte Gebot (1920), Die Ehe einer Nacht (1927) and Die Frau von gestern und morgen (1928). He died on 4 March 1931 in Vienna, Austria.
- David Higgins was born on 21 June 1858 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Conquest of Canaan (1916), At Piney Ridge (1916) and His Last Dollar (1914). He was married to Bliss Milford. He died on 29 June 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
- Best-known for performing the most popular baseball poem, "Casey at the Bat." Filmed as one of the first talkies, 5 years before The Jazz Singer (1927), Casey at the Bat (1922), was included in Ken Burns' Baseball (1994). Hopper, a fervent New York Giant fan, first performed the then-unknown poem to the Giants and Chicago Cubs, on the day his friend, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Tim Keefe had his record 19 game winning streak stopped, August 14, 1888. The dying General William T. Sherman was also in the audience that evening, along with Keefe and his brother-in-law shortstop/attorney John Montgomery Ward. 2 months later the Giants won New York's first world championship.
Hopper recited Casey for almost 40 years in films, on stage, records, radio etc. Known as the "Husband of His Country" for his 6 marriages. He became totally hairless, with blue-tinged skin, possibly from reaction to a patent medicine. Even so, his powerful voice and great sense of humor mesmerized women all his life. One of his wives was the gossip columnist Hedda Hopper. Their son, the white-maned William Hopper, played private investigator Paul Drake on Perry Mason for many years. - Actor
- Director
Dillo Lombardi was born on 10 January 1858 in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was an actor and director, known for Malacarne (1918), The Living Corpse (1913) and Il mio diario di guerra (1915). He died on 15 July 1935 in Civita Castellana, Lazio, Italy.- Duiliu Zamfirescu was born on 30 October 1858. Duiliu was a writer, known for Tanase Scatiu (1976). Duiliu died on 3 June 1922.
- E. Nesbit was born on 15 August 1858 in London, England, UK. E. was a writer, known for Masterpiece (1971), The Railway Children Return (2022) and The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet (1995). E. was married to Thomas Tucker and Hubert Bland. E. died on 4 May 1924 in New Romney, Kent, England, UK.
- Edward Sass was born on 12 January 1858 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Henry VIII (1911), The Broken Melody (1916) and The Heart of a Child (1915). He was married to Emma Gwynne (née Putney, actress). He died on 15 November 1916 in New Malden, Surrey, England, UK.
- Egerton Castle was born on 12 March 1858 in Paris, France. He was a writer, known for Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1930), The Incomparable Mistress Bellairs (1914) and Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1916). He was married to Agnes Castle. He died on 17 September 1920 in London, England, UK.
- Actress
- Writer
Eleonora Duse was born on 3 October 1858 in Vigevano, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress and writer, known for Cenere (1917). She was married to Tebaldo Marchetti. She died on 21 April 1924 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.- Ella Boole was born on 26 July 1858 in Van Wert, Ohio, USA. She died on 13 March 1952 in New York, USA.
- Emil Stammer was born on 15 June 1858 in Potsdam, Germany. He was an actor, known for Das Skelett des Herrn Markutius (1920), Das Mädel von Pontecuculi (1924) and Du Mädel vom Rhein (1922). He died on 30 December 1926 in Berlin, Germany.
- Actor
- Writer
Emilian Erichsen was born on 26 July 1858 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor and writer, known for The Leap to Death (1912), Dagen før - Dagen efter (1912) and Convict 337 (1913). He died on 21 March 1938.- Emma Calvé was born on 15 August 1858 in Decazeville, Aveyron, France. She was an actress, known for Le paquebot Tenacity (1934), La chambre de la bonne (1918) and Fleur du mal (1922). She was married to Alnor Gaspari (Florentine tenor). She died on 6 January 1942 in Millau, Aveyron, France.
- Emmeline Pankhurst was born on 15 July 1858 in Moss Side, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. She was married to Richard Pankhurst. She died on 14 June 1928 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.
- Born in 1858 to Duke Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife, Princess Adelheid zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Augusta-Victoria's family was uprooted from their hereditary fief due to war, and as a consequence she lived throughout Europe as a girl. She met then-Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany in 1879 and married him two years later; she was a dutiful wife and mother, and posed no challenge to her husband's dominating personality. When his father died in 1888, Wilhelm became Kaiser of Germany. After World War I, she followed her husband into exile in the Netherlands, where she died in 1921.
- Music Department
- Actress
- Writer
Ethel Smyth was born on 23 April 1858 in Sidcup, Kent, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Suffragette (2015), Caught (1987) and A Skirt Through History (1994). She died on 8 May 1944 in Woking, Surrey, England, UK.- Eugène Brieux was born on 19 January 1858 in Paris, France. He was a writer, known for Damaged Goods (1914), Damaged Goods (1919) and The Cradle (1922). He died on 6 December 1932 in Nice, France.
- F.A. Turner was born on 12 October 1858 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Restitution (1918), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917) and A Man and His Mate (1915). He died on 13 February 1923.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Ferdinand Gottschalk was born on 28 February 1858 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Berkeley Square (1933), She Had to Say Yes (1933) and I Am a Thief (1934). He died on 10 November 1944 in London, England, UK.