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- Music Department
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Rentarô Taki was born on 24 August 1879 in Tokyo, Japan. Rentarô was a composer, known for La La Land (2016), Emperor and Atarashiki tsuchi (1937). Rentarô died on 29 June 1903.- Jiggs Donahue was born on 13 July 1879 in Springfield, Ohio, USA. He died on 19 July 1913 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
- Mikhail Obukhov was born on 25 January 1879 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]. Mikhail died on 25 March 1914 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia].
- Takashi Nagatsuka was born on 3 April 1879 in Kosshomura, Okada-gun, Ibaraki, Japan [now Kossho Ishige-machi, Yuki-gun, Ibaraki, Japan]. He was a writer, known for Earth (1939). He died on 8 February 1915 in Japan.
- Patrick Pearse was born on 10 November 1879 in 27 Great Brunswick Street, Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]. He died on 3 May 1916 in Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland].
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Holger Holm was born on 7 February 1879 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor and director, known for Døden (1910), Verdensgiften (1914) and Kærlighed gør stærk (1912). He died on 29 August 1916 in Copenhagen, Denmark.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Handsome, dark wavy-haired leading man who appeared on the New York stage, starred in early silent films (1-3 reelers) as well as directed and wrote scenarios. Worked for various studios including Edison, American, Powers, Rex, Big U (Universal), Laemmle, Nestor and Selig. Still working until the year of his death, he passed away at the age of 37 from paralysis associated with multiple sclerosis which affected his spinal cord. He left his wife Ann and their two year old daughter as well as his parents and two sisters.- Director
- Actor
Marshall Farnum was born on 19 December 1879 in Natick, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The House of Mirrors (1916), Wormwood (1915) and Lady Audley's Secret (1915). He was married to Helena M. Scott and Louise A. Lewis. He died on 19 February 1917 in Prescott, Arizona, USA.- John Purroy Mitchel was born on 19 July 1879 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Olive Child Mitchel. He died on 6 July 1918 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
Harry Lyons was born on 12 November 1879 in Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Broke But Ambitious (1916), Nobody Guilty (1916) and With Father's Help (1915). He died on 13 March 1919 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Cinematographer
Harry Wilson Lyon was born on 12 November 1879 in Illinois, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for The Weavers of Life (1917), Loaded Dice (1918) and The Land of the Rising Sun (1917). He died on 13 March 1919 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Sigurd Von Koch was born on 28 June 1879 in Ägnö, Tyresö, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was a writer, known for Minlotsen (1915). He died on 16 March 1919 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- Actress
- Writer
- Director
Constance Crawley was born on 30 March 1879 in London, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Thais (1914), Charlotte Corday (1914) and Francesca da Rimini (1913). She was married to John Sayer Crawley. She died on 17 March 1919 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Emiliano Zapata was born on August 8, 1879 in Anenecuilo, Mexico, the son of a local businessman. He was not himself a tenant farmer, but was raised amoung them in the predominantly agrarian Morelos district, where the primitive living conditions convinced him of the need for sweeping reforms. He became the peasants' spokesman in the area and was briefly drafted into the Mexican army as punishment for his radical statements on their behalf. In the early 1900s, as public pressure grew against the dictatorial regime of President Porfirio Díaz, Zapata started organizing a revolutionary army in Morelos. He proved to be a natural tactician as well as an inspiring leader. When a revolt against Diaz, headed by Francisco I. Madero, broke out in March 1911, Zapata was appointed Supremo (Supreme Chief) of the Revolutionary Movement of the South. By the end of May, Zapata's forces had defeated Diaz's troops in Yautepec, Cuautla and Cuernavaca, in southern Mexico, events that played a key role in Madero's subsequent victory and appointment as president of Mexico. When Madero was overthrown and assassinated by Gen. Victoriano Huerta in 1913, Zapata entered into a campaign of guerrilla warfare against the Huerta regime, which was even more repressive than Diaz's. By July 1914 Zapata's forces had fought their way to the outskirts of Mexico City, forcing Huerta to flee into exile. Four months later, when the revolutionaries' victory was complete, Zapata entered Mexico City in triumph with fellow commanders Pancho Villa and Venustiano Carranza, and the three established a provisional government. However, the following spring Zapata, like Villa before him, was ousted from the new government by Carranza and his followers. Once again Zapata entered into a protracted guerrilla war against the government. After a four-year stalemate and infrequent clashes with federal troops, the government finallly persuaded Zapata to attend a peace conference aimed at ending the insurrection, and the conference took place in Chinameca on April 10, 1919. However, when Zapata arrived he was immediately surrounded and shot and killed by government troops; the "conference" was a ploy by Carranza to lure Zapata to a place where he could be assassinated. Zapata's reforms were eventually instituted, though, albeit years after his death. He is regarded to this day by most Mexicans as a martyr to the Mexican revolution.
- Actor
- Director
George Gebhardt was born on 21 September 1879 in Basel, Switzerland. He was an actor and director, known for The Puppet Crown (1915), A Woman's Way (1908) and The Chosen Prince, or the Friendship of David and Jonathan (1917). He was married to Mrs. George Gebhardt. He died on 2 May 1919 in Edendale, California, USA.- Actor
- Director
Alfred Paget was born on 2 June 1879 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for Intolerance (1916), Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917) and Martyrs of the Alamo (1915). He was married to Leila Halstead Paget. He died on 8 October 1919 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.- Writer
- Director
- Actor
B.F. Clinton was born on 29 June 1879 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Water Cure (1916), £20,000 (1916) and A Kract Affair (1916). He was married to Mrs. B.F. Clinton. He died on 18 November 1919 in New York, USA.- Georg Queri was born on 30 April 1879 in Frieding, Bavaria, Germany. He was a writer, known for Die Erbin vom Rosenhof (1942) and Der Komödienstadel (1959). He died on 21 November 1919 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
- Béla Magas was born on 2 April 1879 in Kassa, Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Kosice, Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for A tékozló fiú (1919), Lu, a kokott (1919) and Sappho (1919). He died on 20 February 1920 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Béla Cserny was born on 5 May 1879 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was an actor, known for Jönnek az oroszok (1914). He died on 26 February 1921 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Martin Oscár was born on 28 December 1879 in Sweden. He was an actor, known for Erotikon (1920) and Gyurkovicsarna (1920). He died on 25 April 1921 in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Additional Crew
- Producer
- Director
Karger was married to Ann Conley of the "Ann & Effie Conley Sisters" Vaudeville Act. He was one of the original founders and the general manager of Metro Pictures in New York before they moved to Hollywood and merged with Samuel Goldwyn and Louis B. Mayer to form MGM Pictures. His son Fred Karger was a composer and a vocal coach at Columbia Pictures. Romantically involved with a young Marilyn Monroe from 1948-1949, Fred broke with Monroe, and eventually married Jane Wyman in 1952.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Harry Williams was born on 23 August 1879 in Faribault, Minnesota, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Wonder Woman (2017), P.S. I Love You (2007) and The Legend of 1900 (1998). He was married to Carolyn ?. He died on 15 May 1922 in Oakland, California, USA.- George Bronson Howard was born on 7 January 1879 in Relay, Maryland, USA. George Bronson was a writer and director, known for Perils of the Secret Service (1917), The Last Cigarette (1917) and The Crimson Blade (1917). George Bronson was married to Dos Skinner, Margaret Sackville and Jean ?. George Bronson died on 20 November 1922 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Robert Bodanzky was born on 20 March 1879 in Vienna, Austria. He was a writer, known for The Rogue Song (1930), Whirled into Happiness (1951) and Eva, the Factory Girl (1935). He died on 2 November 1923 in Berlin, Germany.- T. Tamamoto was born on 27 August 1879 in Japan. He was an actor, known for The Man Who Disappeared (1914), The Mystery of Room 13 (1915) and When Love Is King (1916). He was married to Emma L. Brown. He died on 28 September 1924 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Vano Sarajishvili was born on 13 May 1879 in Signagi, Georgia, Russian Empire. He was an actor, known for Mamis mkvleli (1923). He died on 11 November 1924 in Tiflis, Georgian SSR, TSFSR, USSR [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia].
- Shorty Hamilton was born on 9 September 1879 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Denny from Ireland (1918), It Happened Out West (1923) and The Snail (1918). He was married to Ethel Spurgint (actress). He died on 7 March 1925 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Antonina Khanzhonkova was born on 26 July 1879 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. She was an editor, known for Nabat (1917). She died on 29 July 1925 in Berlin, Germany.
- James Haggar was born on 3 May 1879 in Dartford, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Sign of the Cross (1904), Weary Willie and Tired Tim: The Gunpowder Plot (1903) and Weary Willie and Tired Tim Turned Barbers (1903). He was married to Kate Haggar. He died on 1 December 1925 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Edvin Stenström was born on 7 August 1879. He was an actor, known for Polyteekkarifilmi (1924) and Suursalon häät (1924). He died on 15 June 1926.
- Costume Designer
O'Kane Conwell was born on 3 April 1879. O'Kane was a costume designer, known for Virtuous Wives (1918). O'Kane was married to Clarke Meyers Conwell. O'Kane died on 1 January 1927 in New York City, New York, USA.- Soundtrack
Georges Villard was born on 21 April 1879 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Georges died on 5 February 1927 in Paris, France.- Isabel Jay was born on 17 October 1879 in London, England, UK. She was married to Frank Curzon (actor) and Henry Shepherd Cavendish (African explorer). She died on 26 February 1927 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Clem Easton was born on 26 December 1879 in Summit, New Jersey, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Trail of the Upper Yukon (1915), The Adventure of the Yellow Curl Papers (1915) and The Ladder of Fortune (1915). He was married to Dorothy Jewell. He died on 7 May 1927 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.- Elfie Virginia Fay was born on January 11, 1879 in New York City. Her father was vaudeville star Hugh Faye. She began performing on stage at the age of fifteen. Elfie made her Broadway debut in February of 1900 starring in Mamselle 'Awkins. Over the next few years she appeared in the hit shows The Belle Of New York and The Southerners. Her habit of making odd facial expressions on stage made her a sensation. The vivacious red-head was nicknamed "The Belle Of Avenue A". She made headlines in 1902 when she got engaged to Sir Thomas Lipton, a wealthy British sportsman. Elfie was also engaged to Sir George Lionel Prescott, a British Lieutenant, and Ensign Leslie B. Anderson, a Naval officer. She said "A woman can fall in love as often as she encounters a man who is able by superior qualities of heart and mind to inspire such love." Elfie filed for bankruptcy in 1910 and spent the next several years performing in Europe and Asia.
In 1913 she married Eugene Rosenblatt in England. They divorced three years later. She returned to New York City and started performing in vaudeville. Elfie married Samuel Armstrong Benner, a steel executive, on December 21, 1920. Tragically he died just three months after their wedding. Although her husband was wealthy she only inherited $500 from his estate. She moved to California to live with her brother, actor Hugh Fay. Elfie made her film debut in the 1924 comedy A Movie Mad Maid. She also had small parts in Trouble Chaser, His Day Off, and A Perfect Day. Elfie was devastated when her brother died in 1926. During the summer of 1927 she entered a sanitarium suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis. She died on September 16, 1927 at the age of forty-eight. Elfie was buried in an unmarked grave at Grand View Memorial Park in Glendale, California. - Emma Carus a beautiful and highly well-known contralto singing star who was in the cast of the original Ziegfeld Follies, frequently sang in vaudeville and Broadway theatre's in many musical dramas, appearing in 'Rally Round the Flag' at the Union Square Theatre in 1897. She appeared in only one film as herself in a short with some of the most popular celebraties of the day such as George M. Cohan, James J. Corbett, Marie Dressler, Eddie Foy and Annie Oakley and many more made by the Vitagraph Film Company in 1910. In 1911, Carus is said to have been largely responsible for helping introduce and popularize Irving Berlin's first major hit song 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' in Chicago, it especially became identified with her. Carus returned for a fourth year on the interstate Vaudeville circuit in 1914, this time she was accompanied by a dance partner, Carl Randall, she had a new stock of songs that included 'an Irish Suffragette'. Also notable for songwriting herself which includes 'Would You Be Satisfied Sally...' and also 'In the War of Hearts and Eyes'.
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Silvio Hein was born on 15 March 1879 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for Charity (1916), M*A*S*H (1972) and The Lambs' All-Star Gambol (1914). He was married to Anna V. Mooney. He died on 19 December 1928 in Saranac Lake, New York, USA.- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Charles McEvoy was born on 30 June 1879 in London, England, UK. He was a writer and director, known for The Man in the Shadows (1915), Sally in Our Alley (1931) and The Third Generation (1915). He was married to Marjorie Gwendolyn Notley. He died on 16 February 1929 in Somerset, England, UK.- Leslie Faber born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1879. Highly successful stage actor, perhaps his most notable performances was 'The Hypocrites' in 1906, 'Lady Patricia' at the Empire Theatre in 1912 'Diplomacy' in 1914 and The Patriot' in 1928, also well-known on Broadway stage. Handsome smart gentleman who appeared in few British silent films, making his debut in 'The White Hen' co-starring Mary Glynne and the popular comedy 'Candytuft, I Mean Veronica' in 1921, he will be best remembered in the lead role as Anthony Bond in 'Afraid of Love' in 1925 and as Weston in 'White Cargo' in 1929. Married stage actress Gladys Gray. Died of pneumonia in 1929 age 50.
- Miller Huggins was born on 27 March 1879 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He died on 25 September 1929 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Writer
- Director
- Editor
Charles Maigne was born on 11 November 1879 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He was a writer and director, known for In the Hollow of Her Hand (1918), Her Great Chance (1918) and The Redhead (1919). He was married to Anne Cornwall. He died on 28 November 1929 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Emilio Ghione was born on 30 July 1879 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. He was an actor and director, known for Il castello di bronzo (1920), I topi grigi (1918) and Za-la-Mort (1915). He died on 7 January 1930 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Actor
- Writer
Louis Leon Hall was born on 26 May 1879 in Oneida, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Man and Morality (1916), The Man Inside (1916) and The Man of Shame (1915). He was married to Ann Shoemaker and Ethel Frances Roberts. He died on 17 April 1930 in Houlton, Maine, USA.- Writer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
American songwriter who composed hundreds of songs, many of them now standards. The daughter of a journalist, Whitson was born in Hickman County, Tennessee, where she collaborated with her sister Alice on lyrics. She also wrote poetry and was widely published as a poet and fiction writer. In 1909, she had a hit with her song "Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland," repopularized years later in the film In the Good Old Summertime (1949). Her most enduring song came in 1910: "Let Me Call You Sweetheart." She died at 51 in Nashville and was buried there.- Alice Knowland was born on 6 October 1879 in Fort Fairfield, Maine, USA. She was an actress, known for On the High Seas (1922), The Marriage of Molly-O (1916) and Fair Enough (1918). She died on 27 May 1930 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Songwriter ("After You've Gone"), composer, author, publisher and singer, educated in New York public schools. He co-founded the Clef Club, and joined the Gotham-Attucks Music Company. He joined ASCAP in 1924 and toured the US and Europe in vaudeville with his chief musical collaborator, Turner Layton. His Broadway stage scores include "Three Showers", and "Strut, Miss Lizzie". His other popular-song compositions include "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans", "Sweet Emmalina My Gal", "Goodbye, Alexander, My Honey", "Down by the River", "If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight" and "My Little Bluebird Was Caught in the Rain".- Arthur Hunter was born on 22 May 1879 in Russia. He was an actor, known for Traffic in Souls (1913). He died on 12 April 1931 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Tom Shelford was born on 9 March 1879 in Clapham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Dick Turpin: 200 Guineas Reward, Wanted Dead or Alive (1912). He died on 19 June 1931 in Hornsey, London, England, UK.
- Make-Up Department
A former Hairdresser (Winston Churchill was said to have thought of him highly as a barber), George Westmore emigrated with his family from England to the US in the early 20th century. Determined to make himself and his family a good living in his adopted country, Westmore also took up wig-making before gradually moving into Make-up. With movies taking their hold on American culture, he established the first ever movie make-up department, and taught his English-born sons Monte, Perc, Ern and Wally the techniques of the profession. His two youngest sons, Bud and Frank, US born, also became make-up artists. His only daughter by Ada, Dorothy, may have also taken up the profession, but died at the tragically early age of 24 following an operation. After the death of his first wife, Ada Savage, Westmore married Anita Salazar and had a daughter, Patricia, but the marriage ran into trouble, and Westmore committed suicide by swallowing Mercury in 1931, after issuing various threats to some members of his family.
After George's death, his sons carried on the dynasty; Monte was much associated with MGM until his early death of a heart attack following surgery; Perc became head of Make-up at Warner Bros; Wally himself became Make-up chief at Paramount; Ern worked at 20th Century Fox and low-budget film studio Eagle-Lion, but his career was hampered by an alcohol problem; Bud became head at Universal, and the youngest, Frank, was more freelance and later wrote a book on the family,' The Westmores Of Hollywood' in 1976.
Descendents are still very much working in Hollywood to this day; Monte's three sons, Monte Jnr, Marvin, and Michael; Marvin's children Kevin and Kandace; and Wally's granddaughter Pamela. Although he didn't live long enough to witness it, George Westmore's contribution to the development and art of screen make-up was hugely innovative and influential, and his legacy is still felt in contemporary times.