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- Richard Kean was born on 1 January 1881 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Ten Commandments (1956), A Dangerous Game (1941) and The Court Jester (1955). He died on 29 December 1959 in Laguna Beach, California, USA.
- Joe Jackson was born on 1 January 1881 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now in Austria]. He was an actor, known for The Lion and the Girl (1916), A Modern Enoch Arden (1916) and Gypsy Joe (1916). He was married to Marie Rialto. He died on 14 May 1942 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Reynolds Denniston was born on 1 January 1881 in Dunedin, New Zealand. He was an actor, known for The Loyal Rebel (1915) and Love Letters of a Star (1936). He was married to Valentine Sidney (actress). He died on 29 January 1943 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Marian Palewicz was born on 1 January 1881 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Pan Tadeusz (1928), Chlopi (1922) and Halka (1930). He died on 26 September 1939 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Born Yokoyama Yataro, the young man was in a theatre troupe in 1893 until in 1899 he moved to Tokyo to join another theatre company. In that same year the Japanese begin to use film cameras and make movies. The official first film of Japan was Pisutoru gôtô Shimizu Sadakichi (1899) the story of an escape from jail where Yataro played the role of a policeman. He next moved to Japan's Kansai region and participated in different performance groups. In 1912 he joined multiple film companies ending up appearing on camera in over 300 films. His last film was Chushingura (1962), which happened to be Setsuko Hara's final movie as well.
- Marius Wulff was born on 1 January 1881 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a writer, known for Hjertekrigen paa Ravnsholt (1917), Judge Not (1914) and De kære Nevøer (1914). He died on 2 February 1953 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Suzette Tarri was born on 2 January 1881 in Shoreditch, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Somewhere in Civvies (1943), The Good Old Days (1953) and Variety (1936). She was married to Thomas MacDuff Copeland and David Edmund Jenkins. She died on 10 October 1955 in Southgate, London, England, UK.
- Harry Linkey was born on 2 January 1881 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Masked Rider (1916), When California Was Wild (1915) and A Second Beginning (1915). He died on 1 November 1947 in West Hollywood, California, USA.
- Actress
Lillian Clayes was born on 3 January 1881 in California, USA. She was an actress. She died on 5 June 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Smith was the youngest of 7 children, born and raised in Niles, Michigan, USA, the son of German immigrants and was an orphan at age 15. After inheriting his parents' property, he sailed around the world. He settled in New York City and was a costumer for Famous Players-Laskey Film Company and Paramount Pictures in the 1920's, dressing personalities of renown such as Lilyan Tashman, Louise Brooks, Mary Pickford, & Rudolph Valentino, among others. Smith was also acquainted with and employed at one time by Lady Lucile Duff-Gordon, a leading fashion designer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
During the Depression, for economic reasons, Smith was caretaker of and shared the home of Juliana Force, first director of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. In the 1930s-40s Smith became the proprietor of a swanky tea house in this home, Shaker Hollow, located in South Salem, Westchester County, New York. There he became acquainted with Metropolitan Opera divas and other notable personalities while simultaneously running a successful catering business. Smith later became a minor radio personality and author of magazine articles on costuming and cooking, and published two small cookbooks.
Smith was a diabetic and passed away suddenly at the age of 70.- Additional Crew
- Writer
- Editor
Marion Morgan was born on 4 January 1881 in New Jersey, USA. She was a writer and editor, known for Goin' to Town (1935), Fashions for Women (1927) and Klondike Annie (1936). She died on 10 November 1971 in Los Angeles, California, 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.
- Music Department
Gaetano Merola was born on 4 January 1881 in Naples, Italy. Gaetano is known for Love Me Forever (1935). Gaetano died on 30 August 1953 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Actor
- Writer
Clifford Seyler was born on 4 January 1881 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Tons of Money (1926) and Squibs (1921). He died on 20 July 1930 in Kensington, London, England, UK.- Nikolaj Velimirovic was born on 4 January 1881 in Lelic-Valjevo, Serbia. Nikolaj was a writer, known for Samo je jedno potrebno (2022) and Molitve na jezeru (1992). Nikolaj died on 18 March 1956 in Libertyville, Illinois, USA.
- Sound Department
Jess Moulin was born on 4 January 1881 in South Dakota, USA. Jess is known for Danger in the Pacific (1942), The Mad Ghoul (1943) and The Lost Moment (1947). Jess died on 19 December 1948 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Clara Nebelong was born on 5 January 1881. She was an actress, known for Feens Rose (1907), Skipperens Datter (1907) and Æren tabt alt tabt (1907). She died on 28 January 1943.
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Henrik Galeen was born on 7 January 1881 in Stryj, Galicia, Austria-Hungary. He was a writer and director, known for Nosferatu (1922), The Golem (1914) and A Daughter of Destiny (1928). He was married to Comptess Ilse von Schenk and Elvira Adler. He died on 30 July 1949 in Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA.- Bernard K. Burns was born on 8 January 1881 in New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Woman on the Jury (1924). He died on 10 August 1937 in Boise, Idaho, USA.
- Actress
Virginia Whitehead was born on 8 January 1881 in Oakland, California, USA. She was an actress. She died on 8 February 1965 in Sausalito, California, USA.- Orie Robertson was born on 9 January 1881 in Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Bucking the Truth (1926). He died on 14 April 1964 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Production Designer
- Art Director
- Costume Designer
Otto Hunte qualified with a degree from the Kunstgewerbeschule in Hamburg. He first came to notice as a stage designer in Berlin around the turn of the century. When he entered films in 1919 as a set decorator and costume designer, he joined a highly skilled team (usually working in tandem with top craftsmen like Erich Kettelhut and Karl Vollbrecht), frequently for the director Fritz Lang. As production designer/art director, Hunte was especially renowned for the darkly sinister, gothic sets he created for Lang's mammoth "Nibelungen" saga. In perfect contrast to these were his stylised futuristic designs for the underground Metropolis (1927); the monumental and richly ornate architecture for the sacrificial temple of Eschnapur in the two-part epic "Das Indische Grabmal" (and, similarly, for the city of Ophir in the fifth instalment of "Die Herrin der Welt").
With the advent of sound, Hunte's work adapted to more contemporary requirements, such as the seedy night club setting for The Blue Angel (1930). An atomic reactor designed for the film Gold (1934) was apparently so convincing, that the Allies confiscated all prints of the film after the war. During the mid-1930's, Hunte sadly blotted his copy book by working on several notorious Nazi propaganda films. Ironically, his penultimate contribution was the anti-Nazi drama Murderers Among Us (1946). This, the first so-called 'Trümmer-film', was an immensely effective evocation of devastated post-war Germany.- Bertrand W. Sinclair was born on 9 January 1881 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for The Raiders (1921), Big Timber (1917) and The Peculiar Nature of the White Man's Burden (1912). He was married to Bertha Muzzy Sinclair. He died on 20 October 1972 in Canada.
- Special Effects
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
After working on silents, then Don Juan, the first sound picture, Harry Redmond Sr. came from New York to Los Angeles in 1926. He worked in the special effects department of First National Studio from 1926 to 1930. He moved on to the special effects department at RKO 1931, then became head of special effects department at RKO from 1932 to 1935.- Ferenc Medgyessy was born on 10 January 1881 in Debrecen, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He died on 20 July 1958 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Zsigmond Gere was born on 10 January 1881 in Kiskõrös, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Soldiers of the Emperor (1918), Sárga liliom (1914) and Meseország (1922). He died on 23 August 1926 in Esztergom, Hungary.
- Emma Littlefield was born on 12 January 1881 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Best Man (1916), He Got His (1918) and Some Professor (1918). She was married to Victor Moore. She died on 23 June 1934 in Farmingdale, New York, USA.
- Johannes Steiner was born on 13 January 1881 in Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland. He is known for Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe (1941), Der achti Schwyzer (1940) and Das Weyerhuus (1940).
- Additional Crew
Lillian K. Deighton was born on 13 January 1881 in Pennsylvania, USA. Lillian K. died on 7 July 1950 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Writer
- Editor
- Additional Crew
Walter Woods was born on 14 January 1881 in Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and editor, known for Terror Island (1920), The Night Flyer (1928) and David Harum (1934). He was married to Lucy Perry Milliken. He died on 7 December 1942 in Glendale, California, USA.- Davison Clark was born on 15 January 1881 in Fresno, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Scarlet Empress (1934), The Buccaneer (1938) and The Mighty Barnum (1934). He died on 4 November 1972 in Ventura, California, USA.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Arthur Kay was born on 16 January 1881 in Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Just Imagine (1930) and Married in Hollywood (1929). He died on 19 December 1969 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Morris Gest was born on 17 January 1881 in Vilnius, Russian Empire [now Lithuania]. He was an actor, known for Camille (1926) and John Miljan: Vitaphone Trailer Announcement - 'the Jazz Singer' (1927). He was married to Reina Belasco. He died on 16 May 1942 in New York, New York, USA.
- Harry Price was born on 17 January 1881 in London, England, UK. He died on 29 March 1948 in Pulborough, West Sussex, England, UK.
- Visual Effects
José André was born on 17 January 1881 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He died on 13 July 1944 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Writer
- Music Department
- Actor
Andy Rice was born on 18 January 1881. He was a writer and actor, known for The Florodora Girl (1930), McFadden's Flats (1935) and The March of Time (1930). He died on 17 February 1963 in Dallas, Texas, USA.- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Graham Pockett was born on 18 January 1881 in Cork, Ireland. He was an actor and producer, known for Theatre Parade (1936), Full Circle (1935) and Marigold (1936). He died on 15 September 1950 in Prince of Wales Theatre [Theatre Royal], Cardiff, Wales, UK.- Gaston Gallimard was born on 18 January 1881 in Paris, France. He was a producer, known for Madame Bovary (1934). He died on 25 December 1975 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Entering films as an actor in 1910, John G. Adolfi soon switched careers and became a director. He turned out numerous, mostly low-budget films for minor companies, but every so often got a chance to work at a big studio like Fox. His big break came in the sound era, when he formed a partnership with actor George Arliss and directed several of Arliss' most successful films.- Edward G. Longman was born on 19 January 1881 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Builders of Castles (1917), The Last Sentence (1917) and All for a Girl (1915). He died on 14 April 1969 in Coconut Grove, Florida, USA.
- Laurence Eyre was born on 20 January 1881 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. Laurence was a writer, known for Volcano (1926) and Lights of Old Broadway (1925). Laurence was married to Alice Florence Bates McFadden (1883-1973). Laurence died on 6 June 1959 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Fritz Freisler was born on 21 January 1881 in Trübau, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Ceska Trebova, Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for Hoheit tanzt Walzer (1926), Das Nachtlager von Mischli-Mischloch (1918) and Jagd nach dem Glück (1920). He died on 2 July 1955 in Vienna, Austria.- Terezie Trebovska was born on 21 January 1881 in Prague, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republik]. She is known for Batalion (1927), U snedeného krámu (1933) and Mravnost nade vse (1937).
- Actor
- Make-Up Department
Raimondo Van Riel was born on 22 January 1881 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for Quo Vadis? (1924), The Magnificent Rogue (1935) and Scipione l'africano (1937). He was married to Aidé Bongini. He died on 9 May 1962 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Bertha Lindgreen was born on 22 January 1881 in Malmö, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Gøglernes Elskov (1912), Gud raader (1912) and Fodsporet (1912). She died on 8 November 1973.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Frida Winnerstrand was born on 23 January 1881 in Lövsta, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Familjen Björck (1940), De läckra skaldjuren (1920) and Äventyret (1936). She was married to Olof Winnerstrand. She died on 1 December 1943 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Elsa Wagner was born on 24 January 1881 in Reval, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Estonia]. She was an actress, known for The Marriage of Figaro (1949), Die Buddenbrooks (1923) and Der Spieler (1938). She was married to Herr Rühl. She died on 17 August 1975 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Actress
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Berthe Dagmar was born on 24 January 1881 in Agon-Coutainville, Manche, France. She was an actress and director, known for L'île d'amour (1928), Marie la gaieté (1920) and Marie la bohémienne (1921). She was married to Jean Durand. She died on 20 January 1934 in Paris, France.- Emil Ludwig was born on 25 January 1881 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for Hitler's Madman (1943). He was married to Elga Wolff. He died on 17 September 1948 in Moscia, Ticino, Switzerland.
- Director
- Writer
Mark Goldaine was born on 25 January 1881 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Neck and Neck (1920), The Rip Snorter (1925) and A Much Needed Rest (1919). He died on 30 August 1970 in Orange, California, USA.