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- Robert Semple was born on 3 August 1881 in Magherafelt, County Derry, Northern Ireland, UK. He was married to Aimee Semple McPherson. He died on 19 August 1910 in Hong Kong.
- Stanley Houghton was born on 22 February 1881 in Ashton-upon-Mersey, Cheshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Fanny Hawthorne (1927), Hindle Wakes (1918) and Holiday Week (1952). He died on 10 December 1913 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK.
- Jenõ Csapó was born on 17 November 1881 in Pécs, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Sárga csikó (1914) and Bánk bán (1915). He was married to Elza Bátori and Elza Báthory. He died on 10 November 1914 in Serbia.
- Billy Harper was born on 28 October 1881 in Leadville, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for Lime Kiln Club Field Day (1913). He died on 18 March 1915 in Bronx, New York, USA.
- Alfred Breiderhoff was born on 18 April 1881 in Barmen, Wuppertal, Bergisches Land, Germany. He was an actor, known for Passionels Tagebuch (1916), Der Fund im Neubau - 1. Teil: Der Fingernagel (1915) and Die Rache der Toten (1916). He died on 10 August 1916 in Berlin, Germany.
- Heinrich Lautensack was born on 15 July 1881 in Vilshofen, Bavaria, Germany. He was a writer, known for 'Tween Heaven and Earth (1913), Mutter und Kind (1916) and Die Stricknadeln (1916). He died on 10 January 1919 in Eberswalde, Brandenburg, Germany.
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Leon Searle was born on 28 October 1881 in Lawrence, Kansas, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Monty and the Missionary (1915), Mile-a-Minute Monty (1915) and Mile-a-Minute Monty (1916). He was married to Victoria F.. He died on 27 January 1919 in Flushing, New York, USA.- Jules Védrines was born on 21 December 1881 in La-Plaine-Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. He was an actor, known for Les fiancés de l'air (1913), Max dans les airs (1916) and A Waterplane Elopement (1912). He died on 21 April 1919 in Saint-Rambert-d'Albon, Drôme, France.
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Gaby Deslys was born Marie-Elise-Gabrielle Caire on November 4, 1881 in Marseille, France. Gaby was one of five children but sadly three of her siblings died when they were young. Although her mother encouraged her love of dancing her strict father did not. He sent her to a religious school called called the College of the Dames St. Maur. At the age of twenty she began her career dancing in Paris. Her curvy figure and flirtatious manner made her a hit with audiences. She performed at the Moulin Rouge in 1908. The following year she was introduced to the King of Portugal. They began a passionate affair and he gave her a $70,000 necklace. In 1911 she was signed by the Shubert Brothers and came to New York City. Gaby appeared in the hit musical Vera Violetta with Al Jolson. The show introduced the "Gaby Glide" which would become her theme song. Then she toured with the revue The Social Whirl and starred on Broadway The Honeymoon Express. She was known for her extravagant and often revealing costumes. At the peak of her fame she was earning $4000 a week.
Gaby became close friends with her dancing partner Harry Pilcer. The press reported they were married but it wasn't true because Harry was gay. Unfortunately her health began to decline after she had a throat operation in 1914. She was offered a contract by Famous Players and starred in the 1915 film My Triumph. Then she returned to Broadway to appear in Stop! Look! Listen!. Gaby purchased a lavish home in the South of France. It was decorated with paintings by Botticelli and a gilded hand carved bed. She started dating Gordon Selfridge, a wealthy London businessman. There were also rumors she worked as a French spy during World War 1. In 1918 she costarred with Harry Pilcer in the French film Infatuation. She contracted Spanish Influenza in the Fall of 1919. Doctors discovered a tumor in her throat that required several painful surgeries. Gaby refused to let surgeons cut the outside of her neck because she did not want a scar. Tragically on February 11, 1920 she died from a throat infection at the young age of thirty-eight. She was buried at Cimetière Saint-Pierre in Marseille, France.- Composer
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Composer ("That Naughty Waltz"), clarinetist and publisher Sol Paul Levy was educated at All Hallows College and studied music with his father and with Anton Petersen. A first-clarinetist with the John Philip Sousa and Arthur Pryor bands, he assumed the directorship of the foreign orchestrating department at Victor Records, and he co-founded Belwin Music. Joining ASCAP at nineteen in 1920, his other popular-song compositions include "Roses That Die Bloom Again", "Because You Say Goodbye", "Why?", "Memories", "Hunka-Tin", and "Cannibal Carnival".- Lena Christ was born on 30 October 1881 in Glonn, Bavaria, Germany. She was a writer, known for Madame Bäurin (1993), Die Rumplhanni (1981) and Der Fall Lena Christ (1970). She was married to Peter Benedix and Anton Leix. She died on 30 June 1920 in Munich, Germany.
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Emil Skjerne was born on 25 July 1881 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor and director, known for Alperosen (1911), En Mesalliance (1912) and Fattig og rig (1915). He died on 22 May 1921.- João do Rio (pseudonym of João Paulo Emílio Cristóvão dos Santos Coelho Barreto) (August 5, 1881, Rio de Janeiro - June 23, 1921, Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian journalist, short-story writer and playwright of African descent. In May 7, 1910, was elected for the chair #26 of Brazilian Academy of Letters.
- William Dooley was born on 15 October 1881 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Palm Missed (1921). He was married to Zena Morin (dancer) and Ada May Dilts. He died on 29 September 1921 in New York, New York, USA.
- Samuel A. Derieux was born on 5 November 1881 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He was a writer, known for A Boy and His Dog (1946). He died on 27 February 1922 in New York, New York, USA.
- Lima Barreto was born on 13 May 1881 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a writer, known for Osso, Amor e Papagaio (1957), Grande Teatro Tupi (1951) and Policarpo Quaresma, Herói do Brasil (1997). He died on 1 November 1922 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Ferdinand Tidmarsh was born on 4 November 1881 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The College Widow (1915), The Turmoil (1916) and The Battle of Shiloh (1913). He died on 15 November 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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René Cresté was born on 5 December 1881 in Paris, France. He was an actor and director, known for L'Aventure de René (1922), Judex (1916) and Judex: Prologue + L'ombre mystérieuse (1917). He died on 30 November 1922 in Paris, France.- Actor
Cardiff Giant was born on 27 December 1881 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. He was an actor. He was married to Elizabeth . He died on 30 November 1922.- Norman Cheyne was born on 7 April 1881 in Bloomsbury, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Girl Who Loves a Soldier (1916). He died on 11 April 1924 in Chantilly, Oise, France.
- Amleto Novelli was born on 18 October 1881 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was an actor, known for Quo Vadis? (1913), Julius Caesar (1914) and Malombra (1917). He died on 16 April 1924 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy.
- Elza Szamosi was born on 10 March 1881 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. She was an actress, known for A Munkászubbony (1915). She died on 14 July 1924 in Budapest, Hungary.
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Stephen Rounds was born on 8 June 1881. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for A Kentucky Cinderella (1917), The Bugler of Algiers (1916) and The Drivin' Fool (1923). He died on 11 September 1924 in California, USA.- Actor
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Arthur White was born on 11 September 1881 in England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Pickwick Papers (1913), The Pickwick Papers (Part Three) (1913) and Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1910). He was married to Delia J. McGrath. He died on 27 September 1924 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Adele Bloch-Bauer was born on 9 August 1881 in Vienna, Austria. She was married to Ferdinand Bloch. She died on 24 January 1925 in Vienna, Austria.
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William Utwich was born on 20 October 1881 in Austria. He is known for The Thief of Bagdad (1924). He died on 3 September 1925 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Walter Stenström was born on 16 August 1881 in Målilla, Sweden. He was a writer, known for Kärlek och landstorm (1931) and Saturday Nights (1933). He died on 26 July 1926 in Södertälje, Sweden.
- 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.
- Emilie Polini was born on 24 March 1881 in Steyning, Sussex, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for The Little Church Around the Corner (1915) and A Child in Judgment (1915). She was married to Harold Wilfred West Ellis. She died on 31 July 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- Mary Webb was born on 25 March 1881 in Leighton Lodge, Leighton, Nr Shrewsbury, Hereford, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Gone to Earth (1950), Precious Bane (1957) and Precious Bane (1989). She was married to Henry Webb. She died on 8 October 1927 in St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, England, UK.
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Harry Grossman was born on 11 March 1881. He was a director and producer, known for Wits vs. Wits (1920), Face to Face (1922) and The Master Mystery (1918). He was married to Estella Hicks. He died on 11 November 1927 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.- Václav Srb was born on 20 November 1881 in Prague, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republik]. He was an actor, known for Vdavky Nanynky Kulichovy (1925), Enchanting Eyes (1924) and Bahno Prahy (1928). He died on 19 December 1927 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- British author, journalist, and playwright. Before serving as drama critic for the London Daily Express, Hastings clerked in the British War Office and wrote stories and sketches for various newspapers and magazines including "The Bystander," for which he was assistant editor. He wrote a number of plays, including "The New Sin" and "The Angel in the House." He died at 47 in London following a long illness.
- Dave Lewis was born on 11 May 1881 in Syracuse, New York, USA. He died on 13 May 1928 in La Jolla, California, USA.
- Jack Boyle was born on 19 October 1881 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a writer, known for Boomerang Bill (1922), Soiled (1925) and Boston Blackie's Little Pal (1918). He died on 16 October 1928 in Portland, Oregon, USA.
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Kaoru Osanai was born on 26 July 1881 in Hiroshima, Prefecture Hiroshima, Japan. He was an actor and producer, known for Kimi yo shirazu ya (1921), Souls on the Road (1921) and Tanba no ayabe (1920). He died on 25 December 1928 in Japan.- Wallace Eddinger was born on 14 July 1881 in Albany, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Great Diamond Robbery (1914) and A Gentleman of Leisure (1915). He was married to Margaret Lawrence and Ivy La Grove. He died on 8 January 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Theatrical producer Harry Frazee has gone down in history as the man who sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees while he was owner of Boston Red Sox. Frazee's other claim to fame besides peddling Ruth was producing the Broadway musical "No, No, Nanette" in 1925. The smash hit musical "No, No, Nanette" was based on the farce Frazee produced on the Great White Way in late 1919, "My Lady Friends".
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John Griffith Wray was born on 30 August 1881 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Gilded Butterfly (1926), Her Reputation (1923) and Human Wreckage (1923). He was married to Bradley King and Virginia Brissac. He died on 12 July 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Writer
- Actress
Mary MacLane was born on 2 May 1881 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She was a writer and actress, known for Men Who Have Made Love to Me (1918), Haus Kummerveldt (2023) and Between My Flesh and the World Fingers (2018). She died on 6 August 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.- Hartley Carrick was born on 15 November 1881 in Middlesex, England, UK. Hartley was a writer, known for We Take Off Our Hats (1930). Hartley died on 23 November 1929 in Middlesex, England, UK.
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Paula Blackton was born on 1 August 1881 in Georgia, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for The Littlest Scout (1919), A Spring Idyl (1917) and Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1905). She was married to J. Stuart Blackton. She died on 27 March 1930 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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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.- Director
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Antal Forgács was born on 20 July 1881 in Szolnok, Hungary. He was a director and producer, known for A színésznö (1920), Holnap kezdödik az élet (1924) and A cigány (1925). He was married to Aranka Forgácsné Krasznay. He died on 4 November 1930 in Budakeszi, Hungary.- Actress
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Anna Pavlovna Pavlova was born on February 12, 1881, in Ligovo, near St. Petersburg, Russia. She was an illegitimate daughter to parents of a Russian-Jewish background. Her real father was a wealthy businessman named Lazar Polyakov. Her mother, Lyubov Fedorovna Pavlova, was a poor peasant. Her mother's husband, Mathwey (Mathew) Pavlov, was a retired soldier, who died when Anna was only two years old. Although she was registered under the name of Pavlova, her father Lazar Polyakov took good care of young Anna and also paid for her tuition at the Imperial Ballet School in St. Petersburg.
Young Anna Pavlova was raised by her grandmother at her villa in Ligovo, an upscale suburb of St. Petersburg. There she became acquainted with aristocratic society and attended ballet performances at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre. From a young age, Pavlova had a dream of becoming a ballerina but she was rejected at the age of eight and practiced at home for two years. At the age of 10 she auditioned again and was admitted by Marius Petipa to the ballet class at the Imperial Ballet school in St. Petersburg. There she practiced ballet routines for eight hours daily and also studied music, having perfect pitch. As a ballet student, Pavlova adopted a strict diet with emphasis on fish and vegetables and followed that diet throughout her life. She lived at the boarding school of the Imperial Ballet until her graduation at the age of 18. Tamara Karsavina and 'Matilda Kshesinskaya' were among her classmates. Pavlova made her debut on September 19, 1899 and worked with the Mariinsky Ballet from 1899 to 1907. She shared the role of Gizelle with 'Matilda Kshesinskaya'. Her partner and choreographer was Mikhail Fokin. He choreographed Pavlova's best known showpiece "The Dying Swan" on the music of Camille Saint-Saëns. In 1908, Sergei Diaghilev hired Pavlova and Mikhail Fokin for his "Ballets Russes" (Russian Seasons) in Paris and London.
In 1904, Anna Pavlova met Victor D'Andre, a French-Russian aristocrat, who loved her at once. D'Andre was a businessman in St. Petersburg. At one time he was accused of embezzlement and imprisoned. Pavlova bailed him out of prison, then paid all his debts and legal expenses. D'Andre and Pavlova privately married in 1911. Victor D'Andre became her impresario and they formed a touring ballet troupe. In 1912 Pavlova and D'Andre bought Ivy House, Golders Green in Hampstead, London, which was their home for the rest of her life. On her expensive estate Pavlova kept a pond with swans, alluding to her favourite role. At her home Pavlova established a dance school which catered to her touring troupe. Initially her troupe had only eight Russian dancers. Later, with the growing success and popularity of Anna Pavlova, her troupe grew to sixty dancers and staff, all managed by D'Andre.
Pavlova made her Metropolitan Opera House debut in 1910, and toured America and Europe before her brief final return to Russia. She made her last appearance in St. Petersburg in 1913 and spent the rest of her life on tour. Pavlova toured all over the world including Europe, Asia, North and Central America, and Australia. Pavlova was able to make eight to nine performances per week and had a great interest in performing for inexperienced audiences in remote rural areas around the world. Her performances in Mexico, India, Japan and Australia were legendary. She was overworked and exhausted by her late 40s, but still danced vigorously. She gave over four thousand ballet performances during the years between 1913-1930. In January of 1931, Pavlova contracted double pneumonia on a train to Haage and her condition deteriorated rapidly. Dying, she looked at her swan costume. She died on January 23, 1931, in Haage, Netherlands. Her remains were buried in the Novodevichy Convent Cemetery in Moscow, Russia.
Pavlova's infinite finesse, delicacy and emotional dimension were captured by artist Valentin Serov, who painted her famous 1909 life-size portrait. Pavlova is depicted in her favorite role as a white swan on a blue background.- Jenõ Horváth was born on 14 December 1881 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was an actor, known for Tutyu és Totyó (1915), Harrison és Barrison II (1918) and Faun (1918). He died on 19 April 1931 in Budapest, Hungary.
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Eustace Hale Ball was born on 4 November 1881 in Gallipolis, Ohio, USA. Eustace was a writer and director, known for The Voice on the Wire (1917), Saved by Airship (1913) and Jim's College Days (1912). Eustace was married to Mary ?. Eustace died on 20 April 1931 in Laguna Beach, California, USA.- Director
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Hans Otto was born on 11 October 1881 in Oderfurt, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Privoz, Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for Der Monte Christo von Prag (1929), Dáma z baru (1924) and Moderne Ehen (1924). He died on 8 May 1931 in Vienna, Austria.- Harry Haven was born on 23 June 1881 in Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer, known for The Power God (1925), Yours to Command (1927) and Driftin' Thru (1926). He was married to Antoinette Shotwell. He died on 16 October 1931 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Mariska H. Balla was born on 6 October 1881 in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary. She was an actress, known for Die Csardasfürstin (1927), Rabmadár (1929) and Ha majd béke lesz (1916). She was married to Béla Heves. She died on 25 February 1932 in Budapest, Hungary.