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- John J. McNally, who was born in 1855 and who died in 1931, was a writer who had little to do with the development of filmmaking. The only connection to the early cinema he had whatsoever was that a scene from his well-known Broadway musical " The Widow Jones", was adapted into a brief vignette for an Edison Kinetoscope film. This film, the popular yet scandalous "May-Irwin Kiss" features the two stars of the popular musical acting out their kiss scene from Act 1, a brief segment of the entire presentation. By writing this musical McNally thus influenced one of the earliest uses of censorship in film, and he remained a (minor) part of filmmaking for this reason.
- Ida B. Wells was born in 1862 in Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA. She was married to Ferdinand L. Barnett. She died on 25 March 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- John McNally was born in May 1854 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1934), The Wickham Mystery (1931) and The Rosary (1931). He was married to Catherine Walsh. He died on 25 March 1931 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.