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- Sound Department
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F.D. Raymond was born on 6 July 1896 in Illinois, USA. F.D. died on 1 January 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Vladimir Shmidtgof was born in 1899. He was a director and writer, known for Pruzhinka (1927), Zapasets (1928) and Flag natsii (1929). He died on 1 January 1944 in Sverdlovsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia].- Denis Tankard was born on 19 June 1898 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Star Reporter (1939). He died on 2 January 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
Anthony Pilbeam was the younger brother of British teen star Nova Pilbeam. He followed her and their father Arnold into the acting profession, appearing in many small parts at the Theatre Royal Windsor in the early 1940s. He joined the Royal Air Force volunteer reserve and was killed on operations in a Lancaster bomber over Berlin on 3 January 1944. He was nineteen and it was his fourth operation.- Aage Hertel was born on 17 October 1873 in Denmark. He was an actor, known for Hamlet (1911), Manden med de ni Fingre III (1916) and Manden med de ni Fingre IV (1916). He died on 3 January 1944 in Denmark.
- Writer
Kaj Munk was born on 13 January 1898 in Maribo, Denmark. He was a writer, known for Ordet (1955), Ordet (1943) and Det gyldne smil (1935). He was married to Lise Munk. He died on 5 January 1944 in Silkeborg, Denmark.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Soundtrack
Robert Sauer was born on 3 October 1872 in Rammenau, Saxony, Germany. He was an assistant director, known for Klasskamrater (1952), Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012) and Community Sing: Series 2, No. 1 (1937). He died on 5 January 1944 in Provo, Utah, USA.- Bide Dudley was born on 8 September 1877 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Bide was a writer, known for Signs of Trouble (1917), Bobby the Office Boy (1920) and Pep (1920). Bide died on 5 January 1944 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Writer
- Actor
- Director
Hans Hyan was born on 2 June 1868 in Berlin, Germany. He was a writer and actor, known for Die Reise ins Jenseits (1917), Stahlplatte 1517 (1919) and Der Tote Mann (1919). He died on 6 January 1944 in Berlin, Germany.- Script and Continuity Department
- Editor
Eleanor Hall was born on 31 March 1881 in New York, New York, USA. She was an editor, known for The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927). She was married to Robert North. She died on 6 January 1944 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.- Actor
- Director
- Additional Crew
Leo Peukert was born on 26 August 1885 in Munich, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Küsse, die töten (1916), Der müde Theodor (1918) and Fräulein Baronin (1919). He was married to Sabine Impekoven. He died on 6 January 1944 in Tiengen, Germany.- Hap Ward was born in July 1868 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Silent Mystery (1918), Fugitives (1929) and Her First Flame (1920). He was married to Lucy Daly. He died on 6 January 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Reed was born on 18 July 1894 in Illinois, USA. He was an assistant director, known for For the Term of His Natural Life (1927). He was married to Eva Novak. He died on 7 January 1944 in West Los Angeles, California, USA.- Lou Henry Hoover was born on 29 March 1874 in Waterloo, Iowa, USA. She was married to Herbert Hoover. She died on 7 January 1944 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Elena Ureña was born on 12 August 1876 in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. She was an actress, known for While Mexico Sleeps (1938), La puñalada (1922) and The Pretty Indian Girl (1938). She was married to Luis Ortiz. She died on 7 January 1944 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Otto Salzer was born on 4 April 1874 in Möglingen, Germany. He died on 7 January 1944 in Obertürkheim, Germany.
- John E. Coutts was born in 1882. He died on 8 January 1944 in Tampa, Florida, USA.
- William K. Vanderbilt was born on 2 March 1878 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Over the Seven Seas (1932). He was married to Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt and Virginia Fair. He died on 8 January 1944 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Anita Rothe was born in 1866 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Her Sister (1917) and The Fairy and the Waif (1915). She was married to James Kearney (actor). She died on 9 January 1944 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Actor
Max Blum was born on 28 May 1873 in Aschattenburg, Germany. He was an actor. He died on 10 January 1944 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Charles King was born on 31 October 1889 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Broadway Melody (1929), Chasing Rainbows (1930) and The Five O'Clock Girl (1928). He was married to Lila Rhodes. He died on 11 January 1944 in London, England, UK.- Gian Galeazzo Ciano, 2nd Count of Cortellazzo and Buccari was an Italian diplomat and politician who served as Foreign Minister in the government of his father-in-law, Benito Mussolini, from 1936 until 1943. He was born in Livorno, Italy, in 1903. He was the son of Costanzo Ciano and his wife Carolina Pini; his father was an Admiral and World War I hero in the Royal Italian Navy (for which service he was given the aristocratic title of Count by Victor Emmanuel III). His son Galeazzo was accustomed to living a high-profile and glamorous life, which he maintained almost until the end of his life. Father and son both took part in Mussolini's 1922 March on Rome. After studying Philosophy of Law at the University of Rome, Galeazzo Ciano worked briefly as a journalist before choosing a diplomatic career; soon, he served as an attaché in Rio de Janeiro. On 24 April 1930, when he was 27 years old, he married Benito Mussolini's daughter Edda Mussolini, and they had three children (Fabrizio, Raimonda and Marzio), though he was known to have had several affairs while married. Soon after their marriage, Ciano left for Shanghai to serve as Italian consul. On his return to Italy in 1935, he became the minister of press and propaganda in the government of his father-in-law. Ciano volunteered for action in the Italian invasion of Ethiopia (1935-36) as a bomber squadron commander. He received two silver medals of valor and reached the rank of captain. His future opponent Alessandro Pavolini served in the same squadron as a lieutenant. Upon his highly trumpeted return from the war as a "hero" in 1936, he was appointed by Mussolini as replacement Foreign Minister. Ciano began to keep a diary a short time after his appointment and kept it active up to his 1943 dismissal as foreign minister. In 1937, he was allegedly involved in planning the murder of the brothers Carlo and Nello Rosselli, two exiled anti-fascist activists killed in the French spa town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne on 9 June. Also in 1937, prior to the Italian annexation in 1939, Gian Galeazzo Ciano was named an Honorary Citizen of Tirana, Albania. Before World War II, Mussolini may have been preparing Ciano to succeed him as Duce. At the start of the war in 1939, Ciano did not agree with Mussolini's plans and knew that Italy's armed forces were ill-prepared for a major war. When Mussolini formally declared war on France in 1940, he wrote in his diary, "I am sad, very sad. The adventure begins. May God help Italy!" Ciano became increasingly disenchanted with Nazi Germany and the course of World War II, although when the Italian regime embarked on an ill-advised "parallel war" alongside Germany, he went along, despite the terribly-executed Italian invasion of Greece and its subsequent setbacks. Throughout 1941 and thereafter, Ciano made derogatory and sarcastic comments about Mussolini behind his back and was surprised that these comments were reported to the Duce, who did not take them lightly; for his part, Ciano ignored well meaning friends who advised moderation. On top of that, friends and acquaintances sought his protection and aid on various matters not having to do with his official position, which in turn resulted in further caustic remarks. In addition, two relatively minor incidents wounded his overblown self-importance and vanity. One was his being excluded from a projected meeting between Mussolini and Franco. The other involved in being reprimanded for a rowdy celebration of an aviator in Bari; he wrote a letter to Mussolini stating that the Duce had "opened a wound in him which can never be closed." His own self-worth seemed to cloud his judgment, forgetting that he had acquired his position by marrying the boss' daughter. In late 1942 and early 1943, following the Axis defeat in North Africa, other major setbacks on the Eastern Front, and with an Anglo-American assault on Sicily looming, Ciano turned against the doomed war and actively pushed for Italy's exit from the conflict. He was silenced by being removed from his post as foreign minister. The rest of the cabinet was removed as well on 5 February 1943. He was offered the post of ambassador to the Holy See, and presented his credentials to Pope Pius XII on 1 March. In this role he remained in Rome, watched closely by Mussolini. The regime's position had become even more unstable by the coming summer, however, and court circles were already probing the Allied commands for some sort of agreement. On the afternoon of 24 July 1943, Mussolini summoned the Fascist Grand Council to its first meeting since 1939, prompted by the Allied invasion of Sicily. At that meeting, Mussolini announced that the Germans were thinking of evacuating the south. This led Dino Grandi to launch a blistering attack on his longtime comrade. Grandi put on the table a resolution asking King Victor Emmanuel III to resume his full constitutional powers - in effect, a vote leading to Mussolini's ousting from leadership. The motion won by an unexpectedly large margin, with Ciano voting in favor. Mussolini's replacement was Pietro Badoglio, an Italian general in both World Wars. Mussolini did not think that the vote had any real value, and showed up at work the next morning like any other day. That afternoon, the king summoned him to Villa Savoia and dismissed him from office. Upon leaving the villa, Mussolini was arrested. For the next two months he was moved from place to place to hide him and prevent his rescue by the Germans. Ultimately, Mussolini was sent to Gran Sasso, a mountain resort in Abruzzo. He was kept in complete isolation in a hotel in Campo Imperatore until rescued by German paratroopers on 12 September 1943. Mussolini then set up a puppet government in the area of northern Italy still under German occupation called the Italian Social Republic. Ciano was dismissed from his post by the new government of Italy put in place after his father-in-law was overthrown. Ciano, Edda and their three children fled to Germany on 28 August 1943 in fear of being arrested by the new Italian government. The Germans turned him over to Mussolini's administration. He was then formally arrested on charges of treason. Under German and Fascist pressure, Mussolini had Ciano imprisoned before he was tried and found guilty. After the Verona trial and sentence, on 11 January 1944, Ciano was executed by a firing squad along with four others (Emilio De Bono, Luciano Gottardi, Giovanni Marinelli and Carlo Pareschi) who had voted for Mussolini's ousting.
- Actor
A.W. Sweatt was born in 1922 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor. He died on 11 January 1944.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Gero Zambuto was born on 14 April 1887 in Grotte, Sicily, Italy. He was a director and actor, known for Lilly e Lillette o l'arte di farsi amare (1921), Mia moglie si è fidanzata (1921) and We the Living (1942). He died on 11 January 1944 in Bassano del Grappa, Veneto, Italy.- Emilio De Bono was born in Cassano d'Adda, a son of Giovanni de Bono and descendant of the Counts of Barlassina, and Elisa Bazzi. He entered the Royal Italian Army in 1884 as a second lieutenant and had worked his way up to General Staff by the start of the Italo-Turkish War in 1911. De Bono then fought in the First World War in which he distinguished himself against Austria-Hungary in Gorizia in 1916 and Monte Grappa in October 1918. In 1920, he was discharged with the rank of Major General. In the early 1920s, De Bono helped organize the National Fascist Party. In 1922, as one of the four Quadrumvirs, he organized and staged the March on Rome. The event signaled the start of the fascist regime in Italy. After the march, De Bono served as Chief of Police and Commander of the Fascist Militia. In 1925, De Bono was tried for his role in the 1924 death of the leftist politician Giacomo Matteotti. De Bono refused to implicate his superiors and was unexpectedly acquitted in 1925. Later that year, De Bono was appointed governor of Tripolitania, in Libya. In 1929, De Bono was appointed Minister of Colonial Affairs. In 1935, De Bono became Supreme Commander of the Italian operation against Ethiopia during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. De Bono was appointed because Mussolini wanted the victory in Ethiopia to be not just an Italian victory but also a fascist, hence the appointment of a well-known fascist general. On 3 October, forces under De Bono's command crossed into Ethiopia from Eritrea. On 6 October his forces took Adowa. Soon afterward, De Bono entered Axum. On 8 November, the I Corps and the Eritrean Corps captured Mek'ele. In December, De Bono was relieved of his command. His place was taken by Marshal Pietro Badoglio, and De Bono was appointed Inspector of Overseas Troops. In 1940, De Bono commanded a southern defense corps headquartered in Sicily and was opposed to the Italian entry into the Second World War. However, he kept a low profile and in 1942 was appointed Minister of State. On 24 and 25 July 1943, De Bono was one of the members of the Fascist Grand Council who voted to oust Benito Mussolini. That led to the dictator's downfall, arrest and imprisonment. Later in 1943, Mussolini was rescued during the Gran Sasso raid and returned to power by Nazi Germany. He was set up in Northern Italy by the Germans as the leader of a new Italian Social Republic. Upon his return to power, Mussolini had De Bono and others who voted against him arrested. He then had Alessandro Pavolini try them for treason at Verona in what became known as the "Verona trial". De Bono was convicted in a show trial. On 11 January 1944, the 77-year-old De Bono was executed by firing squad at Verona. He was shot along with Galeazzo Ciano, Luciano Gottardi, Giovanni Marinelli and Carlo Pareschi.
- Giacomo Almirante was born on 12 September 1875 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for Doctor, Beware (1941), Song to the Wind (1939) and Amanda (1916). He was married to Ada Cristina Almirante. He died on 12 January 1944 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Victoria Petersen was born on 2 July 1865 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Enken (1915), Sparekassebogen (1911) and Københavnerliv (1911). She died on 12 January 1944.
- Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
William Collier Sr. was born on 12 November 1864 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Cain and Mabel (1936), A Successful Failure (1934) and Nothing But the Truth (1929). He was married to Paula Marr (actress) and Louise Allen. He died on 13 January 1944 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Margaret Prussing was born on 29 March 1890 in Highland, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1914), On Dangerous Paths (1915) and The Ring of the Borgias (1915). She was married to Albert S. Le Vino. She died on 13 January 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Zygmunt Biesiadecki was born on 26 October 1894 in Krakau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Gwiazdzista eskadra (1930) and Znachor (1937). He died on 13 January 1944 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Margaret P. Levino was born on 29 March 1890. Margaret P. was a writer, known for Queen Christina (1933) and Confession (1937). Margaret P. died on 13 January 1944.
- Soundtrack
Johnny Noble was born on 17 September 1892 in Honolulu, Hawaii [now Hawaii, USA]. He died on 13 January 1944 in Manoa, Hawaii, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jack C. Smith was born on 27 October 1884 in Hudson, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Phantom Creeps (1939), Frontier Scout (1938) and Arizona Days (1937). He was married to Ruth ?. He died on 14 January 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Writer
Charles Austin born in London, England in 1878 was an highly well-known comic performer on the Music Hall theatre from the 1890s, became best remembered playing the role of 'P.C. Parker' on stage and in two silent comedy short films 'Parker's Weekend' in 1916 and 'The Exploits of Parker' in 1918 made at the Homeland (Globe) Film Company. later starred in talkies including Hot Heirs in 1931 and his last 'We'll Smile Again in 1942. also a playwright and screenwriter. died in London in 1944.- Count Cutelli has received honored recognition for the excellence of his sound effects equipment, personally installed by him in the radio stations of the following governments: France, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Spain and Holland and the leading motion picture studios throughout Europe, as well as the foremost radio stations of the United States.
- Actor
George Neely was born on 18 May 1873 in the USA. He was an actor. He died on 17 January 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Sait Köknar was born in 1901 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Sehvet Kurbani (1940), Ankara postasi (1928) and Akasya palas (1940). He died on 17 January 1944 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Metcalfe Wood was born on 19 August 1864 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Wanted a Wife (1919). He died on 17 January 1944 in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, UK.
- Jules Chancel was born on 25 September 1867 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was a writer, known for The Love Parade (1929). He died on 18 January 1944 in Versailles, Yvelines, France.
- Arthur Fritz Eugens was born on 31 October 1930. He was an actor, known for Enemies (1940), Irrtum des Herzens (1939) and Patriots (1937). He died on 18 January 1944 in Dahmsdorf, Müncheberg, Brandenburg, Germany.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Harold Fraser-Simson was born on 15 August 1872 in London, England, UK. He was a composer, known for A Southern Maid (1934), The Maid of the Mountains (1932) and Knowing Men (1930). He died on 19 January 1944 in London, England, UK.- Walter C. Hackett was born on 10 November 1876 in Oakland, California, USA. He was a writer, known for Their Big Moment (1934), The White Sister (1933) and The White Sister (1923). He was married to Marion Lorne. He died on 20 January 1944 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Marian Domoslawski was born in 1881. He was an actor, known for Love Manoeuvres (1935), Antek kombinator (1913) and Przed sadem (1914). He died on 20 January 1944 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Heinrich Marlow was born in 1874. He was an actor, known for The Making of a King (1935), Die schwarze Rose von Cruska (1921) and The Captain from Köpenick (1931). He died on 21 January 1944.
- Nikolay P. Cherkasov was born on 16 February 1884 in Astrakhan, Astrakhan uyezd, Astrakhan Governorate, Russian Empire [now Astrakhan Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for General Suvorov (1941), Dzhulbars (1936) and Nepobedimye (1943). He died on 22 January 1944 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan].
- Art Department
Edvard Munch was born on 12 December 1863 in Løten, Hedmark, Norway. He is known for Aale Tynni tarinain lähteellä (1987), Rediscovering the Image (1965) and Pioneers of Modern Painting (1971). He died on 23 January 1944 in Ekely in Oslo, Norway.- William Walters was born on 5 May 1884 in Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Law's Lash (1928), Into the Lion's Pit (1914) and Tess of the Storm Country (1914). He died on 23 January 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Alan Quinn was born in 1889. He was an actor, known for The Sporting Duchess (1915), The Great Ruby (1915) and The Climbers (1915). He died on 23 January 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Writer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Viktor Gusev was born on 30 January 1909 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was a writer, known for They Met in Moscow (1941), Six P.M. (1944) and Enemy at the Gates (2001). He died on 23 January 1944 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Jack Walters was born on 5 May 1884 in Sylvia, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for McGuire of the Mounted (1923), Ace of the Saddle (1919) and The Better Man Wins (1922). He died on 23 January 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.