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- Director
- Cinematographer
- Writer
Marius O'Galop was born on 8 June 1867 in Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Le renard et le raisin (1923), Bécassotte et son cochon (1919) and Pour résister à la tuberculose (1918). He was married to Christine Devaux. He died on 2 January 1946 in Carsac, Dordogne, France.- William Joyce was born on 24 April 1906 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was married to Margaret ? and Hazel ?. He died on 3 January 1946 in London, England, UK.
- Art Department
Keefe O'Malley was born on 2 September 1901 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. Keefe died on 3 January 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Mikhail Kalinin was born on 7 November 1875 in Verkhnyaya Troitsa, Tver Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kashinsky District, Tver Oblast, Russia]. He died on 3 January 1946 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Art Department
Keefe Maley was born on 2 September 1901 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. Keefe died on 3 January 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Thomas Richards was born on 8 January 1899 in Dalton, England, UK. He was an editor, known for The Maltese Falcon (1941), Naughty But Nice (1939) and It All Came True (1940). He died on 4 January 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- George Woolf was born on 31 May 1910 in Cardston, Alberta, Canada. He died on 4 January 1946 in Arcadia, California, USA.
- Cinematographer
- Director
Hugh McClung was born on 16 December 1874 in Brenham, Texas, USA. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Fickle Women (1920), Smiling All the Way (1920) and Just Like a Woman (1923). He died on 5 January 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Eduardo Brito was born on 22 January 1906 in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. He was an actor, known for Harmonika (1937). He was married to Rosa Elena Bobadilla. He died on 5 January 1946 in Nigua, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic.
- Reinhold Balqué was born on 25 January 1885 in Dresden, Germany. He was an actor, known for Spaßvögel (1939). He was married to Elisabeth Günther. He died on 5 January 1946 in Leipzig, Germany.
- Louis Gauthier was born on 4 March 1864 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Blessure d'amour (1916), A Man's Head (1933) and L'hallali (1917). He died on 5 January 1946 in Beaumont-sur-Oise, Val-d'Oise, France.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1892, rustic-looking George "Slim" Summerville possessed one of those malleable mugs that made you laugh even before he opened his mouth. Young Slim ran away from home as a youth and lived a rather wanderlust life until a chance meeting with Mack Sennett through his comedian friend Edgar Kennedy changed everything.
Slim broke into silent films at age nineteen as one of Sennett's pie-hurling Keystone Kops and became part of the stock company of players. Making an unbilled appearance in Keystone's first feature film Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914), Summerville's gangly build and naive innocence, not to mention his potato-like nose, mournful mug, and slim, curling upper lip, helped set him apart -- so much so that Summerville eventually branched out into his own short vehicles.
Much more comfortable in rumpled clothes and overalls than a suit and tie, he later learned the ropes of directing and in the 1920s helmed a string of short films for both Fox and Universal studios. He refocused on acting come the advent of sound and made a rather easy transition, standing out in a number of commercial films, both comedic and dramatic, including the mammoth war epic All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), the landmark musical film King of Jazz (1930), Hecht-MacArthur's classic The Front Page (1931), the Shirley Temple vehicles Captain January (1936) and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938), and John Ford's Tobacco Road (1941). In addition, Slim scored in a series of short comedies opposite Zasu Pitts, and a slew of supports in Hoot Gibson westerns.
Usually playing much older than he was, the sleepy-eyed, slow-drawling Summerville played his last role in The Hoodlum Saint (1946), before dying of a stroke on January 5, 1946, at the not-so-old age of 53. He left a strong enough legacy, however, to be remembered as one of the screen's more reliable comedians. He was survived by his wife Eleanor and son Elliot.- Phyllis Titmuss was born on 14 January 1900 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Beloved Vagabond (1923), The Man Who Made Good (1917) and The Recoil (1922). She died on 6 January 1946.
- Adam Didur was born on 24 December 1873 in Wola Sekowa, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Wola Sekowa, Podkarpackie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for American Adventure (1936). He died on 7 January 1946 in Katowice, Slaskie, Poland.
- Frank Fanning was born on 6 September 1885 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942), Dance Hall (1941) and Guilty? (1930). He died on 8 January 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Countee Cullen was born on 30 March 1903 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Countee was a writer, known for Festival (1960). Countee was married to Ida Mae Roberson and Nina Yolande DuBois. Countee died on 9 January 1946 in New Rochelle, New York, USA.
- Writer
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Harry von Tilzer was born on 8 July 1872 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was a writer and composer, known for You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), Night School (2018) and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007). He died on 10 January 1946 in New York City, New York, USA.- László Bárdossy was born on 10 December 1890 in Szombathely, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He died on 10 January 1946 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Edna Maison was born Carmen Edna Maisonave on August 17, 1892 (some sources say 1886) in San Francisco, California. Her father, Peter Maisonave, was a grocer who had immigrated from France. When she was a child her family moved to Los Angeles. Edna was educated the Immaculate Heart Academy. At the age of six she began her acting career with the Cooper Stock Company in Burbank. She was a very talented singer and performed with the California Opera Company and the Edgar Temple Opera Company. Edna also attended Woodbury business college and briefly worked as a stenographer. In September of 1911 she married Tom Poste, a clothing salesman. She was signed by Pathe Studios in 1912 and made her film debut in The Girl Sheriff. Over the next two yeas she appeared in more than thirty films including Misleading Evidence and A Double Reward (she was sometimes billed as Miss Mason).
Edna loved to work and she hated taking vacations. The beautiful brunette was offered a contract at Universal studios in 1914. She was given starring roles in the drams The Unmasking, Courage, and Their Island Of Happiness. Unfortunately her marriage to Tom became abusive and they separated several times. Edna divorced him in 1917 claiming he had knocked one of her teeth out. On November 28, 1917 she married film executive Beverly Griffith. Soon after she decided to retire from acting. Her final role was in the 1918 film The Mysterious Mr. Drama. She spent the next twenty years being a housewife and traveling around the world. As she got older she began suffering from various health problems. Her marriage to Beverly ended in 1938. Sadly on January 11, 1946 she died from heart disease at the age of fifty-three. She was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. - Actress
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Etta McDaniel was born on 1 December 1890 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. She was an actress, known for The Great Man's Lady (1941), What a Man! (1944) and The Pittsburgh Kid (1941). She died on 13 January 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Joe Keaton and wife Myra were grade-Z vaudeville performers in the early 1900s. Their son Buster joined the act when he was only a few months old. The act was a rough-and-tumble one, with Buster being thrown around on stage most of the time. As the years went by, Joe Keaton became an alcoholic, which forced Buster to quit the act by the time he was a teenager. However, after he hit it big in silent film, Buster provided Joe with small parts in several movies. Myra and Joe split up long after Buster had become an adult. She'd had it with the constant verbal and physical abuse Joe put her through. He lived alone in a Hollywood hotel for many years and was said to have stopped drinking after becoming a Christian Scientist. Buster said Joe died as a result of being run over by a passing car.
- Enid was born in Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, Northumberland on the 12th June 1904 and educated as a boarder at Polam Hall School in Darlington between 1912 and 19. Success in a beauty contest while at school led her to study for the theatre. She made her theatrical debut in the chorus of 'A - Z' at the Prince of Wales theatre in London in 1922. Her film debut came in 1937 in 'Feather Your Nest'. She was also seen in 'Underneath the Arches' and 'The Wicked Lady'. She died on February 13th 1946 after falling at her home.
- Orrin Burke was born on 24 July 1872 in Urbana, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Show Them No Mercy! (1935), Here's to Romance (1935) and Nobody's Baby (1937). He died on 14 January 1946 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Harry LaPearl was born on 10 October 1884 in Danville, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Polly of the Circus (1917), Still Waters (1915) and The Flying Twins (1915). He was married to Loretta ?. He died on 14 January 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
Mack Elliott was born on 1 December 1903 in Michigan, USA. He died on 16 January 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Imre Pintér was born on 6 October 1864 in Vác, Hungary. He was an actor and writer, known for Ágyú és harang (1915), A Népfölkelö (1914) and Diadalmas élet (1923). He died on 17 January 1946 in Budapest, Hungary.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Art Director
Wilhelm von Brincken was born on 27 May 1881 in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He was an actor and art director, known for Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937), Conspiracy (1939) and Miss V from Moscow (1942). He was married to Milo Abercrombie (San Francisco socialite). He died on 18 January 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Music Department
- Writer
- Actor
Lew Pollack was born on 16 June 1895 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Island (2005), The Green Mile (1999) and Matchstick Men (2003). He was married to Helen Martin Mellette (dancer). He died on 18 January 1946 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Constance Benson was born on 26 February 1864 in Rampur Bauleah, Bangladesh. She was an actress, known for The Taming of the Shrew (1911), Macbeth (1911) and Richard III (1911). She was married to Frank R. Benson. She died on 19 January 1946 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Editorial Department
Ernest Grooney was born on 1 November 1880 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Desert Song (1929), The Song of the Flame (1930) and Forever and a Day (1943). He was married to Laura. He died on 20 January 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
- Editor
- Writer
Boris Maicon was born in 1897 in Kiev, Ukraine. He was a director and editor, known for Infidelidad (1940), Ojos tapatios (1938) and The Accursed Island (1935). He was married to María Teresa Aguillón Serrano. He died on 21 January 1946 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Raphaël Duflos was born on 30 January 1858 in Lille, Nord, France. He was an actor, known for L'instinct (1916), La flambée (1916) and Le droit de l'enfant (1914). He was married to Huguette Duflos. He died on 21 January 1946 in Paris, France.
- Marie Van Tassell was born on 6 April 1871 in Little Falls, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Purity (1916), Peck o' Pickles (1916) and Deep Waters (1920). She died on 22 January 1946 in Oakland, California, USA.
- Roza Schlesingerová was born on 1 April 1874 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for Otec Kondelík a zenich Vejvara I. (1926), Batalion (1927) and Horské volání S.O.S. (1929). She died on 22 January 1946 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- Writer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Bert Lee was born on 11 June 1880 in Ravensthorpe, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005), Yes, Madam? (1939) and O-Kay for Sound (1937). He was married to Marlie Longmire. He died on 23 January 1946 in Llandudno, Wales, UK.- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
Otto Brower was born on 2 December 1895 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for The Light of Western Stars (1930), Speed to Burn (1938) and Speed Wings (1934). He was married to Pern Logan. He died on 25 January 1946 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Director
V.C. Desai was born on 12 October 1913 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India. He was a director, known for Nirdosh (1942), Sadhana (1939) and Sri Thyagaraja (1937). He was married to Nalini Jaywant. He died on 25 January 1946 in Baroda, Bombay Presidency, British India.- Will Badger was born on 24 December 1880 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He was an actor, known for Fighting Fate (1921) and Her Mad Bargain (1921). He died on 25 January 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Additional Crew
George Bernard McNulty was born in 1896. George Bernard is known for The Plough and the Stars (1936). George Bernard died on 25 January 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Elfriede Datzig was born on 26 July 1922 in Vienna, Austria. She was an actress, known for Die falsche Braut (1945), Sieben Briefe (1944) and Der ewige Klang (1943). She was married to Albert Hehn. She died on 27 January 1946 in Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany.
- Art Director
- Additional Crew
Esdras Hartley was born on 3 September 1892 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an art director, known for The Jazz Singer (1927), Bengal Tiger (1936) and I've Got Your Number (1934). He was married to June. He died on 27 January 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Pete the Dog was born as Pal. He was known for Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde (1925), Bear Shooters (1930), The First Seven Years (1930), and Dog Heaven(1930). He of course is best known for playing Spanky's dog in The Little Rascalls. He died on January 28, 1946 in Los Angeles, Californians, USA.
- Writer
- Art Department
Helene Schjerfbeck was born on 10 July 1862 in Helsinki, Finland. She was a writer, known for Nuori Suomi (1992) and Nästa söndag ska jag måla en svart prick bättre (1988). She died on 28 January 1946 in Saltsjöbaden, Stockholms län, Sweden.- Kai Voigt was born on 7 September 1894 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Den Blinde (1908), The Child Benefactor (1909) and On Roller Skates (1908). He was married to Erika Voigt. He died on 28 January 1946.
- Production Designer
Ewelina Librowicz-Mucharska was born in 1890. Ewelina was a production designer, known for Cud nad Wisla (1921). Ewelina died on 28 January 1946 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.- Ernst Benzinger was born on 1 March 1867 in Hannover, Germany. He was an actor, known for Eugen Onegin (1919), Suchomlinow (1918) and Die Rose von Dschiandur (1918). He died on 29 January 1946 in Berlin, Wilmersdorf, Germany.
- John Costello was born on 27 August 1878 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Scarlet Runner (1916), Inspiration (1928) and The Princess of Park Row (1917). He died on 29 January 1946 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Composer
- Writer
Sidney Jones was born on 17 June 1861 in Islington, London, England, UK. He was a composer and writer, known for The Gaiety Girl (1924), A Gueixa (1909) and The Geisha (1914). He was married to Kate Linley. He died on 29 January 1946 in London, England, UK.- Harry Hopkins was born on 17 August 1890 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA. He was married to Winter, Ella and Louise Macy. He died on 29 January 1946 in New York City, New York, USA.
- László Ihász was born on 19 October 1901 in Subotica, Austria-Hungary [now Serbia]. He was an actor, known for Üsd pofon! (1944). He died on 29 January 1946 in Budapest, Hungary.