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- Germaine Auger was born on 13 June 1889 in Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was an actress, known for Théodore et Cie (1933), Tout pour rien (1933) and Il faut rester garçon (1932). She died on 24 August 2001 in Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames, Seine-et-Marne, France.
- Actress
Mabel Richardson was born on 27 July 1890 in London, England, UK. She was an actress. She was married to John J. Richardson. She died on 15 March 2001 in Long Beach, California, USA.- Rose Freedman was born on 27 March 1893 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She died on 15 February 2001 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Rose Briers was born on 8 December 1893. She was married to Mauritz Ryk Hendrik Briers. She died on 9 December 2001.
- Tom Dewing was born on 21 April 1896. He died on 1 February 2001.
- Hal Haig Prieste was born on 23 November 1896 in Fresno, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Taming Target Center (1917), The Battle Royal (1918) and Sheriff Nell's Tussle (1918). He was married to Hazel. He died on 19 April 2001 in Camden, New Jersey, USA.
- Ardito Desio was born on 18 April 1897 in Palmanova, Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He died on 12 December 2001 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Robert Delacy was born on 17 February 1898 in Prescott, Arizona, USA. He died on 24 July 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Actress
- Writer
It has been rightly suggested that Dame Ninette de Valois is one of the most important women of the century. It was due to her drive and ambition that the modern English ballet was created. In that respect she changed history single handed. Born in Ireland, young Ninette (her stage name was her mother's suggestion) came to England aged 7 to study dance.
At that time (1905) the only ballet seen in England was touring Russian or French companies. Inspired by a perfromance of the Ballets Russes under Diaghilev, she joined them in 1923. By the mid 1920's she was convinced that Britain needed and should be capable of producing it's own National Ballet and she set about working towards it with a single minded determination.
By 1926 she opened her first school in London, called the Academy of Choreographic Arts. By the early 1930s she had, with the help of Lillian Bayliss, the director of The Old Vic that the theater needed it's own ballet company and school. With help from Lillian Bayliss, Madame (as she was known by her pupils), bought the old Sadler's Wells Theatre and opened her new Ballet School there.
As well as starting the new theatre and ballet school she also found time to choreograph such works as The Rake's Pregress (based on the Hogarth prints) for the new company. She soon attracted quite a few talented people around her including the young Frederick Ashton.
By 1934 the new theatre and ballet school were in full operation and they produced full length ballets such as Giselle and Copellia (featuring Alicia Markova). That year a young dancer may have been found in the ranks by the name of Margot Fonteyn. de Valois had realised from the beginning that the only way to make a truly British Ballet was to have a complete system in place from school to stage.
She had developed what came to be known as the English Ballet style of narrative, lyrical ballet and this was taught in the school. She was also still an innovative choreograph such innovative works as Checkmate (1937). During the years of the second world war they toured extensively and became a major morale booster.
For all her work Ninette was created a Dame of the Order of the British Empire in 1951. In 1955 she started a new ballet school in White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey. Away from the busy metropolis the Royal Ballet (as they had become) had a perfect home here. Although retired since 1963, Dame Ninette is still a powerful force in the world of ballet.- Producer
- Production Manager
- Director
Risto Orko was born on 15 September 1899 in Rauma, Finland. He was a producer and production manager, known for Ne 45000 (1933), Aktivistit (1939) and VMV 6 (1936). He was married to Liisa Orko. He died on 29 September 2001 in Helsinki, Finland.- Camera and Electrical Department
Helge Ingstad was born on 30 December 1899 in Meråker, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. He is known for Sjakk med Simen (1997), History's Mysteries (1998) and The Man Who Discovered America (1981). He was married to Anne Stine Ingstad. He died on 29 March 2001 in Oslo, Norway.- Soundtrack
Gina Cigna was born on 6 March 1900 in Paris, France. She was married to Maurice Sens. She died on 26 June 2001 in Milan, Italy.- Myrtle Woods was born on 14 March 1900 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for A Woman's Tale (1991), Homicide (1964) and The Great MacArthy (1975). She was married to Woods. She died on 12 May 2001 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Michael Sonnabend was born on 25 November 1900 in Poland. He was a writer, known for Michelangelo: A Self Portrait (1989) and The Titan: Story of Michelangelo (1950). He was married to Ileana Sonnabend. He died on 1 June 2001 in New York City, New York, USA.- Sirpa Tolonen was born on 27 November 1900 in Mikkeli, Finland. She was an actress, known for Vaimoke (1936) and Minä ja ministeri (1934). She died on 26 February 2001 in Helsinki, Finland.
- Martin Konigsberg was born on 25 December 1900 in New York, USA. He was married to Nettie Konigsberg. He died on 8 January 2001 in New York, USA.
- La Bella Dorita was born on 23 February 1901 in Cuevas de Almanzora, Almería, Andalucía, Spain. She was an actress, known for Embrujo (1948), Tres i l'astròleg (1984) and La Lloll (1993). She died on 27 June 2001 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Marguerite Schertle was born on 20 March 1901 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She was an actress, known for Sleepless in Seattle (1993). She died on 18 April 2001 in Towson, Maryland, USA.
- Costume Designer
Stella Pearce was born on 17 April 1901 in Herne Hill, London, England, UK. Stella was a costume designer, known for Ad Lib (1937). Stella was married to Eric Newton. Stella died on 18 May 2001 in Camden, London, England, UK.- Stella Mary Newton was born on 17 April 1901 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. She was married to Eric Newton. She died on 18 May 2001 in Camden, London, England, UK.
- Chinese warlord and later military official in the Republic of China government Xueliang Zhang was born in the Chinese province of Manchuria in 1901. His father, Zhang Zuolin, was a warlord with his own army. In 1913, with the help of the Japanese government, he took over Manchuria and, though it was nominally a Chinese province, ruled it as an independent state from 1913-28, when he was assassinated by a Japanese officer in a unit stationed in Manchuria.
Young Zhang enlisted in the Chinese army and fought in the first Sino-Japanese War from 1894-95. After the war he organized his own "self-defense unit"--i.e., militia--which was so effective it was soon absorbed into the regular Chinese army, and Zhang was made a divisional commander. In 1916 he was appointed military governor of Manchuria, and turned the area from a backwards province to an autonomous region within the Chinese state. In 1920 he decided to expand his influence further into China, and four years later had managed to take over Peking, appointing himself military dictator. However, the next year the Nationalist Chinese forces under Gen. Kai-Shek Chiang embarked on an offensive known as The Northern Expedition, whose purpose was to either bring under control or wipe out the country's numerous--and feuding--independent warlords. Knowing that his forces were far weaker than the much larger, better trained and better equipped Nationalist armies, Zhang's father ordered him to abandon Peking to the Nationalists. This angered the Japanese, who saw the Nationalists as a threat to them also, and on June 4, 1928, Zhang's father was in a railroad car headed north when a bomb planted by a Japanese officer on a viaduct exploded just as the car was passing underneath it. Zhang's father was killed.
Zhang took over from his father as ruler of Manchuria. Later that year he made peace with the Nationalists and placed himself and his forces under their control. The Japanese had been under the impression that Zhang would be a much weaker ruler than his father and thereby easier to control. They found out differently, however. His father's assassination had convinced him that the Japanese were a far greater threat to China then the Communists--whom Chiang was beginning to wage an extermination campaign against--would be. Zhang purged the Manchurian government of Japanese influence--by firing, transferring and even executing pro-Japanese officials-- and attempted to convince Chiang that the Nationalists should form a united front with the Communists against the Japanese and fight them together, but Chiang adamantly refused. When he came to Zhang's headquarters on December 12, 1936, to take charge of the offensive against the Communists, Zhang and another of his generals kidnapped him, hid him in a prison and told him he would not be released until he agreed to form a united front against the Japanese. After much negotiation, Chiang agreed to do so and Zhang agreed to become Chiang's prisoner and give up his role in Manchurian politics.
After releasing Chiang, Zhang accompanied him to Nanking, where Chiang immediately had him arrested. He was tried for treason and sentenced to ten years in prison, but Chiang intervened and had the sentence reduced to house arrest. In 1949, when Nationalist forces were driven from China by the Communists and set up a government on Taiwan, Zhang was taken along, still under house arrest. When Chiang died in 1990, Zhang was officially released from house arrest--under which he had spent more than 50 years.
In 1993 Zhang emigrated to Honolulu, Hawaii. The Communist Chinese government--which had long considered him a hero--pleaded with him to visit China, but he refused, saying he was out of politics for good and was taking no sides. He died of pneumonia at his home in Honolulu on Oct. 14, 2001, at the age of 100. - Music Department
Marcel Mule was born on 24 June 1901 in Aube, France. Marcel is known for Story of a Love Affair (1950) and The Lady Without Camelias (1953). Marcel died on 18 December 2001 in Hyères, Var, France.- Mary Wynn was born on 13 March 1902 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Power Divine (1923), Shattered Idols (1922) and The Frame-Up (1923). She was married to Josef Rosenfeld. She died on 22 December 2001 in Calabasas, California, USA.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
He was born Lancelot Victor Edward Pinard, to well-to-do Anglophile parents in Trinidad. Oddly though, it wasn't until schooling took him to New York City in 1940 that he discovered a love of calypso music. In a profession where successful artists commonly took names like King Radio or Lord Invader, it was natural for someone named Lancelot to choose the stage name Sir Lancelot, and with that name he wrote and performed calypso (with some acting on the side) for movies, live theater, and radio beginning in the 1940's.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Gaby Basset was born on 29 March 1902 in Varennes-Saint-Sauveur, Saône-et-Loire, France. She was an actress, known for Femmes de Paris (1953), Fanfare d'amour (1935) and Speaking of Murder (1957). She was married to Jean Gabin. She died on 7 October 2001 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.- Irene Hunt was born on 18 May 1902 in Pontiac, Illinois, USA. She was a writer, known for Across Five Aprils (1990). She died on 18 May 2001 in Champaign, Illinois, USA.
- Music Department
Michel Perriere was born on 25 May 1902 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He is known for Impact (1949). He died on 18 October 2001 in Tarzana, California, USA.- Actress
Beatrice Keen was born on 4 July 1902 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress. She died on 23 January 2001 in Tenafly, New Jersey, USA.- Netha Stanton was born on 4 July 1902 in Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for Hip Hot and 21 (1966), My Boyfriend's Back (1993) and Fox Style (1973). She was married to L. Bayne Stanton. She died on 22 July 2001 in Texas, USA.
- Marcel De la Brosse was born on 4 August 1902 in Hericy, France. He was an actor, known for Le chanteur de Séville (1931), Suspicion (1957) and 77 Sunset Strip (1958). He died on 5 July 2001 in Carroll, Iowa, USA.
- Helen Mayon was born on 31 August 1902 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for Hilda Crane (1956), The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950) and Four Star Playhouse (1952). She was married to Robert Lynn. She died on 24 December 2001 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- Temple Bell was born on 12 September 1902 in Forest Gate, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for A Romance of Mayfair (1925), The Amazing Partnership (1921) and God's Good Man (1919). She died on 5 September 2001 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
- Elisabeth Lennartz was born on 13 November 1902 in Koblenz, Germany. She was an actress, known for Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht (1932), Ihr erstes Erlebnis (1939) and Hell on Earth (1931). She was married to Gustav Knuth and Gustav Hartung. She died on 14 May 2001 in Küsnacht, Germany.
- Director
- Writer
Kyôtarô Namiki was born on 15 December 1902 in Osaka, Osaka, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Beniya kômori (1936), Tengu kaijô: Kôhen (1932) and Umon torimonochô: Nazo no hachijûhachi-ya (1949). He was married to Kiyoko Tsuji. He died on 14 February 2001 in Japan.- Mortimer J. Adler was born on 28 December 1902 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Caroline Pring and Helen Leavenworth Boyton. He died on 28 June 2001 in California, USA.
- Editor
- Production Manager
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Harold Minter was born on 5 March 1903 in Illinois, USA. He was an editor and production manager, known for The Crimson Ghost (1946), Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945) and The Purple Monster Strikes (1945). He died on 13 May 2001 in Laguna Hills, California, USA.- Mike Mansfield was born on 16 March 1903 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He died on 5 October 2001 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Michael J. Mansfield was born on 16 March 1903 in New York City, New York, USA. He died on 5 October 2001 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Pianist, songwriter ("Sunrise Serenade", "Oh What It Seemed to Be"), conductor, author and composer. He began his career as the music director of a touring vaudeville unit, then joined the orchestras of Mal Hallett and Horace Heidt as pianist. In 1944, he led his own orchestra, playing theatres, ballrooms and hotels. Thereafter he founded piano studios across America and published piano instructional books. He made many records, and had his own radio and television programs. Joining ASCAP in 1940, he collaborated musically with Al Frisch, Fred Wise, Jack Lawrence, Al Avola, Mack David, Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss. His popular song and instrumental compositions also include "Falling Leaves", "Roses in the Rain", "Lover's Lullaby", "Carle Boogie", "Sunrise Boogie", "Sunrise in Napoli", "Georgianna", "Blue Fantasy", "I Didn't Know", "The Golden Touch" and "The Apple Valley Waltz".- Sylvia Paatero was born on 28 March 1903 in Helsinki, Finland. She was an actress, known for Suvinen satu (1925). She died on 10 August 2001 in Helsinki, Finland.
- Clymas was born on 5 April 1903 in Hungary. He was an actor, known for Cavalcade of Broadway: Leon and Eddie's (1950) and Cavalcade of Stars (1949). He was married to Laurette. He died on 4 June 2001 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Joseph Wagstaff was born on 24 June 1903 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for A Song of Kentucky (1929) and Let's Go Places (1930). He died on 19 May 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Vernon Sewell was educated at Malborough College. He was one of the crew of "castaways" with Michael Powell on the Shetland island of Foula to make The Edge of the World (1937). He later became one of the mainstays in the "B" movie niche of the British film industry, and in his almost 40-year career he turned out everything from spy thrillers to horror films to "sexploitation" fare.- Aman Maistre Julien was born on 24 July 1903 in Toulon, Var, France. He was an actor, known for La maternelle (1933), Ne bougez plus (1941) and Monsieur Sans-Gêne (1935). He died on 15 January 2001 in Millau, Aveyron, France.
- Elly Holmberg was born on 28 October 1903 in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Folket i Simlångsdalen (1924). She died on 12 October 2001 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- Kikue Môri was born on 3 November 1903 in Gunma, Japan. She was an actress, known for The Revolutionary (1962), Sansho the Bailiff (1954) and The Garden of Women (1954). She died on 20 August 2001 in Shizuoka, Japan.
- Henrietta Siodmak was born on 14 November 1903. She was an actress, known for Was zählt, ist die Idee: Curt Siodmak erzählt (2022). She was married to Curt Siodmak. She died on 10 May 2001 in Three Rivers, California, USA.
- Genia Nikolaieva was born on 2 January 1904 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]. She was an actress, known for A Woman of No Importance (1936), The Grand Duke's Finances (1934) and Ihr größter Erfolg (1934). She was married to Karl Forcht. She died on 22 December 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Charlotte Portney was born on 27 January 1904. She was an actress, known for Frankenstein's Daughter (1958), Night Court (1984) and Falcon Crest (1981). She died on 8 December 2001.
- Additional Crew
Seiroku Miyazawa was born on 1 April 1904 in Hamaki Kawaguchi, Hienuki, Iwate, Japan. He is known for Miyazawa Kenji sono ai (1996) and Gauche the Cellist (1982). He died on 12 June 2001.