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- Jack Crawford was born on 4 March 1847 in County Donegal, Ireland. He was an actor and writer, known for The Corporal's Daughter (1915) and The Battle Cry of Peace (1915). He was married to Maria Stokes. He died on 27 February 1917 in Woodhaven, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Frazer Coulter was born on 20 August 1848 in Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Prisoner of Zenda (1913), The Governor's Lady (1923) and The Heart Raider (1923). He was married to Grace Thorne. He died on 26 January 1937 in East Islip, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Soundtrack
Barney Fagan was born on 12 January 1850 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 12 January 1937 in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA.- Composer
- Music Department
William Furst was born on 25 March 1852 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a composer, known for Joan the Woman (1916), The Green Swamp (1916) and Let Katie Do It (1916). He was married to Charlotte Joan Nicol. He died on 11 July 1917 in Freeport, Long Island, New York, USA.- William T. Rock was born on 31 December 1853 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1905), National Red Cross Pageant (1917) and A Vitagraph Romance (1912). He died on 27 July 1916 in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Herbert Kelcey was born on 10 October 1855 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Sphinx (1916) and After the Ball (1914). He was married to Effie Shannon. He died on 10 July 1917 in Bayport, Long Island, New York, USA.
- John MacSweeney was born on 1 March 1857 in Deptford, Lewisham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Road to Glory (1926) and Wild Oats Lane (1926). He died on 14 October 1937 in Amityville, Long Island, New York, USA.
- George Backus was born on 15 June 1857 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Third Degree (1919), The Gamblers (1919) and National Red Cross Pageant (1917). He was married to Louise Salather. He died on 22 May 1939 in Merrick, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 - January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or his initials T. R., was an American politician, statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He previously served as the 25th vice president under William McKinley from March to September 1901, and as the 33rd governor of New York from 1899 to 1900. Having assumed the presidency after McKinley's assassination, Roosevelt emerged as a leader of the Republican Party and became a driving force for anti-trust and Progressive policies.- Kate Blancke was born on 14 March 1860 in Cheltenham, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Brand of Cowardice (1916), A Successful Adventure (1918) and Heart Strings (1920). She was married to George W. Wilton. She died on 24 June 1942 in East Islip, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Minnie Palmer was born on 31 March 1860 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was a writer, known for My Sweetheart (1918). She was married to John R. Rogers (1842-1932). She died on 21 May 1936 in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Frederick Bond was born on 12 September 1861 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was married to Annie Rose (actress) and Caroline Parker (actress). He died on 9 February 1914 in Whitestone, Long Island, New York, USA.
- George B. Cortelyou was born on 26 July 1862 in New York City, New York, USA. He died on 23 October 1940 in Long Island City, New York, USA.
- Wallace Erskine was born on 8 August 1862 in Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Ragged Edge (1923), Perjury (1921) and Was It Her Duty? (1915). He was married to Margery Bonney Erskine. He died on 6 January 1943 in Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Riley Hatch was born on 2 September 1862 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Conquest of Canaan (1921), The Plunderer (1915) and Night Life of New York (1925). He was married to Florence Estelle Wiesner. He died on 6 September 1925 in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Frank Monroe was born on 12 April 1863 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Gray Mask (1915), Vengeance Is Mine (1917) and Torchy's Frame-Up (1921). He was married to Viola Miles. He died on 19 July 1937 in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Joseph Kilgour was born on 11 July 1863 in Ayr, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for My Lady's Slipper (1916), The House of Mirth (1918) and The Dawn of Freedom (1916). He was married to Angela L Kilgour (c1881 - 1929). He died on 21 April 1933 in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
Andrew Mack was born on 25 July 1863 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Unpardonable Sin (1915), The Ragged Earl (1914) and Bluebeard's Seven Wives (1925). He was married to Katherine Humphrey (actress) and Alice V McAloon. He died on 21 May 1931 in Bayshore, Long Island, New York, USA.- George S. Dougherty was born on 5 April 1865 in Cressona, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 16 July 1931 in Flushing, Long Island, New York, USA.
- George Nash was born on 1 July 1865 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Jungle (1914), Yorktown (1924) and The Great Gatsby (1926). He was married to Julia Hay. He died on 30 December 1944 in Amityville, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Anne Sutherland was born on 1 March 1866 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She was an actress, known for Kreutzer Sonata (1915), Motherhood (1917) and The Debt (1917). She was married to Richard Field Carroll and Charles Herbert Harding (comm. traveler). She died on 22 June 1942 in Brentwood, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Charles B. Davenport was born on 1 June 1866 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. He was married to Gertrude Crotty. He died on 18 February 1944 in Cold Spring Harbor, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Harry Leighton was born on 14 June 1866 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Dragon (1916). He was married to Fannie [Grubbs] Bernard (actress). He died on 20 May 1926 in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Francis Neilson was born on 26 January 1867 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK. Francis was a writer, known for The Martyrdom of Philip Strong (1916), A Butterfly on the Wheel (1915) and Scandal in Paris (1928). Francis was married to Helen Swift Morris and Catherine Eva O'Gorman. Francis died on 13 April 1961 in Port Washington, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Harry Neville was born on 24 March 1867 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Man Hater (1917), The Pretenders (1916) and The Blindness of Love (1916). He died on 25 January 1945 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Effie Shannon was born on 13 May 1867 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for Her Boy (1918), Pearl of Love (1925) and Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers (1923). She was married to Henry Guy Carleton and Herbert Kelcey. She died on 24 July 1954 in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Henry L. Stimson was born on 21 September 1867 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped (1995) and Uncle Hiram Visits Washington (1912). He was married to Mabel Wellington White. He died on 20 October 1950 in Huntington, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Howard Missimer was born on 17 November 1867 in Millersburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for A Mistaken Calling (1912), The $5, 000, 000 Counterfeiting Plot (1914) and The Legacy of Happiness (1912). He was married to Carrie M. Shore and Mary O. Watts. He died on 19 November 1917 in Islip, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Henry K. Chambers was born on 28 November 1867 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Henry K. was a writer, known for An American Widow (1917). Henry K. was married to Maria Cristina Mena and Mary Williams. Henry K. died on 5 September 1935 in Great Neck, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
John Craig was born on 3 January 1868 in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for The Taming of the Shrew (1929) and Silence (1931). He was married to Mary Marsden Young. He died on 23 August 1932 in Woodmere, Long Island, New York, USA.- William Faversham was born in London on February 12, 1868. After attending Hill-Martin College, he served for a short time in a cavalry regiment in Warwickshire. He made his stage debut on November 19, 1885, in a London vaudeville theater. Two years later, he came to New York, making his American debut on January 17, 1887, in "Pen and Ink." In 1893, he joined Charles Frohman's Empire Theatre Company and remained with the group for eight years. On August 19, 1901, he received star billing, playing Don Caesar in "A Royal Rival." His status rose, and during 1905-1907, he toured the United States in "The Squaw Man," which earned him a small fortune. He later appeared in many Shakespearean productions, playing Romeo opposite Maude Adams as Juliet. He made a handful of silent films, but with the advent of younger actors, his status as a matinee idol slowly faded. On July 20, 1925, Faversham married his third wife, Edith Campbell, at his estate in Huntington, Long Island. But in 1927, he filed for bankruptcy, and despite several attempts to recoup his previous fortunes, he never succeeded, although he did continue to work. In 1929, he toured in Australia, appearing in several plays. In 1931 he joined the Chicago Civic Shakespeare Society, appearing in such plays as "Hamlet" and "The Merchant of Venice." He founded a drama school in 1932, but it was short-lived. Faversham's final stage appearance was in 1934, as Jeeter Lester in "Tobacco Road." That same year, he returned to Hollywood, appearing in a few films before retiring in 1937. He then entered the Percy C. Williams home, a retreat on Long Island for aged actors. Ironically, the home was not far from Faversham's former estate. Faversham insisted he work for his keep, so he tended a garden. He died of a coronary embolism on April 7, 1940. He was buried in the Huntington Rural Cemetery in Bay Shore, next to his second wife, Julie Opp. Faversham's first wife was Marian Merwin. He had two sons with Julie Opp: Philip, an actor, and William Jr.
- Mortimer Snow was born on 19 November 1868 in Brigham City, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for The Mohican's Daughter (1922). He was married to Adelaide Warren. He died on 20 June 1935 in East Islip, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Director
Swedish born classical stage star Arthur Donaldson born in Norsholm, Sweden in 1869. A well-known stage actor and a light opera baritone singer. Moved to the United States in 1883 and began his stage career in the 1890's, he originated the role of 'The Prince of Pilsen' in 1903. Handsome performer who often played high class gentlemen in more than 80 movies, making his film debut in 'A Lad from Old Ireland' for the Kalem Film Co in 1910. During the early 1910's he returned to Sweden, appearing in operettas at Oscarsteatern and also made two Swedish films (one as director) before going back to America. He became one of the best regarded character actors of the World War I era including as a German General in 'For France' at Vitagraph Film Co in 1917, one of his most memorable roles was that of George III in D.W. Griffith's 'America' in 1920. In 1925 he produced and directed 'Retribution' an experimental sound film intended for a Swedish-speaking audience, ironically, sound ultimately put an end to his screen career, he returned to the stage permanently in 1927, making his Broadway directorial debut in 1934 with 'The Green Stick'. He died in Long Island, New York in 1955 age 86.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Richard Ridgely was born on 16 September 1869 in Cynthiana, Kentucky, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Eugene Aram (1915), Meg o' the Mountains (1914) and The Destroying Angel (1915). He was married to Cleo Ridgely. He died on 30 November 1949 in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA.- Leo Feodoroff was born on 22 January 1870 in Derechin, Russia. He was an actor, known for The Music Master (1927) and God Gave Me Twenty Cents (1926). He died on 23 November 1949 in Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA.
- His film resume belies the fact that he was the most important man in motion pictures at the time of his death. Born as Max Loew in New York City to a poverty-stricken Viennese waiter, his life could've easily gone the the way of many boys of the east side slums, except that he was hyper-enterprising. He was also extremely superstitious: he never walked under ladders, distrusted nearly every doctor he met and refused to sign anything on a Friday (a habit that was often mistaken for something semitic; he was Jewish but decidedly non-practicing). Loew left school at nine and never looked back. Loew sold newspapers and lemons on the street, worked like a dog in an industrial printing plant, and began and failed at several business ventures - a print shop, furniture store and a fur factory - going bankrupt before he was 20. It's a testimonial to his personality and self-assurance that he picked himself up from these early failures and persevered. A second stab at the fur business brought him in contact with Adolph Zukor who became a friend and partner. Loew bought into a Zukor's penny arcade business and set about expanding it around the country. While opening up a new arcade in Cincinnati he was told of a competitor who was scoring bigger money with motion pictures than his mechanical machines. Loew struck up a deal with the Vitagraph Company for the necessary equipment and films, borrowed chairs and based on nickel admissions, grossed almost $250 the first day. Back in New York, Loew bought a Brooklyn burlesque house and converted it into the Royal, a first class house mixing the vaudeville bill with movies. The success of the Royal convinced him to convert his penny arcades into movie houses. Loew struck up a fateful business deal with brothers Joseph M. Schenck and Nicholas Schenck in 1906 when the group formed the Fort George Amusement Company and began a Paradise Park concession stand. Over the next decade Loew worked a slow (being a relative term in the business), methodical plan for theatrical dominance. By Armistice Day he owned 112 theaters that continued to offer a mix of vaudeville and movies. Joe Schenck ventured away from the company to become a movie producer.
By 1920 Loew was the dominant movie theater owner in New York and had recently expanded into Canada. With this expansion he faced increasing problems obtaining a reliable supply of quality films, especially problematic since audiences were pushing vaudeville acts off his stages. On January 3, 1920 he paid $3.1 million for Metro Pictures, a Hollywood studio with a lot of potential but suffering from poor management and a middling track record of success. Marcus Loew understood the value of his theatrical empire but felt that movie production was too huge a gamble to personally manage. At heart he was a New Yorker and felt comfortable handling the finances, not the mechanics of grinding out pictures in far-away Hollywood. It was at this juncture that Louis B. Mayer enters the story - Louis B. Mayer Productions was a far smaller shaker in town, but had three key assets: a successful track record of producing profitable melodramas that played well in the sticks, wunderkind producer Irving Thalberg - recently hired away from Universal and who rapidly proved his worth as a producer all consumed with movie production, and L.B. himself - admittedly a great macro manager, who shared Loew's rise from nothing life story. Oddly, Loew was only impressed with two of these factors; he didn't want Thalberg! He caved after Mayer insisted that any merger include his key producer (one of the wisest manoeuvrings L.B. would ever make). Loew's Metro company was then courting a third studio, troubled Goldwyn Productions (see Samuel Goldwyn). Loew was attracted to its state-of-the art studio and 40-acre lot, an asset that he understood. Unfortunately, the Goldwyn company was hemorrhaging red ink due to an out-of-control production in Italy, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), and was, closer to home, immersed in Erich von Stroheim's costly exercise in artistic overindulgence, Greed (1924), which only further demonstrated the need for competent management. Louis B. Mayer Productions was, despite its relatively insignificant size, the key to the merger. The parties worked out a percentage agreement and Loew merging a third troubled company into the fold, Goldwyn Pictures, which he had purchased for $4.3 million. The conglomerate bought Louis B. Mayer Productions for a mere $76,500 which tells something of the state of L.B.'s hard assets at the time of the merger. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures was formed on May 16, 1924 and dominated by Mayer's management team with Thalberg quickly rallying the best writers, directors, actors and technicians amongst the 3 former concerns. Mayer himself was named vice president and general manager of the new company at $1,500 a week, but that was dwarfed by a profit participation deal that included Thalberg (adding to his $650 a week salary) and key secretary Robert Rubin. These three men would split 20% of the company's profits, an incredibly rich benefits package as it turned out). Marcus Loew had chosen his personnel well, leaving him exactly in the position he wanted to be, writing checks from his 46 acre Long Island mansion and long weekly constructive arguments with Mayer on the phone. Under Mayer and Thalberg, the combination of these 3 shaky production companies and a huge injection of cash from Loew's Inc. created the premier studio in Hollywood. It's first official Metro-Goldwyn release, He Who Gets Slapped (1924), starring Lon Chaney was a hit. The company's name soon reflected Mayer's presence (the MGM moniker first seen in Buster Keaton's Go West (1925)) and for the next three decades MGM stood apart from every other operation in Hollywood, or the world for that matter. Unfortunately the early balanced managerial dynamic of Loew, Mayer and Thalberg ended forever when Marcus Loew died on September 5, 1927 at only age 57, leaving a $30 million estate (including 400,000 shares of Loew's Inc. stock) to his wife Caroline and sons. The title as the most powerful man in the film industry was assumed by Nicholas Schenck and MGM, for better or worse, would never be the same. - William Browning was born on 27 January 1871 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Bulldog Drummond (1922), The Fatal Card (1930) and Pulling a Bone (1931). He was married to Anna May Webster and Catherine Elizabeth Pierce (aka Edith Browning, actress). He died on 21 December 1930 in Middle Village, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Ada Lewis was born on 17 March 1872 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Her Own People (1917). She was married to John W. Parr. She died on 24 September 1925 in Hollis, Long Island, New York, USA.
- William B. Mack was born on 8 April 1872 in Bay City, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Backbone (1923), Missing Millions (1922) and Virtuous Men (1919). He was married to Gertrude O'Malley. He died on 13 September 1955 in Islip, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Frederick Lewis was born on 14 February 1873 in Oswego, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Moral Sinner (1924). He was married to Charlotte Kauffman. He died on 19 March 1946 in Amityville, Long Island, New York, USA.
- May Wilson Preston was born on 11 August 1873 in New York, USA. She died on 18 May 1949 in East Hampton, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Frank Conlan was born on 22 July 1874 in Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]. He was an actor, known for Strangler of the Swamp (1945), The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941) and The Angel Factory (1917). He died on 24 August 1955 in East Islip, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Donald Brian was born on 17 February 1875 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Man Without a Country (1937), The Voice in the Fog (1915) and The Smugglers (1916). He was married to Virginia O'Brien (actress, b. 1896). He died on 22 December 1948 in Great Neck, Long Island, New York, USA.
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- Writer
- Director
Victor Moore was born on 24 February 1876 in Hammonton, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Swing Time (1936), The Seven Year Itch (1955) and It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947). He was married to Shirley Paige and Emma Littlefield. He died on 23 July 1962 in East Islip, Long Island, New York, USA.- Consuelo Vanderbilt was born on 2 March 1877 in New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Jacques Balsan and Charles Spencer-Churchill. She died on 6 December 1964 in Southampton, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Thomas "Tad" Aloysius Dorgan was born on 29 April, 1877, at San Francisco, the son of Thomas J. and Anna Dorgan. His father worked as a laundryman and later as a teamster in the Bay Area.
Dorgan began working in the mid 1890s as a cartoonist for the San Francisco Bulletin. In 1904 he joined the staff of the New York Evening Journal as a cartoonist and sports writer. Soon his cartoons and sports columns were being picked up by the Hearst wire service and published nationwide and abroad. While at the Evening Journal Dorgan was instrumental in advancing the career of fellow sports writer, Charles E. van Loan.
Through his wit and creative use of the English language, Dorgan became one of the most beloved sports journalists of his day. He was famous for assigning many sports celebrities with ingenious nicknames and for originating some of the most popular slang phrases of all time. Dorgan was thought to have been the first to use slang terms like: "Twenty-Three Skidoo", "He's a Hard-Boiled Egg", "Dumb Dora", "Finale Hopper", "Solid Ivory", "Drug Store Cowboy", "Cake-Eater", "The Cat's Meow" "Nickel Nurse", "There's Nobody Home", "You Tell 'Em the First Hundred Years are the Hardest", Dumb-Bell", 'As Busy as a One-Armed Paper-Hanger with Hives" and others.
Tad Dorgan died on 2 May, 1929, at his home in Great Neck, Long Island. He had been suffering from heart disease for several years and even though he spent most of that that time bedridden he was able to continue working up to a few days before his death. The end came not long after he came down with pneumonia. - Actor
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- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
A.B. DeComathiere was born on 19 November 1877 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Black King (1932), The Midnight Ace (1928) and Deceit (1923). He died on 18 May 1940 in Central Islip, Long Island, New York, USA.- Actor
Henry Herbert was born on 17 March 1878 in London, England, UK. He was an actor. He was married to Gladys Rosalie Vanderzee. He died on 20 February 1947 in Flushing, Long Island, New York, USA.- Frank Tinney was born on 29 March 1878 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Governor's Boss (1915) and Broadway After Dark (1924). He was married to Edna Davenport. He died on 28 November 1940 in Northport, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Kitty Gordon was born on 22 April 1878 in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Wasp (1918), The Scar (1919) and Forget-Me-Not (1917). She was married to Ralph Ranlet, Captain Henry W.W.H. Beresford, Michael Levenston and Maxwell James. She died on 26 May 1974 in Brentwood, Long Island, New York, USA.