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Reginald Barlow was born on 17 June 1866 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Bride of Frankenstein (1935), The Big Cage (1933) and Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936). He was married to Carol Brown and Selma Rose. He died on 6 July 1943 in Hollywood, California, USA.Served in the U.S. Army during the war.- Actor
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Alec B. Francis was born on 2 December 1867 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for Oliver Twist (1933), Thank You (1925) and The Terror (1928). He was married to Lucy Francis (nee Bowers) 1862 - 1953. He died on 6 July 1934 in Hollywood, California, USA.Served as a nurse with the U.S. Army during the war.- Cinematographer
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G.W. Bitzer was born on 21 April 1872 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA. He was a cinematographer and director, known for The Birth of a Nation (1915), Broken Blossoms (1919) and Logging in Maine (1906). He was married to Ethel Boddy. He died on 29 April 1944 in Hollywood, California, USA.Became the first cinematographer to cover a war, when he was commissioned by William Randolph Hearst to get footage of the Spanish-American War. Witnessed Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charging at El Caney.- Writer
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A 1891 graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, USA, H. H. Caldwell served with distinction in the United States Navy for over twenty years, first serving as Flag Lieutenant to Admiral George Dewey, USN on the U.S.S. Olympia at the battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War, where he was cited for bravery. In 1900, he was given command of the U.S.S. Holland, the first submarine commissioned in the U.S. Navy, and later trained personnel for service in submarines. After retiring as Lieutenant Commander, USN, 1909, he went west to California where he became involved in the motion picture business, working as a production editor and writer of screenplays along with his wife Katherine Hilliker. Upon the United States' entry into World War I, he returned to duty in the Fleet Naval Reserve, commanding the U.S.S. Amphritite, whose job was to protect the submarine net in New York Harbor and to guard the harbor from any and all who sought entry. He retired as Commander, USN in August of 1919 and returned west and continued working in the motion picture business, until his death. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, D.C.Served as Flag Lieutenant to Admiral George Dewey, USN on the U.S.S. Olympia at the battle of Manila Bay in the Philippines.- Animation Department
Jesse Sylvester "Vet" Anderson, cartoonist, comic strip artist, illustrator, and sculptor, was born in Bear Lake, Michigan. He got the nickname "Vet" because he was a veteran of the Spanish American War at the age of 23.
He created cartoons and comic strips for the Detroit Free Press, the New York Herald Tribune, and New York Globe, studied sculpture under Paul Landowski (1875-1961) in Paris, and participated in the 1922 Salon des Artists Francais show in Paris.
In the late 1910s, he worked with animators Dick Huemer and Raoul Barre in NYC. In the 20s, he worked with Paul Terry and Max Fleischer in NYC. In 1931, he came to California to work with Walter Lantz on 15 "Oswald the Rabbit" cartoons. In 1933, Vet worked on a 9-minute animated version of "The Wizard of Oz" in Canada. In 1937, he came to San Francisco to work on two bas-relief sculptures for the WPA Horseshoe Courts in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
He died at the Veterans Home in Santa Clara County, California in 1966.Served in the U.S. military during the war.- Sidney Ainsworth was born in Manchester, England, on December 21, 1873, according to contemporaneous sources. As an infant, he was brought to America, where his family settled in Madison, Wisconsin. As a boy, he sang in the choir at Grace Church in Madison. After graduating from Madison High School, he studied drama at the University of Notre Dame for several years. He then earned his undergraduate degree from the Chicago Musical College. Shortly after graduation, he was invited by Maud Adams to co-star in "The Little Minister." His stage career was briefly interrupted when he served in the Spanish American War, as a member of the First Wisconsin Infantry. Later, Ainsworth toured the United States and England, appearing in various productions. After appearing in a large number of short films, Ainsworth signed with the Goldwyn Company in 1919. In early 1922, he returned to Madison, suffering from an illness, and was under the care of a nurse. He died on May 21, 1922. Some newspapers attributed his death in part to yellow fever, which he had never overcome since contracting it during his military service.Served as a member of the U.S. 1st Wisconsin Infantry during the war.
- Dick Bennard worked as a juggler and acrobat in traveling circuses; as a comedian and actor on the vaudeville stage; as an actor in silent films produced in Ithaca, New York; as a makeup man for Paramount Pictures, and as the manager of the Manhattan Theater in Ithaca before settling down as a barber in the town of Kingston, New York. A native of Germany, he emigrated to Albany, New York as a child, served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War, and worked as an entertainer for over twenty years. He was active in the life of Kingston, being a member of the Elks, the Masons and the American Legion. He also put on a number of amateur theatricals, and was best known for his skill as a baton twirler--serving as the drum major in parades--as well as his stories of life on the road.Served in the U.S. Army during the war.
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Pioneering film producer and studio executive Albert E. Smith was born in Favershem, County Kent, England, on June 4, 1875, the son of a gardener. There were nine children in the Smith family--Albert, seven brothers and a sister--and when he was three years old the entire family emigrated to the US, eventually settling in Santa Barbara, CA. After a series of uneventful jobs, he took up a career as an illusionist, calling himself "The King of Entertainers". He eventually hooked up with another expatriate Brit, J. Stuart Blackton, and they formed an act and took it on the road. It was somewhat successful, but didn't offer quite the rewards they had envisioned. He and Blackton saw the potential in the burgeoning motion-picture business, and together with William T. Rock they formed the Vitagraph Company of America to produce and distribute films. While Blackton was the production head--involving himself in casting, writing, producing, directing, and pretty much every aspect of filmmaking--Smith largely confined himself to the financial end of the company, although he did on occasion assist Blackton in the actual filmmaking process. It was as a financial wizard that Smith was of greatest help to Vitagraph, however, and he developed a reputation as a savvy--some even described him as ruthless--businessman (Mary Pickford once met with Smith to discuss the possibility of her signing with Vitagraph, but she took such a dislike to him that she stormed out of the meeting shortly after it began). Smith's foresight and business acumen helped build Vitagraph into the premier motion-picture studio of the early silent era.
In 1925 Vitagraph was sold to Warner Brothers and, for all practical purposes, Smith retired. Married three times--the last to Jean Paige--Smith died in Hollywood on August 1, 1958.Served with Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders at the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba.- Actor
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George Lessey was born on 8 June 1875 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Corsican Brothers (1915), The Evil Dead (1922) and His Own Story (1916). He was married to May Abbey. He died on 3 June 1947 in Westbrook, Connecticut, USA.Served as a sergeant during the war with a company of Massachusetts volunteers.- Director
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James Young Deer was born on 1 April 1876 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Lieutenant Daring RN and the Water Rats (1924), Tragedies of the Osage Hills (1926) and The Stranger (1920). He was married to Helen Gilchrist, Anomine Paige and Red Wing. He died on 6 April 1946 in New York City, New York, USA.Enlisted in the U.S. Navy, 1898-1901, as a landsman.- Cinematographer
John W. Leezer was born on 1 May 1876 in Keokuk, Iowa, USA. John W. was a cinematographer, known for The Marriage of Molly-O (1916), Hell-to-Pay Austin (1916) and Cheerful Givers (1917). John W. was married to Rena B Crocker, Jennie Cramblit and Hester McClement Sears. John W. died on 6 August 1938 in Vista, California, USA.Served in Company K, 5th U.S. Artillery Regiment during the war.- Sherwood Anderson was born on September 13, 1876, into the family of a house-painter in Camden, Ohio. He worked as a newsboy, a house-painter, and a stable groom until he moved to Chicago at the age of 17. There he attended business classes at night, while having a day job as a warehouse laborer. After his military service in Cuba during the Spanish-American war, he returned to Ohio and graduated from Wittenberg College in Springfield, Ohio. His marriage didn't work, and he moved to Chicago again. There he joined the Chicago Group of writers, which also included Theodore Dreiser, Carl Sandburg, and Edgar Lee Masters. They led the so-called Chicago Literary Renessance between 1900 and 1930.
After the success of his books, "Winesburg, Ohio" (1917) and "The Triumphs of the Egg" (1921) Andersen received his first 'Dial' Award for his contribution to American Literature. He went traveling and became part of the expatriate community in Europe during the 1920s. In Paris he met Gertrude Stein, whom he much admired. He encouraged Ernest Hemingway in his writing aspirations. He also gave him a letter of recommendation to Gertrude Stein, pushing Hemingway to move to Paris from Chicago, where they met in 1921. Their friendship broke after Anderson's "Dark Laughter" (1925) prompted the satirical "Torrents of Spring", a parody of Anderson by Hemingway.
Andersen completed the "Dark Laughter" (1925) in New Orleans, where he shared an apartment with William Faulkner, who was also inspired by Anderson's works. In 1926 he moved to Marion, Virginia, where he built a home. There Anderson bought two weekly newspapers, one Republican, one Democrat, and edited both for 2 years. He was lecturing around the country and studied the labor conditions during the Depression. He wrote, " . . . Joseph Conrad said that a writer only began to live after he began to write. It pleased me to think I was after all but ten years old. Plenty of time ahead for such a young one." He died of peritonitis after swallowing a toothpick, during his private trip to Panama Canal, on March 8, 1941.Saw military service in Cuba during the war. - Cinematographer
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Bert Longenecker (1876-1940) served in the Philipines in the Spanish-American war in 1898. Bert and his 2nd wife, Kathlyn Storts (1901-1976), are buried in the L.A. National Cemetery. Bert's father was Adison Longenecker, his grandfather was Rev. Edwin Longenecker (1807-1894), and his great-grandfather was John Longenecker (1775-1838). Bert and Kathlyn's son was Robert Longenecker (1917-2003), a sergeant in the Army from 1940-1970 and was a battle photographer and latter a cinematographer doing Army Training and Medical Films.Served in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.- American character actor of rustic types, Si Jenks was born Howard Hansell Jenkins in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on 23 September 1876, to John (a shopkeeper) and Catherine Jenkins. He was the sixth of seven children. Little is known of his boyhood. At 21, on 21 April 1898, the first day of the Spanish-American War, he enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard (Co. F, 6th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry). He served until October, 1898 (two months following the end of the war), but never left the U.S. during his tour of duty. The following January, he enlisted for three years in the U.S. Army, but only served eight months, as an artilleryman, again without leaving the U.S. He returned to Norristown in 1899 after his military service and worked at a local inn as a hostler through at least 1904. At some point, he developed an interest in entertainment as a career. By 1919, he was married to Victoria Allen, with whom he teamed up in a vaudeville act called "Small Town Wise Crackers." They toured the Orpheum Circuit, appearing in 45 theatres in 36 cities across the U.S. At some point, the marriage and the act broke up, and Jenkins, now billing himself as Si Jenks, continued with a variety of new partners in the act. In 1922, the tour landed him in Los Angeles. Comic actor-director Al St. John, whose later career as a bearded Western sidekick would come to resemble Jenks's, gave the 46-year-old vaudevillian small parts in a couple of his comedy shorts at Fox, where Jenks also was also cast in his first feature film, John Ford's The Village Blacksmith (1922) After a lapse of a couple of years, Jenks came to the attention of Mack Sennett, who put Jenks to work in some 15 pictures over the next decade. Jenks's most familiar roles called for him to work without his dentures and with a scrubby beard, and he quickly found work in a large number of mainly comedic roles, primarily in Westerns. Despite his familiarity as bearded sidekick types, he never achieved the fame of a George 'Gabby' Hayes or Al 'Fuzzy' St. John, but he was very much of a type with those actors. Largely in smaller roles, Jenks made over 220 films, as well as a handful of TV episodes, over the course of his thirty-year career. He retired in 1954 at 78 and lived much of the rest of his life with his wife and fellow ex-vaudevillian, British actress Lilian Hartford, at the Motion Picture Country House & Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. He died there of heart disease at 93, on 6 January 1970. She followed him in death at age 100, in 1983.Served in a Pennsylvania infantry unit during the war.
- William Crowell was born on 20 July 1877 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for A Son of Satan (1924), Beyond the Great Wall (1920) and Birthright (1924). He died on 30 July 1929 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA.Served as Corporal, Company K, 3rd North Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Colored) during the war.
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Henry B. Walthall was a respected stage actor who became a favorite of pioneering film director D.W. Griffith. Born in 1878 in Alabama, Walthall embarked on a law career but quit law school in 1898 to enlist in the US Army in order to fight in the Spanish-American War. Returning from the war he decided to take up an acting career instead of the law, and traveled to New York City to make his mark on Broadway. He debuted on the Great White Way in 1901. His friend and fellow actor James Kirkwood introduced him to Griffith, who already knew of Walthall's reputation as a stage actor. He hired Walthall to appear in his A Convict's Sacrifice (1909), the first of many films they would make together. Griffith, like Walthall a Southerner, cast him as "the little colonel" in his epic The Birth of a Nation (1915).
Shortly afterward Walthall left Biograph and Griffith for Balboa Pictures in Long Beach, CA. In 1917 he and his wife formed their own production company, but after a few films he went back to work for Griffith at Biograph. However, his career went on a downward spiral, and by the 1920s he was appearing in mostly low-budget "B" fare, with only a few side journeys into more quality "A" pictures--Tod Browning's London After Midnight (1927) among them.
The sound period rejuvenated Walthall's career somewhat. He had a distinguished bearing and his voice, unlike those of many bigger silent-screen stars, was perfectly acceptable for talkies. He appeared in such productions as John Ford's Judge Priest (1934) and Browning's The Devil-Doll (1936). He was hired by director Frank Capra to play the High Lama in Capra's production of Lost Horizon (1937), but before the film began production he died of influenza, on June 7, 1936.Enlisted in the U.S. 1st Alabama Regiment. He contracted malaria while in camp in Jacksonville, Florida, and the war ended before he had recovered. He served 11 months, and when his regiment was discharged he returned home.- Actor
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One Hollywood stalwart whose screen incarnations more than lived up to his name was bald-domed character actor Donald Meek, forever typecast as mousy, timorous or browbeaten Casper Milquetoasts. He stood at 5 ft. 6 in. in his boots and weighed a mere 81 pounds. However, the little Glaswegian's personal history rather belied his gormless image on the silver screen. By the age of fourteen, Donald had joined an acrobatic team ("The Marvells") on the piano wire as a top mounter. He accompanied the troupe on their tour of the U.S. but sustained several compound fractures in a fall and had to quit. After spending six months on crutches, he joined the U.S. 6th Pennsylvania Regiment and saw action during the Spanish-American War in Cuba, was wounded and lost his hair after a bout of yellow fever. This did not deter him from re-enlisting at the onset of World War I. He went on to serve with the Canadian Highlanders as a corporal, but, to his consternation, never got any further than Toronto.
Donald had been infatuated with acting since early childhood. At the age of eight, he first performed publicly in the comic pantomime "Le Voyage en Suisse". Later, he toured Australia, South Africa, India and England in "Little Lord Fauntleroy". During his wartime sojourn in Cuba he had learned to "listen to those Yankees" and imitated their manner of speech, losing his Scottish accent in the process. When he was forced to abandon his career as an acrobat, he devoted more time to acting with various traveling stock companies and in New York. He made the first (of many) appearances on Broadway in 1903. Until the late 1920s, Donald remained quite gainfully employed in droll comical roles. Having flirted with screen acting since 1923, he made the move to the celluloid media by the end of the decade. Filmed at the Warner Brothers Eastern Vitaphone Studio in Brooklyn, he found himself an unlikely star, as amateur sleuth Dr. Amos Crabtree in The Clyde Mystery (1931), the first of eleven detective two-reelers, averaging just over twenty minutes in length. In 1933, Donald and wife Belle relocated to Hollywood.
Moving from studio to studio (his only long-tern tenure was at MGM from 1940 to 1944), Donald Meek quickly emerged as one of the most prolific, sought-after character players in the business. Invariably, he was respectability personified, all prim and proper. The role of eccentric toy maker Mr. Poppins in You Can't Take It with You (1938) was specially written for him. Other memorable performances included the nervy little whiskey salesman Samuel Peacock, losing his samples to Thomas Mitchell in Stagecoach (1939) ("the cutest coach rider in the wagon", according to a New York Times review); shady gambler Amos Budge in My Little Chickadee (1940); Mr. Wiggs thinking himself to sleep in Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934); the eccentric little bee-keeper Bartholomew, helping the crime fighting exploits of Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939); and the intoxicated food taster and mince-meat enthusiast Hippenstahl of State Fair (1945). On odd occasions, Donald managed to step out of character, notably as the courageous Scottish prospector McTavish standing up to the villains of Barbary Coast (1935); scene-stealing, as miserly financier Daniel Drew in The Toast of New York (1937); as a rather loony citizen determined to collect a reward by unmasking Edward G. Robinson in The Whole Town's Talking (1935); or as tough railroad executive McCoy in Jesse James (1939) and The Return of Frank James (1940).
Donald Meek crammed more than 120 screen roles into a mere one and a half decades. His performances were consistently a joy to watch. He was never able to realise his ambition of retiring to raise hybrid roses, dying in November 1946 at the age of 68. Fourteen years later, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.He served the U.S. 6th Pennsylvania Regiment, saw action in Cuba, and was wounded.- Actor
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Murdock MacQuarrie was born on 25 August 1878 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Modern Times (1936), The Star Gazer (1914) and The Old Bell-Ringer (1914). He was married to Claire M.. He died on 22 August 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Served in the U.S. military during the war.- Actor
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Roy Applegate was born on 7 December 1878 in Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania. He was an actor and director, known for Uncle Tom's Cabin (1914), All for a Girl (1915) and Yolanda (1924). He was married to Katherine K. Burch. He died on 9 February 1950 in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, USA.Served in Company B, 4th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment from August 2, 1898 to November 16, 1898 when he was honorably discharged.- Director
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Eugene Nowland was a director with Thanhouser from the summer of 1915 until early 1916.
Eugene Nowland was born in Memphis, Tennessee on April 20, 1879. From an early age he studied the violin, and by the time he reached nine his ability had reached such a level that he was considered to be a child prodigy. At the age of 10 he was a concert soloist with Damrosch's orchestra. In his early teens he appeared in concerts at the World's Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893, after which he went to Berlin, where he was a student under Zajic, Wirth, and Joachim. In Berlin the Philharmonic Orchestra featured young Nowland as a soloist.
He then went to Belgium, where the virtuoso was a student of the legendary Eugene Ysaye. Returning to America, Eugene Nowland toured the country as a violin soloist in 1896 and 1897. During the Spanish-American War of 1898 he laid his violin aside and became involved in Red Cross work in Cuba, after which he went to Belgium, where he resumed his studies of the violin, under Cesar Thompson. In Brussels, he fractured his hand, and although his audiences never noticed any problem, Nowland was convinced that he could no longer achieve the virtuosity of the past. While in Europe he served for a time as an assistant stage manager to Sarah Bernhardt. He developed a passion for collecting photographic prints, and by 1916 his collection was said to have numbered an incredible 600,000 items, all carefully arranged by subject. A man of great intellectual ability, Nowland had fluent command of seven languages in addition to English. In America in 1909, Nowland was the subject of articles in Musical America and other periodicals, which told of his endeavor to establish a branch of the American Music Society in Baltimore, home of the Peabody Conservatory of Music, where he had studied at one time. In the spring of that year his production of François Coppée's poetic stage play, The Violin Maker of Cremona, performed under the auspices of the Gamut Club at the Los Angeles Auditorium, was a critical success, as was his traveling presentation of Marston's musical sketch, Traumerei, in which Nowland took the part of Paul Brant, a young American musician. Motion Pictures: Eugene Nowland had an interest in motion pictures from an early time, and in 1891 he was among those present at Chickering Hall when Thomas A. Edison, in the company of Dr. Alexander Graham Bell and Evart Wendell, exhibited a motion picture device to interested scientists. His screen career began with Edison, for whom he made many films, including McQuade of the Traffic Squad, Vanity Fair (one of his last Edison films; with Minnie Maddern Fiske), and numerous educational subjects. The Edison film of which he was most proud was the 1915 release of According to Their Lights, a two-reel feature for which he furnished the scenario and direction. The Boston Tea Party, another two-reel Edison subject released the same year, was another favorite. He considered it an excellent example of how to interest students in history through the medium of films, by "telling enough, but not too much, and thereby inciting a curiosity to look up the incident for further information," according to an article in The Moving Picture World, June 5, 1915. In the summer of 1915 Eugene Nowland left Edison and went to the Thanhouser studio in New Rochelle, where he reported for work on Monday morning, August 16th. He remained for about six months and by early 1916 had departed, for The Moving Picture World, April 8, 1916, noted that he was "late of Thanhouser." During his brief tenure with Thanhouser he directed three feature films. The director's next position was with Metro, for whom he produced Threads of Fate (starring Viola Dana) and other features. In June 1917, the Van Dyke Company announced that it had signed Nowland to produce "art dramas" and stated that he would begin immediately on a film, as yet untitled, starring Jean Sothern, a five-reel picture subsequently released as Miss Deception. "The Van Dyke Company considers it considerable of a triumph to have obtained the services of Mr. Nowland, for he has long been admitted to be one of the foremost directors," a publicity release stated.
Directories published 1916-1918 gave his address as care of the Screen Club, New York City. His pastimes included riding and other outdoor sports.Became involved in Red Cross work in Cuba.- Actor
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By the time that he was 20, Lewis Stone had turned prematurely grey. He enlisted to fight in the Spanish American War and when he returned, he returned to be a writer. This turned to acting and he began to appear in films during the middle teens. His career was again interrupted by war as he served in the cavalry during World War I. After the war, he returned to films and quickly graduated to lead roles. With his distinguished look and grey hair, he was able to play the roles of well mannered romantic men. In 1921, Lewis starred in Don't Neglect Your Wife (1921). In the next year, he starred with Alice Terry, who played the heroine, and Ramon Novarro in The Prisoner of Zenda (1922) and Scaramouche (1923). In 1924, Metro merged into the new MGM where Lewis remained for the rest of his career. He was busy over the next few years and garnered an Academy Award nomination for The Patriot (1928). In 1928, he appeared in the first of a series of pictures with Greta Garbo. In A Woman of Affairs (1928) he played the older doctor, a friend of the family. But two years later in Romance (1930), he played her lover.
Lewis made the transition from silent to sound with The Trial of Mary Dugan (1929), which starred Norma Shearer. Sound did not cause Lewis any problems and he continued to be busy with his roles as the distinguished lead. The Big House (1930) was highly successful for MGM and he appeared in other popular movies such as The Phantom of Paris (1931) with John Gilbert and Red-Headed Woman (1932) with Jean Harlow. He appeared with Garbo in Inspiration (1931), Mata Hari (1931), Grand Hotel (1932) and Queen Christina (1933). In the late 30s he took on a role for which he was long remembered - the role of Judge James Hardy who had a son named Andy. Judge Hardy was the father audiences wanted in the late 30s early 40s. He was kind, intellectual, fair and as patient as he had to be with Andy, played by Mickey Rooney. This series occupied most of his screen time until it ended and he did slow down during the late 40s. In the 50s he continued to appear in a number of pictures including remakes of the two he had made 30 years before with Alice Terry. He suffered a heart attack and died in 1953 after appearing in over 200 films.Enlisted in the U.S. Army during the war, was sent to Cuba and was promoted to sergeant. He served as an orderly during the Battle of San Juan Hill.- John Cobb was born on 23 December 1879 in Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for The Lure of a Woman (1921). He was married to Millie Louisa Lee. He died on 9 October 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.Served in the U.S. military during the war.
- Mitchell Lewis was born on 26 June 1880 in Syracuse, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), Salomé (1922) and The Mutiny of the Elsinore (1920). He was married to Rosabel Morrison and Nan Frances Ryan. He died on 24 August 1956 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.Served in the U.S. military during the war.
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Buck Connors was born on 22 November 1880 in Streator, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Duke of Chimney Butte (1921), The Radio Detective (1926) and Straight Shootin' (1927). He was married to Hazel Powell. He died on 4 February 1947 in Yuma, Arizona, USA.Served in both the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy during the war.- Lt. Hankin was born on 6 June 1881 in Jackson, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for Injustice (1919). He was married to Ivor S. Davis. He died on 14 August 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Served in the U.S. military during the war.
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Fred Gabourie was born on 19 September 1881 in Tweed, Ontario, Canada. He was an art director, known for The General (1926), Sherlock Jr. (1924) and The Navigator (1924). He was married to Evelyn Kurtz. He died on 1 March 1951 in Hollywood, California, USA.Fought as a U.S. Army private during the war.- Actor
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James Gleason was born in New York City to William Gleason and Mina Crolius, who were both in the theatre. He was married to Lucile Gleason (born Lucile Webster), and had a son, Russell Gleason. As a young man James fought in the Spanish-American War. After the war he joined the stock company at the Liberty Theater in Oakland, California, which his parents were running. James and his wife then moved to Portland, Oregon, where they played in stock at the Baker Theater. For several years afterward they toured in road shows until James enlisted in the army during World War I. When he returned he appeared on the stage in "The Five Million." He then turned to writing, including "Is Zat So", which he produced for the NY stage. He also wrote and acted in "The Fall Guy" and "The Shannons on Broadway." Next he wrote The Broadway Melody (1929) for MGM. He collaborated, in 1930, on The Swellhead (1930), Dumbbells in Ermine (1930), What a Widow! (1930), Rain or Shine (1930) and His First Command (1929). He and his wife were then contracted to Pathe, Lucille to act, and James (or Jimmie as he was known) as a writer. Probably his most famous acting role was as Max Corkle, the manager of Joe Pendleton who was wrongly plucked from this life into the next, in the hit fantasy Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941).Enlisted in the U.S. Army at age 16 and served three years in the Philippines.- Actor
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Glen Cavender was born in Tucson, Arizona, USA. He was an actor and director, known for [=tt0017925], [=tt0463180] and The Man from Brodney's (1923). Before he went into the movies he was a soldier of fortune. He served in the Boer war, in Cuba and in the Philippines. Also, served in China during the Boxer rebellion during which earned the medal of the French legion of honor. The French officer leading the combined sortie of French and American troops was shot in the storming of Tsin Tsin and Cavender took his place. He claimed that his military experience help with the role of Pancho Villa in [=tt0008738] even if it was a comedy. He was married to Hazel Chene. He died on February 9, 1962 in Hollywood, California, USA.Served with the U.S. military in Cuba and the Philippines.