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French-born Louis J. Gasnier was a stage actor / director / producer in Paris when he was hired by Pathe to direct comedy shorts. After discovering and showcasing comedian Max Linder, Gasnier was sent by Pathe to the U.S. in 1912 to run its operation there. He helped to make Pathe a major player in the U.S. market by cleverly concentrating on the serial format, coming out with such landmark serials as The Perils of Pauline (1914). Like many silent-film directors, however, Gasnier couldn't successfully make the transition to sound. Many of his sound films were ultra-low-budget cheapies destined for the independent states-rights market, and he often required the collaboration of dialogue directors (who received co-director credit) to handle the actors' line readings. Gasnier's most famous film has to be the cult classic Reefer Madness (1936) (aka "Reefer Madness"), an unintentionally hilarious anti-marijuana polemic.- Eric Keown was born on 2 July 1904 in Hornsey, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Ghost Goes West (1935). He was married to Cicely Ritchie. He died on 15 February 1963 in Worplesdon, Surrey, England, UK.
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Edgardo Donato was born on 14 April 1897 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a composer and actor, known for Scent of a Woman (1992), The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) and Así es el tango (1937). He died on 15 February 1963 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.