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- Georg Friedrich Treitschke was born on 29 August 1776 in Leipzig, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire [now Germany]. He was a writer, known for Fidelio (1968), The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977) and Beethoven: Fidelio (2020). He died on 4 June 1842 in Vienna, Austrian Empire [now Austria].
- Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was born on 29 August 1780 in Montauban, France. Jean-Auguste-Dominique died on 17 January 1867 in Paris, France.
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Hippolyte Bis was born on 29 August 1789 in Douai, France. He was a writer, known for Match Point (2005), Guillaume Tell: Royal Opera, London 2015 (2015) and Guillaume Tell (2013). He died on 3 March 1855 in Paris, France.- Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr was an American jurist and legal scholar who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932. He is one of the most widely cited U.S. Supreme Court justices and most influential American common law judges in history, noted for his long service, concise, and pithy opinions-particularly for opinions on civil liberties and American constitutional democracy-and deference to the decisions of elected legislatures. Holmes retired from the court at the age of 90, an unbeaten record for oldest justice on the Supreme Court. He previously served as a Brevet Colonel in the American Civil War, in which he was wounded three times, as an associate justice and chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and as Weld Professor of Law at his Alma mater, Harvard Law School. His positions, distinctive personality, and writing style made him a popular figure, especially with American progressives.
- Edward M. Favor was born on 29 August 1856 in the USA. He was an actor, known for The Soap Girl (1918), Cy Whittaker's Ward (1917) and Peck's Bad Girl (1918). He was married to Edith Sinclair. He died on 10 January 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Fred Huntley was born on 29 August 1862 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for The Ne'er Do Well (1915), What Every Woman Knows (1921) and Fighting Blood (1916). He was married to Laura. He died on 1 November 1931 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Writer
- Soundtrack
Maeterlinck was a revolutionary symbolist playwright from Belgium. His influence on modern drama is vast and he was one of the best known figures in Europe in the early twentieth century, both for his plays and his philosophical writings. Best known today for his fantasy play "The Blue Bird", which has been adapted into a number of films, but most of his work was darker and even horrifying. Death was a frequent character in his plays, and his use of rythmic repepetive dialogue gave his plays a mesmeric quality. His best plays are probably "The Sightless" and "Pelleas and Melisande".- Charles Dalton was born on 29 August 1864 in Rochester, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Eternal Magdalene (1919), Fighting Odds (1917) and The Wakefield Case (1921). He was married to Rita Walton. He died on 11 June 1942 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Hedwig Lachmann was born on 29 August 1865 in Stolp, Pomerania, Germany. She was a writer, known for Salome (2019), Salome (2012) and NBC Television Opera Theatre (1949). She was married to Gustav Landauer. She died on 21 February 1918 in Krumbach, Schwaben, Bavaria, Germany.- Writer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Hermann Löns was born on 29 August 1866 in Culm, West Prussia, Germany [now Chelmno, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for The Heath Is Green (1932), Rot ist die Liebe (1957) and Wenn die Heide blüht (1960). He was married to Lisa Hausmann and Elisabeth Erbeck. He died on 26 September 1914 in Reims, Marne, France.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Tefft Johnson was born on 29 August 1871 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Sonny Boy at the Bat (1916), The Love Net (1918) and Sonny Jim at the Mardi Gras (1915). He died on 15 October 1956.- Templar Powell was born on 29 August 1873 in Oregon, USA. He was an actor, known for Beach of Dreams (1921), Behold My Wife (1920) and Monsieur Beaucaire (1924). He died on 29 June 1949 in Glenn, California, USA.
- Thomas Jefferson Taylor II was born on 29 August 1874 in Milton, Alabama, USA. He was married to Ruth Scoggins, Beulah Wisdom and Minnie Lee Pattillo. He died on 22 October 1960 in Marshall, Texas, USA.
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Manuel Machado was born on 29 August 1874 in Sevilla, Spain. He was a writer, known for La Lola se va a los puertos (1947), Inês de Castro (1944) and La duquesa de Benamejí (1949). He was married to Eulalia Cáceres Sierra. He died on 19 January 1947 in Madrid, Spain.- Maurice Level was born on 29 August 1875 in France. He was a writer, known for Barrabas (1919), À minuit, le 7 (1937) and The Roadhouse Murder (1932). He died on 15 April 1926 in France.
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Henry MacRae was born on 29 August 1876 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for Detective Lloyd (1932), Danger Island (1931) and The Lost Special (1932). He was married to Mary O'Neill and Margaret Oswald. He died on 2 October 1944 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
Ralph Burdick was born on 29 August 1877 in Iowa, USA. He is known for The Patriot (1928) and Beau Sabreur (1928). He died on 10 May 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Actor/director John Ince was born in 1878 in New York City to a pair of vaudeville performers. His two younger brothers, Ralph Ince and Thomas H. Ince, were also in show business, with Thomas being the most well-known of the three, having been a pioneering producer/director who built the first complete movie studio, containing everything from sound stages to processing labs to standing permanent sets, known as Inceville. Ralph also became an actor/director (many contemporary critics believed him to be a better director than Thomas and a better actor than John), but his reputation off-screen tended to overshadow his on-screen accomplishments.
In addition to being an actor, John directed quite a few two-reels for his brother Thomas' studio, in addition to a lesser number of features, and acted in many of his own films. One of his more bizarre productions was Thomas H. Ince, a drama based on a real-life murder, in which the actual murderer, Clara Smith Hamon, played herself!
His brother Thomas died in 1924, under somewhat mysterious circumstances (supposedly he was on a party on a yacht owned by wealthy newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst). the story is that Hearst found his mistress, Marion Davies, in bed with actor Charles Chaplin and, enraged, pulled a gun and fired at Chaplin, missing him but hitting and killing Ince. John opened up his own studio. That lasted until 1929, when a confluence of negative factors, including his divorce from his wife, the famous Wall Street stock market crash in which he lost all his money, and a fire that burned down his studio, pretty much killed his career. He managed to get a few supporting roles in modest "B" pictures, but by the mid-'30s his career consisted of one- or two-line speaking roles and uncredited extra work. He had a small part in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) as a guard at Frederic March's bank. He made his final film in 1947, uncredited appearance, and died that year. He appeared posthumously in Gun Cargo (1949), but that film was shot in the late 1930s and not released until 1949.- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Lucien Muratore was a French tenor who was an operatic star for thirty years at the beginning of the twentieth century. He performed in Paris, Boston, Chicago and Buenos Aires, where he took part in works by Massenet, Fauré and Saint-Saëns. Muratore also appeared on several occasions on movie screens, notably with his second wife, Italian soprano Lina Cavalieri. In his first film, produced in the USA, he is The Chevalier Des Grieux.- Fumiko Katsuragi was born on 29 August 1878 in Toyko, Japan. She was an actress, known for No Blood Relation (1932), Onna keizu (1934) and Seidon (1933). She died on 19 August 1945.
- Actor
- Writer
Gus Glassmire was born on 29 August 1879 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Living Ghost (1942), The Secret Code (1942) and I Give My Love (1934). He died on 23 July 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Janine Zorelli was born on 29 August 1880 in Maisons-Alfort, Val-de-Marne, France. She was an actress, known for Andalousie (1951), El sueño de Andalucía (1951) and Trois cents à l'heure (1934). She died on 21 July 1975 in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Fred Leslie was born on 29 August 1880 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sporting Love (1936), For the Love of Mike (1932) and So You Won't Talk (1935). He died on 1 August 1945 in England, UK.- Valérie Larbaud was born on 29 August 1881 in Vichy, France. She was a writer, known for Les maris, les femmes, les amants (1989). She died on 2 February 1957 in Vichy, France.
- Actor
- Writer
Oscar Sabo was born on 29 August 1881 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor and writer, known for Er und sein Diener (1931), Der Barbier von Flimersdorf (1915) and Reise in die Vergangenheit (1943). He died on 2 May 1969 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Joseph R. Tozer was born on 29 August 1881 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Merchant of Venice (1916), The Brass Bottle (1914) and The Greek Interpreter (1922). He died on 3 May 1955 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
- Richard LeGrand was born on 29 August 1882 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He was an actor, known for Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943), Gildersleeve's Ghost (1944) and The Great Gildersleeve (1954). He died on 29 June 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Cinematographer
Otto Tober was born on 29 August 1882 in Grünau, Berlin, Germany. He was a cinematographer, known for Gentlemen-Gauner (1920), Prinzesschen (1920) and Fahrendes Volk (1927). He died on 15 August 1964 in Berlin, Germany.- Muriel George was born on 29 August 1883 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for A Song for You (1934), A Sister to Assist 'Er (1938) and The Dancing Years (1950). She was married to Arthur Davenport (author, BBC broadcaster) and Ernest Butcher. She died on 22 October 1965 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Actress
- Writer
Grace Barton was born on 29 August 1883 in Watertown, New York, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Heart of Gold (1919), Great Expectations (1917) and The Seventh Day (1922). She died on 23 September 1962 in New York, New York, USA.- Pell Trenton was born on 29 August 1883 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Fair and Warmer (1919), The Joyous Liar (1919) and The Adventurer (1917). He died on 3 March 1924 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Wilhelm P. Krüger was born on 29 August 1883. He was an actor, known for Krach um Jolanthe (1934), Goal in the Clouds (1939) and The Divine Jetta (1937). He died on 12 July 1959 in Hörnum, Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
- Ann Brody was born on 29 August 1884 in Poland. She was an actress, known for High Gear (1933), A Fool and His Money (1920) and Playing Around (1930). She died on 16 July 1944 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Ehm Welk was born on 29 August 1884 in Biesenbrow, Angermünde, Brandenburg, Germany. He was a writer, known for Kein Hüsung (1954), Familie Benthin (1950) and Die Heiden von Kummerow und ihre lustigen Streiche (1967). He was married to Agathe Lindner. He died on 19 December 1966 in Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
- Victor Vina was born on 29 August 1885 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, France. He was an actor, known for La dame de Monsoreau (1923), Le berceau de dieu (1926) and Salammbô (1925). He died on 28 May 1961 in Paris, France.
- Art Director
- Production Designer
Alexander Bako was born on 29 August 1885 in Znaim, Austro-Hungary [now Znojmo, Czech Republic]. He was an art director and production designer, known for Sir Arne's Treasure (1919), Klostret i Sendomir (1920) and Mortal Clay (1922). He died on 20 November 1960 in Huddinge, Stockholms län, Sweden.- Ugo Sivocci was born on 29 August 1885 in Salerno, Campania, Italy. He died on 8 September 1923 in Monza, Italy.
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Robert M. Savini was born on 29 August 1886 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a producer, known for The Road to Hollywood (1947), Reet, Petite, and Gone (1947) and Beware (1946). He was married to Irene. He died on 29 April 1956 in New York City, New York, USA.- Carla Müller was born on 29 August 1886 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Storstadens Hyæne (1912), Slægten (1912) and Manden med Klumpfoden (1916). She died on 12 April 1954 in the USA.
- Make-Up Department
- Actor
- Director
Norbert A. Myles was born on 29 August 1887 in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Daughter of Dawn (1920), Walloping Wallace (1924) and Faithful Wives (1926). He died on 15 March 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
Mrs. Wilfrid North was born on 29 August 1887 in Hudson, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress. She was married to Wilfrid North. She died on 19 August 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Dina Romano was born on 29 August 1888 in Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy. She was an actress, known for Ecco la felicità (1940), The Serpent's Fang (1935) and L'albergo degli assenti (1939). She was married to Giuseppe Romano. She died on 7 November 1957 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- As of 1913, the Marquis Robert de Wavrin (1888 - 1971) was to spend many years exploring what were then the least-known areas of South-America. He would spend 25 years of his life returning there on a regular basis, and at his own expense, hoping to record on film with the camera he always carried regions, cultures and traditions whose primitive innocence would little by little destroyed by the inexorable advance of civilization and lucre. For it was the Walloon aristocrat's wish, like Robert Flaherty's before him, to immerse himself in these free and independent lands and peoples, blessed by an intact state of original innocence seen by de Wavrin, as by Rousseau, as the last sign of an unspoilt world which is condemned to disappear. He said that the Indians had confidence in his loyalty, and that he had never been able to remain in Europe for any great length of time. From 1913 to 1916, from 1919 to 1922 and from 1926 to 1930 he travelled throughout South America documenting the legends, the traditions, observing the customs, noting down many of the idioms. All his collections have found their way into the ethnographic museums of Paris and Brussels. This gives an idea of the interest of his films, first-hand records of primitive tribes which have in many cases since been decimated.
- Ellen Dosset was born on 29 August 1888 in Saint-Nicolas, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Le mouton noir (1922). She died on 7 December 1972 in Paris, France.
- Magna Anderson was born on 29 August 1888 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Ditte, Child of Man (1946) and The Fable of the Wandering Boy and the Wayward Parents (1917). She died on 26 February 1970.
- Olga Zeta was born on 29 August 1889 in Holborn, London, England, UK. She was married to Cyril Carloss, Will Dacey (entertainer) and William Francis Platt. She died on 7 March 1982 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles Van Enger was born on 29 August 1890 in Port Jervis, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer and assistant director, known for Frisco Sal (1945), Lucky Devils (1941) and The Last of the Mohicans (1920). He was married to Gwendolyn Evans. He died on 4 July 1980 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Samuel Cooper Seale was born to John Cooper and Sara Yates Seale in Waiohinu, Kau, Hawaii. He met Cecil B. DeMille on the beach at Waikiki in 1915, and took his advice to go to Hollywood where he appeared in at least two of DeMille's movies. He enlisted in the Army with the outbreak of World War I and was shipped to France. He received an injury and was medically discharged and returned to the United States before the war's end. He may have been slightly injured while tied to a stake being carried by an elephant during the filming of The Son of Tarzan in 1920. For years rumors persisted that he died shortly after the film was completed from injuries received during the filming. In 1921 Searle gave up acting to become a sculptor and painter. His career as an artist was cut short by disease. He died of cancer at the age of 33 in Los Angeles, Calif., on Feb. 14, 1924.
- Animation Department
Charles Thorson was born on 29 August 1890 in Winnipeg, Canada. Charles is known for The Robber Kitten (1935). Charles died on 7 August 1966.- Art Department
- Set Decorator
Fred Widdowson was born on 29 August 1890 in Canada. Fred was a set decorator, known for Mr. Ace (1946), The Macomber Affair (1947) and On Our Merry Way (1948). Fred died on 23 October 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA.