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1. C. Aubrey Smith C. Aubrey Smith Actor, Rebecca Movie roles are sometimes based upon what the audience expects to see. If the role called for the tall stereotypical Englishmen with the stiff upper lip and stern determination, that man would be C. Aubrey Smith, graduate of Cambridge University,a leading freemason and a test cricketer for England. Smith was 30 by the time he embarked upon a career on the stage...
2. William Randolph Hearst William Randolph Hearst Producer, Little Old New York William Randolph Hearst was the greatest newspaper baron in the history of the United States and is the person whom Citizen Kane, widely regarded as the greatest film ever made, is primarily based on. While there are many similarities between Charles Foster Kane, as limned by the great Orson Welles and his screenwriter, Herman J. Mankiewicz (who knew Hearst), there are many dissimilarities also...
3. Alison Skipworth Alison Skipworth Actress, The Devil Is a Woman Born in London on July 25, 1863. Originally a Broadway actress with extensive experience portraying grand dames. Skipworth shifted to Hollywood as character actress of the 30's, specializing in playing aristocratic types. She is better remembered, however, in association with her antagonist in three screen comedies - none other than W.C. Fields.
4. Konstantin Stanislavski Konstantin Stanislavski Miscellaneous Crew, Na dne Konstantin Stanislavski was a wealthy Russian businessman turned director who founded the Moscow Art Theatre, and originated the Stanislavski's System of acting which was spread over the world by his students, such as Michael Chekhov, Aleksei Dikij, Stella Adler, Viktor Tourjansky, and Richard Boleslawski among many others...
5. Henry Ford Henry Ford Self, Til Vesterheimen
6. Zeffie Tilbury Zeffie Tilbury Actress, The Grapes of Wrath
7. Pietro Mascagni Pietro Mascagni Soundtrack, Raging Bull
8. Gustav von Seyffertitz Gustav von Seyffertitz Actor, Shanghai Express
9. Henry De Vere Stacpoole Henry De Vere Stacpoole Writer, The Blue Lagoon A ship's surgeon for more than forty years, Stacpoole was an expert on the South Sea islands. His many books contain detailed descriptions of the natural life and civilizations with which he was so at home.
10. Archduke Franz Ferdinand Archduke Franz Ferdinand Uncategorised Born on December 18, 1863, the eldest son of Archduke Karl-Ludwig von Habsburg and his wife, Princess Annunziata di Borbone, Franz Ferdinand was third in line to the thrown of the Austro-Hungarian Empire upon his birth. After his cousin Crown Prince Rudolf committed suicide in 1889 and his father died in 1896...
11. John Bunny John Bunny Actor, A Cure for Pokeritis When John Bunny died the New York Times stated, "The name John Bunny will always be linked to the movies." Little did movie fans of 1915 realize that he would be completely forgotten the next year and completely omitted from many books on silent movies 70-80 years later. Bunny was the ninth in a line of English sea captains and would be the first not to follow in that profession...
12. Sidney Drew Sidney Drew Actor, A Florida Enchantment His mother claimed he was adopted, perhaps because her husband had been away touring for several years before Sidney's birth and was dead before the great event took place. Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore and John Barrymore, his niece and nephews, insisted he looked too much like "Mummum" to have been anybody else's child...
13. Harry Todd Harry Todd Actor, Alkali Ike's Auto
14. Harry Beresford Harry Beresford Actor, David Copperfield Hollywood supporting player of the 30's.
15. Gene Stratton-Porter Gene Stratton-Porter Writer, A Girl of the Limberlost Born the daughter of a Methodist minister, Gene was the youngest of 12 children. Gene got her start when she sent bird and animal photographs to "Recreation" magazine. The magazine was so impressed, they asked her to write for them. She also wrote for "Outing" magazine. At this point, she turned to writing fiction.
16. E.H. Calvert E.H. Calvert Actor, Beyond the Law
17. Gabriele D'Annunzio Gabriele D'Annunzio Writer, L'innocente
18. William Humphrey William Humphrey Actor, Husks William Humphrey was born William Jonathan Humphrey on January 2nd, 1875 in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, USA. He entered films in 1909 as an actor, in 1910 as a director, and in 1917 as a screenwriter. He directed films and wrote screenplays until 1922. As an actor, he appeared in 124 films from 1909 until 1937. He died of coronary thrombosis on October 4th, 1942.
19. Anthony Hope Anthony Hope Writer, The Prisoner of Zenda
20. Charles Pathé Charles Pathé Producer, The Wheel
21. William A. Brady William A. Brady Miscellaneous Crew, Paying the Price
22. Adele Sandrock Adele Sandrock Actress, Kirschen in Nachbars Garten
23. Al J. Jennings Al J. Jennings Actor, Song of the Gringo
24. Enoch J. Rector Enoch J. Rector Director, The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight
25. Lady Duff Gordon Lady Duff Gordon Costume Designer, The Perils of Pauline Lucy, Lady Duff Gordon, famous as "Lucile", was a top fashion designer with a clientele of royalties, socialites and entertainment celebrities. Her firm, "Lucile, Ltd," flourished from the turn of the century into the early 1920s. Lady Duff Gordon is best remembered for her work in the performing arts...
26. William J. Locke William J. Locke Writer, Ladies in Lavender.
27. W.W. Jacobs W.W. Jacobs Writer, Footsteps in the Fog
28. David Lloyd George David Lloyd George Self, The Lord Mayor of London
29. Louis Couperus Louis Couperus Writer, Eline Vere
30. Sydney Deane Sydney Deane Actor, Melting Millions
31. Dwijendralal Roy Dwijendralal Roy Writer, Mathru Bhoomi
32. Edvard Munch Edvard Munch Self, Edvard Munch 1863-1944
33. Edythe Chapman Edythe Chapman Actress, Beyond the Rocks Edythe Chapman was born in Rochester, New York on October 8, 1863. A stage actress who came upon movies late in life, she nonetheless made 97 motion pictures. She was 51 years old when she played in _Richelieu (1914)_. Edythe was one of the busier actresses in the early silent era appearing in as many as nine films a year...
34. Anne Fellows Johnston Anne Fellows Johnston Writer, The Little Colonel
35. Bob Fitzsimmons Bob Fitzsimmons Self, The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight
36. E.J. Ratcliffe E.J. Ratcliffe Actor, The Black Pirate
37. Richard F. Outcault Richard F. Outcault Writer, Buster's Dog to the Rescue
38. Ricca Allen Ricca Allen Actress, Many a Slip
39. Max Skladanowsky Max Skladanowsky Director, Das boxende Känguruh
40. John Francis Fitzgerald John Francis Fitzgerald Uncategorised John Francis Fitzgerald, the namesake of his grandson John F. Kennedy, was a popular Boston politician who was one of the taproots of a political dynasty via his daughter Rose Kennedy. Rose married Joseph P. Kennedy, the son of his one-time rival and later political ally Patrick Joseph "P. J." Kennedy, a saloon-keeper who became a force in Boston politics...
41. Sándor Bródy Sándor Bródy Writer, Katonazene
42. Dick La Reno Dick La Reno Actor, Won by Grit
43. Aleko Konstantinov Aleko Konstantinov Writer, Bay Ganyo tragna po Evropa Konstantinov spent most of his youth in Russia. Studied law at Odessa University and graduated in 1885, after which he returned to Bulgaria (which had become an independent state by then) to work at the Sofia Law Court. In 1893 he travelled to the United States and wrote the journal To Chicago and Back...
44. Dan Crimmins Dan Crimmins Actor, White Zombie
45. Ernest Lawrence Thayer Ernest Lawrence Thayer Writer, Casey at the Bat
46. Wilfrid North Wilfrid North Director, Mrs. Dane's Danger London-born Wilfrid North had a long and distinguished career on the stage as an actor, director and manager before joining Vitagraph Pictures in 1913 as a director. Vitagraph placed him at the helm of the films of its reigning comedy star, the portly John Bunny. North acquitted himself well in that position...
47. Vilém Mrstík Vilém Mrstík Writer, Marysa
48. Helen Dunbar Helen Dunbar Actress, Fine Manners
49. S.D. Wilcox S.D. Wilcox Actor, Don't Tell Dad
50. Henry Vibart Henry Vibart Actor, Weavers of Fortune
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