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1. Cecil B. DeMille Cecil B. DeMille Producer, The Ten Commandments His parents Henry C. DeMille and Beatrice DeMille were playwrights. His father died when he was 12, and his mother supported the family by opening a school for girls and a theatrical company. Too young to enlist in the Spanish-American War, Cecil followed his brother William C. de Mille to the New York Academy of Dramatic Arts...
2. Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso Self, Le mystère Picasso Pablo Picasso, one of the most recognized figures of the 20th century art who co-created such styles as Cubism and Surrealism, was also among most innovative, influential, and prolific artists of all time. He was born Pablo Ruiz Picasso on October 6, 1881, in Malaga, Spain. He was the first child of Jose Ruiz y Blasco and Maria Picasso y Lopez...
3. Dora Altmann Dora Altmann Actress, Endkampf
4. Leo Carrillo Leo Carrillo Actor, Viva Villa!
5. Margaret Wycherly Margaret Wycherly Actress, White Heat Margaret Wycherly was born in London, England on October 26, 1881. She was predominately a stage actress, continuing stage work even after performing in films. Her first film role came when she appeared in The Fight at 34 years old. It was not until 1929 that audiences got another glimpse of her in The Thirteenth Chair...
6. Leon Errol Leon Errol Actor, The Invisible Man's Revenge Bald-pated, Hollywood comedy star best remembered for his two-reelers for two decades from 1933, and for his appearances opposite Lupe Velez in the 'Mexican Spitfire' features of the early 40's.
7. Francis Ford Francis Ford Actor, The Quiet Man Elder brother of the director John Ford and himself a screen director (and John's erstwhile mentor) until the advent of sound. He had also acted in his own films and those of other directors, but turned to acting exclusively circa 1929. As actor, he would provide convincing portrayals of men of authority - men sometimes ruthless if not downright unsavory...
8. René Cresté René Cresté Actor, Judex
9. P.G. Wodehouse P.G. Wodehouse Writer, A Damsel in Distress Master of comedy novelist Pelham (Plum) Grenville Wodehouse was born on October 15, 1881, in Guilford, Surrey, England. He died in hospital in Southampton, New York, on Valentine's day (February 14) 1975, from a heart attack after a long illness at age 93. In that time he managed to write close to 200 novels, short stories, plays, song lyrics and so on...
10. Louella Parsons Louella Parsons Self, Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 1: 25th Anniversary Smarmy-tongued Hollywood gossip columnist of the 40s and 50s who was often in imbroglios with not only her subjects but her professional rivals as well.
11. Pedro de Cordoba Pedro de Cordoba Actor, Saboteur Although many people are under the impression that Pedro de Cordoba was Mexican, his mother was French and his father was Cuban, and he was born in New York City. De Cordoba's career began in silent films, where he established himself as a solid character actor, and his career carried over into talkies...
12. Béla Bartók Béla Bartók Soundtrack, The Shining Composer, pianist and author, educated at the Franz Liszt Conservatory in Budapest. He was professor of music at the Royal Academy from 1907 to 1940, and made a 12-volume collection of traditional Hungarian, Rumanian and Arabian melodies, also writing articles on research into folklore and folk songs...
13. Noble Johnson Noble Johnson Actor, King Kong African-American movie actor and producer Noble Johnson was born on April 18, 1881, in Marshall, Missouri. His family moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, when Noble was very young, and it was there that he met Lon Chaney at school. They became friends as children, and later got re-acquainted when both were making movies in Hollywood and became friends all over again (surprisingly...
14. Anna Pavlova Anna Pavlova Actress, The Dumb Girl of Portici Anna Pavlovna Pavlova was born on February 12, 1881, in Ligovo, near St. Petersburg, Russia. She was an illegitimate daughter to parents with Russian-Jewish background. Her real father was a wealthy businessman, named Lazar Polyakov. Her mother, named Lyubov Fedorovna Pavlova, was a poor peasant. Her mother's husband...
15. Paul E. Burns Paul E. Burns Actor, Son of Paleface
16. Asta Nielsen Asta Nielsen Actress, The Joyless Street Danish leading woman of German films who became one of the greatest stars of the silent era. A native of the Copenhagen suburb of Vesterbro, Nielsen was the daughter of a coppersmith and a washerwoman, both of whom died before Nielsen was fifteen. Her stage debut came as a child in the chorus of the...
17. Walter Kingsford Walter Kingsford Actor, Captains Courageous
18. Arthur Chesney Arthur Chesney Actor, The Lodger
19. Harry M. Warner Harry M. Warner Self, The Friendship Train
20. Stefan Zweig Stefan Zweig Writer, Letter from an Unknown Woman
21. William Nigh William Nigh Director, Mr. Wong, Detective
22. Frank O'Connor Frank O'Connor Actor, Little Miss No-Account
23. Sarah Edwards Sarah Edwards Actress, It's a Wonderful Life
24. Branch Rickey Branch Rickey Self, Baseball's Changing Profile
25. Yakov Protazanov Yakov Protazanov Director, Agonizing Adventure
26. Sarah Padden Sarah Padden Actress, Anna Karenina
27. Blanche Payson Blanche Payson Actress, Wife and Auto Trouble
28. Evelyn Beresford Evelyn Beresford Actress, The Twonky
29. Stanley Houghton Stanley Houghton Writer, Fanny Hawthorne
30. Oscar O'Shea Oscar O'Shea Actor, Captains Courageous
31. Nicholas Hannen Nicholas Hannen Actor, Richard III
32. Fernand Léger Fernand Léger Director, Ballet mécanique
33. James W. Horne James W. Horne Director, Way Out West
34. Norman Field Norman Field Actor, The Twonky
35. Henrik Galeen Henrik Galeen Writer, Nosferatu
36. Crauford Kent Crauford Kent Actor, Mutiny on the Bounty
37. Gloria Gordon Gloria Gordon Actress, My Friend Irma
38. Lou Tellegen Lou Tellegen Actor, 3 Bad Men Born in the Netherlands of Greek/Dutch descent, Lou Tellegen (born Isidor Van Dameler) was a marvelously handsome man whose life was temptestuous. Having something of a wandering pair of feet, he journeyed through Europe during his youth, doing odd jobs like prize fighting, driving a cab in Brussels...
39. Davison Clark Davison Clark Actor, The Scarlet Empress
40. Lillian Albertson Lillian Albertson Actress, The Greatest Show on Earth
41. Georges Flateau Georges Flateau Actor, Le bluff
42. Julian Eltinge Julian Eltinge Actor, An Adventuress One of the greatest drag performers in the history of the American Theatre. First performed in drag at the age of 10 in an annual revue of the Boston Cadets. Subsequently appeared on Broadway in 1904 in a drag role in Mr. Wix of Wickham. Performed in the legitimate theatre and also in a number of films.
43. Milton Rosmer Milton Rosmer Actor, Goodbye, Mr. Chips Miton Rosmer made his name on the British stage, debuting in 1889. He easily made the transition to silent pictures, appearing in such films as The Passionate Friends. Talkies proved to be no obstacle to him, as it did to many silent actors, and Rosmer had roles in such classics as Goodbye, Mr. Chips and The Stars Look Down...
44. Dick Sutherland Dick Sutherland Actor, Grandma's Boy
45. Al Christie Al Christie Producer, Rowdy Ann Born the second son to George Wiseman Christie and Mary Ann Jarvis Christie (George's second wife, his first wife was named Mary Reynolds Christie, and died prematurely) Al and his older brother Charles grew up in the household of a single mother and a half-sister, Anne, as George, a longtime military man turned police constable...
46. Dot Farley Dot Farley Actress, Bangville Police
47. Duke R. Lee Duke R. Lee Actor, Straight Shooting
48. Tom Chatterton Tom Chatterton Actor, Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
49. Norman Ainsley Norman Ainsley Actor, The Shadow Strikes
50. John Gottowt John Gottowt Actor, Nosferatu
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