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- Actor
- Writer
Archie Baskcomb is chiefly remembered for his creation of the part of "Slightly" in the very first stage production of J.M.Barrie's PETER PAN in 1904. He created a major character out of an underwritten part and went on to play it for seven years.- Soundtrack
Composer, educated at the New York Conservatory. He was a staff arranger, composer, and manager for the orchestra department of music-publishing firms, and advertising manager for the 'International Musician'. Joining ASCAP in 1923, his song and instrumental compositions include "Smoky Mokes Cake Walk", "The Whip", "Loveland Waltzes", "First Love Waltz", "Symphia Waltz", "Blaze Away", "The Spirit of Independence", and "Old Faithful".- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Abraham Canter was born in 1888. He was an assistant director, known for The Legion of Death (1918) and The Inside of the White Slave Traffic (1913). He died on 13 December 1939 in California, USA.- Adeline Hayden Coffin was born on 20 June 1862 in Gräfrath, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was an actress, known for The Sands of Time (1919), The Manxman (1916) and Don Quixote (1923). She was married to Hayden Coffin and Alberto Randegger. She died on 31 March 1939 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
- Aggie Herring was born on 4 February 1876 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Oliver Twist (1922), A Blind Bargain (1922) and Pampered Youth (1925). She was married to Jess Herring. She died on 28 October 1939 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- Actor
- Director
Agostino Borgato was born on 30 June 1871 in Venice, Italy. He was an actor and director, known for Il ponte dei sospiri (1921), Supremo olocausto (1918) and Il cuore di Musette (1919). He died on 14 March 1939 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Aileen Marson was born on 13 September 1912 in Alexandria, Egypt. She was an actress, known for Someone at the Door (1936), A Song for You (1934) and Ten Minute Alibi (1935). She was married to Jack Scott. She died on 4 May 1939 in London, England, UK.
- Al Clair was born in 1899 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Small Timers (1929). He died on 3 August 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Albert Bozenhard was born on 14 February 1860 in Ulm, Kingdom of Württemberg [now Germany]. He was an actor and writer, known for Eine tolle Wette auf dem Imperator (1913), Downfall (1923) and Temperamental Artist (1920). He was married to Karli Bozenhard-Hücker. He died on 13 January 1939 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- Standing head and shoulders over the 'he-men' of the silent era, the diminutive 5' 5" Smith was never a pleasant person to encounter for any B-movie hero. Sneering and villainous, Smith played in a number of Westerns and serials from 1921 through 1937, most notably the serial "The Terror Trail" which played for 18-chapters. He later played the role of sheriff or deputy in a handful of films.
- Alberto Martí was born on 27 January 1894 in San Jose, Costa rica. He was an actor, known for Don Juan Tenorio (1937), The Adventurous Captain (1939) and Every Madman to His Specialty (1939). He was married to Lucy Herrera. He died on 21 March 1939 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Aleksander Buczynski was born on 12 December 1908 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Mlody las (1934) and Róza (1936). He died on 21 September 1939 in Poland.
- Aleksandr Safroshin was born in 1895. He was an actor, known for Vosstaniye rybakov (1934), Devushka s Kamchatki (1937) and SEP N 1 (1929). He died on 9 February 1939.
- Aleksandr Voznesensky was born on 11 March 1880 in the Russian Empire. He was a writer, known for Mute Witnesses (1914), Slyozy (1914) and Tsar Nikolay II (1917). He died on 22 January 1939 in Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Kazakhstan].
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Alexander F. Frank was born in 1866 in England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for A Suspicious Wife (1914), The Tattooed Man (1915) and In Raw Color (1915). He died on 14 December 1939 in Long Island City, New York, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Alexander MacDonald was born on 3 October 1877 in Stirling, Scotland, UK. He was a director and writer, known for The Kingdom of Twilight (1929) and The Unsleeping Eye (1928). He died on 22 March 1939 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Alfred Norcom was born on 11 June 1897 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Black Gold (1928) and Regeneration (1923). He died on 22 January 1939 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
- Alfredo Panzini was born on 31 December 1863 in Senigallia, Marche, Italy. He was a writer, known for The Last Days of Pompeii (1926), Il padrone sono me (1955) and Ahi giovinezza giovinezza (1982). He died on 10 April 1939 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Alice Belcher was born on 12 April 1880 in New York, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Mistaken Orders (1926), Second Hand Rose (1922) and Pals First (1926). She was married to Harold Christie. She died on 9 May 1939 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Alice Brady was born in New York City on November 2, 1892. She was interested in the stage from childhood, as her father was famed Broadway producer William A. Brady. After a few stage productions, Alice was discovered by movie producers in New York, since this was the film capital at the time. Her first film was at the age of 22 when she starred in As Ye Sow (1914). She was immediately put to work in a number of film projects. Although she appeared in three films in 1915, the following year saw her in nine productions. Alice was one of the fortunate actresses to make a successful transition from the silent era into the sound age. In 1936 she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in My Man Godfrey (1936). One year later, she won the Oscar for the same award in In Old Chicago (1938), in which she turned in a tremendous performance. Alice died of cancer in New York City on October 28, 1939. She was only 46 years old. Her final film that year was Young Mr. Lincoln (1939).- Alice Hetsey was born on 3 September 1875 in Vienna, Austria. She was an actress, known for Die Geheimnisse von London - Die Tragödie eines Kindes (1920), Der Fluch (1925) and Der Gardeoffizier (1927). She died on 11 February 1939 in Vienna, Austria.
- Alma Wandahl was born on 8 March 1868 in Kerteminde, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Et hjerte af guld (1912). She died on 19 September 1939.
- Alois Tluchor was born on 25 April 1869 in Daschitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Dasice, Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for Die Höhlenkinder (1962) and I ragazzi della valle misteriosa (1984). He died on 2 June 1939 in Perchtoldsdorf, Lower Austria, Austria.
- Amelia Earhart was born on 24 July 1897 in Atchison, Kansas, USA. She was a writer, known for Xavier Riddle and the Secret Movie: I Am Madam President! (2020). She was married to George Palmer Putnam. She died on 5 January 1939 in Pacific Ocean.
- Music Department
- Writer
- Actor
André Mauprey was born on 19 August 1881 in Paris, France. He was a writer and actor, known for The Threepenny Opera (1931), Le cavalier Lafleur (1934) and The Maiden (1955). He died on 3 February 1939 in Paris, France.- Anna Borisoglebskaya was born on 1 July 1868 in Sebezh, Sebezh uyezd, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire [now Pskov Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Bolshoye gore malenkoy zhenshchiny (1929), Shors (1939) and Stozhary (1939). She died on 29 September 1939 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine].
- Anna Murdock was born on 10 November 1890 in Port Washington, Long Island, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Impostor (1918), My Wife (1918) and The Richest Girl (1918). She was married to Leone Colleoni (hotelier), Hallam Keep Williams and Harry Carson Powers (broker). She died on 22 April 1939 in Lucerne, Switzerland.
- Anna von Palen was born on 26 May 1875 in Perleberg, Germany. She was an actress, known for Das Klima von Vancourt (1917), Die Glocken der Katharinenkirche (1918) and Wenn das Herz in Haß erglüht (1917). She died on 27 January 1939 in Berlin, Germany.
- Writer
- Actor
Anton Makarenko was born on 13 March 1888 in Belopolye, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Bilopillia, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a writer and actor, known for Road to Life (1931), Pedagogicheskaya poema (1969) and Zacínáme zít (1952). He was married to Galina Stahievna Makarenko. He died on 1 April 1939 in Golizyno, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Writer
- Soundtrack
Younger brother of Manuel Machado (1874-1947), with whom he co-wrote several collections of poems. One of Spain's most important poets of the first decades of the 20th Century. His most famous collection of poems, Campos de Castilla, contains writings dating between 1907 and 1917, depicting the Castillan peasant as exemplary for the Spanish perception of God, creation and judgment. His later poems reflect the poet's profound sadness about war - World War I and, of course, the Spanish Civil War. He died on the eve of World War II.- Art Director
- Set Decorator
Archelaus D. Chadwick (known as "Arch) was born in Ovid, New York and spent his early childhood years in Rochester, New York. He owned and operated his own photography studio starting in 1889, making thousands of glass plate portraits and landscape photos.
Chadwick settled in Interlaken, New York, where he had a photographic studio. Chadwick was also active in the Interlaken Fire Department, even serving as Fire Chief in 1910.
Also an accomplished landscape and mural painter, Chadwick exhibited around the East Coast, including in New York City and Baltimore.
Chadwick began painting scenery and landscapes for stage sets and segued into motion picture set design and production design.
Between 1914 and the early 1920s, Chadwick was the production designer and set designer for the Wharton motion picture studio based in Ithaca, New York.
From 1925 until his retirement less than one month before his death in 1939, Chadwick was a Professor in the Theater Department at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Armand Guerra was born on 4 January 1886 in Valencia, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Batalla de damas (1928), Carne de fieras (1936) and Luis Candelas o El bandido de Madrid (1926). He died on 10 March 1939 in Paris, France.- Actor
- Make-Up Department
Armand Triller was born on 20 March 1883 in Bucharest, Romania. He was an actor, known for Laughing at Death (1929), The Meanest Man in the World (1923) and The Late Lamented (1922). He died on 12 December 1939 in California, USA.- Armando Camejo was born in 1891 in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for The Swallow (1938), Abismos (1931) and The Pretty Indian Girl (1938). He was married to Concepción Velarde Cárdenas. He died on 26 January 1939 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Arnold Höllriegel was born on 27 April 1883 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a writer, known for Die Filmstadt Hollywood (1928). He died on 9 September 1939 in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA.
- Arnold Petersen was born on 21 March 1890 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Den Dødes Forbandelse (1914), Den kvindelige Spion fra Balkan (1912) and Frelst fra Forbrydelsens Vej (1913). He died on 15 July 1939.
- Arthur Barker was born in 1899 in the USA. He died on 13 January 1939 in Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, California, USA.
- Arthur Cleave was born on 6 April 1884 in Ilfracombe, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick (1921), Carry On (1919) and The Card (1922). He died on 2 December 1939 in Marylebone, London, England, UK.
- Animation Department
- Art Department
Arthur Rackham was born on 19 September 1867 in 2 St James's Terrace, Lambeth, London, England, UK. Arthur is known for The Wild Hunt (2009) and Between Earth and the End of Time (1995). Arthur was married to Edyth Harriet Gertrude Gabrieth Starkie. Arthur died on 6 September 1939 in Limpsfield, Surrey, England, UK.- Asako Yoshino was born on 22 February 1907 in Kyoto, Japan. She was an actress, known for Jiraika-gumi (1935), Tange Sazen: Kengeki no maki (1934) and Professional Killer (1932). She died on 11 July 1939.
- Augustus Yorke was born on 14 February 1861 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Tailor of Bond Street (1916), The Grit of a Jew (1917) and A Just Deception (1917). He died on 27 December 1939.
- Barbara Hannay was born on 9 September 1879 in Croxall Hall, Croxall, Staffordshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Broken Melody (1916), Cynthia in the Wilderness (1916) and Her Greatest Performance (1916). She was married to Stafford Goodwin. She died on 3 May 1939 in Paddington, London, England, UK.
- Ben Field was born on 11 October 1875 in Pancras, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Good Companions (1933), The Silver King (1929) and Caste (1930). He died on 21 October 1939 in Selsey, West Sussex, England, UK.
- Director
- Writer
- Animation Department
Benjamin Rabier was born on 30 December 1864 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Les amours d'un escargot (1920), Les aventures de Clémentine (1916) and Les fiançailles de Flambeau (1916). He died on 10 October 1939 in Faverolles, Indre, France.- Bernard Jukes was born on 23 April 1899 in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Sap from Syracuse (1930) and The Torso Murder Mystery (1939). He was married to Elsie Wagstaff. He died on 29 December 1939 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK.
- Bernard Merivale was born on 15 July 1882 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Flying Fool (1931), Doomed Cargo (1936) and Russia: Land of Tomorrow (1919). He died on 12 May 1939 in London, England, UK.
- Bert Starkey was born on 10 January 1880 in Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Dark Mirror (1920), Snowdrift (1914) and Bound and Gagged (1919). He died on 10 June 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Bertha Kalich was born on 17 May 1874 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Ambition (1916), Marta of the Lowlands (1914) and Love and Hate (1916). She was married to Leopold Spachner. She died on 18 April 1939 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Too short to be a leading lady, Beryl Mercer had a very active and productive career playing motherly characters. She played opposite great leading men, such as Colin Clive, Robert Montgomery, James Cagney, Gary Cooper, Leslie Howard, Spencer Tracy, and Randolph Scott. She also played Queen Victoria in The Little Princess (1939) and The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939).
She and Holmes Herbert had a daughter, Joan. - Bessie Wharton was born in 1875 in Rochester, Indiana, USA. She was an actress, known for The City (1916), Beatrice Fairfax (1916) and The Woman Who Fooled Herself (1922). She was married to Leopold Wharton. She died on 13 December 1939 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.