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- William Gladstone was a British statesman and Liberal politician.
In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four terms beginning in 1868 and ending in 1894. He also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer four times. Gladstone was born in Liverpool. He first entered the House of Commons in 1832, beginning his political career as a High Tory, a grouping which became the Conservative Party under Robert Peel in 1834. - John Ceiriog Hughes was born on 25 September 1832 in Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK. He was married to Anne Roberts. He died on 23 April 1887 in Caersws, Montgomeryshire, Wales, UK.
- Alfred Dampier was born on 28 February 1843 in Horsham, West Sussex, England, UK. Alfred was a writer, known for Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road (1911). Alfred was married to Katherine Alice Russell (aka Catharine Russell, actress). Alfred died on 23 May 1908 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Daniel James was born on 23 January 1848 in Treboeth, Swansea, Wales, UK. Daniel was married to Gwenllian (Morgan) Parry and Ann Hopkins. Daniel died on 11 March 1920 in Tanylan, Morriston, Swansea, Wales, UK.- David Jenkins was born on 30 December 1848 in Trecastle, Breconshire, Wales, UK. David was a composer, known for Distant Trumpet (1952). David died on 10 December 1915 in Aberystwyth, Wales, UK.
- Edmund Barton was born on 18 January 1849 in Glebe, Sydney, Colony of New South Wales, British Empire [now New South Wales, Australia]. He was married to Jane Mason "Jeanie" Ross. He died on 7 January 1920 in Medlow Bath, New South Wales, Australia.
- Walter Bentley was born on 7 October 1849 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was an actor, known for The Sealed Room (1926). He died on 19 September 1927 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Director
- Producer
- Editor
Arthur William Haggar, a film pioneer of the silent era, began his career as a traveling entertainer who later bought a Bioscope show and earned his money in south Wales. Beginning in 1902 he began making ground-breaking fiction films which made him one of the earliest British film directors. "Desperate Poaching Affray", one of his most popular films, is believed to have influenced early narrative drama. It is one of four films by this director that is known to survive, though Haggar himself created more than 30 documented films with the help of his family, who made up his film company.
Though Haggar's fictitious filmmaking began in 1902, he began making films in 1901. These films were not the sort of documentaries created by August and Louis Lumiere, but were of the more entertaining side as Haggar himself understood what would entertain audiences. In 1902, Haggar's first great masterpiece, a film called "The Maid of Cefn Ydfa" earned his popularity. This film was shown at the Swansea fair and was one of the first films to gain a regional audience.
But it was "Desperate Poaching Affray" that became increasingly popular, having sold over 480 prints in Europe and America, and was such a success that it was widely pirated.
Haggar died on 4 February, 1925 in Elm Grove, Aberdare at the home of Walter Haggar, his son. The four films of his that remain today are "Desperate Poaching Affray", "The Life of Charles Peace" "The Sheepstealer" and "Revenge!".- Helen Prothero-Lewis was born on 15 June 1853 in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK. She was a writer, known for As God Made Her (1920), The Silver Bridge (1920) and Love and a Whirlwind (1922). She died on 7 August 1946 in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK.
- Popular on both sides of the Atlantic, British author and playwright, Stanley John Weyman, was considered by many to be one of the best historical romance writers of his day. Some lamented the fact that in 1928 his death rated only scarce mention, at least in America, by the national press.
Weyman's more popular works included "The King's Stratagem," (1891, "The Gentleman Of France Being The Memorys Of Gaston De Bonne Sieur De Marsac" (1893) and "Under the Red Robe" (1894)) - Charles Beetham was born on 16 December 1855 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Man from Snowy River (1920), A Daughter of Australia (1922) and Tall Timber (1926). He died on 28 July 1937 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- S.A. Fitzgerald was born on 6 October 1858 in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. He was a director and actor, known for The Life and Adventures of John Vane, the Australian Bushranger (1910) and Robbery Under Arms (1920). He died on 31 December 1939 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Nellie Stewart was born on 20 November 1858 in Woolloomooloo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for Nell Gwynne (1911). She was married to Richard Goldsbrough Row. She died on 21 June 1931 in Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- E. Gilbert Howell was born on 10 June 1860 in Burra, South Australia, Australia. He was an actor, known for Uncivilized (1937). He died on 7 October 1940 in Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Nellie Melba was born on 19 May 1861 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia. She was married to Charles Frederick Nisbett Armstrong. She died on 23 February 1931 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Nellie Mortyne was born on 22 June 1861 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for His Royal Highness (1932), Waltzing Matilda (1933) and Diggers in Blighty (1933). She died on 6 August 1947 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- David Lloyd George was born on 17 January 1863 in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The First World War (2003), Hearst-Selig News Pictorial, No. 26 (1915) and Pathé News, No. 24 (1915). He was married to Frances Stevenson and Mrs. Lloyd George. He died on 26 March 1945 in Ty Newydd, Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd, Wales, UK.
- Director
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Joseph Perry was born on 5 August 1863 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Heroes of the Cross (1909), The Scottish Covenanters (1909) and Passion Films (1899). He died on 29 April 1943 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Writer
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A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson was born on 17 February 1864 in near Orange, New South Wales, Australia. He was a writer, known for Australia (2008), The Light Between Oceans (2016) and The Man from Snowy River (1920). He was married to Alice Walker. He died on 5 February 1941 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Charles Keegan was born on 4 April 1864 in Majorca, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for Fisher's Ghost (1924), The Sentimental Bloke (1919) and The Silence of Dean Maitland (1914). He died on 16 August 1944 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Mrs. Lloyd George was born on 4 November 1864 in Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales, UK. She was married to David Lloyd George. She died on 20 January 1941 in Brynawelon, Gwynedd, Wales, UK.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
John Cosgrove was born on 10 May 1867 in Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor and writer, known for The Guyra Ghost Mystery (1921), For Love of Mary Ellen (1915) and The Wayward Son (1915). He was married to Mildred Isabel Nunnerley and Florence Emily Belcher. He died on 10 August 1925 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Henry Lawson was born on 17 June 1867 in Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia. He was a writer, known for Three in One (1955), Joe (1924) and Where Dead Men Lie (1971). He was married to Bertha Marie Louise Bredt. He died on 2 September 1922 in Abbotsford, New South Wales, Australia.
- Peggy Pryde was born on 19 July 1867 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Showgirl's Luck (1931), Two Minutes Silence (1933) and Fellers (1931). She was married to George Isaac Pearson, George Sinclair Hamilton and Joseph Michael Schah. She died on 17 May 1943 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Bert Bailey was born on 11 June 1868 in Auckland, New Zealand. He was an actor and writer, known for On Our Selection (1932), Grandad Rudd (1935) and Dad Rudd, M.P. (1940). He was married to Ivy Gorrick. He died on 30 March 1953 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Leah Marlborough was born on 20 June 1868 in Rhyl, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for The Madman's Fate (1906), The Thief (1912) and The Trials of a Merry Widow (1912). She was married to Keith Frazer (Henry Keith Frazer Tayler), John East and George H. Dudley (Herbert Thomas Gould Purden). She died on 21 December 1953 in Conwy, Wales, UK.
- E.J. Carroll was born on 28 June 1868 in Gatton, Queensland, Australia. E.J. was a producer, known for The Shadow of Lightning Ridge (1921), The Blue Mountains Mystery (1921) and The Jackeroo of Coolabong (1920). E.J. died on 28 July 1931 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Dora De Winton born Dora Wilson in London in 1874. Highly well-known drama and comedy theatre performer from the 1880s. Beautiful brunette star and supporting actress in many melodrama and crime films, first working with the British & Colonial Film Company in 1912, most often with the Barker Film Company from 1913, she is perhaps best remember for playing the role of Miss Western in Edwin J. Collins 'Tom Jones' starring Langhorn Burton at the Ideal Film Co in 1917, her last screen appearance as Lady Barmouth in 'The Presumption of Stanley Hay, MP' at the Stoll Film Company in 1925. Sister of actress Alice De Winton
- Huntley Wright (7 August 1868 - 10 July 1941) was an English stage and film actor, comedian, dancer and singer, best known for creating roles in many important Edwardian musical comedies.
His career spanned more than half a century, beginning with performances in his family's touring theatre company. He then toured extensively in burlesque and other comedies and also appeared in London. In 1895, he toured in South Africa in a musical comedy, The Shop Girl. Beginning in 1896, he spent ten years creating roles in some of the era's most popular musical comedies for George Edwardes at Daly's Theatre. He continued playing in musicals in the West End and on Broadway until World War I, when he served in the British Army. After this, he continued to play in comedies, musical theatre and drama, also broadcasting frequently on the radio and appearing in several films later in his career.
Wright's daughter, Betty Huntley-Wright, had a successful television and film career.
Born Walter Thomas Curtis Wright in London, he was one of five children of Frederick Wright, Sr. (1828-1911) and his wife Jessie, née Francis (born 1841), both actors and comedians. His brother, Fred Wright Jr. (1865-1928), was also a successful actor in musical comedy, and his sisters, Maria "Marie" Wright (born 1864) and Ada "Haidee" Wright (1867-1943), and brother, Albert "Bertie" Wright (born 1871), were all actors.
Wright was educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh, where he became a fine footballer at both forms of the game. He continued to play until his sporting injuries put his stage career at risk. He wished for a naval career, but his eyesight precluded it, and, despite his parents' disapproval, he pursued a career in the theatre.
Apart from an appearance as a baby in his mother's arms in a melodrama, his stage début was as a teenager in the role of Dr Winsley Andrewes in False Lights at the Royal Edinburgh Theatre with his family's touring theatre company, the Frederick Wright Dramatic Company. Ada Reeve performed as a child with this company and also performed with Wright in 1896 in Dick Whittington and His Cat in Leeds. He performed under the name Walter Huntley before taking on his better-known stage name of Huntley Wright in 1889.
In 1887, aged 18, Wright appeared in The Artist's Model at the Lyric Theatre, London. After four more years playing a variety of roles on tour, including Danny Man in Dion Boucicault's The Colleen Bawn, he again performed in London's West End in 1891 as Springe the birdcatcher in Fate and Fortune. He toured for three years in his own burlesque, Dashing Prince Hal. In 1894, he had a short engagement at Terry's Theatre, where he played in King Kodak, a topical burlesque, and The Foundling, a farce. He played Dr. Montague Brierly during part of the run of A Gaiety Girl at Daly's Theatre. He then went to South Africa with one of George Edwardes's companies, playing Miggles in The Shop Girl.
Wright died of a heart attack at the age of 72 in Bangor, Wales. - Actor
- Writer
Sydney Stirling was born on 15 September 1869 in Hull, Humberside, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for A Silent Witness (1912), The Strangler's Grip (1912) and The Mystery of the Black Pearl (1912). He was married to Wilga Eileen Leese. He died on 20 July 1930 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- St. John Hankin was born on 25 September 1869 in Southampton, England, UK. St. John was a writer, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Evig kærlighed (1954). St. John was married to Florence Routledge. St. John died on 16 June 1909 in Llandrindod Wells, Radnor, Wales.
- Beatrice Grimshaw was born on 3 February 1870 in Dunmurry, County Antrim, Ireland. She was a writer, known for Black Cargos of the South Seas (1928) and Thunder Island (1921). She died on 30 June 1953 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.
- Composer
- Actor
- Music Department
Alfred Hill spent most of his early life in New Zealand. As a child he learned cornet and violin. With his brother John, he traveled to Leipzig in Germany, where both brothers studied at the Royal Conservatorium of Music between 1887 and 1891. Alfred Hill studied under Gustav Schreck, Hans Sitt and Oscar Paul during this time, and was the winner of the Helbig Prize. Hill returned to New Zealand, and worked as a violin teacher, recitalist, chamber musician, and conductor. From 1902-11 Hill traveled between Australia and New Zealand regularly, writing and conducting operas. From 1937 he devoted himself solely to composition. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1953 and was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1960. His wife, Mirrie Solomon Hill (1892-1986) was also a composer who scored Australian documentaries.- Bertie Wright was born on 6 February 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for A Little Bit of Fluff (1919), General John Regan (1921) and Young Lochinvar (1923). He died on 7 March 1960 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Cinematographer
- Director
- Producer
Ernest Higgins was born on 9 October 1871 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. He was a cinematographer and director, known for A Long, Long Way to Tipperary (1914), The Convict Hero (1911) and Nell Gwynne (1911). He died on 28 November 1945 in Darling Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Writer
- Actress
Agnes Gavin was born on 30 November 1871 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was a writer and actress, known for Assigned to His Wife (1911), His Convict Bride (1918) and Keane of Kalgoorlie (1911). She was married to Jack Gavin and Barnet Kurts. She died on 9 January 1947 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Will Haggar Jr. was born on 23 December 1871 in Gorleston, Norfolk, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Poachers (1903), The Sign of the Cross (1904) and A Message from the Sea (1905). He was married to Jenny Haggar. He died on 20 December 1935 in Pembroke, Wales, UK.
- Victor Loydall was born on 28 December 1871 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Midnight Wedding (1912). He died in August 1918 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Andrew Beresford was born on 18 January 1872 in Islington, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Flying Doctor (1936). He died in 1945 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Ethel Turner was born on 24 January 1872 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK. She was a writer, known for One-Way Ticket (1935), Seven Little Australians (1939) and Seven Little Australians (1953). She died on 8 April 1958 in Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Clifton Penny was born on 14 March 1872 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He was an actor, known for Harvest Gold (1945) and A Son Is Born (1946). He died on 29 July 1948 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- W. Lane-Bayliff was born on 6 April 1872 in Paddington, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Timberland Terror (1937), The Reef of Stars (1923) and The Squatter's Daughter (1933). He died on 17 September 1937 in Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia.
- Cecil du Gue was born on 6 May 1872 in Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Edge of Youth (1920), The Way of a Man (1921) and The Autumn of Pride (1921). He died on 15 February 1944 in Llandudno, Wales, UK.
- Bertrand Russell was born on 18 May 1872 in Ravenscroft, Trelleck, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. He was a writer, known for Reductio: Adventures in Ideas (2019), Filosofix (2018) and Aman (1967). He was married to Edith Finch, Patricia Spence, Dora Russell and Alys Pearsall. He died on 2 February 1970 in Penrhyndeudraeth, Merioneth, Wales, UK.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Milton J. Fahrney was born on 24 June 1872 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Chasing Trouble (1926), Jerry and the Bandits (1916) and Jerry's Celebration (1916). He was married to Alexandra Phillips-Fahrney. He died on 26 March 1941 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Wilton Power was born on 15 January 1873 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Mutiny of the Bounty (1916), Robbery Under Arms (1920) and The Bondage of the Bush (1913). He died on 23 July 1954 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Roy Redgrave was born on 26 April 1873 in England, UK. He was an actor, known for Our Friends the Hayseeds (1917), Robbery Under Arms (1920) and The Christian (1911). He was married to Margaret Scudamore, Ellen Maud Pratt (aka Judith Kyrle) and Esther Mary Cooke (aka Ettie Carlyle). He died on 25 May 1922 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Oliver Onions was born on 13 November 1873 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. Oliver was a writer, known for Journey to the Unknown (1968) and The Beckoning Fair One (2021). Oliver was married to Berta Ruck. Oliver died on 9 April 1961 in Aberystwyth, Wales, UK.
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John Hughes was born on 22 November 1873 in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, UK. John died on 14 May 1932 in Llantwit Fardre, Pontypridd, Wales, UK.- Victor Gouriet was born on 8 January 1874 in Holborn, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for In the Wake of the Bounty (1933), Two Minutes Silence (1933) and Heritage (1935). He was married to Jessica May Stokes and Margaret Eastwood Crossland. He died on 10 August 1942 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.