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- France Ellen Watkins Harper was born on 24 September 1825 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. France Ellen Watkins was a writer, known for Save the Boys (2021). France Ellen Watkins was married to Fenton Harper. France Ellen Watkins died on 22 February 1911 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- William Winchester was born on 22 June 1837 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was married to Sarah Winchester. He died on 7 March 1881.
- F. Hopkinson Smith was born on 23 October 1838 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. F. Hopkinson was a writer, known for Desperate Youth (1921), A Kentucky Cinderella (1917) and Felix O'Day (1920). F. Hopkinson died on 7 April 1915 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Soundtrack
James Ryder Randall was born on 1 January 1839 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. James Ryder died on 15 January 1908 in Augusta, Georgia, USA.- Henry Holt was born on 3 January 1840 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a writer, known for Father Steps Out (1937) and The Spider (1939). He was married to Florence Taber and Mary Florence West. He died on 13 February 1926 in New York, New York, USA.
- Baltimore native William J. Ferguson was primarily a stage actor, making less than twenty films. But he does hold an interesting place in American history. Born twenty years before the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Ferguson worked as a printer's devil at the Baltimore Clipper newspaper at the outbreak of the Civil War. After leaving the paper, he took a job as a call boy at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. On the night of April 14, 1865, "Our American Cousin" was being presented at the theatre, with President Lincoln in attendance. When an actor failed to report for the performance, Ferguson was pressed into service to do a short scene. He witnessed John Wilkes Booth shoot the President, and later wrote a short book entitled "I Saw Booth Shoot Lincoln." Ferguson always claimed that Booth never uttered the phrase "sic semper tyrannis." However, Ferguson's account did have slight variations over the years, so one should take his stories with a grain of salt. Shortly before retirement, he went to Los Angeles to appear in the 1922 film The Yosemite Trail (1922). He suffered a hip injury which eventually forced him into retirement in 1924. In 1930, he moved to Pikesville, Maryland, to live with his nephew. He was working on his memoirs, entitled "Sixty Years on the New York Stage," when he died on May 3, 1930. At his passing, he was the last surviving cast member of the company who had witnessed Lincoln's assassination.
- Doc Crane was born on 22 April 1846 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Lord John's Journal (1915), Lord John in New York (1915) and The College Orphan (1915). He died on 17 April 1920 in California, USA.
- Composer
- Music Department
William Furst was born on 25 March 1852 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a composer, known for Joan the Woman (1916), The Green Swamp (1916) and Let Katie Do It (1916). He was married to Charlotte Joan Nicol. He died on 11 July 1917 in Freeport, Long Island, New York, USA.- Horace James was born on 17 January 1853 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Finger Prints (1922), A Woman's Woman (1922) and Adam and Eva (1923). He died on 16 October 1925 in Orange, New Jersey, USA.
- Harry Tammen was born on 6 March 1856 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Harry was a producer, known for The Indian Wars (1914). Harry was married to Agnes Adelaide Reid and Elizabeth A. Evans. Harry died on 19 July 1924 in Denver, Colorado, USA.
- Leonard Grover was born on 28 April 1858 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Rainy, the Lion Killer (1914), Romeo and Juliet (1916) and The Coming Power (1914). He was married to Ida May Oliver (aka Kitty O'Neil, actress). He died on 24 March 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
- Molly Elliot Seawell was born on 29 October 1860 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Molly Elliot was a writer, known for The Fortunes of Fifi (1917), The Sixteenth Wife (1917) and The Heart of Cerise (1915). Molly Elliot died on 15 November 1916 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- George Veditz was born on 13 August 1861 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a director, known for Preservation of the Sign Language (1913). He died on 12 March 1937 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
William J. Burns was born on 19 October 1861 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Squaw Man (1914), The Argyle Case (1917) and The Argyle Case (1929). He was married to Annie M. Ressler. He died on 14 April 1932 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.- Sam Allen was born on 25 December 1861 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Death Valley (1927), The Midnight Limited (1926) and The Power God (1925). He died on 13 September 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Olga D. Mojean was born on 10 May 1864 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She was an actress, known for The Adorable Savage (1920), White Youth (1920) and The Fire Cat (1921). She died on 2 June 1957 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- John Maher was born on 1 March 1865 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for The Twins (1912) and Nicholas Nickleby (1912). He died on 14 October 1918 in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA.
- Georgiana Carhart was born on 17 May 1865 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She was married to Carrington Elliot Carhart. She died on 2 March 1959 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Director
Baltimore-born Edwin Thanhouser got into "show business" as an actor in a traveling repertory company. He eventually formed his own acting companies and took them on the road, too.
He also managed a successful theater company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and eventually moved to Chicago and leased a theater there. Unfortunately, his Chicago theater was not as successful as his Milwaukee one and he was forced to shut it down. Taking notice of the burgeoning motion picture business, he moved to New York City, which at the time was the center of the US film industry, to get into it and then to New Rochelle, NY, where he opened his own motion picture studio, the Thanhouser Film Corp. His company's first production was released in 1910.
His studio turned out a string of successful films and Thanhouser sold it two years later. He took his family on a tour of Europe and stayed there for almost two years, returning to the US when World War I broke out. It was then he discovered that the man to whom he sold his studio had died in an auto accident and the company was in trouble. Eventually he was asked to return as head of the company, and in 1915 he did so. Unfortunately, he didn't realize how much the public's tastes and attitudes had changed during his two-year absence from the industry, and the company slid further and further into disarray. In 1918 it was dissolved. That same year Thanhouser retired from the film industry and turned to taking care of his investments in the stocks and securities business.- Edwin Mordant was born on 22 December 1868 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Molly Make-Believe (1916), The Seven Sisters (1915) and County Fair (1937). He was married to Grace Parthenia Atwell, Virginia Stuart and Ola Humphrey. He died on 16 February 1942 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Frederick O'Brien was born on 16 June 1869 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a writer, known for White Shadows in the South Seas (1928). He died on 9 January 1932 in Sausalito, California, USA.
- Charles McCann was born on 25 July 1870 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for The Tiger Woman (1917). He died in September 1927 in Paris, France.
- Charles Crockett was born on 29 December 1870 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for The Gingham Girl (1927), Guilty Hands (1931) and Abraham Lincoln (1930). He died on 12 June 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- William Browning was born on 27 January 1871 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Bulldog Drummond (1922), The Fatal Card (1930) and Pulling a Bone (1931). He was married to Anna May Webster and Catherine Elizabeth Pierce (aka Edith Browning, actress). He died on 21 December 1930 in Middle Village, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Robert Lee Keeling was born on 29 November 1871 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He is known for Mind the Paint Girl (1919), La belle Russe (1919) and The Glimpses of the Moon (1923).
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
James Young was born on 1 January 1872 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a director and actor, known for On Trial (1917), David Garrick (1914) and Beau Brummel (1913). He was married to Clara Whipple, Clara Kimball Young, Rida Johnson Young and Julie de Valera-Porkosky. He died on 9 June 1948 in New York City, New York, USA.- Writer
- Soundtrack
A. Baldwin Sloane was born on 28 August 1872 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a writer, known for Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943), Trente-Six Chandelles (1954) and La légende (1996). He died on 21 February 1925 in Red Bank, New Jersey, USA.- Mae Hotely was born on 7 October 1872 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She was an actress, known for Queenie of the Nile (1915), Girls Who Dare (1929) and The Actress and Her Jewels (1913). She was married to Arthur Hotaling. She died on 6 April 1954 in Coronado, California, USA.
- Emily Post was born on 27 October 1872 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She was a writer, known for Behave Yourself (1962) and Betty Hughes and Friends (1969). She was married to Edwin Main Post. She died on 25 September 1960 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Writer
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Songwriter ("Darktown Poker Club"), author and agent who wrote special material for musical comedy and vaudeville, also scenarios for Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd, and a press agent for Lew Dockstader's Minstrels. A charter member of ASCAP (1914), Havez' other novelty and popular-song compositions included "Everybody Works but Father", "When You Ain't Got No Money then You Needn't Come Around", "I'm Looking For an Angel", "Do Not Forget the Good Old Days", "You're On the Right Road, Sister", and "He Cert'ny Was Good to Me".- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Harry Solter was born on 19 November 1873 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Taming of the Shrew (1908), The Romance of a Photograph (1914) and Blind Man's Bluff (1916). He was married to Florence Lawrence. He died on 2 March 1920 in El Paso, Texas, USA.- Joe Gans was born on 25 November 1874 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for The Joe Gans-Battling Nelson Fight (1906), Gans-Nelson Fight (1908) and Gans-Herman Fight (1907). He died on 10 August 1910 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
- Writer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Rida Johnson Young was born on 28 February 1875 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Rida Johnson was a writer, known for The Departed (2006), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) and Money Talks (1997). Rida Johnson was married to James Young. Rida Johnson died on 8 May 1926 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.- Palmer Morrison was born on 8 May 1875 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Swanee River (1931), Is Your Daughter Safe? (1927) and Scar Hanan (1925). He died on 21 July 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
- Dora Baker was born on 13 February 1877 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She was an actress, known for Rough Going (1925) and Riding to Fame (1927). She died on 4 October 1956 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
Upton Sinclair was born on 20 September 1878 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for There Will Be Blood (2007), The Money Changers (1920) and Maiden No More. He was married to Mary Elizabeth Hard Willis, Mary Craig Sinclair and Meta Fuller. He died on 25 November 1968 in Bound Brook, New Jersey, USA.- G. Swayne Gordon was born on 15 March 1879 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Follies Girl (1943), Kraft Theatre (1947) and Sorry, Wrong Number (1946). He was married to Lois Howell and Spain Thorne. He died on 23 June 1949 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Ella Shields was born on 26 September 1879 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She was an actress, known for Men of Yesterday (1936), Herself (1918) and A Little of What You Fancy (1968). She was married to William Hargreaves. She died on 5 August 1952 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK.- Dudley Hill was born on 7 February 1880 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1917), My Wife (1918) and The Lady of the Photograph (1917). He died on 9 January 1960 in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA.
- Director
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Webster Cullison was born on 18 February 1880 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a director and actor, known for God's Gold (1921), The King of the Jungle (1927) and In for Thirty Days (1919). He was married to Lucie K. Villa. He died on 7 July 1938 in Glendale, California, USA.- Mahlon Hamilton was born on 15 June 1880 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Half a Chance (1920), Daddy-Long-Legs (1919) and The Single Standard (1929). He was married to Alita Bratton Farnum and Sara L. Leary. He died on 20 June 1960 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer
- Actor
H.L. Mencken was born on 12 September 1880 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Good Night Valentino (2003), Camille (1926) and Mitzi & Mencken (2008). He was married to Sara Powell Haardt. He died on 29 January 1956 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.- Actor
- Producer
David M. Thomas was born on 17 March 1882 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Convention Girl (1935) and Highland Park Blues (1998). He died on 4 September 1954 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- A former stage actress, Dorothy Phillips was married to actor/director/producer Allen Holubar. They were known as two of the screen's most prominent players--her the star, he the director/producer. Dorothy was well known in Hollywood as one of the most warm-hearted, approachable stars in the business. After the advent of sound, however, her career faded and she could be seen in a handful of films as an extra. Although a major star in her time and one of the best loved of that era, her passing was barely mentioned, other than in local papers.
- Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Jay Brennan was born on 5 December 1882 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Expensive Husbands (1937), You Don't Know the Half of It (1929) and Two Flaming Youths (1927). He died on 14 January 1961 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Francis X. Bushman was born on 10 January 1883 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Sabrina (1954), The Phantom Planet (1961) and Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925). He was married to Iva Millicient Richardson, Norma Emily Atkin, Beverly Bayne and Josephine Fladine Duval. He died on 23 August 1966 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.- Joseph Crehan was born on 15 July 1883 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Black Magic (1944), Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) and Kid Galahad (1937). He was married to Dorothy R. Lord. He died on 15 April 1966 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Art Director
- Art Department
Frank Ormston was born on 16 September 1883 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an art director, known for Felix Gets in Wrong (1916), The Isle of Retribution (1926) and Richelieu (1914). He died on 14 August 1973 in North Hollywood, California, USA.- Edmonia Nolley was born on 11 September 1884 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She was an actress, known for ...One Third of a Nation... (1939). She died on 9 August 1947 in Bronx, New York, USA.
- Elsie T. Schauffler was born on 27 September 1884 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Elsie T. was a writer, known for Parnell (1937), ITV Play of the Week (1955) and Parnell (1938). Elsie T. was married to Dr. Robert M. Schauffler. Elsie T. died on 24 October 1935 in New York City, New York, USA.