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- Frank Melville was born on 16 September 1854 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was married to Rose Melville. He died on 23 November 1908 in New York, New York, USA.
- Max Clifton was born on 19 June 1882 in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Christian (1911), The Life and Adventures of John Vane, the Australian Bushranger (1910) and The Squatter's Daughter (1910). He died on 4 August 1916 in Pozières, France.
- 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.
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Aurelio Sidney was born on 17 April 1880 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor and director, known for Mátame (1920), El león (1920) and Ultus, the Man from the Dead (1915). He died on 15 May 1920 in Sitges, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Stewart Clyde was born in 1877 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Nell Gwynne (1911). He died on 22 October 1920 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Playwright and journalist Charles Haddon Chambers was born in Sydney, Australia, on April 22, 1860, to Irish immigrants. After graduating from school he took a government job with the New South Wales Civil Service, but left after a few years to be a stockrider in the outback.
At age 22 he left Australia for London, England, to try his hand at journalism. He also began writing plays, and it wasn't long before a comedy he wrote, "Captain Swift", was produced by Sir Beerbohm Tree at the Haymarket Theatre in 1888, and it was a hit. In 1890 another of his plays, "The Idler", was produced on Broadway in New York. Several of his plays were turned into films.
During World War I he worked for the British government turning out propaganda. He died of a stroke in London in 1921. - 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.
- Nellie Calvin was born in 1880 in Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for The Enemy Within (1918). She was married to Roland Stavely. She died on 27 March 1923 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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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.- Actress
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Lottie Lyell has been called Australia's first movie star - which makes it all the more tragic that little of her work survives. That which does provides ample proof of her prodigious and versatile talent. The actress called the `gladsome centaur' by one critic (for her formidable talent as a horsewoman) acted, directed, scripted, and edited numerous films, with her partner, eminent film director and producer, Raymond Longford. Her best known role is undoubtedly that of Doreen in `The Sentimental Bloke' (1919), an adaptation of the popular poem by Australian poet C.J. Dennis. Its wide appeal, gentle humour and clever use of Australian slang made it one of the best loved films of early Australian cinema, as well as a commendable success in overseas markets such as England and America. Some critics commented that: `Doreen in the book charms us so little that we often feel like throwing things at her; but the little Australian girl who plays Doreen on the film is so sprightly and honest, so womanly and sweet, so un affectedly Australian and human, that we find ourselves really believing in Doreen' (`The Triad', 10th November 1919) Together, Lyell and Longford formed their own production company which, though successful, was liquidated in 1924 for reasons still unclear. Sadly, Lottie Lyell passed away at the age of 34 of tuberculosis, depriving the Australian film industry of one of its most influential early figures. `Everyones' Magazine called her `One who has left the mark of her genius on Australian screen progress'.- C.R. Stanford was born in 1863 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Woman Suffers (1918). He was married to Ida Gresham. He died on 31 March 1927 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
- Young Griffo was born on 15 April 1869 in Millers Point, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Young Griffo v. Battling Charles Barnett (1895). He died on 7 December 1927 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Marc McDermott was born Marcus Patrick McDermott in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, on July 24, 1871. His father Patrick James McDermott and mother Annie Massey McDermott were born in Ireland, and Marc later became an English citizen when he moved to London. His younger sister May, was born in Australia in 1881. He received his early education at a Jesuit school in Sydney. When Marc was 15, his father died suddenly. To support his mother and little sister, Marc joined a small local theater company. A year later, he was discovered by the famous Shakespearean actor George Rignold and made his first appearance on the stage in Sydney. He stayed with the company for several years, learning his craft. When Rignold's company departed for London, Marc quickly caught the eye of Charles Frohman, a New York agent and producer, whose clients included Mrs. Patrick Campbell, the first lady of the London stage. Tall with thick auburn hair and dark brown eyes, Marc cut an impressive figure. Mrs. Pat, as she was called, chose the 20-year-old to be her leading man. The company sailed to the US and landed in New York, where he played opposite her as Sir George Orreyed in "The Second Mrs. Tanqeray." The company returned to London, where he was hired by Frohman to play "Sherlock Holmes" in London for two years. For the next several years, Marc became a celebrated West End actor. In 1906, he accepted Frohman's offer to sail to New York and join the company of the great classical actor Richard Mansfield. He toured the US for several years, and in 1909 was approached by Charles Brabin, a fellow stage actor (and soon to be director) who was working at Thomas Edison's film studio in the Bronx. Marc was quickly hired to appear as a featured player, replacing Maurice Costello, who had moved to Vitagraph. His first film was Les Misérables (1909), followed by Lochinvar (1909) (Lochinvar was released first but he filmed "Les Miserables" prior to it). From 1909 through the summer of 1916, he starred in over 140 films for Edison, appearing frequently in popular early film magazines like Photoplay, Motion Picture, and Moving Picture World, voted as one of the most popular leading men during these years. In 1911, Marc costarred with Mary Fuller in Edison's first popular series "What Ever Happened to Mary?" Another favorite leading lady of Marc's was Miriam Nesbitt, who was eight years his senior. Their on-screen romance soon grew into a real-life love affair. On April 7, 1914, Marc made film history when he appeared in the first-ever "chapter" series; each chapter was a complete story in and of itself. The 10-chapter series was titled The Man Who Disappeared (1914), and was filmed on location in New York and New Jersey. Each printed chapter story was featured in "Popular Magazine" as each filmed chapter simultaneously appeared on the screen. As Marc told "Motion Picture" writer Gladys Roosevelt, he did all his own stunts, including driving an automobile into the icy East River, fighting a villain on top of a NYC skyscraper that was actually being built at the time, and being handcuffed to the railroad tracks. On April 20, 1916, Marc and Miriam married in Leonia, New Jersey. By this time, he had made more than 140 films. Later that year, Marc left the Edison Studio to join his best friends Charles Brabin and Ashley Miller at the Vitagraph Studio, where he starred in a number of films. In 1918, Marc moved to Fox Films in New York to star with Theda Bara in "Kathleen Mavourneen," directed by Charles Brabin, who would soon marry his star. Marc left Fox in 1920 to freelance, appearing with Norma Talmadge in "The New Moon." He then costarred with Estelle Taylor in "While New York Sleeps," with Brabin working as both writer and director. Another director friend from his Vitagraph days, John Robertson, directed him in "Footlights" (1921) with Elsie Ferguson. In 1922, his marriage began to unravel when Miriam discovered some love letters to actress Helen Gilmore and filed for a separation. The New York Times reported that he was arrested on August 11 and held in Ludlow Street Jail until he was released after paying $5,000 in bail. Marc left to visit his older brother's family, who had settled in Lowell, Massachusetts. After appearing in a vaudeville skit, he boarded a train in Boston and headed to Hollywood. Marc immediately went to work for Fox Films in "Hoodman Blind" directed by John Ford. At Warner Bros., he appeared in "Lucretia Lombard" with Irene Rich, Monte Blue, and Norma Shearer, which was produced by Harry Rapf. Marc next appeared with Florence Lawrence, the Biograph Girl, in "The Satin Girl." When M-G-M was formed in 1924, Marc was contracted to appear in their very first film, "He Who Gets Slapped." The cast included Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, and John Gilbert. Mary Pickford, an old friend from his New York days, cast him in "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall" as Sir Malcolm Vernon. Another director friend, Marshall "Micky" Neilan, directed. Marc was in high demand at different studios for the next two years: "In Every Woman's Life" and "Siege" both with Virginia Valli; "This Woman" with Irene Rich, Ricardo Cortez, and Clara Bow in a minor role; and "The Sea Hawk" with Milton Sills, Enid Bennett, and Wallace Beery. At Universal Pictures in 1925, he appeared in "The Goose Woman" with Louise Dresser, Jack Pickford, and Constance Bennett. The film was directed by his friend Clarence Brown. Once again, Norma Talmadge cast him as the villain in "Graustark." In 1926, Marc was busy at M-G-M playing in both "The Temptress" with Greta Garbo and Antonio Moreno and "Flesh and the Devil" with Garbo and John Gilbert. One of his favorite costars was Greta Nissen, with whom he appeared in "The Love Thief" for Universal and "Lucky Lady" for Paramount. Norma Talmadge tapped his talent once again for "Kiki," a saucy little comedy with Ronald Coleman. During 1927, Marc starred in several M-G-M films, including "California" with Tim McCoy and Dorothy Sebastian, directed by W.S. "Woody" Van Dyke; and "Man, Woman and Sin" with Jeanne Eagels and John Gilbert, directed by Monta Bell. When the newly formed Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences held their first meeting at the Biltmore Hotel's Crystal Ballroom on May 11, 1927, Marc was among the 230 pioneer members in attendance. His name appears in the program listing of 102 actors. Later that year, his old friend John Robertson recruited him for "The Road to Romance" with Ramon Navarro and Marceline Day, and he also appeared in "Taxi Dancer" with Joan Crawford, as well as "Resurrection" with Rod La Rocque and Dolores Del Rio at United Artists. In 1928, during a vaudeville tour to Chicago, Marc became ill and returned to Hollywood to recuperate. His next film for M-G-M was "Under the Black Eagle" directed by Woody Van Dyke. For "Glorious Betsy" at Warner Bros., some Vitaphone talking sequences were included. The film starred Dolores Costello, the beautiful wife of John Barrymore and daughter of Maurice Costello, whom Marc had replaced at Vitagraph back in 1916. First National cast Marc in "The Yellow Lily" starring the lovely Bessie Dove. His last two films were "The Mysterious Island" shot in Technicolor with black and white sequences. Vitaphone sound sequences, a musical score, and sound effects were later added. Marc's old friend Charles Brabin directed him in his last film, "The Whip," which starred Dorothy Mackaill, Ralph Forbes, and Anna Q. Nilsson. During filming, Variety reported that Marc became very ill from ptomaine poisoning, lapsed into a three-month coma, and died from a gallbladder operation. However, Dr. E.F. Miller wrote on the death certificate that he had attended to Marc at home for eight months and then in the hospital from December 5, 1928 until his death at 5:20 a.m. on January 5, 1929. Further, he stated that no operation had preceded his death. The diagnosis of cirrhosis of the liver was confirmed by clinical and laboratory tests performed on January 6. His body was cremated at the Hollywood Crematory, and his ashes were placed in a crypt in the Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, where the brass plaque reads: Marcus McDermott, 1881-1929 (his correct birth date is 1871 according to his will and Australian birth records). His untimely death coincided with the death of silent films.
- Barbara Baynton was born on 4 June 1857 in Scone, New South Wales, Australia. Barbara was a writer, known for Squeaker's Mate (1973). Barbara was married to Rowland George Allanson-Winn, Thomas Baynton and Alexander Frater Jr.. Barbara died on 28 May 1929 in Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Cyril Keightley was born on 10 November 1875 in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Spendthrift (1915). He was married to Isabel Cable Wright and Ethel Dane. He died on 14 August 1929 in New York City, New York, USA.
- George Portus was born in 1872 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Martyrdom of Nurse Cavell (1916). He died on 10 October 1930 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Mrs. Barry Lane was born in 1850 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for For the Term of His Natural Life (1908). She was married to Andrew Barry-Lane. She died on 21 November 1930 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.
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Pat Sullivan was born on 22 February 1885 in Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was a producer and director, known for Sammie Johnsin Hunter (1916), Boomer Bill's Awakening (1917) and Twenty Thousand Laughs Under the Sea (1917). She was married to Margaret Gallagher. She died on 15 February 1933 in New York City, New York, USA.- Sydney Deane was born on 1 March 1863 in Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Squaw Man (1914), The Last of the Mohicans (1920) and The Goose Girl (1915). He was married to Margaret Melrose O'Brien. He died on 20 March 1934 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
- Walter Cornock was born in 1893 in Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Our Friends the Hayseeds (1917). He died on 29 January 1935 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Al Hallett was born on 28 February 1867 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Midnight Faces (1926), Dangerous Odds (1925) and The Passing of Wolf MacLean (1924). He was married to Gertrude Elizabeth Zahn and Agnes Johns (actress). He died on 3 April 1935 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Henry K. Chambers was born on 28 November 1867 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Henry K. was a writer, known for An American Widow (1917). Henry K. was married to Maria Cristina Mena and Mary Williams. Henry K. died on 5 September 1935 in Great Neck, Long Island, New York, USA.
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F.W. Thring was born on 2 December 1882 in Wentworth, New South Wales, Australia. He was a director and producer, known for Clara Gibbings (1934), The Sentimental Bloke (1932) and Haunted Barn (1931). He was married to Olive Kreitmayer and Grace Wight. He died on 1 July 1936 in South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.- Actor
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Jack Gavin was born in 1875 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor and director, known for Assigned to His Wife (1911), Ben Hall and His Gang (1911) and His Convict Bride (1918). He was married to Agnes Gavin. He died on 6 January 1938 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Stella Southern was born in 1898 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for The Man from Snowy River (1920), A Rough Passage (1922) and The Betrayer (1921). She was married to Harrington Reynolds. She died on 6 April 1939 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Nellie Ferguson was born on 26 March 1883 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for Tall Timber (1926), The Sealed Room (1926) and Those Who Love (1926). She was married to Herbert Eastcott Rowe and John Dickenson. She died on 9 October 1939 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.
- Thomas A. Curran was born on 28 May 1879 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Two Sisters (1929), Silas Marner (1916) and The Phantom in the House (1929). He died on 24 January 1941 in Hollywood, California, USA.
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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.- Elizabeth von Arnim was born on 31 August 1866 in Kirribilli, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was a writer, known for Enchanted April (1991), Mr. Skeffington (1944) and Enchanted April (1935). She was married to John Francis Stanley Russell and Count Henning August von Arnim. She died on 9 February 1941 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
- Norman Maxwell was born on 7 January 1917 in Nymboida, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for 40,000 Horsemen (1940) and Harlem's Beauty (2003). He died on 17 January 1942 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Born Mary Jeanette Robison. She was the youngest daughter of Henry Robison of Penrith, Cumberland, England and Julia Schelesinger of Liverpool, Lancashire, England. Her father died in 1860 and her mother remarried. In 1866/67 they were living in St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and moved back to London, England in 1871. She ran away from home to marry Charles Leveson Gore in 1875 and in 1877 the young couple went to Fort Worth, Texas, USA to establish a cattle ranch. They survived for two years before moving to New York where her husband died about 1881.
In 1884 she took up acting to support her three children (only her son Edward Gore survived childhood). She played both leads and supporting roles on the road and on Broadway, and over several decades she became highly respected as a character actress. She appeared in a few silent films, then returned to the screen for good in 1926 and flourished in the subsequent sound era. She was usually cast as crusty, gruff, domineering society matron or grandmother. For her portrayal of Damon Runyon's Apple Annie in Frank Capra's Lady for a Day (1933), one of her rare starring roles, she received a Best Actress Oscar nomination. Ultimately she appeared in more than 60 films, the last of which was released the year of her death.- Lance Vane was born on 3 January 1884 in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Robbery Under Arms (1907), The Life and Adventures of John Vane, the Australian Bushranger (1910) and The Waybacks (1918). He died on 21 October 1942 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Richard Hillary was born on 20 April 1919 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was a writer, known for For Those in Peril (1944) and ITV Play of the Week (1955). He died on 8 January 1943 in Berwickshire, England, UK.
- Phyllis Gibbs was born in 1908 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for Odds On (1928). She died on 4 May 1943 in Springwood, New South Wales, Australia.
- Sylvia Breamer was one of a flock of Australians who came to Hollywood in the early silent era. She had been a stage actress in her native Sydney for several years, and had played in several Australian productions of American stage plays, which met with great success. Hoping to capitalize on that success, she traveled to the US to try her luck on Broadway. She wasn't there long before word got to Hollywood of an extraordinarily beautiful young Australian actress who had just hit Broadway, and soon she found herself making screen tests for several different studios.
Breamer hit Hollywood in 1917 and was put in several Charles Ray comedies for Triangle, and soon was working with such leading men as William S. Hart, Thomas Meighan, and Herbert Rawlinson. She continued making films until 1926. She tried her hand at talkies and made one in 1936, Too Many Parents (1936), but apparently either didn't care for them or was intimidated by them, and left films for good.
Breamer died in New York City in 1943, at the tragically young age of 45. No details of her personal life or death are available. - Actor
Born in Australia to an American father and Australian mother, Noel Coffey was brought to Oakland, California at the age of nineteen months, where he finished high school. He was known as a promising figure skater, winning a number of amateur prizes; after finishing high school, he went professional, appearing with Sonja Henie in one of her shows. With war being declared against Germany and Japan, Noel enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Corps on July 13, 1942, and soon received a commission as a Second Lieutenant, assigned as co-pilot on the "Buzz Wagon" a B-25 (#41-12928) with the 446th Bombardment Squadron, 321st Bombardment Group, 57th Bombardment wing, 12th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force. He, with the rest of his crew, was killed during a non-battle related incident when the "Buzz Wagon" crashed in a "Test Hop" near Ain M'Lila (Tunisia/North Africa). He was buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California.- Jane Conolly was born on 11 June 1910 in Drummoyne, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for A Yank in Australia (1942). She died on 12 October 1943 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- May Granville was born in 1870 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for An Unsigned Agreement (1914). She was married to William George Pietzker and David Dietrichson. She died on 8 July 1944 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Malcolm 'Mr. Jetsam' McEachern was born on 1 April 1883 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Purge (2013), Chu Chin Chow (1934) and The Crimes of Stephen Hawke (1936). He died on 17 January 1945 in University College Hospital, London, England, UK.- Robin 'Pop' Ordell was born on 16 June 1920 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Kid Stakes (1927). He died on 3 February 1945 in Netherlands.
- Alf James was born on 12 October 1867 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Thrill Hunter (1933), Give Us This Night (1936) and Elmer and Elsie (1934). He died on 9 October 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- 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.- 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.
- Kingsley Lark was born on 4 January 1891 in St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for The New Hotel (1932). He died on 25 August 1948 in Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK.
- Vera Linden was born on 26 July 1878 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906). She was married to E.J. Cole and Frank Stephen Frazer. She died on 8 November 1948 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Allan Prior was born on 16 September 1897 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Bride of the Regiment (1930). He died on 24 June 1949 in Vaucluse, Sydney, Australia.
- Edward Druitt was born on 18 January 1912 in Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Mystery Island (1937). He died on 15 May 1950 in Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Lily Molloy was born on 30 October 1895 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for The Burgomeister (1935) and The Enemy Within (1918). She died on 6 February 1951 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.