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- Jean Itard was born on 25 April 1774 in Oraison, Provence, France. Jean was a writer, known for The Wild Child (1970). Jean died on 5 July 1838.
- Grand Duchess Alice was born on 25 April 1843 in Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, England, UK. She was married to Louis IV. She died on 14 December 1878 in Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine, German Empire [now Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany].
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
James Pierpont was born on 25 April 1822 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a composer, known for The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), The Jacket (2005) and Reindeer Games (2000). He was married to Eliza Jane Purse and Millicent Cowee. He died on 5 August 1893 in Winter Haven, Florida, USA.- Leopoldo Alas 'Clarín' was born on 25 April 1852 in Zamora, Castilla y León, Spain. He was a writer, known for Adiós cordera (1969), La regenta (1974) and Cuentos y leyendas (1968). He was married to Onofre García Argüelles y García-Bernardo. He died on 13 June 1901 in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.
- Paul Armstrong was born on 25 April 1869 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was a writer, known for The Heir to the Hoorah (1916), Ever Since Eve (1934) and The Escape (1914). He was married to Catherine Calvert and Bella Abell. He died on 30 August 1915 in New York City, New York, USA.
- George Binns was born on 25 April 1886 in Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for An Innocent Villain (1917), His Baby Doll (1917) and His Hidden Purpose (1918). He was married to Jerry Melville. He died on 27 October 1918 in Glendale, California, USA.
- Sidney Mather was born on 25 April 1877 in Brixham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Miss Nobody (1917) and Yorktown (1924). He was married to Emily Gertrude Lenore Chippendale Lockwood. He died on 18 April 1925 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Alice Laidley was born on 25 April 1900 in Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for That Royle Girl (1925). She died on 25 June 1926 in Paris, France.
- Montague Rutherford was born on 25 April 1877 in Paddington, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Hamlet (1913). He died on 28 January 1927 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Walt Whitman was born on 25 April 1859 in Lyon, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Three Musketeers (1921), The Mark of Zorro (1920) and The Three Musketeers (1916). He was married to Miriam Shelby. He died on 27 March 1928 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Ugo Falena was born on 25 April 1875 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Il re fantasma (1914), La vagabonda (1918) and Il natalizio della nonna (1924). He died on 20 September 1931 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Writer
- Director
Oliver D. Bailey was born on 25 April 1875 in Windham, Ohio, USA. Oliver D. was a writer and director, known for The Melting Pot (1915), Blind Love (1920) and The Whirl of Life (1915). Oliver D. was married to Lillian A. Canfield. Oliver D. died on 12 July 1932 in Harrison, Maine, USA.- Jean Nougués was born on 25 April 1875 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Jean was a composer, known for Cyrano de Bergerac (1938). Jean died on 28 August 1932 in Paris, France.
- Edward Grey was born on 25 April 1862 in London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The First World War (2003) and Pathé News, No. 37 (1916). He was married to Pamela Tennant and Dorothy Widdington. He died on 7 September 1933 in Fallodon, near Embleton, Northumberland, England, UK.
- Cinematographer
- Director
- Writer
Beginning his career at age 13 as a stagehand for D.W. Griffith, George W. Hill worked his way up through cinematography and screenwriting to finally begin directing films in the early 1920s. His later films took on a stark, brutally realistic atmosphere and were renowned for their effective use of shadows in the lighting as in The Big House (1930), considered to be his masterpiece. He was found dead in his beach house in 1934, victim of an apparent suicide.- Tauno Tattari was born on 25 April 1907 in Alatornio, Finland. He was a writer, known for VMV 6 (1936), Koskenlaskijan morsian (1937) and Sininen varjo (1933). He died on 20 April 1936.
- Guglielmo Marconi was born on 25 April 1874 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was married to Maria Bezzi-Scali and Beatrice O'Brien. He died on 20 July 1937 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- 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.
- Jindrich Horejsí was born on 25 April 1886 in Prague, Austria-Hungary. He was a writer, known for Provdám svou zenu (1941). He died on 30 May 1941 in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
- Norah Sprague was born on 25 April 1892 in Lima, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Dodging a Million (1918). She died on 22 November 1942 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Franco Brambilla was born on 25 April 1922 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for Aldebaran (1935), L'ebbrezza del cielo (1940) and Vecchia guardia (1935). He died on 17 December 1942 in the Soviet Union.
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
- Soundtrack
Edgar Allan Woolf was an American playwright and screenwriter. He is mostly remembered as a co-writer of the fantasy film "The Wizard of Oz" (1939).
Woolf was born in New York City to inventor Albert E. Woolf and his wife Rosamond Wimpfheimer. His father was an inventor of electrical devices.
Woolf was educated in both the City College of New York and Columbia University. He graduated from Columbia in 1901, at the age of 20. He had begun writing plays during his college years. In his senior year, he wrote "The Mischief Maker", produced as Columbia's annual varsity show.
Following his graduation, Woolf sought an acting career. He joined the Murray Hill Stock Company as an actor, performing in New York City for several years. He eventually started writers sketches and plays for vaudeville performers, transitioning from an actor to a writer. He wrote for ,among others, Mrs Patrick Campbell (1865-1940), Pat Rooney (1880-1962), and Mitzi Hajos (1889-1970).
In 1906, Woolf wrote the book for the musical revue "Mam'zelle Champagne". The play became famous not for its content, but a murder occurring at its opening night in the theater. The millionaire Harry Kendall Thaw (1871-1947) murdered the famous architect Stanford White (1853-1906). The publicity of the event helped attract attention to the revue, which had a run of 60 performances.
In the 1930s, Woolf moved from New York City to Los Angeles. He was hired as a screenwriter for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His most frequent collaborator there was Florence Ryerson. The two co-wrote "The Wizard of Oz", and co-created the character of Professor Marvel.
He entertained fellow writers and directors as a host of dinner parties, and personally cooked for his guests.
In 1943, Woolf took daily walks with his pet dog,. In December of that year, he apparently tripped on the dog's leash while walking down the stairs at his Beverly Hill residence. He fell down the stairs, and suffered a fatal skull fracture. His servants transported him to a hospital in Santa Monica, where he died. He was 62-years-old.- William Elmer was born on 25 April 1869 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for The Virginian (1914), The Squaw Man (1914) and Carmen (1915). He died on 24 February 1945 in Hollywood, California, USA.
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- Actor
- Soundtrack
Custódio Mesquita was born on 25 April 1910 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Carioca Maravilhosa (1936), Estudantes (1935) and Vida Nova (1988). He died on 13 March 1945.- William Jefferson was born on 25 April 1876 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Wanted by the Police (1913), The Right Direction (1916) and Out of the Wreck (1917). He was married to Vivian Martin and Christie MacDonald (performer). He died on 10 February 1946 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
- Elizabeth Murray was born on 25 April 1871. She was an actress, known for The Bachelor Father (1931), Lucky in Love (1929) and Little Old New York (1923). She died on 27 March 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Anders Boman was born on 25 April 1900 in Växjö, Kronobergs län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Art for Art's Sake (1938). He died on 30 September 1946 in Växjö, Kronobergs län, Sweden.
- Ross Lockridge Jr. was born on 25 April 1914 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. He was a writer, known for Raintree County (1957). He was married to Vernice Baker. He died on 6 March 1948 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
- Producer
- Director
- Cinematographer
Robert C. Bruce was born on 25 April 1887 in Stowe, Vermont, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Florida to Louisiana with H.T. Tinklebottom (1917), While the Pot Boils (1923) and And Women Must Weep (1922). He was married to Dorothy Gray and Thora Storlie Bruce. He died on 6 August 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Pierre Frondaie was born on 25 April 1884 in Paris, France. He was a writer and actor, known for The Woman and the Puppet (1920), The Right to Love (1920) and The House Surrounded (1922). He was married to Jeanne Loviton. He died on 25 September 1948 in Vaucresson, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
- Actor
- Stunts
Paul Desmuke was born on 25 April 1876 in Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Sideshow (1928). He was married to Mae Dixon. He died on 19 June 1949 in Atascosa County, Texas, USA.- Rose Higgins was born on 25 April 1894 in Arizona, USA. She was an actress, known for The Silent Code (1935). She died on 2 December 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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- Art Department
Earl Wooden was born on 25 April 1893 in Kansas, USA. He was a set decorator, known for The Crimson Ghost (1946), Girls of the Big House (1945) and The Prairie (1947). He died on 13 May 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Ed Townsend was born on 25 April 1882 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Wife Hunters (1922). He was married to Ora Lott, Ruth L. Morgan, Maggie Beasley and Maggie Davis. He died on 22 October 1954 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
- Merritt A. Edson was born on 25 April 1897 in Rutland, Vermont, USA. He was married to Ethel Winifred Robbins. He died on 14 August 1955 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Walter De La Mare was born on 25 April 1873 in Charlton, Kent, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Tales of Tomorrow (1951), Shades of Darkness (1983) and Post Tenebras Lux (2017). He was married to Elfrida Ingpen. He died on 22 June 1956 in Twickenham, London, England, UK.
- C.B. Fry was born on 25 April 1872 in West Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. He was married to Beatrice Holme-Sumner. He died on 7 September 1956 in Child's Hill, Hampstead, London, England, UK.
- Gloria Ann Simpson was born on 25 April 1900 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for The Heart Within (1957), The Man Called X (1956) and The Mickey Rooney Show (1954). She was married to George Henry Simpson. She died on 21 October 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Dolores Johnson was born on 25 April 1903 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Red Wine (1928), What Price Beauty? (1925) and Strong Boy (1929). She was married to Lawson Harris, Percy Scott Pembroke and Victor Raymond Schowengerdt. She died on 11 August 1957 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Julius Pohl was born on 25 April 1868 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. He was a writer, known for Schach der Eva (1934), Die fünf Karnickel (1953) and Matrimonial Strike (1935). He died on 8 January 1958 in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria.
- Mikayil Rafili was born on 25 April 1905 in village Borsunlu, Yelisavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Goranboy District, Azerbaijan]. Mikayil was a writer, known for Sabuhi (1941) and Syn Tadzhikistana (1943). Mikayil died on 26 April 1958 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].
- Actress
Gladys Presley was born on 25 April 1912 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA. She was an actress. She was married to Vernon Presley. She died on 14 August 1958 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Cleo Desmond was born on 25 April 1880 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Mokey (1942), Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1941) and The Easiest Way (1917). She died on 6 October 1958 in San Diego, California, USA.- Wolfgang Pauli was born on 25 April 1900 in Vienna, Austria. He died on 15 December 1958 in Zurich, Switzerland.
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Jean-Benoît Lévy was not just another film director. He directed a series of good quality feature films, whether silent or talking ("Ames d'enfant" [1927], "La maternelle" [1934], "La mort du cygne" [1937] ...), and he was also passionate about pedagogy, making over 300 highly interesting educational shorts dealing mainly with social, public health subjects, dance and art. A film theoretician, he wrote books ("Le cinéma d'enseignement et d'éducation" [1929], "L'instruction visuelle aux Etats-Unis" [1936], "Les grandes missions du cinéma" [1945]) and taught cinema, particularly at New York's Ecole Libre at the New School from 1941 to 1946. After being the honorary Director of Filmaking at the UNESCO (1946-1949), he resumed his career, making a series of new shorts. His final move was to found the International Film Televisual and Audiovisual Council. When he died at seventy, the indefatigable Benoît-Lévy remained relatively unknown, and is practically forgotten today.- Alberto Colantuoni was born on 25 April 1874 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He was a writer, known for Il destino in tasca (1938), I fratelli Castiglioni (1937) and The Castiglioni Brothers (1958). He died on 26 December 1959 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
- Helen Misener was born on 25 April 1907 in Willesden, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for A Night to Remember (1958), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and The Shop at Sly Corner (1948). She died on 31 July 1960 in Highgate, London, England, UK.
- Beryl Harrison was born on 25 April 1900 in St. John's Wood, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for I Lived with You (1933) and Gay's the Word (1952). She was married to Stanley Brightman. She died on 20 November 1960 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Director
Harald Mannl was born on 25 April 1904 in Dresden, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Star mit fremden Federn (1955), Der Fall Dr. Wagner (1954) and Die Galerie der großen Detektive (1954). He died on 20 February 1961 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Karl Farr was born on 25 April 1909 in Rochelle, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Sons of the Pioneers (1942), Heldorado (1946) and Hit Parade of 1947 (1947). He was married to May Barksdale. He died on 20 September 1961 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.