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- Duchess of Kent and Strathearn was born on 17 August 1786 in Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire [now Bavaria, Germany]. She was a writer, known for Queen Victoria's Letters: A Monarch Unveiled (2014), Network First (1994) and Kings and Queens (2002). She was married to Duke of Kent and Strathearn Prince Edward and Prince Emich Carl of Leiningen. She died on 16 March 1861 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK.
- Peter Benoît was born on 17 August 1834 in Harelbeke, Flanders, Belgium. Peter was a composer, known for Peter Benoît (1930) and Peter Benoit hulde te Antwerpen en te Harelbeke (1934). Peter died on 8 March 1901 in Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium.
- Gustav Esmann was born on 17 August 1860 in Denmark. He was a writer, known for Alexander den Store (1917), Kära släkten (1933) and Højt spil (1913). He died on 4 September 1904 in Denmark.
- Cosmo Gordon Lennox was born on 17 August 1868 in Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London, England, UK. Cosmo Gordon was a writer, known for The Marriage of Kitty (1915), The Puppet Man (1921) and The Van Dyck (1939). Cosmo Gordon died on 31 July 1921 in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
- Emperor Karl was born on 17 August 1887 in Castle of Persenbeug, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary. He was married to Empress Zita. He died on 1 April 1922 in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
- Maurice Barrès was born on 17 August 1862 in Charmes-sur-Moselles, France. He was a writer, known for Le jardin sur l'Oronte (1925), Lothringen! (1994) and Correspondances (1953). He died on 4 December 1923 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
- Barney Bernard was born on 17 August 1876 in Rochester, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Potash and Perlmutter (1923), Phantom Fortunes (1916) and A Prince in a Pawnshop (1916). He was married to Rose Francis. He died on 21 March 1924 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Dario Resta was born on 17 August 1882 in Faenza, Italy. He died on 3 September 1924 in Brooklands, Surrey, England, UK.
- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Born the daughter of a Methodist minister, Gene was the youngest of 12 children. Gene got her start when she sent bird and animal photographs to "Recreation" magazine. The magazine was so impressed, they asked her to write for them. She also wrote for "Outing" magazine. At this point, she turned to writing fiction.- Teréz Csillag was born on 17 August 1862 in Dunaadony, Hungary. She was an actress, known for A fogadalom (1921). She died on 9 July 1925 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Ludwik Dybizbanski was born on 17 August 1882 in Posen, Prussia, Germany [now Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Tajemnica pokoju nr 100 (1914). He died on 18 July 1927 in Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland.
- Axel Ringvall was born on 17 August 1860 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Livet på landet (1924), Jupiter på jorden (1912) and Öregrund-Östhammar (1925). He died on 21 December 1927 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- Jesse Lynch Williams was born on 17 August 1871 in Sterling, Illinois, USA. Jesse Lynch was a writer, known for Through the Wrong Door (1919) and Too Many Parents (1936). Jesse Lynch was married to Alice Laidlaw. Jesse Lynch died on 14 September 1929 in Herkimer, New York, USA.
- Scenarist, stage director. He began his career as a country actor, then he became a journalist in Budapest at Tolnai Világlapja (The World Papers of Tolnai) and Színházi Élet (Theater Life). Since 1908 he is the director of the Hungarian Theater, since 1913 leading director, since 1920 art director. At the end of 1922 he moved to Vienna, from here to Berlin, and worked as a scenarist. His name is known through his plays. In Budapest he wrote a series of silent production scripts as the dramaturgist pf the Corvin factory. He became an expert known in all Europe and a collegaue of G.W. Pabst. Of his fruitful, many sided work the most prominent pieces are Jeanne Ney szerelme, written after the novel of I. Ehrenburg, the global success Nyugati front and the adaptation of Koldusopera, made in cooperation with the author of the play, Brecht. His son is László Vajda Jr.(Ladislo Vajda) a known filmdirector.
- P.L. Troost was born on 17 August 1878 in Elberfeld [now Wuppertal], Germany. He died on 21 January 1934 in Munich, Germany.
- Richmond P. Hobson was born on 17 August 1870 in Greensboro, Alabama, USA. He died on 16 March 1937.
- László Hartmann was born on 17 August 1901 in Budapest, Hungary. He died on 16 May 1938 in Tripoli, Libya.
- Mrs. Hal Reid was born on 17 August 1867 in Macoupin County, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Mothers of Men (1917) and An Accidental Alibi (1913). She was married to Hal Reid. She died on 28 July 1939 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
- Marcus Garvey was born on 17 August 1887 in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica. He was married to Amy Jacques and Amy Ashwood. He died on 10 June 1940 in London, England, UK.
- Ludwik Fritsche was born on 17 August 1872 in Czestochowa, Poland, Russian Empire [now Czestochowa, Slaskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Story of a Sin (1933), Pan Tadeusz (1928) and Dziesieciu z Pawiaka (1931). He died on 4 September 1940 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Willi Thaller was born on 17 August 1854 in Graz, Austria. He was an actor, known for Mutter Sorge (1915) and Seine Hoheit, der Eintänzer (1927). He died on 6 April 1941 in Vienna, Austria.
- Composer
- Music Department
Leo Ascher was born on 17 August 1880 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. He was a composer, known for Tanecek panny márinky (1935), Hoheit tanzt Walzer (1935) and Hoheit tanzt Walzer (1926). He was married to Luise Frankl. He died on 25 February 1942 in New York City, New York, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Carlyle Ellis was born on 17 August 1878 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and writer, known for Home-Keeping Hearts (1921), The Big Idea (1920) and The Calorie Counter: A Lesson in Nutrition (1925). He died on 7 April 1942 in Palmdale, California, USA.- Inez Gomez was born on 17 August 1891 in Havana, Cuba. She was an actress, known for The Isle of Retribution (1926), Under a Texas Moon (1930) and Ramona (1916). She was married to Art Mix. She died on 19 November 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hailed as one of Britain's most promising pre-war film directors, Arthur Woods' career was cut tragically short by his death in World War II at the age of 39. He was the only British director to serve in combat and to be decorated for valor.
The only son of an Anglo-Argentine shipping magnate, Woods was educated at Downside School and Christ's College, Cambridge. A talented artist and musician, he eventually dropped out of medical school to join the Festival Repertory Theatre, where he gained a reputation for scenic design. This in turn led to a job as an editor and art director at British Instructional Films. When the studio merged with British International Pictures, Woods took up screenwriting and direction. In 1933 he became the studio's youngest director and within a year was assigned several of BIP's biggest productions. Shortly afterward, Woods left Elstree for Warner Bros., and at its Teddington studio directed some of the finest quota films of the decade, including the classic thriller They Drive by Night (1938). A major international career seemed assured when MGM chose Woods to direct Haunted Honeymoon (1940). However, at the outbreak of World War II, Woods--a skilled pilot who flew his own movie stunts--volunteered for service in the Royal Air Force. He was killed in 1944 while serving as a night fighter pilot with 85 Squadron.- Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpinar was born on 17 August 1864 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was a writer, known for Efsuncu baba (1950), Mürebbiye (1919) and Iffet (1969). He died on 8 March 1944 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Doug Gould was born on 17 August 1899 in Michigan, USA. He was an editor, known for Secret Service of the Air (1939), Steel Against the Sky (1941) and The Nurse's Secret (1941). He died on 17 July 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Saul Harrison was born on 17 August 1888 in Brenham, Texas, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Customary Two Weeks (1917), One Kind of Wireless (1917) and Salt of the Earth (1917). He was married to Belle H. Hyman. He died on 13 October 1944 in New York City, New York, USA.- Actress
Susanne Leach was born on 17 August 1865 in Brompton, Quebec, Canada. She was an actress. She died on 16 August 1945 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Edna Maison was born Carmen Edna Maisonave on August 17, 1892 (some sources say 1886) in San Francisco, California. Her father, Peter Maisonave, was a grocer who had immigrated from France. When she was a child her family moved to Los Angeles. Edna was educated the Immaculate Heart Academy. At the age of six she began her acting career with the Cooper Stock Company in Burbank. She was a very talented singer and performed with the California Opera Company and the Edgar Temple Opera Company. Edna also attended Woodbury business college and briefly worked as a stenographer. In September of 1911 she married Tom Poste, a clothing salesman. She was signed by Pathe Studios in 1912 and made her film debut in The Girl Sheriff. Over the next two yeas she appeared in more than thirty films including Misleading Evidence and A Double Reward (she was sometimes billed as Miss Mason).
Edna loved to work and she hated taking vacations. The beautiful brunette was offered a contract at Universal studios in 1914. She was given starring roles in the drams The Unmasking, Courage, and Their Island Of Happiness. Unfortunately her marriage to Tom became abusive and they separated several times. Edna divorced him in 1917 claiming he had knocked one of her teeth out. On November 28, 1917 she married film executive Beverly Griffith. Soon after she decided to retire from acting. Her final role was in the 1918 film The Mysterious Mr. Drama. She spent the next twenty years being a housewife and traveling around the world. As she got older she began suffering from various health problems. Her marriage to Beverly ended in 1938. Sadly on January 11, 1946 she died from heart disease at the age of fifty-three. She was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. - Harry Hopkins was born on 17 August 1890 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA. He was married to Winter, Ella and Louise Macy. He died on 29 January 1946 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Cinematographer
- Director
- Writer
Wilfried Basse was born on 17 August 1899 in Hannover, Germany. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Deutschland zwischen gestern und heute (1933) and Es liegt an Dir! (1948). He was married to Gertrud. He died on 6 June 1946 in Berlin, Germany.- Václav Menger was born on 17 August 1888 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. He was an actor and writer, known for The Inspector General (1933), Pozdní máj (1934) and Jindra, hrabenka Ostrovínová (1934). He died on 16 February 1947 in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Ahmad Galal was born on 17 August 1897 in Egypt. He was a director and writer, known for Fattich an el-mar'a (1939), Banknote (1936) and Uyun sahira (1934). He was married to Mary Queeny. He died on 21 July 1947 in Egypt.- Václav Vanátko was born on 17 August 1904 in Náchod, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Revolucni rok 1848 (1949). He died on 29 March 1949 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- Writer
- Director
- Music Department
Hans H. Zerlett was born on 17 August 1892 in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany. He was a writer and director, known for Truxa (1937), Reise in die Vergangenheit (1943) and Meine Tochter tut das nicht (1940). He died on 6 July 1949 in Buchenwald concentration camp, Thuringia, Germany.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Hugo Jacobson was born on 17 August 1891. He was an actor, known for Saturday Nights (1933), The Girl and the Devil (1944) and Bröderna Östermans huskors (1932). He died on 4 April 1950.- Dewey Robinson was born on 17 August 1898 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935), The Return of Jimmy Valentine (1936) and 6 Hours to Live (1932). He was married to Louise Arlene Woolner. He died on 11 December 1950 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
- Music Department
- Composer
Herman Hand was born on 17 August 1875 in Vienna, Austria. He was a composer, known for Young Eagles (1930). He died on 1 December 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Harlan Briggs was born on 17 August 1879 in Blissfield, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Dodsworth (1936), My Pal Trigger (1946) and Live, Love and Learn (1937). He was married to Merle Ione Weeks, Viola Marguerite Scott and Mary E. Brockway. He died on 26 January 1952 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Arthur Van Thillo was born on 17 August 1882 in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium. He was a director and actor, known for A Nice Case (1941). He died on 13 February 1952 in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium.- Production Manager
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Donaldson was born on 17 August 1888 in New York, USA. He was a production manager and director, known for A Good Loser (1918), A Plumber's Waterloo (1916) and Stand and Deliver (1928). He died on 13 March 1952 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Otto Fischl was born on 17 August 1902 in Prague, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He died on 3 December 1952 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- H.G. Winkelman was born on 17 August 1876. He died on 27 December 1952.
- Songwriter ("Holding Hands"), composer and publisher, educated in high school and in private music study. He was a staff member and later an executive of a Detriot, Michigan publishing company. Joining ASCAP in 1946, his other popular-song compositions include "When It's Night Time in Nevada", "Faded Love Letters", "On the Highway to Galilee", "Golden City", and "Tenderly Think of Me".
- Charles Gilhuys was born on 17 August 1881 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for De Bertha (1914), Krates (1913) and Silvia Silombra (1913). He died on 3 February 1955 in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium.
- Actor
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Alfred Gerasch was born on 17 August 1877 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Hundert Tage (1935), Königin Luise, 2. Teil (1928) and Marschall Vorwärts (1932). He died on 12 August 1955 in Vienna, Austria.- Jolly Lee Harvey was born on 17 August 1895 in Glenwood, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Carnival Queen (1937). She died on 22 January 1956 in Bakersfield, California, USA.
- Walter Herlihy was born on 17 August 1912 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 6 October 1956.
- Jalmari Sauli was born on 17 August 1889 in Hämeenlinna, Finland. He was an actor, known for Muurmanin pakolaiset (1927). He died on 22 April 1957 in Tampere, Finland.