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- Louis XIV (Louis Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 - 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great (Louis Le Grand) or the Sun King (Le Roi Soleil), was King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign country in history. Although Louis XIV's France was emblematic of the age of absolutism in Europe, the King surrounded himself with a variety of significant political, military and cultural figures, such as Mazarin, Colbert, Louvois, the Grand Condé, Turenne, Vauban, Boulle, Molière, Racine, Boileau, La Fontaine, Lully, Charpentier, Marais, DE Lalande, Le Brun, Rigaud, Bossuet, Le Vau, Mansart, Charles Perrault, Claude Perrault and Le Nôtre.
- Christoph Martin Wieland, a famous German author of the literary enlightenment, was born in Oberholzheim, now Biberach, in South Germany. After education in several schools, mainly religious, he moved to Switzerland as the assistant of Bodmer, another famous author. After short stays again in Biberach and as a professor on the university of Erfurt he went to Weimar, where the duchess, Anna Amalia, assembled many of the greatest thinkers of her time, beside Wieland for example Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich von Schiller. Wieland died 1813 in Weimar. Wieland is best known for his novels, which established the genre in German literature. Beside these he wrote many epic poems, translated a lot of foreign literature into German and was the editor of the "Merkur", the leading magazine of his time.
- At the age of 16, Caspar David Friedrich had lessons in Greifswald with the university drawing teacher Quistorp. The early influence remained formative. His teacher pointed out the natural beauty of his home area. Friedrich studied from 1794 to 1798 in Copenhagen at the Royal Academy of Art, among other things. with N. Abildgaard and J. Juel. He then moved to Dresden, which remained his residence throughout his life. The painter and graphic artist Philipp Otto Runge as well as the painters Georg Friedrich Kersting and Johan Christian Dahl from Norway also lived there, with whom Friedrich, together with the two poets Ludwig Tieck and Friedrich von Hardenberg (Novalis), made up an artistic and literary center of Romanticism.
During his time in Dresden he tried oil painting for the first time; previously he only used the sepia technique. In 1799 he exhibited his works at the art academy exhibition. Promoted by Goethe, his pictures first attracted the attention of a larger audience in 1805, including the future Emperor of Russia, Nicholas I, from 1820 onwards. He was enthusiastic about the artist's style of painting and purchased some of his works. He became one of his most important clients. These sales temporarily secured the painter's economic survival. In 1808 he created the landscape painting "The Cross in the Mountains" for the house chapel of Tetschen Castle, which contemporaries were outraged about because of its outrageousness as an altarpiece. This work only benefited the painter's fame, and this also resulted in modest financial success.
Caspar David Friedrich undertook a trip to Rügen and Greifswald. He then hiked through the Giant Mountains. On these ventures he consciously perceived nature and was inspired by it in his work. This is how the title "Morning in the Giant Mountains" came about in 1810/1811. In 1810 he was admitted to the Berlin Academy and six years later to the Dresden Art Academy. In 1818 Caspar David Friedrich married the 25-year-old Caroline Bommer. In 1835 the artist had to stop painting completely due to a stroke. He was then quickly forgotten by his contemporaries. It was not until the beginning of the 20th century that a new reception of his works began. Frederick was not subject to the Italian art trend and was also not a follower of the ancient masters. In his understanding, art should mediate between people and nature.
Against this background, he approached the natural beauties by processing moods and feelings. His works are therefore not images of nature, but also objectify the incomprehensible. The realistic, emotional depiction of the landscapes is also characterized by a seemingly endless expanse. In addition, his landscape paintings are an allegory of the patriotic mood around the time of the liberation struggles in the German states. The "Lonely Tree", synonymous with Germany, in the 1921 work of the same name was damaged by the French occupation. However, the tree's environment - including the rising daylight - indicates better development. The meaning of his pictures suited the current German public taste, Friedrich's pictures were in demand.
The demand for his works only temporarily improved his financial circumstances. After the wars of liberation, however, the patriotic mood turned into reactionary behavior on the part of those in government. His picture themes therefore later met with rejection. Despite his fame, Caspar David Friedrich, who came from a poor background, never became rich. Even after the demand for his pictures waned, an economically difficult situation quickly arose again, which was further exacerbated by his illness in the last years of his life. The shy artist increasingly blocked himself from his fellow human beings and became isolated. Access to him also became increasingly difficult for his wife and two children.
Although Friedrich's paintings were not granted long-term success during his lifetime, his painting style shaped not only the Romantic era, but also the subsequent art eras of his century. With his sensitive atmospheric images at different times of the year or day, he is considered the most important landscape painter of the Romantic era.
Caspar David Friedrich died on May 7, 1840 in Dresden. - Music Department
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Antonio Diabelli was born on 5 September 1781 in Mattsee, Archbishopric of Salzburg, Holy Roman Empire [now Salzburg, Austria]. He is known for The Accidental Husband (2008), Seven Days... Seven Nights (1960) and Das Vaterspiel (2009). He died on 5 April 1858 in Vienna, Austrian Empire [now Austria].- Music Department
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Giacomo Meyerbeer was born on 5 September 1791 in Tasdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He is known for Maytime (1937), Song of Surrender (1949) and Vento di primavera (1958). He died on 2 May 1864 in Paris, France.- Frederick Oakeley was born on 5 September 1802 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. He died on 29 January 1880 in Islington, London, England, UK.
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Aleksei Tolstoy was born on 5 September 1817 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was a writer, known for Black Sabbath (1963), Night of the Devils (1972) and Ghouls (2017). He was married to Sophia Andreyevna Miller. He died on 10 October 1875 in Krasny Rog, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Bryansk Oblast, Russia].- Victorien Sardou was born on 5 September 1831 in Paris, France. He was a writer, known for Tosca (1956), Cleopatra (1912) and Princess Romanoff (1915). He was married to Marie Anne Corneille Soulié and Laurentine Éléonore Désirée de Moisson de Brécourt. He died on 8 November 1908 in Paris, France.
- Louis Bouwmeester was born on 5 September 1842 in Middelharnis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Koning Oedipus (1912), The Grip (1913) and Fatum (1915). He died on 28 April 1925 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Jesse James was born on 5 September 1847 in Clay County, Missouri, USA. He was married to Zerelda Mimms. He died on 3 April 1882 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA.
- Ellen Ädelstam was born on 5 September 1856 in Stockholm, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Husband by Proxy (1927) and En rackarunge (1923). She died in 1934.
- Bernhard Lehmann was born on 5 September 1860 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor, known for The Heir to Skjoldborg (1914), Blandt københavnske Apacher (1911) and His Highness, the Prince (1913). He died on 26 August 1928.
- Abel Deval was born on 5 September 1863 in France. He was a writer, known for Oeil de lynx, détective (1936). He was married to Louise Berthé. He died on 18 November 1938 in Paris, France.
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Harold Entwistle was born on 5 September 1865 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for The Divorcee (1919), Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1914) and Salomy Jane (1914). He was married to Jane Ross. He died on 1 April 1944 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Music Department
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Amy Beach was born on 5 September 1867 in Henniker, New Hampshire, USA. She is known for Dances for an iPhone (2010) and The War (2007). She was married to Henry Harris Aubrey Beach. She died on 27 December 1944 in New York City, New York, USA.- Ethel Irving was born on 5 September 1869 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Tense Moments with Great Authors (1922), Call Me Mame (1933) and Under Crimson Skies (1920). She was married to Gilbert Porteous. She died on 3 May 1963 in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, UK.
- During the first years of the 20th century Charles Darnton was a theatre critic for the newspaper "The World" (NYC). Charles Darnton was the editor of the leaflet "Stageland" (NYC, 1909), illustrated by Marius de Zayas. Through Charles Darnton's example, a very young Byron Darnton, his nephew, began a career as journalist in NYC.
- Morris E. Howlett was born on 5 September 1873 in Paris, France. He died on 26 May 1939 in Huntington, New York, USA.
- Nap Lajoie was born on 5 September 1874 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA. He died on 7 February 1959 in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.
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Carl Froelich was born on 5 September 1875 in Berlin, Germany. He was a director and producer, known for It Was a Gay Ballnight (1939), Magda (1938) and Wenn wir alle Engel wären (1936). He was married to Edith Faust and Emmy Hoffert. He died on 12 February 1953 in Berlin, Germany.- Esme Beringer was born on 5 September 1875 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The October Man (1947), All the World's a Stage (1917) and Something in the City (1950). She died on 31 March 1972 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK.
- Mayme Stocker was born on 5 September 1875 in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. She was married to Oscar Stocker. She died on 12 September 1972 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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Renato Simoni was born on 5 September 1875 in Verona, Veneto, Italy. Renato was a writer and director, known for The Island (2005), Man on Fire (2004) and Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015). Renato died on 5 July 1952 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.- Lothar Stark was born on 5 September 1876 in Klein Strehlitz, Germany. He was a producer, known for Die silberne Kugel (1916), Der dreizehnfache Selbstmord (1915) and Die Sirene und ihr Spielzeug (1915). He died on 31 March 1944 in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Antonie Jaeckel was born on 5 September 1876 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Der Meister der Welt (1927), The Divine Jetta (1937) and Das Mädchen aus der Ackerstraße - 3. Teil (1921). She died on 26 December 1960 in Berlin, Germany.
- Gertrude Mudge was born on 5 September 1878 in Wales Center, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for Poppin' the Cork (1933), Cinders (1916) and Object Not Matrimony (1935). She died in May 1969 in Goodells Michigan,USA.
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Harold Sanford was born on 5 September 1879 in Florence, Massachusetts, USA. He is known for The Fall of a Nation (1916), H.M.S. Pinafore (1939) and The Pirates of Penzance (1939). He died on 19 January 1945 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.- Producer
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Samuel Sax was born on 5 September 1880 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer, known for The Down Grade (1927), The Golden Web (1926) and The Midas Touch (1940). He was married to Lulu Adams. He died on 2 January 1962 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Harry L. Franklin was born on 5 September 1880 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was a director, known for A Successful Adventure (1918), The Winning of Beatrice (1918) and Alias Miss Dodd (1920). He was married to Mildred Dean. He died on 3 July 1927 in Hollywood, California, USA.
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Harry Myers was born on 5 September 1882 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor and director, known for City Lights (1931), The Catch of the Season (1914) and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1921). He was married to Rosemary Theby and Nellie Campbell. He died on 25 December 1938 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Marjorie Wood was born on 5 September 1882 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Pride and Prejudice (1940) and Klondike Fury (1942). She died on 9 November 1955 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Ralph Strauss was born on 5 September 1882 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Married Alive (1927) and The Unforeseen (1958). He died on 5 June 1950 in London, England, UK.
- Henry Mowbray was born on 5 September 1882 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Leathernecks Have Landed (1936), Fifty Fathoms Deep (1931) and Murder by Television (1935). He died on 9 July 1960 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Lydia Potechina was born on 5 September 1883 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]. She was an actress, known for Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922), Looping the Loop (1928) and Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht (1932). She died on 30 April 1934 in Berlin, Germany.
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Gladys Hanson was born on 5 September 1883 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She was an actress, known for The Straight Road (1914), The Climbers (1915) and The Evangelist (1916). She was married to Charles E. Cook. She died on 23 February 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
Jerry Milligan was born on 5 September 1883 in Ohio, USA. Jerry died on 12 March 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Lyonel Watts was born on 5 September 1884 in Cheadle, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Mr. Justice Raffles (1921), Outward Bound (1930) and So Well Remembered (1947). He died on 16 December 1958 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
- Cleve F. Adams was born on 5 September 1884 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for The Fatal Witness (1945). He died on 28 December 1949 in Glendale, California, USA.
- Yelizaveta Time was born on 5 September 1884 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]. She was an actress, known for Les (1953), Golod (1921) and Den solntsa i dozhdya (1968). She died on 8 February 1968 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia].
- Arline Pretty (her actual name) had experience on stage, playing everything from juvenile leads to Shakespeare, before making her film debut in 1913. She freelanced for different studios and worked in all genres, but she found success doing serials for Vitagraph and Pathe. She worked steadily until the coming of sound, when her career nosedived. She wound up doing a lot of unbilled extra work, often at MGM. However, she had saved and invested wisely the money she made during the height of her popularity, and worked pretty much because she wanted to, not because she had to. She died in Los Angeles in 1978.
- Mária Kelemen was born on 5 September 1885 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. She is known for Lu, a kokott (1919).
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Juan Miguel Velich was born on 5 September 1886 in Villa Constitución, Santa Fé, Argentina. He was an actor, known for The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), La mujer del zapatero (1941) and Gran pensión La Alegría (1942). He died on 26 April 1951 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Andrew Arbuckle was born on 5 September 1887 in Galveston, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for John Petticoats (1919), Big Tremaine (1916) and The Spider and the Rose (1923). He was married to Blanche Duquesne. He died on 21 September 1938 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Irene Fenwick was born Irene Frizzel in Chicago, Illinois on September 5, 1887. She was predominately a stage actress and a fine one at that. Her first film was THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR in 1915. She was to make three more that year, but one in 1916 called A CONEY ISLAND PRINCESS. Her services were, unfortunately, not in high demand. After A GIRL LIKE THAT and THE SIN WOMAN in 1917, Irene retired from the screen. She had made only seven films. She was much more comfortable on the stage in which she returned. That work really meant something to her in a way films couldn't. At one time she was married to the great actor, Lionel Barrymore. Irene died in Beverly Hills, California on Christmas Eve in 1936. She was 49 years old.
- Winifield Hoeny was born on 5 September 1887 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Lights Out (1946), The Clock (1949) and Kraft Theatre (1947). He died in July 1955 in New York, USA.
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Robert James Jago was born in 1888 in California to Richard Benjamin Jago, and mother Dora S. (maiden name unknown). His father is recorded as having been born in Massachusetts, or possibly in Europe, and his mother either in Kansas or Massachusetts. Richard and Dora were divorced in Sacramento on June 28, 1889. Shortly after, Dora and baby Robert moved to Boise, Idaho. In November 1893 while working as a cook at a rooming house, the lamp Dora was carrying exploded, covering her in oil. She was engulfed in flames, and died 4 days later (Idaho Statesman Nov 19, 1893). Robert was then adopted by George D. Ellis and Telitha Arnett Ellis in Boise, Ada County, Idaho. He can be found growing up in Boise in the 1900 and 1910 census records, listed as Robert Ellis and Robert J Ellis. There is a short paragraph about Robert mentioned in a biography of his adopted father George Dabney Ellis, written in 1913, (Reference "History of Idaho" By Hiram Taylor French, and available by searching on the Internet). The paragraph describes George & Telitha recognizing his natural artistic talent, and sending young Robert to Edinburgh, Scotland in 1911 to study art, completing his studies in Paris and then returning to Boise. Some time between 1913 and 1920 Robert and his wife May B McKim (married 20 June 1909 in Boise, Idaho) relocated to southern California where he began working as an art director in films. In the 1930 census, his occupation is listed as Building Contractor and he is residing on Woodland Lane in Los Angeles. Robert and May Ellis had no children. Robert died of Pneumonia 20 May, 1935.- Additional Crew
Fred Purner was born on 5 September 1888 in District of Columbia, USA. Fred is known for The Pinch Singer (1936), Our Gang Follies of 1936 (1935) and Arbor Day (1936). Fred died on 1 July 1967 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- After his career in silent films, George Uttal became a salesman. His last employment was with the Popper-Morson Company of Jersey City, NJ, whose major product was Fort William whiskey. His obituary listed him as a charter member of The "Fifty Club". George J. Uttal never married. He is buried with his brothers and sisters at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Queens, NY.
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John Edward (Eddie) Vogt had a long career in vaudeville, on stage and in films, mostly silent. His earliest films were made in at the Wharton Studios in Ithaca, New York. He was the son of John Christian Vogt and Mary Gertrude Trunk. Around 1922, while living at 564 Riverside Drive in New York City, he married a Goldie Hunt.
In the early 1920s he created a long-running act with fellow vaudevillian Frank Hurst, who acted as singer and straight man to Vogt's comedy. They were well received in theatres across the United States, and were starred in a Vitaphone short entitled "Before the Bar (1929)" in 1929. His dark and mature good looks made him suitable for the brief part of radio announcer in the 1933 Vitaphone short "Isham Jones & His Orchestra (1934)." In 1937, he moved to Saranac Lake, New York for tuberculosis treatment at Will Rogers Memorial Hospital (built in 1928-'29 as the National Vaudeville Artists Lodge). After regaining his health he became an X-Ray assistant there and lived in the N.V.A. Home. In the 1940s Vogt became a radio personality (playing old records) on station WNBZ and wrote a very popular newspaper column, "Our Town," for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Following an illness he reduced his daily column to weekly. He died of tuberculosis in 1960. The N.V.A. home closed it doors in 1975. His widow died in Tonawanda in1976.- Actor
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Jack Mower was born on 5 September 1890 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The Radio Detective (1926), The Son of Sontag (1925) and The Shock (1923). He was married to Diana Woods Smith and Anna Stachia Houlihan. He died on 6 January 1965 in Hollywood, California, USA.