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- Favorite writer of generations of Americans, Cooper was born on Tuesday,
September 15th, 1789, and grew up on his family's huge wooded settlement, in
Cooperstown, New York, which his father, William Cooper, a prominent
Federalist, had founded before this son's birth. His days as a Yale student were cut short when he was expelled for misbehavior. He gamely joined the navy, earning the rank of midshipman. On New Year's Day, Tuesday, January 1st, 1811 he married Susan Augusta De Lancey, settling down and writing prolifically, politically, and prodigiously. Eventually he and his wife moved south to an estate in Scarsdale, New York, where he continued to write and
publish his critical, thoughtful, and creative works. Cooper died at
Cooperstown on Sunday, September 14th, 1851, one day shy of reaching sixty-two. - Stephen Grover Cleveland was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. Cleveland is the only president in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office. He won the popular vote for three presidential elections-in 1884, 1888, and 1892-and was one of two Democrats (followed by Woodrow Wilson in 1912) to be elected president during the era of Republican presidential domination dating from 1861 to 1933.
- Garret A. Hobart was born on 3 June 1844 in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA. He was married to Jennie Tuttle. He died on 21 November 1899 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA.
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Samuel A. Ward was born on 28 December 1848 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He is known for Rollerball (2002), Fighting (2009) and Live Free or Die Hard (2007). He died on 28 September 1903 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.- Frank McNish was born on 14 December 1853 in Camden, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Rustic Reggie's Record (1916), Silas Marner (1916) and Alma, Where Do You Live? (1917). He died on 27 December 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Robert H. Fordyce was born on 19 October 1855 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. He died on 8 June 1928 in Wyckoff, New Jersey, USA.
- Melbourne MacDowell was born on 22 November 1856 in South River, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Speed Mad (1925), Feel My Pulse (1928) and Savages of the Sea (1925). He was married to Mrs. Caroline Wells Neff, Wilhelmina Marie Strauss, Fanny Davenport (d. 1898) (first), Virginia Drew Trescott and Nellie Irving. He died on 18 February 1941 in Oakland, California, USA.
- John Mason was born on 28 October 1858 in Orange, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fatal Card (1915), The Libertine (1916) and The Reapers (1916). He was married to Katherine Grey (m. as McDonough, née Best) and Marion Stevens (aka Marion Manola). He died on 12 January 1919 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.
- Jules Hanft was born on 16 September 1859 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924), Taxi Spooks (1929) and One-Thing-at-a-Time O'Day (1919). He was married to Mary G. Stull. He died on 6 August 1936 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Kate Jepson was born on 7 July 1860 in Clinton, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for The Turmoil (1916), Just Out of College (1915) and The Education of Mr. Pipp (1914). She died on 27 September 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Lillian Langdon was born on 25 November 1860 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Intolerance (1916), Daddy-Long-Legs (1919) and The Millionaire Pirate (1919). She was married to Mr. Bolles. She died on 8 February 1943 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- Nicholas Murray Butler was born on 2 April 1862 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. He was married to Kate La Montagne and Susanna Edwards Schuyler. He died on 7 December 1947 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Amos Alonzo Stagg was born on 16 August 1862 in West Orange, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Knute Rockne All American (1940), Miracles of Sport (1938) and We, the People (1948). He died on 17 March 1965 in Stockton, California, USA.
- Edward Stratemeyer was born on 4 October 1862 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for The Hardy Boys (2013), The Hardy Boys (2012) and The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977). He was married to Magdalene Baker VanCamp. He died on 10 May 1930 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
- William Sulzer was born on 18 March 1863 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Governor's Boss (1915), The Shame of the Empire State (1913) and Mutual Weekly, No. 13 (1913). He died on 6 November 1941 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Frank Monroe was born on 12 April 1863 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Gray Mask (1915), Vengeance Is Mine (1917) and Torchy's Frame-Up (1921). He was married to Viola Miles. He died on 19 July 1937 in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Alfred Stieglitz is undoubtedly one of the most significant contributors to the history of photography. He contributed not only scientific and artistic photographic studies, but also introduced modern art to America and furthered the theory of photography as art. Stieglitz was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on January 1, 1864.
The renowned photographer Stieglitz first studied photochemistry with Hermann Wilhelm Vogel at the Technische Hochschule in Berlin, from 1882-1886, and took his first photographs in 1883. He continued to travel and photograph in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland until 1890, when he returned to New York City. From 1890 to 1895 he was a partner in a photogravure firm. During this time he concentrated on photographing the streets of New York City. In 1894, Stieglitz travelled to Europe and was elected a member of the Linked Ring, a pictorialist society in London. In 1902, Stieglitz founded the Photo-Secession Movement which attempted to prove that pictorialist photography was a fine art form. From 1903 to 1917, Stieglitz was publisher and director of Camera Work magazine.
The graphic section was run by Edward Steichen (1879-1973). In 1905, Stieglitz opened the Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession "291" on Fifth Avenue in New York City with Steichen. Along with the other original members, Gertrude Kasebier and Clarence H. White, they formulated their mission to secede from conventional expectations and explore the creative potential of photography from both a theoretical and scientific point of view. Needing space to gather, work and exhibit, the gallery was open to and exhibited such paintings by Cezanne, Picasso, Braque and Matisse. The gallery was also a gathering place for writers, philosophers and musicians.
Georgia O'Keeffe and Stieglitz began their relationship in 1917; she eventually became his wife. Over the next twenty years together, Stieglitz made more than 300 images of O'Keeffe.
Accomplished photographic scientist, photographer, gallery owner, art dealer, collector and writer, Stieglitz was inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum in 1971. Throughout his life, until his death in 1946, he fought for the art and science of photography. A great, fearless fight. And if he were alive today he would still be fighting. Photography as a respected art form is still not accepted by some today. - Grace Livingston Furniss was born on 15 March 1864 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. Grace Livingston was a writer, known for Gretna Green (1915), The Pride of Jennico (1914) and On with the Dance (1915). Grace Livingston died on 20 April 1938 in Rye, New York, USA.
- Charles Edler was born on 13 August 1864 in New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Yankee Way (1917), Sink or Swim (1920) and The Battle of Gettysburg (1913). He died on 29 March 1942 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- Lindley M. Garrison was born on 28 November 1864 in Camden, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Million Dollar Mystery (1914), Mutual Weekly, No. 21 (1913) and Pathé's Weekly, No. 26 (1913). He died on 19 October 1932 in Sea Bright, New Jersey, USA.
- R.O. Pennell was born on 21 February 1866 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for A Petticoat Pilot (1918), The Legion of Death (1918) and The Geezer of Berlin (1918). He died on 22 March 1934 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- James F. Fielder was born on 26 February 1867 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He died on 2 December 1954 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
- Tom Lewis was born on 17 May 1867 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928), Enchantment (1921) and Passers-by (1920). He died on 19 October 1927 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Charles Lloyd was born on 6 September 1868 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Don't Park There (1924), Mother's Joy (1923) and Two Wagons: Both Covered (1924). He was married to Adeline King. He died on 4 December 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Vaughn Kester was born on 13 August 1869 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for Hell's Four Hundred (1926), The Prodigal Judge (1922) and The Manager of the B & A (1916). He died on 4 July 1911 in Gunston Hall, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA.
- Charley Young was born on 6 September 1869 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Riders of the Kitchen Range (1925), Angora Love (1929) and Saturday's Lesson (1929). He died on 4 December 1948 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Minna Gale made her theatrical debut in 1884 under the leadership of
Daniel Bandmann, playing in East Lynne and similar "popular" plays. Her
big break came the following year when she auditioned for Lawrence
Barrett, the well-known Shakespearean actor, and was immediately hired
by him. She made her debut in his company as Queen Gertrude in Hamlet,
an unsuitable role for her since she was only 15 (Barrett, playing
Hamlet, was 47.) However, she so impressed Barrett that he made her his
leading lady in October, a bare two months after her debut with his
company. For the next six seasons, she would be Barrett's only regular
leading lady, her beauty and grace lending much to the performances.
When Barrett teamed up with Edwin Booth in 1886 for several seasons of
joint tours, he insisted on Minna being the leading lady for the new
company, at first over Booth's objections. Barrett's confidence in her
was soon justified when drama critics singled her out for praise, often
declaring her performances more satis- factory than those of her male
co-stars. When Barrett died in 1891, Minna continued to support Booth
for two more weeks. She played Ophelia in Edwin Booth's final
performance on the stage. After this, she formed her own company (many
of them from the Booth-Barrett company) with herself as the star and
played many of the cities where she had found success with Barrett. She
retired from the stage in 1893, not to perform again until 1909 when
she created a role in Viola Allen's production of The White Sister.
After that, she performed in several plays in the 1910s, mixing her
stage work with various productions for the Famous Players Film
Co. - A native of central new Jersey, just northwest of the capital city of Trenton, Peter H. Updike went west, first to Illinois, and then to Harvard, Nebraska and later Omaha, Nebraska, where he was involved in the operation of banks and other lending institutions in Nebraska and in Oklahoma for several years. In 1907, he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he and a group of investors bought the Exchange National Bank of Long Beach. He served as its President for six years before retiring to Long Beach, where he dabbled in local politics.
- Stephen Crane was the 14th child of parents who were both writers.
Descended from a line of soldiers and clergymen (his father, Rev.
Jonathan T. Crane, was a Methodist minister), Crane inherited from
his forebearers the obsessive subject of war, stoical compassion and,
particularly in his poetry, a Biblical style. His short, phenomenal
literary career, which began in 1891 when he quit Syracuse University
as a freshman, yielded the novels "The Red Badge of
Courage" (1895), "The Open Boat" (1898) and "The Blue Hotel" (1899), as
well as two volumes of poetry. His novel "Maggie: A Girl of the
Streets", reputed to have been written in two days in 1891, is often
credited with starting the naturalistic tradition in American fiction.
He worked as a reporter in New York and later as a foreign
correspondent following the wars. During his brief residence in England
he befriended Henry James,
Joseph Conrad,
H.G. Wells and F.M. Ford, who all recognized
Crane's ruthless literary talent. His emergence as a fiction writer and
poet was cut short when he died of tuberculosis at the tragically
premature age of 28. - Director
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Ulysses Davis was born on 5 November 1872 in South Amboy, New Jersey, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The White Scar (1915), Tainted Money (1915) and The Soul's Cycle (1916). He died on 1 October 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.- Harry Garrity was born on 15 November 1872 in New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Unseen Forces (1920). He died on 12 December 1928 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Albert Payson Terhune was born on 21 December 1872 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for Sunken Silver (1925), The Lotus Eater (1921) and Whom the Gods Destroy (1934). He was married to Anice Morris Stockton (composer) and Lorraine Marguerite Bryson. He died on 18 February 1942 in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, USA.
- William Hamilton Osborne was born on 7 January 1873 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. William Hamilton was a writer, known for Neal of the Navy (1915), Hearts or Diamonds? (1918) and Love and the Law (1919). William Hamilton was married to Lydia Gelston Spring. William Hamilton died on 25 December 1942.
- Frederick Truesdell was born on 15 January 1873 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Love Piker (1923), The Beauty Prize (1924) and Chastity (1923). He was married to Laura Nelson Hall and Helene Michellier. He died on 3 May 1937 in New York City, New York, USA.
- After attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Charlotte Parry
began her professional career as a mimic, imitating stage personalities
of the 1890s. She left touring in 1896, settling in St. Paul,
Minnesota, where she gave birth to two children. On the death of her
first husband, Frank M. Smith, she resumed an active stage career,
becoming a highly-regarded "protean artist", specializing in playlets
in which she played all (or nearly all) of the characters, rapidly
changing costumes, accents and mannerisms. In 1906, she became a
critical and popular success in "The Comstock Mystery", a playlet
authored by W. H. Clifford; Miss Parry portrayed seven of the eight
roles.
By 1913, she had found a new vehicle for her talents, "Into the Light",
a psychological fantasy written by Frank Lyman. While the subject
matter was different, the structure was similar, with Miss Parry
assuming multiple parts, though she disdained being tagged as a
"quick-change artist".
Toward the end of the decade, she introduced another routine, "Song &
Story of the City", but on several occasions she returned to her first
major success, reviving "The Comstock Mystery".
From the 1920s, she spent increasing amounts of time living in London
and performing in Europe, having married Joshua Lowe, the London
representative of "Variety", better known to readers as "Jolo". When
Lowe was killed in an accident after World War II, Charlotte retired
from acting and returned to the United States, residing with her
daughter Aline. Aline had married Colonel Laurence Cramer, one-time
governor of the U. S. Virgin Islands. Charlotte Parry died at the home
of her daughter on 2 November 1959 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. - Harry Hammill was born on 4 February 1873 in New Jersey, USA. He is known for The Prisoner of Zenda (1913), A Departmental Case (1917) and A Villainous Villain (1916).
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Billy Quirk was born on 27 March 1873 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Algie, the Miner (1912), The Man Worthwhile (1921) and The Maverick (1912). He was married to Patsy Jane Holcomb. He died on 20 April 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Anne Douglas Sedgwick was born on 28 March 1873 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA. Anne Douglas was a writer, known for The Little French Girl (1925) and The Impossible Woman (1919). Anne Douglas died on 19 July 1935 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.
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Harold Gould was born on 1 November 1873 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer. He was married to Isabelle Beattie. He died on 17 July 1951 in New York, New York, USA.- Art Director
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Everett Shinn was born on 6 November 1873 in Woodstown, New Jersey, USA. He was an art director, known for The Fighting Blade (1923), Polly of the Circus (1917) and The Bright Shawl (1923). He was married to Paula Dowling, Gertrude McManus Chase, Corinne Baldwin and Florence Scovel. He died on 1 May 1953 in New York City, New York, USA.- Walter Bytell was born on 26 December 1873 in New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for A Question of Honor (1922), Once a Plumber (1920) and Whispering Devils (1920). He died on 2 April 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Constance Adams was born on 27 April 1874 in Orange, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Where the Trail Divides (1914) and Screen Snapshots, Series 4, No. 7 (1923). She was married to Cecil B. DeMille. She died on 17 July 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Mattie Wilkes was born on 14 February 1875 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for The Symbol of the Unconquered (1920), The Gunsaulus Mystery (1921) and For His Mother's Sake (1922). She was married to Ernest Hogan. She died on 9 July 1927 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA.
- Paul Nicholson was born on 23 March 1875 in Orange, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for As Man Desires (1925), The Smart Set (1928) and The Brute (1927). He died on 2 February 1935 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
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William Piltz was born on 7 June 1875 in New Jersey, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Sea Sirens (1919) and Marrying Molly (1919). He died on 2 November 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- William Fables was born on 13 August 1875 in New Jersey, USA. He is known for The Barker (1917), The Last Sentence (1917) and Fantasma (1914).
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Victor Moore was born on 24 February 1876 in Hammonton, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Swing Time (1936), The Seven Year Itch (1955) and It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947). He was married to Shirley Paige and Emma Littlefield. He died on 23 July 1962 in East Islip, Long Island, New York, USA.- Edward Moffat was born on 7 March 1876 in New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for Revenge (1918). He died on 8 June 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- John T. Dillon was born on 19 June 1876 in Deal Beach, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Seven Days (1914), A Flash of Light (1910) and The Two Paths (1911). He died on 29 December 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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American naturalist Raymond Lee Ditmars was born in Newark, NJ, in 1876 (his father, a Confederate veteran, gave him the middle name of "Lee" in honor of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee). He graduated from the Barnard Military School in 1891. Soon after graduation he secured a job with the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, mounting and labeling insect specimens. He stayed there five years before accepting a job as a reporter for the "New York Times". As he was interviewing the director of the newly established New York Zoological Park, the director noted Ditmars' intense interest in animals and suggested that he would be much happier working at the Zoological Park than as a "Times" reporter, a suggestion that Ditmars accepted. He was initially appointed curator of reptiles, then promoted to director of the department of mammals. When the park's director passed away, Ditmars was given that job. He traveled to all parts of the world, writing books on and making movies of various animals in their native habitats. He served in the Zoological Park until his death in 1942.