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- Virginia Ross was born on 4 July 1859 in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for False Evidence (1919) and The Red Lantern (1919). She was married to Edward Connelly. She died on 27 January 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Alberta Gallatin was born on 5 April 1861 in Cabell County, West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for The Christian (1914), Mr. Barnes of New York (1914) and The Fifth Commandment (1915). She was married to Edwin Ogden Childe and Percy Sage Richardson (aka Percy Sage). She died on 25 August 1948 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Henrietta Crosman was born on 2 September 1861 in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Charlie Chan's Secret (1935), The Right to Live (1935) and The Royal Family of Broadway (1930). She was married to Maurice Campbell and Sedley Brown. She died on 31 October 1944 in Pelham Manor, New York, USA.
- Johnson Hatfield was born on 5 January 1862 in Logan County, West Virginia, USA. He was married to Nancy McCoy. He died on 19 April 1922 in TwistedGum Creek, Logan County, West Virginia, USA.
- Director
- Cinematographer
- Editor
Enoch J. Rector was an American boxing film promoter and early cinema technician. He was born near Parkersburg, West Virginia and attended West Virginia University. He was a partner in Woodville Latham's Kinetoscope Exhibition Company (later the Lambda Company) during the mid-1890s, working with Latham and his sons Otway and Grey, as well as fellow cinema technicians William K.L. Dickson and Eugène Lauste. Cinema historian Terry Ramsaye claimed that Rector, during his association with Latham, invented the 'Latham loop', a key feature of modern cinema cameras and projectors, in 1895. However, in 1927, Dickson stated unequivocally that Lauste was responsible for this important invention. Using this technique, Rector created the 90-minute documentary film The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight (1897), filmed in an early widescreen process on 63 mm film with an aspect ratio of about 1.75:1.- Camera and Electrical Department
Frances Benjamin Johnston was born on 15 January 1864 in Grafton, West Virginia, USA. Frances Benjamin is known for Days of Heaven (1978). Frances Benjamin died on 16 May 1952 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.- William 'Cap' Anderson Hatfield was born on 6 February 1864 in Mingo County, West Virginia, USA. He was married to Elizabeth Smith. He died on 21 August 1930 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
- Lillian Lawrence was born on 17 February 1868 in Alexander, West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for East Is West (1922), The Voice from the Minaret (1923) and Graustark (1925). She died on 7 May 1926 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- John L. Hines was born on 21 May 1868 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, USA. He was married to Harriet Scholfield "Rita" Wherry. He died on 13 October 1968 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Evelyn Oakie was born on 4 July 1868 in Hedgesville, West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Too Much Harmony (1933). She was married to James Madison Offield Jr. and James Madison Offield. She died on 28 February 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- American writer Melville Davisson Post was born in Romine Mills, WV, in 1871. His father was a farmer, and Melville worked on his family's farm while attending local schools. He received his B.A. from West Virginia University in 1891, and his law degree the next year. He practiced criminal defense and corporate law in West Virginia for several years, but in 1896 he began his writing career. He used his experience as a lawyer as background for "The Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason" (1896), a volume of short stories about a crooked lawyer. The stories were received favorably by both critics and readers, and though Post later tried writing novels, he found his greatest success in writing short stories. He wrote another series of short stories centered around Uncle Abner, a Virginia squire in colonial times whose duty to protect his mountain community resulted in his turning detective. Originally published in various magazines, the stories were so successful they were ultimately published in book form in a collection called "Uncle Abner: Master of Mysteries" (1918).
Post's knack for detective fiction resulted in a series of short stories featuring at least five other detectives, and although successful, they didn't meet with the success of his Uncle Abner series. Several reviewers compared Post's talents as a short-story writer to that of Edgar Allan Poe,
Post died in Clarksburg, West Virginia, in 1930 from injuries he received when he was thrown from a horse. - Writer
- Director
- Editor
Caroline Gentry was born on 21 March 1870 in Peytona, Boone County, West Virginia, USA. She was a writer and director, known for The Key to Power (1920), The River of Doubt (1928) and Roosevelt, friend of the birds. (1928). She died on 20 December 1939 in Charleston, West Virginia, USA.- Additional Crew
Fielding Yost was born on 30 April 1871 in Fairview, West Virginia, USA. He is known for The Quarterback (1926). He died on 20 April 1946 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.- Newton Baker was born on 3 December 1871 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for The Girl Who Stayed at Home (1919), Selig-Tribune, No. 52 (1916) and Pathé's Weekly, No. 37 (1913). He was married to Elizabeth Leopold. He died on 25 December 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
- John W. Davis was born on 13 April 1873 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, USA. He was married to Ellen Graham Bassel and Julia Terrill McDonald. He died on 24 March 1955 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Lew Payton was born on 27 June 1874 in Huntington, West Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for On Such a Night (1937), Jezebel (1938) and Lady for a Night (1942). He died on 27 May 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Larry Wheat was born on 20 October 1876 in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for The Ne'er-Do-Well (1923), Back Home and Broke (1922) and The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1922). He died on 7 August 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Eleanor Washington was born on 30 April 1878 in West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Treasure Island (1917), A Ten-Cent Adventure (1915) and Intolerance (1916). She was married to Harris L. Forbes. She died on 28 October 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Additional Crew
R.H. Cochrane was born on 27 December 1878 in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. He is known for The Exquisite Thief (1919), Mutual Weekly, No. 42 (1915) and Animated Weekly, No. 136 (1914). He was married to Julia Fallis. He died on 31 May 1973 in New Rochelle, New York, USA.- Watson Downs was born on 10 April 1879 in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for The Magnetic Monster (1953), One Step Beyond (1959) and Highway Patrol (1955). He was married to Elida Kay Downs (nee Kellogg) and Gertrude Shofe Downs (nee McKay). He died on 26 May 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Laura Treadwell was born on 14 July 1879 in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Five Little Peppers at Home (1940), Nobody's Baby (1937) and Girl in 313 (1940). She was married to George Curtis Treadwell and Oscar Loraine. She died on 22 November 1960 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer
- Actor
R. Cecil Smith was born on 27 September 1880 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Smashing Barriers (1923), Sealed Hearts (1919) and The Sudden Gentleman (1917). He died on 17 December 1922 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Director
E.D. Horkheimer was born on 8 February 1881 in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. He was a producer and director, known for The Power of Evil (1916), Neal of the Navy (1915) and The Beloved Vampire (1917). He was married to Jackie Saunders. He died on 14 August 1966 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- James Brill was born on 25 August 1881 in Kirby, West Virginia. He was an actor, known for Junior Rodeo Daredevils (1949), Keeping Clean and Neat (1956) and Color Keying in Art and Living (1950). He was married to Lillian Harding Brill. He died on 5 March 1959 in Cumberland, Maryland, USA.
- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Director
H.M. Horkheimer was born on 9 July 1882 in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Who Pays? (1915), The Power of Evil (1916) and Neal of the Navy (1915). He was married to Agnes. He died on 27 April 1962 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Chester A. Bachman was born on 12 July 1882 in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Putting Pants on Philip (1927), Fancy Baggage (1929) and Taxi (1931). He died on 14 May 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Henry Woodward was born on 11 December 1882 in Charleston, West Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for The Last of the Mohicans (1920), Nan of Music Mountain (1917) and The Love Burglar (1919). He died on 26 August 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
J. Roy Hunt was born on 7 July 1884 in Caperton, West Virginia, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for I'm Still Alive (1940), Lucky Devils (1933) and She (1935). He died in October 1972 in Sheffield, Alabama, USA.- Del Gainer was born on 10 November 1886 in Montrose, West Virginia, USA. He died on 29 January 1947 in Elkins, West Virginia, USA.
- Actress
Laura K. Brooks was born on 31 March 1887 in West Virginia, USA. She was an actress. She died on 22 December 1974 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Make-Up Department
- Actor
- Director
Norbert A. Myles was born on 29 August 1887 in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Daughter of Dawn (1920), Walloping Wallace (1924) and Faithful Wives (1926). He died on 15 March 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Dick Hoblitzel was born on 26 October 1888 in Waverly, West Virginia, USA. He died on 14 November 1962 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA.
- Del Manley was born on 12 August 1889 in Barbour, West Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Luke and the Mermaids (1916). He was married to Joan M. Wilson. He died on 9 December 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Gladys Valerie was born on 27 June 1890 in Wheeling, West Virginia. She is known for Marie, Ltd. (1919), Mind the Paint Girl (1919) and The Broadway Drifter (1927).
- Greasy Neale was born on 3 November 1891 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA. He was married to Genevieve Horner. He died on 2 November 1973 in Lake Worth, Florida, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Daughter of Christian missionaries, Pearl Buck was reared and educated in China. She received her university education in America but returned to China in the mid-1910s. She became a university instructor and writer, eventually authoring novels about China, some of which were turned into Hollywood films, including The Good Earth (1937) and Dragon Seed (1944). She also wrote novels using the pen-name 'John Sedges', and she won the 'Nobel Prize' for Literature in 1938.- Marie Manley was born on 19 August 1893 in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Stanley Among the Voodoo Worshipers (1915), Stanley and the Slave Traders (1915) and Stanley in Darkest Africa (1915). She was married to Artie Ortego and William N. Williams (cameraman). She died on 4 December 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
Vernon Jon was born on 18 May 1894 in Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA. He was an actor. He died on 29 March 1943 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Bricktop was born on 14 August 1894 in Alderson, West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Zelig (1983), Honeybaby, Honeybaby (1974) and Gypsy (1965). She was married to Peter DuConge. She died on 30 January 1984 in New York City, New York, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Stephen Roberts was born on 23 November 1895 in Summersville, West Virginia, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Romance in Manhattan (1934), Pink Elephants (1926) and Hanging Fire (1926). He was married to Vee Eva Wolf. He died on 17 July 1936 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Julian Silberstein was born on 23 November 1895 in Pochantas County, West Virginia, USA. He was an assistant director, known for Dangerous Partners (1945). He died on 29 June 1968 in Cabell, West Virginia, USA.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
Dale Hanshaw was born on 5 January 1896 in Grafton, West Virginia, USA. Dale is known for The Grain of Dust (1918), The Spell of the Yukon (1916) and The Flower of Faith (1916). Dale was previously married to Jane Loring.- Lewis Strauss was born on 31 January 1896 in Charleston, West Virginia, USA. He died on 21 January 1974.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Guy Gilman was born on 16 July 1896 in West Virginia, USA. He was an actor. He died on 2 December 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Additional Crew
Howard Strickling was born on 25 September 1896 in West Virginia, USA. He is known for The Next Voice You Hear... (1950). He was married to Gail Greenstreet. He died on 16 July 1982 in Chino, California, USA.- George Preston Marshall was born on 11 October 1896 in Grafton, West Virginia, USA. He was married to Corinne Griffith and Elizabeth Mortensen. He died on 9 August 1969 in Georgetown, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Harry Truman was born on 30 October 1896 in Ivydale, Clay County, West Virginia, USA. He was married to Edna O. Henrickson, Marjorie Bennett and Helen Irene Hughes. He died on 18 May 1980 in Mount St. Helens, Washington, USA.
- Sybil Carmen was born Carmen R. Attkisson on December 23, 1896 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Her father, Richard Attkisson, was a bookkeeper. She was raised in Pittsburgh and attended Bellefield Public school. She later moved to New York City to become a dancer. In 1915 she was discovered by composer Gene Buck. He introduced her to Florenz Ziegfeld who cast her as a balloon girl in the The Midnight Frolic. The petite dancer quickly became an audience favorite. She would spend more than two years performing with the show. Sybil made her film debut in the 1918 drama A Romance of the Underworld. She also starred in the Century Grove Midnight Revue. During the Summer of 1919 she suffered a nervous breakdown and spent six weeks recovering at her mother's house in Pennsylvania.
She married film executive Maurice S. Revnes on September 8, 1919. The following year she was a featured performer in The Ziegfeld Follies. Then she had a small role in the 1921 film Experience (she was billed as Sibyl Carmen). She and her husband had two children - Carmen in 1921 and Richard in 1923. Sybil decided to quit show business and became a full-time wife and mother. When Maurice was offered a job with Pathe Studios in 1926 the family moved to Paris, France. Tragically on April 14, 1929 she died suddenly from a heart attack. Some sources claim she died from pneumonia. She was only thirty-two years old. Her body was returned to the United States for burial. - Bobbie 'Uke' Henshaw was born on 13 January 1897 in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Cavalcade of Variety (1940), Variety (1936) and Cabaret (1936). He died on 29 October 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Maceo Pinkard was born on 27 June 1897 in Bluefield, West Virginia, USA. He was married to Edna B. Alexander. He died on 21 July 1962 in New York City, New York, USA.