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- Karl Formes was born on 3 July 1841 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Old Heidelberg (1915), Ghosts (1915) and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1921). He died on 18 November 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- E. Story Gofton was born on 31 July 1846 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sixty Years a Queen (1913), Circus Jim (1921) and Onder spiritistischen dwang (1921). He died on 1 May 1939 in Hornchurch, Essex, England, UK.
- Duchess of Argyll Princess Louise was born on 18 March 1848 in London, England, UK. She was married to John Campbell. She died on 3 December 1939 in London, England, UK.
- Theo Mann-Bouwmeester was born on 19 April 1850 in Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Judith (1923), Pro domo (1918) and Frauenmoral (1923). She died on 18 April 1939 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Christoph Drecoll was born on 21 November 1851 in Hamburg, Germany. Christoph was a costume designer, known for Die Sünden der Mutter (1921), Eine Frauenschönheit unter dem Seziermesser (1920) and Seine Beichte (Bekenntnisse eines Lebemannes) (1919). Christoph died on 17 November 1939 in Lobetal, Germany.- Actor
- Director
Vilhelm Petersen was born on 2 March 1852 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor and director, known for Leaves From Satan's Book (1920), De listige Friere (1913) and Master of the House (1925). He died on 2 June 1939.- Writer
- Actor
Opie Percival Read was the youngest of ten children born to Guilford and Elizabeth Wallace Read. He was raised on his parent's plantation near Gallatin, Tennessee and later attended Neophagen College in Nashville. Prior to his enrollment, Read had worked for the Franklin (KY) Patriot Newspaper where he learned to set type. A skill that would later help pay his way through college working for the school newspaper. Read would go on to be the editor of the Little Rock Gazette and the Cleveland Leader. In 1882 Read and Philo D. Benham founded the Arkansas Traveler. Five years later Read and Benham moved their popular humor based paper from Little Rock to Chicago. There Read became a prolific contributor of stories about Southern life to a number of national publications. He would also author several bestsellers over the waning years of the nineteenth century and the birth of the twentieth century. His most successful book "The Jucklins" (1895) stayed in print for the better part of twenty years. "Len Gansett" (1882) and "The Turkey Egg Griffin" (1905), were also well received by the public. Read also achieved some notoriety on the lecture circuit talking about life in the South. On 30 June, 1881, Read married his partner's sister, Ada Benam. The couple would go on to have three sons and three daughters. Ada would pass away in 1928, a week shy of her seventy-seventh birthday. Their daughter Enid died some ten years earlier while still in her early twenties. Opie Read's romantic style of writing had fallen out of favor with the reading public by the 1920s and has been largely overlooked since.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Born in London, England, in 1853, prolific actor/director (300+ credits) Tom Ricketts is mostly forgotten today, but his chief claim to fame is that he directed the first motion picture shot in Hollywood.
Ricketts began his show-business career as an actor on the London stage, and gained a reputation as one of the best Shakespearean actors of his day. Ricketts never seemed to rest, working up until a few days before his death in 1939. He left for work one day with a bad cold, which quickly developed into pneumonia. His health went downhill rapidly and he died only a few days later. His wife, the actress Josephine Ditt (aka Josephine Ditt), was not notified of his death at the time; she was still suffering from the effects of a stroke that she had in December of 1938.- Laura La Varnie was born on 2 March 1853 in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for Vanity Fair (1923), The Bells (1926) and Mine to Keep (1923). She was married to Frank La Varnie. She died on 18 September 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Jossé Maria Lepanto was born on 23 March 1853. He was an actor, known for A Waltz for You (1934) and Anna and Elizabeth (1933). He died on 12 August 1939.
- Carl Gottschalksen was born on 20 February 1854 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Blind Justice (1916) and Det store Fald (1911). He died on 6 January 1939.
- Elena Maróthy-Soltésova was born on 6 January 1855 in Korpona, Austria-Hungary [now Krupina, Slovakia]. Elena was a writer, known for Johanka (1982). Elena died on 11 February 1939 in Martin, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].
- Nikolay Sinelnikov was born on 12 February 1855. He was an actor, known for Put v Damask (1927). He died on 19 April 1939.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Etienne Girardot was born on 22 February 1856 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Kennel Murder Case (1933), The Garden Murder Case (1936) and The Dragon Murder Case (1934). He was married to Dr. Violetta Shelton. He died on 10 November 1939 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Writer
- Additional Crew
Austrian neurologist and 'father of psychoanalysis'. Freud was born to Jacob Freud, a Jewish wool merchant, and Amalia (neé Nathansohn). The family settled in Vienna when Freud was young. In 1873 he started medicine at the University of Vienna, at which time he adopted the shortened form of his name, "Sigmund." Freud served a year of compulsory military service and got his M.D. in 1881. He then stayed on for another year as a demonstrator in the physiology laboratory. From 1882 to 1886, he worked as an assistant at the General Hospital in Vienna. During this period, Dr. Josef Breuer related to Freud how he had treated a young woman suffering from hysteria with 'talking cures' while in a state of self-hypnosis. This is considered the prototype of psychoanalysis. Late in 1885, Freud went to Paris on grant to study at the Salpetriere, a mental hospital, with the famed French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot. Charcot had pioneered the treatment of nervous disorders by hypnosis. On Freud's return to Vienna in 1886 he took up his post as lecturer in neuropathology at the university and also established a private practice in nervous diseases. In 1887 he established a close friendship with Wilhelm Fliess, the Berlin otolaryngologist, with whom he discussed his work and ideas. Fleiss is called "the midwife of psychoanalysis". In 1891 he and his family moved to an apartment at Berggasse, 19. Here for the next 45 years Freud did most of his psychoanalytical treatments on his patients. Freud's first published work was entitled 'On Aphasia, a Critical Study' (1891). Freud first used the term "psychoanalysis" for his new treatment in 1896. Some of his other famous works include: Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality (1905), Selected Papers on Hysteria and Other Psychoneuroses (1909) and The Interpretation of Dreams (1913). Freud was appointed "Professor Extraordinary" of Neurology at the University in 1902. The same year he had also begun to meet informally at Berggasse, 19, with a group of medical colleagues interested in learning about the new discipline. In 1909 Freud was invited to Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, with Carl Jung and Sandor Ferenczi, to speak about his theories. An avid cigar smoker he developed cancer of the jaw in 1923. He underwent operations, radiotherapy and the discomfort of an oral prosthetic device that to some extent affected his speech. In 1930 the city of Frankfurt awarded Freud its Goethe Prize for work that had "opened access to the driving forces of the soul." He was elected in 1936 a corresponding member of the Royal Society of London (in the company of Newton and Darwin). The growing danger of anti-Semitism and Nazi persecution made it apparent that the Freuds would suffer the fate of other Jews if they stayed in Vienna. With the help of US government officials Freud, his wife and daughter Anna were allowed to leave Austria. It was Freud's wish to "die in freedom," and so he did in his new home at 20 Maresfield Gardens, which is now the Freud Museum.- Clara Schønfeld was born on 26 August 1856. She was an actress, known for Master of the House (1925), Præsten i Vejlby (1922) and Har jeg Ret til at tage mit eget Liv? (1920). She was married to Emil Kjertmann and Hjalmar Schønfeld. She died on 5 May 1939.
- Ishbel Hamilton-Gordon was born on 18 March 1857 in London, England, UK. She was married to John Hamilton-Gordon. She died on 18 April 1939 in Rubislaw, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
- Pope Pius XI was born on 31 May 1857 in Desio, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire [now Monza and Brianza, Italy]. He died on 10 February 1939 in Vatican City.
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lawrence Marston was born on 8 June 1857 in the Czech Republic. He was a director and writer, known for The Millionaire Baby (1915), The Woman in Black (1914) and Love's Pilgrimage to America (1916). He was married to Mrs. Lawrence Marston. He died on 1 February 1939 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- George Backus was born on 15 June 1857 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Third Degree (1919), The Gamblers (1919) and National Red Cross Pageant (1917). He was married to Louise Salather. He died on 22 May 1939 in Merrick, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Director
- Writer
Marie Hubert Frohman was born on 19 August 1858 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Marie Hubert was a director and writer, known for The Fairy and the Waif (1915). Marie Hubert was married to Gustave Frohman. Marie Hubert died on 4 July 1939 in Bronxville, New York, USA.- Fritz Skowronneck was born on 20 August 1858 in Goldap, East Prussia, Germany [now Goldap, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for Schwert und Herd (1916) and Der Dämon von Kolno (1921). He died on 7 July 1939 in Oranienburg, Brandenburg, Germany.
- S.A. Fitzgerald was born on 6 October 1858 in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. He was a director and actor, known for The Life and Adventures of John Vane, the Australian Bushranger (1910) and Robbery Under Arms (1920). He died on 31 December 1939 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Prins Valdemar was born on 27 October 1858 in Bernstorff Slot, Charlottenlund, Denmark. He was married to Prinsesse Marie. He died on 14 January 1939 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Actor
- Director
- Production Designer
Frank R. Benson was born on 4 November 1858 in Alresford, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for The Taming of the Shrew (1911), Julius Caesar (1911) and Richard III (1911). He was married to Constance Benson. He died on 31 December 1939 in London, England, UK.- Herbert Paulmüller was born on 30 November 1858 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Grand Duke's Finances (1934), Victor and Victoria (1933) and Im Dienste der Liebe (1919). He died on 25 October 1939 in Berlin, Germany.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Gus Leonard was born on 4 February 1859 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was an actor, known for Wurra-Wurra (1916), Her Reputation (1923) and The Girl I Loved (1923). He died on 27 March 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Victor Lundberg was born on 20 March 1859 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Dan, tant och lilla fröken Söderlund (1924), Kärlek och kassabrist (1932) and Carl XII:s kurir (1924). He died on 7 April 1939.
- Mathilde Brundage was born on 22 September 1859 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. She was an actress, known for Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1917), My Boy (1921) and A Woman's Resurrection (1915). She died on 6 May 1939 in Long Beach, California, USA.
- Director
- Producer
Thomas Crahan was born on 26 November 1859. He was a director and producer, known for White Horse Rapids (1900), Burro Pack Train on the Chilcoot Pass (1898) and Miles Canyon Tramway (1901). He died on 2 May 1939.- Morton Selten was born on 6 January 1860 in Marlborough, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Thief of Bagdad (1940), The Divorce of Lady X (1938) and Shipyard Sally (1939). He was married to Dora Blanche Pennell and Kate Pattison (actress). He died on 27 July 1939 in London, England, UK.
- Albert Bozenhard was born on 14 February 1860 in Ulm, Kingdom of Württemberg [now Germany]. He was an actor and writer, known for Eine tolle Wette auf dem Imperator (1913), Downfall (1923) and Temperamental Artist (1920). He was married to Karli Bozenhard-Hücker. He died on 13 January 1939 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- Giannino Antona-Traversi was born on 7 March 1860 in Milan, Italy. Giannino was a writer, known for His Daughter's Second Husband (1916) and Buon Natale! (1916). Giannino died on 27 December 1939 in Verona, Italy.
- Helena Marcello-Palinska was born on 19 April 1860 in Périgueux, Dordogne, France. She was an actress, known for Trucizna bolszewizmu (1924), Tredowata (1926) and Tamten (1921). She was married to Wladyslaw Palinski. She died on 25 September 1939 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Music Department
Francesco Paolo Frontini was born on 6 August 1860 in Catania, Italy. He is known for Amore e ginnastica (1973). He died on 26 July 1939 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.- Actor
- Director
A grand, stoic presence of the silent screen, George Fawcett was an immensely popular stage thespian both here and in London at the turn of the century. During his heyday his eloquence rivaled that of both Lionel Barrymore and John Barrymore.
Born on August 25, 1860, in Alexandria Virginia, Fawcett was a graduate of the University of Virginia. His early acting career began in 1887, when he appeared in a production of "Baron Rudolph." Maintaining on the stage, he married actress wife, Percy Haswell, in 1895. She later formed the Percy Haswell (Stock) Company in Baltimore, Maryland in 1901, with George managing. The name was later changed to the George Fawcett Stock Company. The Company continued to stage shows until 1908.
Fawcett eventually became a formidable fixture under the Broadway lights, appearing in such classic plays as "The Little Minister (1897, his debut), as well as "Peter Stuyvesent" (1899), "Caleb West" (1900), "Ghosts" (1903), "The Squaw Man" (1905, 1911), "The Silver Girl" (1907), "The Great John Ganton" (1909), "Getting a Polish" (1910), "A Gentleman of Leisure" (1911), "The Law of the Land" (1914), "The Mountain Man" (1921) and "Peacock" (1932).
Fawcett came very late to films (age 55) but soon became a steadfast favorite of D.W. Griffith, who used him in his silent masterpieces Intolerance (1916), A Romance of Happy Valley (1919), True Heart Susie (1919), Scarlet Days (1919) and The Greatest Question (1919), as well as Lady of the Pavements (1929). Affectionately dubbed "The Grand Old Man of Films", Fawcett appeared in over 100 movies within a relatively short span of time (15 years), playing to great effect various ports of authority -- often grim, often stubborn and often bigoted. Other grand silent feature film appearances included The Cinderella Man (1917), The Beloved Traitor (1918), Turning the Tables (1919), Sentimental Tommy (1921), Polly of the Follies (1922), Java Head (1923), Pied Piper Malone (1924), Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1924), The Price of Pleasure (1925), The Merry Widow (1925), The Son of the Sheik (1926), Flesh and the Devil (1926), Tillie the Toiler (1927) and The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927).
The elderly veteran moved into talking pictures with ease and scored several picture parts before retiring a few years into the era. Among those talking pictures, he supported Barbara Stanwyck in Ladies of Leisure (1930); Warner Oland in The Drums of Jeopardy (1931); Helen Twelvetrees in A Woman of Experience (1931); and Nancy Carroll in Personal Maid (1931), his final film.
George's wife, Percy Haswell, who frequently billed herself as "Mrs. George Fawcett," appeared with him in the Broadway plays "Peter Stuyvesent" and "Peacock", the latter which he produced in 1932. Fawcett died on June 6, 1939, in Nantucket, Massachusetts of heart problems. He was 78.- Augustus Yorke was born on 14 February 1861 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Tailor of Bond Street (1916), The Grit of a Jew (1917) and A Just Deception (1917). He died on 27 December 1939.
- Louise Tinsley was born on 17 February 1861 in Hornsey, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Man Who Won (1932) and Captivation (1931). She died on 14 November 1939 in Mitcham, Surrey, England, UK.
- Edward E. Rose was born on 11 February 1862 in Stanstead, Québec, Canada. He was a writer, known for Murder in the Private Car (1934), The Rosary (1915) and The Prisoner of Zenda (1937). He was married to Dorothy Stanton (actress). He died on 2 April 1939 in Fremont, Wisconsin, USA.
- J.S. Murray was born on 28 February 1862 in England, UK. He was an actor, known for After the Ball (1914), Remorse (1914) and The Strategy of Conductor 786 (1914). He died on 17 October 1939 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- György Pálffy was born on 10 March 1862 in Hódmezõvásárhely, Hungary. He was an actor, known for A kis hõs (1927), A fogadalom (1921) and A színésznö (1920). He died on 9 April 1939 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Adeline Hayden Coffin was born on 20 June 1862 in Gräfrath, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was an actress, known for The Sands of Time (1919), The Manxman (1916) and Don Quixote (1923). She was married to Hayden Coffin and Alberto Randegger. She died on 31 March 1939 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Director
Vladimir Romashkov was born on 2 July 1862. He was an actor and director, known for Stenka Razin (1908), A pochemu tak? (1929) and Devushka s dalyokoy reki (1928). He died on 5 October 1939 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia].- Writer
- Additional Crew
Ludwig Fulda was born on 15 July 1862 in Frankfurt am Main, Free City of Frankfurt [now Hesse, Germany]. He was a writer, known for Two-Faced Woman (1941), Das verlorene Paradies (1917) and Schwert und Herd (1916). He was married to Helene Anna Klara Grinwalszky and Ida Theumann. He died on 8 April 1939 in Berlin, Germany.- H. Cooper Cliffe was born on 19 July 1862 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Half an Hour (1920), A Parisian Romance (1916) and The Argyle Case (1917). He was married to Alice Belmore. He died on 1 May 1939 in New York City, New York, USA.
- R.H. Knorr was born on 22 July 1862 in Richmond Hill, Staten Island, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for A Queen for an Hour (1915). He died on 3 May 1939 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
- Karl Zeska was born on 31 October 1862 in Hamburg, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Johann Strauß an der schönen blauen Donau (1913), Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (1934) and Verfehltes Leben (1921). He died on 18 July 1939 in Vienna, Austria.
- Harry Lonsdale was born on 6 December 1862 in Worcester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Ne'er Do Well (1915), Rebecca the Jewess (1913) and The Garden of Allah (1916). He was married to Alice Lonnon [Perkins] (stage actress). He died on 8 February 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Tom Casement was born on 3 January 1863 in France. He was an actor, known for Devil's Rock (1938). He died on 6 March 1939 in Dublin, Ireland.
- Charles Schaeffer was born on 12 February 1863 in New York, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Man Power (1927), The Pride of the Legion (1932) and Ridin' Luck (1927). He died on 5 February 1939 in Hollywood, California, USA.