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- Matt Snyder was born on 22 March 1835. He was an actor, known for The Garden of Allah (1916), Salomy Jane (1914) and Money (1915). He died on 17 January 1917 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- McKee Rankin was born on 6 February 1844 in Sandwich, Ontario, Canada. McKee was a writer, known for The Runaway Wife (1915) and The Danites (1912). McKee was married to Kitty Blanchard (actress). McKee died on 17 March 1914 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Margaret Sidney was born on 22 June 1844 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She was a writer, known for Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1939), Five Little Peppers in Trouble (1940) and Out West with the Peppers (1940). She was married to Daniel Lothrop. She died on 2 August 1924 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Julian Hawthorne, the son of novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, was born in Boston, MA, in 1846. The family moved to Liverpool, England, where his father was American consul, when Julian was seven. In 1863 he returned to the US, enrolling in the Lowell Scientific School at Harvard University, after which he returned to Europe to do postgraduate work at a polytechnic school in Dresden, Germany. In 1870 he returned to the US and took a position as a hydrographic engineer for the city of New York's Docks Department. Four years later, however, he left the US again, this time to take a position as a staff writer on "The Spectator" magazine in London, where he spent seven years.
He began writing novels, but found it difficult to escape comparisons to his famous father, and soon acquired a reputation for being capricious and irritable, seeking to shock critics with the subject matters of his works. He averaged writing three to four books a year and one of them, "A Fool of Nature"--written using the pseudonym "Judith Hollinshed"--won a $10,000 prize offered by the New York Herald, which then hired him as an investigative reporter and sent him to India to cover a famine and plague devastating the country.
By 1900 he had decided to give up writing fiction, and concentrated on history, short stories and syndicated columns and articles. He also wrote several books based on the experiences of Inspector Byrnes, a renowned New York City detective. In 1913 he was sentenced to one year in prison for his involvement in a scheme that sold stock in worthless gold mines. He entered the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary on March 26, but served only several months before he was released, after which he left for California. He was hired by the Pasadena (CA) Star-News, where he spent 17 years as the editor of the Book page.
He died in 1934 in San Francisco, CA. - Henry Youngman was born on 7 November 1846 in Shelbyville, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Humanity (1916), Slippery Slim, the Mortgage and Sophie (1914) and Slippery Slim and the Impersonator (1914). He died on 24 December 1940 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Actor
- Director
George Osborne was born on 16 December 1848 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. He was an actor and director, known for The Social Ghost (1914), The Vigil (1914) and Love's Sacrifice (1914). He was married to Helen Mason and Emma Louisa O'Brien. He died on 11 August 1916 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Clay M. Greene was born on 12 March 1850 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Millionaire Billie (1916), Her Wayward Sister (1916) and Belle of Barnegat (1915). He was married to Mrs. Laura Hewett Robinson and Alice Randolph Wheeler. He died on 5 September 1933 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Emilie Melville was born on 19 January 1851 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for The White Sister (1915) and Illusion (1929). She was married to Thomas Derby. She died on 20 May 1932 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- John Drew was born on 13 November 1853 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 9 July 1927 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Gertrude Atherton, a famed author during the early 1900s, was always more a novelist than a screenwriter, but, amid her fame as a novelist, she was given major opportunities during the silent era when studios began turning to literary properties to adapt for the screen. A 1932 Los Angeles Times article says that after her husband died in 1887 and was shipped back to Chile in a barrel of rum, the writer left the Atherton estate and, dismissing her dead husband as 'the second rate offspring of the Athertons,' moved to San Francisco. Eventually, she relocated to New York with a completed novel that shocked publishers and was derided by critics, but immediately made Atherton famous.
The Los Angeles Times reported that in May 1919, Rex Beach, president of the Authors League, and Samuel Goldwyn announced the formation of the Eminent Authors Pictures Corporation, an organisation that owned exclusive picture rights to works by famed authors, one of whom was Gertrude Atherton. Each signed author was given supervision over the motion pictures that were being made from their source material, although they rarely wrote the screenplays for their projects. Atherton was no exception to this rule, although she did work closely with studios during the production of films based on her novels. In a 1921 Los Angeles Times article, she called her life on the studio lot 'intensive, unique, exciting, almost unreal' and referred to herself as being 'as temperamental as a prima donna'. Although she mainly supervised the adaptations of her work, in November 1920 the Los Angeles Times reported that Atherton was working on her first original screen story titled Noblesse Oblige . In April 1921, the same paper reported that the film opened under the title Don't Neglect Your Wife. Although it is possible these are different films, they are both referred to as Atherton's first original screen story, so it is more likely that the title changed over the course of the production.
In 1933, Gertrude Atherton became part of Woman Accused, a large-scale serial project initiated by Paramount Pictures. The sound film written by ten popular authors received a mixed reaction. Critics noted that Atherton's classic touches were less recognisable than others included in the project. Providing further evidence that Atherton continued working with studios during the sound era, is a 1933 Los Angeles Times article. While original stories were never her focus in production, Atherton blurred the line between novelist and screenwriter during the silent era when she worked in two worlds of writing-inside and outside of the major studios. - Richard J. Jose was born on 5 June 1862 in Lanner, Cornwall, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Silver Threads Among the Gold (1915). He was married to Therese Shreve. He died on 20 October 1941 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Ferris Hartman was born on 12 June 1862 in Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA. He was a director and writer, known for A Phantom Husband (1917), A Laundry Clean-Up (1917) and The Stone Age (1917). He was married to Josephine Davies. He died on 1 September 1931 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Fred Belasco was born on 25 June 1862 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Pinnacle (1916). He was married to Edna L. Cohn and Juliet Crosby (stage actress). He died on 21 December 1920 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- J. Aldrich Libbey was born on 29 February 1864 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor. He was married to Katherine Trayer. He died on 29 April 1925 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular sitting U.S. presidents. After his death, a number of scandals were exposed, including Teapot Dome, as well as an extramarital affair with Nan Britton, which diminished his reputation.
- Armin von Harder was born on 2 December 1865 in Germany. He was an actor, known for The Bold Banditti and the Rah, Rah Boys (1914), Polly Put the Kettle On (1917) and The Portrait of Anita (1914). He died on 8 March 1955 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Fay Templeton was born on 25 December 1865 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. She was an actress, known for The March of Time (1930) and Fay Templeton (1906). She was married to William Patterson, Howell Osborne and Billy West. She died on 3 October 1939 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Writer
- Producer
Leon F. Douglass was born on 12 March 1869 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Leon F. was a writer and producer, known for Cupid Angling (1918). Leon F. was married to Victoria Adams. Leon F. died on 7 September 1940 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Pietro Sosso was born on 20 November 1869 in Italy. He was an actor, known for The Garden of Allah (1916), Western Grit (1924) and Murder on the Roof (1930). He died on 25 April 1961 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Pedro Sose was born on 20 November 1869 in Italy. He was an actor, known for The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918). He died on 25 April 1961 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Frank Norris was born on 5 March 1870 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Greed (1924), Moran of the Lady Letty (1922) and Life's Whirlpool (1916). He was married to Jeanette Black. He died on 25 October 1902 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Ada Guildford was born on 12 December 1870 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She was an actress, known for The Mutiny of the Bounty (1916) and Angel of His Dreams (1912). She was married to George Cross, William Julius Francis Mount and Robert Caldwell Bishop. She died on 19 December 1944 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Peter MacFarlane was born on 8 March 1871 in St Clair County, Missouri, USA. He was a writer, known for F. P. 1 Doesn't Answer (1933), Molly of the Follies (1919) and Guile of Women (1920). He was married to Florence J. He died on 9 June 1924 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Stephenson was a firm, dignified, worldly presence in Hollywood's classic history-based films of the 30s and 40s. The tall British character actor Henry Stephenson could be both imposing and benevolent in his patrician portrayals, usually expounding words of wisdom or offering gentlemanly aid. He was born Henry S. Garroway in Granada, British West Indies on April 16, 1871 and studied at Rugby in England. His reputation was built solidly on the stage both in America and in England, making his Broadway debut around the turn of the century with "A Message from Mars" in 1901. While he did make a few silent pictures (from 1917), film audiences began taking a notice only in later years. After transferring a successful Broadway role to film with Cynara (1932), Stephenson settled in Hollywood where he distinguished himself in a variety of pictures for RKO, MGM and Warner Bros., among others. He appeared quite frequently in royal support for Warners' top star of the time, Errol Flynn, including Captain Blood (1935) as Lord Willoughby, The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) as Sir Charles Macefield, The Prince and the Pauper (1937) as the Duke of Norfolk, and The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) as Lord Burghley. His last film was the sentimental yarn Challenge to Lassie (1949). Long married to character actress Ann Shoemaker, Stephenson died on April 24, 1956 in San Francisco, California at age 85, and was survived by his widow and daughter.
- Pete Griffin was born on 19 March 1872 in Texas, USA. He died on 10 June 1975 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Director
- Writer
Thomas N. Heffron was born on 13 June 1872 in Virginia City, Nevada, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Gretna Green (1915), The Scales of Justice (1914) and A Man's Fight (1919). He was married to Mrs. Thomas N. Heffron. He died on 24 May 1951 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Alfred Hertz was born on 15 July 1872 in Frankfurt, Germany. He was an actor, known for Jazz Mad (1928). He was married to Lilly Dorn. He died on 17 April 1942 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Stewart Edward White, the son of Thomas Stewart White, successful lumberman, and Mary E. Daniell, was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1895 he received a B.A. in Philosophy and in 1903 an M.A. from Columbia University. He married Elizabeth (Betty) Grant of Rhode Island in 1904, and they were married until her death in 1939.
Early on White worked as a lumberjack and was a lifelong avid outdoorsman. He was a close friend to Theodore Roosevelt, who called White "the kind of young American who is making our new literature." He was included with the likes of Jack London and Rex Beach.
After enlisting in World War I, and rose to the rank of major with the 144th Artillery. One of the first white men to explore German East Africa (now Tanzania), he mapped the area in 1913, for which he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He was also a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters and of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
White wrote many books, mostly westerns, his first book being "The Westerners" (1901). Other early books included "The Claim Jumpers" (1901), "The Blazed Trail" (1902), "The Forest" (1904), "The Mountains" (1904), "The Pass, Camp and Trail", "The Silent Places" (1907), "Arizona Nights" (1907) and "The Riverman" (1908). "The Rediscovered Country" (1915) was about his experiences on Africa's Serengeti plains.
White wrote many fiction and non-fiction works based on the history of California, including "Gold" (1913), "The Gray Dawn" (1915) and "The Rose Dawn" (1920). "The Cabin" (1922) followed, along with "Daniel Boone, Wilderness Scout" (1926). His autobiographical books included "Dog Days" (1930) and "Speaking for Myself" (1943).
Following an episode with a Ouija board in 1918, Stewart and Betty White became part of a small group who regularly contacted entities on "the other side," with White transcribing what "came through" and the discussion it engendered. This eventually led to White writing "The Betty Book" (1937), followed by "Across the Unknown" (1939). Betty died in 1939, and afterward she was the one contacted for the book, "The Unobstructed Universe" (1940), which describes the events. "The Betty Book" and "The Unobstructed Universe" are recognized classics in the genre. Another book on this theme was added, "The Stars Are Still There" (1946), and finally a posthumous volume, "With Folded Wings" {1947). An unpublished compilation "The Gaelic Manuscripts" was mimeographed (only 200 copies) and distributed to friends and is now online. - Lee Willard was born on 13 June 1873 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Flame Fighter (1925), Sophie's Fatal Wedding (1914) and The Calling of Jim Barton (1914). He died on 9 December 1940 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Blanche Bates was born on 25 August 1873 in Portland, Oregon, USA. She was an actress, known for The Border Legion (1918) and Tom's Little Star (1919). She was married to George Creel and Lieutenant Milton F. Davis. She died on 25 December 1941 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Sailor Sharkey was born on 26 November 1873 in Dundalk, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Coast Patrol (1925), The 13th Juror (1927) and Isle of Lost Men (1928). He died on 17 April 1953 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- David F. Supple was born on 29 July 1874 in California. David F. is known for The Ballad of Fisher's Boarding House (1922). David F. died on 5 August 1960 in San Francisco County, California, USA.
- Mary St. John was born on 1 January 1875 in California, USA. She was an actress, known for Anything Once (1917). She died on 16 March 1946 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Daniel J. O'Brien was born on 8 August 1875 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Last Edition (1925), Little Robinson Crusoe (1924) and Poison (1924). He was married to Margaret Donahue and Margaret L. Donohue. He died on 12 October 1933 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Beautiful brunette star of the early American cinema Lily Branscombe born Lillian Rodman in Cartertown, New Zealand in 1876. Lily began on the Australian theatre in the 1890's. Arrived in the US in the mid 1900's. Lily starred and supported in at least 50 drama and comedy movies for the Essanay Film Company between 1911-13. Lily starred opposite a number of early male stars including Harry Cashman and John Steppling, but her most successful leading star was Francis X. Bushman whom she appeared with several times in romantic dramas and comedies.
- Max Dill was born on 15 September 1876 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Glory (1917), Peck o' Pickles (1916) and Lonesome Town (1916). He died on 21 November 1949 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- By the time he did "The Son of Tarzan", at age 41, the Tennessee athlete had four seasons of light opera, had produced films, starred in several of Thomas H. Ince's Triangle productions, co-starred with William S. Hart in "Captive God", and had helped found Paramount Studios. He was balding and so wore a not-very-convincing ill-fitting, shabby wig for the part of Tarzan. His career did not rekindle, as he had hoped, so he went into advertising in San Francisco and made a fortune. He died there in retirement.
- George Creel was born on 1 December 1876 in Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Saved by the Juvenile Court (1913) and The Heart of a Cowboy (1909). He was married to Alice Rosseter and Blanche Bates. He died on 2 October 1953 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Cinematographer
Arthur T. Quinn was born on 22 July 1877 in California, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for The Girl Philippa (1916), The Suspect (1916) and The More Excellent Way (1917). He died on 25 June 1946 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Mrs. Thomas N. Heffron was born on 22 October 1877 in Utah, USA. She was an actress, known for The Problem Love Solved (1913). She was married to Thomas N. Heffron. She died on 9 April 1974 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Soundtrack
Born James Albert Leighton in Beacher, Illinois, composer, author and author Bert Leighton was educated in public schools. Eventually he joined a vaudeville team with his brother Frank. Joining ASCAP in 1945, his chief musical collaborators were Boyd Bunch and Ren Shields, and his popular-song compositions include "Steamboat Bill", "Frankie and Johnnie", "Ain't Dat a Shame?", "Fare Thee, Honey, Fare Thee Well", and "I Got Mine".- Nathan Anderson was born on 10 March 1878 in Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Tell-Tale Hand (1914), The Naming of the Rawhide Queen (1913) and The Kid Sheriff (1913). He died on 18 December 1958 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
Philip Quinn was born on 1 May 1878 in Ireland. He was an assistant director and actor, known for Vanity Fair (1915), Calamity Jane (1953) and Look for the Silver Lining (1949). He died on 4 October 1962 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Cinematographer
- Director
- Actor
A.C. Abadie was born on 9 December 1878 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Birth (1917), Orphans in the Surf (1903) and Annual Baby Parade, 1904, Asbury Park, N.J. (1904). He was married to Natalie Evaline Harris. He died on 1 January 1950 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Del Elliott was born on 22 December 1878 in Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Desert Song (1929). He died on 22 January 1945 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Additional Crew
Barbara Bridgeford was born on 30 May 1879 in Montana, USA. She is known for The Patriot (1928). She died on 15 October 1969 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Writer
- Director
- Editor
Charles Maigne was born on 11 November 1879 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He was a writer and director, known for In the Hollow of Her Hand (1918), Her Great Chance (1918) and The Redhead (1919). He was married to Anne Cornwall. He died on 28 November 1929 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Marian Skinner was born on 8 January 1880 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Real Folks (1918), Skinner's Dress Suit (1917) and The Spitfire of Seville (1919). She died on 7 June 1963 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Armand Cortes was born on 16 August 1880 in Nimes, France. He was an actor, known for The Revenge of Tarzan (1920), Seven Keys to Baldpate (1917) and The Yellow Menace (1916). He died on 19 November 1948 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- André Cheron was born on 24 August 1880 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Seine-et-Oise [now Yvelines], France. He was an actor, known for One Hour with You (1932), The Fighting Demon (1925) and L'homme des Folies Bergère (1935). He died on 26 January 1952 in San Francisco, California, USA.