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- King William IV was born on 21 August 1765 in Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, England, UK. He was married to Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen. He died on 20 June 1837 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK.
- Jules Michelet was born on 21 August 1798 in Paris, France. Jules was a writer, known for Sorcière (2019), Belladonna of Sadness (1973) and La sorcière (1982). Jules died on 9 February 1874 in Hyères, Var, France.
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August Bournonville was born on 21 August 1805 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is known for I Am a Dancer (1972), Pas de deux romantiques (1964) and Åbning af Operaen (2005). He was married to Helena Frederika Håkansson. He died on 30 November 1879 in Copenhagen, Denmark.- Enoch Aagaard was born on 21 August 1850 in Rungsted, Denmark. He was an actor, known for En stærkere magt (1914) and Arbejdet adler (1914). He died on 22 April 1921.
- T. Gideon Warren was born on 21 August 1855 in Westminster, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Antique Brooch (1914). He died in 1919 in Lambeth, London, England, UK.
- Iisakki Lattu was born on 21 August 1857 in Kolpino, St. Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Kihlaus (1922) and Kihlauskylpylä (1924). He was married to Josefina Pitkänen. He died on 7 May 1932.
- Oscar Nielsen was born on 21 August 1858 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Kærlighedens Firkløver (1915), Mysteriet Blackville (1916) and Telefondamen (1917). He was married to Christine Petrine Lovise Nielsen. He died on 7 February 1926.
- Mike Ready was born on 21 August 1858 in Troy, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Rough Ridin' (1924) and Warming Up (1928). He died on 26 March 1936 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Additional Crew
Zephaniah W. Pease was born on 21 August 1860 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. Zephaniah W. died in 1933 in Massachusetts, USA.- Emilio Salgari was born on 21 August 1862 in Verona, Austrian Empire [now Verona, Veneto, Italy]. He was a writer, known for Mystery of the Black Jungle (1954), Carthage in Flames (1960) and El corsario negro (1944). He was married to Ida Peruzzi. He died on 25 April 1911 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy.
- Actor
- Producer
Burr McIntosh born William Burr McIntosh in Ohio in 1862. Son of the President of public utility and Cleveland Gas Coal Company William Ambrose. Burr was educated at Lafayette College in Princeton where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity in 1884. became a star on Broadway stage, perhaps his best-known stage role was in 'Trilby' in 1905. Hefty, bald, intelligent man who starred and supported in many drama and comedy films, his first was the starring role Jo Vernon in Lawrence B. McGill's In Mizzoura (1914) for the All Star Feature Film Co in 1914. While perhaps best remembered as Squire Bartlett in D.W. Griffith's Way Down East (1920) starring Lillian Gish in 1920, he also appeared in many early talkies, including his last The Richest Girl in the World (1934) starring Miriam Hopkins for the RKO Film Co in 1934. During the 1930s he devoted himself to charitable causes, particularly collecting toys for poor families. He his also known for publishing a well-known magazine (Burr McIntosh Monthly) and a lecturer characterizing himself as 'The Cheerful Philosopher' also a film production owner, author, reporter and pioneering radio actor. He died from a heart attack in Hollywood in 1942 age 80- Victor de Cottens was born on 21 August 1862 in Eaux-Vives, Switzerland. He was a writer and actor, known for Trois cents à l'heure (1934), The 400 Tricks of the Devil (1906) and An Adventurous Automobile Trip (1905). He died on 24 February 1956 in Vichy, France.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Prior to acting on stage, Higby played professional baseball in Grand Rapids. Higby played stock with Otis Skinner, Wilton Lackaye and Marguerite Clark before entering films with Universal in 1914. Higby played on screen with Douglas Fairbanks and worked with Elmer Clifton and W. Christy Cabanne. He acted throughout the 1920s, often playing the father of the film heroine. Higby died of a heart attack.- Carl Apolloff was born on 21 August 1870 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Synd (1928), Madame de Thebes (1915) and Mot nya tider (1939). He died on 15 October 1967 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- Leonid Andreev was born on August 21, 1871 in Orel, Russia. His father, named Nikolai Ivanovich Andreev, was a member of the provincial Russian Nobility and worked as a land inspector for the government. His mother, Named Anastasia Nikolaevna Andreeva (Pazkovska) belonged to the Polish Nobility. Andreev graduated from the Orel Gymnasium, went to study law at the St. Petersburg University, and graduated from the Moscow University. His work as a crime reporter for "Moscovski Vestnik" (Moscow daily paper) provided material for his stories. He was fond of reading Fyodor Dostoevsky, Lev Tolstoy, and Anton Chekhov. He also red then popular Friedrich Nietzsche and Schopenhauer. After the death of his father and a painful first love experience in 1894 he was depressed and tried to shoot himself in a suicide attempt. He survived and worked hard to support his mother and his two sisters and two younger brothers. He successfully passed the Russian Law Bar in 1897 and practiced law as an attorney for five years from 1897-1902.
Andreev published his first story "Bargamot and Garaska" in 1898. It was noticed by Maxim Gorky, who promoted Andreev to the circle of writers and publishers, called Znanie (Knowledge). In 1901 his first book of stories was published by Znanie. His story "Bezdna" (Abyss, 1902), about a teenager's experience with a prostitute ending in her murder and his suicide, was attacked by Lev Tolstoy. But Andreev became an instant celebrity in Russia. After his anti-war story "Krasny Smekh" (Red Laughter, 1904), written during the Russian-Japanese war, he got involved with anti-Czar revolutionaries. Andreev was arrested and jailed by the Czar's secret service in 1905, after that he emigrated to Europe and lived in Capri, Italy as a guest of Maxim Gorky. While developing his expressionist style, Andreev wrote a bluntly realistic anti-war story "Rasskaz o semi poveshennykh" (A Story About the Seven Hung, 1909) and a realist novel "Sashka Zhegulev" (1911). After the war and the first Russian revolution of 1905, Andreev was writing a play every year. His plays were staged at the Moscow Art Theatre and theatres in Vienna, Berlin, Odessa and Kazan by directors Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko and Vsevolod Meyerhold among others. His best plays "Anathema", "Tsar-Golod" (Czar-hunger), "Samson v okovakh" (Samson in Handcuffs, 1914) were banned by Russian censorship under the Czar. Andreev built a big villa in Kuokkala, Finland, where many Russian intellectuals lived, just 50 km. West of St. Petersburg. He was a regular member of the circle of Korney Ivanovich Chukovskiy and maintained friendship with Maxim Gorky. Leonid Andreev also was a friend of writers Aleksandr Kuprin, Vladimir Korolenko, Ivan Bunin, Vikenti Veresaev, and singer Feodor Chaliapin Sr.. During WWI he was a strong critic of German aggression. In 1917 he opposed the Bolshevik Revolution.
Leonid Andreev was the founder of the Russian Expressionism in literature. He modernized his style through experiments with spiritualism, symbolism, eroticism and mysticism, and also studied a range of occult and religious traditions. His literary parallel was the American writer H.P. Lovecraft. Andreev remained in his villa in Finland after it's separation from Russia during the Russian revolution of 1917. He was a staunch critic of the Soviet communism and wrote powerful articles about the atrocities of communists in Russia. He died on September 12, 1919, at his home in Kuokkala, Finland, at the age of 48. Some mystery was haunting his burial; his grave in Finland was later on the Soviet territory since WWII. His magnificent villa was destroyed. In 1957 Leonid Andreev's remains were exhumed and moved to the prestigious "Poet's Alley" at the "Literatorskie Mostki" (Literary burials) near the graves of Ivan Turgenev, Ivan Goncharov, Nikolai Leskov and other Russian cultural luminaries at the Volkovo Cemetery in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). - Dwight Cleveland was born on 21 August 1871 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA. He was a writer, known for The Road to London (1921), The Face of the World (1921) and What Might Have Been (1915). He died on 5 January 1926 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Animation Department
Aubrey Beardsley was born on 21 August 1872 in Brighton, England, UK. Aubrey is known for Between Earth and the End of Time (1995). Aubrey died on 16 March 1898 in Cosmopolitan Hotel, Menton, France.- Actor
- Cinematographer
- Producer
Harry T. Morey was born on 21 August 1873 in Charlotte, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and cinematographer, known for In Honor's Web (1919), Beating the Odds (1919) and A Man's Home (1921). He died on 24 January 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Edmund Mortimer was born on 21 August 1874 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Broad Road (1923), The Exiles (1923) and The Arizona Romeo (1925). He was married to Louise Bates. He died on 21 May 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Winifred Reeve was born on 21 August 1875 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is known for East Is West (1930), Undertow (1930) and The Mississippi Gambler (1929).
- Frank Isbell was born on 21 August 1875 in Delevan, New York, USA. He died on 15 July 1941 in Wichita, Kansas, USA.
- Actor
M.J. Donovan was born on 21 August 1876 in Massachusetts, USA.- One of Australia's most popular early actors, Arthur William Tauchert was of German-Irish extraction. He initially gained recognition on the vaudeville circuits of Sydney and Melbourne, first as a 'parody' singer, later as a member of various different vaudeville troupes. By 1913 he had gained a high profile from touring around the country. He was engaged by producer Raymond Longford to play 'The Bloke' in an adaptation of C.J. Dennis' humorous poem 'The Sentimental Bloke'. This film, now regarded an Australian classic, was an enormous critical and popular success, and established Tauchert's widespread fame. He often made personal appearances before screenings, reciting passages from the original poem. Although he made a triumphant move into the talking era with movies such as 'Showgirl's Luck' (1931), the Australian industry itself was in a slump. He focused his energies on radio, until failing health led him to be hospitalised. He died in 1933. He was, both in real life and onstage, an accessible 'everyman' hero, with a rough exterior but a heart of gold - an image enhanced by the charitable work he participated in for many worthy causes.
- Walter Prichard Eaton was born on 21 August 1878 in Malden, Massachusetts, USA. Walter Prichard was a writer, known for Only 38 (1923), Lux Video Theatre (1950) and The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948). Walter Prichard was married to Elise Morris Underhill. Walter Prichard died in 1957.
- Actor
E.J. Tait was born on 21 August 1878 in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor. He died on 12 July 1947 in Point Piper, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Henry Ainley was born on 21 August 1879 in Morley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for As You Like It (1936), Sweet Lavender (1915) and Iris (1916). He was married to Suzanne Sheldon, Elaine Titus Fearon and Bettina von Hutton. He died on 31 October 1945 in London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Richard Kipling was born on 21 August 1879 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Calling Philo Vance (1940), The Lone Hand (1920) and Miss V from Moscow (1942). He died on 11 March 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Edward Kipling was born on 21 August 1879 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Spanish Dancer (1923), Peter Pan (1924) and The Breaking Point (1924). He died on 11 March 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Constantine Romanoff was born on 21 August 1881 in Germany. He was an actor, known for The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927), The Long Voyage Home (1940) and Devil on Deck (1932). He was married to Caroline "Lena" Jensen Baltzer. He died on 8 February 1969 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Helen Carew was born on 21 August 1882 in Kansas, USA. She was an actress, known for Robert Montgomery Presents (1950), All the Way Home (1963) and Suspense (1949). She died on 7 March 1980 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Douglas Stevenson was born on 21 August 1882 in Versailles, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for Janice Meredith (1924). He died on 31 December 1934 in Versailles, Kentucky, USA.
- Bert Hunn was born on 21 August 1883 in Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Knockout Wallop (1915), The Waiters' Picnic (1913) and Their First Execution (1913). He died on 3 October 1964 in Fresno, California, USA.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Guy Hedlund was born on 21 August 1884 in Portland, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Hungry Happy's Dream (1916), Winning Back His Love (1910) and A Flash of Light (1910). He was married to Blanche E. and Edith Randle (performer). He died on 29 December 1964 in Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Director
Walter Brügmann was born on 21 August 1884 in Leipzig, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Die verlorene Melodie (1933), Schlagende Wetter (1923) and Der Großindustrielle (1923). He died in 1945 in Bern, Switzerland.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Bill Worth was born on 21 August 1884 in California, USA. He was an actor. He died on 2 May 1951 in Westwood, California, USA.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
William H. Tuers was born on 21 August 1884 in New York, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Racing Romance (1926), The Scorcher (1927) and The Night Owl (1926). He died on 8 September 1949 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Walter Brugman was born on 21 August 1884 in Leipzig, Germany. He was an actor, known for Schlagende Wetter (1923) and Brigantenrache (1922). He died on 25 August 1945 in Bern, Switzerland.
- Art Director
- Art Department
- Set Decorator
The extraordinarily prolific and eclectic art director Hans Dreier studied at Munich University where he majored in engineering and architecture. Following military service during the First World War, he spent time working as a supervising architect in the Cameroons and South Africa. Between 1919 and 1923, he was employed by Germany's pre-eminent film company Ufa as an assistant designer. Along with Ernst Lubitsch and other talented compatriots seeking more lucrative opportunities within the emerging film industry, Dreier left Europe in the early 1920s and was recruited by Hollywood. Most of his lengthy tenure at Paramount (1923-50) was spent as supervising art director. In that capacity, he became as influential at determining the overall style of the studio's output as his counterpart Cedric Gibbons at MGM. The Paramount 'look' during the 20's and early 30's epitomised continental elegance and sophistication. Unlike Gibbons, Dreier was far less autocratic and gave the production designers he recruited (among them Albert S. D'Agostino and Roland Anderson) carte blanche to stamp their own distinctive authority on their work. In turn, this laissez-faire approach attracted more and more talented designers to Paramount.
Dreier himself took personal charge of all films made by Lubitsch and Josef von Sternberg between 1927 and 1932. His innate perception of space, combined with his expressionist leanings, proved eminently well-suited to the sombre, moody and heavily stylised films of von Sternberg. The Docks of New York (1928), Shanghai Express (1932) and The Scarlet Empress (1934) are among the most visually evocative examples of Dreier's use of light and dark effects, of chiaroscuro and fog. In later years, his most rewarding collaborations were with Billy Wilder and Preston Sturges. Among Dreier's impressive list of credits -- either working on his own or in collaboration -- are many of Paramount's most enduring films, encompassing nearly every genre: from horror to romance, from epic spectacle to period drama, from musical to films noir: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), Island of Lost Souls (1932), Trouble in Paradise (1932), Duck Soup (1933), Cleopatra (1934), The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935),The Buccaneer (1938), Sullivan's Travels (1941), Reap the Wild Wind (1942), The Fleet's In (1942), This Gun for Hire (1942) and Double Indemnity (1944).
Dreier retired in 1950 and was replaced as supervising art director by Hal Pereira. During his career he was nominated for twenty Academy Awards for Best Art Direction, winning on three occasions. He received his first Oscar for the costume drama Frenchman's Creek (1944). In 1950 he scored a double: one for the biblical technicolor epic Samson and Delilah (1949) and a second for his work on Billy Wilder's black & white masterpiece Sunset Blvd. (1950). He was inducted into the Art Director's Hall of Fame in 2005.- Actor
- Writer
Forrest Stanley was born on 21 August 1885 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Beauty's Worth (1922), When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922) and The Cat and the Canary (1927). He was married to Marion Hutchins. He died on 27 August 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
Eugene De Rue was born on 21 August 1885 in Pueblo, Colorado, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for The Squaw Man (1914), The Thrill Hunter (1926) and Our Alley (1923). He was married to Irene and Grace. He died on 29 September 1985 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Songwriter ("Thank You, America") and author, educated in public schools. He wrote special material for films, and he wrote the Broadway stage score for "Linger Longer Letty". Joining ASCAP in 1922, his chief musical collaborator was Al Goodman, and his other popular-song compositions include "Little Grey Mother", "How I Love You, Mother Mine", "Too Beautiful for Words", "Wonder If She's Lonely, Too", "We're Going Over", "Buddy", and "You Didn't Want Me When You Had Me".- Monte Wax was born on 21 August 1886 in Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Eyes of the Totem (1927). He died on 22 March 1988 in Long Beach, California, USA.
- Stina Hedberg was born on 21 August 1887 in Stockholm, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Turn of the Century (1944), Flickorna på Uppåkra (1936) and Skilsmissens børn (1939). She died on 20 November 1981 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Norman Houston was born on 21 August 1887 in Dennison, Texas, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Exposure (1932), Battle of Broadway (1938) and Hearts and Spangles (1926). He died on 26 October 1958 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Ernst Gronau was born on 21 August 1887 in Memel, East Prussia, Germany [now Klaipeda, Lithuania]. He was an actor, known for Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire (1920), Ein Sommernachtstraum (1925) and Ich kenn' dich nicht und liebe dich (1934). He died on 10 August 1938.
- Actress
- Producer
Ida Nielsen was born on 21 August 1887. She was an actress and producer, known for Indianer-Bruden (1915), Dockan eller Glödande kärlek (1912) and The Divine Law (1914). She died on 6 December 1918.- Production Manager
- Actor
James Dent was born on 21 August 1887 in New Jersey, USA. He was a production manager and actor, known for Indiscreet (1931), Kiki (1931) and The Goddess (1915). He died on 16 June 1961 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
- Writer
Karl Imelsky was born on 21 August 1887 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. Karl is known for Der Kilometerfresser (1925).- James Moody was born on 21 August 1887 in Scarborough, England, UK. He died on 15 April 1912 in North Atlantic Ocean.
- Walter Lindsay was born on 21 August 1888 in Broadstairs, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor, known for For Valour (1937). He died in 1957 in Fulham, London, England, UK.