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- Móric Benyovszky was born on 20 September 1746 in Verbó, Kingdom of Hungary, Habsburg Monarchy [now Vrbové, Slovakia]. Móric was a writer, known for Benyovszky, the rebel count (2015), Vivát, Benyovszky! (1975) and The Rebel Count (2012). Móric died on 23 May 1786 in Madagascar.
- Sergey Aksakov was born on 20 September 1791 in Ufa, Russian Empire [now Bashkortostan, Russia]. Sergey was a writer, known for Scarlet Flower (1991), The Scarlet Flower (1978) and The Scarlet Flower (1952). Sergey died on 30 April 1859 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia].
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Giovanni Ruffini was born on 20 September 1807 in Genoa, Gênes, French Empire [now Liguria, Italy]. He was a writer, known for Rocky Balboa (2006), Doctor Anthony (1914) and Il dottor Antonio (1937). He died on 3 November 1881 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy.- Writer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Fredrik August Dahlgren was born on 20 September 1816 in Tabergs bruk, Värmland, Sweden. He was a writer, known for Värmlänningarna (1957), The Varmlanders (1932) and Värmlänningarna (1921). He died on 16 February 1895.- Bernard Vaughan was born on 20 September 1847 in Welsh Bicknor, Herefordshire, England, UK. He died on 31 October 1922 in Roehampton, London, England, UK.
- Andrew Waldron was born on 20 September 1847 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Midnight Faces (1926), The Lure of the Circus (1918) and The Red Glove (1919). He died on 1 March 1932.
- King Chulalongkorn was born on 20 September 1853 in Thailand. He died on 23 October 1910 in Thailand.
- Cyriel Buysse was born on 20 September 1859 in Nevele, Flanders, Belgium. He was a writer, known for Het gezin van Paemel (1986), Ten huize Goetgebuer (2006) and Tantes (1984). He died on 25 July 1932 in Afsnee, Flanders, Belgium.
- Viktor Rákosi was born on 20 September 1860 in Ukk, Hungary. He was a writer, known for Elnémult harangok (1916), Elnémult harangok (1940) and Elnémult harangok (1922). He died on 15 September 1923 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Actor
- Writer
- Visual Effects
Dark Cloud was born on 20 September 1861 in St. Francis Indian Village, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for What Am I Bid? (1919), The Dishonored Medal (1914) and The Woman Untamed (1920). He was married to Margaret Camp. He died on 17 October 1918 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Cinematographer
- Director
- Writer
Ernest Florman was born on 20 September 1862 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Sköna Helena (1903), The Village (1897) and Akrobat med otur (1897). He died on 15 December 1952.- Songwriter ("Beautiful Ohio", "I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for
Ice Cream") and composer, educated in public schools. He was a staff
composer for Leo Feist and then for Shapiro and Bernstein between 1908
and 1932, and also appeared in vaudeville. Joining ASCAP in 1920, his
chief musical collaborators were Ballard Macdonald, Billy Moll, Ted
Fiorito, Howard Johnson and Gus Kahn, and his other popular-song
compositions include "Why Did I Kiss That Girl?", "Beyond the Gates of
Paradise", "Lafayette, We Hear You Calling", "Anona", "Apple Blossoms",
"I Ain't Nobody's Darling", "Moonlight on the Colorado", "Love Bird",
"Just Like a Rainbow", and "Dreamy Alabama". - Carl Zickner was born on 20 September 1863 in Brandenburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Lützows wilde verwegene Jagd (1927), Die Gespensterstunde (1917) and Das Maskenfest des Lebens (1918). He died on 14 May 1939.
- Production Designer
Hans Henrik Sartz Backer was born on 20 September 1865. He was a production designer, known for Kaksen på Øverland (1920). He died on 21 January 1948.- Grace Griswold was born on 20 September 1866 in Ashtabula, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for One Exciting Night (1922), The Ragged Edge (1923) and Anna Ascends (1922). She died on 14 June 1927 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
George Robey was born on 20 September 1869 in Herne Hill, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Chu Chin Chow (1934), Don Quixote (1933) and The Temperance Fete (1932). He was married to Blanche Littler (manager) and Ethel Haydon (performer). He died on 29 November 1954 in Saltdean, Sussex, England, UK.- Marcel Cachin was born on 20 September 1869 in Paimpol, Côtes-du-Nord, France. He died on 12 February 1958 in Choisy-le-Roi, Val-de-Marne, France.
- Maurice Gamelin was born on 20 September 1872 in Paris, France. He died on 14 April 1958 in Paris, France.
- Walter Scott was born on 20 September 1872 in Cynthiana, Kentucky, USA. He died on 5 January 1954 in Stovepipe Wells, California, USA.
- Hetty Chattell was born on 20 September 1872 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Tally Ho! (1901). She was married to Jack Denton. She died on 8 October 1926 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Prolific silent film director, the son of Irish immigrants. Olcott started
as an actor on the New York stage and then appeared in films for
Mutoscope in 1904, eventually working his way up to general manager of
Biograph. Lured away to a rival company he began to direct features
for Kalem by 1907. That year, he became embroiled in a hitherto
unprecedented lawsuit (which dragged on for four years), since he had filmed
Ben Hur (1907) in blatant disregard of
copyright. Publishers and the estate of author
Lew Wallace sued Kalem to the tune of
$25,000.
In addition to shooting films in Jacksonville, Florida, and Ireland
(where Kalem had their studios), Olcott also took his film crews to
far-flung overseas locations -- in the process becoming the first-ever filmmaker to do
so. He went to Egypt and Palestine to film the life of Christ,
From the Manger to the Cross (1912) which proved a big money-spinner
for Kalem. However, a dispute over Olcott's salary led to his name
being removed from the credits and he consequently resigned.
Not out of work for long, he signed with Famous Players Lasky (which
later became Paramount) in 1915. Until his retirement in 1927, Olcott
directed some of the studio's biggest stars, from
Mary Pickford and
Gloria Swanson to
Norma Talmadge and
Rudolph Valentino.- Ferenc Szisz was born on 20 September 1873 in Szeghalom, Hungary. He died on 21 February 1944 in Auffargis, France.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Edith Conrad was born on 20 September 1874 in England, UK. She was an actress. She died on 14 January 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Production Manager
Siegfried Dessauer was born on 20 September 1874 in Berlin, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Die Eidechse (1919), Stahlplatte 1517 (1919) and Der Tote Mann (1919). He died in May 1945 in Berlin, Germany.- Matthias Erzberger was born on 20 September 1875 in Buttenhausen, Germany. He died on 26 August 1921 in Bad Griesbach, Germany.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Hedvig Lindby was born on 20 September 1876 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Den blomstertid... (1940), One Summer of Happiness (1951) and Vägen till Klockrike (1953). She died on 3 November 1958 in Täby, Stockholms län, Sweden.- Writer
- Producer
Upton Sinclair was born on 20 September 1878 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for There Will Be Blood (2007), The Money Changers (1920) and Maiden No More. He was married to Mary Elizabeth Hard Willis, Mary Craig Sinclair and Meta Fuller. He died on 25 November 1968 in Bound Brook, New Jersey, USA.- Julia M. Taylor was born on 20 September 1878 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Love and Law (1910), The Norwood Necklace (1911) and The Vote That Counted (1911). She was married to Wallace Worsley. She died on 4 December 1976 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Victor Sjöström was born on September 20, 1879, and is the undisputed father of Swedish film, ranking as one of the masters of world cinema.
His influence lives on in the work of
Ingmar Bergman and all those directors,
both Swedish and international, influenced by his work and the works of
directors whom he himself influenced.
As a boy Sjöström was close to his mother, who died during
childbirth when he was seven years old. Biographers see this truncated
relationship as being essential to the evolution of his dramatic trope
of strong-willed, independent women in his films. He was masterful at
eliciting sensitive performances from actresses, such as that of
Lillian Gish in his American classic
The Wind (1928).
The teenaged Sjöström loved the theater, but after his education he
turned to business, becoming a donut salesman. Fortunately for the
future of Swedish cinema, he was a flop as a salesman, and turned to
the theater, becoming an actor and then director. The Swedish film company Svenska Bio hired him and fellow stage
director Mauritz Stiller to helm
pictures, and from 1912-15 he directed 31 films. Only three
of them survive (it is estimated that approximately
150,000 films, or 80% of the total silent-era production, has been
lost). He directed Ingeborg Holm (1913), considered the
first classic of Swedish cinema.
Despite the exigencies of working in an industrial art form, most Svenska Bio films of this period are embarrassments in an artistic
sense--turgid melodramas, absurd romances and shaggy dog-style
comedies--and there is no reason to think that the director didn't
helm his share of such fare. Even taking that into account, Sjöström managed to develop a personal
style. The reason he became internationally famous (and wooed by
Hollywood) was the richness of his films, which were full of
psychological subtleties and natural symbolism that was integrated into
the works as a whole. He dealt with such major themes as guilt,
redemption and the rapidly evolving place of women in society.
His 1920 film The Phantom Carriage (1921) (a.k.a. "Thy Soul Shall Bear
Witness") was an internationally acclaimed masterpiece, and Goldwyn
Pictures hired him to direct Name the Man! (1924) (Goldwayn was folded
into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1924, where he worked until shortly after
the advent of sound). Sjöström's name was changed to "Victor Seastrom"
(a phonetic pronunciation in a country with limited word fonts), and he
became a major American director, a pro-to
David Lean, who was renowned for
balancing artistic expression with a concern for what would play at the
box office. His first MGM film was the
Lon Chaney melodrama He Who Gets Slapped (1924). It was not only a critical success but a
huge hit, getting the new studio off onto a sound footing.
He was highly respected by MGM chief
Louis B. Mayer and by production head
Irving Thalberg, who shared Sjöström's
concerns with art that did not exclude profit. Sjöström became one of
the most highly paid directors in Hollywood, reaching his peak at the
end of the silent era (when the silent film reached its maturation as
an art form) with two collaborations with Lillian Gish: The Scarlet Letter (1926) and "The Wind" (1926), his last masterpiece.
He departed Hollywood for Sweden after A Lady to Love (1930),
returning one last time to helm Under the Red Robe (1937) for 20th
Century-Fox, and although he made two movies in Sweden in the
intervening years, his career as a director basically ended with the
sound era. He returned to his first avocation, acting in Swedish films, in the 1930s, '40s and '50s. In his later years he was a mentor
to Ingmar Bergman and gave a remarkable performance in Bergman's
masterpiece "Wild Strawberries" (1957), for which he won the National
Board of Review's Best Actor Award. In his professional life he was a
workaholic, and in his private life was reticent about his
films and his fame and remained intensely devoted to his wife Edith Erastoff and his family.
Victor Sjöström died on January 3, 1960, at the age of 80.- Dean Cromwell was born on 20 September 1879 in Turner, Oregon, USA. He was married to Gertrude. He died on 3 August 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Victor Thorén was born on 20 September 1879 in Linköping, Östergtlands län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Striden går vidare (1941), Skärgårdskavaljerer (1925) and Älskling, jag ger mig (1943). He was married to Ella Thorén. He died on 13 October 1948 in Gotheborg, Sweden.
- Sister Kenny was born on 20 September 1880 in Kelly's Gully, near Warialda, New South Wales, Australia. She was a writer, known for Sister Kenny (1946), What's My Line? (1950) and The Ed Sullivan Show (1948). She died on 30 November 1952 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
- Composer
- Writer
- Music Department
Ildebrando Pizzetti was born on 20 September 1880 in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was a composer and writer, known for Cabiria (1914), La nave (1921) and The Spirit and the Flesh (1941). He died on 13 February 1968 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Neil Hardin was born on 20 September 1880 in Louisiana, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Neglected Wife (1917), Who Is Number One? (1917) and The Broken Coin (1915). He was married to Gloria Payton. He died on 22 November 1969 in Louisiana, Missouri, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Walter Kingsford was born on 20 September 1881 in Redhill, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Man in the Iron Mask (1939), Algiers (1938) and The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936). He was married to Alison Bradshaw and Winifred Hanley. He died on 7 February 1958 in North Hollywood, California, USA.- Blanche Payson was born on 20 September 1881 in Santa Barbara, California, USA. She was an actress, known for All Over Town (1937), The Bachelor's Baby (1927) and Drifting Souls (1932). She was married to Eugene Alonzo Payson. She died on 4 July 1964 in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- British author, journalist, and playwright. Before serving as drama
critic for the London Daily Express, Hastings clerked in the British
War Office and wrote stories and sketches for various newspapers and
magazines including "The Bystander," for which he was assistant editor.
He wrote a number of plays, including "The New Sin" and "The Angel in
the House." He died at 47 in London following a long illness. - Jovan Antonijevic-Djedo was born on 20 September 1882 in Cacak, Serbia. He was an actor, known for Karadjordje (1911) and Life Is Ours (1948). He died in 1952 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.
- Actress
Dorothy Dale was born on 20 September 1883 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. She was an actress. She was married to Jacob Hyman. She died on 13 May 1957 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Catherine Wallace was born on 20 September 1883 in England. She was an actress, known for The Sealed Envelope (1919), The Guilty One (1924) and Jenny Be Good (1920). She died on 23 January 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Max Perkins was born on 20 September 1884 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Louise Saunders. He died on 17 June 1947 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.
- Music Department
Henry Shostac was born on 20 September 1884 in New York, USA. Henry died on 25 May 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Director
Alajos Bihari was born on 20 September 1885 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He is known for A szív szava (1937), Az attak (1914) and Cserebogár... sárga cserebogár (1922).- Production Manager
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Artur Kiekebusch-Brenken was born on 20 September 1885 in Berlin, Germany. He was a production manager and director, known for Der Klabautermann (1919), Die Frau im Delphin, oder 30 Tage auf dem Meeresgrund (1920) and Augen (1919). He died on 25 October 1951 in Berlin, Germany.- Camera and Electrical Department
Caesar Ponci was born on 20 September 1885 in Italy. He is known for The Devil's Daughter (1915).- Additional Crew
- Director
- Writer
Director, producer, songwriter and author, educated at Edinburgh
Academy in Scotland and Lausanne University in Switzerland. He studied
drama with Herbert Beerbohm Tree. In World War I he served in the
American Bureau of Information. On Broadway, he directed and wrote the
scores for "Greenwich Village Follies" (5 editions), and "Jack and
Jill", and directed "What's In a Name?" (also librettist and producer),
"The League of Notions" (London), "Music Box Revue of 1924", "Dearest
Enemy", "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" (1929, also producer, 1953),
"Bow Bells" (London), "Fanfare" (London), "Ziegfeld Follies" (1934,
1936, 1943), "Life Begins at 8:40", "Thumbs Up!", "Jumbo", "One for the
Money", "Two for the Show", "Laffing Room Only", "Three to Make Ready",
"New Faces of 1952", and "Two's Company". He was the director at Radio
City Music Hall in 1933, at the Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland in
1937, at Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe from 1938-1950, and for
Ringling Brothers Circus from 1942-1951. He joined ASCAP in 1950 and
his chief musical collaborators included Mitchell Parish, Walter and
Jean Kerr, and Joan Ford. His popular-music compositions include: "The
Girl in the Moon"; "Eileen Avourneen"; "That Reminiscent Melody"; "The
Valley of Dreams"; "The Last Waltz"; "Come to Vienna"; "Some Day When
Dreams Come True"; "A Young Man's Fancy"; "At the Krazy Kat's Ball" and
"Annabell Lee".- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Somewhat forgotten nowadays, Georges Milton was a tremendously popular light singer and actor for three decades. Born in the Parisian suburbs in 1886, Milton's breezy attitude and cheeky, parigot accent was adored by the average French people firstly because he was like them and secondly because he reflected a highly positive image of them, always resourceful and always in a good mood. This small chubby man with a big head nicknamed Bouboule ("Fatty") by his friend Maurice Chevalier (who helped boost his career), was a regular elixir of optimism, helping Mr. Everyman to put up with the difficulties of life. Laughter, sometimes a little vulgar but always good-natured, was his (winning) trademark. His songs could be outright silly ("Pouêt Pouêt", "Totor, t'as tort", "Emilienne") or a little subtler ("C'est pour mon papa"), but they were always irresistibly catchy. Also an operetta star ("Le Comte Obligado", "L'Auberge du Cheval blanc"), Georges Milton started a very successful movie career, most often playing Bouboule, the joyous Nobody who gets out of any situation by laughing... and free riding. A series of films which, as Jean Tulard in his "Dictionnaire des Acteurs" puts it, do not cause any metaphysical anguish nor break new ground in the art of filming. It should however be noted, which Tulard also mentions, that Abel Gance ("Napoléon") hired him to play the role of a fraud in "Jérôme Perreau", an ambitious reconstruction of the uprising in Paris against Mazarin.
Georges Milton worked until the late forties. By the age of sixty he decided it was time to retire. He made an exception for Jean-Christophe Averty, the famous TV director, for whom he appeared in his show "Mi figue mi raisin" in 1963. He died in 1970, in a country still named France but which retained little in common with the France of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s that he entertained with such verve.- Middleton Woods was born on 20 September 1886 in Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard (1952) and The Swingin' Maiden (1962). He died in 1974 in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK.
- Cinematographer
- Director
Gunnar Nilsen-Vig was born on 20 September 1886. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Strandhugg på Kavringen (1923), Jomfru Trofast (1921) and Felix (1921). He died on 8 July 1959.- Cecilie Auguste Marie Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin was born on 20 September 1886 in Schwerin, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin [now Mecklenburg-West Pomerania], Germany. She was married to Crown Prince Hohenzollern. She died on 6 May 1954 in Bad Kissingen, Bavaria, West Germany.