Advanced search
- TITLES
- NAMES
- COLLABORATIONS
Search filters
Enter full date
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
Only includes names with the selected topics
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
1-50 of 1,410
- Robert Plot (13 December 1640 - 30 April 1696) was an English naturalist, first Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford, and the first keeper of the Ashmolean Museum. Born in Borden, Kent to parents Robert Plot and Elisabeth Patenden, and baptized on 13 December 1640, Plot was educated at the Wye Free School in Kent. He entered Magdalen Hall, Oxford in 1658 where he graduated with a BA in 1661 and an MA in 1664. Plot subsequently taught and served as dean and vice principal at Magdalen Hall while preparing for his BCL and DCL, which he received in 1671 before moving to University College in 1676.
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Carlo Gozzi was born on 13 December 1720 in Venice, Republic of Venice [now Veneto, Italy]. He was a writer, known for Turandot, princesse de Chine (1935), Korol-olen (1970) and The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006). He died on 4 April 1806 in Venice, Kingdom of Italy [now Veneto, Italy].- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Born in Düsseldorf, Germany in 1797 to a Jewish family, Heine was sent to Hamburg as a young man to work for his rich uncle. He studied at the universities at Bonn, Berlin and Göttingen, and got a law degree in 1825; he also changed his name to Heinrich Heine to ease his integration into German society. In 1821 he published his poem "Gedichte", but after a spat with another poet damaged his reputation, he moved to Paris to be a journalist. There he met an illiterate shopgirl named Crecence Eugénie Mirat, whom he married in 1841. Heine's criticism of Germany won him censorship from his native land, and he retired permanently to France.
He died in Paris on February 17 1856. Heine was controversial in Germany, and because of his Jewish origins, his poems had to be marked as 'author unknown' under the Nazi regime. He influenced many poets and composers, including Rainer Maria Rilke, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Schubert, Karl Marx, and Robert Schumann.- Ernst Werner Siemens' family moved to Lübeck in 1823 for economic reasons. Siemens received private lessons and later attended high school in Lübeck. He stopped attending school early. In 1834 he left Lübeck and moved to Berlin. There he became an officer candidate in the artillery of the Prussian army. Siemens was given the opportunity to study mathematics, chemistry, physics and ballistics for three years at the Berlin Engineering and Artillery School. In 1838 he became a lieutenant. The following year, 1839, his mother died and a year later his father died. He remained in the military until 1849. The final move to Berlin took place in 1842. Werner Siemens worked there in the field of telegraphy and earned his money to support his younger siblings. In 1846, Siemens invented the pointer telegraph.
The following year he and the university mechanic J.G. Halske founded the company "Telegraphen-Bauanstalt Siemens & Halske". This company formed the foundation for the later global corporation Siemens. In the revolutionary year of 1848, Siemens received the public contract to equip the Berlin-Frankfurt telegraph line with its pointer telegraph. In 1853 he worked on behalf of the Russian government, for which he renewed the telegraph line in the Tsarist Empire. In 1855 he founded a branch in St. Petersburg. The order situation there developed very positively, so that Siemens was able to successfully survive the domestic economic crisis with these business profits. During this time he invented measuring instruments, relays and other technical achievements. Siemens developed a process for laying deep-sea cables, which he tested in 1857 on behalf of the British government.
The following year, 1858, he founded another branch in London, which was run by his brother Wilhelm Siemens. He also opened a factory in Wollwich to manufacture cables. Between 1862 and 1866, Siemens was a member of the Prussian state parliament for the Progress Party. In this role he opened up the foreign market for products from Germany. In 1866 he discovered the dynamoelectric principle, which turned out to be a significant discovery both technically and economically. Ernst Werner Siemens then built the first dynamo machine and began production in 1879. This marked the beginning of the age of high-voltage technology. In 1868, work began on the approximately 11,000 kilometer long telegraph line between London, Tehran and Calcutta. After around twelve years of construction, the work was completed.
From 1867 onwards, Siemens continued to run the company alone; his partner Halske had left. Siemens' awards include an honorary doctorate, which he received from the University of Berlin in 1860. In 1873 he was admitted to the Prussian Academy of Sciences. In 1888, Emperor Wilhelm I elevated him to the nobility, which is why he now called himself Werner von Siemens. In 1874, von Siemens connected Ireland to America with an Atlantic submarine cable. His suggestions led to the adoption of the first German patent law in 1877. The following year he invented electric street lighting. In 1879, von Siemens developed the world's first electric railway and presented it to the public at the Berlin trade fair in the same year. Two years later he built the world's first electric railway in Berlin, which was put into operation.
In 1880, von Siemens was a co-founder of the "Electrical Engineering Association", today known as VDE - Association of German Electrical Engineers. In 1887 he contributed to the founding of the Physical-Technical Reichsanstalt. Werner von Siemens dedicated his extensive life's work to the scientific foundation of electrical engineering. By 1890, the Siemens Group had 6,000 employees. In addition, he was committed to the technical development of everyday life and to promoting the economy. As an entrepreneur, he also had social responsibility. For example, he founded the "Siemens Pension Fund" to provide for the retirement of his employees. Particularly in the social area, Siemens introduced social policy measures such as the nine-hour day, which were groundbreaking. He wanted to bind his employees to the company. - Mary Ann Todd Lincoln served as First Lady of the United States from 1861 until the assassination of her husband, President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Mary Lincoln was a member of a large and wealthy, slave-owning Kentucky family. She was well educated. Born Mary Ann Todd, she dropped the name Ann after her younger sister, Ann Todd (later Clark), was born. After finishing school during her teens, she moved to Springfield, Illinois, where she lived with her married sister Elizabeth Edwards. Before she married Abraham Lincoln, she was courted by his long-time political opponent Stephen A. Douglas. The Lincolns had four sons of whom only the eldest, Robert, survived both parents. Their family home and neighborhood in Springfield is preserved at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site. Lincoln staunchly supported her husband throughout his presidency and was active in keeping national morale high during the Civil War. She acted as the White House social coordinator, throwing lavish balls and redecorating the White House at great expense; her spending was the source of much consternation. She was seated next to Abraham when he was assassinated in the President's Box at Ford's Theatre on Tenth Street in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. The deaths of her husband and three of her sons weighed heavily on her. Lincoln suffered from numerous physical and mental health issues during her life. She had frequent migraines, which were exacerbated by a head injury in 1863. She was depressed for much of her life; some historians think she may have had bipolar disorder. She was briefly institutionalized for psychiatric disease in 1875, but later retired to the home of her sister. She died of a stroke in 1882 at age 63.
- Phillips Brooks was born on 13 December 1835 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Phillips died on 23 January 1893 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- Benjamin Young was born on 13 December 1851 in Pitcairn Island, South Pacific. He was married to Rebecca Holman Ascension McCoy. He died on 16 August 1934 in Pitcairn Island, South Pacific.
- Writer
- Actor
G.H. Chirgwin was born on 13 December 1854 in London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Blind Boy (1917), The Blind Boy (1900) and Chirgwin Plays a Scotch Reel (1896). He died on 14 November 1922 in London, England, UK.- Lucien Guitry was born on 13 December 1860 in Paris, France. He was married to Jeanne Desclois and Renée de Pont-Jest. He died on 1 June 1925 in Paris, France.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Michael Morton was born on 13 December 1862 in London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Guilty One (1924), Woman to Woman (1923) and On with the Dance (1920). He was married to Florence Mary Speight. He died on 11 January 1931 in London, England, UK.- Harry Todd was born on 13 December 1863 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for One Is Guilty (1934), Ten Nights in a Bar-Room (1931) and Tea: With a Kick! (1923). He was married to Margaret Joslin. He died on 15 February 1935 in Glendale, California, USA.
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Gustave Luders was born on 13 December 1863 in Bremen, Germany. He was a writer, known for The Prince of Pilsen (1926) and Jekyll & Canada (2009). He was married to Grace Gorsline and Christine Hackett. He died on 24 January 1913 in New York City, New York, USA.- Dean Raymond was born on 13 December 1864 in Thorold, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Winning of Beatrice (1918), The Wild Girl (1917) and The Boy Girl (1917). He died on 19 December 1948 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
- Actor
- Writer
George Ovey was born on 13 December 1870 in Trenton, Missouri, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Pirate of Panama (1929), Hit the Deck (1929) and Strings of Steel (1926). He was married to Louise Horner. He died on 23 September 1951 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Edward LeSaint was born on 13 December 1870 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Modern Times (1936), Merely Mary Ann (1920) and Only a Shop Girl (1922). He was married to Stella Razeto. He died on 10 September 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Emily Carr was born on 13 December 1871 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. She died on 2 March 1945 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
- Edward Childs Carpenter was born on 13 December 1872 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Edward Childs was a writer, known for The Major and the Minor (1942), Captain Courtesy (1915) and The Perfect Gentleman (1935). Edward Childs was married to Helen Alden Knipe. Edward Childs died on 28 June 1950 in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK.
- Paul M. Bryan was born on 13 December 1872 in Sylvania, Georgia, USA. He was a writer, known for The Fast Express (1924), The Steel Trail (1923) and The Hound of Silver Creek (1928). He was married to Ethel. He died on 4 August 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
American actor-director-writer-producer of silent pictures, formerly a singer and vaudevillian. A native of San Francisco's Telegraph Hill, he was one of four sons born to Rocco Beban, a Dalmatian immigrant, and Johanna Dugan, from County Cork, Ireland.
He exhibited singing talent at an early age and was known in San Francisco theater circles as "The Boy Baritone." By age 8, according to a 1920 newspaper interview, "[his] first professional job was singing at $8 a week at the Vienna Garden on Stockton Street. Then came boy parts with the McGuire, Rial and Osborne stock company at the Grand Opera house and the McKee Rankin stock company at the old California, where I used the name of George Dinks."
After his father continued to block his career choice, getting him fired from every one of those jobs, he ran away from home at the age of 14. He appeared in light opera and on stage with vaudevillians Weber & Fields. He recalled in the same 1920 interview that, "Marie Cahill offered me my first chance on Broadway, when I was about 22, in her first starring vehicle, the musical comedy 'Nancy Brown,' at the Bijou."
He played in vaudeville and legit theater for a number of years, primarily doing caricatured Frenchmen, before making his film debut in 1915. In his play (later film) "Sign of the Rose," (A.K.A. "The Alien") and in Thomas Ince's "The Italian," he sought to change the stereotype of Italian immigrants as all being members of The Black Hand (mafioso).
He told the San Francisco Examiner in 1910 that he "learned how to imitate Italian speech and talk Italian dialect with a proper accent," from his childhood days spent teasing and stealing fruit from local Italian gardeners and grape growers. "Also that was where I first learned to appreciate Italian character, to recognize that honesty and industry and gentleness of spirit are its attributes."
He wrote and/or directed many of his later films, few of which survive.
He retired in late 1926 following the death of his wife, the stage actress Edith Ethel MacBride, and by midsummer, 1928, completed work on his dream home on a bluff overlooking the Pacific in Playa del Rey, California. His August 19 housewarming became international news when two guests, the Western star Tom Mix and the vaudevillian William Morrissey, duked it out over Morrissey's comment that Mix's horse, Tony, would have a career in the talkies, because at least he could snort, but what could Mix do?
Five weeks later, while vacationing at June Lodge Dude Ranch at Big Pine, California, Beban was thrown from a horse and seriously injured on September 29, 1928. He died in Los Angeles several days later, from the effects of the fall and from uremic poisoning. His remains were cremated.
He was survived by his 14-year-old son, George Beban Jr., who had appeared with his father (using the stage name Bob White) in a few films, and who would have a short career in the 1940's playing supporting roles.
George Beban, Sr. was the grandfather of the cinematographer Richard Beban, and great-granduncle of the screen and TV writer Richard W. Beban.- Valeri Briusov was a Russian writer, poet, dramatist, critic, and historian. He was one of the founders of Symbolist movement in Russia.
He was born Valeri Yakovlevich Briusov on December 13, 1873, in Moscow, Russia. His grandfather, Aleksandr Bakulin, was a poet, and his father, Yakov Briusov, was a wealthy merchant who also published his poems and stories. Young Briusov grew up in a trilingual environment, he spoke French and German in addition to his native Russian. He received an excellent private education; from 1885-1889 he studied at private Gymnasium of F.I. Kreiman, from 1890-1893 he studied at private Gymnasium of L.I. Polivanov and was acting in several school plays. At that time Briusov was romantically involved with a young and beautiful lady, Elena Kraskova. Her sudden death in 1893 caused him an emotional trauma, and Briusov expressed himself in writing. He wrote poetry and drama, as well as translated from English, French and German literature. In 1893 he wrote his first drama, "The Dekadents (End of a Century)". At that time Briusov wrote a letter to Paul Verlain and presented himself as a founder of Symbolism in Russia.
From 1892-1899 Briusov studied history and literature at Moscow University. After graduation in 1899, Briusov became a professional writer, literary translator, and critic. He joined the Moscow Literary-Artistic Society which was the center of emerging new styles and trends during the time known as the "Silver Age" of Russian culture. Briusov was involved in formation of Symbolism and Neo-Classicism in Russian literature and Arts, and later he saw emergence of Acmeism, Russian Modern, Cubo-Futurism and other avant-garde movements. Briusov himself tried a variety of styles in his numerous poems, albeit his best achievements belong to Symbolism and Neo-Classicism. From 1904-1906 he was editor of magazines "Vesy" (The Balance) and "Severnye Tsvety" (Nothern Flowers), and also worked with the "Skorpion" publishing house. His poetry ranged from sophisticated eroticism to mythology, legends, and epic subjects. During the 1900s Briusov's own view of the World was influenced by the situation of "fin de siecle." He expressed his feelings of "End of Time" in his novel "Ognenny Angel" (aka.. The Fiery Angel), set in Germany, delivers a plethora of allusions to modern time, through an artful blend of love story with history, occult philosophy, and mysticism. It was adapted into eponymous opera by Sergei Prokofiev.
Briusov expressed his premonitions about inevitable collapse of urbanized civilization; he described industrialization as a collective suicide of humankind. Briusov's metaphoric language became even more sharp and passionate, as he described himself as a "slave of bourgeois culture" but was still hopelessly addicted to pleasures of his hedonistic and "classy" lifestyle. In such poems as "Kamenshchik" (aka.. The Mason), "Umirayushchii koster" (aka.. Dying Fire), and his book of prose "Zemnaya Os" (aka.. The Earth's axis), Briusov pictured various ways out of trappings of civilization, such as going back to nature and organic way of life, or suffer through revolutionary changes of a decadent society. In real life Briusov became a military correspondent during the World War I, then suffered from a nervous breakdown, after he witnessed cruel realities of war and death. His sci-fi novel "Gora zvezdy" (aka.. Star's Mountain), stories "Vosstanie Mashin" (aka.. Uprising of Machines, 1908) and "Myatezh Mashin" (aka.. Revolt of Mashines, 1914) show his emergence as a sci-fi writer and departure from illusionary world of pure Symbolism.
After the Russian revolution of 1917, Briusov was appointed Head of Committee for Press and Publishing, then worked as Head of Moscow Public Libraries under Commissar Anatoli Lunacharsky. In 1919 Briusov was recommended to join the Communist Party, a recommendation he could not object at the time of dictatorship. From 1919-1921 he was Chairman of Union of Poets, then from 1921-1923 he was director of Moscow Institute of Literature and Arts. Briusov edited the first edition of the Soviet Encyclopedia. He made definitive translations of works by Edgar Allan Poe, Emile Verharn, Maurice Maeterlinck, Paul Verlain, Romain Rolland, Victor Hugo, Lord Byron and Oscar Wilde, among others. Briusov's complete translations of "Dr. Faust" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and "Aeneid" by Virgil belong among the highest achievements of literary translation into Russian. Briusov revealed the beauty of Armenian poetry in his numerous translations, he published a comprehensive book "Poetry of Armenia", a fundamental collection of Armenian poetry. For his Russian translation of Armenian folk epic "Sasuntsi David" (aka.. David of Sasuntsi), about the national hero of the Armenian people, Briusov was designated Poeple's Poet of Armenia (1923).
Valeri Briusov eventually came to disillusionment with the Soviet reality after witnessing rapid degradation of culture under the rule of Soviet Communists. Since the 1900s Briusov indirectly opposed Vladimir Lenin and wrote that Revolution causes destruction but fails to create a better world, in return Vladimir Lenin labeled Briusov as "poet-anarchist." During 1920-1924, when many of his friends emigrated, Briusov expressed disappointment with his life after the Soviet revolution. Briusov wrote that he was torn between his naive hopes in revolution, and the truth that the Russian revolution caused terrible losses and destruction, but did not deliver on the promise of social justice and freedom. The unfolding drama of totalitarian dictatorship and grim reality of the Soviet Communism caused Briusov a depression and a serious illness. He was found dead in his Moscow apartment on October 9, 1924, and was laid to rest in Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, Russia.
Maxim Gorky called Briusov "the most refined intellectual" of all Russian writers of his time. Briusov was the leader of Russian Symbolism during the cultural revival known as "Silver Age" along with such authors as 'Konstantin Balmont', Aleksandr Blok, Vyacheslav Ivanov, Andrei Bely, Dmitri Merezhkovsky, and Zinaida Gippius, among others. Briusov's collection of poetry "Venok" (aka.. The Wreth) belongs among the highest achievements in Russian literature. - Harry Stafford was born on 13 December 1873 in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Find the Witness (1937), The Winner (1913) and Follies Parisiennes (1940). He died on 16 September 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Gustave Kleeman was born on 13 December 1874 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Slacker's Heart (1917). He died on 2 February 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Kenneth Lawton was born on 13 December 1875 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Gentleman from Louisiana (1936). He died on 10 March 1949 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych was born on 13 December 1877 in Monastyrok, Podolia, Russian Empire [now Monastyrok, Vinnytsia Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine]. Mykola Dmytrovych was a composer, known for Die Hard 2 (1990), The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) and C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005). Mykola Dmytrovych died on 23 January 1921 in Markivka, Podolian Governorate, Ukrainian SSR [now Markivka, Haisin Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine].- Ivo Dawson was born on 13 December 1877 in Valetta, Malta. He was an actor, known for The Great Adventure (1921), The Truth About Husbands (1920) and After the Verdict (1929). He was married to Constance Dawson. He died on 7 March 1934 in Marylebone, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Director
Jaroslav Hurt was born on 13 December 1877 in Prerov, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and director, known for Falesný hrác (1913), Rozvedená paní (1913) and Osudná chvíle (1935). He died on 15 April 1959 in Tábor, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].- Ignacio Peón was born on 13 December 1878 in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico. He was an actor, known for El enmascarado de plata (1954), Su gran ilusión (1945) and El fin de un imperio (1958). He was married to Guadalupe Nava. He died on 13 July 1963 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Konstanze Grobe was born on 13 December 1878 in Weimar, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach [now Thuringia], Germany. She is known for Die Radio Heirat (1924) and Tischlein deck dich, Eselein streck dich, Knüppel aus dem Sack (1921).
- Rex McDougall was born on 13 December 1878 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Hound of the Baskervilles (1921), The Beloved Blackmailer (1918) and My Wife (1918). He died on 30 August 1933 in Marylebone, London, England, UK.
- Eleanor Robson Belmont was born on 13 December 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK. She was a writer and actress, known for The Case of the Black Parrot (1941), In the Next Room (1930) and A Gentleman of France (1905). She was married to August Belmont Jr.. She died on 24 October 1979 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Andrew Soutar was born on 13 December 1879 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Phantom in the House (1929), The Sealed Envelope (1919) and Butterflies in the Rain (1926). He died on 24 November 1941 in St Austell, Cornwall, England, UK.
- Niels Th. Thomsen was born on 13 December 1879 in Lemvig, Denmark. Niels Th. was a writer, known for Hvorledes jeg kom til Filmen (1919), The Folly of Sin (1915) and En Sømandsbrud (1914). Niels Th. died on 12 April 1933.
- Margaret Damer was born on 13 December 1879 in Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for City of Beautiful Nonsense (1935), Tin Gods (1932) and Out of the Past (1933). She was married to Jackson Wilcox. She died on 13 April 1970 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
- Additional Crew
- Production Manager
William R. Fraser was born on 13 December 1879 in Central City, Colorado, USA. He was a production manager, known for For Heaven's Sake (1926), Girl Shy (1924) and Speedy (1928). He died on 5 November 1952 in Encino, California, USA.- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Script and Continuity Department
Richard Schayer was an American screenwriter from Washington, D.C., active from 1916 to his death in 1956. He wrote or co-wrote the scripts for nearly a 100 films, and he was a prolific writer of Westerns. He is primarily remembered for scripting the Gothic horror films "Frankenstein" (1931) and "The Mummy" (1932), which were both box office hits.
In 1880, Schayer was born in Washington, D.C. His father was Colonel George Frederick Schayer, Deputy Recorder of Deeds in Washington, D.C.. His mother was Julia Schayer (1842-1928), a professional writer who is mostly remembered for her short stories. Schayer was a younger, maternal half-brother of the poet Leonora Speyer (1872 - 1956). Leonora won the the 1927 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Through Leonora's marriage, Schayer was a brother-in-law of the British financier and music patron Edgar Speyer, 1st Baronet (1862-1932).
Schayer worked for various film studios in Los Angeles. He served as an executive of Universal Pictures, when the studio was under the control of its co-founder Carl Laemmle (1867-1939). Laemmle lost control of the company in 1936, and several of his associates were pushed out by the new management.
Schayer continued working in the film industry until his death. He died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, where he had spend much of his career. He received several writing credits following his death. In part due to the reuse of his scripts in remake films, and in part due to the filming of his unused scripts.- Luciano Molinari was born on 13 December 1880 in Garlasco, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor, known for Senza amore (1921), La scala di seta (1920) and Un duello nell'ombra (1916). He died on 27 July 1940 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy.
- Camera and Electrical Department
Maurice Goldberg was born on 13 December 1881. He died on 24 November 1949 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bertl Schultes was born on 13 December 1881 in Munich-Schwabing, Germany. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Prem Sanyas (1925), Der Feuerteufel (1940) and Das goldene Edelweiss (1949). He died on 10 March 1964 in Munich, West Germany.- Art Department
- Art Director
- Additional Crew
Park French was born on 13 December 1881 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was an art director, known for The Bad One (1930), The Lottery Bride (1930) and Raffles (1930). He was married to Billie Leicester. He died on 18 March 1974 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
British-born supporting actor, primarily in the films of Charles Chaplin, for whom Austin also worked as an assistant director and co-writer. His career paralleled that of Chaplin, but dwindled prior to the coming of sound. His brother, William Austin, had a lengthy Hollywood career as a character actor.- Harold Dearden was born on 13 December 1882 in Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Interference (1928), Wives Beware (1932) and Woman in Chains (1932). He was married to Ann Verity Gibson Watt and Ethel Kathleen Peacock. He died on 6 July 1962 in London, England, UK.
- William Quinn was born on 13 December 1884 in Canada. He was an actor, known for Drugged Waters (1916), Lavinia Comes Home (1916) and The Voice on the Wire (1917). He was married to Josephine Lucetta Powers. He died on 12 November 1965 in Glen Ellen, California, USA.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
John B. O'Brien was born on 13 December 1884 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Handicap (1925), Destiny's Toy (1916) and Father Tom (1921). He died on 15 August 1936 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Aimilios Veakis was born on 13 December 1884 in Piraeus, Greece. He was an actor, known for Astero (1929), The Voice of the Heart (1943) and Maria Pentagiotissa (1927). He died on 29 June 1951 in Athens, Greece.
- Additional Crew
L.E. Oates was born on 13 December 1884 in Kansas, USA. She died on 15 October 1953 in Marin County, California, USA.- J.G. Selby was born on 13 December 1884 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Wife Hunters (1922). He was married to Susie Ophelia Young, Willie H Holland Johnson and Paulette Sadie Williams Coleman. He died on 28 August 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Karel Pietsch was born on 13 December 1884 in Prague, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He is known for Popelka (1929).
- Writer
- Actor
- Director
Kenelm Foss was born on 13 December 1885 in Croydon, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Dicky Monteith (1922), Once Upon a Time (1918) and All Roads Lead to Calvary (1921). He was married to Elisabeth Gilson (actress). He died on 28 November 1963 in London, England, UK.- Maria Morozowicz-Szczepkowska was born on 13 December 1885 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. Maria was a writer, known for Krysta (1919), Dr. Monica (1934) and Melodie duszy (1918). Maria was married to Jan Szczepkowski. Maria died on 9 November 1968 in Milanówek, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Mihri Rassim was born on 13 December 1885 in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]. She was married to Salvatore Virzi. She died in 1954 in New York, USA.