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Olga Chekhova (also Olga Tschechova in German), one of the most popular stars of the silent film era, remained a mysterious person throughout her life and was accused of being a Russian agent in Nazi Germany.
She was born Olga Konstantinovna von Knipper on April 26, 1897, in Aleksandropol, Transcaucasia, Russian Empire (now Gyumri, Armenia). She was the second of 3 children in a bilingual Russian-German family. Her father, Konstantin Leonardovich Knipper, a Lutheran of German descent. He made a military career in Russia as a railroad engineer. Young Olga studied art and literature at an art school in St. Petersburg. Later as an immigrant in Germany she claimed friendship with the family of Tsar Nicholas II--who also was of German origin--and that she had encountered the notorious Russian mystic and monk, Grigory Rasputin. In reality, she was sent from St. Petersburg to Moscow to her aunt, actress Olga Knipper-Chekhova, to study acting at Moscow Art Theatre. In 1914, at age 17, she eloped with Russian-Jewish actor Michael Chekhov, nephew of Anton Chekhov.
Olga adored her husband, Michael Chekhov, a rising star of stage and film. But he met another beauty, Xenia Zimmer, and became involved in extramarital affair while Olga was pregnant with their child. Their daughter, Ada Tschechowa, was born in 1916. Olga separated from Michael Chekhov during the tragic time of the Russian Revolution in 1917. That same year she made her film debut in a Russian silent film, Anya Kraeva (1918).
Olga claimed that she fled Russia disguised as a peasant woman and posed as a mute while carrying a diamond ring in her mouth. In reality she married an officer in the Austro-Hungarian army, Friedrich Jaroshi, and took a train from the Moscow Belorussky station to Vienna, Austria, having travel documents from the Russian Commissar of Culture (and she was also helped by the Russian intelligence agency in exchange for her cooperation). She was later invited to the Soviet Embassy in Berlin for meetings with Soviet officials. In Germany she was introduced to film producer Erich Pommer and renowned director F.W. Murnau, who gave her a leading role in his film, The Haunted Castle (1921). She quickly became a huge star in Europe and played in more than 40 silent films during the decade. Olga was joined by ex-husband Michael Chekhov in several films, including Der Narr seiner Liebe (1929) (aka "The Fool of Love"), which she also directed.
Future Nazi leader Adolf Hitler reportedly fell for Olga upon seeing her cold and beautiful face in several films in the 1920s. She was famous for her movie image as a baroness and was courted in the 1930s by Luftwaffe boss Hermann Göring and by Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. Some wives of high-ranking Nazi officials were jealous of and hated the beautiful Olga. Goebbels was known to have visited her home on several occasions when he wanted to be away from his Nazi "activities". He invited Olga to several Nazi receptions and introduced her to Adolf Hitler in April 1933. Olga became a personal friend of Hitler and was photographed sitting next to "Der Fuhrer" at official events of the Nazi Party. She also received valuable Christmas gifts from Hitler, and regular birthday presents and other tokens of his attention.
In 1936 Olga was honored with the title of "State Actress" of the Third Reich and was made a German citizen. She married a wealthy Belgian businessman, Marcel Robyns. One day prior to the wedding she had a private reception with Hitler, who gave her permission to retain her German citizenship. Two years later she divorced Robyns and returned to her high-society life in Berlin. Her famous 1939 photo-op with Hitler was thoroughly analyzed in Moscow.
She was invited by Soviet officials to join Hermann Göring and Joachim von Ribbentrop at the meeting with Vyacheslav Molotov and Gen. V. N. Merkulov at the Soviet Embassy in Berlin in 1940. At that time Olga was associated with her agent-brother Lev Knipper, who was sent from Moscow to Germany on a secret mission to assassinate Adolf Hitler. The plan was to use one of Olga's visits with Hitler for a suicide attack on the Fuhrer. Olga was kept oblivious of the plan, which was aborted by an order from Joseph Stalin, who became paranoid about the possibility of Germany's alliance with Britain if Hitler was killed. Interestingly, Stalin and Hitler were both amateur film directors in the 1920s, but as dictators they now directed the course of history.
Olga was invited by Josef Goebbels to the official reception in Berlin in July of 1941, only a month after the Nazis invaded Russia and Luftwaffe bombings caused massive devastation to Russian cities. Goebbels announced the planned occupation of Moscow.
She was being investigated by the SS on orders from SS leader Heinrich Himmler. She was constantly under surveillance by both Nazi and Soviet agents in her Berlin home. As the war progressed and conditions got progressively worse for the Nazi regime, party bosses became increasingly paranoid. Himmler was planning to arrest her in January of 1945. One early morning she was informed of Himmler's move. She immediately called him directly with a request for a favor--to let her finish her morning cup of coffee comfortably. When SS commandos surrounded her home Himmler opened her door and was met by an angry Adolf Hitler, who in no uncertain terms informed Himmler that he had made a mistake.
Olga was a beautiful pawn in a dangerous game between the two most destructive powers in the Second World War. She survived through acting, cheating, lying and disguise. She protected her daughter Ada from Nazi anti-Semitism by hiding the fact that her ex-husband, Michael Chekhov, was Jewish. Her brother Lev Knipper was held in a Nazi concentration camp and managed to survive because of his perfect German (and probably with her help). During the savage battle for Berlin just before the war's end, Olga hid in a bomb shelter and was eventually taken prisoner by the Red Army. She was flown to Moscow in April of 1945, for debriefing at the offices of Soviet secret police officials Viktor Abakumov and Lavrenti Beria. She discreetly attended the Moscow Art Theatre performance of "The Cherry Orchard" starring her aunt Olga Knipper-Chekhova in May of 1945. They were not allowed to talk and her aunt Olga fainted backstage.
After two months of interrogations in Moscow, on June 26, 1945, Olga was flown back to Berlin, where she was assisted by the Soviet Army. She was given money and moved in to a Soviet-supervised house on Spree Strasse in the Soviet sector of East Berlin. Several articles in the French and British presses stated that she was a clandestine agent and secretly decorated by the Soviet government. She praised the Russian victory over the Nazis in a private letter to her aunt Olga Knipper-Chekhova. Meanwhile, the film she made in Hollywood turned out to be a flop in the US market, mainly because of her heavy Russian accent.
She continued a film career in Europe and ran her own film production company, Venus-Film Olga Tschechowa. In 1950 she moved to Munich and starred in several films. In 1955 she used her star power to launch a successful cosmetics company, "Olga Tscheschowa Kosmetik Geselschaft." Her remarkable acting career, spanning almost 60 years, ended in 1978, with a small film role as a grandmother.
Her personal file was temporarily available for viewing at the KGB archives in Moscow. One report on her was prepared and signed by the notoriously brutal KGB chief Viktor S. Abakumov. On that report a handwritten question was left by a reader in Kremlin: "What do you suggest to be done with Ms. Chekhova?", the handwriting was by Joseph Stalin. Stalin was quoted as having said, "The actress Olga Chekhova will be very useful in the post-war years", and she probably was. One of her films was titled Der Mann, der zweimal leben wollte (1950), or "The Man Who Wanted to Live Two Lives"--and that was exactly what she did.
In 1955, Olga was saddened by the death of Michael Chekhov. In 1966, Olga suffered from another tragedy: her only daughter Ada died in an airplane crash. Devastated by the painful loss, Olga suffered from bouts of depression and turned to alcohol, but she survived thanks to her strong will and lust for life. She lived for another fifteen years, played a few more roles in the movies, and saw her great-grandchildren grow. Moments before she died, sensing the end was near, she ordered a glass of champagne from her granddaughter Vera Tschechowa. That was March 9, 1980, in Munich, Germany.
Her last words were, "Life is beautiful!"Armenia. Germany.
1897 - 1980. (82).
Credits : 1917-1975.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Annette Kellerman was born on 6 July 1887 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for Venus of the South Seas (1924), Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy (1909) and Queen of the Sea (1918). She was married to James R. Sullivan. She died on 5 November 1975 in Southport, Australia.Australia.
1887 - 1775. (88).
Credits : 1909-1924.- Actress
- Casting Director
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Miriam Cooper was born to Julian Cooper and Margaret Stewart in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1891. The family was Roman Catholic, and the Coopers were fairly well-to-do. After the birth of five children in five years (one of whom died in infancy), Julian Cooper deserted his family and fled to Europe. Margaret Cooper raised Miriam and her siblings Nelson, Gordon and Lenore with financial assistance from her mother-in-law. After grandmother Cooper died, the family lived in abject poverty and was forced to move from Washington Heights to Little Italy. At one point, Miriam spent time in an orphanage when her mother was too sick to take care of her. Miriam was educated at St. Walburga's Academy, a convent school, and at Coopers Union Art School. Before stumbling into the nascent motion picture industry, she was a model for artists Harrison Fisher and Charles Dana Gibson. Her first film role was as an extra in D.W. Griffith's A Blot on the 'Scutcheon (1912). She next traveled to Florida where she played the ingénue in nearly 30 films for Kalem studios. Most of the films were Civil War dramas and romances, and Miriam did all of her own stunts, including horseback riding, running along the tops of trains and swimming a horse across a river, only to be fired in 1913 for asking for a raise.
In 1914 Griffith rediscovered a screen test she made for him and brought her into his circle. Miriam had leading roles in both The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916). She also fell in love with one of Griffith's assistant directors, Raoul Walsh. Knowing that Griffith would not like the idea of their getting married, Miriam and Walsh were secretly married on the Hopi Indian Reservation in Arizona in 1916. Walsh eventually left Griffith for Fox Films. When Miriam joined him, their marriage became public. Miriam lost interest in her film career after their marriage, but Walsh preferred to direct her, and she made quite a few movies for him at Fox, the most popular of which was probably Evangeline (1919).
Miriam wanted to be a wife and mother, but the couple was unable to have children, so they adopted two boys. Eventually Miriam tired of Walsh's philandering and divorced him in 1925. She never remarried, and although she felt some bitterness and resentment, it was obvious that she continued to love and admire him after the divorce. Miriam made her last film in 1923. She was tired of Hollywood and the film industry, and once she left it, she never looked back. The money she had saved was adequate for her to live very well. She became a golfing enthusiast and hit holes-in-one in three different states. In the 1960s she was rather surprised to be rediscovered by film historians and college students, but she enjoyed their attention. She completed her autobiography "Dark Lady of the Silents" in 1973, before dying of a stroke in 1976.USA
1891 - 1976. (84).- Claire Adams was born in Winnipeg, Canada (her brother was prolific screenwriter Gerald Drayson Adams), and after her education in that country she was sent to a private school in England, where she studied drama. At the outbreak of World War I, however, she joined the nursing corps and spent the war years as a nurse. At war's end she returned to Canada, but soon left for California to break into films. She made quite a few pictures for producer Benjamin B. Hampton, whom she later married. She had a long career in silents, appearing with such major stars as John Gilbert, Tom Mix and Lon Chaney, but when sound came along she made one picture in 1934, What a Mother-in-Law! (1934), and then retired (Hampton had died in 1932).
She died in Melbourne, Australia, on September 25, 1978.Canada. Australia.
1898 - 1978. (82).
83 credits, 1912-1964. - Silent-screen star May McAvoy was born in an upscale area of New York City. Her well-to-do family owned and operated a large livery stable situated where the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel now stands. She initially wanted to be a teacher but became intrigued with show business after watching a friend rehearse a show at a nearby vaudeville theater. A model whose first job was a commercial for Domino Sugar, she moved into extra work in films and received her first major break with The Devil's Garden (1920) co-starring Lionel Barrymore. Stardom was hers, however, as the lead in Sentimental Tommy (1921), which led to a Paramount contract.
McAvoy later stated that she was not content to play whatever part the studio might choose for her and she demanded quality. She claimed that Cecil B. DeMille wanted her as the leading lady for _Adam's Rib (1923)_ but she balked at bobbing her hair and wearing the required pelt for the caveman sequence. She believed that he was able to have her unofficially suspended because of her refusal. Whatever her reasons for leaving Paramount, May bought out her contract and freelanced for the next six years. McAvoy wound up flourishing in such movies as The Enchanted Cottage (1924), Tessie (1925) and Lady Windermere's Fan (1925), while replacing Gertrude Olmstead as Esther in her best known silent film, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925). Mostly forgotten today except by more devoted film enthusiasts, May nevertheless holds a steadfast position in film history thanks to her co-starring role in Hollywood's first talkie, The Jazz Singer (1927) opposite Al Jolson, which is actually a silent film with several sound musical and speaking sequences; she herself had no talking scenes. Coincidentally, May also starred in England's first all-talking picture The Terror (1928). She retired after her marriage in 1929 and bore one son, Patrick. She returned to films for a decade and a half in the 1940s for MGM but never received any screen credit for these parts (her final role was as an extra in Ben-Hur (1959). She was widowed in 1973 and died a decade later of a heart attack.USA
1899 - 1984. (84). - Jewel Carmen was born in Portland, Oregon, on July 13, 1897. After graduating from high school, she traveled to New York City to try her hand at acting. She appeared in her first production in the lead role in Daphne and the Pirate (1916) when she was 19 years old. Six more films followed,including Sunshine Dad (1916) and Manhattan Madness (1916). She went on to six movies in 1917 and five in 1918. After Confession (1918) she left the film industry for three years before returning in Nobody (1921). Her final fling with movies was The Bat (1926). She died in San Diego, California, on March 4, 1984 at the age of 86.USA
1897 - 1984. (86). - Silent-screen actress Ethel Clayton was a convent-educated girl from Champaign, IL, who sought work as a stage actress after finishing her education. She secured small parts here and there, but hit the big time when she went to work for the Frawley Organization, which had several touring stock companies. She got small parts at first but then began getting bigger ones until finally she was getting star billing. Howver, the advent of motion pictures soon piqued her curiosity, and a visit to a film studio aroused her interest even more. Producer Siegmund Lubin offered to star her in one of his productions, she consented--"just this one, though"--and made her film debut in "The Great Divide". However, after she saw the completed film, she consented to do another, The Lion and the Mouse (1914), and soon she had given up the stage altogether in favor of pictures. It was the beginning of a career that lasted more than 30 years and comprised more than 180 films. Her last one was The Perils of Pauline (1947), in which she had an uncredited bit part, after which she left the screen. She died in Oxnard, CA, in 1966.USA
1882 - 1966. (83).
199 credits, 1909-1947. - Rosemary Theby was born Rose Masing in St. Louis, MO, on April 8, 1892. She began her career at age 27 in 1912, with a part in The Godmother (1912), and went on to appear in more than 90 films. She was much in demand and was one of the most sought-after character actresses, and survived the transition from the silent era into the "talkie" stage. She was married to director Harry Myers for more than 20 years. He died in 1938 and two years later, after appearing in One Million B.C. (1940), she retired to Kansas City, MO.
She died June 10, 1973, at the Virgil Convalescent Center in Los Angeles, CA.USA.
1892-1973. (81).
244 credits, 1911-1940.
3 self credits. - Chieko Higashiyama was born on 30 September 1890 in Chiba, Japan. She was an actress, known for Tokyo Story (1953), Sen-hime (1954) and The Idiot (1951). She died on 8 May 1980.Japan.
1890 - 1980. (89).
Credits: 1936-1967. - Hedwig Bleibtreu was born on 23 December 1868 in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for The Third Man (1949), Der Spieler (1938) and Pygmalion (1935). She was married to Alexander Roempler and Peter Petersen. She died on 24 January 1958 in Vienna, Austria.Austria.
1868 - 1958. (89).
40 credits, 1919-1952, - Actress
- Soundtrack
Anita Sharp-Bolster was born on 28 August 1895 in Glenlohane, Kanturk, County Cork, Ireland. She was an actress, known for My Name Is Julia Ross (1945), Saboteur (1942) and The Lost Weekend (1945). She died on 1 June 1985 in North Miami, Florida, USA.Ireland. USA.
1895 - 1985. (89).
109 Credits: 1928-1978.- Actress
- Producer
Elisabeth Bergner was the daughter of the merchant Emil Ettel and his wife Anna Rosa Wagner. She grew up in Vienna, and she made her theatre debut in Innsbruck in 1915. In 1916 she obtained a contract in Zürich, where she played Ophelia next to the famous Alexander Moissi, who fell in love with her. The next stage in her career was Vienna, where she posed as a model for the talented but deeply unhappy sculptor Wilhelm Lehmbruck. He fell in love with her, but she rejected him; his suicide soon afterwards shocked her. After performing in Vienna and Munich she came to Berlin in 1921. There she played in productions by Max Reinhardt and became a very popular actress.
During her early years as an actress, she was often helped by the poet and critic Albert Ehrenstein, whom she called Xaverl. Ehrenstein was also in love with her. At one time she promised him a child but changed her mind. Ehrenstein wrote numerous poems for her, but often she kept him at a distance. However, their friendship lasted and they continued to exchange letters.
She made her film debut in Der Evangelimann (1924). In 1924, director Paul Czinner gave her a part in Husbands or Lovers (1924). This was the beginning of their successful professional collaboration as well as their personal relationship. Her most successful silent movie was Fräulein Else (1929).
Bergner and Czinner were both Jews, and after the Nazis came to power, they emigrated to Vienna and then London, where they were married. She learned English and was able to continue her career. In London, she became friendly with G.B. Shaw and J.M. Barrie, who after a long hiatus from writing drafted a play for her; the result, The Boy David (1936), unfortunately was not successful. She also appeared as Gemma Jones in the movie version of Escape Me Never (1935) by Margaret Kennedy, which earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. Her movie The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934) was forbidden in Germany.
During her London years, she sent much of her money to relatives and friends in need, among them Ehrenstein. Bergner's only Hollywood movie, Paris Calling (1941), failed to attract attention. On Broadway, she fared better and was very successful in The Two Mrs. Carrolls. While appearing in it, she encountered a young aspiring actress who stood in the alley outside the theater every night and claimed to have seen every performance; Bergner befriended and later hired her but broke with her after the young actress -- who called herself Martina Lawrence, the name of one of Bergner's twin characters in Stolen Life (1939) -- became over-interested in all aspects of Bergner's life. Bergner later recounted this story to her friend Mary Orr, a writer, who turned it into the short story "The Wisdom of Eve" -- which was the basis for the movie All About Eve (1950).
After the war, Bergner worked in New York for a few years; in 1950, she returned to England. She gave acclaimed Bible readings in Israel in English, German and Hebrew. In Germany, she resumed her stage career, and in 1959 she stunned audiences and critics in Berlin with her performance in Geliebter Lügner, a German version of Jerome Kilty's Dear Liar, a play based on the letters exchanged between G.B. Shaw and actress Stella Campbell. In 1961, she returned to the movies, and in 1970 she made her directorial debut. Her last stage appearance took place in 1973 (Her husband had died in 1972).
In 1978, a volume of her memoirs was published, in which she shared some of her secrets with the public, such as Lehmbruck's obsession with her. In 1979 she received the Ernst Lubitsch Prize and in 1982 the Eleonora Duse Prize. She discussed a possible return to Vienna with Bruno Kreisky, but she died from cancer at her home in London in 1986. In Seglitz (Berlin), a city park was named after her.Ukraine. UK.
1897 - 1986. (88).
82 credits, 1912-1949.- Amalia Bernabé was born on 28 April 1895 in Argentina. She was an actress, known for El honorable inquilino (1951), The Beast Must Die (1952) and Los muchachos de antes no usaban gomina (1937). She died on 10 September 1983 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Argentina
1895 - 1983. (88).
70 credits, 1937-1983. - Actress
- Writer
Louise Beaudet was born on 5 December 1859 in Lotbinere, Québec, Canada. She was an actress and writer, known for The Goddess (1915), The Gold Diggers (1923) and The Man Behind the Door (1914). She died on 31 December 1947 in New York City, New York, USA.Canada. USA.
1859 - 1947. (88).
64 credits, 1912-1925.- Marcelle Praince was born on 9 June 1882 in Vigeois, Corrèze, France. She was an actress, known for Le père Goriot (1945), Sapho (1934) and Blessure d'amour (1916). She was married to Henri Prinz. She died on 26 October 1969 in Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines, France.France
1882 - 1969. (87).
63 credits, 1912-1958. - Claire Mersereau was born on 20 September 1894 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for When It Strikes Home (1915), Right Off the Bat (1915) and The Avalanche (1915). She died on 26 June 1982 in San Diego, California, USA.USA
1894 - 1982. (87).
credits, 1911-1920. - Actress
- Soundtrack
In her younger days, auburn-haired Alison Skipworth had been a celebrated patrician beauty. She was the favorite model of English artist Frank Markham Skipworth (1854-1929) who would later become her husband. A physician's daughter, Alison did not make her professional acting debut until the age of thirty-one, having been privately tutored by academics from Oxford University. Her eventual move to stage acting was ostensibly to supplement her husband's meagre income. Alison's first performance was in "A Gaiety Girl" at London's Daly Theatre (in 1894), but, before long, she forsook England for Broadway and subsequently joined Daniel Frohman's company at the Lyceum in New York. She toured in Shakespearean roles and eventually became prolific on the 'Great White Way' in comedy plays. Unfortunately for her, many of these turned out to be conspicuous flops. After a string of failures (twenty-one, she claimed, between 1925 and 1930 alone!), Alison jumped at the opportunity to impose herself on the screen. Now stately and plump, 'Skippy' went on to carve herself a niche in Hollywood as imperious or seedy grand dames, dowagers and matrons, characters she often imbued with her own adroit sense of humour. She is most fondly remembered as a formidable foil (and, indeed, the only one to stand up to) W.C. Fields in If I Had a Million (1932), Tillie and Gus (1933), Alice in Wonderland (1933) and Six of a Kind (1934). Other memorable turns included her Mrs. Mabel Jellyman, hired to tutor a shady speakeasy proprietor (played by George Raft) in manners in Night After Night (1932), culminating in a confrontation with Mae West (both on and off the set); and Madame Barabas in Satan Met a Lady (1936), loosely based on Dashiell Hammett's "The Maltese Falcon", in which Alison played the female equivalent of the role later made famous by Sydney Greenstreet in the classic 1941 Warner Brothers version. Alison retired from acting in 1942 after her Broadway swansong in "Lily of the Valley" and passed away ten years later at the venerable age of 88.UK. USA.
1863 - 1952. (88).
58 credits, 1912-1938.- Amalia Sánchez Ariño was born in 1883 in Spain. She was an actress, known for Die Göttin vom Rio Beni (1950), La muerte camina en la lluvia (1948) and Nacha Regules (1950). She died in 1969 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Spain. Argentina.
1883 - 1969. (86).
54 credits, 1934-1973. - Ebba Thomsen was born on 3 May 1887 in Denmark. She was an actress, known for Hans Kæreste (1918), The End of the World (1916) and Den glade løjtnant (1912). She died on 18 December 1973 in Denmark.Denmark
1887 - 1973. (86).
75 credits, 1912-1925. - Anna Quirentia Nilsson, popularly known as "Anna Q", who was born on March 30th, 1888, in Ystad, Sweden, emigrated to the United States in 1905. The 5'7" Nilsson used her blonde beauty to become a famous model for well-known fashion photographers and fine artists. In 1907 she was chosen the most beautiful girl in the US and in 1911 made her film debut in Molly Pitcher (1911). She was an overnight sensation, becoming a silent film superstar in the first decade of the 20th century. In 1914 she was chosen the most beautiful actress "in the world" and Photoplay magazine named her "the ideal American girl" in 1919.
She appeared in films by the top studios in Hollywood, including Goldwyn, Famous Players (Paramount), Metro and First National. Her movie career continued to flourish in the 1920s, the decade of the flapper and bathtub gin, the so-called Jazz Age. In 1926 she was chosen the most popular actress. However, she suffered a major setback in 1928, when she was thrown off a horse and fractured her thigh. To her relatives in Sweden she wrote " . . . no tragedy is greater than mine. I am still a young star and suddenly everything is lost". Her fans supported her with some 30,000 letters a month and Nilsson tried to rush her convalescence. It made a bad situation worse and doctors needed to shorten her leg.
In 1931 Nilsson was back before the camera, but her stardom was unfortunately in the past. She appeared in approximately 40 more films until she retired in 1954. She was one of the bridge players (a.k.a. the "wax works") in Norma Desmond's mansion in Sunset Boulevard (1950), appearing with her former co-star, silent film superstar and prominent victim of sound, H.B. Warner. Four years later, she appeared in a small part in her motion-picture swan-song, the classic musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954).
Anna Q. Nillson died on February 11, 1974, six weeks shy of her 85th birthday.Sweden. USA.
1888 - 1974. (85).
207 credits, 1911-1954.
11 self credits, 1921-1926. - Actress
- Additional Crew
Milagros de la Vega was born on 3 February 1895 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for La cifra impar (1962), The Beast Must Die (1952) and El loro de la soledad (1967). She was married to Carlos Perelli. She died on 11 December 1980 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Argentina.
1895 - 1980. (85).
Credits: 1919-1977.- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Louise had her stage debut when she was just 9 years old as Little Eva in a production of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin.' When she was older, she moved on to silent films. Because of her success in Australia, she moved on to America and got a contract with Universal Studios. The legend states that it was Universal Studios head Carl Laemmle who changed her name from Louise Carbasse to Louise Lovely. When he observed her screen test for the first time, he blurted out "She's lovely in her work and in herself. Call her Louise Lovely." Hence began her legend. She went on to make various films for Universal Studios, but when her contract ended, they threatened her with legal action if she used the name "Louise Lovely" while working for any other studio.Australia.
1895 - 1980. (85).
61 acting credits, 1911-1925.
4 producer credits.
1 writing credit.
1 editor credit.
1 self credit.- Alda Borelli was born on 4 November 1879 in Cava de' Tirreni, Campania, Italy. She was an actress, known for L'enfant de l'amour (1916), Tormento gentile (1916) and Vertici ed abissi (1916). She was married to Alfredo De Sanctis. She died on 25 May 1964 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.Italy
1879 - 1964. (84).
Credits, 1913-1916. - Helen Haye was born on 28 August 1874 in Assam Province, British India. She was an actress, known for The Frightened Lady (1940), The 39 Steps (1935) and Drake the Pirate (1935). She was married to Ernest Attenborough. She died on 1 September 1957 in London, England, UK.India. UK.
1874 - 1957. (83).
Credits: 1916-1958. - Olinda Bozán was born on 21 June 1894 in Santa Fé, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Así es el tango (1937), Mi fortuna por un nieto (1940) and The Favorite (1935). She was married to Oscar Valicelli. She died on 8 February 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Argentina
1894 - 1977. (82).
Credits: 1917-1996. - Muriel George was born on 29 August 1883 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for A Song for You (1934), A Sister to Assist 'Er (1938) and The Dancing Years (1950). She was married to Arthur Davenport (author, BBC broadcaster) and Ernest Butcher. She died on 22 October 1965 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.UK.
1883 - 1965. (82).
Credits: 1932-1955. - Actress
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Françoise Rosay was born on 19 April 1891 in Paris, France. She was an actress and writer, known for Carnival in Flanders (1935), The Halfway House (1944) and Nobody's Children (1951). She was married to Jacques Feyder. She died on 28 March 1974 in Montgeron, Essonne, France.France
1891 - 1974. (82).
Credits : 1911-1979.- Touted by contemporary studio publicity as a 'native Parisian', Marcelle was in fact born in Brussels on January 8 1890. Her father, who was most definitely French, had her packed off to be educated at private schools in Paris and Geneva. She began her acting career on stage in her home town before moving to Paris where she delighted audiences as an ensemble member of Jacques Copeau's Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier. The financier and producer Otto Kahn eventually took over the company and brought the troupe to New York with a portfolio of twenty-five plays. They were to be featured at the Garrick Theatre in midtown Manhattan, which had been leased to Kahn in 1916. By 1924, the brunette, grey-eyed, somewhat regal looking actress had made her way to California for her feature film debut, perhaps at the behest of Kahn who was himself enamoured with Hollywood. Over the next 24 years, Marcelle would appear numerous times as (usually French) governesses, maids, concierges and nurses. By the mid 30's, her roles had shifted to mostly unbilled bits. Nonetheless, she stuck around as a freelance supporting player until leaving the business in 1952. She spent her remaining life in California and died at Newport Beach in June 1971 at the age of 81.Belgium. USA.
1890 - 1971. (81).
75 credits, 1925-1952. - Legendary British stage actress who made a few silent film appearances. The daughter of strolling players, she was born in Coventry into an almost exclusively theatrical family. Her grandparents were actors, as were all six of her siblings. But only her son, Edward Gordon Craig, would in any way approach her fame in the theatre, albeit as a designer rather than as an actor. She made her debut in 1856 at the age of 8 before an audience which included Queen Victoria. By age 11, she had played a dozen roles including Puck. At 16, after showing early brilliance, she played "An American Cousin" (a year before the famed American production clouded by Lincoln's assassination) and then retired. After six years, still only 22, she returned to the stage and in 1875 played a landmark Portia in "The Merchant of Venice." For the next three decades, she played every major Shakespearean role opposite the greatest British tragedians, in England and in America. Her long association with theatrical giant Henry Irving ended with his death, but a year later, in 1906, she began a long professional and personal relationship with George Bernard Shaw. After more than half a century onstage, she undertook a tour of England, America, and Australia, lecturing on the theatre and on Shakespeare. She was coaxed into a film appearance in 1916 and played in a handful of additional pictures through 1922. Created a Dame by George V in 1925, she was the recipient of virtually every honor available to a figure of the English-speaking stage. After a long illness, she died at 81 from a combination of stroke and heart attack at her home in Smallhythe Place, Tenterdon, Kent, England. Her long estranged husband, James Carew, survived her.UK.
1847 - 1928. (81).
credits: 1897-1922. - Rose Coghlan was born on 18 March 1851 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Faded Flower (1916), As You Like It (1912) and The Sporting Duchess (1915). She was married to John T. Sullivan and Clinton J. Edgerly. She died on 2 April 1932 in Harrison, New York, USA.UK. USA.
1851 - 1932. (81).
Credits : 1912-1923. - Actress
- Additional Crew
Lola Membrives was born on 28 June 1888 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for The Gossiper (1938), La cigüeña dijo sí (1955) and Teatro del sábado (1965). She died on 31 October 1969 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Argentina
1888 - 1969. (81).
Credits, 1938-1965.- Marie Ault was born on 2 September 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927), Fanny Hawthorne (1927) and Major Barbara (1941). She was married to James Alexander Paterson. She died on 9 May 1951 in London, England, UK.UK
1870 - 1951. (80).
Credits: 1916-1951. - Actress
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Mistinguett was born on 3 April 1875 in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, France. She was an actress and writer, known for La Vie En Rose (2007), Chignon d'or (1916) and Rigolboche (1936). She died on 5 January 1956 in Bougival, Yvelines, France.France.
1875 - 1956. (80).
Credits: 1908-1955.- María Brú was born on 1 September 1885 in Valencia, Valencia, Spain. She was an actress, known for La revoltosa (1950), Ídolos (1943) and Cero en conducta (1945). She was married to Pedro González. She died in 1966.Spain.
1885 - 1965. (80).
Credits: 1931-1966. - Beverly Bayne was born on 11 November 1893 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for Romeo and Juliet (1916), The Age of Innocence (1924) and The Girl at the Curtain (1914). She was married to Charles Thomas Hvass Sr. and Francis X. Bushman. She died on 18 August 1982 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.USA
1894 - 1982. (87).
163 credits, 1912-1951. - Marie Ptáková was born on 18 January 1873 in Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Svet bez hranic (1931), Rozkosný príbeh (1937) and Dve matky (1921). She died on 25 January 1953 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].Czech Republic.
1873 - 1953. (80).
45 credits, 1918-1947. - Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Leah Baird first made a name for herself in summer stock and traveling stock companies. After playing several leads in the William F. Brady troupe opposite Douglas Fairbanks Vitagraph signed her to a contract. Her peak years in film were from 1916-1918 at which time she was a very popular player. However, her career had faded by 1925, and she retired to concentrate on scriptwriting. Later in life, she became a bit part player.USA
1883 - 1971. (88).
178 credits, 1910-1957
25 writer credits, 1912-1943.- Lydia Knott was born on 1 October 1866 in Tyner, Indiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Luck in Pawn (1919), As Ye Sow (1914) and Crime and Punishment (1917). She died on 30 March 1955 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.USA
1865 - 1955. (88).
94 credits, 1914-1937. - Zara Cully was born on 26 January 1892 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for The Jeffersons (1975), All in the Family (1971) and Sugar Hill (1974). She was married to James M. Brown. She died on 28 February 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.USA.
1892 - 1978. (86).
Credits: 1965-1977. - Actress
- Writer
Louise Lester was born on 8 August 1867 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Calamity Anne's Dream (1913), Calamity Anne's Sacrifice (1913) and Calamity Anne, Detective (1913). She was married to Jack Richardson and Frank Beal. She died on 18 November 1952 in Hollywood, California, USA.USA.
1867 - 1952. (85).
219 credits, 1911-1935.
5 writing credits.- Florence Reed was born on 10 January 1883 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for The Eternal Sin (1917), Wives of Men (1918) and The Black Panther's Cub (1921). She was married to Malcolm Williams. She died on 21 November 1967 in East Islip, Long Island, New York, USA.USA.
1883 - 1967. (84).
30 credits, 1914-1960. - Editorial Department
- Art Department
- Writer
Natalie Kalmus was born on 7 April 1882 in Houlton, Maine, USA. She was a writer, known for The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Rope (1948) and Gone with the Wind (1939). She was married to Herbert T. Kalmus. She died on 15 November 1965 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.USA
1882 - 1965. (83).
379 credits, 1928-1956. Miscellaneous crew, art department. Technicolor credits.- Henrietta Crosman was born on 2 September 1861 in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Charlie Chan's Secret (1935), The Right to Live (1935) and The Royal Family of Broadway (1930). She was married to Maurice Campbell and Sedley Brown. She died on 31 October 1944 in Pelham Manor, New York, USA.USA
1861 - 1944. (83).
22 credits, 1914-1937. - Actress
- Producer
Louise Glaum was born on 10 September 1888 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for Sex (1920), Sweetheart of the Doomed (1917) and The Three Musketeers (1916). She was married to Zachary M. Harris and Harry J. Edwards. She died on 25 November 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.USA.
1888 - 1970. (82).
Credits: 1912-1925.- Mae Hotely was born on 7 October 1872 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She was an actress, known for Queenie of the Nile (1915), Girls Who Dare (1929) and The Actress and Her Jewels (1913). She was married to Arthur Hotaling. She died on 6 April 1954 in Coronado, California, USA.USA.
1872 - 1954. (81).
118 credits, 1910-1929. - Actress
- Writer
Marin Sais was descended from one of the earliest Spanish families of California (Marin County was named after one of her ancestors). She was possessed of a fine singing voice. and after graduation from school journeyed to New York to pursue an operatic career. However, not long after her arrival she apparently changed her mind about her career path, and before long she was appearing in two-reel comedies for Vitagraph. Her career progressed steadily, and she was soon working in full-length films and serials. She soon journeyed to Hollywood, and began appearing in westerns, often with Hoot Gibson. She also became a fixture in action serials. In 1920 she married cowboy actor Jack Hoxie, and they appeared in several films together, but divorced five years later. With the coming of sound she began appearing in character roles rather than the leading or featured roles she was used to, and the films she appeared in were often for the cheap independent market. She seemed to specialize in westerns, and with few exceptions her pictures up until her retirement in 1953 were all in that genre.USA.
1890 - 1971. (81).
274 credits, 1910-1953.- Lili Schoenborn-Anspach was born on 31 March 1898 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for G.P.U. (1942), Trouble Backstairs (1935) and Unter der Laterne (1928). She died on 4 May 1987 in West Berlin, West Germany.Germany.
1898 - 1987. (89).
69 credits, 1925-1978. - Actress
Agda Helin was born on 27 October 1894 in Bjärka-Säby, Östergötland, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Shame (1968), Nattliga toner (1918) and Onkel Vanja (1967). She died on 10 February 1984 in Södermalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.Sweden
1894 - 1984. (89).
73 credits, 1912-1968.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Margit Andelius was born on 31 July 1897 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Kanske en gentleman (1935), Fram för lilla Märta eller På livets ödesvägar: Ett biografdrama i prolog, epilog och ett antal tableauxer (1945) and Striden går vidare (1941). She died on 8 August 1986 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.Sweden.
1897 - 1986. (89).
86 credits, 1934-1981.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Margit Andelius was born on 31 July 1897 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Kanske en gentleman (1935), Fram för lilla Märta eller På livets ödesvägar: Ett biografdrama i prolog, epilog och ett antal tableauxer (1945) and Striden går vidare (1941). She died on 8 August 1986 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.Sweden.
1897 - 1986. (89).
86 credits, 1934-1981.- Marguerite Deval was born on 19 September 1866 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. She was an actress, known for Bichon (1936), Tovaritch (1935) and Le Voyageur sans bagage (1944). She died on 18 December 1955 in Paris, France.France.
1866 - 1955. (89).
Credits: 1910-1951. - Actress
- Music Department
Ida Perry was born on 16 February 1877 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Elisabeth von Österreich (1931), Gretchen Wendland (1914) and Die Dame, der Teufel und die Probiermamsell (1919). She was married to Rudolf Ander. She died on 21 June 1966 in Berlin, Germany.Germany
1877 - 1966. (89).
53 credits, 1911-1952.- Emilia Leovalli was born on 15 February 1875 in Barcelona, Spain. She was an actress, known for Te quiero con locura (1935), Tres Amores (1934) and El cantante de Napoles (1935). She died on 17 August 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Spain. USA.
1875 - 1964. (89).
credits, 1934-1948. - Elfriede Volker was born on 7 February 1888 in Diessenhofen, Switzerland. She was an actress, known for Capriccio (1938), Oberstadtgass (1956) and Polizischt Wäckerli (1955). She died on 27 December 1977 in Gächlingen, Switzerland.Switzerland.
1888 - 1970. (89).
Credits : 1938-1968. - Actress
- Music Department
Sam-Ku To was born in 1895 in Hong Kong. She was an actress, known for Yi fan feng shun (1951), Shen ying fei tian xia (1960) and Bin cheng yan (1954). She died in 1983 in Hong Kong.Hong Kong.
1895 - 1983. (88).
111 credits, 1936-1978.- 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.Netherlands.
1850 - 1939. (88).
Credits : 1912-1923. - Elvira Velez was born on 19 November 1892 in Lisbon, Portugal. She was an actress, known for Lisboa em Camisa (1960), Encontro com a Vida (1960) and Um Homem às Direitas (1945). She died on 8 April 1981 in Lisbon, Portugal.Portugal.
1892 - 1981. (88).
Credits : 1938-1964. - Aaf Bouber was born on 17 October 1885 in Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Bleeke Bet (1934), De Jantjes (1934) and Vadertje Langbeen (1938). She was married to Herman Bouber. She died on 23 May 1974 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.Netherlands.
1885 - 1974. (88).
Credits : 1915-1953. - Käthe Haack was born on 11 August 1897 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Emil and the Detectives (1931), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1943) and Meine vier Jungens (1944). She was married to Heinrich Schroth. She died on 5 May 1986 in West Berlin, West Germany.Germany. West Germany.
1897 - 1986. (88).
243 credits, 1915-1985. - Legendary Swedish dramatic stage actress and tragedienne: The brilliant Gerda Lundequist is considered as one of Scandinavian theatre's most important modern female pioneers of the early 1900s stage.
With new modern portrayals of the Ibsen, Strindberg and the classic Shakespeare leading women, her importance to modern female stage characterization in Swedish and Scandinavian theatre is not to be underestimated.
Born in Stockholm 1871, she was brought up by foster mother Amalia Charlotta Ekecrantz, a manufacturer's widow, and later tutored by the great Swedish drama teacher Signe Hebbe at the Royal Academy of Music's old Theatre School in Stockholm 1886-89. Lundequist made her professional debute at Svenska teatern in Stockholm 1889, and her breakthrough came already the following year with her astounding portrayal of Kristina in play "Mäster Olof" by August Strindberg at the old Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. Then followed the magnificent and historically important portrayals of the Shakespeare women Queen Gertrude in "Hamlet" and Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth", title role in "Antigone" by Sofokles, Ingrid in "Peer Gynt" by Henrik Ibsen, Ingeborg in Ibsen's "The Pretenders", title role in Hjalmar Söderberg's "Gertrud", title role in "Monna Vanna" by Maurice Maeterlinck, title role in "Maria Stuart" by Friedrich Schiller, Goneril in Shakespeare's "King Lear", Irene in "When We Dead Awaken" by Ibsen... and from there on.
Her thespian nickname as "Sweden's Sarah Bernhardt" is indeed flattering, in a way slightly misread and unjust for her as an actress. To change from the actress she most likely was as Antigone on stage 1908, or her Lady Macbeth in 1909, via her powerful and yet subtle performance as Margaretha Samzelius, the matron at Ekeby, in classic silent film The Saga of Gösta Berling (1924) - is nothing but a presentation of a true artists development. In Of Love and Lust (1955) - at age 84! - we get to see a brilliant glimpse of a true character actress at her very element: balanced, natural and collected in all her movements and thoughts. In full control of her melodic voice, character and limbs, she delivers as the old Royal Highness a refined example of timeless female bitchiness to a fellow sister! What we get to see is not at all an overacting or old melodramatic gesticulating theatre diva (as you perhaps would expect from a stage actress of her generation and with such a record), but a complete and absolutely magnificent character actress performance. Also such roles as her lovely cynical Änkedomprostinna, Mrs Hyltenius, in "The Baron's Will" by Hjalmar Bergman (a role she played 1945, 1948 and 1949 in different stagings due to her success in it) and her simple and very moving portrayal of the lonely Mrs Dowey in J.M. Barrie's beautiful little play "The Old Lady Shows Her Medals" (in 1940), shows that she indeed had an unusual wide ability for someone of her theatre generation when it came to shift from big classic tragedy to small drama stage plays, and to work with simple means when necessary.
According to colleagues and theatre people around, she was during her life described as reserved, hard to get in and as a person who never liked to talk about herself with others; she hated interviews on her roles by inquisitive journalists (and soon refused all of them!). But people who knew her closely private stated that she had a wonderful sense of humor (and because of that said they found it very regretful that she never played comedy on stage) and a very genuine warmth and kindness. So most likely she guarded her integrity well, and did hide herself in the primadonna role that somewhat became her trade mark in public, both on- and off-stage (on which subject there are many amusing stories!).
But diva or no diva; there is a reason why Gerda Lundequist is still spoken of in the Swedish theatre world of today - almost 50 years after her death and nearly 100 years after her first legendary female characterizations. Many of her character portrayals of the most classic female parts became so popular with the audience and critics at the time that she was called to reprise them at other theatres later on.Sweden.
1871 - 1959. (88).
Credits: 1924-1961. - Actress
- Director
- Producer
The beautiful English brunette star of the silent screen Peggy Hyland born in Birmingham in 1884. Educated in England and in convents in Europe. Began working on stage in 1910. Peggy starred in more than 45 movies in both Britain and Hollywood, making her film debut in Percy Nash's 'In the Rank' starring Gregory Scott for the Neptune Film Co in 1914, between 1916 and 1920 she was based in America working for Fox, Vitagraph and Famous Players, perhaps her best known film was 'The Merry-Go-Round' with Jack Mulhall for the Fox Film Co in 1919. Peggy returned to England where she acted in Mr. Pim Passes By for the Samuelson Film Co in 1921. In 1922 she wrote, produced, directed and starred in 'With Father's Help' and in 1923 starred in the US Production, 'Shifting Sands' directed by her husband Fred Leroy Granville whom she later divorced, the following year she directed and starred in 'The Haunted Pearls', she was last seen on screen in 'Forbidden Cargoes' in 1925. Beside from acting Peggy also directed some short comedies in England in the early 1920's. She died in 1973 age 88.UK.
1884 - 1973. (88).
45 credits, 1914-1926.- Lotte Stein was born on 12 January 1894 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for All I Desire (1953), From Morning to Midnight (1920) and Mary (1931). She died on 20 September 1982 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.Germany. West Germany.
1894 - 1982. (88).
79 credits. - Betty Waid was born on 23 August 1856. She was an actress, known for Zwischen Lachen und Weinen (1919), Troika (1930) and The Trip to Tilsit (1939). She died on 3 February 1945.Germany.
1856 - 1945. (88).
Credits : 1930-1941. - Marie Van Westerhoven was born on 27 May 1857 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for De Jantjes (1934), Oranje Hein (1925) and De man zonder hart (1937). She died on 26 February 1946 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.Netherlands.
1957 - 1946. (88).
Credits : 1921-1937. - Annie Bos was born on December 10, 1886 to painter Gerard Jan Bos and his wife Aletta Gertruda Maria Halberstadt. She studied drama in Antwerp and debuted in Dutch theaters in 1909. She only played small roles and bit parts, until she was discovered by director Maurits Binger in 1912, who immediately cast her in De Levende Ladder (1913).
Bos signed with film studio Hollandia and soon became the leading lady of its studio. The films she appeared in were usually released in France and Germany as well and some even made it to American cinemas. The public praised her for using real emotions in front of the camera, rather than melodrama. By 1914, she was called the Dutch Asta Nielsen.
One of her biggest film roles, was Majoor Frans (1916). She became a national celebrity and was recognized as the first movie star of its country. Bos soon had more acting opportunities and chose her roles carefully. She proved her acting talents in films, such as Het Geheim van Delft (1917) and Een Carmen van het Noorden (1919). She performed all her own stunts. For 'Het Geheim van Delft' (1917), she was required to be tied to a windmill at a height of 40 meters.
Hollandia fell apart in 1919 and to avoid bankruptcy, they worked with an English movie studio. They ordered to get Bos fired, because they thought she was too old. Bos was asked by an American movie studio to make films there. They were planning on remaking 'Een Carmen van het Noorden', which was released in the United States and became a huge success.
Bos arrived in New York in 1921, but discovered the movie studio was broken down. She stayed for a year, trying to get acting jobs in movies. She had no luck, however. After appearing next to Pearl White in Without Fear (1922), she traveled to Germany, in hope to have more luck there. It turned out to be a disappointment as well.
By 1924, Bos moved back to the Netherlands. Alex Benno, an old friend, casted her in Mooi Juultje van Volendam (1924), which became a huge failure in box office. She decides to retire from movies and pursued a career in stage. She was casted in 'Madame Dubarry', which premiered in 1924 and became a great success.
Bos retired from acting completely in 1925 to become a housewife. She married Cornelis Loeff and refused to ever talk about her acting career again. She was forgotten entirely by the public. Her death in 1975 went by unnoticed by the press.Netherlands.
1886 - 1975. (88).
42 credits, 1913-1924. - Emilie Otterdahl was born on 7 November 1882. She was an actress, known for Vasens Hemmelighed (1914), Krudt med knald (1931) and Paradise Lost (1913). She died on 20 June 1971.Denmark.
1882 - 1971, (88).
23 credits, 1912-1916. - Elena Kirova Hranova is a Bulgarian actress . She was born on November 7, 1887 in Ruse, Bulgaria. She graduated music in Belgium and later worked as a soloist in the opera. Between 1911 and 1953 she was a dramatic actress and became a member of the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers. Also she was awarded the title "Honored Artist". Elena Hranova is the mother of the famous director Zahari Zhandov and grandmother of an actress Elena Zhandova. She was awarded with the medal " Cyril and Methodius " - second degree. She died on February 15, 1976 in Sofia, Bulgaria.Bulgaria.
1887 - 1976. (88).
Credits: 1945-1974. - Hermine Sterler was born on 20 March 1894 in Bad Cannstatt [now Stuttgart], Germany. She was an actress, known for Te quiero con locura (1935), Little Mother (1935) and Rasputin, Demon with Women (1932). She died on 25 May 1982 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.Germany.
1894 - 1982. (88).
86 credits, 1921-1966. - Marguerite Madys was born on 31 July 1899 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Les ailes s'ouvrent (1921), L'ombre déchirée (1921) and Face à la mort (1925). She died on 8 December 1986 in Paris, France.France
1899 - 1986. (87).
Credits : 1919-1927. - Marfa d'Hervilly was born on 9 November 1876 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for La fille du régiment (1933), Sapho (1934) and Café de Paris (1938). She died on 18 November 1963 in Lagny-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France.France
1876 - 1963. (87).
60 credits, 1922-1955. - Amina Pirani Maggi was born on 15 January 1892 in Verona, Veneto, Italy. She was an actress, known for Zorro and the Three Musketeers (1963), Il cavaliere dalla spada nera (1956) and L'ospite di una notte (1939). She was married to Italo Pirani. She died on 10 November 1979 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.Italy.
1892 - 1979. (87).
92 credits, 1931-1965. - Phyllis Morris was born on 17 July 1894 in Walthamstow, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Secret of St. Ives (1949), That Forsyte Woman (1949) and The Devil's Disciple (1959). She died on 9 February 1982 in Denville Hall, Northwood, London, England, UK.UK.
1894 - 1982. (87).
Credits : 1934-1982. - Clementine Plessner was born on 7 December 1855 in Vienna, Austrian Empire [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for Taras Bulba (1924), Kaliber fünf Komma zwei (1920) and Das Tagebuch einer Verlorenen (1918). She died on 27 February 1943 in Theresienstadt Concentration Camp, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia [now Terezín, Czech Republic].Austria. Czech Republic.
1855 - 1943. (87).
67 credits, 1918-1932. - Natalya Uzhviy was born on 8 September 1898 in Lyuboml, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire [now Liuboml, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for The Rainbow (1944), Zemlya (1954) and Taras Tryasylo (1927). She died on 29 July 1986 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine].Ukraine
1898 - 1986. (87).
Credits : 1936-1973. - Actress
- Writer
Ilka Angyal was born on 5 December 1839 in Felcsút, Hungary. She was an actress and writer, known for Árendás zsidó (1918), Náni (1921) and Bolond Istók (1921). She was married to József Klár. She died on 7 September 1926 in Kömlöd, Hungary.Hungary
1839 - 1926. (86).
Credits, 1917-1922.- María Esther Podestá was born on 24 November 1896 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Madame Bovary (1947), Tu cuna fue un conventillo (1925) and La loba (1924). She was married to Carlos Goicoechea and Segundo Pomar. She died on 18 September 1983 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Argentina
1896 - 1983. (86).
46 credits, 1924-1977. - Edna Morton was born on 2 April 1894 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She was an actress, known for Spitfire (1922), Easy Money (1922) and A Son of Satan (1924). She was married to Edward R. DeGrant and Samuel A. Wilson. She died on 31 July 1980 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.USA.
1894 - 1980. (86).
Credits: 1921-1925. - Jeanne Marie-Laurent was born on 1 September 1877 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Paris' Girls (1929), Les vampires (1915) and Mother (1925). She died on 7 April 1964 in Lagny-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France.France.
1877 - 1964. (86).
100 credits, 1908-1943. - Actress
- Soundtrack
Mona Geijer-Falkner was born on 2 January 1887 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Åsa-Nisse slår till (1965), Åsa-Nisse på semester (1953) and Åsa-Nisse som polis (1960). She was married to Hakon Wilhelm Falkner. She died on 3 December 1973 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.Sweden
1887 - 1973. (86).
119 credits, 1917-1969.- Sigrid Neiiendam was born on 31 May 1868 in Gjedved, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Fra den gamle Købmandsgaard (1951), Regnen holdt op (1942) and Ungdomssynd (1914). She died on 25 January 1955 in Denmark.Denmark.
1868 - 1955. (86).
Credits: 1914-1951. - Actress
- Director
Gemma Stagno Bellincioni was born on 18 August 1864 in Monza, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress and director, known for Satanica (1923), Donna Lisa (1917) and La baronessa Daria (1918). She was married to Roberto Stagno. She died on 23 April 1950 in Naples, Campania, Italy.Italy.
1864 - 1950. (85).
Credits : 1916-1923.- Oda Nielsen was born on 7 August 1851 in Libau, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire [now Liepaja, Latvia]. She was an actress, known for Lykkens galoscher (1921), Who Is She? (1910) and Massösens offer (1910). She was married to Martinius Nielsen and Jens Petersen. She died on 11 September 1936 in Skodsborg, Denmark.Latvia. Denmark.
1851 - 1936. (85).
Credits : 1910-1921. - Actress
- Soundtrack
Madame Sul-Te-Wan was born on 7 March 1873 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. She was an actress, known for Maid of Salem (1937), In Old Chicago (1938) and Safari (1940). She was married to Robert Reed Conley. She died on 1 February 1959 in Hollywood, California, USA.USA.
1873 - 1959. (85).
Credits: 1915-1958.- Conchita Gentil Arcos was born in 1896 in Valencia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Asesinos, S.A. (1957), El señor fotógrafo (1953) and Gran Hotel (1944). She was married to Nicolás Haller Arriola. She died on 23 December 1982 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.Spain. Mexico.
1897 - 1982. (85).
187 credits, 1932-1964. - Actress
- Music Department
Indubala's mother was Rajabala, who along with sister Matibala and brother Tinkary worked in Motilal Bose's The Great Bengal Circus, also known as Bose's Circus or Professor Bose's Circus. Harimati was the eldest sister of Rajabala and had a different life. Rajabala performed mainly as a trapeze artiste and got married to Motilal Bose at a temple in Ujjain, India. At the time he was then in his forties while Rajabala was still a teenager. The marriage was never accepted as legal by Motilal's family. Motilal Bose's first wife was Mrs. Annadamohini Devi. Indubala was born in Novenber, 1899 at Amritsar, where the circus party had gone for performance. Indu was born premature and Dr. Bidhumukhi Basu was taken to Amritsar from Calcutta to attend to Rajabala. Such was the affection and concern of the husband for his young wife. Motilal's interest in Rajabala dwindled later, supposedly because Rajabala showed no interest in going back to the circus after Indu's birth and soon she was left to fend for herself. She came to Calcutta with her daughter and was given shelter by a Jiban Krishna Ghosh, who remained loyal to her till his death and also played a major role in establishing Indubala in her life as a performer. Once in Calcutta, Rajabala trained herself as a singer and Indubala's first training in music was from her mother. The initial plan was to train Indu as a nurse and she was admitted as a trainee in a hospital in the Pataldanga locality of Calcutta. Indu did not take fancy in the job and ran away from the hospital, much to the disappointment of her mother, who never wanted her only daughter to be forced into a life of indignity. After this incident Indubala's musical training started. Although her father ignored wife Rajabala completely, he remained fond of his daughter and kept in touch with her and often invited her to his ancestral home where he lived during his brief visits to Calcutta and sent her a monthly pocket money of Rupees twenty till his death. Indubala's first performance was at a gathering of distinguished guests where her mother was the chief entertainer. Each one of the guests appreciated Indu's singing and thus began her formal training from Gouri Shankar Mishraji. Indu was only about twelve then. This also marked the entry of Indubala into the red light world. Amongst her trainers were Kali Prasad Mishra, Elaahi Bux and Miss Gauhar Jaan. Apart from music, Miss Gauhar Jaan, credited as Prima Donna of India, Indu also learned etiquette from the elder artiste and developed a close friendship with her. This association provided Indu with valuable musical knowledge and experience.
In later years she took training from Girin Chakraborty, Kamal Dasgupta, Subal Dasgupta, Jamiruddin Khan and Kazi Nazrul Islam. In time she came to be one of the major exponents of Nazrul songs and her songs along with those of Miss Angurbala and Kamala Jharia are still referred to for authenticity of lyrics and tunes of Nazrul songs. In 1916, Indubala recorded her first songs. She was brought into the record circle by Bhagabati Charan Bhattacharya and Mr. Manindra Nath Ghosh, alias Mantababu, himself a gramophone singer of repute. The first songs published as record were Asha Phuraye Gelo, Sindhu Khambaj and Aar Mukhey Boley Ki Hobey, Kedara. The record number was P 4306. In the beginning she did not take any money from the Gramophone Company and as such was credited in the records as Miss Indubala (Amateur). She was not the first amateur artiste of the company but enjoyed the privilege of announcing her name at the end of each song saying "My name is Indubala". The amateur status continued for a fairly long period. Later on she received Rupees two hundred per record and also received a royalty of five per cent over the sales. Her first songs of Nazrul on the disc were "Cheyona Sunayana" and "Rumjhum Rumjhum Ke Eley Nupur Paye". The record number was P 11661. To Indubala also goes the credit of being the first Bengali artiste to record Hindustani songs for the Gramophone Company. For the Indian State Broadcasting Center, later named All India Radio, Indubala first sang on the second day of the radio company's broadcasting in 1927 in Calcutta and went on singing in this medium for nearly fifty years. Over the radio, Indubala sang not only from Calcutta but from several other stations by special invitation all over India. Apart from discs and the radio, Indubala was well established by the thirties in cultural functions all over India. Frequent invitations used to come from Shahjahanpur, Pakur, Madras, Bangalore, Palanpur, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Oudh, Trivandrum, Vizagapattam, Ajmer, Qoembatore, Dacca and several other places. In 1936 she was appointed court musician to His Highness, The Maharajah of Mysore. She received a monthly salary of Rupees two hundred and fifty and this continued till the time when the native princes faced withdrawal of privy purse. In all Indubala had recorded some two hundred and eighty songs, including about two hundred forty basic songs, the rest being from films. Indubala's first stage appearance was in The Rambagan Female Kali Theatre, established by her mother Rajabala in 1922. Both mother and daughter took part in the plays and Indubala appeared in about twelve plays in this short-lived company which lasted for only two years and in 1924 she joined Calcutta's most prestigious stage, The Star Theatre. She continued to appear on the stage mainly in singing roles and her songs were a major attraction in each of the plays. By rotation she acted in all the public theaters of Calcutta and even took part in the Hindi Parsee Theatre in 1945 and 1946, the plays being Ghar Ki Laaj and Jasoos. Her last appearance in the public stage was in the play Prithviraj in the role of Mehga at Star Theatre in 1950. Thereafter she worked in call shows till almost 1958. Jamuna Puliney (1933) has been credited as her first film. This is probably because this was her first film contract although Ankh Ka Tara (1932) released before Jamuna Puliney. In all she acted in about forty eight films in Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Tamil languages. In most of them, she had songs as a major attraction or else did comic roles as in Bengali Indira (1937) and Hindi Deewali (1940) to name a few. She did the role of Dhai Ma in both the versions of Swamsidhha (1947). Thereafter she was not seen on the screen. As a playback singer she lent her voice in films like Alibaba (1937), Chandragupt (1934) in Hindi, Ab E Hayat (1933) in Urdu and Dil Ki Pyaas (1935) also in Urdu. She did not act in these four films. Indubala did not receive any major award apart from the Gold Disc given on behalf of His Master's Voice. The government of India never considered her name for any award. The Sangeet Natak Academy however honoured her with a lifetime achievement award in 1975. The government of West Bengal, India however did arrange for a pension for which a lot of running about had to be done. In personal life, Indubala was most humble and polite and bold in her behavior and was never ashamed to admit or discuss her origin. Even when established as a major singing artiste with an all India fame, she refused to move out to a respectable place leaving her residence in Rambagan, a notorious red light area of Calcutta. Indubala was got herself involved in voluntary work for the uplift of fallen women and worked actively for their rights in society through various organizations, which were patronized by top political leaders of the time. She had some interesting hobbies like writing poetry and collecting perfumes. Even at old age all the empty perfume bottles were kept within her view. She was fond of jewelery too and had a great collection, either purchased or gifted by admirers. These valuables vanished when she was too unwell to keep track of them. Her contemporary artiste Miss Angurbala was a close friend with whom she confided and shared the joys and sorrows of life and this friendship lasted till the very end. Indubala adopted a nephew of her mother's friend Jiban Krishna Ghosh. The boy's name was Pranab Ghosh. This foster son did not look after her mother very much when in old age Indubala suffered from conditions like cataract and then paralytic stokes. It was Dr. Badan Sengupta who made necessary arrangement for her treatment She could not afford nursing homes and therefore was treated at state government hospitals in all occasions of illness. The end came on the thirtieth day of November, 1984 after a prolonged illness during which again Dr. Badhan Sengupta looked after her as his own mother. Perhaps by coincidence her friend Angurbala died the same year.India.
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1898 - 1984. (85).
46 credits, 1924-1980. - Mária Lázár was born on 18 April 1895 in Herkulesfürdõ, Austria-Hungary. She was an actress, known for Megvédtem egy asszonyt (1938), Ember a híd alatt (1936) and Magdolna (1942). She was married to András Klár, Lajos Ihász and Antal Burger. She died on 1 October 1983 in Budapest, Hungary.Hungary.
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Credits: 1920-1977. - Actress
Juana Mansó was born in 1872 in Madrid, Spain. She was an actress, known for Barrio (1947), That Man from Tangier (1953) and El negro que tenía el alma blanca (1951). She died on 25 February 1957 in Madrid, Spain.Spain.
1872 - 1957. (85).
Credits: 1935-1958.- Actress
Marie Ney was born on 18 July 1895 in Chelsea, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Simba (1955), Escape! (1930) and Witchcraft (1964). She was married to Thomas Menzies. She died on 11 April 1981 in London, England, UK.UK.
1895 - 1981. (85).
Credits: 1919-1969.- Actress
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Emma Roldán was born on 3 February 1890 in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. She was an actress and costume designer, known for The Passion of Berenice (1976), Monja casada, virgen y mártir (1935) and El ahijado de la muerte (1946). She was married to Alfredo del Diestro. She died on 29 August 1978 in Mexico City, Mexico.Mexico
1893 - 1978. (85).
237 -Credits: 1922-1983.
9 costume design credits.- The legendary "granny of Mexican cinema" began her movie career when she was a 22-year-old teacher in a nun's school for girls. One day, young Sara's attention was attracted to a small building in downtown Mexico City. Inside it was Azteca Films, one of the very first Mexican film production companies, about to produce its first feature: Alma de sacrificio (1917). The leading lady was stage actress turned film producer (and writer, actress, editor and, maybe director) Mimí Derba. After some screening tests, young Sara was offered a contract. She accepted although she didn't say a word in her college until many months after. Her early experiences in movies lead her to a career in stage. She only made one film between 1918 and 1933. She returned to the screen in Death Flight (1934) and began a very long career of 148 films. Almost from the beginning, Sara García specialized in portraying mothers and grandmas, hence her nickname. This specialization began when she dared to remove her entire teeth to get the role of a granny in Allá en el Trópico (1940). After that tremendous tour-de-force her entire career, with very few exceptions, was devoted to this kind of roles. She co-starred with almost the entire cast of Mexican movie stars from the '30s to the '70s. Her films are still popular because they're on TV very often.Mexico
1895 - 1980. (85).
167 credits, 1917-1988. - Serafima Birman was born on 10 August 1890 in Kishinyov, Russian Empire [now Chisinau, Moldova]. She was an actress, known for Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944), Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1958) and The Girl with the Hat Box (1927). She died on 11 May 1976 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].Moldova. Russia
1890 - 1976. (85).
Credits: 1925-1966. - Evi Eva was born on 30 December 1899 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Harry Hill auf Welle 1000 (1926), Memoiren eines Kammerdieners, 1. Teil - Martin, der Findling (1921) and Der Klabautermann (1924). She was married to Paul Oppen. She died on 4 January 1985 in Berlin, Germany.Germany.
1899 - 1985. (85).
59 cedits, 1919-1938. - Lily Kann was born on 26 October 1893 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Mrs. Fitzherbert (1947), Happy and Glorious (1952) and Escape to Danger (1943). She died on 2 November 1978 in Sussex, England, UK.Germany. UK.
1893 - 1978. (85).
49 credits. - Hedwig Wangel was born on 23 September 1875 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Ohm Krüger (1941), Mathilde Möhring (1950) and Wer nimmt die Liebe ernst...? (1931). She was married to Carl Stabernack, Ernst von Wrangel and Herr Lange. She died on 12 March 1961 in Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.Germany
1875 - 1961. (85).
71 credits, 1926-1958. - Hermína Vojtová was born on 12 November 1890 in Príbram, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Príbram, Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Distant Journey (1949), Paní Morálka krácí mestem (1939) and Love Led Them Through Life (1928). She died on 12 September 1976 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].Czech Republic.
1890 - 1976. (85).
93 credits, 1926-1969. - Violet Hopson born Elma Kate Victoria Karkeek in Port August, Australia in 1891, her earliest performances were with the Pollard Opera Company in Australia and New Zealand from 1898 to 1900. Arrived in the US in the early 1900's with her older sister Zoe and became popular in drama theatre, a few years later Violet worked in the British theatre's appearing in drama and comedy. Although Australian by birth she would become a star of English films and would in fact epitomize the typically demure English heroine, her first movie was with the Cricks and Martin Film Company in 'Mr. Tubby's Triumph' a comedy directed by David Aylott and co-starring Johnny Butt in 1910. Became highly well-known as Hepworth's 'Dear Delightful Villianess' a brunette beauty in melodramas and comedies as 'The Vicar of Wakefield' in 1913, 'Barnaby Rudge' in 1915 and 'A Daughter of Eve' in 1919. Her career suffered slightly following the end of her marriage to actor Alec Worcester also known by his stage name Alexander Worster whom she married in Luton in 1909 the divorce in 1919 was on the ground's of his adultery and desertion, they had two children Nicholas born in 1910 and Jessica born in 1913. She became the first actress in England to be head her own production film company with producer/director Walter West after her divorce and in the early 1920's she occasionally played cockney waif in such films as 'Vi of Smith's Alley' (1921) and also excelled in portraying high class ladies as in 'Beautiful Kitty' (1923) and 'The Great Turf Mystery' (1924). With the rise of the talkies her career came to an end only appearing in minor roles until her last 'One Precious Year' in 1933. She died on the 21th July 1973 in Princess Louise Hospital, Kensington, London, the records naming her as Elma Kate Worster, she was cremated in Kensal Green CrematoriumAustralia. UK.
1887 - 1973. (85).
119 credits, 1910-1933. - Ellen Margrethe Stein was born on 8 October 1893 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Gøngehøvdingen (1961), Lykke paa rejsen (1947) and Seks roller søger en forfatter (1973). She died on 2 April 1979 in Denmark.Denmark
1893 - 1979. (85).
Credits : 1933-1978. - Antonie Jaeckel was born on 5 September 1876 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Der Meister der Welt (1927), The Divine Jetta (1937) and Das Mädchen aus der Ackerstraße - 3. Teil (1921). She died on 26 December 1960 in Berlin, Germany.Germany
1876 - 1960. (84).
91 credits, 1918-1958. - Maggie Fisher was born on 10 June 1854 in Manchester, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Bachelor's Romance (1915), Out of a Clear Sky (1918) and The Valentine Girl (1917). She died on 3 November 1938 in Glendale, California, USA.UK. USA.
1854 - 1938. (84).
Credits : 1915-1920.