Silent Wierdness

1878-1947 Eldest Ince brother John Edward Ince was born on this day in New York City to immigrant vaudevillian parents from Englan...

1853-1931 Prominent late 19th century stage actor, turned 20th century film actor Lawrence (or variously Lawrance--this is the spe...

1896-1933 Jack Pickford, "the Pickford brother," an ac tor and director in his own right, was born John Charles Smith on...

1910-1995 Well known comedic character actress Mary Wickes was born Mary Isabella Wickenhauser in St. Louis, MO on this date into ...

1883-1979 Actress Virginia Alice Brissac, who was well known from the 1930's through the 1950's in matronly roles, was bor...

1890-1964 Influential American director William Alfred Seitar was born on this date in New York City.  Sieter attended the Hudson ...

1891-1964 Master American songster of the 1920's & 30's, Cole Porter was born on this day in Indiana.  Cole Albert Por...

Kretzer in 1897 1854-1941 German writer Max Kretzer was born on this day in Posen, Prussia (now Poznan, Poland) to what was then...

1908-1976 George (and his sister Doris) was born surrounded by film fame, despite the industry's young age.  He was the son ci...

1862-1941 Often listed as an "American countertenor," Richard J. Jose was in fact a British operatic singer born in Lann...