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Alec Fraser
Alec Fraser ( Fraser-Smith; 16 February 1884 – 20 June 1956) was a British actor. Alec Fraser was born Alec Fraser-Smith in Cupar, Scotland. He died on 20 June 1956, aged 72, in London. His sister was actress/singer Agnes Fraser.Stone, DavidAgnes Fraser ''Who Was Who in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company'', at The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, 27 August 2001; accessed 16 June 2020. Selected filmography * '' The Woman with the Fan'' (1921) * ''The Woman of His Dream'' (1921) * '' The Knave of Diamonds'' (1921) * '' The Will'' (1921) * ''The Bonnie Brier Bush'' (1921) * '' Little Brother of God'' (1922) * ''A Gamble in Lives ''A Gamble in Lives'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Malvina Longfellow, Norman McKinnel and Alec Fraser.Low p.370 It is based on the play ''The Joan Danvers'' by Frank Stayton. Plot An insurance a ...'' (1924) * '' The Lure'' (1933) * '' The Great Defender'' (1934) * '' The Mystery of the Mary Celeste'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cupar
Cupar ( ; gd, Cùbar) is a town, former royal burgh and parish in Fife, Scotland. It lies between Dundee and Glenrothes. According to a 2011 population estimate, Cupar had a population around 9,000, making it the ninth-largest settlement in Fife, and the civil parish a population of 11,183 (in 2011).Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved March 2016. See "Standard Outputs", Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish 1930 It is the historic county town of Fife, although the council now sits at Glenrothes. History The town is believed to have grown around the site of Cupar Castle, which was the seat of the sheriff and was owned by the earls of Fife. The area became a centre for judiciary as the county of Fife and as a market town catering for both cattle and sheep. Towards the latter stages of the 13th century, the burgh became the site of an assembly of the th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Defender
''The Great Defender'' is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Matheson Lang, Margaret Bannerman and Arthur Margetson. Its plot concerns a top barrister who conducts the defence of an artist facing the death penalty for allegedly murdering his model, while himself battling with serious illness. Cast * Matheson Lang - Sir Douglas Rolls * Margaret Bannerman - Laura Locke * Arthur Margetson - Leslie Locke * Richard Bird - Eric Hammond * Sam Livesey - Sir Henry Linguard * Frank Atkinson - Pope * Hal Gordon - Percival Brown * Kathleen Harrison - Agnes Carter - Locke's Maid * Robert Horton - Doctor Hackett * Alec Fraser - Grainger * Jeanne Stuart - Phyllis Ware * J. Fisher White - Judge * Laurence Hanray - Parker * O. B. Clarence - Mr. Hammond * Mary Jerrold - Mrs. Hammond * Jimmy Godden Jimmy Godden (11 August 1879 – 5 March 1955) was a British film actor. He was educated at Christ's Hospital and was in the Civil Service before bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Male Silent Film Actors
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Scottish Male Film Actors
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish identity and common culture *Scottish people, a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland *Scots language, a West Germanic language spoken in lowland Scotland *Symphony No. 3 (Mendelssohn), a symphony by Felix Mendelssohn known as ''the Scottish'' See also *Scotch (other) *Scotland (other) *Scots (other) *Scottian (other) *Schottische The schottische is a partnered country dance that apparently originated in Bohemia. It was popular in Victorian era ballrooms as a part of the Bohemian folk-dance craze and left its traces in folk music of countries such as Argentina ("chotis"Span ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ca:Escocès ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Huaorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine (region), Palestine. * January 25–January 26, 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet Union, Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 11 – British Espionage, spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (spy), Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is held in Mosc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1884 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – The Fabian Society is founded in London. * January 5 – Gilbert and Sullivan's ''Princess Ida'' premières at the Savoy Theatre, London. * January 18 – Dr. William Price attempts to cremate his dead baby son, Iesu Grist, in Wales. Later tried and acquitted on the grounds that cremation is not contrary to English law, he is thus able to carry out the ceremony (the first in the United Kingdom in modern times) on March 14, setting a legal precedent. * February 1 – ''A New English Dictionary on historical principles, part 1'' (edited by James A. H. Murray), the first fascicle of what will become ''The Oxford English Dictionary'', is published in England. * February 5 – Derby County Football Club is founded in England. * March 13 – The siege of Khartoum, Sudan, begins (ends on January 26, 1885). * March 28 – Prince Leopold, the youngest son and the eighth child of Queen Victoria and Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mutiny Of The Elsinore (1937 Film)
''The Mutiny of the Elsinore'' is a 1937 British action film directed by Roy Lockwood and starring Lyn Harding, Paul Lukas and Kathleen Kelly. The screenplay concerns a mutiny on a ship against a brutal captain. It was an adaptation of the 1914 novel '' The Mutiny of the Elsinore'' by Jack London. It was shot at Welwyn Studios in Hertfordshire.Wood p.96 The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland. Plot summary Following a mutiny on a ship against a brutal captain, a writer who happens to be aboard as a passenger is asked to take over. Cast * Lyn Harding as Mr. Pike * Jiro Soneya as Wada * Paul Lukas as Jack Pethurst * Kathleen Kelly as Margaaret West * Graham Soutten as Sidney Waltham * Michael Martin Harvey as Charles Davis * Clifford Evans as Bert Rhyne * Conway Dixon as Captain West * Tony Sympson as Shorty Peabody * Pat Noonan as Murphy * Alec Fraser as Benson * Hamilton Keene Hamilton George Keene (15 November 1896, in Hampstead – 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mystery Of The Mary Celeste
''The Mystery of the Mary Celeste'' is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Denison Clift and starring Béla Lugosi, Shirley Grey and Arthur Margetson. It is one of the early films from Hammer Film Productions. It is based on the story of the ''Mary Celeste'', a sailing ship that was found adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872, and is an imagined explanation of the disappearance of the crew and passengers. The version released in the United States, under the title ''Phantom Ship'', is about eighteen minutes shorter than the original. It is believed that only the shortened version survives. Plot summary Captain Briggs (Arthur Margetson) and Captain Morehead (Clifford McLaglen) are best friends. Capt. Morehead is in love with Sarah (Shirley Grey). He brings Briggs to New York to meet her. Briggs himself falls in love with her. Sarah also falls in love with Briggs. Both men propose to her the same day. Sarah chooses Briggs. Sarah and Briggs open their marriage pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lure (1933 Film)
Lure may refer to: Objects * Lure (falconry), a chase object used in falconry * Fishing lure, an object to attract fish * Lur or Lure, a musical instrument * Bait (luring substance), the substance used in luring Geography Albania * Lurë, a municipality in the Dibër district, in Albania * Lurë National Park France * Lure, Haute-Saône, a commune in the department of Haute-Saône * Arrondissement of Lure, an arrondissement in the department of Haute-Saône * Luré, a commune in the Loire department United States * Lake Lure, North Carolina Film and television * ''The Lure'' (1914 film), an American melodrama on prostitution * ''The Lure'' (1933 film), a British film * ''The Lure'' (2015 film), a Polish film *"The Lure", a 1967 episode of ''Gunsmoke'' Books *''The Lure'', a 1912 book by Lady E. S. Drower *''The Lure'', a 1979 book by Felice Picano *''The Lure'', a 2002 book by Bill Napier *''Lure'', a 2003 book by Dilys Rose *''The Lure'', a 2014 book by Lynne Ewing Other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes Fraser
Agnes Fraser Elder Fraser-Smith (8 November 1876 – 22 July 1968) was a Scottish actress and soprano, known as Agnes Fraser, who appeared in the later Savoy Operas and in Edwardian musical comedy. She married the Gilbert and Sullivan performer Walter Passmore, with whom she frequently appeared on stage. Early life and career Fraser was born in Springfield, Fife, Scotland as Agnes Fraser Elder Fraser-Smith in 1876.Gillan, Don"Agnes Fraser" Stage Beauty, accessed 16 June 2020 Her brother was the actor Alec Fraser. In 1911 her sister, Mary Smith, known by the stage name Mary Fraser, married the actor Huntley Wright.Stone, DavidAgnes Fraser Who Was Who in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, 27 August 2001, accessed 16 June 2020 Fraser made her professional début with a D'Oyly Carte Opera Company touring company in the chorus of ''The Vicar of Bray'', ''The Lucky Star'' and ''Haddon Hall'' from December 1898 to September 1899. She then moved to the main D'Oyly Carte company at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Gamble In Lives
''A Gamble in Lives'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Malvina Longfellow, Norman McKinnel and Alec Fraser.Low p.370 It is based on the play ''The Joan Danvers'' by Frank Stayton. Plot An insurance agent demands a shipowner's daughter in return for silence regarding scuttling plans. Cast * Malvina Longfellow as Joan Danvers * Norman McKinnel as James Danvers * Alec Fraser as Captain Ross * John Reid as Jimmie Danvers * Molly Adair as Gladys Danvers * Frances Ivor as Mrs. Danvers * Bobby Andrews as Harry Riggs * Alec Wynn-Thomas Alec or Aleck is a Scottish form of the given name Alex. It may be a diminutive of the name Alexander or a given name in its own right. Notable people with the name include: People *Alec Aalto (1942–2018), Finnish diplomat * Alec Acton (1938– ... as Sims References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Brother Of God
''Little Brother of God'' is a 1922 British silent crime film directed by F. Martin Thornton.Goble p.840 Cast * Alec Fraser as Donald Wainwright * Lionelle Howard as Douglas Wainwright * Victor McLaglen as King Kennidy * Varies Nickawa as Jean Marie * Fred Rains as Father Joseph * Fred Raynham as Bliss * Valia as Helen McKee * Robert Vallis as Johnny Jackpine * Bertie Wright Albert James Matthew Wright (6 February 1871 – 7 March 1960), known as Bertie Wright, was a British actor of the silent era. Wright was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, and died on 7 March 1960, in Sydney, New South Wales, Austr ... as Etienne Parouche References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1922 films 1922 crime films British silent feature films British crime films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Floyd Martin Thornton Films based on British nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
