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Francis Carpenter (actor)
Francis Carpenter (1910–1973) was an American child actor active in films of the silent era. He co-starred with Virginia Lee Corbin in several film such as ''Jack and the Beanstalk''.Solomon p.241 Selected filmography * '' Old Heidelberg'' (1915) * '' The Commanding Officer'' (1915) * ''Macbeth'' (1916) * ''Martha's Vindication'' (1916) * ''Intolerance'' (1916) * ''Let Katie Do It'' (1916) * '' Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'' (1917) * ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' (1917) * ''The Babes in the Woods'' (1917) * '' True Blue'' (1918) * ''Treasure Island'' (1918) * ''The Forbidden Room'' (1919) * ''Rip Van Winkle'' (1921) * ''The Infamous Miss Revell ''The Infamous Miss Revell'' is a lost 1921 American silent mystery film directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald and starring Alice Lake. It was produced and released by Metro Pictures. Cast *Alice Lake as Julien Revell/Paula Revell *Cullen Landis a ...'' (1921) * '' The Lone Star Ranger'' (1923) References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Glenwood Springs is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home rule municipality that is the county seat of Garfield County, Colorado, Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 9,963 at the 2020 United States Census. Glenwood Springs is located at the confluence of the Roaring Fork River and the Colorado River, threading together the Roaring Fork Valley and a series of smaller towns up and down the Colorado River. Glenwood Springs is a historic destination for vacationers with diverse natural amenities, most particularly the hot springs. History For centuries the area that is now Glenwood Springs was populated by Indigenous people before the colonization of the Americas. The oral history of the Kapuuta and Mouache bands recall that Glenwood Springs is located within the "traditional ''Nuuchiu tuvupu'' (The People's Land) of the Subuagan and Parianuche bands." Fred Conetah's ''History of the Northern Utes'' states that the White Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Babes In The Woods
''The Babes in the Woods'' is a 1917 American silent fantasy film directed by Chester M. Franklin and Sidney Franklin and starring Francis Carpenter, Virginia Lee Corbin and Violet Radcliffe.Solomon p.243-44 Cast * Francis Carpenter as Roland / Hansel * Virginia Lee Corbin as Rose / Gretel * Violet Radcliffe as The Robber Prince * Carmen De Rue The Good Fair * Herschel Mayall as John Hamilton * Rosita Marstini as Mrs. Hamilton * Robert Lawler as Mason Hamilton * Scott McKee as The Butler * Ted Billings as The Witch * Buddy Messinger * Charles Gorman * Jack R. Hall * Gertrude Messinger Gertrude Dolores Messinger (April 28, 1911 – November 8, 1995) was an American film actress known for her B-movie roles from the 1930s through the 1950s. She began as a child actor in silent films, but found her greatest fame in talkies of ... * Marie Messinger * Raymond Lee References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Film Actors
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1973 Deaths
Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. * January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. Nixon is the only person to have been sworn in twice as President ( 1969, 1973) and Vice President of the United States ( 1953, 1957). * January 22 ** George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to win the heavyweight world boxing championship. ** A Royal Jordanian Boeing 707 flight from Jeddah crashes in Kano, Nigeria; 176 people are killed. * January 27 – U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War ends with the signing of the Paris Peace Accords. February * February 8 – A militar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910 Births
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lone Star Ranger (1923 Film)
''The Lone Star Ranger'' is a lost 1923 American silent Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Tom Mix. It is based on the 1915 novel by Zane Grey. Fox produced and distributed by Fox Films and this film is a remake of their 1919 film with William Farnum. Cast * Tom Mix Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; January 6, 1880 – October 12, 1940) was an American film actor and the star of many early Western films between 1909 and 1935. He appeared in 291 films, all but nine of which were silent films. He w ... as Buck Duane * Tony the Horse as Tony, Buck Duane's Horse * Billie Dove as Helen Longstreth * Lee Shumway as Lawson (as L. C. Shumway) * Stanton Heck as Poggin * Edward Peil Sr. as Kane (as Edward Peil) * Frank Clark (actor), Frank Clark as Laramie * Minna Redman as Mrs. Laramie * Francis Carpenter (actor), Francis Carpenter as Laramie's Son * William Conklin as Major Longstreth * Thomas G. Lingham as Captain McNally (as Thomas Lingham) See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Infamous Miss Revell
''The Infamous Miss Revell'' is a lost 1921 American silent mystery film directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald and starring Alice Lake. It was produced and released by Metro Pictures. Cast *Alice Lake as Julien Revell/Paula Revell *Cullen Landis as Max Hildreth *Jackie Saunders as Lillian Hildreth *Lydia Knott as Mary Hildreth *Herbert Standing as Samuel Pangborn *Alfred Hollingsworth as Maxwell Putnam *Stanley Goethals as Revell Child * Francis Carpenter as Revell Child *Mae Giraci Mae Georgia Giraci (January 22, 1910 – January 10, 2006), also known as May Giraci, May Garcia, May Geraci, May Giracci, May Giracia and Tina Rossi, was an American child actress who appeared in silent films between 1915 and 1929. Giraci was ... as Revell Child (credited as May Giraci) *Geraldine Condon as Revell Child References External links * * 1921 films Lost American films Films based on short fiction American silent feature films American black-and-white films American mystery f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rip Van Winkle (1921 Film)
''Rip Van Winkle'' is a 1921 American silent fantasy film, directed by Edward Ludwig. Starring Thomas Jefferson (actor), Thomas Jefferson and Milla Davenport in the oft-filmed 1819 Washington Irving short story about Rip Van Winkle who falls asleep and wakes up 20 years later. It was made famous in the 19th century as a play by Thomas Jefferson's father, Joseph Jefferson, and Dion Boucicault. T. Jefferson had starred in a 1914 feature-length version of the story, which was re-released in 1921 just as this film was premiering. However, the two should not be confused as the same film, they are two different films starring the same actor. Plot As described in a film magazine, after swearing off drinking time and time again and familiarly discounting the next drink after each resolution, Rip Van Winkle (Jefferson) is finally driven out of the house by his wife Gretchen (Davenport). On his journey into the hills, he meets a little man from the Catskill Mountains who is carrying a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treasure Island (1918 Film)
''Treasure Island'' is a 1918 American silent adventure film based on the 1883 novel of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson. This is one of many silent versions of the story and is noteworthy because it is almost entirely acted by child or teenage actors. The film was co-directed by brothers Sidney and Chester Franklin. The film is one of Fox's ''Sunset Kiddies'' productions following in the wake of previous Kiddie productions like ''Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp''. This is a lost film. Plot As described in a film magazine, Jim Hawkins (Carpenter) and his mother operate the Admiral Ben Bow Inn, and when they are threatened by an attack by pirates they go to the home of their friend, the squire, for the night. Mrs. Hawkins (Washington) hands the squire a package she found in a chest that was owned by Billy Bones, one of her boarders who had died. The squire discovers a map showing the location of treasure buried by someone named Flint. Jim, overhearing the squire's plans to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True Blue (1918 Film)
''True Blue'' is a 1918 American silent Western film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring William Farnum, Kathryn Adams and Charles Clary Charles Clary (March 24, 1873 – March 24, 1931) was an American actor of the silent film era. Clary appeared in more than 200 films between 1910 and 1930. He was born in Charleston, Illinois and died on his 58th birthday in Los Angeles, Ca ....Solomon p.247 Cast References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011. External links * 1918 films 1918 Western (genre) films Films directed by Frank Lloyd 1910s English-language films Fox Film films American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1910s American films {{1910s-US-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aladdin And The Wonderful Lamp (1917 Film)
''Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'' is a 1917 silent film fantasy directed by Chester and Sidney Franklin and produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. It is preserved in the George Eastman House, Cinemateca Do Museu De Arte Moderna and the Library of Congress.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' (<-book title) p.3 c.1978 by The American Film Institute The Film Cast * Francis Carpenter - Aladdin * F. A. Turner - Mustapha, A Tailor (*as Fred Turner) * - The Princess Badr al-Budur *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria, California
Santa Maria (Spanish language, Spanish for "Mary, mother of Jesus, St. Mary") is a city near the Central Coast (California), Central Coast of California in northern Santa Barbara County, California, Santa Barbara County. It is approximately northwest of Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara and northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Its population was 109,707 at the 2020 census, making it the most populous city in the county and the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area. The city is notable for its wine industry and Santa Maria-style barbecue. History The Santa Maria Valley, stretching from the Santa Lucia Mountains toward the Pacific Ocean, was the homeland of the Chumash people for several thousand years. The Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans made their homes on the slopes of the surrounding hills among the Quercus agrifolia, oaks, on the banks of the Santa Maria River among the Platanus racemosa, sycamores, and along the coast. They had unique pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
