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How A French Nobleman Got A Wife Through The New York Herald Personal Columns
''How a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the New York Herald Personal Columns'' is a 1904 silent comic film directed by Edwin S. Porter for the Edison Manufacturing Company. The film is a remake of the hit film ''Personal'', produced by the Biograph Company earlier in the year. The film is a spoof of the "fashionable marriages" known to take place between cash-strapped European nobility and American heiresses. Biograph sued the Edison Company for copyright infringement, but Edison prevailed because Biograph had only copyrighted the film as a series of photographs, and not as a dramatic production. The case prompted Biograph to change both its copyright practice and its distribution strategy. Plot A title presents an ad placed in the personals column of the ''New York Herald'': "Young French Nobleman, recently arrived, desires to meet wealthy American girl; object, matrimony; will be at Grant's Tomb at 10 this morning, wearing boutonniere of violets." The nobleman locates his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "ƿine" (friend). The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadƿine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures. People * Edwin of Northumbria (died 632 or 633), King of Northumbria and Christian saint * Edwin (son of Edward the Elder) (died 933) * Eadwine of Sussex (died 982), King of Sussex * Eadwine of Abingdon (died 990), Abbot of Abingdon * Edwin, Earl of Mercia (died 1071), brother-in-law of Harold Godwinson (Harold II) *Edwin (director) (born 1978), Indonesian filmmaker * Edwin (musician) (born 1968), Canadian musician * E. W. Abeygunasekera, Edwin Abeygunasekera, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician, member of the 1st State Council of Ceylon, 1st and 2nd State Council of Ceylon * Edwin Ariyadasa (1922-2021), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist * Edwin Austin Abbey (1852–1911) British artist * Edwin Eugene Aldrin (born 1930), although he changed it to Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut * Edw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
