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Josie Sedgwick
Josie Sedgwick (March 13, 1899 – April 30, 1973) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films from 1914 to 1932. Her brother was actor/director Edward Sedgwick, and her sister was actress Eileen Sedgwick Eileen Sedgwick (October 17, 1898 – March 15, 1991) was an American actress of the silent era. Biography Born in 1898, Sedgwick was in her first film in 1914 and appeared in more than 110 films during her 15-year career. She was the sist .... Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sedgwick, Josie 1899 births 1973 deaths People from Galveston, Texas American film actresses 20th-century American actresses Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galveston, Texas
Galveston ( ) is a coastal resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas. The community of , with a population of 47,743 in 2010, is the county seat of surrounding Galveston County and second-largest municipality in the county. It is also within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area at its southern end on the northwestern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Galveston, or Galvez' town, was named after 18th-century Spanish military and political leader Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez (1746–1786), who was born in Macharaviaya, Málaga, in the Kingdom of Spain. Galveston's first European settlements on the Galveston Island were built around 1816 by French pirate Louis-Michel Aury to help the fledgling empire of Mexico fight for independence from Spain, along with other colonies in the Western Hemisphere of the Americas in Central and South America in the 1810s and 1820s. The Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Adventure
''Double Adventure'' is a 1921 American film serial directed by W. S. Van Dyke. The film is considered to be lost in the United States. All or parts of the serial are held by Gosfilmofond, Russian State Archive. Cast * Charles Hutchison as Bob Cross / Dick Biddle * Josie Sedgwick as Martha Steadman * Carl Stockdale as Jules Fernol * S.E. Jennings as Rebel Chief * Ruth Langdon as Vincente Garcia (credited as Ruth Langston) * Louis D'Or as President Garcia See also * List of American films of 1921 * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios. The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are consider ... References External links * 1921 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Pathé Exchange film serials Films directed by W. S. Van Dyke 1920s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Actresses
The following American film actresses are listed alphabetically. It contains both actresses born American and those who acquired American nationality later. Some actors who are well known for both film and TV work are also included in the list of American television actresses. Key to entries: : born in ''Nation'': this person was born abroad but was American by birth : ''Nationality''-born: this person acquired American citizenship later in life : a range is ''birth''–''death'' years : if year of death only is known, that is stated explicitly A * Beverly Aadland 1942–2010 *Mariann Aalda born *Caroline Aaron born *Diahnne Abbott born *Rose Abdoo born * Paula Abdul born *Donzaleigh Abernathy born *Whitney Able born *Candice Accola born *Amy Acker born *Jean Acker 1893–1978 *Bettye Ackerman 1924–2006 *Amy Adams born (born in Italy) * Brooke Adams born *Edie Adams 1927–2008 * Jane Adams born *Joey Lauren Adams born *Julie Adams 1926–2019 *Lillian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Galveston, Texas
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
1899 Births
Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – **Bolivia sets up a customs office in Puerto Alonso, leading to the Brazilian settlers there to declare the Republic of Acre in a revolt against Bolivian authorities. **The first part of the Jakarta Kota–Anyer Kidul railway on the island of Java is opened between Batavia Zuid ( Jakarta Kota) and Tangerang. * January 3 – Hungarian Prime Minister Dezső Bánffy fights an inconclusive duel with his bitter enemy in parliament, Horánszky Nándor. * January 4 – **U.S. President William McKinley's declaration of December 21, 1898, proclaiming a policy of benevolent assimilation of the Philippines as a United States territory, is announced in Manila by the U.S. commander, General Elwell Otis, and angers independence activists who had fought against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Son Of Oklahoma
''Son of Oklahoma'' is a 1932 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring his son Bob Steele (actor), Bob Steele. Cast *Bob Steele (actor), Bob Steele - Dan Clayton *Josie Sedgwick - Mary Clayton, aka Shotgun Mary *Carmen Laroux - Anita Verdugo *Julian Rivero - Don Manuel Verdugo *Robert Homans - John Clayton, aka Silent Jack Clay *Henry Roquemore - Salesman Stage Passenger *Earl Dwire - Ray Brent References External links * * 1932 films Films directed by Robert N. Bradbury American Western (genre) films 1932 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let 'er Buck
''Let 'er Buck'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Hoot Gibson. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Bob Carson (Gibson), working on Col. Jeff McCall's (French) ranch, is admired by Jacqueline McCall (Nixon). James Ralston (Nye), her cousin, is jealous. He fakes getting shot in a duel with Bob, who flees, finally reaching Pendleton, Oregon. There Kent Crosby (Steele), foreman of Mabel Thompson's (Sedgwick) ranch, knocks him down. Mabel comes along and accuses Bob of being a coward. Bob worsts Kent in a fight and win's Mabel's admiration by riding a dangerous bronco. She asks him to ride in the rodeo for her. Col. McCall, Jacqueline, and James arrive with their famous chariot team and are astonished to see Bob. Mabel sees that Bob is in love with Jacqueline and perplexes him by proposing. Bob then learns that he was duped by James in the duel. Kent and James kidnap Bob, but he escapes just as the chariot race is about to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Saddle Hawk
''The Saddle Hawk'' is a lost 1925 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, Ben Johnson (Gibson), a despised sheepherder, works for an old Mexican, but is unhappy because he loves cattle and wants to be a cowboy. Riding to town one day, he sees a Rena (Nixon) and asks for a drink which she refuses to give him because she is a cattleman’s daughter with cattle owners’ prejudices. The next day several men go looking for this young woman from her father’s ranch. They visit Ben’s employer while Ben is away. When Ben returns, his boss gives him a beautiful golden mare, hat, and other necessities to bedeck him for real riding. Then he tells Ben to visit the very young woman who had slighted him the prior day, and take her to her father. As Ben arrives, a neighboring bad man is wooing her over-strenuously. Ben knocks him out, and drives him off. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sawdust Trail
''The Sawdust Trail'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and starring Hoot Gibson. Edward Sedgwick directed. It is based on the short story "Courtin' Calamity" by William Dudley Pelley, which was later filmed as a part-talkie in 1929 as ''Courtin' Wildcats''. Plot As described in a film magazine, Clarence Elwood Butts (Gibson) was one of his university's best customers, having been there seven years. His wealthy father Jonathan Butts (Torrence) wanted to put him to work in his factory, but Clarence, who hated the prospect, evaded it by pretending to be weak and delicate. Finally a doctor's examination discovered his perfect health, at the same time that an outraged prohibition officer was looking for him to pay a reward for a blackened eye received in a café fight the night before. Clarence denied the officer's charge and played "sissy," but the doctor, in private, called him "the best liar I've eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Moth (film)
''The White Moth'' is a 1924 American silent drama film produced and directed by Maurice Tourneur and distributed by First National Pictures. Barbara La Marr was the female lead supported by young Ben Lyon. Cast *Barbara La Marr as Mona Reid / The White Moth *Conway Tearle as Vantine Morley *Charles de Rochefort as Gonzalo Montrez (credited as Charles de Roche) *Ben Lyon as Douglas Morley *Edna Murphy as Gwendolyn Dallas *Josie Sedgwick as Ninon Aurel *Kathleen Kirkham as Mrs. Delancey *William Orlamond as Tothnes Preservation ''The White Moth'' survives at the Library of Congress, Museum of Modern Art, and Gosfilmofond Gosfilmofond is a state film archive in Russia. It is the main film archive of the Russian Federation and a member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF). It is a state cultural institution — curator of films collection and othe ... in Moscow. References External links * * 1924 films American silent feature films Films directed by M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael O'Halloran (1923 Film)
''Michael O'Halloran'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by James Leo Meehan and starring Virginia True Boardman, Ethel Irving and Irene Rich.Taves p.232 It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Gene Stratton-Porter. Cast * Virginia True Boardman as Michael O'Halloran * Ethel Irving as Peaches * Irene Rich as Nellie Minturn * Charles Clary as James Minturn * Claire McDowell as Nancy Harding * Charles Hill Mailes as Peter Harding * Josie Sedgwick Josie Sedgwick (March 13, 1899 – April 30, 1973) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films from 1914 to 1932. Her brother was actor/director Edward Sedgwick, and her sister was actress Eileen Sedgwick Eileen Sedgwick ... as Leslie Winton * William Boyd as Douglas Bruce References Bibliography * Taves, Brian. ''Thomas Ince: Hollywood's Independent Pioneer''. University Press of Kentucky, 2012. External links * 1923 films 1923 drama films 1920s English-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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