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Marian Skinner
Marian Skinner (January 8, 1880 – June 7, 1963), was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1915 and 1924. She was born in New York, New York, and died in San Francisco, California. Selected filmography * ''That Sort'' (1916) * '' Sherlock Holmes'' (1916) * '' On Trial'' (1917) * '' Skinner's Dress Suit'' (1917) * ''Skinner's Bubble'' (1917) * '' Which Woman?'' (1918) * '' Gambling in Souls'' (1919) * '' The Amateur Adventuress'' (1919) * ''The Spitfire of Seville'' (1919) * ''A Rogue's Romance'' (1919) * ''The Woman Under Cover'' (1919) * '' The Sleeping Lion'' (1919) * '' Dangerous to Men'' (1920) * ''The House of Toys'' (1920) * ''The Breath of the Gods'' (1920) * '' Billions'' (1920) * '' The Dangerous Moment'' (1921) * '' White and Unmarried'' (1921) * '' Brewster's Millions'' (1921) * ''Morals'' (1921) * ''Billy Jim ''Billy Jim'' is a 1922 American silent comedy western film directed by Frank Borzage and starring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York, New York
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dangerous To Men
''Dangerous to Men'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy film directed by William C. Dowland and starring Viola Dana. It was distributed through Metro Pictures. at silentera.com The working title was "Eliza Comes to Stay". Cast * as Elisa * as Sandy Verrall * as Prof. John Vandam * |
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 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the penumbral lunar eclipse and the annular solar eclipse, only 12 hours, 29 minutes after apogee. * January 19 – Soviet spy Gheorghe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1880 Births
Year 188 (CLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in the Roman Empire as the Year of the Consulship of Fuscianus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 941 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 188 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 Roman Empire * Publius Helvius Pertinax becomes pro-consul of Africa from 188 to 189. Japan * Queen Himiko (or Shingi Waō) begins her reign in Japan (until 248). Births * April 4 – Caracalla (or Antoninus), Roman emperor (d. 217) * Lu Ji (or Gongji), Chinese official and politician (d. 219) * Sun Shao, Chinese general of the Eastern Wu state (d. 241) Deaths * March 17 – Julian, pope and patriarch of Alexandria * Fa Zhen (or Gaoqing), Chinese scholar (b. AD 100) * Lucius Antistius Burrus, Roman politician (executed) * Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stranger (1924 Film)
''The Stranger'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Betty Compson and Richard Dix. It is based on a 1918 novel, ''The First and the Last'', by John Galsworthy. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a review of the film in a film magazine, just as Keith Darrant (Stone), a high-class Englishman, has a chance for political honors, his ne'er-do-well brother Larry (Dix) appears on the scene. Larry makes the acquaintance of Peggy Bowlin (Compson), a girl who is down and out, and a strong friendship begins. After a time Larry installs the girl in a better neighborhood and just as they are preparing to marry and leave England, a convict who blames her for his having to go to jail returns, and in a fight Larry accidentally kills him. "The Stranger" (Marshall), an outcast working in the saloon which the girl frequented, is arrested for the murder and refuses to say anything, fear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Jim
''Billy Jim'' is a 1922 American silent comedy western film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Fred Stone, Marian Skinner and George Hernandez.Munden p.61 Cast * Fred Stone as Billy Jim * Millicent Fisher as Marsha Dunforth * George Hernandez as Dudley Dunforth * Billy Bletcher as Jimmy * Marian Skinner as Mrs. Dunforth * Frank Thorne Benjamin Franklin Thorne (June 16, 1930 – March 7, 2021 at the |
Morals (film)
''Morals'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by William Desmond Taylor and starring May McAvoy, William P. Carleton, and Marian Skinner. It is based on a 1905 novel, '' The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne'' by William J. Locke, which was produced as a 1907 Broadway play starring Marie Doro who later made her screen debut in a 1915 film version. A British talking version of Locke's story was made in 1935 as '' The Morals of Marcus''. Plot A woman escapes the Turkish harem in which she has been brought up and flees to London in the company of a British adventurer. Cast * May McAvoy as Carlotta * William P. Carleton as Sir Marcus Ordeyne * W.E. Lawrence as Sebastian Pasquale * Marian Skinner as Mrs McMurray * Nick De Ruiz as Hamdi * Starke Patteson as Harry * Kathlyn Williams as Judith Mainwaring * Bridgetta Clark as Antoinette * Sidney Bracey as Stinson Preservation status This film is preserved in the collection of the Library of Congress The Library of Congress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brewster's Millions (1921 Film)
''Brewster's Millions'' is a lost 1921 American comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle. It is an adaptation of the 1902 novel written by George Barr McCutcheon as well as the 1906 Broadway smash hit play of the same name starring Edward Abeles. Plot As summarized in a film publication, Monte Brewster's (Arbuckle) two grandfathers, one rich and the other a self-made man, squabble as to the way the infant should be raised. The mother steps in and decides to raise the child her way, which results in Monte being a clerk in a steamship office at the age of 21. At this point the grandfathers get together again, with one grandfather giving him $1 million, and the other offering $4 million provided that at the end of one year Monte spends the $1 million given by the other grandfather. Other conditions include that he be absolutely "broke" at the end of one year, that he not marry for five years, and not to tell any one of the arrangement. Young Brewster tries everything he can to get rid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White And Unmarried
''White and Unmarried'' is a lost 1921 American comedy silent film directed by Tom Forman and written by Will M. Ritchey and John D. Swain. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Jacqueline Logan, Grace Darmond, Walter Long, Lloyd Whitlock, Frederick Vroom, and Marian Skinner. The film was released on May 29, 1921, by Paramount Pictures. Premise When an underworld figure inherits a fortune, he goes straight and endeavors to become a respectable businessman. But on a trip to Paris, he encounters a few not-so-honest types who think he is ripe for picking. Cast *Thomas Meighan as Billy Kane * Jacqueline Logan as Andrée Duphot *Grace Darmond as Dorothea Welter * Walter Long as Chicoq *Lloyd Whitlock as Marechal *Frederick Vroom as Mr. Welter *Marian Skinner as Mrs. Welter *Georgie Stone as Victor *Jack Herbert as Jacques *Loretta Young Loretta Young (born Gretchen Young; January 6, 1913 – August 12, 2000) was an American actress. Starting as a child, she had a long and varied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dangerous Moment
''The Dangerous Moment'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Marcel De Sano and starring Carmel Myers,Lule Warrenton and George Regas.Munden p.167 Cast * Carmel Myers as Sylvia Palprini * Lule Warrenton as Mrs. Tarkides * George Regas as Movros Tarkides * W.T. Fellows as Jack Reeve * Billy Fay as Collins * Bonnie Hill as Marjory Blake * Herbert Heyes as George Duray * Fred Becker as Henry Trent * Marian Skinner Marian Skinner (January 8, 1880 – June 7, 1963), was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1915 and 1924. She was born in New York, New York, and died in San Francisco, California. Sele ... as Aunt Cynthia Grey * Bowditch M. Turner as Trotsky References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films 1920s Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billions (film)
''Billions'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy film produced by and starring Alla Nazimova and distributed by Metro Pictures. Ray Smallwood directed. It is based on a French play, ''L'Homme riche'', by Jean Jose Frappa and Henry Dupuy-Mazuel.''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20'' published by The American Film Institute, c.1988 Cast *Alla Nazimova - Princess Triloff * Charles Bryant - Krakerfeller / Owen Carey *William J. Irving - Frank Manners *Victor Potel - Pushkin * John Steppling - Isaac Colben *Marian Skinner Marian Skinner (January 8, 1880 – June 7, 1963), was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1915 and 1924. She was born in New York, New York, and died in San Francisco, California. Sele ... - Mrs. Colben *Emmett King - John Blanchard *Eugene H. Klum - The Bellboy References External links *allmovie/synopsis; ''Billions'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
