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Margot Drake
Margot Drake (1899–1948) was an English stage and film actress. During the silent era she appeared in eight British films including ''The Wonderful Year''.Low p.484 Selected filmography * ''A Bachelor Husband'' (1920) * ''The Breed of the Treshams'' (1920) * ''The Headmaster (film), The Headmaster'' (1921) * ''The Wonderful Year'' (1921) * ''The Street of Adventure (film), The Street of Adventure'' (1921) References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1899 births 1948 deaths English film actresses English silent film actresses 20th-century English actresses Actresses from London {{England-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deptford
Deptford is an area on the south bank of the River Thames in southeast London, within the London Borough of Lewisham. It is named after a ford of the River Ravensbourne. From the mid 16th century to the late 19th it was home to Deptford Dockyard, the first of the Royal Dockyards. This was a major shipbuilding dock and attracted Peter the Great to come and study shipbuilding. Deptford and the docks are associated with the knighting of Sir Francis Drake by Queen Elizabeth I aboard the ''Golden Hind'', the legend of Sir Walter Raleigh laying down his cape for Elizabeth, Captain James Cook's third voyage aboard HMS ''Resolution'', and the mysterious apparent murder of Christopher Marlowe in a house along Deptford Strand. Though Deptford began as two small communities, one at the ford, and the other a fishing village on the Thames, Deptford's history and population has been mainly associated with the docks established by Henry VIII. The two communities grew together and flouri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Era
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of title cards. The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era that existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a pianist, theater organist—or even, in large cities, a small orchestra—would often play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or improvisation. Sometimes a person would even narrate the inter-title cards for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the film did not exist, music was seen as an essential part of the viewing experience. "Silent film" is typically used as a historical term to describe an era of cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wonderful Year
''The Wonderful Year'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Randle Ayrton, Mary Odette and Margot Drake.Low p.484 Cast * Randle Ayrton as The Happiness Dispenser * Hubert Carter as Bigourdin * Margot Drake as Corinna Hastings * Lionelle Howard as Martin Openshaw * Mary Odette Marie Odette Goimbault (10 August 1901 – 26 March 1987), known professionally as Mary Odette, was a French-born film actress. Odette starred in a number of films made by Astra Films. After the slump of 1924 dramatically reduced the number o ... as Felise * Frank Stanmore as Polydor * Gwen Williams as Lucilla References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1921 films 1921 romantic drama films British silent feature films British romantic drama films Films directed by Kenelm Foss British black-and-white films Films based on British novels 1920s English- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Bachelor Husband
''A Bachelor Husband'' is a 1920 British silent romance film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Lyn Harding, Renee Mayer and Hayford Hobbs. It was based on a story by Ruby M. Ayres, originally published in the ''Daily Mirror''. Plot Inheritor weds stepsister who elopes with cad."The Bachelor Husband" in Denis Gifford, ''British Film Catalogue: volume 1: The Fiction Film'' (2016) Cast * Lyn Harding as Feather Dakers * Renee Mayer as Marie Celeste * Hayford Hobbs as Chris Lawless * Irene Rooke as Aunt Madge * Lionelle Howard as Atkins * Gordon Craig as Chris, as a child * Margot Drake as Mrs. Chester * Will Corrie Will Corrie (14 January 1867 - 1950) was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Hard Times (1915 film), Hard Times'' (1915) * ''The Laughing Cavalier (film), The Laughing Cavalier'' (1917) * ''The Manxman (1917 film), The M ... as George Chester * R. Heaton Grey as Aston Knight * Phyllis Joyce as Mrs. Heriot References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Breed Of The Treshams
''The Breed of the Treshams'' is a 1920 British silent adventure film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Mary Odette, Hayford Hobbs and A. B. Imeson.Low p. During the English Civil War, the Royalists uncover a Roundhead spy. Cast * Mary Odette as Margaret Hungerford * Hayford Hobbs as Hon. Francis Tresham * A. B. Imeson as Hon. Clement Hungerford * Charles Vane as Vis. Dorsington * Margot Drake as Margaret * Fred Morgan as Capt. Rashleigh * Gordon Craig as Batty * Will Corrie as Cpl. Lumsford * Philip Hewland Philip Hewland (12 December 1876, Gravesend, Kent, England – 1953, Ealing, London) was a British actor. He had one son Ivor and a granddaughter Domini. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * '' His Daughter's Dilemma'' (1916) * ''Ar ... as Col. Henry Curwen * Nelson Ramsey as Col. Bagshawe * Norman Tharp as Capt. Stanhope * Farmer Skein as Lord Tresham * Gwen Williams as Mrs. Bagshawe * C.R. Foster-Kemp as Child * John Mart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Headmaster (film)
''The Headmaster'' is a 1921 British silent comedy-drama film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Cyril Maude, Margot Drake and Miles Malleson.Low p.379 It is based on the 1913 play '' The Headmaster'' by Edward Knoblock and Wilfred Coleby. The film can be summarized as a clergyman working as the headmaster of a school tries to persuade his daughter to marry the idiotic son of an influential figure in the hope of being promoted to bishop. Cast * Cyril Maude as Rev. Cuthbert Sanctuary * Margot Drake as Portia Sanctuary * Miles Malleson as Palliser Grantley * Marie Illington as Cornelia Grantley * Lionelle Howard as Jack Strahan * Simeon Stuart as Dean of Carchester * Ann Trevor Ann Trevor (1899–1970) was a British actress. Her stage work included the original production of Noël Coward's '' Hay Fever'' at London's Ambassadors Theatre, in 1925. Selected filmography * ''Wuthering Heights'' (1920) * ''Build Thy House' ... as Antigone Sanctuary * Louie Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Street Of Adventure (film)
''The Street of Adventure'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Lionelle Howard, Margot Drake and Irene Rooke.Low p.459 It was based on the 1919 novel of the same title by Philip Gibbs. The title is a reference to Fleet Street in London. Premise A journalist attempts to save a woman from prostitution, but nearly loses his fiancée to another man in the process. Cast * Lionelle Howard as Frank Luttrell * Margot Drake as Katherine Halstead * Irene Rooke as Margaret Hubbard * Peggy Bayfield as Peg * Roy Travers as Will Brandon * Will Corrie Will Corrie (14 January 1867 - 1950) was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Hard Times (1915 film), Hard Times'' (1915) * ''The Laughing Cavalier (film), The Laughing Cavalier'' (1917) * ''The Manxman (1917 film), The M ... as Edmund Grattan * H.V. Tollemach References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unw ... [...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] |
1948 Deaths
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ''Union of Burma'', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President, and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the '' Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published in the United States. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India. * January 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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