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Shannon Fife
Manning Shannon Fife (February 16, 1888 – May 7, 1972) was an American journalist, humorist and film scenario writer. He worked on at least 86 motion pictures over the silent film era before returning to journalism to write for magazines and newspapers. Biography He was born on February 16, 1888, in Dallas, Texas, the middle of three boys born to Ambrose D. and Mary Shannon Fife. By the turn of the twentieth century, Fife and his two brothers (Locksley and Francis) were living in Dallas with an uncle and their maternal grandmother, Belle Shannon. His father, a well-known Dallas businessman, died in 1911. Fife first worked as a cub reporter for the ''Dallas Dispatch'', where he quickly rose to be city editor. Fife’s first movie, ''A Message from the Moon'', was written in 1912 for Mack Sennett at Biograph Studios before joining the Lubin Manufacturing Company, Lubin Company for several years. By 1916 he was a freelance writer working on such films as ''Susie Snowflake'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas, Texas
Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County with portions extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. With a 2020 census population of 1,304,379, it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and the third-largest in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in the North Texas region, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea. The cities of Dallas and nearby Fort Worth were initially developed due to the construction of major railroad lines through the area allowing access to cotton, cattle and later oil in North and East Texas. The construction of the Interstate Highway System reinforced Dallas's prominen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Sled
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, also known as FIBT from the French . National competitions are often governed by bodies such as the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton, and the German Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Federation. The first bobsleds were built in the late 19th century in St. Moritz, Switzerland, by wealthy tourists from Victorian Britain who were staying at the Palace Hotel owned by Caspar Badrutt. The early sleds were adapted from boys' delivery sleds and toboggans. These eventually evolved into bobsleighs, luges and skeletons. Initially the tourists would race their hand-built contraptions down the narrow streets of St. Moritz; however, as collisions increased, growing opposition from St. Moritz residents led t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Deaths
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 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 * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1888 Births
In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of the Three Emperors. Currently, it is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (13). The next year that also has 13 digits is the year 2388. The record will be surpassed as late as 2888, which has 14 digits. Events January–March * January 3 – The 91-centimeter telescope at Lick Observatory in California is first used. * January 12 – The Schoolhouse Blizzard hits Dakota Territory, the states of Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas, leaving 235 dead, many of them children on their way home from school. * January 13 – The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. * January 21 – The Amateur Athletic Union is founded by William Buckingham Curtis in the United States. * January 26 – The Lawn Tennis Association is founded in England. * February 6 – Gillis Bildt becomes Prime Minister of Sweden (1888–1889). * February 27 – In West O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Boiled (1926 Film)
''Hard Boiled'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Tom Mix, Helene Chadwick, and Heinie Conklin.Solomon p. 299 Cast * Tom Mix as Tom Bouden * Helene Chadwick as Marjorie Gregg * Heinie Conklin as Bill Grimes * Phyllis Haver as Justine Morton * W.E. Lawrence as Gordon Andrews * Emily Fitzroy as Abigail Gregg * Dan Mason as Abrue Boyden * Spec O'Donnell as Eddie Blix * Ethel Grey Terry as Mrs. Sarah Morton * Eddie Sturgis as First Crook * Eddie Boland as Second Crook * Emmett Wagner Emmett may refer to: Places ;In the United States * Emmett, Idaho * Emmett, Kansas * Emmett, Michigan, a village in St. Clair County * Emmett Charter Township, Michigan in Calhoun County * Emmett Township, St. Clair County, Michigan * Emmett, Miss ... as Third Crook References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011. External links * 1926 films 1926 Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Hand Love
''Second Hand Love'' is a 1923 American film directed by William A. Wellman. Cast *Buck Jones as Andy Hanks (*as Charles Jones) * Ruth Dwyer as Angela Trent * Charles Coleman as Dugg * Harvey Clark as Scratch, The Detective *Frank Weed as Deacon Seth Poggins *James Quinn as Dugg's Partner *Gus Leonard Gus "Pop" Leonard (February 4, 1859 – March 27, 1939) was an American film actor. Biography The French-born actor began his long career on the stage in San Francisco, California, while he was still a child in the 1860s. In later years, h ... as The Constable References External links * * Films directed by William A. Wellman 1923 films 1923 drama films Silent American drama films Fox Film films American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{1920s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man And His Woman
''Man and His Woman'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Eulalie Jensen and May McAvoy.Connelly p.161 Cast * Herbert Rawlinson as Dr. John Worthing * Eulalie Jensen as Claire Eaton * May McAvoy as Eve Cartier * Warren Chandler as Hugh Conway * Louis Dean Louis Dean (3 May 1874 – 8 April 1933), was an American actor. He appeared in 16 films between 1917 and 1923. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware, United States and died in Honolulu, Hawaii. Partial filmography *''The Darling of Paris' ... as Dr. Elliot * Charles Kent as The Stranger References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1920s American films 1920 films 1920 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by J. Stuart Blackton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny-on-the-Spot
''Johnny-on-the-Spot'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film. Directed by Harry L. Franklin, the film stars Hale Hamilton, Louise Lovely, and Philo McCullough. It was released on February 17, 1919. Cast list * Hale Hamilton as Johnny Rutledge * Louise Lovely as Anne Travers * Philo McCullough as Arthur Abington, aka Cooley * Ruth Orlamond as Mrs. Webster * Edward Connelly, Edward J. Connelly as Judge Martin Crandall * Hardee Kirkland as Dr. Barnabas Bunyon * Lila Leslie as Lillian Dupre (credited as Lilie Leslie) * E. N. Wallack as Jim Burton * Fred H. Warren as Pipe Brooks * Neal Hardin as Buck Bates * Oral Humphreys as Canary Kelly References External links * American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Harry L. Franklin Metro Pictures films Silent American comedy films 1919 comedy films 1919 films 1910s English-language films 1910s American films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Song Of The Soul (1918 Film)
''The Song of the Soul'' is a lost 1918 silent film drama directed by Tom Terriss and starring Alice Joyce. It was produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and distributed by V-L-S-E. The Alice Joyce Website, by Greta de Groat Cast * – Ann Fenton * – Fenton * – Dr. Evans *Bernard Randall – Butch *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maternity (film)
''Maternity'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by John B. O'Brien and starring Alice Brady, Marie Chambers and John Bowers.Langman p.116 It was shot at Fort Lee studios in New Jersey. Cast * Alice Brady as Ellen Franklin * Marie Chambers as Louise Randall * John Bowers as David Gordon * David Powell as John Locke * Herbert Barrington as Henry Franklin * Florence Crane as Marion Franklin * Stanhope Wheatcroft as Dan Miller * Charles Duncan as Joseph Randall * Louis R. Grisel as Jed * Julia Stuart as Amelia * Madge Evans as Constance * John Dudley John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504Loades 2008 – 22 August 1553) was an English general, admiral, and politician, who led the government of the young King Edward VI from 1550 until 1553, and unsuccessfully tried to install Lady Ja ... as Family Doctor References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998. External links * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red, White And Blue Blood
''Red, White and Blue Blood'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film, directed by Charles Brabin. It stars Francis X. Bushman, Beverly Bayne, and Adella Barker, and was released on December 24, 1917. Cast list * Francis X. Bushman as John Spaulding * Beverly Bayne as Helen Molloy-Smythe * Adella Barker as Mrs. Molloy-Smythe * William H. Tooker as Patrick Spaulding * Duncan McRae as Count Jules Berratti * Cecil Fletcher as Bob Molloy-Smythe * Jack Raymond as Light-fingered Bertie * C. R. McKinney as Charlie Jadwin * Arthur Housman Arthur Housman (October 10, 1889 – April 8, 1942) was an American actor in films during both the silent film era and the Golden Age of Hollywood. Career Arthur Housman was one of the first screen comedians known to the public by name, and on ... References External links * * * Films directed by Charles Brabin Metro Pictures films 1917 comedy films 1917 films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esquire Magazine
''Esquire'' is an American men's magazine. Currently published in the United States by Hearst Communications, it also has more than 20 international editions. Founded in 1933, it flourished during the Great Depression and World War II under the guidance of founders Arnold Gingrich, David A. Smart and Henry L. Jackson while during the 1960s it pioneered the New Journalism movement. After a period of quick and drastic decline during the 1990s, the magazine revamped itself as a lifestyle-heavy publication under the direction of David Granger. History ''Esquire'' was first issued in October 1933 as an offshoot of trade magazine ''Apparel Arts'' (which later became '' Gentleman's Quarterly''; ''Esquire'' and ''GQ'' would share ownership for almost 45 years). The magazine was first headquartered in Chicago and then, in New York City. It was founded and edited by David A. Smart, Henry L. Jackson and Arnold Gingrich. Jackson died in the crash of United Airlines Flight 624 in 1948, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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