1897

	Birth : 18 April 1897, Sparta, Greece Death : 10 August 1974, Hollywood, California, USA (heart attack) Height: 175
Filmography: The Ridin' Renegade Little Wolf Two Fisted Justice 'Cheyenne' Charlie The Mouthpiece One of J.B.'s henchmen (uncredited)

A veteran Greek stage actor, Regas was spotted on the Broadway stage by Mary Pickford who persuaded him to go to Hollywood and be in pictures, which he did in 1920 and continued to play in films for 50 years. His brother, George Regas, is also an actor.

	Birth : 12 February 1897, Buffalo, New York, USA Death : 17 October 1970, Hawthorne, California, USA (heart disease and diabetes) Birth Name: Violet Irene Smith
Filmography: Masks and Faces (as Vola Smith) The Eagle's Wing Kitty Miles (as Vola Smith) The Price of Silence Aline

Considered in her day to be one of the screen's great beauties, Vola Vale was born born Violet Smith in Buffalo, New York, and grew up in Rochester. As a youngster she appeared in amateur stage productions in Rochester, and at age 15 made her film debut under her real name (she didn't use Vola Vale until 1916).

	Birth : 19 June 1897, Brooklyn, New York, USA Death : 4 May 1975, Los Angeles, California, USA (lung cancer) Birth Name: Moses Horwitz Height: 163
Filmography: "The New 3 Stooges" Moe "The New 3 Stooges" Moe "The New 3 Stooges" Moe

Moe Howard, the "Boss Stooge," began his acting career in 1909 by playing bit roles in silent Vitagraph films. At 17, he joined a troupe working on a showboat and also appeared in several two-reel shorts. In 1922, he joined Ted Healy forming the act that would become The Three Stooges.

	Birth : 13 November 1897, Chicago, Illinois, USA Death : 18 January 1975, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA Height: 157
Filmography: The Big Adventure The Fighting Lover Jean Forsdale The Fox Stella Fraser

Gertrude Olmstead was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 13, 1904. Gertrude struck out early in the film world, appearing in her first motion picture, THE FOX in 1921, when she was just 17 years old. The following year she was in the hit production of THE ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE. She stayed busy throughout the twenties appearing in a total of 41 films.

	Birth : 26 June 1897, Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA Death : 3 July 1987, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (heart failure) Birth Name: Virginia Flugrath Height: 151
Filmography: A Christmas Carol (uncredited) Children Who Labor Older Daughter (uncredited) How Father Accomplished His Work (as Viola Flugrath)

Viola Dana was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 26, 1897 with the birth name of Virginia Flugrath. She was the middle sister of three actresses (the other two were Edna Flugrath and Shirley Mason). She made her film debut in 1914 in the film MOLLY THE DRUMMER BOY at the age of 17. The following year Viola received top billing as Gladiola Bain in GLADIOLA.

	Birth : 26 April 1897, Alexandropol, Armenia, Russian Empire [now Gyumri, Armenia] Death : 9 March 1980, Munich-Obermenzing, Bavaria, Germany Birth Name: Olga von Knipper
Filmography: Schloß Vogeloed Baronin / Baroness Safferstätt Todesreigen, Der Olga Petrowna Nora Nora

Olga Chekhova (also Olga Tschechova in German), one of the most popular stars of the silent film era, remained a mysterious person throughout her life and was accused of being a Russian agent in the Nazi Germany.