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Mervyn Johns

Birth : 18 February 1899, Pembroke, Wales, UK
Death : 6 September 1992, Norwood, England, UK
Filmography:

The Guv'nor(uncredited)
Lady in DangerReporter
Dishonour BrightUndetermined Role (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

Birth : 28 July 1899, South Dakota, USA
Death : 4 September 1959, Los Angeles, California, USA
Filmography:

Charlie Chan's SecretPoliceman (uncredited)
The Crime of Dr. ForbesPoliceman (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to TownPoliceman (uncredited)

Eddie Phillips (I)

Birth : 14 August 1899, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Death : 22 February 1965, North Hollywood, California, USA (hit by car)
Birth Name: Edward Nelson Phillips
Height: 183
Filmography:

The Love LightMario Carlotti (as Edward Phillips)
The Scarab RingBurton Temple (as Edward Phillips)
The Good ProviderBroadway Sport (as Edward Phillips)

Ira Webb

Birth : 12 May 1899
Death : 9 December 1971
Filmography:

El Diablo Rides
Wild Horse Valley
Dead Man's Gold

Ian Keith (I)

Birth : 27 February 1899, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Death : 26 March 1960, New York, New York, USA (heart attack)
Birth Name: Keith Ross
Height: 188
Filmography:

Christine of the Hungry HeartIvan Vianney
Her Love StoryCaptain Kavor
Love's WildernessPaul L'Estrange

Ian Keith became a well regarded fixture on the Broadway stage during the 1920s, but from 1924 through the remainder of the decade he expanded his acting into a string of silent movies as well. To begin the next decade, he appeared in the cast of Abraham Lincoln (1930), one of the later movies of D.W.

Virginia Sale

Birth : 20 May 1899, Urbana, Illinois, USA
Death : 23 August 1992, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (heart failure)
Height: 165
Filmography:

Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 9Herself
The CrowdMary's Sister-in-Law (uncredited)
The Floating CollegeMiss Cobbs

Antoni Marczynski

Birth : 1 June 1899, Posen, Prussia, Germany [now Poznan, Poland]
Death : 17 November 1968, New York, New York, USA
Filmography:

Szlakiem hanby
Szpieg w masce
Kobiety nad przepascia

Madeline Hurlock

Birth : 12 December 1899, Federalsburg, Maryland, USA
Death : 4 April 1989, New York, New York, USA
Filmography:

Asleep at the Switch
The DaredevilLeading lady
Pitfalls of a Big City

May McAvoy

Birth : 8 September 1899, New York, New York, USA
Death : 26 April 1984, Los Angeles, California, USA (heart attack)
Height: 150
Filmography:

HateMay Garvan
I'll Say SoUndetermined Role (uncredited)
A Perfect LadyClaire Higgins

Silent screen star May McAvoy was born in an upper scale area of New York City. Her well-to-do family owned and operated a large livery stable situated where the Waldorf-Astoria now stands. She initially wanted to be a teacher but became intrigued with show business after watching a friend rehearse a show at a nearby vaudeville theater.

Robert Agnew (I)

Birth : 4 June 1899, Dayton, Kentucky, USA
Death : 8 November 1983, Palm Springs, California, USA (kidney failure)
Height: 174
Filmography:

The Frisky Mrs. JohnsonLal Birkenread
The Sign on the DoorAlan Churchill
The Sporting DuchessDick Hammond

Eino Kaipainen

Birth : 2 December 1899, Jäppilä, Finland
Death : 31 January 1995, Helsinki, Finland
Filmography:

HoukutuslintuAntti Kaukonen
PohjalaisiaJussi Harri
Kuin uni ja varjoAkseli

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Birth : 26 April 1899, Decatur, Texas, USA
Death : 6 June 1962, Burbank, California, USA (uremic poisoning)
Birth Name: Guinn Terrell Williams Jr.
Height: 188
Filmography:

Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in HollywoodHimself, Polo Player
Almost a Husband
JubiloMan shooting pool with Bert (uncredited)

The son of a rancher-turned-politician, Guinn Williams was given the nickname "Big Boy" (and he was, too - 6' 2" of mostly solid muscle from years of working on ranches and playing semi-pro and pro baseball) by Will Rogers, with whom he made one of his first films, in 1919.

Charles Sullivan (I)

Birth : 24 April 1899, Louisiana, USA
Death : 25 June 1972, Los Angeles, California, USA
Filmography:

His PeopleThe Champion (uncredited)
Behind the FrontSoldier
The Blue EagleSailor Giving George Boxing Gloves (uncredited)

Benny Rubin

Birth : 2 February 1899, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Death : 15 July 1986, Los Angeles, California, USA (heart attack)
Height: 171
Filmography:

The Voice of Hollywood No. 1Himself (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 7Himself
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9Himself

Norman Taurog

Birth : 23 February 1899, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Death : 7 April 1981, Rancho Mirage, California, USA
Birth Name: Norman Rae Taurog
Filmography:

Plastered
The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part II: 1962-1969Himself (archive footage)
Elvis Presley: Hot Shots and Cool Clips Volume 3Himself (archive footage)

Dorothy Cumming (I)

Birth : 12 April 1899, Burrows, Australia
Death : 10 December 1983, New York, New York, USA (pneumonia)
Height: 170
Filmography:

Snow WhiteQueen Brangomar / Mary Jane (as Dorothy G. Cumming)
The Notorious Mrs. SandsDulcie Charteris
The ThiefIsabelle Lenwright (as Dorothy Cummings)

Pierre Ferval

Birth : 18 May 1899, Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Death : 1 July 1983, Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France
Birth Name: Pierre Henri Gabriel Fabrègues
Filmography:

Série 7 N° 77777
Dénonciatrice, La
Volonté

Leslie Goodwins

Birth : 17 September 1899, London, England, UK
Death : 8 January 1969, Hollywood, California, USA (pneumonia, Hong Kong Flu)
Filmography:

"The New Adventures of China Smith"
All Business
Camp Meetin'

Norbert Schiller

Birth : 24 November 1899, Vienna, Austria-Hungary, now Austria
Death : 8 January 1988, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Filmography:

"Gruen Guild Playhouse"
"Biff Baker, U.S.A."
Merista, die TänzerinLuigi Quirini

Neil Hamilton (I)

Birth : 9 September 1899, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Death : 24 September 1984, Escondido, California, USA (complications from asthma)
Birth Name: James Neil Hamilton
Height: 180
Filmography:

The Great Romance
The White RoseJohn White
AmericaNathan Holden

Neil Hamilton's show business career began when he secured a job as a shirt model in magazine ads. He became interested in acting and joined several stock companies. He got his first film role in 1918, but received his big break from D.W. Griffith in The White Rose (1923).



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