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Queenie Thomas
Marjorie Violet Queenie Thomas (18 June 1898 – 11 October 1977) was a British actress in silent films, called "England's Mary Pickford". Early life Marjorie Violet Queenie Thomas was born in Cardiff, Wales, on 18 June 1898, the daughter of William Masters Thomas.Marriage record for Marjorie Violet Queenie Thomas and George Newman (October 20, 1919), in the records of St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, England, via Ancestry. Career She and director Bertram Phillips often worked on films together, including an adaptation of ''The School for Scandal'' (1923), in which she played Lady Teazle opposite a young Basil Rathbone. "Considerable efforts were made to publicize her as a star," noted one film historian of Thomas. She was often shown enjoying outdoor sports such as fishing, golf, and ice skating in photographs printed in newspapers and magazines, and was referred to as "England's Mary Pickford." Personal life She married engineer George Newman in 1919. Their honey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Pickford
Gladys Marie Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American stage and screen actress and producer with a career that spanned five decades. A pioneer in the US film industry, she co-founded Pickford–Fairbanks Studios and United Artists, and was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Pickford is considered to be one of the most recognisable women in history. Cited as "America's Sweetheart" during the silent film era, she is named on the list of the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars as the 24th top female stars from the Classical Hollywood Cinema era and the "girl with the curls", Pickford was one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood and a significant figure in the development of film acting. She was one of the earliest stars to be billed under her own name, and was one of the most popular actresses of the 1910s and 1920s, earning the nickname "Queen of the Movies". She is credited wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The School For Scandal (1923 Film)
''The School for Scandal'' is a 1923 British silent comedy film directed by Bertram Phillips and starring Queenie Thomas, Frank Stanmore, and Basil Rathbone. It is an adaptation of the play ''The School for Scandal'' by Richard Brinsley Sheridan Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (30 October 17517 July 1816) was an Irish satirist, a politician, a playwright, poet, and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He is known for his plays such as ''The Rivals'', ''The S .... Cast References External links *Review with stillsat moviessilently.comDiscussion of the filmat jazzageclub.com 1923 films 1923 comedy films British black-and-white films British silent feature films Films directed by Bertram Phillips British films based on plays British comedy films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent comedy films English-language comedy films {{UK-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Film Actresses
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1977 Deaths
Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 ** 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 ** Scientists identify a previously unknown Bacteria, bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. ** Australia's worst Granville rail disaster, railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207 Azor, CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, Valencia, Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1890s Births
Year 189 ( CLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 942 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 189 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 * Plague (possibly smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their crops, and food shortages bring riots in the city. China * Liu Bian succeeds Emperor Ling, as Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty. * Dong Zhuo has Liu Bian deposed, and installs Emperor Xian as emperor. * Two thousand eunuchs in the palace are slaughtered in a violent purge in Luoyang, the capital of Han. By topic Arts and sciences * Galen publishes his ''"Treatise on the various temperaments"'' (aka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Getty Images
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Warned Off
''Warned Off'' is a 1930 British silent film directed by Walter West and starring Tony Wylde, Chili Bouchier and Queenie Thomas. It was made at Cricklewood Studios. Cast * Tony Wylde - Frank Cuthbert * Chili Bouchier - Florrie Greville * Queenie Thomas - Lady Violet * Evan Thomas - Colonel Cornwallis * Wally Patch Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970) was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre. Biography Vinnicombe was born in Willesden, Middlesex and began working on the music hall stages i ... - Miles * Bert Tracy - Diggle * Forbes Dawson - Lord Winterbottom References External links * 1930 films British silent feature films Films directed by Walter West Films shot at Cricklewood Studios British black-and-white films British and Dominions Studios films 1930 drama films 1930s sports films 1930s English-language films {{1930s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siren Of The Tropics
''Siren of the Tropics'' ( French: ''La Sirène des tropiques'') is a 1927 French silent film starring Josephine Baker. Directed by Mario Nalpas and Henri Étiévant and set in the West Indies, the film tells the story of a native girl named Papitou (Baker) who falls in love with a French man named André Berval ( Pierre Batcheff). Plot The film is set in a fictional colony called Monte Puebla. Monte Puebla incorporates many colonial stereotypes, with the name suggesting that it could be a Spanish colony, the grass skirts and roofs suggesting a Polynesian influence, and the clothing being a jumble of multiple cultures.Guterl, Matthew Pratt. "Josephine Baker's Colonial Pastiche". ''Black Camera'' 1.2 (2010): 25–37. The story begins when a rich Parisian man named Marquis Sévéro wishes to divorce his wife and marry his goddaughter, Denise, but Denise is in love with an engineer named André Berval. In order to get rid of Berval, Marquis Sévéro sends him to the West Indies as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Temple Of Shadows
''The Temple of Shadows'' (French:''La vestale du Gange'') is a 1927 French silent film directed by André Hugon and starring Camille Bert, Max Tréjean and Georges Melchior.Rège p.511 Cast * Camille Bert * Max Tréjean * Georges Melchior * Paul Franceschi * Simone d'A-Lal * Félix d'Aps * Bernhard Goetzke * Madame Lenoir Madame may refer to: * Madam, civility title or form of address for women, derived from the French * Madam (prostitution), a term for a woman who is engaged in the business of procuring prostitutes, usually the manager of a brothel * ''Madame'' ( ... * Regina Thomas References Bibliography * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1927 films Films directed by André Hugon French silent films French black-and-white films 1920s French films {{1920s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safety First
''Safety First'' is a 1926 British silent comedy film directed by Fred Paul and starring Brian Aherne, Queenie Thomas and Mary Brough. It was based on a novel of the same name by Margot Neville.Goble p.344 Cast * Brian Aherne as Hippocrates Rayne * Queenie Thomas Marjorie Violet Queenie Thomas (18 June 1898 – 11 October 1977) was a British actress in silent films, called "England's Mary Pickford". Early life Marjorie Violet Queenie Thomas was born in Cardiff, Wales, on 18 June 1898, the daughter ... as Nanda Macdonald * Mary Brough as Caroline Lowecraft * Patrick Susands as Birdie Nightingale * Doreen Banks as Angela StJacques * Humberston Wright as The Butler * Fred Morgan as Collins See also * '' Crazy People'' (1934) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film'. Walter de Gruyter, 2011. * Low, Rachel. ''The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929''. Routledge, 1997. External links * 1926 films Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Witness (1925 Film)
''The Last Witness'' is a 1925 British silent crime film directed by Fred Paul and starring Paul, Isobel Elsom and Stella Arbenina. The screenplay concerns a barrister who prosecutes his own wife, who has recently had an affair with a Member of Parliament, for murder. It was based on a novel by F. Britten Austin. Cast * Fred Paul as Stephen Brand KC * Isobel Elsom as Letitia Brand * Stella Arbenina as Mrs. Stapleton * Queenie Thomas as Lady Somerville * John F. Hamilton as Eric Norton * Tom Nesbitt as Maurice Tregarthen * Aubrey Fitzgerald Aubrey Fitzgerald (1874–1968) was a British actor. In 1909 he played El Tabloid in ''A Persian Princess'' at the Queen's Theatre in London. Selected filmography * '' One Arabian Night'' (1923) * '' Little Miss Nobody'' (1923) * '' Hutch Stirs ... as Lord Bunny Somerville References External links * 1925 films British silent feature films 1925 crime films Films directed by Fred Paul Films based on British novels B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gold Cure (1925 Film)
''The Gold Cure'' is a 1925 British silent comedy film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Queenie Thomas, Gladys Hamer and Jameson Thomas. It was made by Stoll Pictures at Cricklewood Studios. Cast * Queenie Thomas as Betty Van Allen * Gladys Hamer as Bella Box * Jameson Thomas as Lansing Carter * Eric Bransby Williams as Lord Dinacre * Albert E. Raynor as Mr. Van Allen * Moore Marriott as Janbois * Judd Green as Mr. Box * Leal Douglas as Lady Dunacre * Johnny Butt as Albert Horsey * Jefferson Gore as Dennis O'Shamus * Nell Emerald as Nora Flanegan * Dave O'Toole Dave O'Toole (1871–1951) was a British male actor who appeared in seven films from 1924 to 1942. He is best known for his appearance as The Postman in the 1937 Will Hay comedy film ''Oh, Mr Porter!'' He also made an uncredited appearance i ... as Mick Mulvaney References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918–1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. 1925 films 1925 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
