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Dora Mills Adams
Dora Mills Adams (October 24, 1874 – July 31, 1943) was an American film actress. She is best known for her appearance in the short film '' Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde'' as Mrs. Lanyon. Career Mills entered the New York film industry near its birth in 1914 and may have been in theatre or vaudeville beforehand. As one of the older and plumper actresses she usually played matriarchal roles. Mills died of myocarditis Myocarditis, also known as inflammatory cardiomyopathy, is an acquired cardiomyopathy due to inflammation of the heart muscle. Symptoms can include shortness of breath, chest pain, decreased ability to exercise, and an irregular heartbeat. The ... on July 31, 1943, at 485 Rugby Road in Kings County in Brooklyn, New York, at the age of 68. She is buried in the Locust Section of Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx. Filmography References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Dora Mills 1874 births 1943 deaths People from Brooklyn American film actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the western portion of Long Island and shares a border with the borough of Queens. It has several bridge and tunnel connections to the borough of |
The Passing Of The Third Floor Back (1918 Film)
''The Passing of the Third Floor Back'' is a 1918 British/American silent allegorical film based on the 1908 play ''The Passing of the Third Floor Back'' by Jerome K. Jerome and directed by Herbert Brenon. The star of the film is Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, a legendary Shakespearean actor, who starred in the 1909 Broadway presentation of the play and its 1913 revival. Forbes-Robertson had been knighted by King George V in 1913 and had retired from acting in theatre that same year. In his retirement Forbes-Robertson had only dabbled in film acting making a 1913 film version of ''Hamlet'', the most famous role he had played on the stage. Filmed in 1916, it was released in 1918. Plot As described in a film magazine, in the boarding house of Mrs. Sharpe there is nothing but discord among her boarders. The "old maid" believes that only false hair and powder will make her beautiful. The major and his wife are continuously quarreling. Their daughter Vivian is being forced into a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Brooklyn
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1943 Deaths
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – WWII: Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz is executed by the Germans at Kaisariani. * January 11 ** The United States and United Kingdom revise previously unequal treaty relationships with the Republic of China. ** Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City. * January 13 – Anti- Nazi protests in Sofia result in 200 arrests and 36 executions. * January 14 – 24 – WWII: Casablanca Conference: Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States; Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; and Generals Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud of the Free French forces meet secretly at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca, Morocco, to plan the Allied European strategy for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1874 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes The Bronx. * January 2 – Ignacio María González becomes head of state of the Dominican Republic for the first time. * January 3 – Third Carlist War – Battle of Caspe: Campaigning on the Ebro in Aragon for the Spanish Republican Government, Colonel Eulogio Despujol surprises a Carlist force under Manuel Marco de Bello at Caspe, northeast of Alcañiz. In a brilliant action the Carlists are routed, losing 200 prisoners and 80 horses, while Despujol is promoted to Brigadier and becomes Conde de Caspe. * January 20 – The Pangkor Treaty (also known as the Pangkor Engagement), by which the British extended their control over first the Sultanate of Perak, and later the other independent Malay States, is signed. * January 23 ** Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria, marries Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, only daughter of Tsar Alexander III of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How've You Bean?
''How've You Bean?'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle, the last short film released before his death. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Abner * Jean Hubert * Fritz Hubert as Willie * Mildred Van Dorn as The Bride * Edmund Elton as The Mayor * Dora Mills Adams as Mother of the Groom * Paul Clare * Charles Howard * Herbert Warren See also * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... External links * 1933 films 1933 short films 1933 comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Alfred J. Goulding Vitaphone short films Warner Bros. short films American comedy short films Films produced by Samuel Sax 1930s American films {{short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Children's Children
''His Children's Children'' is a lost 1923 American silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring the winsome Bebe Daniels. It is based on a novel, ''His Children's Children'' by Arthur Train. Famous Players-Lasky produced and Paramount Pictures distributed the film. Wayback) Cast * as Diane * James Rennie as Lloyd Maitland * Do ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mighty Lak' A Rose (1923 Film)
''Mighty Lak' a Rose'' is a 1923 American silent drama film produced and directed by Edwin Carewe and distributed by Associated First National, later First National Pictures. This film stars James Rennie, Anders Randolf, and Dorothy Mackaill in her first starring role. Plot As described in a film magazine, Jerome Trevor (Hardy), international pianist, pays a visit to an orphanage and is deeply struck by the talent of blind lass Rose Duncan (Mackaill) for violin playing. Learning that she has an uncle in New York City, he decides to make arrangements by which she can live with her relative and be advanced in her art. But while on her way, her uncle is killed by an automobile. Rose at Pennsylvania Station meets gang leader Bull Morgan (Randolf). In order to avoid arrest, Bull poses as her uncle, intending to desert her later that day. Later some gangsters direct Rose to Bull's headquarters. Bull realizes that the young blind woman could become a useful aid and she becomes a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Pasteboard Crown
''A Pasteboard Crown'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Travers Vale and starring Evelyn Greeley, Robert Elliott and Gladys Valerie.Munden p.593 Cast * Evelyn Greeley as Sybil Lawton * Robert Elliott as Stewart Thrall * Gladys Valerie as Edna Thrall * Eleanor Woodruff as Cora Manice * Jane Jennings as Mrs. Lawton * Dora Mills Adams as Claire Morrell * Albert Roccardi Albert Roccardi (9 May 1864 – 14 May 1934) was an Italian actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1912 and 1933. He was born in Rome and died in Paris, France. Partial filmography * '' Mr. Barnes of New York'' ... as William Buckley References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1922 films 1922 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Find It Everywhere
''You Find It Everywhere'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Horan and starring Catherine Calvert, Herbert Rawlinson and Macey Harlam.Connelly p.439 It is based on the 1919 novel ''The Gibson Upright'' by Booth Tarkington. Cast * Catherine Calvert as Nora Gorodna * Herbert Rawlinson as Andrew Gibson * Macey Harlam as José Ferra * Riley Hatch as Dan Carter * Nathaniel Sack as Wurtzel Pantz * Arnold Lucy as Charles Simpson * Robert Ayerton as Ignatius Riley * Jack Drumier as Harvey Hill * Norbert Wicki as Salvatore * Peggy Worth as Lila Normand * Dora Mills Adams Dora Mills Adams (October 24, 1874 – July 31, 1943) was an American film actress. She is best known for her appearance in the short film '' Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde'' as Mrs. Lanyon. Career Mills entered the New York film industry near it ... as Mrs. Normand * Hattie Delaro as Mrs. Simpson References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piccadilly Jim (1919 Film)
''Piccadilly Jim'' is a silent romantic comedy film released in 1919. The cast includes Owen Moore, Zena Keefe, and George Bunny. It is based on the 1917 novel ''Piccadilly Jim'' by P. G. Wodehouse. Wesley Ruggles directed. It was filmed in New York City and produced by Selznick Pictures Corporation. Two other films based on the same novel were also released, 1936 film and a 2004 film. Cast * Owen Moore as James Crocker, also known as Piccadilly Jim * Zena Keefe as Ann Chester * George Bunny as Mr. Bingley Crocker * William T. Hays as Peter Pett * Dora Mills Adams as Mrs. Peter Pett * Alfred Hickman as Lord Wisebeach * Reginald Sheffield Matthew Reginald Sheffield Cassan (18 February 1901 – 8 December 1957) was an English-American actor. Life He was born as Matthew Reginald Sheffield Cassan on 18 February 1901 in the St. George's, Hanover Square district of London, to Matth ... as Ogden Pett References External links * 1919 films Films based on works by P. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashes Of Love (film)
''Ashes of Love'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Ivan Abramson and starring James K. Hackett and Effie Shannon. It was distributed on the State's Rights system. Cast *James K. Hackett as Arthur Woodridge *Effie Shannon as Louise Mordyke *Rubye De Remer as Ethel Woodridge *Mabel Julienne Scott as Helen Rosedale * Hugh Thompson as Howard Rosedale *Paula Shay *Dora Mills Adams *William B. Davidson William Beatman Davidson (June 16, 1888 – September 28, 1947) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1915 and 1947. Early life Davidson was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He attended Columbia University, w ... *William Bechtel *Thea Talbot Preservation status Preservation of this film is conflicting. Silent era has it existing in only one reel while the Library of Congress online resource has the whole film in its collection. References External links * * 1918 films Films directed by Ivan Abramson American silent f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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