Edna Maison
Edna Maison (born Carmen Edna Maisonave; August 17, 1892 – January 11, 1946) was an American silent film actress. Maison was born Carmen Edna Maisonave in San Francisco. Her father was a Frenchman and her mother was American. She was educated in Los Angeles at the Immaculate Heart Academy and her first job involved working with the Cooper Stock Company at the Burbank Theater in Los Angeles at the age of 6. Edna Maison's career started in Opera, singing at the Tivoli opera-house in San Francisco at age 15. Following, she went to Fisher's Theater, the California Opera Company, and lastly with the Edgar Temple Opera Company before moving into film work. Maison was described as an earth mother type who loved animals. Maison starred in a total of 85 films between 1912 and 1926 in films such as ''The Idol of Bonanza Camp'' (1913) and '' Undine'' (1916) and appearing with actors such as Harry von Meter. Partial filmography * ''The Idol of Bonanza Camp'' (1913) * ''The Pr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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San Francisco, California
San Francisco (; Spanish for "Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th most populous in the United States, with 815,201 residents as of 2021. It covers a land area of , at the end of the San Francisco Peninsula, making it the second most densely populated large U.S. city after New York City, and the fifth most densely populated U.S. county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs. Among the 91 U.S. cities proper with over 250,000 residents, San Francisco was ranked first by per capita income (at $160,749) and sixth by aggregate income as of 2021. Colloquial nicknames for San Francisco include ''SF'', ''San Fran'', ''The '', ''Frisco'', and ''Baghdad by the Bay''. San Francisco and the surrounding San Francisco Bay Area are a global center of economic activity and the arts and sciences, spurred ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Richelieu (film)
''Richelieu'' is a 1914 American silent historical drama film written and directed by Allan Dwan, based on the play ''Richelieu'' written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. It featured Lon Chaney, Murdock MacQuarrie and Pauline Bush. This was Allan Dwan's last film for Universal, as he moved to New York afterward to work at the Famous Players Company and married his lead actress Pauline Bush in 1915. Originally released in March 1914 at six reels in length (making it Chaney's first full-length feature), Universal eventually cut it down to four reels and put it out on Sept. 26, 1914 as part of its regular programme of pictures. Upon viewing the original 6-reel version, Moving Picture World had written in their review, "A six-reel production of the celebrated Cardinal Richelieu, following the lines of the famous play by that name.... The plot is a highly interesting one toward the close, but the action in the first three reels is rather slow and confusing. This would have been much stron ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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American Silent Film Actresses
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American Film Actresses
The following American film actresses are listed alphabetically. It contains both actresses born American and those who acquired American nationality later. Some actors who are well known for both film and TV work are also included in the list of American television actresses. Key to entries: : born in ''Nation'': this person was born abroad but was American by birth : ''Nationality''-born: this person acquired American citizenship later in life : a range is ''birth''–''death'' years : if year of death only is known, that is stated explicitly A *Beverly Aadland 1942–2010 * Mariann Aalda born * Caroline Aaron born *Diahnne Abbott born * Rose Abdoo born * Paula Abdul born * Donzaleigh Abernathy born * Whitney Able born * Candice Accola born * Amy Acker born * Jean Acker 1893–1978 * Bettye Ackerman 1924–2006 * Amy Adams born (born in Italy) * Brooke Adams born * Edie Adams 1927–2008 * Jane Adams born * Joey Lauren Adams born * Julie Adams 1926– ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1946 Deaths
Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 - Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic of Albania, with himself as prime minister of Albania, prime minister. * January 16 – Charles de Gaulle resigns as head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic, French provisional government. * January 17 - The United Nations Security Council holds its first session, at Church House, Westmin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1892 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 temperament ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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A Rich Man's Darling
''A Rich Man's Darling'' is a 1918 American silent comedy drama film directed by Edgar Jones and starring Louise Lovely, Edna Maison and Philo McCullough.Rainey p.55 Cast * Louise Lovely as Julie Le Fabrier * Edna Maison as Madame Ricardo * Philo McCullough Philo McCullough (June 16, 1893 – June 5, 1981) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1914 and 1969. He was born in San Bernardino, California, and died in Burbank, California. McCullough's film debut came in 1 ... as Lee Brooks * Harry Mann as Enrico Ricardo * Harry Holden as Mason Brooks References Bibliography * Rainey, Buck. ''Sweethearts of the Sage: Biographies and Filmographies of 258 actresses appearing in Western movies''. McFarland & Company, 1992. External links * 1918 films 1918 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Edgar Jones 1910s American films Silen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Dumb Girl Of Portici
''The Dumb Girl of Portici'' is a 1916 American silent historical drama film directed by Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber and starring Anna Pavlova, Rupert Julian and Wadsworth Harris. It was adapted by Weber from the libretto by Germain Delavigne and Eugène Scribe for Daniel Auber's 1828 opera ''La muette de Portici'' (''The Mute of Portici''). The film marked Pavlova's only feature film performance. Overview The film was one of the most expensive film made at a cost at approximately $300,000. The film was the first major film directed by a woman director in the early 1910s. Plot Fenella (Anna Pavlova) is a poor Italian girl who falls in love with Duke d'Arcos ( Wadsworth Harris), a Spanish nobleman. Cast * Anna Pavlova as Fenella * Rupert Julian as Masaniello * Wadsworth Harris as Duke d'Arcos * Douglas Gerrard as Alphonso * Jack Holt as Conde * Betty Schade as Isabella * Edna Maison as Elvira * Jack Hoxie as Perrone * William Wolbert as Pietro * Laura O ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Under The Crescent
''Under the Crescent'' is a 1915 American drama film serial directed by Burton L. King, starring Ola Humphrey, and released by Universal. The film is considered to be lost. Plot A series of six episodes involving the adventures of an American actress in modern Egypt (circa 1910s). The story is biographical; it was based on the real life of its lead actress, Ola Humphrey, who in 1911 married Egyptian Prince Ibrahim Hassan, cousin of the Khedive. Cast * Ola Humphrey - The American Actress * William C. Dowlan - Stanley Clyde * Edward Sloman - Prince Ibrahim Tousson * Helen Wright - Princess Ousson * Carmen Phillips - Princess Uarda * William Quinn - Said Pasha * Henry Canfield - Sir Godfrey (as H.E. Canfield) * Orral Humphrey - Meheimit Ali * Edna Maison - Princess Zohna Chapter titles # ''The Purple Iris'' # ''The Cage of the Golden Bars'' # ''In The Shadows of the Pyramids'' # ''For The Honor of a Woman'' # ''In The Name of the King'' # ''The Crown of Death'' See also * Lis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Merchant Of Venice (1914 Film)
''The Merchant of Venice'' is a lost 1914 American silent film historical drama based on William Shakespeare's play. It was directed by and starred Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber, a husband and wife directing team. It was produced and distributed by Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Cast *Phillips Smalley - Shylock *Lois Weber - Portia *Douglas Gerrard - Bassanio *Rupert Julian - Antonio * Jeanie Macpherson - Nerissa *Edna Maison Edna Maison (born Carmen Edna Maisonave; August 17, 1892 – January 11, 1946) was an American silent film actress. Maison was born Carmen Edna Maisonave in San Francisco. Her father was a Frenchman and her mother was American. She was ... - Jessica *Fred L. Wilson - References External links The Merchant of Venice at IMDb.com* 1914 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films based on The Merchant of Venice Films directed by Lois Weber Universal Pictures films American black-and-white films Films dir ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hollywood, California
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the Central Los Angeles, central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a metonymy, shorthand reference for the Cinema of the United States, U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Pictures, Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and Universal Pictures, are located near or in Hollywood. Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. It was Merger (politics), consolidated with the city of Los Angeles in 1910. Soon thereafter a prominent film industry emerged, having developed first on the East Coast. Eventually it became the most recognizable in the world. History Initial development H.J. Whitley, a real estate developer, arranged to buy the E.C. Hurd ranch. They agreed on a price and shook hands on the deal. Whitley shared his plans for the new town with General Harrison Gray Otis (publisher), Harrison Gray Otis, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Spy (1914 Film)
The Spy is a 1914 American silent adventure film based on the 1821 novel of the same name by James Fenimore Cooper, directed by Otis Turner, and released by Universal Studios. Cast * Herbert Rawlinson as Harvey Birch (the spy) * Edna Maison as Katrie (sweetheart of Harvey Birch) * Ella Hall as Frances Wharton * William Worthington as Gen. Washington * Edward Alexander as Maj. Dunwoodie * Rex De Rosselli as Mr. Wharton * J. W. Pike as Henry (son of Mr. Wharton) * Frank Lloyd Frank William George Lloyd (2 February 1886 – 10 August 1960) was a British-born American film director, actor, scriptwriter, and producer. He was among the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and was its president ... as Jake Parsons References External links * * Edward Harris. Cooper on Filmat James Fenimore Cooper Society Website 1914 films American black-and-white films American silent feature films American historical adventure films Universal Pictures fil ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |