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M. Gray Murray
M. Gray Murray (1871 – 10 February 1937) was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * '' Jobson's Luck'' (1913) * ''The Lure of London'' (1914) * '' The Troubles of an Heiress'' (1914) * ''The Loss of the Birkenhead'' (1914) * ''The Life of Shakespeare'' (1914) * '' Her Luck in London'' (1914) * ''Florence Nightingale'' (1915) * ''Home'' (1915) * '' The World's Desire'' (1915) * ''The Four Feathers'' (1921) * ''A Woman of No Importance'' (1921) * ''Sonia'' (1921) * ''The Place of Honour'' (1921) * '' Married Life'' (1921) * ''The Taming of the Shrew ''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunke ...'' (1923) References External links * 1871 births 1937 deaths English male silent film actors Male actors from London 20th-century British male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampstead
Hampstead () is an area in London, England, which lies northwest of Charing Cross, located mainly in the London Borough of Camden, with a small part in the London Borough of Barnet. It borders Highgate and Golders Green to the north, Belsize Park to the south and is surrounded from the northeast by Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland. Hampstead is known for its intellectual, artistic, liberal, and literary associations. It contains a number of listed buildings, such as Burgh House, Kenwood House, the Spaniard's Inn, and the Everyman cinema. With some of the most expensive housing in London, Hampstead has had many notable residents, both past and present, including King Constantine II of Greece and his wife Queen Anne Marie, Helena Bonham Carter, Agatha Christie, T. S. Eliot, Jon English, Sigmund Freud, Stephen Fry, Ricky Gervais, Jim Henson, George Orwell, Harry Styles and Elizabeth Taylor. As of 2004, Hampstead has been home to more Prime Mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The World's Desire (film)
''The World's Desire'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Lilian Braithwaite, Fred Groves and A.V. Bramble.Palmer p.84 Cast * Lilian Braithwaite as Claire Bennett * Fred Groves as Sir Richard Bennett * A.V. Bramble as George Cleaver * Joan Morgan Joan Morgan (1 February 1905 – 22 July 2004) was an English film actress, screenwriter and novelist. Born in Forest Hill, London, she was the daughter of film director Sidney Morgan and his wife, Evelyn. Joan Morgan died at age 99 in Henley-o ... as Betty * M. Gray Murray as Dr. Frank Saxon * Kathleen Warwick as Mrs. Cleaver References Bibliography * Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1988. External links * 1915 films 1915 drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Sidney Morgan Films set in England British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent British drama films Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Male Silent Film Actors
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1937 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into February, leaving 1 million people homeless and 385 people dead. * January 15 – Spanish Civil War: The Second Battle of the Corunna Road ends inconclusively. * January 23 – Moscow Trials: Trial of the Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center – In the Soviet Union 17 leading Communists go on trial, accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime, and assassinate its leaders. * January 30 – The Moscow Trial initiated on January 23 is concluded. Thirteen of the defendants are Capital punishment, sentenced to death (including Georgy Pyatakov, Nikolay Muralov and Leonid Serebryakov), while the rest, including Karl Radek and Grigory Sokolnikov are sent to Gulag, labor camps and later murdered. They were i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1871 Births
Events January–March * January 3 – Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Bapaume – Prussians win a strategic victory. * January 18 – Proclamation of the German Empire: The member states of the North German Confederation and the south German states unite into a single nation state, known as the German Empire. The King of Prussia is declared the first German Emperor as Wilhelm I of Germany, in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles. The Constitution of the German Confederation comes into effect. It abolishes all restrictions on Jewish marriage, choice of occupation, place of residence, and property ownership, but exclusion from government employment and discrimination in social relations remain in effect. * January 21 – Battle of Dijon: Giuseppe Garibaldi's group of French and Italian volunteer troops, in support of the French Third Republic, win a battle against the Prussians. * February 8 – 1871 French legislative election elects the first legislatu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Taming Of The Shrew (1923 Film)
''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a Shakespearean comedy, comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a Frame story, framing device, often referred to as the Induction (play), induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Christopher Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself. The nobleman then has the play performed for Sly's diversion. The main plot depicts the courtship of Petruchio and Katherina (Kate) Minola, Katherina, the headstrong, obdurate Shrew (stock character), shrew. Initially, Katherina is an unwilling participant in the relationship; however, Petruchio "tames" her with various psychological and physical torments, such as keeping her from eating and drinking, until she becomes a desirable, compliant, and obedient bride. The subplot features a competition between the suitors of Katherina's younger sister, Bianca Minola, Bianca, who is seen as the "ideal" woman. The que ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Married Life (1921 Film)
''Married Life'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Georges Tréville and starring Gerald McCarthy, Peggy Hathaway and Roger Tréville. It was based on a play by J.B. Buckstone. The film revolves around an adopted daughter who falls in love with the son of a financier, who blackmails her foster family and is in fact her real father. Cast * Gerald McCarthy - Arthur Winchester * Peggy Hathaway - Margaret * Roger Tréville - Charles Dawson * Hilda Anthony - Mrs. Winchester * M. Gray Murray M. Gray Murray (1871 – 10 February 1937) was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * '' Jobson's Luck'' (1913) * ''The Lure of London'' (1914) * '' The Troubles of an Heiress'' (1914) * ''The Loss of the Birkenhead'' (1914) * ... - Mr. Dawson * Cameron Hildebrand - George * Hugh Higson * Dorothy Fane * Beatrix Templeton * Gordon Begg * Leonard Robson References Bibliography * External links * 1921 films British silent feature films 1921 dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Place Of Honour
''The Place of Honour'' is a 1921 British silent film, silent adventure film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Hugh Buckler, Madge White and Miles Mander.Low p.428 It is based on a short story by Ethel M. Dell set in British India. Cast * Hugh Buckler as Maj. Eustace Tudor * Madge White as Mrs. Tudor * Pardoe Woodman as Lt. Philip Trevor * Miles Mander as Lt. Devereaux * M. Gray Murray as Capt. Raleigh * Ruth Mackay as Mrs. Raleigh * Bob Vallis as Pvt. Archie Smith References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1921 films 1920s war adventure films British war adventure films British silent feature films Films directed by Sinclair Hill Films based on works by Ethel M. Dell Films based on short fiction British black-and-white films Films set in India Films shot at Cricklewood Studios Stoll Pictures films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent war adventure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia (1921 Film)
''Sonia'' is a 1921 silent British drama film directed by Denison Clift and starring Evelyn Brent, based on the 1917 novel ''Sonia: Between Two Worlds'' by Stephen McKenna. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Evelyn Brent as Sonia Dainton * Clive Brook as David O'Raine * Cyril Raymond Cyril William North Raymond Order of the British Empire, MBE (13 February 1899 – 20 March 1973) was a British character actor. He maintained a stage and screen career from his teens until his retirement, caused by ill health, in the 1960s. Hi ... as Tom Dainton * Olaf Hytten as Fatty Webster * Henry Vibart as Reverend Burgess * M. Gray Murray as Sir Roger Dainton * Hetta Bartlett as Lady Dainton * Leo Stormont as Sir Adolph Erckmann * Gladys Hamilton as Lady Erckmann * George Travers as Lord Loring * Julie Hartley-Milburn as Lady Loring References External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films 1921 lost films British silent feature films British black-and-white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman Of No Importance (1921 Film)
''A Woman of No Importance'' is a 1921 British drama film directed by Denison Clift and starring Fay Compton, Milton Rosmer, Ward McAllister, Lillian Walker, and Henry Vibart. It is based on the play ''A Woman of No Importance'' by Oscar Wilde. It is not known whether the film currently survives, at silentera.com and it may be a . Cast * as Rachel Arbuthnot * |
The Four Feathers (1921 Film)
''The Four Feathers'' is a 1921 British silent film, silent war film directed by René Plaissetty and starring Harry Ham, Mary Massart and Henry Vibart. The film is an adaptation of A. E. W. Mason's 1902 The Four Feathers, novel of the same name. The film was made location shooting, on location and at Cricklewood Studios by Stoll Pictures, at the time the largest British film studio. It was the second film version of the story, following a Four Feathers, 1915 American film. The film was shot location shooting, on location in North Africa. It was reasonably successful on its release.Low p.126 Synopsis When a British army officer, Harry Faversham, resigns his commission on the eve of his regiment's departure for service in the Sudan he is sent four white feathers of cowardice by his comrades and fiancée. In an attempt to redeem himself, Faversham travels out to the Sudan where he saves the lives of his former comrades. Cast * Harry Ham as Harry Faversham * Mary Massart as Ethne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home (1915 Film)
''Home'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and A. V. Bramble.Murphy p.179 A poor girl discovers she is really a Duke's daughter, but eventually returns to her own family of fishermen. Cast * Elisabeth Risdon as Joan Bicester * Fred Groves as Steven Armitage * A. V. Bramble as Dan * M. Gray Murray as Duke * Compton Coutts * Clarence Derwent * Pauline Peters Pauline Peters (24 August 189514 December 1976) was a Welsh actress in dozens of silent films. Early life Pauline Peters was born in Cardiff. Selected filmography Peters appeared in dozens of silent films, including the "Walter" serials wi ... * Joyce Templeton References Bibliography * Murphy, Robert. ''Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion''. British Film Institute, 2006. External links * 1915 films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey 1915 drama film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
