Sunday, 26 January 2025

Carrie DeMar

Born: 1 April 1875, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 23 February 1963, Cold Spring, New York, USA

Foxy Grandpa and Molly in a Little Hilarity (1902) as Molly

With Joseph Hart, her real-life husband.
















Joseph Hart

Born: 8 June 1861, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 October 1921, New York City, New York, USA

A vaudeville performer who has appeared many times on Broadway.

Foxy Grandpa and Molly in a Little Hilarity (1902) as Foxy Grandpa

With Carrie DeMar, his real-life wife.















Cecil M. Hepworth

Born: 19 March 1873, Lewisham, England, UK
Died: 9 February 1953, Greenford, Middlesex, England, UK

Cecil M. Hepworth was a British filmmaking pioneer who made many narrative style short films at the beginning of the 20th Century. He often used his family, his friends and his employees in front of the camera.

How It Feels to Be Run Over (1900) as Driver

With May Clark. This is as clear a shot as I can get of Cecil in this film.















Saturday, 25 January 2025

Blair

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Blair was collie dog that is often considered to be the first animal star of cinema. He was owned by Cecil M. Hepworth who trained Blair and used him in his films.

Rescued by Rover (1905) as Rover















Barbara Hepworth

Born: 4 December 1904, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK
Died: 22 July 1997, Surrey, England, UK

Daughter of Cecil M. Hepworth, the pioneering British filmmaker.

Rescued by Rover (1905) as The Baby

With Blair, who played Rover the dog. Barbara was 8 months when she appeared in this film.















Friday, 17 January 2025

Mary Badham

Born: 7 October 1952, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) as Scout Finch














Tuesday, 14 January 2025

John Maxwell

Born: 11 March 1918, Spokane, Washington, USA
Died: 18 July 1982, USA

Murder in the Big House (1942) as Prison Doctor


















Patrick McVey

Born: 17 March 1910, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Died: 6 July 1973, New York City, New York, USA

Murder in the Big House (1942) as Chief Electrician (Credited as Pat McVeigh)


















Monday, 13 January 2025

Reginald Sheffield

Born: 18 February 1901, London, England, UK
Died: 8 December 1957, Pacific Palisades, California, USA

The Magic Glass (1914) as Boy

















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