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Lawrence Tibbett November 16, 1896, Bakersfield, CA - July 15, 1960, New York, NY, baritone opera singer who performed over 600 times at the Metropolitan Opera House. He made six films in the 1930s.
November 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Thomas H. Ince November 16, 1880, Newport, RI - November 19, 1924, Beverly Hills, CA, director of 151 films and producer of 608 films between 1911 and 1924.
November 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Halliwell Hobbes, November 16, 1877, Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK - February 20, 1962, Santa Monica, CA.
After performing and directing many stage plays, notably Shakespeare plays,
He appeared in 121 films between 1929 and 1956.
November 16, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Nova Pilbeam, November 15, 1919, Wimbledon, London, England - July 21, London, England, actress who starred in 16 films from 1934 to 1951 including Hitchcock's 1934 "The Man Who Knew Too Much" and "Young and Innocent" in 1937.
November 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Tilly Losch, November 15, 1903, Vienna, Austria-Hungary - December 24, 1975, New York, NY, USA, dancer, choreographer, and actress who appeared in "The Garden of Allah" 1936 with Marlene Dietrich and Charles Boyer, "The Good Earth" 1937, "Backstage" 1937, and "Duel in the Sun" 1946.
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Herbert Rawlinson November 15, 1885, Brighton, East Sussex, England - July 12, 1953, Los Angeles, CA, actor in 392 film and television productions from 1911 to 1954. Lead actor in silent films and he transitioned to character roles with the advent of sound.
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, January 30, 1882, Hyde Park, NY - April 12, 1945, Warm Springs, GA, 32nd President of the United States, March 4, 1933- April 12, 1945. He was reelected in 1936, 1940, and 1944.
November 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Naomi Childers November 15, 1892, Pottstown, PA - May 9, 1964, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, actress in 113 films from 1913 to 1958. She fell on hard times in the later 1920s. Louis B. Mayer signed her to a lifetime contract with MGM in 1932 and she went on in a succession of bit parts.
November 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Kay Walsh November 15, 1911, Chelsea, London, England - April 16, 2005, Chelsea, London, England, actress and dancer who appeared in 68 films and television production from 1934 to 1982. She was married to director David Lean from 1940 to 1949.
November 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"His Glorious Night" 1929 directed by Lionel Barrymore, written by Willard Mack, based on the play "Olympia" by Ferenc Molnar 1928. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 80 minutes. ***
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November 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Lewis Stone, November 15, 1879, Worcester, MA - September 12, 1953, Los Angeles, CA. He appeared in 153 films between 1915 and 1953 and, yes, he played Judge James Hardy in 14 Andy Hardy films. He signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1924 and remained with them for 29 years.
November 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Seena Owen, November 14, 1894, Spokane, WA - August 15, 1966, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, actress in 66 films from 1914 to 1932 including several short films and as The Princess Beloved in D.W. Griffith's "Intolerance" 1916, "Victory" 1919 with Jack Holt & Lon Chaney, "Queen Kelly" 1929.
November 14, 2025 at 10:28 AM
"The Patent Leather Kid" 1927 directed by Alfred Santell, story by Rupert Hughes, adapted by Adela Rogers St. Johns. First National. 150 minutes. ***

Richard Barthelmess, Molly O'Day, Lawford Davidson, Matthew Betz, Arthur Stone, Ray Turner, Hank Mann, Walter James, Nigel De Brulier.
November 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Eugene O'Brien, November 14, 1880, Boulder, CO - April 29, 1966, Los Angeles, CA. "The Lieutenant Governor" in 1915 and in "The Moonstone" 1916, "Poor Little Peppina" 1916, "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" 1917, "Secrets" 1924, "Fine Manners" 1926. 53 film credits between 1915 and 1928.
November 14, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Louise Huff November 14, 1895, Columbus, GA - August 22, 1973, New York, NY, actress in 73 films from 1913 to 1922. "The Vagaries of Fate" 1914, "A Country Girl" 1914, and "Where the Road Divided" 1915 are known to survive of those directed by Edgar Jones and starring Louise Huff.
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Louise Brooks, November 14, 1906, Cherryvale, KS - August 8, 1985, Rochester, NY, actress with 24 screen credits between 1925 and 1938.
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Louise Brooks, November 14, 1906, Cherryvale, KS - August 8, 1985, Rochester, NY, actress with 24 screen credits between 1925 and 1938.
November 14, 2025 at 3:58 AM
"Spring Fever" 1927 directed by Edward Sedgwick, MGM, 78 minutes. *** 1/2. This was the first film that teamed Joan Crawford and William Haines after they had both appeared in "Sally, Irene and Mary" 1925.
November 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Gertrude Olmstead, 1897 in Chicago -- 1975 in Beverly Hills, appeared in 56 films between 1920 and 1929 "The Monster" 1925 with Lon Chaney, "Cobra" 1925 with Rudolph Valentino, "Torrent" 1926 with Greta Garbo, "The Boob" 1926 with George K. Arthur, "Mr. Wu" 1927 with Lon Chaney and Renee Adoree.
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Henry Kolker, November 13, 1874*, Berlin, Germany - July 15, 1947, Los Angeles, CA, actor in 169 films from 1915 to 1947.
* some sources state he was born 1870.
November 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Nita Naldi, (November 13, 1894, New York, NY - February 17, 1961, Wentworth Hotel, NY, NY) "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments" 1923 and with Valentino "The Sainted Devil" and also "Cobra" 1925, "Blood and Sand" which are extant.
Only 7 out of her 32 films survive.
November 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Pat O'Brien, November 11, 1899, Milwaukee, WI - October 15, 1983, Santa Monica, CA. In films from 1930 appearing in 140 films by 1981.
November 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Roland Young, November 11, 1887, London, UK - June 5, 1953, New York, NY. In 63 films steadily from 1929 through 1955.
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Patric Knowles, November 11, 1911, Horsforth, Yorkshire, England - December 23, 1995, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, CA, actor in 126 film and television productions between 1932 and 1973.
November 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Maurice Elvey, November 11, 1887, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England - August 28, 1967, Brighton, Sussex, England, director of 197 films from 1913 to 1958 including "Hindle Wakes" 1927, "High Treason" 1929, and "The Phantom Fiend" 1932, "I Lived with You" 1933, and "The Clairvoyant" 1935.
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM