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People: Famous People born in the 1860s (1860-1869)

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Georges Méliès(† 76)

Crew | Paris (FR)

Georges Méliès, full name Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French illusionist and filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. One of the first filmmakers to use multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, tracking shots, dissolves, and hand-painted color in his work, Méliès pioneered effects that would define cinematic special effects for decades to come. A prolific innovator in the use of special effects, Méliès accidentally discovered the substitution stop trick in 1896, a method of creating seamless disappearing and/or appearing effects used throughout both films and television for decades to come. Because of his ability to seemingly manipulate and transform reality through cinematography, Méliès is sometimes referred to as the first "Cinemagician".Two of his best-known films are A Trip to the Moon (1902) and The Impossible Voyage (1904). Both stories involve strange, surreal voyages, somewhat in the style of Jules Verne, and are considered among the most important early science fiction films, though their approach is closer to fantasy. Méliès was also an early pioneer of horror cinema, which can be traced back to his Le Manoir du diable (1896). In early 1909 Méliès stopped making films to protest Thomas Edison's Motion Pictures Parents Company monopoly, and presided over the first meeting of the International Filmmakers Congress in Paris. Further financial hardships created by his opposition to Edison and diminishing influence, Méliès disappeared from public life. By the mid-1920s he made a meager living as a candy and toy salesma in Paris, with the assistance of funds collected by other filmmakers. Although he was recognized for his contributions in cinema,Méliès spent most of his later years in poverty before being accepted intoLa Maison du Retraite du Cinéma, the film industry's retirement home in Orly. .

Known for: The Conquest of the Pole, The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon, The Haunted Castle, Faust in the Underworld
* 12/08/1861

J.M. Barrie(† 77)

Crew | Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland (GB)

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several successful novels and plays. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys, who inspired him to write about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens (first included in Barrie's 1902 adult novel The Little White Bird), then to write Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, a 1904 West End "fairy play" about an ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland. Although he continued to write successfully, Peter Pan overshadowed his other work, and is credited with popularising the name Wendy. Barrie unofficially adopted the Davies boys following the deaths of their parents. Barrie was made a baronet by George V on 14 June 1913, and a member of the Order of Merit in the 1922 New Year Honours. Before his death, he gave the rights to the Peter Pan works to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, which continues to benefit from them.

Known for: Peter Pan, Pan, Peter Pan, Hook
* 05/09/1860

Anton Chekhov(† 44)

Crew | Taganrog (RU)

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860 – 1904) was a Russian playwright and writer, whose plays received international acclaim, and who as a short-story writer is still regarded as virtually unmatched. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov was a physician by profession. "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress."The son of a former serf, Chekhov started out supporting his family by writing popular comic sketches as a medicine student. While practicing as a doctor, he produced his first full-length play, Ivanov (1887). He took up serious themes with stories such as “The Steppe” (1888) and “A Dreary Story” (1889); later stories include “Ward Number Six” (1892), “The Black Monk” (1894) and “The Lady with the Dog” (1899). His play The Seagull (1896) was badly received until its successful revival in 1899 by Konstantin Stanislavsky and the Moscow Art Theatre. After this he converted his earlier work The Wood Demon (1889) into the universally acclaimed play Uncle Vanya (1897). To nurse his eventually fatal tuberculosis he moved to the Crimea, where he wrote his famous last plays, Three Sisters (1901) and The Cherry Orchard (1904).

Known for: Winter Sleep, Summer Storm, Black Sabbath
* 01/29/1860

William K.L. Dickson(† 75)

Crew | Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse (FR)

William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a Scottish inventor and the Edison Manufacturing Company's official photographer. In 1889, he was assigned to turn the concept of a the proposed motion picture device, named the Kinetoscope, into a reality. The first working prototype was unveiled in May 1891 and the design of system was essentially finalised by the fall of 1892. The completed version of the Kinetoscope was officially unveiled at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences on 9 May 1893.

Known for: Sandow, The Boxing Cats
* 08/03/1860

Kate Bruce(† 86)

Actress | Columbus, Indiana (US)

Kate Bruce (February 17, 1860 – April 2, 1946) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 280 films between 1908 and 1931. She was born in Columbus, Indiana, and died in New York, New York. In 1885, Bruce left Boone, Iowa, in a wagon with a group of traveling actors at a time when stages were illuminated by oil lights. On Broadway, Bruce performed in The Starbucks (1903).

Known for: Gretchen the Greenhorn, The White Rose, The Broken Locket
* 02/17/1860

Emily Fitzroy(† 93)

Actress | London, England (GB)

England native Emily Fitzroy was an actress in American films from 1913 to 1944.

Known for: Driven, The Bat, The Red Lily, Show Boat
* 05/24/1860

Al Fremont(† 69)

Actor | Cohoes, New York (US)

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Known for: Kultur, Cupid's Fireman, Let's Go, Drag Harlan
* 02/23/1860

Charles K. French(† 92)

Actor | Columbus, Ohio (US)

Charles K. French (born Charles Ekrauss French or Charles E. Krauss; January 17, 1860 – August 2, 1952) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 films between 1909 and 1945.

Known for: Abysmal Brute, Hands Up!, Gentle Julia
* 01/17/1860

Daniel Langlois(162)

Crew | Montréal, Québec (CA)

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Known for: X-Men: Apocalypse, To Catch a Killer, The Words, Warm Bodies
* 11/30/1861

Hans Lanser-Rudolf(† 73)

Actor | Bonn (DE)

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Known for: Das Kind ruft, Der Schatten der Gaby Leed, The Head of Janus
* 06/19/1860

Adolph Lestina(† 78)

Actor | New York City, New York (US)

Adolph Lestina was an American stage and silent screen actor.

Known for: The Girl Who Stayed at Home, The Burglar’s Dilemma, A Wreath of Orange Blossoms, The Last Deal
* 02/26/1861

Lillian Langdon(† 82)

Actress | New Jersey / Garden State (US)

Lillian Langdon (November 25, 1860 – February 8, 1943) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1928. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Langdon was a descendant of Zebulon Pike, discoverer of Pike's Peak, and Jasper Crane, founder of Newark. She acted on stage before she began her career in films. In private life, she was known as Lillie H. Bolles. She died at her home in Santa Monica, California, aged 82.

Known for: Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, Daddy-Long-Legs, The Millionaire Pirate, Reggie Mixes In
* 11/25/1860
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George Fawcett(† 78)

Actor | Alexandria, Virginia (US)

George Fawcett was an American stage and screen actor as well as a three-time (in 1920 and 1921) film director. His screen acting career spanned the years 1915 to 1931.

Known for: His Children's Children, Pied Piper Malone, Burn 'Em Up Barnes, The Circle
* 08/25/1860

William J. Butler(† 67)

Actor | Ireland (IE)

William J. Butler (1860 – 27 January 1927) was an Irish silent film actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1908 and 1917. An Irish immigrant to the United States, moved his family from Ohio to Hollywood, California in 1908. On Broadway, Butler performed in The Serio-Comic Governess (1904), The Great Divide (1906), and Pippa Passes (1906). At the age of 48, he wanted to get involved in a new industry called motion pictures. He appeared in more than 200 silent films. He made frequent appearances in films made by famed silent film producer/director D. W. Griffith, who made more than 500 films beginning in 1908. In addition to acting, Butler was a crew member and screenwriter of early films. William's son, Larry Butler, born in Akron, Ohio, just before the family's move to Hollywood. Larry grew up in the film business, dropped out of Burbank High School to work with his father on special effects projects. In 1940, Larry won his first of two Oscars. He was nominated five times for Oscars. His first Oscar was for special effects work done on The Thief of Baghdad. Larry is credited with inventing the blue screen and the traveling matte, both processes were necessary for all special effects and are used today. Butler's grandsons, Michael C. Butler and David Butler, became highly respected cinematographers. William's grandson, Christopher Butler, is also a cinematographer. The Butler family which began with William Butler in 1908 have made movies for 100 years, and the generations span the silent era, the studio era, the independent director era and the current era. Butler was married to actress Emma Lathrop, and they had a daughter, actress Kathleen Butler, as well as their son. He died on 27 January 1927 in the Staten Island Hospital, aged 67.

Known for: A Summer Idyll
* 01/01/1860

Henrietta Crosman(† 83)

Actress | Wheeling, West Virginia (US)

Henrietta Foster Crosman (September 2, 1861 – October 31, 1944) was an American stage and film actress.

Known for: Charlie Chan's Secret, The Right to Live, The Royal Family of Broadway, The Moon's Our Home
* 09/02/1861

Morton Selten(† 79)

Actor | Marlborough, England (GB)

Morton Selten (6 January 1860 – 27 July 1939) was a British stage and film actor. He was occasionally credited as Morton Selton.

Known for: The Thief of Bagdad, The Divorce of Lady X, Shipyard Sally, Moscow Nights
* 01/06/1860

Hal Wilson(† 72)

Actor

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Known for: Sundown, Indian Romeo and Juliet
* 1861

Frank Opperman(† 61)

Actor | Houston, Texas (US)

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Known for: During the Round-Up, An Indian's Loyalty, Neighbors, In Old California
* 01/01/1861

Florence Roberts(† 79)

Actress | Frederick (US)

Florence Roberts (March 16, 1861/1864 – June 6, 1940 was an American actress of the stage and in motion pictures.

Known for: Babes in Toyland, Les Misérables, Off to the Races, A Trip to Paris
* 03/16/1861

André Calmettes(† 80)

Crew | 1st arrondissement of Paris (FR)

André Calmettes (1861-1942) was a French actor and film director.

Known for: Camille, La Tosca, The Life and Death of King Richard III
* 08/18/1861

James Neill(† 70)

Actor | Savannah, Georgia (US)

James F. Neill (September 29, 1860 – March 16, 1931) was an American stage actor and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1913 and 1930.

Known for: The Cheat, Joan the Woman, Oliver Twist
* 09/29/1860

Phyllis Allen(† 76)

Actress | Staten Island, New York (US)

Phyllis Allen(November 25, 1861 – March 26, 1938) was anAmericanvaudevilleandsilent screencomedianwho worked withCharles Chaplin,Mabel Normand,Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, andMack Sennettduring a film career spanning 74 movies in the decade between 1913 and 1923. Given her rotund size, she was quite similar in appearance to fellow screen comedianMarie Dressler.

Known for: White Youth, Her First Flame, Cursed by His Beauty, Fatty's Magic Pants
* 11/25/1861

George F. Marion(† 85)

Actor | San Francisco, California (US)

George Francis Marion Sr. (July 16, 1860 – November 30, 1945) was an American film and stage actor and director, known for Anna Christie, both (1923) and (1930), and Death from a Distance (1935). Marion acted in 35 films between 1915 and 1935.

Known for: Death from a Distance, The White Monkey
* 07/16/1860

Theodore Roberts(† 67)

Actor | San Francisco (US)

Theodore Roberts (October 8, 1861 – December 14, 1928) was an American film and stage actor.

Known for: Locked Doors, Arizona
* 10/08/1861

Howard Truesdale(† 80)

Actor | Conneautville, Pennsylvania (US)

Howard Truesdale (January 3, 1861 – December 8, 1941; also credited as Truesdell, Truedell, and Truesdall) was an American stage actor and a film actor in both the silent and sound eras. He appeared in the films A Corner in Cotton, The Purple Lady, The Pretenders, Bolshevism on Trial, What Women Want, French Heels, No Trespassing, Out of Luck, Ashes of Vengeance, Ride for Your Life, Why Men Leave Home, The Night Message, The Foolish Virgin, The Ridin' Kid from Powder River, Go West, The Combat, Fighting with Buffalo Bill, The Jazz Girl, The Stolen Ranch, The Denver Dude, Singed, The Tigress, Burning Daylight, A Trick of Hearts, Three-Ring Marriage, The Lawless Legion and The Long Long Trail, among others.

Known for: Burning Daylight, Go West, The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
* 01/03/1861

Grace Henderson(† 83)

Actress | Ann Arbor (US)

Grace Henderson (born Grace C. F. Roth) was an American stage and silent screen actress.

Known for: A Corner in Wheat, A Midnight Cupid, Tragedy of the Dress Suit, The Usurer
* 1861

Gabrielle Lange(† 52)

Actress | 11th arrondissement of Paris (FR)

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Known for: Le Bon Juge, In the Grip of Alcohol
* 03/24/1861

John Luther Long(† 66)

Crew | Hanover (US)

John Luther Long (January 1, 1861 – October 31, 1927) was an American lawyer and writer best known for his short story "Madame Butterfly", which was based on the recollections of his sister, Jennie Correll, who had been to Japan with her husband—a Methodist missionary.

Known for: Madama Butterfly, Madame Butterfly, Forever Goodbye, The Fox Woman
* 01/01/1861

Gustav Mahler(† 50)

Crew | Kaliště (CZ)

Gustav Mahler (German: [ˈɡʊstaf ˈmaːlɐ]; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century. While in his lifetime his status as a conductor was established beyond question, his own music gained wide popularity only after periods of relative neglect, which included a ban on its performance in much of Europe during the Nazi era. After 1945 his compositions were rediscovered by a new generation of listeners; Mahler then became one of the most frequently performed and recorded of all composers, a position he has sustained into the 21st century. Born in Bohemia (then part of the Austrian Empire) to Jewish parents of humble origins, the German-speaking Mahler displayed his musical gifts at an early age. After graduating from the Vienna Conservatory in 1878, he held a succession of conducting posts of rising importance in the opera houses of Europe, culminating in his appointment in 1897 as director of the Vienna Court Opera (Hofoper). During his ten years in Vienna, Mahler—who had converted to Catholicism to secure the post—experienced regular opposition and hostility from the anti-Semitic press. Nevertheless, his innovative productions and insistence on the highest performance standards ensured his reputation as one of the greatest of opera conductors, particularly as an interpreter of the stage works of Wagner, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky. Late in his life he was briefly director of New York's Metropolitan Opera and the New York Philharmonic. Mahler's œuvre is relatively limited; for much of his life composing was necessarily a part-time activity while he earned his living as a conductor. Aside from early works such as a movement from a piano quartet composed when he was a student in Vienna, Mahler's works are generally designed for large orchestral forces, symphonic choruses and operatic soloists. These works were frequently controversial when first performed, and several were slow to receive critical and popular approval; exceptions included his Second Symphony, and the triumphant premiere of his Eighth Symphony in 1910. Some of Mahler's immediate musical successors included the composers of the Second Viennese School, notably Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg and Anton Webern. Dmitri Shostakovich and Benjamin Britten are among later 20th-century composers who admired and were influenced by Mahler. The International Gustav Mahler Society was established in 1955 to honour the composer's life and achievements.

Known for: Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Children of Men, Shutter Island, Irreversible
* 07/07/1860

Eille Norwood(† 87)

Actor | York (GB)

Eille Norwood was an English stage actor, director, and playwright best known today for playing Sherlock Holmes in a series of silent films.

Known for: The Man with the Twisted Lip, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Sign of Four, The Greek Interpreter
* 10/11/1861
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