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| ARTICLES RELATED TO silent film | | | |  silent film: Encyclopedia II - Walt Disney - 1920-1936: Early years in animation
Walt Disney - Kansas City animation studios.
Disney returned to the USA, moved to Kansas City and, with Ub Iwerks, formed a company called "Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artists" in January 1920. The company faltered and Disney and Iwerks soon gained employment at the Kansas City Film Ad Corporation, working on primitive animated advertisements for local movie houses.
In 1922, Disney started Laugh-O-Grams, Inc., which produced short cartoons based on popular fairy tales and children's stories. (See Laugh-O-Gram ...
See also:Walt Disney, Walt Disney - 1901-1919: Childhood, Walt Disney - 1920-1936: Early years in animation, Walt Disney - Kansas City animation studios, Walt Disney - Alice Comedies: Contract and new California studio, Walt Disney - Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney - The creation of Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney - Disney's daughters, Walt Disney - 1937-1954: Animated feature films, Walt Disney - Disney's Folly: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt Disney - Wartime troubles, Walt Disney - Testimony Before Congress, Walt Disney - 1955-1966: Theme Parks and Beyond, Walt Disney - Carolwood Pacific Railroad, Walt Disney - Planning Disneyland, Walt Disney - Expanding into new areas, Walt Disney - Early 1960s successes, Walt Disney - Ski Resorts, Walt Disney - The Florida Project, Walt Disney - Plans for Disney World and EPCOT, Walt Disney - Death of Walt Disney, Walt Disney - 1967 to present: Legacy, Walt Disney - The Epcot theme park, Walt Disney - The Disney entertainment empire, Walt Disney - Disney theme parks today, Walt Disney - Disney Animation today, Walt Disney - CalArts, Walt Disney - Trivia, Walt Disney - Quotes, Walt Disney - Resources Read more here: » Walt Disney: Encyclopedia II - Walt Disney - 1920-1936: Early years in animation |
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| | | | | silent film: Encyclopedia II - Pet Shop Boys - Before Pet Shop Boys Neil Francis Tennant was born in North Shields, Northumberland. While at school, Tennant played in a group in Newcastle called Dust. Their most popular song was called "Can you hear the dawn break?", and they were heavily influenced by The Incredible String Band. In 1975, after completing a degree in history at North London Polytechnic, Tennant took a job as editor at Marvel UK. In 1977 he moved to Macdonald Educational Publishing, later moving to ITV Books. In 198 ...
See also:Pet Shop Boys, Pet Shop Boys - Before Pet Shop Boys, Pet Shop Boys - The Early Years, Pet Shop Boys - Sound and image, Pet Shop Boys - Sexuality, Pet Shop Boys - Discography, Pet Shop Boys - Other Ventures, Pet Shop Boys - Trivia Read more here: » Pet Shop Boys: Encyclopedia II - Pet Shop Boys - Before Pet Shop Boys |
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| | | | | silent film: Encyclopedia II - List of suicides - Alphabetical
List of suicides - A.
Johnny Ace, (1954), singer
George Washington Adams, (1829), son of John Quincy Adams, jumped off a boat
Robert Adams Jr., (1906), congressman from Pennsylvania, shot self after heavy losses in stock speculation
Stuart Adamson, (2001), lead singer of the Scottish bands Big Country and the Skids
Chris Adkisson a.k.a. Chris von Erich, (1991), professional wrestler
Kerry Adkisson a.k.a Kerry von Erich, (1993), professional wrestler
Mike ...
See also:List of suicides, List of suicides - Alphabetical, List of suicides - A, List of suicides - B, List of suicides - C, List of suicides - D, List of suicides - E, List of suicides - F, List of suicides - G, List of suicides - H, List of suicides - I, List of suicides - J, List of suicides - K, List of suicides - L, List of suicides - M, List of suicides - N, List of suicides - O, List of suicides - P, List of suicides - Q, List of suicides - R, List of suicides - S, List of suicides - T, List of suicides - U, List of suicides - V, List of suicides - W, List of suicides - X, List of suicides - Y, List of suicides - Z, List of suicides - Monarchs, List of suicides - By Seppuku, List of suicides - Known afterwards Read more here: » List of suicides: Encyclopedia II - List of suicides - Alphabetical |
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| | | | | silent film: Encyclopedia II - The Battleship Potemkin - Film style and content Deliberately written as a revolutionary propaganda film, Eisenstein used this film to test his theories of "montage". The revolutionary Russian filmmakers of the Kuleshov school of filmmaking were experimenting with the effect of movies on the audience, and Eisenstein edited the film in a way that would produce the greatest emotional response, so that the viewer would feel sympathy for the rebellious sailors of the battleship Potemkin and hatred for their cruel overlords. In the manner of most propaganda, the story was written in a very simplistic fashion, so th ...
See also:The Battleship Potemkin, The Battleship Potemkin - Film style and content, The Battleship Potemkin - The Odessa Steps sequence, The Battleship Potemkin - Previous censorship and recent restoration, The Battleship Potemkin - Legacy, The Battleship Potemkin - Notes Read more here: » The Battleship Potemkin: Encyclopedia II - The Battleship Potemkin - Film style and content |
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| | | | | silent film: Encyclopedia II - Santa Claus - Origins The modern Santa Claus is thought to be a composite character made up from the merging of quite separate figures.
Santa Claus - Ancient Christian origins.
The first of these is Saint Nicholas of Myra, a 4th century AD Christian bishop of Myra in Lycia, a province of Byzantine Anatolia, now in Turkey. Nicholas was famous for his generous gifts to the poor, in particular presenting the three impoverished daughters of a pious Christian with dowries so that they would not have to become prostitutes. He was bor ...
See also:Santa Claus, Santa Claus - Origins, Santa Claus - Ancient Christian origins, Santa Claus - Germanic folklore, Santa Claus - Modern origins, Santa Claus - American origins, Santa Claus - Other possible origins, Santa Claus - Santa Claus rituals, Santa Claus - Christmas Eve rituals, Santa Claus - Letter writing, Santa Claus - Websites and e-mail, Santa Claus - Songs, Santa Claus - Santa Claus in shopping malls, Santa Claus - Santa Claus on film, Santa Claus - Origins in film, Santa Claus - Questioning and believing, Santa Claus - Santa as a hero, Santa Claus - Succession of Santas, Santa Claus - Impostor Santas, Santa Claus - Christian opposition to Santa Claus, Santa Claus - Christmas gift-bringers around the world, Santa Claus - Europe and North America, Santa Claus - Latin America, Santa Claus - East Asia, Santa Claus - Oceania, Santa Claus - Africa and the Middle East Read more here: » Santa Claus: Encyclopedia II - Santa Claus - Origins |
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| | | | | silent film: Encyclopedia II - Musical film - Musicals of the classical sound era The 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s are often considered the golden age of the musical, when the genre's popularity was at its height.
Musical film - Busby Berkeley.
During the 1930s, director Busby Berkeley began to enhance the traditional dance number with ideas drawn from the drill precision he had experienced as a soldier during the First World War. In films such as 42nd Street (1933), Berkeley choreographed a number of films in his unique style. Berkeley's numbers typically begin on a stage but gradual ...
See also:Musical film, Musical film - History of the musical, Musical film - Musicals of the classical sound era, Musical film - Busby Berkeley, Musical film - Musical stars, Musical film - The Freed Unit, Musical film - The post-classical musical, Musical film - The 1950s musical, Musical film - The musical today, Musical film - Lists of musical films Read more here: » Musical film: Encyclopedia II - Musical film - Musicals of the classical sound era |
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| | | | | | silent film: Encyclopedia II - Tom Mix - Early years Born Thomas Hezikiah Mix into a relatively poor logging family in Mix Run, Pennsylvania, about 40 miles (60 km) north of State College, Pennsylvania. When he enlisted in the Army in April 1898, he registered as Thomas E. Mix. He served in a heavy artillery unit during the Spanish-American War. He re-enlisted in 1901, but failed to return to duty after a 1902 extended furlough when he married Grace I. Allin on July 18th. Mix was listed as AWOL on November 4, 1902 yet he was never court martialed or, apparently, even properly discharged ...
See also:Tom Mix, Tom Mix - Early years, Tom Mix - Film career, Tom Mix - Fatal accident, Tom Mix - Honors, Tom Mix - External link Read more here: » Tom Mix: Encyclopedia II - Tom Mix - Early years |
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| | | | | silent film: Encyclopedia II - James Wong Howe - Life and work
James Wong Howe - Early life.
Howe was born Wong Tung Jim in Canton (now Guangzhou), China in 1899. His father Wong Howe moved to America that year to work on Northern Pacific Railway and in 1904 sent for his family. The Howes settled in Pasco, Washington, where they owned a general store. A childhood Brownie may have sparked an early interest in photography. The teenaged Howe moved to Oregon after his father's death and briefly considered a career as a flyweight boxer before moving to Los Angeles, Califor ...
See also:James Wong Howe, James Wong Howe - Life and work, James Wong Howe - Early life, James Wong Howe - Silent film, James Wong Howe - Sound film and the war years, James Wong Howe - Post-war, James Wong Howe - Later life and work, James Wong Howe - Technical innovations, James Wong Howe - Frequent collaborators, James Wong Howe - Selected filmography Read more here: » James Wong Howe: Encyclopedia II - James Wong Howe - Life and work |
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| | | | | | | silent film: Encyclopedia II - Panait Istrati - Early life Born in Brăila, Israti was the son of the laundress Joiţa Istrate and of a Greek smuggler (Panait never met him).
He studied in primary school for six years in Baldovineşti, after being held back twice. He then earned his living as an apprentice to a tavern-keeper, then as a pastrycook and peddler. In the meantime, he was a prolific reader.
His first attempts at writing date from around 1907, when he started sending pieces to the socialist periodicals in Romania - debuting with the article Hotel Regina in Ro ...
See also:Panait Istrati, Panait Istrati - Early life, Panait Istrati - Istrati and Communism, Panait Istrati - Last years, Panait Istrati - Major works, Panait Istrati - Filmography, Panait Istrati - Relevant Quotes Read more here: » Panait Istrati: Encyclopedia II - Panait Istrati - Early life |
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| | | | | | silent film: Encyclopedia II - Clara Blandick - Acting She moved from Boston to New York City and began pursuing acting as a career. Her first professional appearance came in 1901, when she was cast as Jehanneton in the play If I Were King, which ran for 56 performances at Garden Theatre (an early component of Madison Square Garden). She achieved acclaim for her role in The Christian and was described by newspaper critics as a "dainty, petite, and graceful" heroine. In 1911 she made her first movie, appearing in the short, silent film The Maid's Double. Blandick finally brok ...
See also:Clara Blandick, Clara Blandick - Early life, Clara Blandick - Acting, Clara Blandick - The Wizard of Oz, Clara Blandick - Death, Clara Blandick - Trivia Read more here: » Clara Blandick: Encyclopedia II - Clara Blandick - Acting |
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| | | | | | silent film: Encyclopedia II - 1927 - Events
1927 - January-March.
January 1 - Cristero War erupts in Mexico when pro-Church rebels attack secular-minded government
January 7 - First transatlantic telephone call - New York City to London
January 9 - Military rebellion crushed in Lisbon
January 14 - Paul Doumer elected president of France
January 19 - Britain sends troops to China
January 30 - Right-wing veterans and the Republican Schutzbund clash in Schattendorf, Burgenla ...
See also:1927, 1927 - Events, 1927 - January-March, 1927 - April-June, 1927 - July-September, 1927 - October-December, 1927 - Unknown dates, 1927 - Births, 1927 - January, 1927 - February, 1927 - March, 1927 - April, 1927 - May-June, 1927 - July-August, 1927 - September-November, 1927 - December, 1927 - Deaths, 1927 - Marriages, 1927 - Nobel Prizes Read more here: » 1927: Encyclopedia II - 1927 - Events |
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| | | | | | silent film: Encyclopedia II - Walt Disney - 1920-1936: Early years in animation
Walt Disney - Kansas City animation studios.
Disney returned to the USA, moved to Kansas City and, with Ub Iwerks, formed a company called "Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artists" in January 1920. The company faltered and Disney and Iwerks soon gained employment at the Kansas City Film Ad Corporation, working on primitive animated advertisements for local movie houses.
In 1922, Disney started Laugh-O-Grams, Inc., which produced short cartoons based on popular fairy tales and children's stories. (See Laugh-O-Gram ...
See also:Walt Disney, Walt Disney - 1901-1919: Childhood, Walt Disney - 1920-1936: Early years in animation, Walt Disney - Kansas City animation studios, Walt Disney - Alice Comedies: Contract and new California studio, Walt Disney - Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney - The creation of Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney - Disney's daughters, Walt Disney - 1937-1954: Animated feature films, Walt Disney - Disney's Folly: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt Disney - Wartime troubles, Walt Disney - Testimony Before Congress, Walt Disney - 1955-1966: Theme Parks and Beyond, Walt Disney - Carolwood Pacific Railroad, Walt Disney - Planning Disneyland, Walt Disney - Expanding into new areas, Walt Disney - Early 1960s successes, Walt Disney - Ski Resorts, Walt Disney - The Florida Project, Walt Disney - Plans for Disney World and EPCOT, Walt Disney - Death of Walt Disney, Walt Disney - 1967 to present: Legacy, Walt Disney - Continuing Walt's vision, Walt Disney - The Disney entertainment empire, Walt Disney - Disney theme parks today, Walt Disney - Disney Animation today, Walt Disney - CalArts, Walt Disney - Trivia, Walt Disney - Quotes, Walt Disney - Resources Read more here: » Walt Disney: Encyclopedia II - Walt Disney - 1920-1936: Early years in animation |
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| | | | | silent film: Encyclopedia II - Helen Keller - Biography
Helen Keller - Childhood.
Keller was born at an estate called Ivy Green, on June 27, 1880, to parents Captain Arthur H. Keller and Kate Adams Keller. She was not born blind and deaf, but was actually a typical, healthy infant. It was not until nineteen months later that she came down with an illness that the doctors described as "an acute congestion of the stomach and the brain" - possibly scarlet fever or meningitis. The illness did not last for a particularly long time, but it left her blind, deaf, and unable to speak. By age seven she had invented over sixty different signs that she ...
See also:Helen Keller, Helen Keller - Biography, Helen Keller - Childhood, Helen Keller - Education, Helen Keller - Political activities, Helen Keller - Writings, Helen Keller - Honors, Helen Keller - Later life, Helen Keller - Death, Helen Keller - Helen Keller in the arts and popular culture Read more here: » Helen Keller: Encyclopedia II - Helen Keller - Biography |
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| | | | | silent film: Encyclopedia II - Culver City California - History Culver City was founded by Harry Culver in 1913, and the city was incorporated in 1917. The first film studio in Culver City was built by Thomas Ince in 1918. In the 1920s, silent film comedy producer Hal Roach and Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) built studios there. During Prohibition, speakeasies and nightclubs such as the Cotton Club lined Washington Boulevard.
Culver City California - The Heart of Screenland.
Hundreds of movies have been produced on the lots of Culver City's studios, including The Wizard ...
See also:Culver City California, Culver City California - History, Culver City California - The Heart of Screenland, Culver City California - Decline of the Studios 1960s & 1970s, Culver City California - Rebirth of Downtown 1990s & 2000s, Culver City California - Transportation, Culver City California - Neighborhoods, Culver City California - Points of interest, Culver City California - Geography, Culver City California - Schools, Culver City California - Demographics, Culver City California - Famous Culver City natives Read more here: » Culver City California: Encyclopedia II - Culver City California - History |
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| | | | | | silent film: Encyclopedia II - Charlie Chaplin - Biography
Charlie Chaplin - Early Childhood.
He was believed to have been born on April 16, 1889, although as the book Passport to Hollywood:Film Immigrants Anthology (ISBN#0-07-070053-2) points out (page 26) There is some doubt whether April 16 is actually his birthday,and it is possible he was not born in 1889. Until someone proves otherwise, however, we may as well assum ...
See also:Charlie Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin - Biography, Charlie Chaplin - Early Childhood, Charlie Chaplin - Move to America, Charlie Chaplin - Chaplin as Auteur, Charlie Chaplin - Chaplin's Politics, Charlie Chaplin - Chaplin: The Later Years, Charlie Chaplin - Private life, Charlie Chaplin - Media, Charlie Chaplin - Trivia, Charlie Chaplin - Filmography, Charlie Chaplin - Short films as actor, Charlie Chaplin - Feature films Read more here: » Charlie Chaplin: Encyclopedia II - Charlie Chaplin - Biography |
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