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1997 French court orders producer Jacques Charrier, ex-husband of Brigitte Bardot, to pay the former screen star $8,300 in damages

1996 Lew Ayres, screen actor (Salem's Lot, State Fair), dies at 88

1996 Christopher Prater, screen printer, dies at 72

1996 Laura La Plante, screen actress (Show Boat, Scandal), dies at 91

1992 Philip Dunne, founder (Screen Writers Guild), dies of cancer at 84

1990 Jane Novak, silent screen actress (Ghost Town), dies of stroke at 94

1988 Vanessa Hudgens, born in Salinas, California, actress, singer, debut album, titled, 'V', certified Gold, screen debut, drama film, 'Thirteen', 2003, known for playing role of Gabriella Montez in High School Musical series

1988 Ethel Grandin, silent screen actress (Deserter), dies at 94

1985 Leatrice Joy, silent screen star, dies in Riverdale (Bronx) New York City at 91

1979 Doris Kenyon, silent screen actress (Alexander Hamilton), dies at 81

1976 Alberta Franklin, silent screen actress, dies at 79

1972 Bill Berns, commentator (Television Screen Magazine), dies at 53

1967 Alice Lake, silent screen actress (Frisco Kid, Wicked), dies at 72

1967 Gertrude McCoy, silent screen actress (Blue Bird), dies at 77

1967 Winifred Kingston, silent screen actress (David Garrick), dies at 72

1963 Grace Darmond, silent screen actress (Below the Surface), dies at 69

1962 Hoot Gibson, silent screen cowboy actor (Last Outlaw), dies at 70

1962 Cleo Ridgely, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama), dies at 68

1961 Irene Warfield, silent screen actress (Satan Sanderson), dies at 65

1960 Anna Luther, silent screen actress (Sinners in Silk), dies at 63

1960 Henny Porten, silent screen actress (Mother Love), dies at 70

1958 Dodgers erect 42-foot screen in left field at LA Coliseum to cut down on home runs, since it is only 250 feet down the line

1957 Harrison Ford, silent screen actor (Rubber Tires), dies at 73

1954 RCA manufactures 1st color TV set, a 12-inch screen for $1,000

1954 Keven Wade, born in Chappaqua, New York, screen writer, Working Girls

1950 Mark Pinter, born in Decorah, Iowa, actor, Behind the Screen, Another World

1938 Florence Lawrence, silent screen actress (Confidence), dies at 48

1936 Screen Actors Guild incorporates with King Vidor as president

1934 Donald Duck made his 1st screen appearance ("The Wise Little Hen")

1928 Mickey Mouse's screen debut (Steamboat Willie at Colony Theater New York City)

1927 Roland Verhavert, Flemish screen writer, Sea Gulls Die in the Harbor

1924 Christopher Prater, screen printer

1922 Paul Scofield, born in England, stage and screen actor, considered one of the best British actors of the 20th century

1913 Peter Glenville, actor stage/screen director, Hotel Paradiso, Becket

1910 Gloria Stuart, actress, Rose-Titanic, founder, Screen Actors Guild

1908 Dolores del Rio, silent screen actress, Deseada, Bugambilia

1908 Ethel Merman, stage and screen actress, Anything Goes, Call Me Madam

1906 Louise Brooks, silent screen star, American Venus, Pandora's Box

1905 Michael Powell, English director/screen writer/producer, Red Shoes

1905 Clara Bow, silent screen actress, Wings, "it" girl of 1920's films

1905 Clara Bow, silent screen actress, It, Saturday Night Kid

1899 Vera Reynolds, Richmond, Virginia, silent screen actress, Lawless Woman

1899 Marcel Achard, French screen/playwright, Jean de la Lune

1899 Phyllis Haver, Douglas, Kansas, silent screen actress, What Price Glory

1898 Vilma Banky, Budapest Hungary, silent screen actress, Eagle, Rebel

1897 Doris Kenyon, Syracuse, New York, silent screen actress, Alexander Hamilton

1897 Anna Luther, born in New Jersey, silent screen actress, Sinners in Silk

1895 Alice Lake, born in Brooklyn, New York, silent screen actress, Glamour, Wicked

1894 Seena Owen, Spokane, Washington, silent screen actress, Queen Kelly

1894 Winifred Kingston, England, silent screen actress, David Garrick

1894 Cleo Ridgely, New York, silent screen actress, I Remember Mama

1893 Grace Cunard, born in Columbus, Ohio, silent screen actress, Resurrection

1890 Gertrude McCoy, born in Sugar Valley, Georgia, silent screen actress, Blue Bird

1890 Henny Porten, Magdeburg Germany, silent screen star, Deception

1890 Florence Lawrence, Hamilton Ont, silent screen actress, Confidence

1889 Frank Mayo, silent screen actor, Burning Gold, Hell's Headquarters

1888 Irving Cummings Sr, New York City, silent screen star/director, Curly Top

1880 Tom Mix, Mix Run, Pennsylvania, silent screen cowboy actor, Dick Turpin


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