Born on this day – Alec B. Francis:

Alec B. Francis

Director

Actor

December 2, 1867 – July 6, 1934

Credits:

Outcast Lady (1934); The Cat's-Paw (1934); I'll Tell the World (1934); The Mystery of Mr. X (1934); Alice in Wonderland (1933); His Private Secretary (1933); Looking Forward (1933); Oliver Twist (1933); The Last Man (1932); The Last Mile (1932); Alias Mary Smith (1932); No Greater Love (1932); Mata Hari (1931); Arrowsmith (1931); Oh! Oh! Cleopatra (1931); Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931); Captain Applejack (1930); Feet First (1930); Outward Bound (1930); Murder Will Out (1930); The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930); The Bishop Murder Case (1929); The Sacred Flame (1929); The Mississippi Gambler (1929); Evidence (1929); Evangeline (1929); Companionate Marriage (1928); The Terror (1928); Life's Mockery (1928); The Lion and the Mouse (1928); Broadway Daddies (1928); The Little Snob (1928); The Shepherd of the Hills (1928); Sally in Our Alley (1927); The Tender Hour (1927); The Music Master (1927); Camille (1926); Faithful Wives (1926); The Return of Peter Grimm (1926); Forever After (1926); 3 Bad Men (1926); Pals First (1926); Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926); High Steppers (1926); Transcontinental Limited (1926); Vanishing Millions (1926); The Yankee Señor (1926); Where the Worst Begins (1925); Rose of the World (1925); Soiled (1925); Wandering Footsteps (1925); Thunder Mountain (1925); Thank You (1925); The Circle (1925); The Coast of Folly (1925); The End of the World (1925); Man and Maid (1925); Waking Up the Town (1925); The Mad Whirl (1925); Charley's Aunt (1925); The Reckless Sex (1925); Outwitted (1925); A Thief in Paradise (1925); The Champion of Lost Causes (1925); Capital Punishment (1925); The Bridge of Sighs (1925); The Tenth Woman (1924); Listen Lester (1924); Beau Brummel (1924); The Human Terror (1924); Do It Now (1924); A Fool's Awakening (1924); Half-a-Dollar Bill (1924); Lucretia Lombard (1923); The Eternal Three (1923); The Gold Diggers (1923); The Drivin' Fool (1923); His Last Race (1923); Hollywood (1923); Three Wise Fools (1923); A Gentleman of Leisure (1923); Children of Jazz (1923); Mary of the Movies (1923); Is Divorce a Failure? (1923); Little Church Around the Corner (1923); The Spider and the Rose (1923); The Last Hour (1923); The Forgotten Law (1922); The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1922); North of the Rio Grande (1922); Beyond the Rocks (1922); Smilin' Through (1922); A Virginia Courtship (1921); The Great Moment (1921); A Voice in the Dark (1921); Courage (1921); What's a Wife Worth? (1921); Godless Men (1920); The Man Who Had Everything (1920); Earthbound (1920); The Butterfly Man (1920); The Street Called Straight (1920); The Paliser Case (1920); Flame of the Desert (1919); The World and Its Woman (1919); Lord and Lady Algy (1919); Heartsease (1919); The City of Comrades (1919); When Doctors Disagree (1919); The Probation Wife (1919); The Crimson Gardenia (1919); The Pest (1919); Spotlight Sadie (1919); Her Code of Honor (1919); Day Dreams (1919); Thirty a Week (1918); Hidden Fires (1918); Money Mad (1918); The Glorious Adventure (1918); The Venus Model (1918); Leap to Fame (1918); The Face in the Dark (1918); The Cross Bearer (1918); Wanted: A Mother (1918); Broken Ties (1918); The Marionettes (1918); The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds (1918); The Cinderella Man (1917); The Auction Block (1917); The Page Mystery (1917); Forget-Me-Not (1917); The Family Honor (1917); A Hungry Heart (1917); All Man (1916); The Heart of a Hero (1916); The Gilded Cage (1916); Husband and Wife (1916); A Woman's Way (1916); Miss Petticoats (1916); The Perils of Divorce (1916); Tangled Fates (1916); Human Driftwood (1916); Pawn of Fate (1916); The Yellow Passport (1916); Fruits of Desire (1916); The Ballet Girl (1916); The Sins of Society (1915); The Impostor (1915); After Dark (1915); The Model (1915); The Arrival of Perpetua (1915); Alias Jimmy Valentine (1915); The Pit (1914); For the Mastery of the World (1914); Lola (1914); The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England (1914); When Broadway Was a Trail (1914); Man of the Hour (1914); Son (1914); Adventures in Diplomacy (1914); Boy (1914); Moonlight (1914); Duty (1914); The Greatest of These (1914); Wife (1914); The Drug Traffic (1914); At the Court of Prince Make Believe (1914); The Diamond Master (1914); The Good in the Worst of Us (1914); Coming Home (1914); The Case of Cherry Purcelle (1914); Cue and Mis-Cue (1914); The Highwayman's Shoes (1913); When Pierrot Met Pierrette (1913); A Son's Devotion (1913); Partners (1913); The Reformation of Calliope (1913); Cynthy (1913); Big Hearted Jim (1913); From the Beyond (1913); Jacques the Wolf (1913); Why Aunt Jane Never Married (1913); A Puritan Episode (1913); Stung (1913); The Beaten Path (1913); The Thirst for Gold (1913); The Honor of Lady Beaumont (1913); Soul to Soul (1913); In the Night (1913); The Witch (1913); When Light Came Back (1913); The Key (1913); The Sons of a Soldier (1913); For Better or for Worse (1913); The Crimson Cross (1913); The Man Who Dared (1913); The Telegraph Operator (1913); The Trail of the Silver Fox (1913); The One Who Had to Pay (1913); The Spectre Bridegroom (1913); The Gallop of Death (1913); An Accidental Servant (1913); A Tammany Boarder (1913); The Vengeance of the Fakir (1912); Dick's Wife (1912); The Bonnie, Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond (1912); Their Children's Approval (1912); Foiling a Fortune Hunter (1912); Silent Jim (1912); The Transgression of Deacon Jones (1912); Making Uncle Jealous (1912); Caprices of Fortune (1912); The Celebrated Case (1912); The Passing Parade (1912); Robin Hood (1912); The Holy City (1912); Chamber of Forgetfulness (1912); Saved from the Titanic (1912); The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1912); Oh, You Ragtime! (1912); The Letter with the Black Seals (1912); A Living Memory (1912); Keeping an Eye on Father (1912); Playmates (1912); The First Violin (1912); A Timely Rescue (1912); For the Honor of the Family (1912); Willie's Sister (1912); In the Clutches of a Vapor Bath (1911); The Younger Brother (1911); The Old Doll (1911); A Reformed Santa Claus (1911); Vanity Fair (1911); The Military Air-Scout (1911); Their Charming Mama (1911); Auld Lang Syne (1911); A Southern Soldier's Sacrifice (1911); Selecting His Heiress (1911); A Friendly Marriage (1911); The General's Daughter (1911); The Sheriff's Friend (1911); The Bell of Justice (1911); The Clown's Best Performance (1911); Troublesome Secretaries (1911); Moving Picture Show (1906).

Born on this day – Amy Beach:

Amy Beach

Composer

Pianist

Writer

September 5, 1867 – December 27, 1944

Credits:

By the Still Waters; Canticle of the Sun, Op. 123; Invocation for the Violin, Op. 55; With Prayer and Supplicaton, Op. 8; Te Deum, from Service in A, Op. 63; Constant Christmas, Op. 95; On a Hill; Kyrie eleison, Op. 122; Sanctus, Op. 122; Agnus Dei, Op. 122; Spirit of Mercy, Op. 125; Evening Hymn, Op. 125; I Will Give Thanks, Op. 147; Peace I leave With You, Op. 8. (1998); Chamber Music CDs: 2 Ambache Ensemble recordings on Chandos Records; Fire Flies (1998); Grand Mass in E-flat major (1989); Grand Mass in E-flat major (1995); Mrs. H.H.A. Amy Beach (1867–1944); Piano Concerto in C sharp minor; Piano Music, Vol. 1, The Early Works; Piano Music, Vol. 2, The Turn of the Century; Piano Music, Vol. 3, The Mature Years; Piano Music, Vol. 4, The Late Works; Piano Quintet in F♯ minor, Op. 67Sonata for violin and piano in A minor, Op. 34: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A minor; Quartet for Strings; Pastorale for Wind Quintet; and Sketches (4) for Piano, Dreaming; Songs. Performed by mezzo-soprano Katherine Kelton, accompanied by pianist Catherine Bringerud; Under the Stars; Une prodige empêchée (2024).

Born on this day – Hobart Bosworth:

Hobart Bosworth

Actor

Director

Writer

Producer

August 11, 1867 – December 30, 1943

Credits:

A Child of the Wilderness (1912); A Counterfeit Santa Claus (1911); A Cowboy Damon and Pythias (1912); A Crucial Test (1912); A Cup of Cold Water (1911); A Frontier Girl's Courage (1911); A Little Brother of the Rich (1915); A Man of Peace (1928); A Messenger to Kearney (1912); A Modern Rip (1911); A Mormon Maid (1917); A Night Out (1912); A Painter's Idyl (1911); A Plain Girl's Love (1913); A Reconstructed Rebel (1912); A Sacrifice to Civilization (1911); A Tale of the Sea (1910); A Thousand to One (1920); A Tour of the Thomas Ince Studio (1920); A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios (1920); A Wise Old Elephant (1913); A Woman of Affairs (1928); Abraham Lincoln (1930); Across the Plains (1910); After the Storm (1928); Alas! Poor Yorick! (1913); Altar of the Aztecs (1913); An Englishman's Honor (1911); An Indian Vestal (1911); An Odyssey of the North (1914); Annapolis (1928); Annie Laurie (1927); Arthur Preston Hankins (1912); As a Father Spareth His Son (1913); As Told by Princess Bess (1912); Atala (1912); Baby Peggy, the Elephant in the Room (2012); Behind the Door (1919); Below the Surface (1920); Betrayed (1917); Betty in Search of a Thrill (1915); Blackbeard (1911); Blind Hearts (1921); Boots and Saddles (1909); Bread (1924); Briton and Boer (1909); Buck Richards' Bride (1913); Buckshot John (1915); Bullet Scars (1942); Bullets for O'Hara (1941); Bunkie (1912); Burning Daylight (1914); Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska (1914); Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Civilization (1914); Business Is Business (1915); Captain January (1924); Carnival Boat (1932); Chickie (1925); Coals of Fire (1911); Colorado (1915); Damon and Pythias (1908); Darkfeather's Strategy (1912); Davy Crockett (1910); Dirigible (1931); Disillusioned (1912); Doctor Neighbor (1916); Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1908); Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930); Escape from Crime (1942); Eternal Love (1929); Evangeline (1911); Fanny Foley Herself (1931); Fate Fashions a Letter (1913); Fatherhood (1915); Fighting Bob (1909); Freckles (1917 / 1928); General Crack (1929); General Spanky (1936); George Warrington's Escape (1911); Getting Atmosphere (1912); Greater Wealth (1913); Hangman's House (1928); Harbor Island (1912); He Fell in Love with His Wife (1916); Hearts of Oak (1924); Hello, 'Frisco (1924); Help Wanted (1915); Her Guardian (1913); His Own Law (1920); Hollywood Extra Girl (1935); Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963); Hurricane (1929); I Was Framed (1942); If I Marry Again (1925); In God We Trust (1913); In Old California When the Gringos Came (1911); In the Badlands (1909); In the Days of Gold (1911); In the Days of Witchcraft (1913); In the Frozen North (1910); In the Great Northwest (1910); In the Midst of the Jungle (1913); In the Palace of the King (1923); In the Shadow of the Pines (1911); In the Sultan's Power (1909); In the Tents of the Asra (1912); It Happened in the West (1911); Joan the Woman (1916); John Barleycorn (1914); John Colter's Escape (1912); John Oakhurst, Gambler (1911); Just Imagine (1930); Justinian and Theodora (1910); King of the Mountain (1929); King of the Sierras (1938); Lady for a Day (1933); Land Sharks vs. Sea Dogs (1912); Law of the Tropics (1941); Little Church Around the Corner (1923); Little Injin (1911); Little Sunset (1915); Lost and Won (1911); Mammy (1930); Man Alone (1923); Martin Eden (1914); McKee Rankin's '49' (1911); Merely a Millionaire (1912); Million Dollar Legs (1932); Miss Aubry's Love Affair (1912); Monte Cristo (1912); Music in the Air (1934); My Best Girl (1927); My Son (1925); Name the Man! (1924); Nan of the Woods (1913); Nearly a Lady (1915); Nellie the Beautiful Cloak Model (1924); No Greater Love (1932); Oliver Twist (1916); On Thanksgiving Day (1908); On the Border (1909); On the Little Big Horn or Custer's Last Stand (1909); One Foot in Heaven (1941); One of Nature's Noblemen (1911); Peck's Bad Boy / Together We Live (1935); Personality Parade (1938); Pierre of the North (1913); Pine Ridge Feud (1909); Portia on Trial (1937); Pretty Mrs. Smith (1915); Range Pals (1911); Rip Van Winkle (1908); Rivals (1912); Rollin' Plains (1938); Rupert of Hentzau (1923); Saved from the Snow (1911); Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 2 (1941); Screen Snapshots Series 22, No 10 (1942); Screen Snapshots, Series 4, No. 2 (1923); Screen Snapshots, Series 4, No. 7 (1923); Seeds of Silver (1913); Shipmates (1931); Show of Shows (1929); Sin Town (1942); Sit Tight (1931); Songs of Truce (1913); Souls for Sale (1923); Spangles (1926); Stability vs. Nobility (1911); Steamboat Round the Bend (1935); Steel Preferred (1925); Sundown (1924); Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931); Tainted Money (1915); Tenderfoot Bob's Regeneration (1912); The Artist and the Brute (1913); The Awakening (1912); The Barge Man of Old Holland (1910); The Beachcomber (1915); The Beaded Buckskin Bag (1913); The Big Parade (1925); The Blood Ship (1927); The Bootlegger (1911); The Border Legion (1918); The Brute Master (1920); The Buccaneers (1911); The Caprices of Kitty (1915); The Chechako (1914); The Chief's Daughter (1911); The Chinese Parrot (1927); The Christian Martyrs (1909); The Code of Honor (1911); The Common Enemy (1910); The Common Law (1923); The Convert of San Clemente (1911); The Count of Monte Cristo (1908); The Country Mouse (1914); The County Fair (1932); The Courtship of Miles Standish (1910); The Crusades (1935); The Cup of Life (1921); The Danites (1912); The Dark Hour (1936); The Devil's Holiday (1930); The Devil-Stone (1917); The End of the Romance (1912); The Eternal Three (1923); The Eye of Conscience (1911); The Far Cry (1926); The Fisherboy's Faith (1912); The Foolish Matrons (1921); The Gay Sisters (1942); The Girl and the Judge (1913); The Girl of the Lighthouse (1912); The Girl of the Mountains (1912); The Golden Strain (1925); The Half-Way Girl (1925); The Hand of Fate (1912); The Haven of Refuge (1911); The Hobo (1912); The Inner Shrine (1917); The Iron Hand (1916); The Junior Officer (1912); The Keeper of the Bees (1935); The Knight Errant (1911); The Last of the Mohicans (1932); The Legend of the Lost Arrow (1912); The Leopard Queen (1909); The Little American (1917); The Little Circus Rider (1911); The Long Trail (1910); The Love of an Island Maid (1912); The Love of Penelope (1913); The Maid at the Helm (1911); The Man Higher Up (1929); The Man Life Passed By (1923); The Mate of the Alden Bessie (1912); The Miracle Man (1932); The Nervous Wreck (1926); The New Faith (1911); The Novice (1911); The Office Wife (1930); The Other Fellow (1912); The Padre (1911); The Phantom Express (1932); The Pirate's Daughter (1912); The Polo Substitute (1912); The Price He Paid (1912); The Professor's Wooing (1912); The Profligate (1911); The Pursuit of the Phantom (1914); The Rancher's Failing (1913); The Right Name, But the Wrong Man (1911); The Roman (1910); The Sanitarium (1910); The Sawdust Paradise (1928); The Scarlet Sin (1915); The Schoolmaster of Mariposa (1910); The Sea Lion (1921); The Sea Wolf (1913); The Secret of Treasure Island (1938); The Sergeant (1910); The Sheriff (1910); The Sheriff of Tuolomne (1911); The Shrinking Rawhide (1912); The Silent Watcher (1924); The Smart Set (1928); The Spirit of '76 (1908); The Spy (1911); The Stampede (1909); The Strangers' Banquet (1922); The Substitute Model (1912); The Target (1916); The Tenderfoot (1909); The Test (1912); The Third Alarm (1930); The Totem Mark (1911); The Trade Gun Bullet (1912); The Traitor (1914); The Unseen Defense (1913); The Valley of the Moon (1914); The Vintage of Fate (1912); The Vision Beautiful (1912); The Voyager: A Tale of Old Canada (1911); The Way of the World (1916); The White Medicine Man (1911); The White Scar (1915); The Woman God Forgot (1917); The Woman on the Jury (1924); The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910); The Yaqui (1916); The Young Mrs. Eames (1913); Thelma (1911); They Died with Their Boots On (1941); This Modern Age (1931); Three Hours (1927); Through the Dark (1924); 'Twas Ever Thus (1915); Two Men of Sandy Bar (1916); Unconquered (1917); Unto Us a Child Is Born (1911); Up San Juan Hill (1909); Vanity Fair (1923); What Money Can't Buy (1917); When Edith Played Judge and Jury (1912); White Hands (1922); Whom the Gods Destroy (1934); Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942); Wildcat Trooper (1936); Willie (1910); Winds of Chance (1925); Wolves of the Sea (1936); Yankee Doodle Dixie (1913); Zander the Great (1925).