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25 People Born In 1897

Bernard H. Hyman
Birthname: Bernard H. Hyman

Born on Aug 20, 1897 in Grafton, WV
Died on Sep 07, 1942 in Hollywood, CA

Fan Favorite Films: I Live My Life, Tarzan and His Mate, Saratoga, Tarzan the Ape Man, Rasputin and the Empress
Elisabeth Bergner
Birthname: Elisabeth Ettel

Born on Aug 22, 1897 in Drohobycz, Galicia
Died on May 12, 1986 in London, England

Fan Favorite Films: The Rise of Catherine the Great, Paris Calling, Escape Me Never, Forty-Ninth Parallel, As You Like It
Morris Ankrum
Birthname: Morris Winslow Ankrum

Born on Aug 28, 1897 in Danville, IL
Died on Sep 02, 1964 in Pasadena, CA

Fan Favorite Films: Cattle Queen of Montana, Tower of London, Barbary Coast Gent, Ride 'Em Cowboy, X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Fredric March
Birthname: Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel

Born on Aug 31, 1897 in Racine, WI
Died on Apr 14, 1975 in Los Angeles, CA

Fan Favorite Films: The Desperate Hours, The Condemned of Altona, Man on a Tightrope, Smilin' Through, Les Miserables
Luella Gear
Luella Gear (Actress)
Birthname: Luella Gear

Born on Sep 05, 1897 in New York City, NY
Died on Apr 03, 1980 in New York City, US

Fan Favorite Films: Carefree, Phffft, Jigsaw, Adam and Eva, The Perfect Marriage
Morris Carnovsky
Birthname: Morris Carnovsky

Born on Sep 05, 1897 in St. Louis, MO
Died on Sep 01, 1992 in Easton, CT

Fan Favorite Films: Rhapsody in Blue, Cyrano de Bergerac, Our Vines Have Tender Grapes, Thieves' Highway, Gun Crazy
Walter Pidgeon
Birthname: Walter Davis Pigeon

Born on Sep 23, 1897 in Saint John, Canada
Died on Sep 25, 1984 in Santa Monica, CA

Fan Favorite Films: The Miniver Story, The Last Time I Saw Paris, Saratoga, Mrs. Parkington, Forbidden Planet
Alfred Zeisler
Alfred Zeisler (Producer)
Birthname: Alfred Zeisler

Born on Sep 26, 1897 in Chicago, IL
Died on Mar 01, 1985 in Camano Island, WA

Fan Favorite Films: The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss, The Amazing Adventure,
Gladys Henson
Gladys Henson (Actress)
Birthname: Gladys Gunn

Born on Sep 27, 1897 in Dublin, Ireland
Died on Dec 21, 1982 in London, UK

Fan Favorite Films: A Night to Remember, The Weaker Sex, Highly Dangerous, The Demi-Paradise, The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Jerome Cowan
Birthname: Jerome Palmer Cowan

Born on Oct 06, 1897 in New York City, NY
Died on Jan 24, 1972 in Encino, CA

Fan Favorite Films: The Maltese Falcon, Miracle on 34th Street, Shall We Dance, Guest in the House, My Reputatio
Charles Chauvel
Birthname: Charles Edward Chauvel

Born on Oct 07, 1897 in Warwick, Australia
Died on Nov 11, 1959 in Sydney, Australia

Fan Favorite Films:
Rouben Mamoulian
Birthname: Rouben Mamoulian

Born on Oct 08, 1897 in Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi]
Died on Dec 04, 1987 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles

Fan Favorite Films: Laura, The Mark of Zorro, Love Me Tonight, Silk Stockings, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Al Alt
Al Alt (Producer)
Birthname: Al Alt

Born on Oct 08, 1897 in New York City, NY
Died on Feb 08, 1992 in Santa Monica, CA

Fan Favorite Films: His Private Secretary,
Frank Davis
Frank Davis (Producer)
Birthname: Frank Davis

Born on Oct 24, 1897 in Chicago, IL
Died on Dec 19, 1984 in Los Angeles, CA

Fan Favorite Films: Lord Jeff, It's a Wonderful World,
Hope Emerson
Hope Emerson (Actress)
Birthname: Hope Emerson

Born on Oct 29, 1897 in Hawarden, IA
Died on Apr 25, 1960 in Hollywood, CA

Fan Favorite Films: House of Strangers, Untamed, Westward the Women, That Wonderful Urge, Adam's Rib
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Birthname: Herman Jacob Mankiewicz

Born on Nov 07, 1897 in New York City, NY
Died on Mar 05, 1953 in Hollywood, CA

Fan Favorite Films: Million Dollar Legs, Duck Soup, Horse Feathers, A Woman's Secret,
Gertrude Olmstead
Birthname: Gertrude Olmstead

Born on Nov 13, 1897 in Chicago, IL
Died on Jan 18, 1975 in Beverly Hills, CA

Fan Favorite Films: Empty Hands, The Monster, The Boob, Mr. Wu, Time, the Comedi
Harry Wilson
Birthname: Harry Wilson

Born on Nov 22, 1897 in London, England
Died on Sep 06, 1978 in Woodland Hills, CA

Fan Favorite Films: The Cincinnati Kid, Dante's Inferno, The Spoilers, Heller In Pink Tights, Sergeants 3
Dagmar Godowsky
Birthname: Dagmar Godowsky

Born on Nov 24, 1897 in Vilnius, Russian Empire [now Lithuania]
Died on Feb 13, 1975 in New York City, NY

Fan Favorite Films: Hitchin' Posts, The Trap, The Red Lantern, Souls for Sale, The Kid and the Cowboy
John Alexander
Birthname: John Alexander

Born on Nov 29, 1897 in Newport, KY
Died on Jul 13, 1982 in New York City, NY

Fan Favorite Films: Arsenic and Old Lace, The Petrified Forest, The Jolson Story, Satan Met a Lady, Winchester '73
Nunnally Johnson
Birthname: Nunnally Hunter Johnson

Born on Dec 05, 1897 in Columbus, GA
Died on Mar 25, 1977 in Hollywood, CA

Fan Favorite Films: Cardinal Richelieu, Café Metropole, Rose of Washington Square, The Dark Mirror, The Road to Glory
Hermione Gingold
Birthname: Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold

Born on Dec 09, 1897 in London, UK
Died on May 24, 1987 in New York City, NY

Fan Favorite Films: Around the World in Eighty Days, Gigi, Bell, Book and Candle, The Music Man, The Naked Edge
Dorothy Peterson
Birthname: Bergetta Peterson

Born on Dec 25, 1897 in Hector, MN
Died on Oct 03, 1979 in New York City, NY

Fan Favorite Films: Treasure Island, Breaking the Ice, Sister Kenny, Air Force, Saboteur
Lawrence Weingarten
Birthname: Lawrence Weingarten

Born on Dec 30, 1897 in Chicago, IL
Died on Feb 05, 1975 in Los Angeles, CA

Fan Favorite Films: Period of Adjustment, Libeled Lady, I Love You Again, Adam's Rib, Pat and Mike
Rhys Williams
Birthname: Rhys Williams

Born on Dec 31, 1897 in Merionethshire, Wales
Died on May 28, 1969 in Santa Monica, CA

Fan Favorite Films: Carbine Williams, The Crooked Way, The Sons of Katie Elder, Devil's Doorway, Random Harvest


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