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Jefferson White was born in Mount Vernon, Linn County, Iowa, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Yellowstone (2018), Civil War (2024) and God's Country (2022).- She survived the death of her husband in 1905, the San Francisco earthquake in 1906 and raising four children with no money. In 1926, when she was 64 she became one of the most mature freshman ever to enter the University of California. She graduated 6 years later with her B.A. degree. In 1940 she went to Hollywood, where she began her acting career. Best known for her role in Shirley Temple's Storybook production of "Sleeping Beauty", although she is probably seen most often in "Going My Way" as Father Fitzgibbon's elderly mother.
- Pierre Watkin was one of a stable of tall, distinguished-looking and sophisticated character actors (such as Russell Hicks, Jonathan Hale, Selmer Jackson and Samuel S. Hinds) whom Hollywood kept steadily employed playing political leaders, army officers, lawyers, wealthy businessmen and the like. Unlike many of his colleagues in that category, however, Watkin is notable for his (relatively) soft voice and precisely articulated speech. He is probably best remembered by film enthusiasts as Mr. Skinner, the unctuous, self-important bank president, in the W.C. Fields comedy The Bank Dick (1940), in which he uttered the now-classic line, "Allow me to give you a hearty handclasp".
He was the third of four sons of C.H. and Elizabeth J. Watkin, who operated a lodging house for "theater people" in Sioux City, IA. After completing high school he entered the acting profession, and by the time he registered for the draft in WWI he was working with an acting troupe--headed by Sidney Toler--and married. He requested a deferment from military service because he was the sole support of his wife. His wife's name is unknown, however, and it's also unknown if they had any children; this information does not appear in the draft registration, and the name Pierre Watkin(s) is completely missing from both the 1920 and 1930 federal censuses. - Lovyss Bradley was born on 2 March 1906 in Fayette County, Iowa, USA. She was an actress, known for Man of Conflict (1953), The Untouchables (1959) and Outrage (1950). She died on 21 June 1969 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Buffalo Bill Cody was born on 26 February 1846 in Scott County, Iowa, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Fighting with Buffalo Bill (1926), Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931) and The Indians Are Coming (1930). He was married to Louise Maude Frederici. He died on 10 January 1917 in Denver, Colorado, USA.- Catherine Dahmer was born on 29 October 1904 in Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA. She was married to Herbert Walter Dahmer. She died on 25 December 1992 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
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- Writer
Jane Elliott is an American diversity educator. As a schoolteacher, she became known for her "Blue eyes/Brown eyes" exercise, which she first conducted with her third-grade class on April 5, 1968, the day after the assassination of Martin Luther King. The classroom exercise was filmed in 1970, becoming the documentary The Eye of the Storm (1970). PBS series Frontline featured a reunion of the 1970 class, as well as Elliott's work with adults, in its 1985 episode A Class Divided (1985).- Actor
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Joe Ainley was born on 5 May 1903 in Polk County, Iowa, USA. He was an actor and production manager, known for Hidden Guns (1956) and Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer (1956). He was married to Betty Lou Gerson. He died on 16 September 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Music Department
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Hymn-composer, author and conductor Charles H. Gabriel, Sr. was educated in the public schools of Wilton, Iowa. In San Francisco, California he conducted church choirs, and later he compiled hymnals for publishing companies. He joined ASCAP in 1940, and his sacred-music compositions include "Awakening Chorus", "All Hail Immanuel", "He Is So Precious To Me", "Since Jesus Came Into My Heart", "Way of the Cross Leads Home", and "Brighten the Corner Where You Are".- Victoria Risk was born on 27 September 1915 in Cedar County, Iowa, USA. She was an actress, known for A Reflection of Fear (1972), Cat Murkil and the Silks (1976) and To Rome with Love (1969). She died on 22 September 1992 in Orange County, California, USA.
- Catharine Carson was born on 10 December 1923 in Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa, USA. She was married to Ralph Sotzing. She died on 24 November 2014 in Fullerton, California, USA.
- Mortimer Wilson was born on 6 August 1876 in Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa, USA. He was a composer, known for The Black Pirate (1926). He was married to Hettie Lewis. He died on 27 January 1932 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Henry Wallace was born on 7 October 1888 in Adair County, Iowa, USA. He was married to Ilo Elsie Browne. He died on 18 November 1965 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
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Kathryn Morgan Ryan was born on 3 August 1925 in Rose Hill, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA. Kathryn Morgan is known for A Bridge Too Far (1977). Kathryn Morgan was married to Cornelius Ryan. Kathryn Morgan died on 16 February 1993 in Vero Beach, Florida, USA.- John Robert Stevens was born on 7 August 1919 in Story County, Iowa, USA. He died on 4 June 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Marise Counsell was born on 18 May 1932 in Mitchell County, Iowa, USA. She was an actress, known for Knots Landing (1979) and Murder C.O.D. (1990). She was married to Richard L. Groves. She died on 17 April 1994 in Portland, Oregon, USA.
- John Burke was born on 25 February 1859 in Keokuk County, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for The Million Dollar Mystery (1914). He died on 14 May 1937 in the USA.
- Tom Dennison was born in October 1858 in Delaware County, Iowa, USA. He died on 14 February 1934 in Chula Vista, California, USA.
- John Herbert Quick was born on 23, October, 1861, on a farm near Steamboat Rock in Grundy County, Iowa, the son of Martin (1816-1891) and Margaret Coleman Quick. (1832-1912).
Herbert Quick had been a school teacher at Mason City, Iowa, when he passed his bar exam and decided to set up a law practice in Sioux City. There he became a successful businessman, counselor for a citizens committee prosecuting boodlers (officials that accept or demand bribes) and mayor. In 1909 he left public life and began a seven year stint as editor of Farm and Fireside magazine. In 1916 Quick was appointed to the Federal Farm Loan Bureau in Washington DC. When he left in 1919, President Wilson personally thanked him for his service and for the way he had helped organized the FFLB. The following year Quick became a Colonel in the Red Cross and supervised the closing down of their operations in Siberia.
Herbert Quick is principally remembered for his trilogy of historical novels, "Vandemark's Folly" (1922), "The Hawkeye" (1923) and "The Invisible Woman" (1924), that were set in nineteenth century Iowa during the westward expansion. He was also well known for his numerous writings on farming and politics. His autobiography, "One Man's Life" (1925), was completed shortly before his death.
John Herbert Quick died of a heart attack on 10 May, 1925, at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia. He had been speaking in front of a group of students when he became ill. He left behind his wife of thirty-five years, the former Ella D. Corey. - Actor
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Was born and raised in Northeast Iowa and developed a love for production in high school by participating in numerous plays and drama activities. Joined the Iowa Army National Guard while still in high school and served for nearly ten years. Attended Columbia College Chicago with a study of film production while taking a year off to volunteer for his first deployment to Kosovo as part of KFOR 18. With a desire for exploring and new experiences he deployed to work at the South Pole Station in Antarctica for a year.- Born in Muscatine, Iowa, he attended public schools and Iowa Wesleyan College at Mount Pleasant. He graduated from the Nebraska Wesleyan University at Lincoln in 1892, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1895 and commenced practice in Omaha, Nebraska. He moved to Encampment, Wyoming in 1902 and to Casper, Wyoming in 1903. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1908 and was a judge of the sixth judicial district of Wyoming from 1913 to 1919. He resigned from the bench and resumed the practice of law at Casper.
Winter was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and Seventieth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1923 to March 3, 1929; he was not a candidate for renomination in 1928, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the U.S. Senate. He was attorney general of Puerto Rico in 1932 and 1933, and served as Acting Governor. He resumed the practice of law, and died in Casper; interment was in Highland Cemetery.
During the summer of 1903, while traveling on a train in Pennsylvania, Winter wrote the lyrics to "Wyoming", the official state song. His western novels included Grandon of Sierra, about a cowboy who gives up ranging to be a prospector in the Encampment copper rush, and Ben Warman, filmed several times, firstly as Dangerous Love (1920 film). Gold of Freedom was set in Wyoming's South Pass. - Actor
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Romaine Fielding was born on 22 May 1868 in Riceville, Mitchell County, Iowa, USA. He was an actor and director, known for A Dash for Liberty (1913), Hiawanda's Cross (1913) and The Eagle's Nest (1915). He was married to Joan Arliss and Mabel van Valkenburg. He died on 15 December 1927 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Charles E. Banks was born on 3 April 1852 in Clinton County, Iowa, USA. He was a writer, known for Some Pun'kins (1925), A California Romance (1922) and Sweet Adeline (1926). He was married to Carrie Wyatt. He died on 28 April 1932 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
- Actor
Walter P. Cole was born on 26 June 1882 in Lenox, Taylor County, Iowa, USA. He was an actor. He died on 26 February 1936 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.- E.H. Crowder was born on 11 April 1859 in Grundy County, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for The Girl Who Stayed at Home (1919). He died on 7 May 1932 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.