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Gustav Fröhlich was born on 21 March 1902 in Hanover, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Metropolis (1927), Leb' wohl, Christina (1945) and Seine Tochter ist der Peter (1955). He was married to Maria Hajek and Gitta Alpar. He died on 22 December 1987 in Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland.- Actress
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Alice started as an extra in films at age 15. She worked in "Inceville" and would appear as several characters in 'Civilization (1916)'. In 1917, she would meet director Rex Ingram and they would marry in 1921. It was also in 1921 that Alice would gain acclaim as Marguerite in 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)'. She would continue to play the heroine is the films 'The Prisoner of Zenda (1922)' and 'Scaramouche (1923)'. In 1924, Metro would merge into the new MGM and both Ingram and Terry would work there. She would make the 'The Great Divide (1924)' with Wallace Beery in a western melodrama. She would be directed by Ingram in 'The Arab (1924)', which was filmed in North Africa and owed much to the influence of screen idol Valentino. Alice would get her chance to play the wicked woman in 'Mare Nostrum (1926)'. Filmed in Italy and Spain, this film was both a critical and financial success directed by Ingram. Ingram would make his third independent film in Italy when he directed Alice in 'The Garden of Allah (1927)'. Later that year, Alice would be reunited with Ramon Navarro in 'Lovers? (1927)', but the film would not be as well received as their earlier films. When sound came to the screen Alice retired when her favorite director Rex Imgram retired.- Actor
- Soundtrack
José Oliveira was born on 11 February 1904 in Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil. He was an actor, known for The Three Caballeros (1944), The Magical World of Disney (1954) and Aquarela do Brasil (1942). He died on 22 December 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Geoffrey Parsons was an English lyricist most famous for writing the lyrics for "Smile", a song that is generally associated with the great Charlie Chaplin.
Parsons worked at the Peter Maurice Music Company which was run by James Phillips (aka John Turner). The PMMC was especially known for adapting foreign songs into the English Language.
Parson was assigned many songs which he would then adapt into English or write lyrics to songs which were otherwise instrumental. After writing the lyrics, they would then have to be approved by the boss James Phillips. Generally, Phillips would make a few minor changes, then would publish the songs with lyrics listed by "John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons". Though Parsons had to share the bragging rights with his boss, they went on to write several more songs "together".
In 1955, Parsons penned what would become his most famous lyrics. Working for his boss, he wrote the poignant lyrics to a song Charlie Chaplin had composed for an earlier film, "Modern Times". When the movie was released in 1936, the music quickly become associated with Chaplin and his films. Parsons (perhaps taking inspiration from Chaplin's sad life and his later success at comedy) wrote the lyrics to "Smile". After a few tweaks by the boss, the song was then published as "Smile", Music by Charlie Chaplin and Lyrics by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons. Capturing the essence of Chaplin and evoking the sad smile of his character, the lyrics start off by encouraging the listener to "Smile though your heart is aching, Smile even though it's breaking ..."
A year later, Parsons worked with Robert Mitchell to write the lyrics for a pantomime of "Babes in the Woods" at Unity Theatre in London. He also went on to write lyrics for several other songs which became standards of the times, including "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart", "Eternally" (set to another Chaplin tune), "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)", "The Little Shoemaker", "Mama", "Oh! My Pa-Pa", and "La Seine".
Though he enjoyed a relatively successful career as a lyricist, no other work grew to fame as "Smile". It was first recorded by Nat King Cole in 1954 and enjoyed immediate success. It has since been covered by several other major artists as well and is now touted as a classic standard.
Without a doubt, the lyrics and music of this sentimental song will forever live on as one of the most quintessential songs in American history.- Luca Prodan was born on 17 May 1953 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He died on 22 December 1987 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina.
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Mario Frera was born on 9 December 1924 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was an actor, known for Two Women (1960), Fearless (1978) and Tarantella napoletana (1953). He died on 22 December 1987 in Rome, Italy.- Karel Houska was born on 15 October 1916 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Jára Cimrman lezící, spící (1983), The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981) and Akce B (1952). He died on 22 December 1987 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- Cynthia Berger was born on 25 February 1920 in Contra Costa County, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Police Woman (1974) and The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976). She died on 22 December 1987 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Valentin Arkhipenko was born on 7 May 1909 in Atamanskaya, Kuban Oblast, Russian Empire [now Krasnodar Krai, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Chetvyortyy periskop (1939), Doktor Kalyuzhnyy (1939) and Do budushchey vesny (1961). He died on 22 December 1987 in Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia].
- Henry Cotton was born on 28 January 1907 in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England, UK. He died on 22 December 1987 in London, England.
- Bobby Hogue was born on 5 April 1921 in Miami, Florida, USA. He died on 22 December 1987 in Miami, Florida, USA.