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Seena Owen was born in Spokane, WA, on Nov. 14, 1894. Her first film was A Yankee from the West (1915) under the name of Signe Auen, when she was 21. The following year she appeared (as "Attarea") in D.W. Griffith's epic Intolerance (1916). In 1919 she played Barbara Riggs in the well-received A Fugitive from Matrimony (1919). This very adept actress appeared in several quality films during her career. After Officer Thirteen (1932) she retired from the silver screen in 1933.
On August 15, 1966, Seena died in Hollywood, CA, at age 72.- Actor
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Jan Kiepura, the son of a baker, was born in 1902 in the gloomy mining town of Sosnowiec, now in Poland, but situated in Russia at that time. He left his native town, that - although dirty and dark - would always remain dear to his heart, for Warsaw, where he started studying law. At the same time he took singing lessons with Waclaw Brzesinsky and Tadeusz Leliwa. He soon realized that singing was his real vocation and was lucky to benefit from the support of his parents, who understood how talented he was in this field. At age 23, Jan was hired for the first time, as a replacement in the choir of the Warsaw Opera, but he sang so loud that his voice covered all the other ones, which resulted in his being fired. However, three months later, he found himself on the same stage, but in the right place this time, as the lead singer of Gounod's "Faust". This outstanding performance marked the beginning of a rapid rise: from then on, Jan Kiepura was wanted everywhere in the world. In addition,it was not long before the cinema - now talking - required his beautiful voice and his good looks. As of the early thirties he starred in a series of filmed operettas. It was on the set of "Mein Herz ruft nach dir" that he met the woman of his life, Hungarian-born Marta Eggerth, another star singer, with whom he lived until his death in 1966 and who gave him two sons. In March '38, the couple fled Austria and took refuge in the South of France. The following year, he joined the French Polish Legion and shortly after the Phoney War, he was assigned the mission to defend the cause of invaded Poland in the States. He found Marta there and after the end of the War they teamed together on Broadway where they co-starred in "The Merry Widow" and "La Polonaise". In 1953, Jan and Marta settled down in the USA for good and Jan acquired American citizenship shortly afterwards. But his career quickly declined and, at the age of 64, he died of a heart attack in his New York State home.- Jack Mather was born on 21 September 1907 in Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for My Man Godfrey (1957), Death Valley Days (1952) and Up in the Air (1940). He was married to Rosalie Claire Encell. He died on 15 August 1966 in Wauconda, Illinois, USA.
- Pavel Eisler was born on 17 September 1919 in Teplice, Czech Republic. He died on 15 August 1966 in Zermatt, Switzerland.
- Karel Hospodský was born on 14 March 1900 in Prague, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Velké dobrodruzství (1952), Závrat (1963) and Veliká prílezitost (1950). He died on 15 August 1966 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
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Rafael Frontaura was born on 7 February 1896 in Valparaiso, Chile. He was an actor and writer, known for El hombre de acero (1917), La última trasnochada (1925) and The Strange Case of the Man and the Beast (1951). He was married to María Cristina Yañez Gumucio. He died on 15 August 1966 in Santiago, Chile.- Sergey Chernyshev was an actor, known for Three Came Out of the Woods (1958), Pavlik Morozov (1963) and Rasteryaeva ulitsa (1959). He died on 15 August 1966 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].