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John McGuire was born on 22 October 1910. He was an actor, known for Stranger on the Third Floor (1940), Invisible Ghost (1941) and Your Uncle Dudley (1935). He died on 30 September 1980 in Dublin, Ireland.- Anatoli Ktorov, a brilliant Russian actor who was stuttering in real life but was perfectly eloquent in acting roles, had a career spanning from silent films to Academy Award-winning epic War and Peace (1965).
He was born Anatoli Petrovich Ktorov on April 24, 1898, in Moscow, Russia. His grandfather was a successful merchant, his father, named Petr Ktorov, was an industrial engineer. His mother was a pianist and singer. Young Ktorov was brought up in artistic environment of Moscow's cultural milieu. He attended Classical Gymnasium in Moscow, and was fond of acting in school drama class. In 1916, at age 18, Ktorov became a student at the Acting School of Fedor Komissarzhevsky, a stern acting coach who was critical of Ktorov's stuttering. But Ktorov, who was a shy person in real life, demonstrated his remarkable persistence and determination; he practiced his lines several hundred times.
In 1917 Ktorov made his acting debut on stage of Komissarzhevsky Theatre. Ktorov's stuttering was noticeable only in his real life off-stage, but he never stuttered on-stage. However, director Komissarzhevsky did not believe in Ktorov, and his career seemed to be limited to cameo roles. Ktorov's fate was changed by Illarion Pevtsov who believed in Ktorov's talent and took him as protégé. In 1919 Pevtsov introduced Ktorov to Vera Popova. She was an established actress and experienced acting coach, she also recognized Ktorov's talent and took him under her wing. Eventually Popova became Ktorov's partner on stage and in life. From 1920 - 1933 Ktorov was a permanent member of the troupe at Korsh Theatre in Moscow. There he played leading roles in classic dramas and comedies, as well as in contemporary plays, with Vera Popova as his permanent stage partner. In 1925 Ktorov shot to fame with the leading role in silent film Zakroyshchik iz Torzhka (1925) by director Yakov Protazanov. He also gave an impressive performance in Protazanov's Holiday of St. Jorgen (1930). The highlight of Ktorov's career was his brilliant performance as Paratov in Without Dowry (1937), a classic film by director Yakov Protazanov. However, Soviet directors did not want to cast him after the silent film era, and Anatoli Ktorov did not have any film work for 25 years. Ktorov's aristocratic looks and noble manners were not in demand in the Soviet Union, while most Soviet films were dominated by political propaganda under the dictatorship of Joseph Stalin.
From 1933 - 1980 Ktorov was a permanent member of the troupe at Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT). There his stage partners were such renown Russian actors as Alla Tarasova, Mark Prudkin, Olga Androvskaya, Angelina Stepanova, Nikolay Khmelyov, Mikhail Yanshin, Aleksey Gribov, Boris Livanov, Mikhail Kedrov, Viktor Stanitsyn, Anastasiya Georgievskaya, Vasili Toporkov, Mikhail Bolduman, Pavel Massalsky, and others. Ktorov's acting career spanned 60 years, until his last performances in 1976, on the stage of Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT). There he played roles in such plays as 'Pickwick club', and adaptation of the eponymous book by Charles Dickens, 'Dni Turbinykh' (aka.. The days of the Turbins) by 'Mikhail Bulgakov', and 'Dyadya Vanya' (aka... Uncle Vanya) by Anton Chekhov, among other plays. Ktorov's most memorable stage performance at MKhAT was in the role as Bernard Shaw opposite Angelina Stepanova as Mrs. Campbell, in 'Milyy Lzhets' (aka.. Dear Liar) by Jerome Kilty, an extremely popular production that ran from 1962 to 1976. Ktorov's stage performance was captured on television in a popular TV adaptation of 'Milyy Lzhets', by director Anatoli Efros.
Anatoli Ktorov was designated People's Artist of the USSR (1963), was awarded the State Prize of the USSR (1952), and received numerous decorations for his contribution to the art of film and theatre. He gave remarkable performances in his last film roles, which are considered to be his best works, one as Prince Bolkonsky in War and Peace (1965) by director Sergey Bondarchuk, and then as King in Posol Sovetskogo Soyuza (1970). Anatoli Ktorov died of natural causes on September 30, 1980, in Moscow, and was laid to rest in Vvedenskoe Cemetery in Moscow, Russia. - Actor
George Francis Temple was born in Fairview, Pennsylvania, in May 1888, to Francis Temple, a doctor, and Cynthia Yaeger Temple. Dr. Temple was devoted to his patients, but long hours and house calls in inclement weather soon took their toll, and he died of pneumonia in June 1896, when he was only 39. After his death, Cynthia moved the family to Mercer, Pennsylvania; they relocated again, to Eerie, Pennsylvania, in 1900. But the Temples did not stay long in Eerie, either. Grace, George's older sister, contracted tuberculosis there, and in 1903, the family moved to sunny Los Angeles. After graduating high school, George's friendly, affable personality helped to get him a job as a bank clerk. When he was 21, he met 16-year-old Gertrude Amelia Krieger and was instantly captivated. They married in 1910, and their first child, John Stanley Temple (Jack) was born in January 1915. Another son, George Francis Temple Jr. (Sonny) was born in January 1919. George did not serve in World War I, but many men in his company did, which allowed him to advance to an accountant. Then in 1925, he became a bookkeeper for California Bank, and the family moved from Los Angeles to Santa Monica. The Temples' only daughter, Shirley Jane, was born on April 23, 1928. Family and friends soon agreed that Shirley resembled her father in appearance and personality; both were friendly, fun-loving, and somewhat bossy. When Gertrude tried to convince him to send Shirley to dancing lessons, George, a hardworking man who was both politically and financially conservative, initially believed that it was a wasteful extravagance. But he changed his mind when he realized that his daughter possessed a remarkable sense of rhythm (Shirley was dancing before she was a year old). Charles Lamont noticed Shirley in her dancing class and cast her in two of his short film series, Baby Burlesks and Frolics of Youth, and her career slowly began to take off. Unlike many stage parents who live off their children, George kept his job at the bank even as Shirley became the highest-grossing movie star in the country. He and Gertrude also saved the bulk of Shirley's earnings, even before laws were passed requiring parents of child stars to do so. George was determined to give his daughter the most normal upbringing possible given the extraordinary circumstances. Shirley and George were very close, which helped her to act opposite many of her film fathers. They remained close as Shirley grew up, and she cooked for and spoon-fed her father in his old age. George died on September 30, 1980.- Ari Kutai was born in 1900. He was an actor, known for Two Kuni Lemel (1966) and Clear All Wires! (1933). He died on 30 September 1980 in Israel.
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Vojtech Cach was born on 7 August 1914 in Vienna, Austria. He was a writer, known for DS 70 nevyjizdi (1951) and Takze ahoj (1971). He died on 30 September 1980 in Prague, Czechoslovakia.- Josef Cincibus was born on 16 March 1906 in Prague, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republik]. He was an actor, known for Modrý závoj (1943), Velká prehrada (1942) and Muz na úteku (1969). He died on 30 September 1980 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- Grethe Paaske was born on 3 September 1914 in Denmark. She was an actress, known for Genboerne (1939), Hvor er far? (1948) and Kongen bød (1938). She died on 30 September 1980 in Denmark.
- Ljiljana Radosavljevic was born on 10 June 1938 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for Baksuz (1968), Parnicari (1967) and Smoki (1967). She died on 30 September 1980 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.
- Fitzroy Davis was born on 27 February 1912 in Evanston, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for The Heat's On (1943). He died on 30 September 1980 in Putnam, Connecticut, USA.