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A grand, stoic presence of the silent screen, George Fawcett was an immensely popular stage thespian both here and in London at the turn of the century. During his heyday his eloquence rivaled that of both Lionel Barrymore and John Barrymore.
Born on August 25, 1860, in Alexandria Virginia, Fawcett was a graduate of the University of Virginia. His early acting career began in 1887, when he appeared in a production of "Baron Rudolph." Maintaining on the stage, he married actress wife, Percy Haswell, in 1895. She later formed the Percy Haswell (Stock) Company in Baltimore, Maryland in 1901, with George managing. The name was later changed to the George Fawcett Stock Company. The Company continued to stage shows until 1908.
Fawcett eventually became a formidable fixture under the Broadway lights, appearing in such classic plays as "The Little Minister (1897, his debut), as well as "Peter Stuyvesent" (1899), "Caleb West" (1900), "Ghosts" (1903), "The Squaw Man" (1905, 1911), "The Silver Girl" (1907), "The Great John Ganton" (1909), "Getting a Polish" (1910), "A Gentleman of Leisure" (1911), "The Law of the Land" (1914), "The Mountain Man" (1921) and "Peacock" (1932).
Fawcett came very late to films (age 55) but soon became a steadfast favorite of D.W. Griffith, who used him in his silent masterpieces Intolerance (1916), A Romance of Happy Valley (1919), True Heart Susie (1919), Scarlet Days (1919) and The Greatest Question (1919), as well as Lady of the Pavements (1929). Affectionately dubbed "The Grand Old Man of Films", Fawcett appeared in over 100 movies within a relatively short span of time (15 years), playing to great effect various ports of authority -- often grim, often stubborn and often bigoted. Other grand silent feature film appearances included The Cinderella Man (1917), The Beloved Traitor (1918), Turning the Tables (1919), Sentimental Tommy (1921), Polly of the Follies (1922), Java Head (1923), Pied Piper Malone (1924), Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1924), The Price of Pleasure (1925), The Merry Widow (1925), The Son of the Sheik (1926), Flesh and the Devil (1926), Tillie the Toiler (1927) and The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927).
The elderly veteran moved into talking pictures with ease and scored several picture parts before retiring a few years into the era. Among those talking pictures, he supported Barbara Stanwyck in Ladies of Leisure (1930); Warner Oland in The Drums of Jeopardy (1931); Helen Twelvetrees in A Woman of Experience (1931); and Nancy Carroll in Personal Maid (1931), his final film.
George's wife, Percy Haswell, who frequently billed herself as "Mrs. George Fawcett," appeared with him in the Broadway plays "Peter Stuyvesent" and "Peacock", the latter which he produced in 1932. Fawcett died on June 6, 1939, in Nantucket, Massachusetts of heart problems. He was 78.- Writer
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Tiffany Thayer was born on 1 March 1902 in Freeport, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Chicago Deadline (1949), King of Gamblers (1937) and Fatal Lady (1936). He was married to Tanagra. He died on 23 August 1959 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.- Austin Strong was born on 18 April 1881 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a writer, known for 7th Heaven (1927), Seventh Heaven (1937) and Qichongtian (1940). He was married to Mary Holbrook Wilson. He died on 17 September 1952 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.
- Elizabeth Lochtefeld was born on 9 April 1960 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. She died on 25 October 2004 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.
- Elsie Fox was born on 27 November 1902 in Cuba. She was a writer, known for The Last Train from Madrid (1937). She was married to Paul Hervey Fox and Harmon Tupper. She died on 5 November 1993 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.
- Percy Haswell was born on 30 April 1871 in Austin, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for The River of Romance (1929), Daddy-Long-Legs (1919) and Fighting Mad (1919). She was married to George Fawcett. She died on 14 June 1945 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.
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Alfred Crosby was born on 15 January 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is known for America Before Columbus (2009), American Experience (1987) and Secret History (1991). He was married to Anna Bienemann, Barbara Stevens and Frances Karttunen. He died on 14 March 2018 in Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, USA.- Rev. John M. Snyder was a Unitarian minister, author and playwright. After graduating with honors from the Meadville Theological School in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Rev. Snyder was ordained a pastor in 1870 at the Hingham Unitarian Church in Hingham, Massachusetts. Three years later he became pastor at the Messiah Church in St. Louis, Missouri, a post he would hold for the next 26 years. In 1899 he returned to Massachusetts to become pastor at the Wellesley Hills Unitarian Church. It was at this posting that in 1904 he wrote the play "As Ye Sow", in an attempt to reach a larger audience than he could preaching from his pulpit. The following year "As Ye Sow" was produced on stage at Boston and in 1914 released as a motion picture. Rev. John M. Snyder died on 12 August, 1914, at Nantucket, Massachusetts, after a year long battle with throat cancer. At the time of his death Rev. Snyder had been pastor of the Nantucket Unitarian Church for five years
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Jenny Phillips was born on 29 May 1942 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a producer and director, known for The Dhamma Brothers (2008). She was married to Frank Phillips. She died on 9 July 2018 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.