Dame Gladys Constance Cooper, was an English actress, theatrical manager and producer, whose career spanned seven decades on stage, in films and on television.
The following is an overview of 1936 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
Owen Moore was an Irish-born American actor, appearing in more than 279 movies spanning from 1908 to 1937.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars is the American Film Institute's list ranking the top 25 male and 25 female greatest screen legends of American film history and is the second list of the AFI 100 Years... series.
May Allison was an American actress whose greatest success was achieved in the early part of the 20th century in silent films, although she also appeared on stage.
William Farnum was an American actor. He was a star of American silent cinema, and he became one of the highest-paid actors during this time.
Custer's Last Stand is a 1936 American film serial based on the historical Custer's Last Stand at the Little Bighorn River. It was directed by Elmer Clifton, and starred Rex Lease, William Farnum and Jack Mulhall. It was produced by the Poverty Row studio Stage & Screen Productions, which went bust shortly afterwards as a victim of the Great Depression. This serial stars many famous and popular B-Western actors as well as silent serial star Helen Gibson playing Calamity Jane, Frank McGlynn Jr. as General Custer, and Allen Greer as Wild Bill Hickok.
Herbert Prior was an English silent film actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1908 and 1934. He was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, and died in Los Angeles, California.
Screen Directors Playhouse is an American radio and television anthology series which brought leading Hollywood actors to the NBC microphones beginning in 1949. The radio program broadcast adaptations of films, with original directors of the films sometimes involved in the productions, although their participation was usually limited to introducing the radio adaptations and taking a brief "curtain call" with the cast and host at the end of the program. During the 1955–56 season, the series was seen on television, focusing on original teleplays and several adaptations of famous short stories.
Rough Riding Ranger is a 1935 American Western film directed by Elmer Clifton.
When Love Is King is a 1916 silent film comedy drama, that was produced and distributed by Thomas A. Edison, Inc. in conjunction with George Kleine. The film is a starring debut for stage actress Carroll McComas.
Where Love Is is a 1917 silent film drama based on the 1903 novel by William J. Locke and starring Ann Murdock.
Vanity Fair is a 1915 silent film drama directed by Eugene Nowland and Charles Brabin and starring Mrs. Fiske, a renowned Broadway stage actress. The Edison Company produced and released the film. Mrs. Fiske had starred in the 1899 hit Broadway play Becky Sharp based on William Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name. Here she recreates the role for Edison's cameras. This film marks Mrs. Fiske's second feature film as she had starred in Tess of the d'Urbervilles for Adolph Zukor in 1913. Despite the popularity of Vanity Fair, Mrs. Fiske never made another motion picture.
The House of the Lost Court is a 1915 American drama silent film directed by Charles Brabin and written by A.M. Williamson. The film stars Robert Conness, Duncan McRae, Helen Strickland, Sally Crute, Viola Dana and Margery Bonney. The film was released on May 6, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.
Eugene Aram is a 1915 American silent historical film directed by Richard Ridgely and starring Marc McDermott, Mabel Trunnelle and Gladys Hulette. It is an adaptation of the 1832 novel Eugene Aram by Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
Roi Cooper Megrue was an American playwright, producer, and director active on Broadway from 1914 to 1921.
Robert Conness was an American stage and film actor. Born in 1867 or 1868 he began in the theatre in 1894 and performed in vaudeville and on Broadway. He began in silent film in 1910 and made his last film appearance in 1918. He was married to actress Helen Strickland.
The Grell Mystery is a 1917 American silent mystery film directed by Paul Scardon and written by Graham Baker. The film stars Earle Williams, Miriam Miles, and Jean Dunbar.
The Heart of the Hills is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Richard Ridgely and starring Mabel Trunnelle, Conway Tearle and Raymond McKee.
