Birth year 1897 celebrities
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Ivan Khristoforovich Bagramyan (Armenian: Հովհաննես Քրիստափորի Բաղրամյան; Russian: Ива́н Христофо́рович Баграмя́н), also known as Hovhannes Khachaturi Baghramyan (Armenian: Հովհաննես Խ
Jean Epstein (March 25, 1897 – April 2, 1953) was a French filmmaker, film theorist, literary critic, and novelist. Although he is remembered today primarily for his adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher”, Epstein directed
Fanny Schiller was born on August 3, 1897 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico as Fanny Schiller Hernández. She was an actress, known for The Abandoned (1945), The Black Scorpion (1957) and A media luz (1947). She died on September 26, 1971 in M
Paul Fejos (January 27, 1897 – April 23, 1963) was a Hungarian-born director of feature films and documentaries who worked in a number of countries including the United States. He also studied medicine in his youth and became a prominent anthropolo
Bráz Magaldi (born June 1897, date of death unknown) was a Brazilian sports shooter. He competed in the 25 m rapid fire pistol event at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Floyd John “Pete” Scott (December 21, 1897 – May 3, 1953) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball.
John Wengraf (23 April 1897, Vienna, Austria-Hungary – 4 May 1974 in Santa Barbara, California) was an Austrian actor.
Humberto Duarte Mauro (30 April 1897 – 5 October 1983) was a Brazilian film director. His best known work is Ganga Bruta. He is often considered the greatest director of early Brazilian cinema.
Byron Franklin Speece (January 6, 1897 in West Baden, Indiana – September 29, 1974 in Elgin, Oregon), was a Major League Baseball player. He was married to Helen Grace (née’ Whittinghill) Speece; they had two children (Byron Jr. and Wilma Irene).
Chet Brandenburg (15 October 1897 – 17 July 1974), was an American actor. He appeared in over 400 films between 1924 and 1963.
Charles Edward Chauvel OBE (7 October 1897 – 11 November 1959) was an Australian filmmaker and nephew of Australian army General Sir Harry Chauvel. He is noted for making the films Forty Thousand Horsemen in 1940 and Jedda in 1955.
Major General Merritt Austin Edson (April 25, 1897–August 14, 1955), known as “Red Mike”, was a general in the United States Marine Corps. Among the decorations he received were the Medal of Honor, two Navy Crosses, the Silver Star, and two Legions