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Essanay Studios, officially the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, was an early American motion picture studio.The studio was founded in 1907 in Chicago by George Kirke Spoor and Gilbert M. Anderson, originally as the Peerless Film Manufacturing Company, then as Essanay (formed by the founders' initials: S and A) on August 10, 1907.
The Chicago film industry is a central hub for motion picture production and exhibition that was established before Hollywood became the undisputed capital of film making. In the early 1900s, Chicago boasted the greatest number of production companies and filmmakers. [ 1 ]
Zudora (1914–1915), a 20-part serial whose first installment was released just over three months after producer Charles J. Hite's death in an automobile accident; Hite was on the way to his home in New Rochelle, New York, and was crossing the viaduct at 155th Street in Manhattan when his vehicle skidded off the roadway and onto the sidewalk, tore through an iron railing and plunged fifty ...
The largest number of on-set deaths in film history took place during the filming of this Indian made-for-TV movie. A total of 62 extras and crew members died after a fire broke out and they were trapped inside the burning film studio. Director and star Sanjay Khan suffered major burns and spent 13 months in hospital, undergoing 72 operations ...
Boseman was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016. After quietly fighting the disease — and filming numerous movies, inclu Most Shocking Celebrity Deaths of All Time
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Ingeborg Myrtle Elisabeth Ericksen was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 22, 1910.Her parents were Danish immigrants named Samuel and Ingeborg Nielsen Ericksen. [2] [3] Although Ricksen's birth year has been stated to be earlier, particularly as she often portrayed adult characters in films, [3] her birth certificate states 1910 as her true birth year. [2]
The sitcom star, best known for playing Chrissy Snow on Three’s Company, died on 15 October, the day before her 77th birthday. “She survived an aggressive form of breast cancer for over 23 years.