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- The twice-married singer and actress was the youngest of the seven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Aronson of Arkansas and Missouri. Leona was the only one of the seven born away from Arkansas. Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, nee Maxwell Henry Aronson, was her much older and bigger brother. She ran away from Denver and school to come to California where he was making movies. Young Leona was old enough for her brother to dress her up and put her in a picture with Ben Turpin. Charles Chaplin was the director. When they got Leona near a pond, Chaplin told Turpin to "shove her in the water." Turpin did as directed. Leona came out dripping wet and muttering that she didn't think that was very funny, though the moviegoers of the day seemingly enjoyed it. Her brother soon encouraged her to return to school, and among her school chums was Grace Moon, daughter of the manufacturer of the Moon automobile in St. Louis. When Leona finally had an opportunity to go to London and study voice, it was Bronco Billy who financed the trip.
- Grigori Pluzhnik was born on 1 May 1914 in Ukraine. He was an actor, known for Vratar (1936), Adventure in Odessa (1953) and Son of the Regiment (1946). He died on 25 December 1973 in Moscow, Russia.
- Ismet Inönü was born on 24 September 1884 in Izmir, Turkey. He was married to Mevhibe Inönü. He died on 25 December 1973 in Ankara, Turkey.
- Marie Blanche born Marie Peacock in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England in 1893, daughter of stage actor William Peacock, she first began acting on stage from childhood from the early 1900's, later became a beautiful scarlet in few drama and comedy films, first playing the role of Enid Linden in a silent drama film 'The Great Imposter' playing opposite Bernard Dudley and directed by F. Martin Thornton at the Harma Film Company in 1918, she moved to Stoll Film Company the following year to star in a well-known adventure 'The Elusive Pimpernel' under the direction of Maurice Elvey, her last two film roles she played opposite the popular music hall comedian George Robey in 'Don Quixote' and The Prehistoric Man' directed by A.E. Coleby in 1923-24. she was married to stage and screen actor E. Lewis Waller