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Jules Gabriel Verne (1828-1905) was one of the most famous French novelists of all time. His major work is the "Extraordinary Journeys", a series of more than sixty adventure novels including "Journey to the Center of the Earth", "Around the World in 80 Days", "20.000 Leagues under the Seas" and "The Mysterious Island" which had multiple cinematographic adaptations. Nicknamed "The father of science fiction", he is the second most translated author in the world after Agatha Christie.- Born in 1892 in Breslau, Silesia (now Wroclaw, Poland) Richthofen was the son of a hereditary baron. A daredevil for life, he was an avid hunter and mountain climber. With Germany's entrance into WW1 in 1914, Richthofen mobilized in a Silesian cavalry unit, and survived the first battle of Verdun in 1915. Soon after, he transferred to the Luftwaffe (Imperial German Air Force) as a bombardier. By 1916, however, he was tapped for training in the then-new art of fighter combat, flying an Albatros D.2 in March, 1916. By the end of 1916, Richthofen was a certified ace, having downed over 20 aircraft, including the number one British ace up to that time, Maj. Lanoe Hawker. Due to his tally, Richthofen earned the medal "Pour le Merite" (yes, the official name's in French) in December 1916. Throughout the rest of the war, the legend of the Red Baron continued to grow, as did his kill tally, officially reaching 80 kills in April 1918. On April 21 of that year, Richthofen led a routine strafing mission against the British trenches in the Somme region and was killed with a single .303 bullet to the chest, most likely fired from the ground.
- Hector Hugh Munro was born on 18 December 1870 in Akyab, Burma [now Myanmar]. He was a writer, known for Great Ghost Tales (1961), The Addends and Tales of the Unexpected (1979). He died on 13 November 1916 in Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France.
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Silent film actor and director, son of Sidney Drew and his first wife, Mrs. Sidney Drew, and first cousin of actors John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, and Ethel Barrymore. Although his famous parents had hoped for him to choose another career than the theatre and sent him to military school, the draw of the family tradition was too strong. He toured in plays with his parents and his cousin Lionel, who encouraged him to enter motion pictures. He had a brief but prominent career as a film actor, followed by an equally brief but more prominent period as a director. In 1915, he volunteered for service with the Lafayette Escadrille flying corps, in which he served with future director William A. Wellman. He was shot down and killed by the Germans in the last year of the World War. His father never got over the tragedy and himself died less than a year later at the age of 54.- Additional Crew
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Hatami was born on 10 April 1928 in Tehran, Iran. He was a director, known for Mia and Roman (1968), Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008) and Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2011). He died on 23 November 2017 in Doullens, Somme, France.- Isabelle Dinoire was born on 3 February 1967 in Maubeuge, Nord, France. She died on 22 April 2016 in Amiens, Somme, France.
- Marco Villa was born on 29 November 1904 in Grenoble, Isère, France. He was an actor, known for L'éveil de l'amour (1955), Éternel espoir (1952) and Les amants maudits (1952). He died on 18 March 1999 in Conty, Somme, France.
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Roger Duculot was born on 7 March 1915 in Boulogne-sur-Seine, Seine [now Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France], France. He was a cinematographer, known for The Witness (1969), The Mask of the Gorilla (1958) and Quentin Durward (1971). He died on 16 February 1978 in Amiens, Somme, France.- Austin C. Kyle was born around 1893, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Kyle of Brooklyn, New York.
Kyle, who had at one time been a stock player with one of Holbrook Blinn's repertory companies, worked for the Metro Film Company where he earned the nicknames "Daredevil Jack" and "Daredevil Austin" for the hazardous roles he would take.
Austin C. Kyle joined the Twenty-second Howitzer Battery of the Canadian Field Artillery in February of 1916. He was severely wounded that April and was unable to rejoin his regiment until October 3rd. A little over a month later he was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme. - Raymond Defossé was born on 10 July 1951 in Tergnier, Aisne, France. He was an actor, known for Saint Amour (2016), Not Dead (2012) and Cinématon (1972). He died on 29 October 2015 in Amiens, Somme, France.
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André Mrugalski was born on 5 February 1936 in Albert, Somme, France. He was a cinematographer, known for Paris Belongs to Us (1961), Nicolette et les Faust (1959) and In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni (1978). He died on 5 July 2007 in Warloy-Baillon, Somme, France.- Director
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Robert Cransac was born on 29 June 1913 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. He was a director and actor, known for John in Joan of Arc (1962) and The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (1966). He was married to Agnès Rioual. He died on 10 December 2004 in Salouel, Somme, France.- Paul Gillon was born on 11 May 1926 in Paris, France. He died on 21 May 2011 in Amiens, Somme, France.
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Emmanuel Clot was born on 19 December 1951 in Versailles, Seine-et-Oise [now Yvelines], France. He was an assistant director and director, known for Petit Pierre (1980), The American Friend (1977) and The Last Metro (1980). He died on 25 November 1983 in Amiens, Somme, France.- Soundtrack
Patoum was born on 26 May 1911 in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. He was married to Andrée Jolivet. He died on 5 April 2012 in Vers-sur-Selle, Somme, France.