Film, Stage, TV and Radio
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Annie Horniman, British Theatre Patron & Manager, born 3rd October 1860
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Marguerite Durand, French Journalist, Actress & Suffragette, born 24th January 1864
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Aida Overton Walker, Black American Vaudeville Actress, Choreographer & Dancer, born 14th February 1880
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Nell Shipman, Canadian Actress, Screenwriter, Director, born 25th October 1892
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Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand Writer & Theatre Director, born 23rd April 1895
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Hattie McDaniel, 1st African American Oscar winner, born 10th June 1895
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Ruth Rose, American Screenwriter, born 16th January 1896
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Dorothy Arzner, American Screenwriter & Director, born 3rd January 1897
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Edith Head, American Costume Designer, born 28th October 1897
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Helenka Pantaleoni, American Actress & Humanitarian, born 22nd November 1900
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Leni Riefenstahl, German Director & Photographer, born 22nd August 1902
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Frances Horwich, American Educator & Presenter, born 16th July 1907
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Marie Menken, American Film-maker & Painter, born 25th May 1909
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Bernice Rubens, Welsh Teacher, Film Maker & Author, born 26th July 1923
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Audrey Hepburn, British/Belgian Actress and Humanitarian, born 4th May 1929
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Essie Coffey, Aboriginal Aussie Activist & Film Maker, born 25th February 1941
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Merata Mita, Māori Film Maker and Activist, born 19th June 1942
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