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2020 marks 20 years since the inception of AncientFaces. We are the same team who began this community so long ago. Over the years it feels, at least to us, that our family has expanded to include so many. Thank you!
2020 marks 20 years since the inception of AncientFaces. We are the same team who began this community so long ago. Over the years it feels, at least to us, that our family has expanded to include so many. Thank you!


Nancy Jane (Wright) Hughes was born in 1849, and died at age 66 years old in 1915. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Nancy Jane (Wright) Hughes.


Liliane Segal of Lyon, Rhône County, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes France was born on April 1, 1934 in Paris, Paris County, Île-de-France, and died at age 9 years old on February 12, 1944 at Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi Concentration Camp and Museum 20 Więźniów Oświęcimia, in Oświęcim, Powiat oświęcimski County, Małopolskie Poland.


Liliane Segal
Liliane was only 9 when she was sadly murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau on February 12,1944
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Gale Sondergaard was an actress between 1936 -1983 who was married to Neill O'Malley in 1922 until 1930 when they divorced, and to Herbert J. Biberman in 1930 until he died in 1971, and they had two children.
Born Edith Holm Sondergaard, she began her acting career in theater, and progressed to films in 1936. She was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her film debut in Anthony Adverse (1936). She regularly played supporting roles in films during the late 1930s and 1940s, including The Cat and the Canary (1939), The Mark of Zorro (1940) and The Letter (1940). For her role in Anna and the King of Siam (1946), she was nominated for her second Best Supporting Actress Academy Award. After the late 1940s, her screen work came to an abrupt end for the next 20 years.
Married to the director Herbert Biberman, Sondergaard supported him when he was accused of communism and named as one of the Hollywood Ten in the early 1950s. She moved with Biberman to New York City and worked in theatre, and acted in film and television occasionally from the late 1960s. She moved back to Los Angeles where she died from cerebrovascular thrombosis.
Early life
She was born Edith Holm Sondergaard on February 15, 1899 in Litchfield, Minnesota to Danish-American parents, Hans and Christin (Holm) Sondergaard. Her father taught at the University of Minnesota, where she was a drama student.
She studied acting at the Minneapolis School of Dramatic Arts before joining the John Keller Shakespeare Company. She later toured North America in productions of Hamlet, Julius Caesar, The Merchant of Venice, and Macbeth. After becoming a member of the Theatre Guild, she began performing on the New York stage.
in the trailer for The Letter (1940)
Sondergaard made her first film appearance in Anthony Adverse (1936) as Faith Paleologue and became the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. Her career as an actress flourished during the 1930s, including a role with Paul Muni in The Life of Emile Zola (1937).
During pre-production of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's classic The Wizard of Oz (1939), an early idea was to have the Wicked Witch of the West portrayed as a slinky, glamorous villainess in a black, sequined costume, inspired by the Evil Queen in Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Sondergaard originally was cast as the witch and was photographed for two wardrobe tests, both of which survive. One was as a glamorous wicked witch, and another as a conventionally ugly wicked witch. After the decision was made to have an ugly wicked witch, Sondergaard, reluctant to wear the disfiguring makeup and fearing it could damage her career, withdrew from the role, and it went to veteran character actress Margaret Hamilton. Sondergaard was, however, cast as the sultry and slinky Tylette (a magically humanized but devious cat) in The Blue Bird (1940).
Around the same time, she played the role of the exotic, sinister wife in The Letter (also 1940), a film starring Bette Davis. She featured in a supporting role in The Spider Woman (aka Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman, 1943), part of the Universal cycle, followed by the non-canonical The Spider Woman Strikes Back (1946), also for Universal.
She received a second Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her role as the king's principal wife in Anna and the King of Siam (1946).
House Un-American Activities Committee
Sondergaard's career suffered irreparable damage during the United States Congressional HUAC Red Scare of the early 1950s when her husband was accused of being a communist and named as one of the Hollywood Ten.[8] (In the 2000 movie One of the Hollywood Ten, Sondergaard was portrayed by actress Greta Scacchi while Jeff Goldblum was cast as Biberman.) With her career stalled, she supported her husband during the production of Salt of the Earth (1954).
One of the Hollywood Ten (2000) chronicled Sondergaard's relationship with Biberman and her role in the making of Salt of the Earth. The Bibermans sold their home in Hollywood shortly after they completed Salt of the Earth, and moved to New York where Sondergaard was able to work in theatre.
In 1969, she appeared in an off-Broadway one-woman show entitled Woman. Sondergaard resumed her career in film and television around the same time.
Her revived career extended into the early 1980s.
Her younger sister Hester Sondergaard was also an actress who featured in Seeds of Freedom (1943) The Naked City (1948) and Jigsaw (1949) and The Big Break (1953).
Sondergaard first married in 1922 to actor Neill O'Malley; they divorced in 1930. On May 15, 1930, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she married Herbert Biberman, a theater director then associated with the Theatre Guild Acting Company; he became a film director and died in 1971. They had two children, Daniel Hans Biberman and Mrs. Joan Campos.
Following several strokes, she died from cerebral vascular thrombosis in the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, in 1985, aged 86. She had been admitted to the hospital in 1982.
Acting credits Stage
Opening date Closing date Title Role Theatre Refs
Oct 08, 1928 Nov 1928 Faust The Witch Guild Theatre
Nov 19, 1928 Jan 1929 Major Barbara Sarah Undershaft, Lady Britomart's daughter Guild Theatre
Oct 7, 1929 Nov 1929 Karl and Anna Marie's sister Guild Theatre
Dec 17, 1929 Feb 1930 Red Rust Nina Martin Beck Theatre
May 11, 1931 May 23, 1931 Alison's House Elsa - Replacement Ritz Theatre
Feb 21, 1933 March 1933 American Dream Lydia Kimball, The First Play, 1650 Guild Theatre
May 17, 1934 Jul 1934 Invitation to a Murder Lorinda Channing Theatre Masque
Nov 6, 1933 Nov 1933 Doctor Monica Anna Playhouse Theatre
Dec 19, 1940 Dec 28, 1940 Cue for Passion Frances Chapman Royale Theatre
Apr 02, 1980 April 26, 1980 Goodbye Fidel Prudencia Ambassador Theatre


Gale Sondergaard - Wicked Witch of the West
Gale Sondergaard was initially cast to play the role of the Wicked Witch of the West in MGM's famous film the Wizard of Oz (1939). Gale changed her mind about the role after MGM decided the Wicked Witch of the West should be evil and ugly as opposed to the glamorous villainess Gale thought she would play (as seen in this photo). Gale was afraid that playing an ugly role would forever hurt her career.
Of course Margaret Hamilton would end up playing the role of the Wicked Witch of the West in MGM's classic movie. Every time I see this photo I wonder how different the film might have been.
Of course Margaret Hamilton would end up playing the role of the Wicked Witch of the West in MGM's classic movie. Every time I see this photo I wonder how different the film might have been.
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Rip Torn
A photo of Rip Torn taken early in his acting career.
Born in Temple TX in 1931, Elmore Rual Torn Jr was the son of "Tiger" Torn Sr. and Thelma Mary (Spacek) Torn (aunt of Sissy Spacek). His nickname Rip was a traditional family nickname.
Rip studied acting at the University of Texas in Austin and went on to be an MP in the Army. After the Army, he moved to Hollywood and in 1956 had a part in his first movie, "Baby Doll."
Moving to New York, he began his stage career - studying at the Actors Studio. (While he was there, he helped his cousin Sissy enroll at the Actors Studio.)
A very long career on stage, in films, and on television followed. (Remember him as "Zed" in Men in Black?) But many conflicts were also involved - he, himself, said: ""I have certain flaws in my make-up. Something called irascibility. I get angry easily. I get saddened by things easily." These conflicts went beyond just the set - in 2010 he was arrested in Lakeport CT (his hometown) for trying to break into a bank while intoxicated and carrying a gun (he claimed that he thought it was his house). He plead guilty and was sentenced to 3 yrs probation.
Rip may have had some personal demons, but his talent provided us all with many hours of entertainment (and often laughter). He died at home at the age of 88, survived by his wife, 6 children (from 3 marriages), 4 grandchildren, and his sister.
RIP Elmore Rual Torn Jr.
Born in Temple TX in 1931, Elmore Rual Torn Jr was the son of "Tiger" Torn Sr. and Thelma Mary (Spacek) Torn (aunt of Sissy Spacek). His nickname Rip was a traditional family nickname.
Rip studied acting at the University of Texas in Austin and went on to be an MP in the Army. After the Army, he moved to Hollywood and in 1956 had a part in his first movie, "Baby Doll."
Moving to New York, he began his stage career - studying at the Actors Studio. (While he was there, he helped his cousin Sissy enroll at the Actors Studio.)
A very long career on stage, in films, and on television followed. (Remember him as "Zed" in Men in Black?) But many conflicts were also involved - he, himself, said: ""I have certain flaws in my make-up. Something called irascibility. I get angry easily. I get saddened by things easily." These conflicts went beyond just the set - in 2010 he was arrested in Lakeport CT (his hometown) for trying to break into a bank while intoxicated and carrying a gun (he claimed that he thought it was his house). He plead guilty and was sentenced to 3 yrs probation.
Rip may have had some personal demons, but his talent provided us all with many hours of entertainment (and often laughter). He died at home at the age of 88, survived by his wife, 6 children (from 3 marriages), 4 grandchildren, and his sister.
RIP Elmore Rual Torn Jr.
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Baur children
A photo of Pierre Baur, Myriam Baur, Antoine Baur, Francine Baur
Nationality: French (Jewish)
Residence: Paris, France
Death: December 30, 1943
Cause: Murdered in Auschwitz (buried in Auschwitz death camp)
Age: 10 years, 9 years, 6 years, 3 years
Nationality: French (Jewish)
Residence: Paris, France
Death: December 30, 1943
Cause: Murdered in Auschwitz (buried in Auschwitz death camp)
Age: 10 years, 9 years, 6 years, 3 years
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Gloria Vanderbilt, 1958
The daughter of railroad tycoon Reginald Vanderbilt and his second wife (a Swiss born American socialite) Gloria Morgan, Gloria Vanderbilt inherited $5 million (over $72 million in today's dollars) at 18 months old when her father died.
A court battle erupted (known at the time as the "trial of the century) between her aunt, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, and her mother - her aunt claimed that her mother was an unfit mother and wasn't handling Gloria's finances properly. The trail was so notorious (with many scandalous allegations that included, among others, the British royal family) that books and tv movies have been made about it.
Aunt Gertrude gained custody and Gloria grew up surrounded by her father's family. Her mother wasn't really part of her adult life but she did provide some financial support for mother in her later years.
Much to Gloria's credit, she became more than the "poor little rich girl" of her childhood. She was an artist, a model, an actress, a writer, and a fashion designer.
Married 4 times, she had 4 sons - one of whom is CNN correspondent Anderson Cooper. Together, they made an HBO documentary about their family in 2016.
Gloria died of stomach cancer at the age of 95.
A court battle erupted (known at the time as the "trial of the century) between her aunt, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, and her mother - her aunt claimed that her mother was an unfit mother and wasn't handling Gloria's finances properly. The trail was so notorious (with many scandalous allegations that included, among others, the British royal family) that books and tv movies have been made about it.
Aunt Gertrude gained custody and Gloria grew up surrounded by her father's family. Her mother wasn't really part of her adult life but she did provide some financial support for mother in her later years.
Much to Gloria's credit, she became more than the "poor little rich girl" of her childhood. She was an artist, a model, an actress, a writer, and a fashion designer.
Married 4 times, she had 4 sons - one of whom is CNN correspondent Anderson Cooper. Together, they made an HBO documentary about their family in 2016.
Gloria died of stomach cancer at the age of 95.
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Tim Conway
A photo of entertainer Tim Conway.
Born in Ohio in 1933, Tim Conway's father was Irish and his mother was Romanian. He began his entertainment career in radio and was "discovered" by actress and comedian Rose Marie (from the Dick Van Dyke Show) in 1961. This lead to his first tv appearances on The Steve Allen Show.
He went on to be a part of the cast in television's McHale's Navy and later had his own comedy show as well as starring in many Disney films with Don Knotts.
He is probably most well known as a part of the ensemble on The Carol Burnett Show but many movies and tv appearances followed.
Married twice, Tim had six children with his first wife.
Born in Ohio in 1933, Tim Conway's father was Irish and his mother was Romanian. He began his entertainment career in radio and was "discovered" by actress and comedian Rose Marie (from the Dick Van Dyke Show) in 1961. This lead to his first tv appearances on The Steve Allen Show.
He went on to be a part of the cast in television's McHale's Navy and later had his own comedy show as well as starring in many Disney films with Don Knotts.
He is probably most well known as a part of the ensemble on The Carol Burnett Show but many movies and tv appearances followed.
Married twice, Tim had six children with his first wife.
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Emma Adams
A photo of Aunt Emma Adams on her birthday. She lived in Tipton, Missouri. This picture was taken at age 80.
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Cassie V. (Tucker) Brown family
A photo of Cassie V. (Tucker) Brown cleaning house! When Cassie V. Tucker was born on August 22, 1881, in Hampton, Iowa, her father, William, was 31 and her mother, Vienna, was 26. She had one son with Frank L. Brown. She died on January 12, 1958, in Roundup, Montana, at the age of 76, and was buried in Klein, Montana.
People in photo include: Frank L. Brown and Eddie Brown
People in photo include: Frank L. Brown and Eddie Brown
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Prince of Wales in tomb of Washington
The Prince of Wales photographed in the Tomb of Washington at Mount Vernon, Virginia.
This is Edward, the Duke of Windsor (1894-1972), who "gave up his throne for the woman he loved."
The "New Tomb", in which George and his wife Martha are buried, opened in 1831 and their bodies were moved there from the "Old Tomb". Both are located on Washington's Mt. Vernon estate. In his will, he wrote: “my remains, with those of my deceased relatives (now in the old Vault) and such others of my family as may chuse to be entombed there, may be deposited.”
This is Edward, the Duke of Windsor (1894-1972), who "gave up his throne for the woman he loved."
The "New Tomb", in which George and his wife Martha are buried, opened in 1831 and their bodies were moved there from the "Old Tomb". Both are located on Washington's Mt. Vernon estate. In his will, he wrote: “my remains, with those of my deceased relatives (now in the old Vault) and such others of my family as may chuse to be entombed there, may be deposited.”

Earl Andersen
A photo of Earl Andersen, Son of Steffen Andersen and Ana 'Annie' Larsen Hansen
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