Performers of World War I
The atlas holds 9 people and 40 moments here, from 1914 to 1918. The most recorded lives are Pablo Picasso, Thomas Edison and Sarah Bernhardt.
Notable people
Pablo Picasso
from 1914 to 1918
8 moments here
Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…
Thomas Edison
from 1914 to 1918
8 moments here
American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…
Sarah Bernhardt
from 1914 to 1918
8 moments here
French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1916
5 moments here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Charlie Chaplin
from 1915 to 1918
4 moments here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Ronald Reagan
from 1914 to 1917
3 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Walt Disney
from 1917 to 1918
2 moments here
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…
Salvador Dalí
in 1917
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Marlene Dietrich
in 1918
1 moment here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Moments
- 1914 Lives in Avignon at war's outbreak Pablo Picasso
- 1914 Holiday at Belle-Île at outbreak of war Sarah Bernhardt
- 1914 Villa on the Bay of Arcachon Sarah Bernhardt
- 1914 Camps in the Everglades Thomas Edison
- 1914 Hosts Ford and Burroughs at Fort Myers Thomas Edison
- 1914 Moves to Chicago Ronald Reagan
- 1915 Performances for soldiers at Verdun Sarah Bernhardt
- 1915 Performances for soldiers in the Argonne Sarah Bernhardt
- 1915 Attends Panama-Pacific Exposition Thomas Edison
- 1915 Drives from Riverside to San Diego Thomas Edison
- 1915 Leg amputation in Bordeaux Sarah Bernhardt
- 1915 Films the Tramp in Niles Canyon Charlie Chaplin
- 1915 Return to Paris after amputation Sarah Bernhardt
- 1915 Lives in Galesburg Ronald Reagan
- 1916 Works at his Mutual studio Charlie Chaplin
- 1916 Lands in Kobe for Japanese lecture tour Rabindranath Tagore
- 1916 Received in Rangoon Rabindranath Tagore
- 1916 Moves to Montrouge studio Pablo Picasso
- 1916 Tours Adirondacks and Vermont Thomas Edison
- 1916 Arrives in Seattle Rabindranath Tagore
- 1916 Meditates among Santa Barbara orange groves Rabindranath Tagore
- 1916 San Francisco lecture stay Rabindranath Tagore
- 1917 Visits Pompeii Pablo Picasso
- 1917 Lives in Monmouth Ronald Reagan
- 1917 Exhibits at his Figueres home Salvador Dalí
- 1917 Recuperation in Long Beach Sarah Bernhardt
- 1917 Conducts experiments on Long Island Sound Thomas Edison
- 1917 Return to Chicago for high school Walt Disney
- 1917 Designs Parade in Rome Pablo Picasso
- 1917 Rejoins the Ballets Russes in Madrid Pablo Picasso
- 1917 Extended Barcelona stay with Olga Pablo Picasso
- 1918 Campaigns for Liberty Bonds in New York Charlie Chaplin
- 1918 Occupies the completed Chaplin Studios Charlie Chaplin
- 1918 Class photograph at Viktoria-Luisen-Schule Marlene Dietrich
- 1918 Researches at Key West Naval Station Thomas Edison
- 1918 Marries Olga in Paris Pablo Picasso
- 1918 Honeymoon and working summer in Biarritz Pablo Picasso
- 1918 Camps near Bolar Springs Thomas Edison
- 1918 Armistice-day landing at Bordeaux Sarah Bernhardt
- 1918 Red Cross service in France Walt Disney