Events in Film & TV Dec 24 Actor Joseph Jefferson's dramatization of "Rip Van Winkle" premieres in NYC Birthdays in Film & TV Dec 13 Lucien Guitry, French actor (La Dame aux camélias), born in Paris, France (d. 1925) Dec 20 Dan Leno [George Wild Galvin], English comedian & stage actor, born in Somers Town, London (d. 1904) 1859 Film & TV History by Year 1861