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'''John C. Rice''' (ca. 1858, [[Sullivan County, New York]] – June 5, 1915, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]) was an [[United States|American]] born [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] stage actor who is credited with performing the first onscreen [[kiss]] with [[May Irwin]] in 1896 for the [[Thomas Edison]] [[film]] company film ''[[The Kiss (1896 film)|The Kiss]]''. The film was a 47-second recreation of a scene from the Broadway play ''[[The Widow Jones]]'' starring Irwin and Rice. |
'''John C. Rice''' (ca. 1858, [[Sullivan County, New York]] – June 5, 1915, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]) was an [[United States|American]] born [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] stage actor who is credited with performing the first onscreen [[kiss]] with [[May Irwin]] in 1896 for the [[Thomas Edison]] [[film]] company film ''[[The Kiss (1896 film)|The Kiss]]''. The film was a 47-second recreation of a scene from the Broadway play ''[[The Widow Jones]]'' starring Irwin and Rice. |
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John C. Rice | |
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 May Irwin and John Rice in The Kiss | |
| Born | 1858 |
| Died | June 5, 1915 |
| Occupation(s) | Stage, film actor |
John C. Rice (ca. 1858, Sullivan County, New York – June 5, 1915, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American born Broadway stage actor who is credited with performing the first onscreen kiss with May Irwin in 1896 for the Thomas Edison film company film The Kiss. The film was a 47-second recreation of a scene from the Broadway play The Widow Jones starring Irwin and Rice.
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