John C. Rice | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Rice c. 1890s | |
| Born | April 7, 1857 Beaverkill, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 5, 1915 (aged 58) |
| Occupation(s) | Stage, film actor |
John C. Rice, born John C. Hilberg,[1] (April 7, 1857 – June 5, 1915) was an American born Broadway stage actor and vaudevillian 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.
- ^ Rogers, Will (1996). "John C. Rice". In Gragert, Steven K.; Johansson, M. Jane (eds.). The Papers of Will Rogers: From vaudeville to Broadway : September 1908-August 1915. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 222. ISBN 9780806181608.