Aitken Brothers Birth Place Marker

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Waukesha in Waukesha County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Aitken Brothers Birth Place

By Paul F, July 14, 2010

1. Aitken Brothers Birth Place Marker

Inscription. Birthplace site of Aitken Brothers Hollywood and New York motion picture pioneers (1905-1920).

Grandsons of Waukesha County Scottish Pioneer John Aitken, Harry E. (1878-1956) and Roy E. (1882-1976) produced the greatest of all silent pictures, “The Birth of a Nation” (1915) with D.W. Griffith directing.

Their film companies (Majestic, Reliance & others) produced over 2500 silent films including the Mack Sennett Keystone Comedies and Thomas Ince Westerns and launched the careers of Lillian & Dorothy Gish, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Anita Loos, Gloria Swanson, Charlie Chaplin, William S. Hart and others.

Besides being film producers, the Aitkens raised world champion Holstein Cattle on this farm site.

Erected 1974 by Waukesha County Historical Society. (Marker Number 02-01.)

Location. 43° 2.169′ N, 88° 10.706′ W. Marker is in Waukesha, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County. Click for map. Marker is located in front of the CarMax auto dealer. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2417 Bluemound Road, Waukesha WI 53186, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Caroline Quiner "Ma" Ingalls Birthplace (approx. 1.8 miles away); Hobo Spring (approx. 2.4 miles away); New Tribes Bible Institute (approx. 2.7 miles away); Silurian Spring (approx. 2.9 miles away); Courthouse Square (approx. 3 miles away); Moor Mud Baths Hotel (approx. 3 miles away); The Waukesha Freeman (approx. 3.1 miles away); Waukesha Civic Theatre (WCT) (approx. 3.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Waukesha.

By Paul F, July 14, 2010

2. Aitken Brothers Birth Place Marker

Also see . . . Harry E. Aitken Biography - Waukesha County Online Genealogy. (Submitted on July 18, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Credits. This page originally submitted on July 15, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 616 times since then. Last updated on June 20, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.