John C. Rice

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John C. Rice
May Irwin and John Rice in The Kiss
Born	1858
Died	June 5, 1915(1915-06-05)
Occupation	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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Name	Rice, John C.
Alternative names
Short description	American-born Broadway stage actor
Date of birth	ca. 1858
Place of birth
Date of death	June 5, 1915
Place of death

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