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Norman Spencer was born on 13 August 1914 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He is a producer and production manager, known for Vanishing Point (1971), Hobson's Choice (1954) and Great Expectations (1946).- Composer
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Elisabeth Waldo was born on 18 June 1918 in Yakima, Washington, USA. She is a composer and actress, known for Song of Mexico (1945), Lost on Paradise Island (1975) and Chac (1975). She was previously married to Carl Schaefer Dentzel.- María Cristina Camilo was born on 25 December 1918 in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic. She is an actress, known for Arrobá (2013), Mi novia está... de madre! (2007) and Un macho de mujer (2006).
- Maj-Britt Håkansson was born on 29 March 1919 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for I brist på bevis (1943), Kvinnor i fångenskap (1943) and Snurriga familjen (1940). She was previously married to Luciano Frati.
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Caren Marsh was born in Los Angeles. Her sister, actress Dorothy Morris, was born Feb. 23, 1922. Getting into show business in 1937, Caren changed her name to Marsh because "there were too many people named Morris at the time." Caren's parents wanted her to go to college but she wanted to be a dancer. Learning of an audition for dancers at MGM she tried out and was cast in Eleanor Powell's "Rosalie" in '37. This led to more and more pictures as a dancer. "Being tiny (Caren is 5 ft.), I was a 'pony'. The tall girls are called showgirls." While working with great choreographers such as Busby Berkerley, Nick Castle and Hermes Pan, she was spotted at Metro and cast as Judy Garland's stand-in in "The Wizard of Oz" ('39). Her first real acting part was in an Army Signal Corps Hygiene film, "Pickup Girl" in '44. After gaining a foothold in Hollywood, Caren went to New York in '49 to work with ventriloquist Paul Winchell at the Capitol Theatre. Flying home to visit her parents, the plane went too low and crashed into a mountain.The aircraft was in level flight on its initial approach to Burbank, with its landing gear extended, when it descended below the officially prescribed altitude of 5,000 feet while flying in patchy fog. As a result, the plane's right wingtip struck a mountain ridge near Box Canyon in the northwest corner of the San Fernando Valley, near Santa Susana Pass and the Los Angeles County-Ventura County border. The Curtiss C-46E-1-C airliner (N79978) spun 90 degrees, struck the ground, bounced back into the air and then crashed on a rugged hillside of the Simi Hills at an altitude of about 1,890 feet just north of the Chatsworth Reservoir. Both pilots, a flight attendant, and 32 passengers died in the crash, including two young children. The remaining flight attendant and 12 passengers escaped with moderate to serious injuries. Fortunately, Caren was one of those 12. In 1950 Caren married Bill Doll, producer Mike Todd's press agent, and traveled all over the world. Today, Caren lives in Palm Springs, has taught dancing and attends both western film festivals and "Wizard of Oz" reunions when she can.- June Spencer was born on 14 June 1919 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Archers (2007), Doctors (2000) and Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965). She was previously married to Roger Brocksom.
- Eileen Bennett was born on 8 July 1920 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Design for Murder (1939), Thursday's Child (1943) and Much Too Shy (1942). She was previously married to Col. Thomas West Hammond Jr..
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Francis Rigaud was born on 22 March 1920 in Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is a writer and director, known for Jerk à Istambul (1967), Nous irons à Deauville (1962) and Des vacances en or (1970).- Script and Continuity Department
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Arnold Yarrow was born on 17 April 1920 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for EastEnders (1985), Doctor Who (1963) and Warship (1973).- Actor
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Robert Marcy was born on 4 July 1920 in Paris, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Trubadúri z pendloviek (1988), Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret (1967) and Black Girl (1966). He was previously married to Denise Bosc.- Elisabeth Kirkby was born on 26 January 1921 in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Number 96 (1972), Love from a Stranger (1947) and Number 96 (1974).
- Elizabeth Kelly was born on 29 May 1921 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK. She is an actress, known for 24 Hour Party People (2002), EastEnders (1985) and Savage Hunt (1980).
- Warm, charming leading lady of 1940s films, Jacqueline White was under contract to both MGM (which wasted her in mostly unbilled bits) and then RKO, where she appeared in two classics--Crossfire (1947) and The Narrow Margin (1952). RKO used her as a second lead in A pictures and leading roles in Bs.
She retired in 1950 upon her marriage to Bruce Anderson and they relocated to Wyoming, where her husband started an oil business. When she returned to Los Angeles for the birth of her first child, she was spotted in the RKO commissary visiting friends by director Richard Fleischer and producer Stanley Rubin, who offered her a co-starring role in "The Narrow Margin". The film, widely acknowledged to be one of the classics of "film noir", sat on the RKO shelf for two years while studio boss Howard Hughes considered whether to extensively edit it or re-shoot it as an "A" with Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell. Eventually, selected scenes were reshot and added in December 1951, nearly a year after the film had originally wrapped--she was flown out from her home in Casper, Wyoming, for these added scenes--and the film was, thankfully, spared any more of Hughes' "improvements". It was released mostly intact due to director Fleischer's striking a deal with Hughes to release the picture without further changes in return for Fleischer's reshooting the end of His Kind of Woman (1951).
Long retired from the film industry, Jacqueline has recently begun appearing at film festivals and conventions. - Actress
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Annette Warren was born on 11 July 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She is an actress, known for Lured (1947), Sorrowful Jones (1949) and The Devil's Sleep (1949). She was previously married to Paul T. Smith.- Actor
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Ray Anthony (real name Raymond Antonini) was born in Bentleyville, PA, on Jan. 20, 1922. His family moved to Cleveland, where he spent most of his early life. There he studied trumpet with his father. From 1940-1941 he played in Glenn Miller and His Orchestra. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1942 and was discharged in 1946. He also played in the Jimmy Dorsey and Al Donahue bands before forming his own band in the Midwest. He was a summer replacement for Perry Como on both CBS and NBC. Anthony recorded for Capitol Records for 19 years and later ran another record company, Wood Records, for nine years. He was once married to actress Mamie Van Doren. His biggest hits were the themes from Dragnet (1951) and Peter Gunn (1958), along with being one of the top big bands of the post-WW2 era.- Actress
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Joyous scene-stealer Janis Paige started out playing rather bland film ingénues, but never seemed to be comfortable in those roles--she had too much snap, crackle and pop to be confined in such a formulaic way.
Born Donna Mae Tjaden in 1922 in Tacoma, Washington, she was singing in public from age 5 in local amateur shows. She moved to Los Angeles after graduating from high school and earned a job as a singer at the Hollywood Canteen during the war years. The Canteen, which was a studio-sponsored gathering spot for servicemen, is where she was spotted by a Warner Brothers talent scout, who saw potential in her and signed her up. She began co-starring in secondary musicals that often paired her with either Dennis Morgan or Jack Carson. Later she was relegated to rugged adventures and dramas that just seemed out of her element. Following her role in the forgettable Two Gals and a Guy (1951), she decided to leave the Hollywood scene. She took to the Broadway boards and scored a huge hit with the 1951 comedy-mystery play "Remains to Be Seen", co-starring Jackie Cooper. She also toured successfully as a cabaret singer, performing everywhere from New York to Miami to Las Vegas to Los Angeles. Definitive stardom came in 1954 with the feisty role of Babe in Broadway's "The Pajama Game" opposite John Raitt. Her old Warner Bros. rival Doris Day, however, was a bigger name and went on to play the role on film (The Pajama Game (1957)) with Raitt. After a six-year hiatus, Janis returned to films in tongue-and-cheek support, all but stealing Silk Stockings (1957) from co-stars Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. She then grabbed her share of laughs in a flashy role with the comedy Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) opposite Ms. Day. Janis carried on in summer stock, playing such indomitable roles as Annie Oakley in "Annie Get Your Gun", Margo Channing in "Applause", Mama Rose in "Gypsy" and Adelaide in "Guys and Dolls". From the mid-'50s on, Janis also tapped into TV with such series as It's Always Jan (1955), Lanigan's Rabbi (1976) and Trapper John, M.D. (1979). In the 1990s, among other TV appearances, she had recurring roles on the daytime serials General Hospital (1963) and Santa Barbara (1984). Married three times, she was the widow of Disney composer Ray Gilbert, who wrote the classic children's song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah."- Annabel Maule was born on 8 September 1922 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Out of Africa (1985), A Time of Day (1957) and The Tamer Tamed (1956).
- Sara Luzita was born on 11 August 1922 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Don't Spare the Horses (1952), Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955) and Why Bother to Knock (1961).
- Patricia Wright was born on 15 July 1921 in Spokane, Washington, USA. She is an actress, known for Craig Kennedy, Criminologist (1952), Chained for Life (1952) and Scandal Incorporated (1956).
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Vija Vetra was born on 6 February 1923 in Riga, Latvia. She is an actress, known for Love (2005), Consider Your Verdict (1961) and The Pearl Fishers (1963).- Beulah Garrick was born on 12 June 1921 in Nottingham, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Guiding Light (1952) and The DuPont Show of the Month (1957). She was previously married to Bernard Pollock.
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Stella Greka was born on 1 April 1922 in Athens, Greece. She is an actress, known for Marina (1947), Broken Hearts (1945) and The Villa with the Water Lilies (1945).- Alexandra Myskova was born on 4 April 1922 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. She is an actress, known for Distant Journey (1949), Romeo, Julie a tma (1960) and Zkouska pokracuje (1960).
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Adeline Leonard Seakwood was born on 27 January 1923 in the USA. She is an actress and production manager, known for Superman (1978), Three Days of the Condor (1975) and Trading Places (1983).- Gallic Actress Anne Vernon, who was born Edith Antoinette Alexandrine Vignaud in Saint-Denis, France, in January 1924, is not well known outside of Europe. Following graduation from the Paris Ecole des Beaux Arts, she found work as a model and apprenticed with an advertising designer. Developing an interest in acting, she subsequently toured with a French theatre group before embarking on a movie career. Glamorous leading lady roles came her way beginning in 1948, particularly in light post-war romantic souffles and farcical comedies where she sweetly played ingénues both English-speaking (Warning to Wantons (1949)) and non-English speaking (Edward and Caroline (1951)). Capable of tense dramatic roles as well, she made only one Hollywood film during her career, playing second femme lead in the film noir Shakedown (1950) with Howard Duff and Peggy Dow.
Audiences might recognize her from the British films Terror on a Train (1953) [aka Terror on a Train] as a bomb defuser Glenn Ford's wife, and the mild comedy The Love Lottery (1954), as part of a love triangle with David Niven and Peggy Cummins. For the most part, however, Anne stayed on French/Italian soil appearing opposite such dashing leading men as Daniel Gélin, Vittorio Gassman and Jean Marais. In the 1960s she matured into chic, maternal roles, most noticeably as Catherine Deneuve's cautious, concerned mother in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) [The Umbrellas of Cherbourg]. Surprisingly, she also had a role in the notorious soft-core lesbian flick Therese and Isabelle (1968). Following some TV work in the early 1970s, she gently phased out her career. - Actress
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Françoise Sullivan was born on 10 June 1923 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is an actress, known for Le curé de village (1949), Nominingue... depuis qu'il existe (1968) and Sullivan (2010). She was previously married to Paterson Ewen.- Writer
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Ray Lawler was born on 23 May 1921 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is a writer and actor, known for The Love School (1975), Season of Passion (1959) and Festival (1960).- Shiou Yun Chang was born on 26 September 1923 in Lingyin, Henan, Republic of China. She is an actress, known for The Mysterious Family (2017), To My Dear Granny (2012) and 100th Birthday Wish (2017).
- Bess Meisler was born on 19 July 1922 in the USA. She is an actress, known for My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016) and Daddy Day Care (2003).
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Kim Yaroshevskaya was born on 1 October 1923 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress and writer, known for Rafales (1990), Straight for the Heart (1988) and Manuel, le fils emprunté (1991).- Additional Crew
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Ralph Senensky was born on 1 May 1923 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. He is a director and production manager, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), Star Trek (1966) and Mission: Impossible (1966).- Actor
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Jean Cussac was born on 31 May 1922 in Paris, France. He is an actor, known for Chobizenesse (1975), Fantasio (1962) and Télé Folies - Tous en Chaîne (1982).- Additional Crew
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Joe Caroff was born on 18 August 1922. He is known for The Secret of My Success (1987), A Bridge Too Far (1977) and The Last Temptation of Christ (1988).- With the outbreak of war Vincent left his job with the Australian General Electric Company and became a pilot with the Australian Air Force in England. He returned to Australia and his old job in 1945 but couldn't settle. He tried amateur dramatics but his dialect was a mixture of Australian, Cockney, due to his stay in London, and Canadian with having mixed with Canadian forces. To correct his accent he had elocution lessons which resulted in him marrying his teacher, Doreen, and them having a daughter, Catherine. With his diction corrected he wrote letters asking for auditions. One of these was to the Rank Organisation who replied asking him to call and see them if he was in the neighbourhood. He got a job as a stoker on a cargo ship but the journey took six months instead of the expected six weeks. Undaunted tough he presented himself at Ranks offices where impressed with his enthusiasm they gave him a job as stand in for Donald Houston in an underwater fight with an octopus in the film The Blue Lagoon. He then won a scholarship to RADA from where he went into rep working his way up to juvenile lead in Rain Before Seven, Barnett's Folly and Nitro. He got a few bit parts in films before moving into slightly larger parts in such as A Town Like Alice, Robbery Under Arms,and Danger Within. He moved back to Australia in the 70's appearing in various TV series and films such as Breaker Morant, Phar Lap and Muriel's Wedding
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Georg Stefan Troller was born on 10 December 1921 in Vienna, Austria. He is a writer and director, known for Schwierigkeiten beim Zeigen der Wahrheit? (1966), Wohin und zurück - Teil 3: Welcome in Vienna (1986) and Pariser Journal (1961). He has been married to Kirsten Lerche since 1976. They have one child. He was previously married to Davina Wynne-Hughes.- Cinematographer
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Juan Mariné was born on 31 December 1920 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is a cinematographer and writer, known for Los guardiamarinas (1967), The Rift (1990) and Pieces (1982).- Costume Designer
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Helen Colvig was born on 8 April 1922 in the USA. She is a costume designer, known for The Andromeda Strain (1971), Psycho (1960) and Play Misty for Me (1971).- Writer
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Edgar Morin was born on 8 July 1921 in Paris, France. He is a writer and producer, known for Chronicle of a Summer (1961), The Hour of Truth (1965) and Lest We Forget (1991).- Actress
Evelyne Kraft was born on 30 August 1921 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress.- Actress
Norma Amigo was born on 7 October 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She is an actress.- Actress
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Ann Donaldson was born on 17 August 1922 in New York, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Johnny Gunman (1957), Kraft Theatre (1947) and Frontline (1983). She was previously married to John McQuade.- Philip Roye was born on 20 April 1923 in Bowling Green, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Black Caesar (1973), Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976) and Man from Atlantis (1977).
- Electra Gailas was born on 13 April 1923 in Portland, Oregon, USA. She is an actress, known for Hawaii Five-O (1968) and Fantasy Island (1998). She was previously married to Nelson Fair.
- Agathe Poschmann was born on 18 January 1922 in Bochum, Germany. She is an actress, known for Police Raid (1947).
- Madeleine Arbour was born on 3 March 1923 in Granby, Québec, Canada. She is an actress, known for La Boîte à Surprise (1956), Nursery School Time (1958) and Les enfants de Refus global (1998).
- Ruth Geller was born on 16 October 1923 in Chemnitz, Germany. She is an actress, known for Shtisel (2013), Street 60 (1976) and The Farewell Party (2014).
- Woody Woodbury was born on 9 February 1924 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor, known for Go for It (1983), For Those Who Think Young (1964) and Super Fuzz (1980). He was previously married to Sussanne Spavin, Doreen B Evans and Audrey Myrtle Plette.
- Pia Velsi was born on 31 March 1924 in L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy. She is an actress, known for Tutti pazzi per amore (2008), ...and the Wild Wild Women (1959) and Scaramouche (1965).
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Bo Bjelfvenstam was born on 24 April 1924 in Stockholm, Sweden. He is a director and writer, known for Här i Sverige (1981), Post på hjul (1949) and Säkrare i mörker (1959).- Director
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Manos Zacharias was born on 9 July 1922 in Athens, Greece. He is a director and actor, known for Lovtsy gubok (1960), Utreni reis (1959) and Ya soldat, mama (1967).- Actress
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Kaiti Grey was born on 14 May 1924 in Samos, Greece. She is an actress, known for Prepei na zisis, agapi mou (1965), Horismos (1966) and To hamini (1960).- Though character actress Priscilla Pointer may be better known as the mother of Amy Irving, she has enjoyed a major stage, film and TV career herself for over four decades. The New York-born performer was trained on the stage and appeared in several tours and Broadway shows, including "A Streetcar Named Desire", "The Country Wife" and "The Condemned of Altona". Many of these were under the direction of husband Jules Irving, a former actor, whom she married in 1947. Together, they co-founded the San Francisco Actor's Workshop along with Herbert Blau and Beatrice Manley. Forsaking her career for a time to raise her children, Pointer returned full time and, at the age of 40+, decided to set her sights on film and TV. She seemed to be everywhere in the 1970s and 1980s as somebody's mom, both brittle and resilient. She also proved to be dependable as a stern, no-nonsense teacher, doctor or judge. She played the mother of daughter Amy Irving in the cult shocker Carrie (1976), Diane Keaton in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), Sean Penn in The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) and Kyle MacLachlan in Blue Velvet (1986). On the nighttime soap hit Dallas (1978), she played mom to Victoria Principal's character. In 1979, her husband Jules passed away and, two years later, she married actor Robert Symonds. They have appeared together quite frequently on stage, including the plays "Voices" and "The Road to Mecca".
- Jack Rader was born on 23 February 1921 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Blob (1988), Outbreak (1995) and Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988).
- Walter Schultheiß is a German actor, author and painter. He married Trudel Wulle an actress from Stuttgart on 25 May 1950. His stage career began in 1947 as Pedro del Vegas in the Operette "Maske in Blau". Until today he stands on the stage in numerous roles. He became famous starting 1963 with his "Strassenkehrer Sketche" (comedies of a Swabian sweeper) in the former South German broadcast: For 20 years Schultheiss amused the listeners with his "sweeper colleague" Werner Veith. In comedies and on the radio he performed with other famous Swabian actors e.g. Oscar Mueller, Oscar Heiler, Willy Sailer und Willy Reichert. On the television he performed in many successful family series and films as the typical Swabian. Even now in his 80s he still performs regularly in the "Komoedie im Marquardt" in Stuttgart. Apart from acting Schultheiss wrote witty poems and dialogs about his fellow-Swabians. In his spare time he enjoys painting.