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- One of 6 children of a Jewish immigrant family they moved to Los Angeles in 1915. Growing up in LA, he dropped out of school and sold newspapers on the street then ladies shoes, then life insurance. He soon became the U.S. top salesman for Oxidental Insurance and as such was brought into contact and became friends with several top screen writers, Hollywood film producers and actors. Though these friendships he developed a lifelong affinity for the film industry and resolved to become a film producer himself.
He started in the thirties as one of the small backers of Gershwin's "Of Thee I Sing". Then, in the early forties he created his first production company, Xanadu, consisting of some of Hollywood's best known screenwriters including Dalton Trumbo, Hugo Butler, Ian Hunter, Paul Trivers. Throughout his career as a producer of film noir classics, he stuck to his belief in the screenplay as the blue-print for success.
In the late forties when movie stars and most production was under the control of the major studios he founded one of the first independent production companies, Roberts Productions to make films that addressed social issues. He was willing to take the risks himself rather than be censored by the studio heads. The first film he produced was Body and Soul starring his partner John Garfield set in the shady underbelly of the boxing world and its exploitation of a poor but tough young man. It was nominated for 3 academy awards, and won one. The next film of Roberts Productions was Force of Evil, an expose of the numbers racket and based on a book called Tuckers People. Considered a classic of the period, it was awarded a national U.S. National Film Registry in 1994. The third and last film of his company was He Ran All the Way made in 1951. This was also John Garfield's last film before his death in 1952.
Now at the peak of his career, he, along with many others, was suddenly brought down by the McCarthy hearings that harassed the creative community of the period. Hollywood was divided between those who were named as having been associated with the Communist Party and those who did the naming. Those who named others, were permitted to remain in Hollywood and work. Those who refused were denied the right to work - known as being blacklisted. Many of his close friends and associates such as Dalton Trumbo were cited for Contempt of Congress and taken to jail when they refused to condemn others. Unwilling to testify against his colleagues and friends and with no-one to support his young family, he fled with wife Kathryn and their young son Mark to England. Kathryn, gave birth to a daughter Jan almost as soon as they arrived.
As the long period of the Blacklist wore on he was denied a work permit by the British government and was unable to break into the close knit establishment of British filmmaking. So in order to support his family he had to sell off the only things he owned - the original and optioned screenplays he had brought with him from the Hollywood. When they were gone his days as an independent film producer were over. He did, however succeed in staging one west end play and a film version of Othello 'All Night Long' 1961 starring Richard Attenborough, Patrick McGoohan, Keith Michele and a number of Jazz luminaries of the period including Dave Brubeck and Charlie Mingus. Again, although originally executive producer Rank Studios insisted that their own British team of Michael Relph and Basil Dearden had creative control, this did not result in success for this particular movie. - Actor
- Soundtrack
Henri was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, brought up in Paris, and migrated to Australia at the age of 8. He gained degrees in science and electrical engineering at the University of Sydney while studying acting at the Ensemble Theatre. He had a successful theatre and TV career for four years in Australia before going to the UK in 1971. There he worked extensively on stage in productions such as Tony Richardson's 'I Claudius', the Prospect Theatre Company's tour of international festivals around the Mediterranean and Russia, (1973-4), with Derek Jacoby, and on TV in productions such as Colditz (1972) (with Robert Wagner), Misleading Cases (1967), and The Strauss Family (1972). Since returning to Australia in the mid-seventies he has gained a strong theatre following with performances including 'The Good Doctor' (1975), Saul in 'Travelling North' (1979), 'Glengarry Glen Ross' (1986), 'The Double Bass' (1990) and 'Sky' (1992). The last two are solo plays which played Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth, and attracted extraordinary public and critical acclaim. He later repeated the role of Saul in the film of Travelling North (1987) with Leo McKern. Other films include You Can't See 'round Corners (1969), The Plumber (1979) with Director Peter Weir, The Edge of Power (1989), Run Rebecca, Run (1981), The Return of Captain Invincible (1983), and Les Patterson Saves the World (1987).- Actor
- Producer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Jeremy Robert Myron Sumpter was born on February 5, 1989 in Monterey, California, to Sandra (Johnson) and Gary Sumpter. He was raised in his mother's hometown, Mount Sterling, Kentucky. At a young age, he enjoyed mountain climbing and play with his friends like any other normal kid, but when he went to Lexington, Kentucky, to model, he won the numerous awards and met his manager Mark Robert. Soon after that, Jeremy, his twin sister Jessica Sumpter, his little sister Gigi Sumpter, and his mom and dad moved to Los Angeles, California.
Jeremy's first movie was Frailty (2001), in which he played young Adam Meeks, opposite Bill Paxton and Matthew McConaughey. "Bill had been one of my favorite actors so to be able to work with him was unbelievable," says Jeremy. The adult Adam Meeks was played by Matthew McConaughey. His next movie was Local Boys (2002).
Jeremy was chosen by Danny Glover to play Henry Sturbuck in the Showtime original film Just A Dream. "Working with Danny was great, we had a great time filming in a small town in Utah," explains Jeremy. Jeremy received the "Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Special - Leading Young Actor" from the Young Artist Awards. Jeremy was able to use his surfing skills on his next film, "Local Boys." This coming of age film was shot on location in southern California. "This was a hard film to shoot since we were surfing at the beach almost everyday and there were all these girls around in bikinis," jokes Jeremy.
After a worldwide search, Jeremy was chosen to play "Peter" in the P.J. Hogan film Peter Pan (2003). This was one of the most coveted roles in films for a teen actor in recent years. "It was a part that I really wanted," says Jeremy, "since I'd be able to fight pirates and fly around the stage on wires." Jeremy trained extensively in sword fighting and gymnastics prior to shooting the movie in Australia. Clubhouse (2004) was Jeremy's first television series, a dream role since he had always loved baseball and played little league when he was younger. Jeremy was cast in the role of Justin in Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life. After wrapping, he immediately went on to star in The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang in Oregon. A lot of the people from Napoleon Dynamite were involved in the film and it was a lot of fun for him to shoot. Jeremy shot "Calvin Marshall" in Oregon.
Jeremy Sumpter shot the Warner Bros./New Line big budget film "Into the Storm" and the independent feature film "Animal."
"The Squeeze," a feature film which was released in 2015 and starred Jeremy and Christopher McDonald. They teed off in a high stakes gambling matches careening throughout the South and landing in Las Vegas. Jeremy was also Co-Producer.
Jeremy recently shot Take Down" which is being distributed around the world.
In the future, Jeremy hopes to also work behind the camera as a director and producer. In his spare time, he surfs, plays basketball, football, golf and shoots pool.- Additional Crew
- Actress
- Art Department
Blend an infectious sense of humor with equal parts curiosity and character and what do you get? An ambitious young actress named Abby Rose Mark. From her first kindergarten role as the cat in The Little Red Hen to later performances as the mom in Ramona Quimby or as Adelaide in Home on the Mornin' Train, Irish-American Abby's captivating smile and bright blue eyes make it clear why casting agents selected her to audition at Looking Glass, The Goodman and Steppenwolf Theatres.
A singer and a dancer, Abby has trained at the Actor's Training Center, Piven Theater, Voice at Music Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University Piano, and at Dance Center Evanston and Giordano Dance Center. Some of her favorite classes were the Musical Theater Scene Study workshop at the Actor's Training Center with esteemed casting director Janet Louer who cast herin such diverse scene roles as Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof and Maria in West Side Story.
Abby's acting inspirations are Audrey Hepburn, Rachel McAdams and Meryl Streep. Her dream roles include a spot in CSI, Criminal Minds, or a horror film.
Guardian to three cats, Abby loves to write, and is interested in fashion. Her bubbly personality and talent for quickly memorizing even complex scripts help her deliver a consistently unique performance.- Mark Robert Petty - Songwriter / Producer / DJ
He has released two albums 'You Are Home: The Songs of Anderson & Petty' which features performances from many stars of both stage and screen including Frances Ruffelle, Cynthia Erivo, Gina Beck and Lucia Spina and also 'Wish - The Anderson & Petty Holiday Album' which features performances from Liz Callaway, Drew Seeley, Alexa Green, Natasha J. Barnes, Sean Allan Krill and more.
(Stowin' Away) In Santa's Sleigh was recently featured in the Hallmark Holiday movie Christmas By The Book.
He has also produced A Musical Theatre Christmas at The Actors' Church in London's Covent Garden for the last two years as well as this year's summer concert series which includes concerts featuring performers from the musicals Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera and many more!
Mark is also a lyricist who writes mainstream pop, rock and country primarily with Barry Anderson as the songwriting team of Anderson & Petty. Their latest release Rollercoaster by UK Country Duo One Trick Pony is available to stream everywhere now. They also wrote the song Get Brave for Broadway star Alexa Green.
Mark is a DJ for the Radio Station Durham On Air in the United Kingdom with the shows Hi-NRG Heaven, The 80s Mixtape and Pure Americana.
He has also been producing the successful concert series The Crazy Coqs Presents at Brasserie Zédel in London for the last five years. - Mark Robert Fraser is an actor who hails from Calgary, Alberta. Mark always knew he wanted to be a professional actor and he started performing in theatrical productions with Calgary Young Peoples Theatre at an early age. Mark received his dramatic training in Toronto, Ontario and has experience in improvisation as well as emotional acting. He resides in Vancouver, British Columbia where he is furthering his career in film and television.
- Music Department
Robert Marks is a voice teacher, coach, conductor, arranger, author and director. He holds a degree in speech and voice pathology, and has given workshops, master classes and seminars internationally. His articles have appeared in several publications, including the internationally recognized Journal of Singing. He has been the musical director of over 200 productions across the country, and was a pianist with the original Broadway and national companies of the hit musical "Annie."
He's known for the films "Pitch" (2006), "Life After Tomorrow" (2006), "Hats Off" (2008), and "Madison Avenue" (2018).- Jonathan Aleman is a trained actor who studied under John Ruskin at Ruskin School of Acting and at Upright Citizens Brigade. He also studied under casting director Matthew Barry.
Jonathan started out in the industry as a celebrity assistant. He worked with actors Sally Kellerman and Tom Sizemore.
More recently, he performed in a play at Theatre Palisades called 'Black Coffee' for which he won an award.