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- Cosmo Gordon Lennox was born on 17 August 1868 in Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London, England, UK. Cosmo Gordon was a writer, known for The Marriage of Kitty (1915), The Puppet Man (1921) and The Van Dyck (1939). Cosmo Gordon died on 31 July 1921 in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
- Oie Chan was born on 29 November 1885 in Berkeley, California, USA. She was an actress, known for China's Little Devils (1945). She was married to E.L. Park. She died on 5 February 1967 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Actress
- Writer
Joan Lowell was born on 23 November 1902 in Berkeley, California, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Adventure Girl (1934), Loving Lies (1924) and Branded a Thief (1924). She was married to Leek Bowen and Thompson Buchanan. She died on 7 November 1967 in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.- Editor
- Editorial Department
Robert Fritch was born on 19 March 1911 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was an editor, known for Anne of the Indies (1951), It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1946) and Way of a Gaucho (1952). He died on 22 July 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- David Dodge was born in Berkeley, California. His career as a writer began when he made a bet with his wife Elva that he could write a better mystery novel than the one she was reading. He drew on his professional experience as a Certified Public Accountant to create his first series character, San Francisco tax expert and reluctant detective James "Whit" Whitney. "Death and Taxes" was published in 1941 and he won $5.00 from Elva. Three more Whitney novels were published between 1943 and 1946. After Pearl Harbor Dodge was commissioned in the U.S. Navy and emerged three years later as a Lieutenant Commander. On his release from active duty, he set out for Guatemala by car with his wife and daughter. His Latin-American experiences produced a second series character, expatriate private investigator and tough-guy adventurer Al Colby, and launched Dodge's second career as a travel writer. Dodge was fond of explaining that while many writers traveled in order to gather material to write about, his goal was to write in order to gather money to travel. David Dodge also wrote short stories, magazine articles, and plays. He is best known as the author of "To Catch a Thief", which Alfred Hitchcock turned into a film (To Catch a Thief (1955)) starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly.
- Margaret Edwards was born on 3 November 1896 in Berkeley, California, USA. She was an actress, known for A Physical Culture Romance (1914) and Sunshine Molly (1915). She was married to Bernal Auturio Romero and Romero. She died on 5 October 1976 in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Ernestine Anderson was born on 27 October 1916 in Berkeley, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Blue Hour (1971), Banda sonora (2007) and Hits a Poppin' (1968). She died on 30 January 1978 in Alameda, California, USA.- David E. Lewis was born on 28 April 1915 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was a writer, known for Klute (1971), The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959) and Judd for the Defense (1967). He died on 24 February 1981 in San Diego, California, USA.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Beirne Lay Jr. was born on 1 September 1909 in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Strategic Air Command (1955), Above and Beyond (1952) and Toward the Unknown (1956). He died on 26 May 1982 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Composer
- Music Department
John Cipollina was born on 24 August 1943 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was a composer, known for '68 (1988), Skiing Extreme (1988) and Fillmore (1972). He died on 29 May 1989.- Billy Martin will always be remembered for his fiery personality, both on and off the field. Cleveland General Manager Frank Lane once said, "He's the kind of guy you'd like to kill if he's playing on the other team, but you'd like 10 of him on your side." Martin won the Most Valuable Player Award in the 1953 World Series, batting .500, with 12 hits, 2 home runs, and a series-leading 8 RBIs. His playing career ended in 1961, but his involvement in baseball was far from over. He went on to manage in Detroit, Texas, Oakland, and most notably, in New York. Martin was hired and fired five times during his career as the skipper for the Bronx Bombers. His untimely death on Christmas Day in 1989, at the age of 61, was a surprise to everyone.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Tom Fogerty was born on 9 November 1941 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Café de Flore (2011), The Vow (2020) and Creedence Clearwater Revival: I Put a Spell on You (1969). He was married to Patricia Suzanne Clapper and Loretta Gail Skinner. He died on 6 September 1990 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.- Writer
- Actor
- Animation Department
Campbell Grant was born on 7 November 1909 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Fantasia (1940), The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) and Pinocchio (1940). He died on 24 March 1992 in Carpinteria, California, USA.- Additional Crew
- Actor
Robert Gladstein was born on 16 January 1943 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Beauty and the Beast (1969) and Great Performances: Dance in America (1976). He died on 5 May 1992 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Laurence Hugo was born on 22 December 1917 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was an actor, known for All My Children (1970), The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) and Six Characters in Search of an Author (1976). He was married to Carolyn Gary and Ludi Claire. He died on 2 March 1994 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Norman Bartold was born on 6 August 1928 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Westworld (1973), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and The California Kid (1974). He was married to Sheila Bartold and Mary Virginia Bartold. He died on 28 May 1994 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.
- Phillip Gilmore was born on 5 August 1956 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Malcolm X (1992). He died on 29 August 1994 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Nellie Fisher was born on 10 December 1920 in Berkeley, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Up in Central Park (1948), Thru the Crystal Ball (1949) and America Song (1948). She died on 19 October 1994 in Edmonds, Washington, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
Don Carpenter was born on 16 March 1931 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Payday (1973), The Outsider (1968) and The High Chaparral (1967). He died on 28 July 1995 in Mill Valley, California, USA.- Music Department
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Christopher Keene was born on 21 December 1946 in Berkeley, California, USA. He is known for Altered States (1980), Live from Lincoln Center (1976) and Vanessa (1978). He died on 8 October 1995 in New York City, New York, USA.- Jeanne Arnold was born on July 30, 1921 in Berkeley, California and raised in San Francisco, the daughter of George and Agnes Kirkman Arnold. She graduated from Lowell High School and from the University of California, Berkeley. Jeanne had a long and varied career principally as a TV and stage actress in New York, Chicago and Hollywood and during the last 17 years of her life performed frequently at Meadowbrook Theatre in Rochester, Michigan. After marrying William Stevens in 1978, she relocated to Flint, MI but continued to act in local theater productions such as "Jeanne Arnold Sings!", a one-woman show staged at Flint's Buckham Alley Theatre in 1992. Known for her magnetic stage presence and confident acting style, Arnold had a reputation for total commitment to her craft. Arnold died on September 20, 1996 in Flint, Michigan.
- David Brower was born on 1 July 1912 in Berkeley, California, USA. He died on 5 November 2000 in Berkeley, California, USA.
- Animation Department
- Art Director
- Producer
After graduating from Stanford University in 1932, Thor Putname studied art at the Chouinard Art Institute before beginning his career with Walt Disney Studios. He joined the Navy in 1942. While in the service he supervised the production of 37 Navy training films. After his discharge in 1946 he returned to Walt Disney Studios.- Soundtrack
Susanna McCorkle was born on 4 January 1946 in Berkeley, California, USA. She was married to Dan DiNicola and Keith Ingham. She died on 19 May 2001 in New York City, New York, USA.- Visual Effects
- Animation Department
Suki worked on plays at Berkeley High School with Timothy Hutton. Attended Cabrillo College in 1980. Graduated from Long Beach State University in 1989 with a B.A in Art Education. She got her first film industry job on The Plague Dogs as an animation cell painter through a connection made by her brother Nick Stern in 1981. Later she worked on two George Lucas features at Industrial Light and Magic in Marin County in the Rotoscope Division. Moved to Southern California in 1985. Married in 1987 to Sam Berro. Gave birth to twins in 1989. Died from complications of cancer.- Additional Crew
Galen Rowell was born on 23 August 1940 in Berkeley, California, USA. Galen is known for Desert Vision (1987). Galen was married to Barbara Ann Cushman and Carol Delight Chevez. Galen died on 11 August 2002 in Bishop, California, USA.- Betty Jordan was born on 26 October 1918 in Berkeley, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Hawk (1935). She was married to Chuck Mathis. She died on 28 September 2003 in Oregon City, Oregon, USA.
- Sound Department
Cam McCulloch was born on 3 June 1909 in Berkeley, California, USA. Cam is known for Star Trek (1966), The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) and The Joey Bishop Show (1961). Cam died on 26 January 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Larry McGrew was born on 23 July 1957 in Berkeley, California, USA. He died on 5 April 2004 in Lancaster, California, USA.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
- Location Management
Burt Burnam was born on 26 March 1944 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), Courage Under Fire (1996) and Deception (1992). He was married to Laurie. He died on 25 October 2004.- Scott Crossfield was born on 2 October 1921 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was married to Alice Virginia Knoph. He died on 19 April 2006 in Ranger, Georgia, USA.
- Jeff Erlanger was born on 30 November 1970 in Berkeley, California, USA. He died on 10 June 2007 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
- Jeanne Bates began her acting career while a student at San Mateo Junior College, appearing on radio soap operas in San Francisco. She played the lead in an airwave mystery series, Lew X. Lansworth's "Whodunit" (Bates' scream was the show's "signature"), which became so successful that it (and Bates) moved to Hollywood in 1941. Bates and Lansworth married in 1943. By the time the two were married, Bates was already under contract to Columbia Pictures, where she debuted in a Boston Blackie mystery.
- Augusta Dabney was born on 23 October 1916 in Berkeley, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Running on Empty (1988), That Night! (1957) and The Paper (1994). She was married to William Prince and Kevin McCarthy. She died on 4 February 2008 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Visual Effects
- Actor
Bob Broughton was born on 17 September 1917 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Tron (1982), The Black Hole (1979) and The Watcher in the Woods (1980). He was married to June Chestnut. He died on 19 January 2009 in Rochester, Minnesota, USA.- Actor
Sayyed Y. Bey was born on 30 August 1976 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was an actor. He died on 25 February 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
- Editor
- Writer
Chick Strand was born on 3 December 1931 in Berkeley, California, USA. She was a director and editor, known for Angel Blue Sweet Wings (1966), Kristallnacht (1979) and Cartoon le Mousse (1979). She was married to Paul Anderson Strand and Neon Park. She died on 11 July 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Nancy Miller was born on 28 December 1930 in Berkeley, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Story of Mankind (1957) and The Flying Doctor (1959). She died on 6 September 2009 in Aptos, California, USA.
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert Turturice was born on 15 March 1949 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was a costume designer, known for Batman & Robin (1997), Moonlighting (1985) and CBS Afternoon Playhouse (1978). He died on 15 December 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Altie Taylor was born on 29 September 1947 in Berkeley, California, USA. He died on 14 March 2010 in Sacramento, California, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Alexander Anderson was born on 5 September 1920 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Crusader Rabbit (1950), The Comic Strips of Television (1948) and Rah Rah Woozy (1980). He was married to Patricia Larsen, Beverly Anderson and Gail Anderson. He died on 22 October 2010 in Carmel, California, USA.- Art Director
- Production Designer
- Additional Crew
Al Locatelli was born on 21 February 1939 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was an art director and production designer, known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), American Graffiti (1973) and McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971). He died on 8 April 2011 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Russell Arms played Chester Finley opposite Doris Day in "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (Warner Bros. 1953). Chester, a nerd in love with Marjorie Winfield, Day's character, was Marjorie's piano teacher, a rival to Bill Sherman, played by Gordon MacRae. Arms, in 1953, was not yet a featured player on NBC-TV's "Your Hit Parade." He became one of the program's four regular singers in 1954.- Additional Crew
Dave Mann was born on 2 June 1932 in Berkeley, California, USA. He is known for Bill Cosby: Himself (1983). He died on 22 May 2012 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Sound Department
Ginny Tyler was born on 8 August 1925 in Berkeley, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Sword in the Stone (1963), Doctor Dolittle (1967) and Space Ghost (1966). She was married to Albert Jacobson and Lowell Fenton. She died on 13 July 2012 in Issaquah, Washington, USA.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Jane Connell was born on 27 October 1925 in Berkeley, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Mame (1974), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) and Bewitched (1964). She was married to Gordon Connell. She died on 22 September 2013 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.- Alexander Shulgin was born on 17 June 1925 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was married to Ann Shulgin. He died on 2 June 2014 in Lafayette, California, USA.
- J. California Cooper was born on 10 November 1931 in Berkeley, California, USA. J. California was a writer, known for Funny Valentines (1999). J. California died on 20 September 2014 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
- Actor
- Art Department
Gene Patton was born on 25 April 1932 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), My Tutor (1983) and The Gong Show Movie (1980). He was married to Doris M. Prince and Carol Larson. He died on 9 March 2015 in Pasadena, California, USA.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Gordon Connell was born on 19 March 1923 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Creepshow 2 (1987), Supertrain (1979) and The Six Million Dollar Man (1974). He was married to Jane Connell. He died on 12 June 2016 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.