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Rambunctious British leading man (contrary to popular belief, he was of Scottish ancestry, not Irish) and later character actor primarily in American films, Victor McLaglen was a vital presence in a number of great motion pictures, especially those of director John Ford. McLaglen (pronounced Muh-clog-len, not Mack-loff-len) was the son of the Right Reverend Andrew McLaglen, a Protestant clergyman who was at one time Bishop of Claremont in South Africa. The young McLaglen, eldest of eight brothers, attempted to serve in the Boer War by joining the Life Guards, though his father secured his release. The adventuresome young man traveled to Canada where he did farm labor and then directed his pugnacious nature into professional prizefighting. He toured in circuses, vaudeville shows, and Wild West shows, often as a fighter challenging all comers. His tours took him to the US, Australia (where he joined in the gold rush) and South Africa. In 1909 he was the first fighter to box newly-crowned heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, whom he fought in a six-round exhibition match in Vancouver (as an exhibition fight, it had no decision). When the First World War broke out, McLaglen joined the Irish Fusiliers and soldiered in the Middle East, eventually serving as Provost Marshal (head of Military Police) for the city of Baghdad. After the war he attempted to resume a boxing career, but was given a substantial acting role in The Call of the Road (1920) and was well received. He became a popular leading man in British silent films, and within a few years was offered the lead in an American film, The Beloved Brute (1924). He quickly became a most popular star of dramas as well as action films, playing tough or suave with equal ease. With the coming of sound, his ability to be persuasively debonair diminished by reason of his native speech patterns, but his popularity increased, particularly when cast by Ford as the tragic Gypo Nolan in The Informer (1935), for which McLaglen won the Best Actor Oscar. He continued to play heroes, villains and simple-minded thugs into the 1940s, when Ford gave his career a new impetus with a number of lovably roguish Irish parts in such films as She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and The Quiet Man (1952). The latter film won McLaglen another Oscar nomination, the first time a Best Actor winner had been nominated subsequently in the Supporting category. McLaglen formed a semi-militaristic riding and polo club, the Light Horse Brigade, and a similarly arrayed precision motorcycle team, the Victor McLaglen Motorcycle Corps, both of which led to conclusions that he had fascist sympathies and was forming his own private army. McLaglen denied espousing the far right-wing sentiments that were often attributed to him. He continued to act in films into his 70s and died, from congestive heart failure, not long after appearing in a film directed by his son, Andrew V. McLaglen.- Music Artist
- Music Department
- Actor
Bob Marley was born on February 6, 1945, in Nine Miles, Saint Ann, Jamaica, to Norval Marley and Cedella Booker. His father was a Jamaican of English descent. His mother was a black teenager. The couple were married in 1944 but Norval left for Kingston immediately after. Norval died in 1957, seeing his son only a few times.
Bob Marley started his career with the Wailers, a group he formed with Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston in 1963. Marley married Rita Marley in February 1966, and it was she who introduced him to Rastafarianism. By 1969 Bob, Tosh and Livingston had fully embraced Rastafarianism, which greatly influence Marley's music in particular and on reggae music in general. The Wailers collaborated with Lee Scratch Perry, resulting in some of the Wailers' finest tracks like "Soul Rebel", "Duppy Conquerer", "400 Years" and "Small Axe." This collaboration ended bitterly when the Wailers found that Perry, thinking the records were his, sold them in England without their consent. However, this brought the Wailers' music to the attention of Chris Blackwell, the owner of Island Records.
Blackwell immediately signed the Wailers and produced their first album, "Catch a Fire". This was followed by "Burnin'", featuring tracks as "Get Up Stand Up" and "I Shot the Sheriff." Eric Clapton's cover of that song reached #1 in the US. In 1974 Tosh and Livingston left the Wailers to start solo careers. Marley later formed the band "Bob Marley and the Wailers", with his wife Rita as one of three backup singers called the I-Trees. This period saw the release of some groundbreaking albums, such as "Natty Dread", "Rastaman Vibration".
In 1976, during a period of spiraling political violence in Jamaica, an attempt was made on Marley's life. Marley left for England, where he lived in self-exile for two years. In England "Exodus" was produced, and it remained on the British charts for 56 straight weeks. This was followed by another successful album, "Kaya." These successes introduced reggae music to the western world for the first time, and established the beginning of Marley's international status.
In 1977 Marley consulted with a doctor when a wound in his big toe would not heal. More tests revealed malignant melanoma. He refused to have his toe amputated as his doctors recommended, claiming it contradicted his Rastafarian beliefs. Others, however, claim that the main reason behind his refusal was the possible negative impact on his dancing skills. The cancer was kept secret from the general public while Bob continued working.
Returning to Jamaica in 1978, he continued work and released "Survival" in 1979 which was followed by a successful European tour. In 1980 he was the only foreign artist to participated in the independence ceremony of Zimbabwe. It was a time of great success for Marley, and he started an American tour to reach blacks in the US. He played two shows at Madison Square Garden, but collapsed while jogging in NYC's Central Park on September 21, 1980. The cancer diagnosed earlier had spread to his brain, lungs and stomach. Bob Marley died in a Miami hospital on May 11, 1981. He was 36 years old.- Andrew Paul was born on 17 March 1961 in Mile End, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Scum (1979), Bugsy Malone (1976) and Bellman and True (1987). He has been married to Laura Shad since 1985. They have three children.
- Lilian Hall Davis was born June 23, 1898, in Mile End, London, England, the daughter of a London cab driver. For publicity purposes, she changed the spelling of her name to to the tonier Lillian Hall-Davis and reported her birthplace as the more fashionable Hampstead, London. She began acting in films in 1917 and by the early 1920s, Hall-Davis was one of the leading actresses of British silent film. She was Alfred Hitchcock's favorite actress during the early days of his career. He directed her in The Ring (1927) and The Farmer's Wife (1928) Hall-Davis was married to Walter Pemberton, a British stage actor. Her last film was a supporting role in Her Reputation (1931). By 1933, her film career was over, she was being treated for neurasthenia and was suffering a nervous breakdown. On October 25, 1933, she locked herself in the kitchen of her home in Golders Green, turned on the gas, stuck her head in the oven, and cut her throat with her brother's straight razor. Her 14-year-old son Grovsvenor, came home from school, found her suicide note in the hall and summoned the neighbors for help. They were too late. Hall-Davis was dead at the age of 34.
- Dee Arlen was born on 20 August 1930 in Miles City, Montana, USA. She is an actress, known for The Ladies Man (1961), Perry Mason (1957) and Leave It to Beaver (1957). She was previously married to Gil Stratton.
- Albert Evansky was born on 7 December 1915 in Mile End, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Bullshot Crummond (1983). He died on 11 April 1991 in London, England, UK.
- Jade Jones was born on 12 February 1979 in Mile End, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Damage: What UC (Iz what U get) (1995), Damage: Wonderful Tonight (1997) and Lemon La Vida Loca (2012).
- Marie La Varre was born in 1891 in Mile End Old Town, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Divorce Game (1917), The Crimson Dove (1917) and A Yank in Australia (1942). She died on 5 September 1967 in Australia.
- Eric Corrie was born on 6 August 1924 in Mile End, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Malaga (1954), The Swingin' Maiden (1962) and The Errol Flynn Theatre (1956). He died in 1999 in Guime, Lanzarote, Spain.
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
A Midwest native, Ben was raised in a few different cities including Ekalaka, MT; then Wall and Fort Pierre, SD. A rambunctious kid, Ben was involved in a ton of extra-curricular activities. He played several sports, was active in music, band and choir, school plays and whatever else seemed to catch his attention for the moment.
After attending Stanley County High School, he attended the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities where he studied public relations, organizational communication, journalism & leadership. Perhaps the most defining element of Ben's collegiate career was the three years he spent as "Goldy Gopher", Minneota's fiery mascot. Ben was even part of the team that won the 1999 ESPN Mascot of the Year award.
Ben's involvement in the theatre and arts, along with his experience as a mascot fittingly led to desire to pursue a career in the entertainment field as an actor, writer, director and producer.
Ben's theatre career started after college with the esteemed Minneapolis Children's Theater Company. Ben was hired as a performing apprentice for the 2002-2003 season where he got to work with many talented performers including director Graciela Daniel & Eric Simonson, writers Jeffrey Hatcher & Nilo Cruz, and actors Mark Linn-Baker, Danielle Ferland, Frank Vlastnik, Barbara Kingsley, Claudia Wilkens, Richard Ooms, Isabell O'Connor and Julio Monge. While at CTC, Ben also got the chance to work with members of Anne Bogart's SITI Company and develop, write and perform an original project in collaboration with a small Minnesota town called "Stories From Montevideo".
While working in the vibrant Minneapolis/St. Paul theatre community, Ben secured his first agent, booked his first commercial, and got his taste for on-camera performance. After a couple years, Ben followed John B. L. Soule's advice and the "young man went west" toward Los Angeles.
After only a few months in Los Angeles, Ben found commercial representation, booked his first national TV commercial and originated the role of "Dr. Vinnie" as a guest star on the Discovery/TLC network children's television program, "Hip Hop Harry."
In the summer of 2010, Ben started his own production company, Golden Rodent Productions. Golden Rodent will focus on producing, writing & directing comedic content or the web, television and film.- John Stalker was born on 14 April 1939 in Miles Platting, Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Harry Enfield and Chums (1994), Have I Got News for You (1990) and Cluedo (1990). He was married to Stella Bendon. He died on 15 February 2019 in the UK.
- F. Britten Austin was born on 8 May 1885 in Mile End, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Last Outpost (1935), Buried Treasure (1921) and A Woman Redeemed (1927). He was married to Ethel King and Edith Abbot. He died on 12 March 1941 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK.
- Barbara Brower was born on 19 February 1916 in Miles City, Montana, USA. She was an actress, known for Salomy Jane (1923). She was married to Richard George Leitner and Stanley D. Brown. She died on 28 October 1976 in Riverside, California, USA.
- Pat Aza was born on 25 April 1888 in Mile End Old Town, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Pinwright's Progress (1946) and Youth at the Helm (1946). He died on 16 May 1985 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK.
- Deb Frecklington was born on 3 September 1971 in Miles, Queensland, Australia. She has been married to Jason Frecklington since 1994. They have three children.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Albert Sandler was born on 2 June 1906 in Mile End Old Town, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doc Hollywood (1991), Waltz Time (1945) and The Small Man (1935). He died on 30 August 1948 in Stanmore, Middlesex, England, UK.- Editorial Department
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Rafe Newhouse was born on 24 November 1923 in St. Luke's Hospital, Mile End, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Point Blank (1967), Where's Jack? (1969) and The Amazing Spider-Man (1977). He died on 20 January 2010 in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK.- Del Connell was a prolific writer, artist, and sculptor who started as a charter member of the Walt Disney Studios in 1939. He began in the Character Model Department where he sculpted models to provide three-dimensional reference for the animators in such films as "Fantasia," "Dumbo," "The Reluctant Dragon," and "Lady and the Tramp." He soon began writing shorts such as "The Pelican and the Snipe," and was assigned as one of the first two writers on "Alice in Wonderland" before WWII. While serving in the Army during the war, he wrote "The Cold-Blooded Penguin," which was seen in movie "The Three Caballeros." After the war he rejoined the "Alice in Wonderland" team and also wrote the short "Ben and Me," as well as writing on an abandoned version of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin." In 1955, he wrote and sketched the earliest known drafts for the first souvenir guide to Disneyland. Connell soon began a long career in comic books at Western Publishing Company, where he wrote and edited thousands of stories for various studios including Disney, Warner Bros., Hanna-Barbera, MGM, and Walter Lantz. He created many beloved comic book characters such as April, May, and June, Daisy Duck's nieces, and Super Goof, Goofy's superhero alter ego. He also created Mighty Knight, Wacky Witch, and The Close Shaves of Pauline Peril. One of his most popular creations was the comic book series "Space Family Robinson," which was reborn (with the Robinsons, but without attribution to Connell) as Irwin Allen's successful television show "Lost in Space" which ran for three seasons and in turn inspired a 1998 feature film. While editor-in-chief of the west coast office of Western Publishing, Connell continued his relationship with Disney as the writer of the popular Mickey Mouse newspaper strip for over 20 years until his retirement in 1988. Del's original pencil drawings and proof sheets reside at the UCLA special collections at the Charles E. Young Research Library. Connell died at age 93, having contributed to many classic Disney films, and having written thousands of books and comic strips that were the regular reading matter for a generation of youngsters in America and around the world.
- Gilbert Holmes was born on 15 June 1895 in Miles City, Montana, USA. He was an actor, known for Quick Triggers (1928), The Big Town Round-Up (1921) and The Arizona Cyclone (1928). He died on 17 August 1936 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Robyn Adair was born on 11 February 1884 in Miles City, Montana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Making of Bob Mason's Wife (1917), The Quest (1915) and The Yellow Bullet (1917). He died in February 1965.
- Harry Abdy was born on 31 January 1889 in Mile End, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Wild Innocence (1936), Harvest Gold (1945) and Come Up Smiling (1939). He died in 1959 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Production Designer
- Art Department
- Art Director
Shaun Fenn was born on 28 October 1978 in Mile End, London, England, UK. He is a production designer and art director, known for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Black Mirror (2011) and Whitstable Pearl (2021).- Actor
- Additional Crew
Terry Skiverton was born on 20 June 1975 in Mile End, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Dream Team (1997) and The Football League Show (2009).- Todd Wash was born on 19 July 1968 in Miles City, Montana, USA.
- Al Burnett was born on 20 February 1906 in Mile End Old Town, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sweet Beat (1959), Café Continental (1947) and Rooftop Rendezvous (1948). He died on 19 April 1973 in City of London, London, England, UK.