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- Frederick Bond was born on 12 September 1861 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was married to Annie Rose (actress) and Caroline Parker (actress). He died on 9 February 1914 in Whitestone, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Location Management
Daniel Keleher was born in 1865 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Million Dollar Mystery (1914), The Traffic Cop (1916) and The Baby and the Boss (1915). He died on 26 May 1917 in New Rochelle, New York, USA.- Margaret Cullington was born in August 1885 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Jiggs in Society (1920), Father's Close Shave (1920) and Jiggs and the Social Lion (1920). She was married to Louis Fitzroy and William Fowler. She died on 18 July 1925 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Winifred Allen was born on 1 June 1896 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Seventeen (1916), The Man Who Made Good (1917) and The Man Hater (1917). She was married to Lawrence Sperry. She died on 3 January 1943 in Rochester, New York, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Albert Ray, born in New Rochelle, NY, attended Townsend Harris Hall and City College of New York. He spent summer vacations as a member of the Vitagraph stock company, on 14th St. in New York City. He appeared in summer stock in White Plains (NY), Florida and the Harlem Opera House in New York City. He directed short subjects for Pathe on the East Coast, went to Hollywood in 1915 and directed Ben Turpin pictures for the Vogue Film Co. and then Sunshine Comedies for Fox. He also acted opposite Ruth Clifford and Mildred Harris at Universal and co-starred with Elinor Fair at Fox. His first feature-length film as director was Scrap Iron (1921) starring Charles Ray (his cousin) for First National, and altogether he directed nine of his cousin's comedies for the studio. He returned to Fox and directed the "Helen and Warren" series and 19 features.- Steddiford Pitt was born on 18 August 1890 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was married to Mildred Field Allen. He died on 3 October 1953 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Robert E. Sherwood, a brilliant multifaceted writer, was born to Arthur Murray and Rosina Emmet Sherwood, educated at the Milton Academy (Massachusetts) and Harvard, and was wounded while serving with the Canadian Black Watch in WWI. His literary career started with jobs as movie critic at Vanity Fair and Life magazines, but he became a full-time writer with the success of his play "The Road to Rome" in 1927. His first movie writing job came in 1924, rewriting the subtitles for The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923). Over the years he worked with most of the major talents in the film business, including Alexander Korda, George S. Kaufman and Samuel Goldwyn, often working without credit. During WWII Sherwood served in a number of posts, most notably as director of the overseas branch of the Office of War Information (OWI). He resigned in 1944 and returned to film writing, winning an Oscar for his script for The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). Sherwood received numerous literary awards throughout his career, including the Pulitzer Prize in 1936, '39, '41, and '49, and the Bancroft Prize for distinguished writing in American history in 1949.- Alexander Gillespie Raymond was born on October 2, 1909 in New Rochelle, New York, to Beatrice Wallazz (Crossley) and Alexander Gillespie Raymond, a civil engineer and road builder, who encouraged his drawing from an early age. His sister, Beatrice, was the paternal grandmother of actors Matt Dillon and Kevin Dillon. He was of Irish, Scottish, and German descent.
Raymond studied art and illustration at the Grand Central School of Art in New York City. In the 1930s, he began a series of illustrating jobs "ghosting" such comic strips as "Tillie the Toiler" and "Blondie". In 1933, Raymond and writer Don Moore were asked to develop a comic strip to compete with the popular character "Buck Rogers". Their creation, "Flash Gordon", was an immediate success, spawning a number of Saturday morning serials, television series and feature films.
Raymond also created a strip with mystery writer Dashiell Hammett, "Secret Agent X-9", and worked on both strips simultaneously. During this period, Raymond's style improved dramatically, and his work was very influential on such future artists as Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson and Wayne Boring. Raymond left both strips in 1944, when he joined the United States Marine Corps. He served in the Pacific theatre during World War II, and left the Marines in 1946, with the rank of Major. After the war, Raymond developed one more comic strip, "Rip Kirby", about a detective/scientist. On September 6, 1956, Alex Raymond died at age 46 in an automobile accident in Westport, Conneticut. - Lydia Mead was born on 9 November 1888 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Million Dollar Mystery (1914), Divorce and the Daughter (1916) and The Man Without Fear (1914). She was married to M. Perry Horton. She died on 24 January 1958 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA.
- Composer
- Soundtrack
George Treadwell was born on 21 December 1919 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for Flipped (2010), The Sandlot (1993) and American Horror Story (2011). He was married to Fayrene Lavern and Sarah Vaughan. He died on 14 May 1967 in New York City, New York, USA.- Actress
- Writer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Irene Castle and her husband Vernon Castle (born Vernon Blyth) were the best known ballroom dancers of the early 20th C. Beginning about 1914 they operated several clubs and studios in the NYC area, toured the country dancing, and were able to charge as much as a thousand dollars an hour for lessons. They appeared in an Irving Berlin musical ("Watch Your Step") and in the film "The Whirl Of Life" as themselves. Irene appeared in a number of films alone, notably the WWI drama "Patria". Vernon (as a military flying instructor) was killed in an airplane accident shortly before the war's end. Irene later married Robert Treman, an Ithaca NY businessman who stole her money and lost it on the stock market. In 1923 she married Frederic McLaughlin, a man sixteen years older than her. She married him for his money, divorcing him when he proved to be possessive and physically violent. Her fourth and final husband was George Enzinger an advertising executive from Chicago. She spent the later years of her life championing animal rights.- Caresse Crosby was born on 20 April 1891 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Poem 8 (1932). She was married to Crosby, Harry. She died on 24 January 1970.
- Writer
- Actress
Faith Baldwin was born on 1 October 1893 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for Wife vs. Secretary (1936), The Moon's Our Home (1936) and Week-End Marriage (1932). She was married to Hugh Hamlin Cuthrell. She died on 18 March 1978 in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.- Herb Voland was born on 2 October 1918 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Airplane! (1980), Play of the Week (1959) and The Love God? (1969). He was married to Betty Jean Carlton and Laura Elizabeth Hale. He died on 26 April 1981 in Riverside, California, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
With the passing of Irving Foy in 2003, another era in American show business comes to a close. Eddie Foy & the Seven Little Foys appeared on screen together only once, in 1915 in A Favorite Fool (1915), while Eddie Sr., without his progeny, appeared on screen in Actors' Fund Field Day (1910) and Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919).
In the screen biography The Seven Little Foys (1955), Eddie Foy was portrayed by Bob Hope, while Billy Gray (of Father Knows Best (1954) fame) portrayed Bryan Foy (1896-1977), Lee Erickson portrayed Charley Foy (1898-1984), Paul De Rolf portrayed Richard Foy (1905-1947), Lydia Reed portrayed Mary Foy (1901-1987), Linda Bennett portrayed Madeline Foy (1903-1988), Jimmy Baird portrayed Eddie Foy Jr., (1905-1983) & Tommy Duran portrayed Irving Foy (1908-2003).
Bryan became a successful producer at Warner Brothers, the same studio that employed Charley (who narrated The Seven Little Foys (1955) ). as an actor. Mary also appeared in a number of films during the 20s and 30s but it is Eddie Jr. who is best remembered for his screen appearances. But now, the Seven Little Foys only live on in memories.
He appeared as his father in the following: Frontier Marshal (1939) about Wyatt Earp, Lillian Russell (1940) about the vaudeville star, Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) about Broadway showman George M. Cohan & Wilson (1944) about the United States president, Woodrow Wilson. Eddie, Jr. also played his father in the Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) 1964 television production of The Seven Little Foys (#1.14) with Mickey Rooney as George M. Cohan. He was also a song and dance man in numerous films & stage productions.- Soundtrack
Composer and author, educated at Iona College. During World War II he served in the USAF as a Flight Officer and Bombardier. He worked in New York for RKO in sales, and later for a record company. Joining ASCAP in 1958, his other popular-song compositions include "Warm" and "Out of Space and Time".- Animation Department
John Walworth was born on 7 September 1913 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He is known for Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941), Nix on Hypnotricks (1941) and A Jolly Good Furlough (1943). He died on 31 December 1991.- Bernard Evslin was born on 1 January 1922 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Journey Back to Oz (1972) and a.k.a. Cassius Clay (1970). He was married to Dorothy Clinton. He died on 4 June 1993 in Kauai, Hawaii, USA.
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Walter Lantz was an American cartoonist, animator, film producer, and film director from New Rochelle, New York. He was the eponymous founder of the animation studio Walter Lantz Productions (1928-1972). The studio was initially famous for continuing the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film series from 1928 to 1938. Lantz later found more success with animated film series featuring Andy Panda (1939-1949), Woody Woodpecker (1941-1972), and the penguin Chilly Willy (1953-1972).
In 1899, Lantz was born to Italian immigrant parents in New Rochelle, New York. The family name was originally "Lanza" before being changed to "Lantz". His parents were named Francesco Paolo Lanza and Maria Gervasi. In 1911, Lantz completed a mail-order drawing class. In his teen years, Lantz worked as an auto mechanic while continuing to draw as a hobby. He found a wealthy patron by the name of Fred Kafka, who agreed to finance Lantz's studies at the Art Students League of New York.
In 1915, the adolescent Lantz was hired as an animator by the animation department of the International Film Service studio (1915-1921). The department head was the director Gregory La Cava (1892-1952), while the studio's owner was the businessman William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951). Lantz eventually left the studio and was hired by the animation studio Bray Productions (1912-1928). In 1924, Lantz created his own film series, called "Dinky Doodle". Also in 1924, Lantz became the new head of production at Bray. He was chosen as the replacement of Vernon Stallings (1891-1963).
Lantz moved to Hollywood, California in c. 1927/1928, in hopes of setting up his own studio. He was short of funds, and he initially supported himself through a series of odd jobs. He worked briefly as a member of the production team of director Frank Capra (1897-1991), and as a gag writer for Mack Sennett (1880-1960). He was then hired by producer Charles Mintz (1889-1939) to help continue the then-popular Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film series. The films were distributed by Universal Pictures, but its studio head Carl Laemmle (1867-1939) wanted to set up his own animation subsidiary. Lantz instead convinced Laemmle to fund the creation of his own animation studio. Lantz's initial production team included the animator Tom Palmer and the musician Bert Fiske. Lantz soon managed to hire the innovative animator Bill Nolan (1894-1954), who was known for creating and perfecting the rubber hose style of animation.
Lantz continued producing animated short films for theatrical release until 1972. By that point, Walter Lantz Productions and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises were the last remaining American animation studios which still regularly produced theatrical animated short films. Lantz decided to shut down his studio due to rising production costs and diminishing profits. He continued to earn a living through licensing his characters for media use, and by selling his drawings and paintings to collectors. He served throughout the 1980s and the early 1990s in the advisory board of the National Student Film Institute. He died in March 1994 due to heart failure, at the age of 94.- Ira Wallach was born on 22 January 1913 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for Hot Millions (1968), Boys' Night Out (1962) and Don't Make Waves (1967). She was married to Lillian A Weinberg and Devera Sievers. She died on 2 December 1995 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Kenneth Forbes was born on 8 October 1920 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for At War with the Army (1950), Starlight Theatre (1950) and The Girls (1950). He was married to Jane Morrissey and Patricia Forbes. He died on 27 July 1997 in Muncy, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Doris Karnes was born on 10 February 1912 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), Route 66 (1960) and It's a Man's World (1962). She was married to Robert Karnes. She died on 5 March 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Thomas Bermingham was born in 1918 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Exorcist (1973), The Amityville Horror (1979) and Amityville II: The Possession (1982). He died on 21 November 1998 in Bronx, New York, USA.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Frances Mercer was born on 21 October 1915 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Mad Miss Manton (1938), Vivacious Lady (1938) and Beauty for the Asking (1939). She was married to G. Robert Fleming. She died on 12 November 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Dan DeCarlo was born on 12 December 1919 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Josie and the Pussycats (2001), Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996) and Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1971). He was married to Josette Dumont. He died on 18 December 2001 in New Rochelle, New York, USA.
- Irving Foy was born on 26 August 1908 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for So You Want to Buy a Used Car (1951), A Favorite Fool (1915) and Mutual Weekly, No. 51 (1915). He was married to Sylvia J. Leese. He died on 20 April 2003 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Bernard McEveety was born on 13 May 1924 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for Gunsmoke (1955), Knight Rider (1982) and Cover Up (1984). He was married to Marion F Bremner and Marion Frances Bremner. He died on 2 February 2004 in Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Adrienne Luraschi was born on 16 November 1923 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. She was an assistant director and producer, known for CBS Playhouse (1967), An Enemy of the People (1978) and Six Against the Rock (1987). She died on 9 February 2004.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Bob Denver was attending college at Loyola-Marymount University, in Los Angeles, when he got into acting. At first, Denver wasn't sure he wanted to be an actor, but gradually gave in, deciding that's what he was going to do for a career. Before he became established, he worked as a mailman and teacher. He then got a screen test for the part of Maynard G. Krebs and to his surprise won the part. After four years on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959), Denver got his most famous part of Gilligan, in Gilligan's Island (1964). After Gilligan's three-year run ended he did a few other television shows (including the Gilligan wannabe Dusty's Trail (1973)) and Broadway plays. On September 2, 2005, he died of complications related to cancer treatment at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in North Carolina. He had most recently lived in Princeton, West Virgina. He is survived by his wife Dreama Perry Denver, and four children.- Merilene Murphy was born on 20 March 1955 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. She died on 2 February 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- James Beck was born on 14 May 1930 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was married to Darma. He died on 26 May 2007 in New York City, New York, USA.
- House Peters Jr. spent over 32 years in Hollywood as a well-respected, journeyman character actor and occasional star of B-movies. Beginning his career in 1935's Hot Tip (1935), he went on to portray mostly supporting characters and a host of baddies in a large number of stage roles, films, serials, TV shows and commercials.
House was born into an acting family, the son of silent screen star House Peters and actress Mae King Peters. Affectionately known as "Junior" or "Juny" by friends and relatives, he grew up in Beverly Hills, attended local schools with many children of Hollywood's elite and dove into the acting business upon graduation from Beverly Hills High, with modest success. With his new career put on hold because of WWII, House served in the U.S. Army Air Corps' Air Sea Rescue section as a small-boat operator. Meeting and subsequently marrying Lucy Pickett during his tour in the Phillipines, he returned home after the war and resumed his career. During the late 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s, House found a lot of work in both movies and television, playing such roles as soldiers, police detectives, western outlaws and even as the original Mr. Clean in a popular string of TV commercials. Peters had set himself a goal when he began his acting career that if he didn't achieve star status by age 50, he would leave show business for good. Being true to his word after remaining typed as a perennial supporting player, he left the set after finishing a Lassie (1954) episode in 1965 in which he played a recurring role as county sheriff Jim Simmons, and ended his career. From that day forward House went into the real estate business in the San Fernando Valley and never turned back. When he finally retired from this profession, he and Lucy toured the entire country many times over in their van and travel trailer, fishing, gold prospecting, site seeing and attending every swap meet they could find. He was the recipient of the coveted Golden Boot Award and penned an autobiography, "Another Side of Hollywood," House makes occasional appearances at western film festivals, including the ever-popular gathering at Iverson Ranch in Chatsworth, California. If he had anything to do over again in his entire life, Peters emphatically proclaims that it would be to "change my name!" - Steven Gilborn was born on 15 July 1936 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Evolution (2001), Doctor Dolittle (1998) and Alien: Resurrection (1997). He was married to Karen Halverson. He died on 2 January 2009 in North Chatham, New York, USA.
- Michael Meyers was born on 7 February 1946 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Goodbye, Columbus (1969), The David Frost Show (1969) and The Merv Griffin Show (1962). He died on 14 September 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Additional Crew
Elliot Fischoff was born on 2 July 1953 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He is known for 2010 (1984). He was married to Debra Cherney. He died on 1 July 2010 in Westwood, California, USA.- Christina Fadala was born on 9 June 1944 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Mystic Pizza (1988) and Easy Listening (2002). She was married to David Hirschy. She died on 11 September 2010 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
- Edward Wellen was born on 2 October 1919 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. Edward was a writer, known for Bourbon Street Beat (1959). Edward died on 15 January 2011 in New Rochelle, New York, USA.
- Following her high school graduation, Kay Christopher entered the fashion world as a professional model and pin-up girl which led to entries in several beauty contests that welcomed a rich assortment of accolades. After signing a contract with RKO Radio Pictures in 1945 she made her screen debut as a bridesmaid in The Locket (1946). She later had appearances in Desperate (1947) , Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947), If You Knew Susie (1948), I Cheated the Law (1949), Code of the Silver Sage (1950), and Gasoline Alley (1951). She also starred in television on Doctor I.Q. followed by Lux Video Theatre. With sixteen titles to her credit and several accolades for modeling she left the profession in 1954 to focus on marriage.
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
- Additional Crew
Lorenzo Semple Jr. was born on 27 March 1923 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Three Days of the Condor (1975), Flash Gordon (1980) and Never Say Never Again (1983). He was married to Joyce Miller and Ann Somers. He died on 28 March 2014 in Brentwood, California, USA.- Scott Decker was born on 22 July 1970 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), Third Watch (1999) and Bleeding Hearts (2015). He died on 3 June 2015 in Yorktown, New York, USA.
- Ralph Roberts was born on 13 March 1920 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was married to Suzanne Roberts. He died on 18 June 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Actress
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Penny Chenery was born on 27 January 1922 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for Secretariat (2010), Penny & Red: The Life of Secretariat's Owner (2013) and Secretariat's Jockey: Ron Turcotte (2013). She was married to John Bayard Tweedy and Lennart Ringquist. She died on 16 September 2017 in Boulder, Colorado, USA.- Scotty Bloch was born on 28 January 1925 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The King of Comedy (1982), Everyone Says I Love You (1996) and I.Q. (1994). She was married to Daniel J. Bloch. She died on 15 September 2018 in Niantic, Connecticut, USA.
- Art Department
John Wulp was born on 31 May 1928 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He is known for O Pioneers! (1991), The 32nd Annual Tony Awards (1978) and The 33rd Annual Tony Awards (1979). He died on 27 November 2018 in Rockport, Maine, USA.- Leslie Gelb was born on 4 March 1937 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was married to Judith Cohen. He died on 31 August 2019 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- The youngest son of artist Norman Rockwell, he became a sculptor in Rome, Italy, where he lived most of his life. His works are displayed around the world, from the National Portrait Gallery, the Washington National Cathedral, the Cathedral of the Pines, and at the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property in Rome. He also authored several books about the art of stone working.
He married Cynthia Ide, with whom he had four children. - Art Department
Jamie Archdeacon was born on 2 June 1966 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. Jamie is known for John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017), The Book of Henry (2017) and Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020). Jamie died on 21 July 2020 in Oyster Bay, New York, USA.- DJ Jaffe was born on 21 November 1954 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was married to Paula Orndoff and Rose Wagner. He died on 23 August 2020 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Peter Scolari was born on 12 September 1955 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Newhart (1982), Girls (2012) and That Thing You Do! (1996). He was married to Tracy Shayne, Cathy Trien, Debra Steagall and Lisa Kretzschmar. He died on 22 October 2021 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
Donald Spoto was born on 28 June 1941 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000), The Girl (2012) and Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi (2003). He was married to Ole Flemming Larsen. He died on 11 February 2023 in Koege, Denmark.