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- Evan Thomas was born on 17 February 1891 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Girl from Maxim's (1933), Lady Windermere's Fan (1916) and Mrs. Dane's Defence (1933). He was married to Sylvia Leslie. He died in 1982 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
- Composer, conductor and cornetist, educated at Juilliard and the Army Bandmaster's School. In World War I, he led the 18th Infantry Band (1st Division Allied Expeditionary Force) as the youngest bandmaster in the regular army. He was awarded many medals. From 1924, he was the associate leader and cornet soloist for the US Army Band. In 1953 he was commissioned a Captain as bandleader. During World War II, he conducted the US Army Band, and was Dean of the the Army Bandmaster's School, serving overseas with the Supreme Headquarters Cond.
- Corona Paynter was born on 15 January 1898 in Vancouver, Washington, USA. She was an actress, known for Every Mother's Son (1918). She was married to Morris Green. She died on 29 July 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Actor, author, and musician Chief Dan George was born in present-day North Vancouver as Geswanouth Slahoot (later anglicized as 'Dan Slaholt'), the son of a tribal chief on Burrard Indian Reserve Nº. 3. He is the only Aboriginal actor in Canadian history to date with the right to use the title "Chief", serving as leader of the Squamish First Nation of Burrard Inlet from 1951-63, and retained the honorary title after his term ended. His last name was changed to George when at age 5 he entered a mission boarding school where the use of his native language was discouraged, if not forbidden.
Until 1959, he had worked as a longshoreman, logger, bus driver, and itinerant musician. After spending much of his early life as a longshoreman, a construction worker, and a school-bus driver, Chief Dan George auditioned for the role of Ol' Antoine on Cariboo Country (1960), a CBC series, and won the part. He made his screen debut at age 65. On the strength of his performance in the series, and after playing the same part in Smith! (1969), a Disney adaptation of one of the show's episodes based on "Breaking Smith's Quarterhorse", a novella by Paul St. Pierre, and starring Glenn Ford, he was asked to play "Old Lodge Skins" in Little Big Man (1970). This role led to an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1970. He continued to appear in films and became an accomplished stage actor. He died in 1981 on the same Indian reserve where he was born in North Vancouver at age 82.- Actor
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One of the best and most familiar character actors of the first four decades of sound films, although few who knew his face also knew his name, John Qualen was born in Canada to Norwegian parents. His father was a minister. The family moved to the United States and Qualen (whose real name was Kvalen) grew up in Elgin, Illinois. He won an oratory contest and was given a scholarship to Northwestern University. His interest in acting was piqued there, and he began appearing in tent shows on the Lyceum-Chautauqua circuit and in stock. He went to New York in 1929 and got his big break as the Swedish janitor in Elmer Rice's Street Scene. He repeated the role two years later in the film version. That same year he first worked for director John Ford in Arrowsmith (1931). He became a member of Ford's famed stock company and had prominent roles for Ford for the next thirty-five years. He became a most familiar character player, specializing in Scandinavians of various nationalities, but frequently playing a wide variety of other ethnicities. Perhaps his greatest work among many memorable roles was as the pitiful Muley, who recounts the destruction of his farm by the bank in Ford's masterpiece The Grapes of Wrath (1940). Although plagued in his later years by failing eyesight, he continued to work steadily into his final years. He was treasurer of The Authors Club and historian of The Masquers, Hollywood's famed social group for actors. He had three children, Elizabeth, Kathleen, and Meredith. Qualen died in 1987.- Soundtrack
Patty Fisher was born on 7 March 1905 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Patty died on 7 August 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Rae Daggett was born on 24 July 1905 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was an actress, known for Early to Bed (1936), The Moth (1934) and Broadway to Cheyenne (1932). She was married to Victor Noerdlinger and George Julian Sinclair. She died on 17 March 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Songwriter ("How About You?", "Hawaiian War Chant"), composer, author and producer, educated at Hollywood High School. He was a contract writer for Paramount, Universal and MGM studios, and then began producing television shows and films, beginning in 1954. He joined ASCAP in 1931, and his chief musical collaborators included Sammy Fain, Burton Lane, and Harry Barris. His other popular-song compositions include "Little Dutch Mill", "Who Walks in When I Walk Out?", "Mama Don't Allow It", "You Leave Me Breathless", "Lovelight in the Starlight", "Please Don't Say 'No', Say 'Maybe'", "I Never Felt More Like Falling in Love", "Adios Amigo", "I Thought of You Last Night", "Just the Way You Are", "All the Time", "The Young Man With a Horn", "In a Moment of Madness", and "Madam, I Love Your Crepe Suzettes".- Betty Westmore was born on 5 August 1907 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was an actress, known for The Man in Hobbles (1928), The Wright Idea (1928) and Girls of Today (1928). She was married to Ern Westmore and John Harron. She died on 14 January 1999 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Jean Coulthard was born on 10 February 1908 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was a composer, known for The Pines of Emily Carr (2005) and The Canadian Music Centre in BC's Legacy Composer Film Series (2017). She was married to Donald Adams. She died on 9 March 2000 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- Verlie Cooter was born on 5 May 1908 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was an actress, known for Savage Justice (1967), Cariboo Country (1960) and Pacific 13 (1956). She was married to Frank Cooter. She died on 23 October 2001 in Dyfed, Wales, UK.
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Douglas Bacon was born on 19 September 1908 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an art director, known for Lightning Strikes Twice (1951), Tea for Two (1950) and Lullaby of Broadway (1951). He died on 23 January 1952 in Glendale, California, USA.- Philip Freund was born on 5 February 1909 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was a writer, known for Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963), Matinee Theatre (1955) and Kraft Theatre (1947). He died on 20 December 2007 in New York, USA.
- Victoria Hopper was a popular film and stage actress who appeared in a dozen films between 1933 and 1948. She was a protégé of the director and producer Basil Dean and led a long stage career.
Amongst the highlights of her screen career were the leading role in Lorna Doone (1934) and Laburnum Grove (1936). She died in January 2007 aged 97. - Director
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Charles De la Tour was born on 27 September 1909 in Vancouver, Canada. He was a director and assistant director, known for C.E.M.A. (1942), Farmer Moving South (1952) and Cotswold Club (1944). He was married to Moyra Fessas. He died on 21 July 1982 in London, England, UK.- Music Department
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Composer, conductor, author and record executive Eddie Lund was educated in high school and in music study with Alfred Cortot. He began as a pianist in film theaters and later in radio and night clubs, finally becoming a partner in a Tahiti night club where he organized an orchestra with native musicians. He recorded under his own label. Joining ASCAP in 1952, his popular-song compositions include "Farewell (For Just Awhile)", "Tangi Tika", "Tahitian Cowboy", "Far Lands", "E Piko", "Na Te Moana", and "Oriori Cha Cha".- Chief Khotlacha was born on 15 January 1910 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for MacGyver (1985). He was married to Emily Baker . He died on 23 May 2001 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- John Emerson was born on 13 March 1911 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for Pacific 13 (1956) and Day of Decision (1959). He died on 2 May 1968 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- Edmund Glover was born on 17 June 1911 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for A Failure at Fifty (1940), The Ghost Ship (1943) and The Twilight Zone (1959). He was married to Prudence Lolita Calvin (actress), Jane Clayton Owens and Helen Annabel Stewart. He died on 25 November 1978 in New York City, New York, USA.
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A dark, exotic beauty, Katherine DeMille was a fascinating screen presence in the 1930s and 1940s. She was born in Canada to a Scottish schoolteacher, Edward Gabriel Lester, and his Italian-Swiss wife, Cecile Bianca Bertha (Colani) Lester. Her father was killed in France during World War I, and her mother, who was terminally ill, traveled to California to find Katherine's paternal grandparents and leave her with them. Mrs. Lester died before she could contact her in-laws and Katherine was placed in a Los Angeles orphanage. Constance Adams, the wife of Hollywood's top filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille, was a director of the orphanage. The DeMilles were moved by Katherine's misfortune and decided to adopt her. She became a member of a family that also included the DeMilles' only natural child, Cecilia de Mille; another adopted child, John de Mille; and Richard de Mille, who was actually DeMille's nephew.
Katherine was educated at the Hollywood School for Girls and the Santa Barbara School for Girls. She loved acting in school plays and eventually found work as a movie extra, using the stage name Kay Marsh. DeMille, aware of his daughter's dream of becoming a star, hired her as a script supervisor for his film Four Frightened People (1934) and permitted her to visit the sets of his films and watch his editing process. She secretly auditioned for the role of Pancho Villa's wife, Rosita Morales, in the MGM production Viva Villa! (1934), starring Wallace Beery in the title role. She won the role and impressed the critics with her performance and beauty. Her portrayal of a Mexican maid in The Trumpet Blows (1934) earned her a contract with Paramount Pictures, and she was cast as the villain in Mae West's Belle of the Nineties (1934). Her ability to succeed in films on her own helped her gain her father's admiration as well as a featured role in his next epic, The Crusades (1935). She played Alice, Princess of France, and competed with Loretta Young's Berengaria for the love (and title as consort) of Richard the Lionheart (Henry Wilcoxon). The critics appreciated Katherine's talent and appearance in the lavish DeMille production. Her career was ascending.
After her excellent work in the prestigious DeMille picture, Katherine was finally elevated to leading lady status. Paramount starred her in Drift Fence (1936) and Sky Parade (1936). She was also loaned out to MGM for an uncredited appearance as Romeo's first love, Rosaline, in Romeo and Juliet (1936). 20th Century-Fox cast her in a supporting role in the Barbara Stanwyck-Joel McCrea starrer Banjo on My Knee (1936) and gave her second billing in Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937). Katherine fell in love with Mexican actor Anthony Quinn and married him in 1937. She was billed third in The Californian (1937) and appeared in Love Under Fire (1937), a Spanish Civil War drama. At Columbia Pictures, she was billed second in the Jack Holt vehicle Under Suspicion (1937). This was followed by a small role in another Spanish Civil War drama, Blockade (1938), and a leading lady role in another Jack Holt vehicle, Trapped in the Sky (1939). Unfortunately, the big studios failed to showcase her talent in notable productions. Her next roles were featured in B movies: In Old Caliente (1939), Isle of Destiny (1940), Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940), and Dark Streets of Cairo (1940). She returned to Paramount for a role in the Technicolor film Aloma of the South Seas (1941).
The Quinns had five children. She abandoned her film career after the tragic death of their firstborn, Christopher, in 1941. She made a comeback with a leading role in Black Gold (1947), co-starring her husband, and a supporting role as a Native American woman in her father's Unconquered (1947). She also starred in the film noir The Judge (1949). The Quinns divorced in 1965, and Katherine later moved to Tucson, Arizona, where she died of Alzheimer's disease in 1995.- Producer
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Richard Newton was born on 5 July 1911 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was a producer and actor, known for Burke's Law (1963), Mod Squad (1968) and Emergency! (1972). He died on 13 January 2006 in DeSoto, Texas, USA.- Dorothy Fowler was born on 15 September 1911 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was an actress, known for Studio Pacific (1959) and Pacific 13 (1956). She died on 5 July 1973 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Lida Dolan was born on 2 July 1912 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She died on 28 March 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Monty Margetts was born on 26 July 1912 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was an actress, known for The Red Skelton Hour (1951), Mission: Impossible (1966) and Sweet November (1968). She died on 27 February 1997 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Peggy Campbell was born on 11 August 1912 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was an actress, known for When a Man Sees Red (1934), Big Calibre (1935) and Stone of Silver Creek (1935). She died on 8 July 1985 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Peggy Ross was born on 11 August 1912 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was an actress, known for Splendid Fellows (1934) and Business and Pleasure (1932). She died on 8 July 1985 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Actress
Dorothy Johnson was born on 4 October 1912 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was an actress. She was married to Winston Hibler. She died on 7 April 2010 in Glendale, California, USA.- Cyril Levis was born on 30 October 1912 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for Discoveries (1939) and Stairway to Stardom (1949). He died on 11 January 1994 in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
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Musical theater devotees will undoubtedly know that the song "Let Me Entertain You" was from the classic musical "Gypsy", the born-in-a-trunk story of resilient kid troopers Gypsy Rose Lee and June Havoc who were mercilessly pushed into vaudeville careers by an unbearably headstrong mother. While the lesser-talented Gypsy, of course, became the legendary ecdysiast who turned stripping into an art form, sister June survived her "Baby June" vaudeville child days of old and the tougher road of Depression-era dance marathons to become a reputable actress of stage, screen and TV, among other things. While June may have immortalized in "Gypsy," based on her older sister's memoirs, it was a bittersweet notoriety as she felt it was a very unjust, hurtful and highly inaccurate portrait of her. It also caused a deep rift between the sisters that lasted for well over a decade.
The Canadian-born actress (she was born in Vancouver, not Seattle) entered the world in 1912 (some sources insist 1913 or 1916, but Havoc confirmed her true birth date in 2006), the younger daughter of audacious "stage mother" Rose Thompson Hovick and her husband, John Olaf Hovick, a cub reporter for a Seattle newspaper. Baby June was primed for stardom by Rose by age 2 and was soon dancing with the great ballerina Anna Pavlova and appearing in Hal Roach film shorts (1918-1924) with Harold Lloyd. A flexible, high-kicking vaudeville sensation at 5, she was featured front-and-center in an act completely built around her ("Dainty June and Her Newsboys"). Earning around $1,500 a week at her peak, the delightful child star had audiences eating out of the palm of her little hand while sharing the stage with the likes of "Red-Hot Mama" Sophie Tucker and "Baby Snooks" Fanny Brice. The unrelenting pressures and suffocating dominance of her mother, however, led to a capricious elopement at age 13 with a young boy from the act (Bobby Reed, who inspired the dancing character of Tulsa in "Gypsy"). They married in North Platte, Nebraska with each lying about their age. By the time the Depression hit, however, vaudeville, the nation's economy and her marriage had all collapsed.
Now a mother of a young daughter, April (born out of wedlock in 1930, April Kent acted briefly in the 1950s and died of a heart attack in 1998), June made ends meet by modeling, posing and toiling in dance marathons. The blonde, blue-eyed stunner also found work in stock musicals and on the Borscht Belt circuit. She made her Broadway debut in the musical "Forbidden Melody in 1936". Years passed before she earned her big break as Gladys in Rodgers and Hart's classic musical "Pal Joey" opposite Van Johnson and Gene Kelly in 1940. As a result of their scene-stealing work, the trio earned movie contracts - the two men heading off to the MGM studio and June to RKO.
Unlike her male counterparts, June found herself inextricably caught up in "B" level material. Her film debut in the war-era Four Jacks and a Jill (1942) was followed by the equally ho-hum Powder Town (1942) and Sing Your Worries Away (1942), neither requiring much in the line of acting. Her personality was big for the screen due to her broad vaudeville background, but she nevertheless could show some true grit and talent on occasion, particularly with her support role in My Sister Eileen (1942).
For the next few years she experienced both highs and lows. Her Broadway shows were either hits, such as the musical "Mexican Hayride" (1944) (for which she won the Donaldson Award), and the dramatic "The Ryan Girl" (1945), or complete misses, which included a musical version of the Sadie Thompson saga Rain. June's film acting continued to be a stumbling block, scoring best when asked to play brassy, cynical dames. While she fared well as the femme fatale in Intrigue (1947), the racist secretary in Gentleman's Agreement (1947), and the gun moll The Story of Molly X (1949), more often than not, she was handed second-rate fodder to flounder in such as The Iron Curtain (1948), Once a Thief (1950) and Follow the Sun (1951). She appeared on TV in the early 50s, and she received her own short-lived vehicles as a lawyer in Willy (1954) and as host of her own show The June Havoc Show (1964).
After completing her last film Three for Jamie Dawn (1956), June refocused on stage and TV - particularly the former. She earned some of her best reviews both here and abroad in later years: Titania in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Mistress Sullen in "The Beaux' Stratagem," Sabina in "The Skin of Our Teeth," Millicent in "Dinner at Eight," Jenny in "The Threepenny Opera," Mrs. Swabb in "Habeas Corpus," and Mrs. Lovett in "Sweeney Todd". In 1982 she pulled out all the stops on Broadway and gave a real Rose's Turn as a Miss Hannigan replacement in "Annie".
June expanded her talents to include both playwriting and directing. In addition to "I Said the Fly," she wrote "Marathon '33" (based on her Depression-era struggles) and received a 1964 Tony nomination for directing the play. June became the artistic director of the New Orleans Repertory Theatre in 1970, and later went on tour with her own one-woman show "An Evening with June Havoc". On stage and broaching age 80, the never-say-die actress appeared in a production of "Love Letters" and "An Old Lady's Guide to Survival".
June's mid-career biography "Early Havoc" was published in 1959. Married three times (her last husband, producer/director/writer William Spier died in 1973), June was long estranged from her sister, none too happy with Gypsy's portrayal of her in the best-selling memoir, "Gypsy" and equally dismayed of her Baby June character in the smash musical hit. The girls, noted for their trademark elongated faces and shapely gams, were estranged as children as well, but eventually patched things up for a time as adults. The sisters didn't truly grow close until Gypsy told June that she was dying of lung cancer in 1970. June elaborated more about her relationship with her sister in her second autobiography, "More Havoc" in 1980.
Ms. Havoc died peacefully on March 28, 2010, at her home in Stamford, Connecticut of natural causes. She was 97 years young.- Peggy Cartwright was born on 14 November 1912 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was an actress, known for A Lady of Quality (1924), Magic Night (1932) and The Third Generation (1920). She was married to Bill Walker and Phil Baker. She died on 13 June 2001 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
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Ty Parvis was born on 15 December 1912 in Vancouver, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for College Capers (1930) and Gates of Happiness (1930). He died on 10 May 1990 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.- Writer
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Ward Hawkins was born on 29 December 1912 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was a writer, known for Secret Command (1944), Floods of Fear (1958) and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964). He died on 22 December 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Oliver Philpot was born on 6 March 1913 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He died in May 1993.
- Hugh Pickett was born on 11 April 1913 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He died on 13 February 2006 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- Actress
Mildred Rehn was born on 24 July 1913 in Vancouver, Canada. She was an actress. She died on 16 May 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Special Effects
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Before the advent of computer-generated special effects, pioneers in the field managed to create movie magic, despite often restrictive budgets. Les Bowie was one of the best. He began work as a scenic artist at Denham, Pinewood and Shepperton studios in 1946, under the auspices of W. Percy Day. Bowie made his initial mark by developing a faster technique for creating matte shots in a single day. He was rewarded by being pushed up the ladder to chief matte artist for the Rank Organisation. In 1950, Bowie turned freelance and established his own FX unit in partnership with Vic Margutti and A. Val Elsey. This was later expanded to become Bowie Films Ltd., ultimately Britain's leading FX unit, with a staff of 75 people at work creating miniatures, mechanical devices, trick photography and matte paintings.
Bowie was best known for his work at Hammer, beginning with The Quatermass Xperiment (1955), for which he created the monster. He worked on many of the best films for the studio, producing innovative re-usable models. He was also responsible for numerous clever trick effects, including the demises of Count Dracula and assorted minions. Bowie did superb matte work on The Brides of Dracula (1960), The Curse of the Werewolf (1961), Night Creatures (1962), to mention but a few. He also supervised the creation of earth in just six days (on a budget of 1,000 pounds) for One Million Years B.C. (1966) and destroyed it in The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961). Bowie's ambition to work on an A-grade production was finally fulfilled, when he was tasked with making models, mattes and composites for Superman (1978). Sadly he died just minutes before receiving his Special Achievement Award at the Oscars.- Actor
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Born in Canada, John Ireland was raised in New York. Performing as a swimmer in a water carnival, he moved into the legitimate theater, often appearing in minor roles in Broadway plays. His first big break in pictures came in 1945 when he appeared as Windy the introspective letter-writing G.I. in the classic war epic A Walk in the Sun (1945). Ireland was then often featured (mostly as a heavy) in several films. In 1949, he was nominated for best supporting actor for his role as the reporter in All the King's Men (1949). During the early 1950s, Ireland often starred as the emoting, brooding hero, almost exclusively in "B" pictures. In 1953, with his son Peter Ireland and wife, Joanne Dru, Ireland co-produced and co-directed the western mini-classic Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953) (aka Outlaw Territory). From the mid-'50s on. he appeared mainly in Italian "quickie" features and showed up occasionally in supporting roles in major pictures (Spartacus (1960)). Occasionally, his name was mentioned in tabloids of the times, in connection with young starlets, namely Natalie Wood and Sue Lyon. He was to play the role of the patriarch on the Ponderosa in Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988) but the series was not picked up. In addition to Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953), his best work was in Little Big Horn (1951) and The Bushwhackers (1951). In his later years, he owned and operated a tiny restaurant, Ireland's, in Santa Barbara, California.- Frances Oldham Kelsey was born on 24 July 1914 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was married to Fremont Ellis Kelsey. She died on 7 August 2015 in London, Ontario, Canada.
- Gay Scrivener was born on 3 August 1914 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was an actress, known for The Beachcombers (1972) and Pacific 13 (1956). She was married to Colin Laurence. She died in 2000 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Michael D. Moore was born on 14 October 1914 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an assistant director and actor, known for The War of the Worlds (1953), Willow (1988) and Never Say Never Again (1983). He was married to Laurie Abdo and Esther McNeill. He died on 4 March 2013 in Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Court Benson was born on 4 November 1914 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Dentist on the Job (1961) and Danger Man (1960). He died on 5 February 1995 in Mount Kisco, New York, USA.
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John Avison was born on 25 April 1915 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was a composer, known for The Pemberton Valley (1957), Skid Row (1956) and Pacific 13 (1956). He died on 30 November 1983 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.- Music Department
- Composer
Ricky Hyslop was born on 26 April 1915 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Ricky was a composer, known for Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977), The Serial (1963) and Pacific 13 (1956). Ricky died on 2 June 1998 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Additional Crew
Pete Newell was born on 3 August 1915 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is known for Blue Chips (1994), The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (1999) and ESPN SportsCentury (1999). He was married to Florence Jean O'Connor. He died on 17 November 2008 in Rancho Santa Fe, California, USA.- Bert Lowes was born on 4 September 1915 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- Beth Gillanders was born on 31 January 1916 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was an actress, known for Playbill (1953), Encounter (1952) and Hidden Pages (1954). She died on 2 March 1983 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
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John Drainie was born on 1 April 1916 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Folio (1955), Startime (1959) and Bush Pilot (1947). He died on 30 October 1966 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Robert Christy was born on 14 May 1916 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was married to I. Juliana Christy-Sackmann. He died on 3 October 2012 in Pasadena, California, USA.
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He had an impressive sporting background, Ay high school in Canada he was boxing champion and qualified as a runner for the Junior Olympics, The sport he really shone at was basketball, He qualified for the Olympic Games but never made it because at the time he was working for a radio station in Vancouver which was struggling with 3 announcers on a 24 hour schedule and he was told that if he went it would be the end of his career. He said that it was one of the hardest decisions of his life but he stayed.He once played against the Harlem Globetrotters and his team lost, He has also played a vicious seven a side Canadian game called Box Lacrosse. Today tennis is the only sport he plays regularly except for the odd game of golf or bar billiards at which he is an expert and has a table in his flat, He is an above average tennis player and is a member of Londons 2 most famous tennis clubs - Queens and Hurlingham, He says he often regrets not taking the sport up professionally- Editor
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Horace Clarke was born on 11 August 1916 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an editor, known for Family Circles (1949), Harvests on the March (1949) and Feelings of Depression (1950). He was married to Margaret Johnston. He died on 15 January 2004 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.