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- Quanah Parker was born in 1845 in Wichita Mountains, Oklahoma, USA. He died on 23 February 1911 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA.
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Etta McDaniel was born on 1 December 1890 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. She was an actress, known for The Great Man's Lady (1941), What a Man! (1944) and The Pittsburgh Kid (1941). She died on 13 January 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Steve Drake was born on 12 December 1923 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Black Hills (1947), The Gallant Legion (1948) and The Westward Trail (1948). He died on 19 December 1948 in Burbank, California, USA.
- Morris McNeil Musselman was born in Wichita, Kansas on February 19, 1899. He was for the majority of his youth an only child until his sister Alva arrived sometime around 1914. His parents were Alvin J. and Gertrude M. Musselman, natives of Quincy, Illinois and Lafayette, Indiana, respectively. Alvin J. Musselman (1873-1950) was a bicycle repairman who would go on to invent a number of important devices, including improved brakes for bicycles, super balloon bicycle tires and the braking system for the B-29 bomber. Morris M. Musselman later chronicled his father's accomplishments in his book "Wheels in His Head: Father and His Inventions" (1945). Morris Musselman was a Hollywood screenwriter and the author of a number of humorous books. Among his most popular were "Get a Horse", (1950), "I Married a Redhead" (1951) and with Adolphe Menjou, the actor's autobiography, "It Took Nine Tailors" (1948). Morris McNeil Musselman passed away after battling cancer on April 22, 1952 in Santa Barbara, California. He was survived by his wife Mildred, whom he'd married sometime in the 1920s.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
After working as early as the 1910s as a band vocalist, Hattie McDaniel debuted as a maid in The Golden West (1932). Her maid-mammy characters became steadily more assertive, showing up first in Judge Priest (1934) and becoming pronounced in Alice Adams (1935). In this one, directed by George Stevens and aided and abetted by star Katharine Hepburn, she makes it clear she has little use for her employers' pretentious status seeking. By The Mad Miss Manton (1938) she actually tells off her socialite employer Barbara Stanwyck and her snooty friends. This path extends into the greatest role of her career, Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939). Here she is, in a number of ways, superior to most of the white folk surrounding her. From that point her roles unfortunately descended, with her characters becoming more and more menial. She played on the "Amos and Andy" and Eddie Cantor radio shows in the 1930s and 1940s; the title in her own radio show "Beulah" (1947-51), and the same part on TV (Beulah (1950)). Her part in Gone with the Wind (1939) won her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, the first African American actress to win an Academy Award, it was presented to her by Fay Bainter at a segregated ceremony, she had to sit at the back away from the rest of the cast.- Lyn Osborn was born on 23 January 1926 in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Space Patrol (1950), Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957) and The Amazing Colossal Man (1957). He died on 30 August 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Production Manager
Charles Cruz was born on 25 December 1899 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was an actor and production manager, known for Collegiate (1926), You Can't Get Away with It (1924) and His New York Wife (1926). He died on 31 August 1958 in New York City, New York, USA.- Actress
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Tall, regal, sultry, flame-haired (later blonde) Lynn Baggett is better remembered for her turbulent, unhappy private life than for her "B" level acting roles. Born Ruth Baggett in Wichita Falls, Texas, on May 10, 1923, her father, David L., was in the oil business and her mother, the former Ruth Simmons, was a stenographer. While in Dallas following her high school graduation, the pretty teenager was discovered by a Warner Bros. agent and signed. As a girl with no experience, Lynn (sometimes billed as Lynne) was promoted by the studio as a beauty queen and titleholder ("The Cobra Girl," "The Triple A Girl," etc.) while paying her dues in a slew of unbilled sexy starlet bits as chorines, nurses, waitresses, singers and party-girl types. For five long years she toiled obscurely in such WWII-era films as Manpower (1941), Air Force (1943), The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944), Roughly Speaking (1945), Mildred Pierce (1945) and Night and Day (1946).
The studio did little to increase her stature in Hollywood, and she eventually was released from her contract in 1946. After signing with Universal, she finally received her first role of substance in The Time of Their Lives (1946), an above-average Abbott and Costello haunted-house comedy. Following her marriage to the Austro-Hungarian producer Sam Spiegel ("On the Waterfront") in 1948, she acted less frequently, showing up in a few secondary roles, that of a shady lady of mystery in the classic film noir D.O.A. (1949)) probably being her best-remembered one and those in The Flame and the Arrow (1950) and The Mob (1951) being her most prominent.
The Spiegel-Baggett marriage was quite stormy, marred by adultery and nasty fighting, and they separated in 1952. Three years later, she finally received a divorce. With her career now in shambles, Lynn found work as an Arthur Murray dance teacher. In 1954, she was the direct cause of a fatal two-car accident in which a 9-year-old boy, on his way home from a summer camping excursion, was killed. Another young boy in the same car was seriously injured. Overcome by fear and acute anguish, she "blacked out" and was later charged with leaving the scene of an accident and was convicted of felony hit-and-run.
A failed comeback attempt at acting led to severe depression, mental problems and acute substance abuse. She attempted suicide by pills in 1959 before succeeding a year later on March 22, 1960, dying of acute barbiturate intoxication. She had been released from a private sanitarium several weeks earlier. She was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Never close to showing her true potential, Lynn(e) Baggett became one of Hollywood's sadder statistics.- Actress
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Martha Davis was born on 14 December 1917 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. She was an actress, known for Smart Politics (1948), Miracle Beach (1992) and The Blues (2003). She was married to Calvin Ponder and Paul Wilson Davis. She died on 6 April 1960 in Mount Vernon, New York, USA.- Actor
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John James was born on 7 August 1913 in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Flying Tigers (1942), Murder by Invitation (1941) and Thundering Trails (1943). He was married to Jacqueline James. He died on 20 May 1960 in New York City, New York, USA.- Actor
- Art Department
- Stunts
Ernie Alexander was born on 11 February 1890 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Campus Crushes (1930), Find the Witness (1937) and Here Comes Trouble (1936). He died on 12 December 1961 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Sam McDaniel was born on 28 January 1886 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Great Lie (1941), I Was Framed (1942) and Captains Courageous (1937). He died on 24 September 1962 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Production Manager
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Halley Harding was born on 13 November 1904 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was an actor and production manager, known for Life Goes On (1938), Mystery in Swing (1940) and The Duke Is Tops (1938). He died on 1 April 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
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James B. Shackelford was born on 20 September 1886 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Jacaré (1942), Trade Winds (1938) and Never the Twain Shall Meet (1925). He died on 5 August 1969 in California, USA.- Actress
Sophania Whitney was born on 11 October 1903 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. She was an actress. She died on 6 November 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Brock Chester was born in Wichita, Kansas, on March 10, 1947, and moved to Pacific Palisades, California, when he was four. He graduated from Palisades High School in 1965, having played both baseball (won the captain's trophy) and football (named All-Western League End and won the most-improved player award). He originally had plans to coach football, but a chance encounter with an agent at a gym steered him into television commercials and guest appearances. He died on April 28, 1971, at Veteran's Memorial Park in Monterey, California, having intentionally overdosed on alcohol and barbiturates.
- Earl Browder was born on 20 May 1891 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He died on 27 June 1973 in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
- Morgan Justin was born on 16 July 1926 in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Sarge (1971) and The Lucy Show (1962). He was married to Karen Friberg. He died on 7 July 1974 in Tarzana, California, USA.
- Morgan Lin Justice was born on 16 July 1926 in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. He died on 7 July 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Ruth Harrison was born on 12 April 1912 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. She was an actress, known for The Arthur Murray Party (1950). She was married to Alexander Fisher. She died on 12 August 1974 in New York, New York, USA.
- Actor
Frank Bull was born on 27 May 1897 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was an actor. He died on 16 June 1975 in Palm Desert, California, USA.- Jay Herbert Peairs was born on 25 June 1887 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Little Miss Bluebonnet (1922). He was married to Mae Louise Bilger and Adele Pearce. He died on 11 April 1976 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
- Danny Thompson was born on 1 February 1947 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He died on 10 December 1976 in Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
- Sharon Reeves was born on 11 February 1944 in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. She died on 20 July 1978 in Copperas Cove, Texas, USA.
- Writer
- Camera and Electrical Department
W. Eugene Smith was born on 30 December 1918 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was a writer, known for Minamata (2020), Camera Three (1955) and Objective Camera, Subjective Truth (1975). He was married to Aileen Sprague and Carmen. He died on 15 October 1978 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.- Wilbur S. Peacock was born on 27 June 1915 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. Wilbur S. was a writer, known for Screen Directors Playhouse (1955), The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953) and Fireside Theatre (1949). Wilbur S. died on 7 July 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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- Actor
- Composer
Stan Kenton is regarded in the history of jazz as one of the pioneers of progressive jazz, with his orchestra and arranger Pete Rugolo. He started leading his own bands in the late 1930s and become famous in the mid-'40s with songs like "Painted Rhytmm", "Intermission Riff" and "Eager Beaver". He was leading his band until his death in 1979. In the 1970s he started his own record company, Creative Sounds, after finishing his contract with Capitol Records in the late 1960s.- Bill Svoboda was born on 12 July 1928 in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. He died on 20 June 1980 in Houma, Louisiana, USA.
- Rachel Maddux was born on 12 December 1912 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. She was a writer, known for A Walk in the Spring Rain (1970), The Ford Television Theatre (1952) and Who'll Save Our Children? (1978). She was married to King Baker. She died on 19 November 1983 in Erin, Tennessee, USA.
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Frank Butler was born on 18 February 1928 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He died on 24 July 1984 in Ventura, California, USA.- Fred Bailes was born on 22 June 1919 in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Judge Roy Bean (1955). He died on 9 February 1985 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
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Jim Herring was born on 23 September 1945 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He is known for Santa Barbara (1984), The Magic of David Copperfield VII: Familiares (1985) and All the Way Home (1981). He died on 22 April 1985 in Granada Hills, California, USA.- Ruby Dandridge was born on 3 March 1900 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. She was an actress, known for Beulah (1950), Cabin in the Sky (1943) and Gallant Lady (1942). She was married to Cyril Dandridge. She died on 17 October 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actress
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Marilyn Schreffler was born on 14 June 1945 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. She was an actress, known for Fatal Attraction (1987), The Golden Child (1986) and Jaws: The Revenge (1987). She died on 7 January 1988 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Actress
Regan Callais was born on 7 March 1927 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. She was an actress. She died on 22 January 1988 in Orange County, California, USA.- Leona Maricle was born on 23 December 1905 in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for My Reputation (1946), Theodora Goes Wild (1936) and Beauty for the Asking (1939). She was married to Louis Jean Heydt. She died on 25 March 1988 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Christopher Connelly was born on 8 September 1941 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Benji (1974), Atlantis Interceptors (1983) and Peyton Place (1964). He was married to Cindy Carol. He died on 7 December 1988 in Burbank, California, USA.
- Kathleen Hite began her long and successful career in radio and television following her graduation from the University of Wichita (later Wichita State University) in 1938; she worked at Wichita radio station KANS from 1943-1950. She then moved to California and was hired as a secretary at CBS. She was eventually hired as the network's first female staff writer. She won several awards in her career, including the 1964 Women in Communications Headliner Award; the 1969 Heritage Cowboy Hall of Fame Award; and a Humanitas Award.
- Actor
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Leo Wright was born on 14 December 1933 in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Meine Sorgen möcht' ich haben (1975), NDR Jazz Workshops (1958) and Jazz Casual (1961). He died on 4 January 1991 in Vienna, Austria.- Actor
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Preston Pierce was born on 23 August 1940 in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Girls for Rent (1974), Mean Mother (1973) and Drag Racer (1972). He was married to Judy. He died on 12 December 1992 in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Thornton Sargent was born in 1902 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was a writer, known for Culinary Carving (1939) and Let's Talk Turkey (1939). He died on 22 April 1993 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Scott Salmon was born on 13 January 1943 in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Stir Crazy (1980), Torch Song Trilogy (1988) and The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985). He died on 17 July 1993 in Northridge, California, USA.- Make-Up Department
David Whitley was born on 1 July 1961 in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. He is known for Love and a .45 (1994) and Flesh and Bone (1993). He was married to Jennifer A. Dowdell. He died on 3 October 1993 in Taylor, Texas, USA.- John Cameron Swayze was born on 4 April 1906 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Boston Strangler (1968), Inside Detroit (1956) and Producers' Showcase (1954). He was married to Beulah Mae ?. He died on 15 August 1995 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.
- Stanley Ann Dunham was born on 29 November 1942 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. She was married to Lolo Soetoro and Barack Obama, Sr.. She died on 7 November 1995 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Additional Crew
Maurice Wright was born on 6 June 1908 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was an editor, known for Yellowstone (1936), Soldiers of the Storm (1933) and Terry and the Pirates (1952). He was married to Denise Sawyer and Denise Sawyer. He died on 18 September 1996 in Gresham, Oregon, USA.- Ralph Reed "Freeto", worked as an actor from 1938 to 1965. Attended UCLA in 1953. Korean War Veteran, discharged in 1955. He was best known for playing Billy Clanton in five episodes of the Life and Legand of Wyatt Earp. Moved to Orange County, California in 1962 and had been in Real Estate for the past 35 years. Burial at El Toro Memorial Park, El Toro, California.
- Actress
Marion Sherman was born on 7 October 1924 in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. She was an actress. She was married to Michael J Weaver. She died on 16 June 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Eric Harris was an American high school senior from Wichita, Kansas. He and schoolmate Dylan Klebold were responsible for the Columbine High School massacre (1999).
In April 1981, Harris was born in Wichita, Kansas. His parents were Wayne Harris and his wife Katherine Ann Poole. Wayne worked as a transport pilot for the United States Air Force, while Katherine Ann was a homemaker. During Harris' early life, his family moved often due to his father's work. In 1983, the Harris family settled in Dayton, Ohio. In 1989, they relocated to Oscoda, Michigan. In 1992, they moved to Plattsburgh, New York. In 1993, Wayne retired from the military. He decided to move to Colorado with his family, which was his birthplace.
According to a later written report by Harris, he resented his father's decision. Harris had friends in Plattsburgh, and he felt alone without them in Colorado. From 1993 to 1996, the Harris family lived in rented accommodations in the Littleton area. In 1996, they purchased their own residence. By that time, Wayne was employed by the Flight Safety Services Corporation. Katherine Ann started a new career as a caterer. Harris' older brother Kevin started taking lessons at the University of Colorado. In 1995, Harris enrolled at the Columbine High School as a freshman.- Additional Crew
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Willetta Smith was born on 11 July 1927 in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd (1953), Man in the Attic (1953) and Slaves of Babylon (1953). She died on 20 September 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.