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- John Denis was born on 15 April 1913 in Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Long Way Home (1960). He died on 15 April 1913 in London, England, UK.
- Weston Doty was born on 18 February 1913 in Malta, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Peter Pan (1924) and One Terrible Day (1922). He died on 1 January 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Winston Doty was born on 18 February 1913 in Malta, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Peter Pan (1924), One Terrible Day (1922) and A Pleasant Journey (1923). He died on 1 January 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Michimi Tamagawa was born on 1 August 1913 in Kyoto, Japan. She was an actress, known for Meakashi soshichi: zenpen futari no fukushusha (1925), Hibashira (1926) and Kyôko to Shizuko (II) (1926). She died on 24 November 1934.
- Odel Conley was born on 17 November 1913 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926). He was married to Lyda May Muse. He died on 6 May 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Animation Department
Elmer Wait was born on 11 September 1913 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Porky the Wrestler (1937) and Porky's Garden (1937). He died on 20 July 1937.- Actress
Genevieve Phillips was born Edith Genevieve Phillips born on February 8, 1913 in Los Angeles, California. Genevieve decided she wanted to be an actress at a young age. After graduating from Beverly Hills high school she enrolled in drama school. Then she moved to New York City and began working in the theater. In 1933 the beautiful brunette made her film debut in the musical My Weakness. The following year she toured with the show Everybody On Deck. She was signed by Paramount in 1935 and given bit parts in the films One Hour Late and Collegiate.
Unfortunately her career quickly stalled and she started suffering from depression. Genevieve lived with her parents on South Maple Drive in Los Angeles. On March 18, 1938 she went into her bedroom and shot herself in the head. Her close friend, Denny Beach, found her unconscious body and she was taken to the hospital. Tragically she died later that evening at the young age of twenty-five. She was cremated and buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.- Herti Kirchner was born on 3 September 1913 in Kiel, Germany. She was an actress, known for Du bist so schön, Berlinerin (1936), Acht Mädels im Boot (1932) and Wer küßt Madeleine? (1939). She died on 1 May 1939 in Berlin, Germany.
- Richard Seaman was born on 4 February 1913 in Aldingbourne, West Sussex, England, UK. He was married to Erica Popp. He died on 25 June 1939 in Stavelot, Belgium.
- Actress
Edna Waldron was born on May 17, 1913 in Kansas City, Missouri. She started her career as a model and signed a contract with Hal Roach. In 1934 she was chosen out of three thousand actresses for a featured role in the musical The Merry Widow. Edna also appeared in the movies Reckless and Our Relations. Her shapely legs earned her the nickname "The Gam Girl". Unfortunately her career consisted mostly of small parts. On May 22, 1935 she married actor Jimmy Aye and became the sister-in-law of actress Marion Aye. In July of 1937 Edna and Jimmy were both injured in a car accident. The couple were divorced the following year. They reconciled in 1940 while working together in the movie Brother Orchid. They were planning to remarry but tragically on August 24, 1940 Edna died. Two days earlier she had been severely burned while trying to save a child in a fire. She was only twenty-seven years old.- Actor
- Stunts
Jack Budlong was born on 22 February 1913 in New York, USA. He was an actor. He was married to Verne Rogers. He died on 5 August 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Irene Bennett was born on 17 December 1913 in Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress, known for Lady Be Careful (1936). She died on 25 August 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Eric Findon was born on 2 March 1913 in Paddington, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Cupid in Clover (1929) and The Rising Generation (1928). He died on 25 August 1941 in Wavre, Walloon Brabant, Belgium.
- Werner Mölders was born on 18 March 1913 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. He died on 22 November 1941 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland].
- Carmen Bailey was born on 26 May 1913 in Mexico. She was an actress, known for California Frontier (1938), Asegure a su mujer (1935) and El diablo del Mar (1935). She died on 16 July 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Paul Guertzman was born on 7 February 1913 in Kichinov, Russia. He was an actor, known for His Private Life (1928), Betrayal (1929) and The Wolf of Wall Street (1929). He died on 17 July 1942.
- Peter Zvon was born on 9 January 1913 in Chrudim, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. Peter was a writer, known for Tanec nad placom (1989). Peter died on 19 October 1942 in Bratislava, Slovenský stát [now Slovakia].
- Champion track and field athlete Foy Draper was born on November 26, 1911 in Georgetown, Texas. Draper attended the University of Southern California, where he won the IC4A championship in the 200 m in 1935. Moreover, at the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany Foy ran the third leg for the American 4 x 100 m relay team that won the gold medal with a world record time of 39.8. In addition, Draper reportedly held the world record for the 100 y dash at a time when it would have been a hand-timed 9.4. During World War II Foy served as a pilot on the twin-engine attack bomber A-20B 'Havoc' in Thelepte, Tunisia. On January 4, 1943 Draper and two crew members took off to fly to Fonduck, Tunisia to participate in the battle of Kasserine Pass. Foy and his two crew members never returned from said flight. His date of death is often cited as February 1, 1943. Draper's memory is honored at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial that's administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission in Carthage, Tunisia.
- Martijn de Vries was born on 18 September 1913 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for De leugen van Pierrot (1922) and Koningin Elisabeth's dochter (1915). He died on 30 April 1943 in Sobibór Concentration Camp, Lubelskie, Poland.
- Luz Long was a German Olympic long-jumper, notable for winning the silver medal in the event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and for giving technical advice to his competitor, Jesse Owens, who went on to win the gold medal for the long jump. Luz Long won the German long jump championship six times in 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, and 1939. He went on to finish third in the 1938 European Championships in Athletics long jump with 7.56 m.
- Alan Davis was born on 30 August 1913 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Big Guy (1939), King of the Underworld (1939) and Over the Wall (1938). He was married to Peggy Shannon. He died on 11 December 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Cinematographer
Mikhail Kapkin was born on 23 March 1913 in Borisov, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire [now Minsk oblast, Belarus]. Mikhail was a cinematographer, known for Ukraine in Flames (1943). Mikhail died on 1 February 1944.- György Faragó was born on 14 November 1913 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was an actor, known for A Pál-utcai fiúk (1925). He died on 3 December 1944 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Ferenc Csík was born on 12 December 1913 in Kaposvár, Hungary. He died on 29 March 1945 in Sopron, Hungary.
- Dolores Casey was born Margaret Dolores Katherine Casey in Brooklyn, New York. She was educated at Sacred Heart Academy. Then she studied journalism at Columbia University and started modeling. A talent scout spotted her and signed the nineteen year old to a contract at United Artists Studio. She spent a year at the studio but never made a single film. In 1933 producer Samuel Goldwyn hired her to be one of his "Goldwyn Girls" dancers. Dolores made her film debut in the musical Roman Scandals with Lucille Ball. Soon after she signed a lucrative contract at Paramount. The dark haired beauty had small parts in the films Dames, Big Brown Eyes, and The Case Against Mrs. Ames.
She developed a severe case of tuberculosis in 1936 and was hospitalized for several months. Her Hollywood friend, including William Frawley and director Ray McCarey, helped pay for her medical bills. Dolores returned to acting in 1938 with a role in Doctor Rhythym. She dated Arthur Tracy and was briefly engaged to director Bob Linden. Sadly her tuberculosis returned and she was forced to quit making movies. Her final film was the 1939 drama King Of Chinatown. On July 5, 1943 she married Lee Wynne, a doctor. The couple lived a quiet life in Los Angeles but her health quickly deteriorated. Tragically on May 11, 1945 she died from tuberculosis. Dolores was only thirty-two years old. She was buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York. - Keiko Sonoi was born on 6 August 1913 in Matsu Village, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. She was an actress, known for The Life of Matsu the Untamed (1943), Yukiwariso (1939) and Minami jujisei (1941). She died on 21 August 1945 in Ashiya, Hyogo, Japan.
- Director
V.C. Desai was born on 12 October 1913 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India. He was a director, known for Nirdosh (1942), Sadhana (1939) and Sri Thyagaraja (1937). He was married to Nalini Jaywant. He died on 25 January 1946 in Baroda, Bombay Presidency, British India.- Cornelius Johnson was born on 28 August 1913 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He died on 15 February 1946.
- Make-Up Department
Wilma Ryan was born on 7 July 1913 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Wilma is known for Rascals (1938). Wilma died on 15 March 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Daughter of director James Cruze and actress Marguerite Snow. As an infant, Julie appeared in Thanhouser films with her mother. Julie's father filed a suit against her asking to cancel some deeds that he'd left to her in the amount of $150,000. He contended that Julie was incompetent in handling her own affairs and wanted the court to name her a guardian. James claimed that the money was intended to save expenses of administration in the event of his death. Julie fought back claiming that the money was deeded to her in property in order avoid it being taken away due to debts. Julie won the case.- Valeri Zhelobinsky was born on 9 November 1913 in Tambov, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Tambov Oblast, Russia]. Valeri was a composer, known for Anna (1936), Bolshie krylya (1937) and Red Army Days (1935). Valeri died on 13 August 1946 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia].
- Johnnie Neblett was born on 18 June 1913 in Houston, Mississippi, USA. He was married to Angelyn Orr and Angelyn Orr. He died on 15 September 1946 in Niles, Illinois, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Mathea Merryfield was born on 26 June 1913 in Stockton, California, USA. She was an actress, known for She Shall Have Music (1935). She died on 28 January 1947 in Stockton, California, USA.- Patricia Farr was born on 15 January 1913 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for This Gun for Hire (1942), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) and Tailspin Tommy (1934). She was married to Robert Mayo. She died on 23 February 1948 in Burbank, California, USA.
- Christian Kautz was born on 23 November 1913 in Brussels, Belgium. He died on 4 July 1948 in Bremgarten, Switzerland.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Jacob Sarvetnick was a child prodigy on the violin, destined to become Jan Savitt, leader of a popular swing band. Of Russian-Jewish ancestry, his father had variously worked as a motor mechanic and as a drummer in Tsar Nicholas II's Imperial Regimental Orchestra. In the U.S. from the age of fifteen, Jan became the youngest musician to play in the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, and, from there, he advanced to concert master for the great Leopold Stokowski. In the wake of multiple scholarships and being recipient of the Philharmonic Society's Gold Medal Award, he was soon leading his own string quartet. In 1935, after graduating from the Curtis Institute of Music with a B.A., Jan suddenly decided to forsake classical for popular music and organise a dance band. He was eventually engaged by Philadelphia radio station KYW as musical director. The resulting national broadcasts proved popular with audiences and 'Jan Savitt & His Top Hatters' (so named, because their ensemble uniform consisted of white tie, tails and top hat) soon became one of the most highly rated big bands in America, playing the swank hotels, theatres and ballrooms. The band featured a unique beat called 'shuffle rhythm' (which may, or may not, have been originated by another bandleader, Henry Busse).
The 'Top Hatters' comprised between fifteen and eighteen musicians, plus vocalists. Famous sidemen included trombonist and future television composer Earle Hagen, drummer Nick Fatool and trombonist Urbie Green. Among the vocalists were Carlotta Dale, future movie actress Gloria DeHaven and Bon Bon (aka George Tunnell), the first black musician to work long-term in a white orchestra. Jan's theme song was "Quaker City Jazz". Other unique compositions for the band included the swinging "720 In the Books" (by arranger Johnny Watson), "Meadowbrook Shuffle", "It's a Wonderful World" and "Now and Forever". Jan also had noteworthy hits with his interpretation of "Tuxedo Junction" and "Make Believe Island". By the early 1940's, he added swing versions of classical compositions (mostly arranged by Jack Pleis), such as "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", "Prelude to Carmen" and Claude Debussy's "Afternoon of a Faun" to his repertoire. The band was featured in several B-movies, released by Warner Brothers and Columbia.
After World War II, Jan was forced to reduce the size of his band (now based on the West Coast) to eight musicians, due to tax debts. In 1948, on his way to a one-nighter in Sacramento, he suffered a cerebral haemorrhage and later died in a local hospital at the age of just thirty-six.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Raymond Baird was born on 30 September 1913 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for Oh, Say Can You Hear? (1937) and The History of Psychology: Freud, Jung, & Psychoanalysis (2006). He died on 15 November 1948 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA.- John Morley was born on 28 October 1913 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Too Many Wives (1937). He died on 1 April 1949 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Doris Krüger was born on 29 November 1913 in Tetschen, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Decin, Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Fräulein (1939), Ich verweigere die Aussage (1939) and Einquartierung bei Klawunde (1938). She was married to Otto Gebühr. She died on 17 August 1950 in Berlin, Germany.
- Soundtrack
Blues singer/pianist Cecil Gant was born in Nashville, TN, in 1913. Although he learned to play piano and had secured in various roadhouses and clubs in the South, he wasn't a full-time musician. He joined the US Army during World War II, and he was at a war-bond rally in Los Angeles, CA, in 1944 when, during a break in the entertainment, he asked if he could go on stage and perform a couple of songs. As it turned out he was the hit of the show, and was asked to perform at other rallies in the L.A. area. He began to make a name for himself and it wasn't long before he was offered a recording contract, by Gilt Edge Records. He released a song in late 1944, "I Wonder", which shot to #1 on the R&B charts. Audiences liked both his smooth, crooner-style vocals and his wild, foot-stomping piano playing (he was an influence on future rocker Jerry Lee Lewis). Although he continued to record on a variety of labels, none of his songs had the success that "I Wonder" did. His career frustrations led him to develop a drinking problem, which further hurt his career; in 1951, his health having been weakened by his alcohol consumption, he caught pneumonia and died in Nashville.- Margaret La Marr was born on 9 October 1913 in Tennessee, USA. She was an actress, known for Red Wine (1928), Happy Days (1929) and The Red Rider (1934). She died on 19 June 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer
- Animation Department
Sam Cobean was born on 28 December 1913 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA. Sam was a writer, known for Willoughby's Magic Hat (1943), The Cocky Bantam (1943) and Dizzy Newsreel (1943). Sam died on 2 July 1951.- Harry Kingston was born on 3 September 1913 in Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Buck Rogers (1950), Cameo Theatre (1950) and Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950). He died on 4 July 1951 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Ananias Berry was born on 18 August 1913 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Lady Be Good (1941), Boarding House Blues (1948) and $50,000 Reward (1924). He was married to Juanita Moore and Valaida Snow. He died on 5 October 1951.- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
John Garfield was born Jacob Julius Garfinkle on the Lower East Side of New York City, to Hannah Basia (Margolis) and David Garfinkle, who were Jewish immigrants from Zhytomyr (now in Ukraine). Jules was raised by his father, a clothes presser and part-time cantor, after his mother's death in 1920, when he was 7. He was sent to a special school for problem children, where he was introduced to boxing and drama. He won a scholarship to Maria Ouspenskaya's drama school. He joined the Civic Repertory Theatre in 1932, changing his name to Jules Garfield and making his Broadway debut in that company's Counsellor-at-Law. Joined the Group Theatre company, winning acclaim for his role in Awake and Sing. Embittered over being passed over for the lead in Golden Boy, which was written for him, he signed a contract with Warner Brothers, who changed his name to John Garfield. Won enormous praise for his role of the cynical Mickey Borden in Four Daughters (1938). Appeared in similar roles throughout his career despite his efforts to play varied parts. Children Katherine (1938-1945), David Garfield (1942-1995) and Julie Garfield (1946-). Active in liberal political and social causes, he found himself embroiled in Communist scare of the late 1940s. Though he testified before Congress that he was never a Communist, his ability to get work declined. While separated from his wife, he succumbed to long-term heart problems, dying suddenly in the home of a woman friend at 39. His funeral was mobbed by thousands of fans, in the largest funeral attendance for an actor since Rudolph Valentino.- Don Sugai Matsuda was born on 6 September 1913 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He was an actor. He died on 14 October 1952 in Ada County, Idaho, USA.
- Rudolf Margolius was born on 31 August 1913 in Prague, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He died on 3 December 1952 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- Horst Caspar was born on 20 January 1913 in Radegast, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. He was an actor, known for Begegnung mit Werther (1949), Friedrich Schiller - Der Triumph eines Genies (1940) and Burning Hearts (1945). He was married to Antje Weisgerber. He died on 27 December 1952 in Dahlem, Berlin, Germany.
- Gordon Parfitt was born on 13 April 1913 in Pontypool, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for The Wooing of Anne Hathaway (1938) and Rule Britannia (1939). He died on 7 October 1953 in Marylebone, London, England, UK.
- Jack Leonard was born on 6 January 1913 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a writer, known for The Narrow Margin (1952), His Kind of Woman (1951) and The Secret Fury (1950). He was married to Dale Kathlyn de Wint. He died on 9 January 1954 in Los Angeles, California, USA.