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- Actor
Otto Gottell was born on 5 December 1916 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor. He died on 15 January 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Virginia Loomis was born on 26 June 1916 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for Reno (1923), Babbitt (1924) and Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011). She died on 23 August 1934 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Young and full of promise, Paramount contract player Helen Burgess possessed a lovely, sweet-faced quality, but made only four films during her lifetime. Born April 26, 1916, the rather demure Portland, Oregon beauty was given an auspicious debut in Cecil B. DeMille's epic bio-western The Plainsman (1936). Discovered by DeMille himself with only brief stage experience behind her, the film starred Gary Cooper as Wild Bill Hickok and Jean Arthur as Calamity Jane. Helen was fifth billed as Louisa Frederici Cody, the young bride of Wild West showman Buffalo Bill Cody, played by James Ellison.
Helen went on to co-star in lesser "B" pictures, one opposite George Bancroft in the drama A Doctor's Diary (1937), and a second femme lead in King of Gamblers (1937) supporting Claire Trevor. She was busy filming her fourth movie Night of Mystery (1937) when she caught a chill that resulted in a serious cold. This, in turn, developed into lobar pneumonia. Helen died in Beverly Hills on April 7, 1937, weeks before reaching her 21st birthday, and only months after the release of her first and best known film "The Plainsman." One can only wonder what was in store for this future star. She was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. - Actress
Jane Weir was born in Davenport, Iowa, to a socially prominent family. Around 1926, she moved to California with her mother. Paramount Studios had high hopes for Jane, and they signed her to a five-year contract in 1937. Her obituary stated that she had dreams of being a screenwriter and that Hollywood studios had accepted several of her scripts. Jane died of an apparent blood clot that developed while she was recovering from an appendectomy. She is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Jean Joyce was born Eleanor Jean Shookey. Her father walked out and her mother, Florence Shookey, worked as a secretary in an oil company. Jean and her mother later moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She attended Roosevelt Junior high where she played in the school band. At the age of seventeen she joined the Adkar Associated Players theater troupe in Tulsa. In 1934 she moved to Hollywood and got a job dancing in a nightclub. The beautiful brunette made her film debut in the musical College Rhythm. Jean landed bit parts in numerous movies including Rhumba, The Girl Friend, and The Great Ziegfeld. Then she was chosen to be a dancer in the musical Swing Time starring Ginger Rogers. During filming choreographer Hermes Pan held a contest and she was named the "champion chorus girl of the 1936."
When she wasn't working she enjoyed swimming and sleeping late. Her first marriage, to her high school sweetheart, had ended in divorce. She married director Abby Berlin in 1938. Jean was signed by Republic Pictures and appeared in the Westerns Outlaws Of Sonora and Riders Of The Frontier. On November 5, 1939 she got into a fight with her husband. She was so angry that she decided to commit suicide by swallowing arsenic laced ant paste. Tragically she died the next day, November 6, at the young age of twenty-three. Jean was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. Her final film, Overland Mail,was released ten days after her death.- Yin Ying was born on 28 March 1916 in Beijing, China. She was an actress, known for Shi zi jie tou (1937), Bao jian xiang (1939) and Haitang Hong (1936). She died on 19 January 1942 in Shanghai, China.
- Charlie Christian was born on 29 July 1916 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He died on 2 March 1942 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Cyril Chant was born on 7 February 1916 in Waterrow, Somerset, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Lone Scout (1929) and When Scouting Won (1930). He died on 24 June 1942 in Waterstock, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
- David Kerwin was born on 4 October 1916 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Arizona Kid (1939). He died on 28 July 1942.
- Actress
Paula DeCardo was born on 8 February 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress. She was married to Sal Haines. She died on 31 August 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Albert Schaefer was born on 1 May 1916 in Galveston, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Set-Up (1926), Winnie Be Good (1927) and The American (1927). He died on 26 October 1942 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Ian Aylmer was born on 7 March 1916 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Last Voyage of Captain Grant (1938). He died on 20 February 1943 in Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK.
- Zoltán Szügyi was born on 14 February 1916 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was an actor, known for A cigány (1941) and A beszélö köntös (1941). He died on 15 March 1943.
- Knud de Trappaud was born on 13 April 1916 in Frederiksberg, Denmark. He was an actor, known for En søndag på Amager (1941), Alle mand paa dæk (1942) and Et skud før midnat (1942). He died on 31 August 1943 in Øresund, Denmark.
- Roy Ellis was born on 31 July 1916 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England, UK. He died on 31 August 1943 in Schoonhoven, Netherlands.
- Joe McMichael was born on 16 January 1916 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Melody Lane (1941), Moonlight in Hawaii (1941) and San Antonio Rose (1941). He died on 12 February 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Champion freestyle swimmer Sheigo Arai was born on August 8, 1916 in Shizuoka, Japan. Arai set a world record and won a gold medal in the men's 4 x 200 meters freestyle relay at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Moreover, Sheigo also won a bronze medal in the men's individual 100 freestyle at that same Olympic event. Although Arai never again participated in an international competition, he nonetheless went on to win three Japanese national titles in the 100 meter and four in the 200 meter between 1937 and 1940. Alas, Sheigo was killed in action on July 19, 1944 fighting in Burma while serving in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was only twenty-seven years old.
- Viktor Dintr was born on 11 August 1916 in Chrudim, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Druhe mládi (1938), Filosofská historie (1938) and At zije neboztík (1935). He died on 19 December 1944 in Prague, Protektorát Cechy a Morava [now Czech Republic].
- Kenneth McMillan was born on 25 March 1916 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for Uncle Tom's Uncle (1926). He died on 6 January 1945 in Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines.
- John Basilone was born on 4 November 1916 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was married to Lena Mae Riggs. He died on 19 February 1945 in IwoJima.
- Edward L. Durst was born on 12 November 1916 in Leona, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Days of Glory (1944). He died on 10 March 1945 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Pierre Loutrel was born on 5 March 1916 in Château-du-Loir, Sarthe, France. He died on 11 November 1946 in Porcheville, Seine-et-Oise, France.
- Garland Finney was born on 17 November 1916 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He died on 20 December 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actress
Maxine Barbur was born Melba Maxine Barbur on February 25, 1916 in Los Angeles, California. Her father, Silas Barbur, was a mechanic and her mother, Ruby, was a housewife. When she was a child her family moved to Arizona. They returned to Los Angeles in 1930 and Maxine was enrolled in North Hollywood high school. At the age of seventeen she won a Jean Harlow look-alike contest and was given a screen test at MGM. In an interview she said "Excited? You bet I am. Like all girls I have had dreams about the movies." Unfortunately she was not offered a film contract. The beautiful blonde landed a bit part in the 1935 musical The Girlfriend (she was credited as Maxine Barbour).
Then she became the featured vocalist for the Bob Fite orchestra. She also worked on the radio and appeared in several local plays. Maxine started dating R.M. Hacker, a linoleum contract. He became violent and in 1938 he beat her so badly she had permanent damage in her eye. During World War 2 she started working at an aircraft plant. On March 14, 1943 she married Tony Stimolo, a shipyard worker. The couple divorced a few years later. She continued to live in Los Angeles where she worked in a dress shop. Sadly on June 5, 1957 she died at the young age of forty-one. Maxine was buried at Inglewood Memorial Park in Inglewood, California.- Ruth Eweler was born on 19 March 1916 in Plettenberg-Eiringhausen, Altena, Westphalia, Prussia [now Northrhine-Westphalia], Germany. She was an actress, known for Zwischen Hamburg und Haiti (1940), Atarashiki tsuchi (1937) and Einmal der liebe Herrgott sein (1942). She died on 1 October 1947 in Steglitz, Berlin, Germany.
- Devi Mukherjee was born on 27 January 1916 in Chapra, Bihar, India. He was an actor, known for Hamrahi (1944), Udayer Pathey (1944) and Bhabhi Kaal (1945). He was married to Sumitra Devi. He died on 10 December 1947 in Calcutta, Bengal, British India.
- Sound Department
Børge Hallenberg was born on 22 March 1916 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is known for Diskret Ophold (1946), Ditte, Child of Man (1946) and Take What You Want (1947). He died on 28 February 1948 in Denmark.- Arthur Trimble was born on 15 October 1916 in San Bernardino, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Buster's Picnic (1927), Buster's Bust-Up (1925) and Educating Buster (1925). He died on 27 August 1948 in San Bernardino, California, USA.
- Barbara Denny was born on 15 August 1916 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for All Women Have Secrets (1939) and Young Hollywood (1927). She was married to James W. Simmons. She died on 5 September 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Roland Got was born on 6 August 1916 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Across the Pacific (1942), G-Men vs. The Black Dragon (1943) and We've Never Been Licked (1943). He died on 30 November 1948 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Marcellin "Marcel" Cerdan was a French professional boxer and world middleweight champion who was considered by many boxing experts and fans to be France's greatest boxer, and beyond to be one of the best to have learned his craft in Africa. His life was marked by his sporting achievements, social lifestyle and ultimately, tragedy, being killed in an airplane crash.
- Actress
Elinor Troy was born on 15 September 1916 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She was an actress. She died on 29 November 1949 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Royal Raymond was born on 29 September 1916 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Red Menace (1949) and Powder River Gunfire (1948). He was married to Shirley Raymond. He died on 20 December 1949 in Van Nuys, California, USA.
- Make-Up Department
Lyle Dawn Jr. was born on 30 January 1916 in Fleming, Kentucky, USA. Lyle is known for Rimfire (1949). Lyle was married to Diane Royal, Evelyn Jeanne Vitous and Claire Adora Myers. Lyle died on 1 December 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
Lois Lacy was born on 1 October 1916 in Texas, USA. She was an actress. She died on 5 July 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Fernando Poe was born on 27 November 1916 in San Carlos, Pangasinan, Philippines. He was an actor and director, known for Awit ni palaris (1946), Dugo ng bayan (I remember Bataan) (1946) and Intramuros: The Rape of a City (1946). He was married to Elizabeth Kelley. He died on 23 October 1951 in Manila, Philippines.- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Director
Rafal Praga was born on 29 December 1916 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. Rafal was a writer and director, known for Odpowiedz (1949) and Do redakcji nadszedl list (1950). Rafal died on 24 May 1953 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Actor
- Stunts
- Additional Crew
Wen Wright was born on 9 January 1916 in Nashua, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for Gun Smoke (1945), California Gold Rush (1946) and The Whispering Skull (1944). He died on 17 June 1954 in Humboldt, Nevada, USA.- Sam Fields was born on 17 January 1916 in Illinois, USA. Sam was an editor, known for The Human Jungle (1954), Whistling Hills (1951) and Stagecoach Driver (1951). Sam was married to Verna Fields. Sam died on 16 July 1954 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Robert Gill was born on 19 July 1916 in Ashford, Kent, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Future '38 (2017), Horror Hospital (1973) and So Little Time (1952). He died on 16 April 1955 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK.- Cinematographer
- Director
- Editor
Independent filmmaker who started Art in Cinema, a groundbreaking series of experimental and independent films shown at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art beginning in 1946. His impressionistic documentaries Sausalito (1948) and Notes on the Port of St. Francis (1951) are currently (2005) in the process of being restored from old prints. Brother of famed typeface and graphic designer Jack Stauffacher, founder of Greenwood Press in SF.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Lynne Carver was born on 13 September 1916 in Douglas, Arizona, USA. She was an actress, known for The Bride Wore Red (1937), Dulcy (1940) and Everybody Sing (1938). She was married to John Burt, William J. Mullaney, Nicholas Nayfack and R. C. McClung. She died on 12 August 1955 in New York City, New York, USA.- Johnny Claes was born on 11 August 1916 in Fulham, London, England, UK. He died on 3 February 1956 in Brussels, Belgium.
- Production Designer
- Art Director
- Costume Designer
André Perrottet v. Laban was born on 30 January 1916 in Hombrechtikon, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland. He was a production designer and art director, known for Der achti Schwyzer (1940), Das Weyerhuus (1940) and Es liegt was in der Luft (1950). He died on 24 February 1956 in Oensingen, Kanton Solothurn, Switzerland.- Douglas Beaumont was born on 20 July 1916 in Holborn, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for I Lived with You (1933) and One Family (1930). He died on 30 April 1956 in Marylebone, London, England, UK.
- Director
- Producer
- Additional Crew
In 1936, he was called upon to assist in the history-making telecast of the Berlin Olympic Games, an event that marked television's rounding of one of the proverbial corners. Farnsworth Television, Inc. hired Klaus Landsberg as Television Development Engineer in Philadelphia in 1938.
In 1939 he went to New York for the National Broadcasting Company television division. It was during this period that Landsberg helped NBC make possible the first public TV demonstrations in America - at the New York World's Fair.
Allen B. DuMont recognized Landsberg's qualifications and signed him as Television Design and Development Engineer for the New York DuMont Laboratories - Pioneer United States TV organization. Here he supervised technical operations of the television unit at the U.S. Army Maneuvers in Cantons N.Y. and developed the automatic synchronizing circuits. Next he put in readiness DuMont's New York Station WABD, and assisted in, producing the first shows for this station.
Paramount sent Landsberg to Hollywood to organize W6XYZ, the Paramount Picture TV station... this was in 1941. It was here that Klaus Landsberg's extensive background in show business, radio and television really began to be utilized to the fullest extent. From the very beginning when he designed the KTLA transmitter (then W6XYZ) - the worlds most powerful - to the present day when he received the 1949 Emmy Award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for KTLA's Overall-Station Achievement. Klaus Landsberg earned the title "Mr.Television", which his co-workers have given him. W6XYZ was on the air for five years on an experimental basis before it became KTLA, Los Angeles' first commercial station to go on the air, in January of 1947.- Born John Chacamaty in 1916. Graduated from Biddeford High School, Biddeford, Maine, class of 1935 and was known as an exceptional varsity athlete and a talented violinist. Attended Colby College in Waterville, Maine, where he became involved in dramatics. Moved to Hollywood where found success as an actor until his untimely death at the age of 40 due to a heart attack.
- Actor
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Settar Körmükçü was born on 19 April 1916 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor and director, known for Kanli Nigar (1955), Görünmeyen adam Istanbul'da (1955) and Ak altin (1957). He died on 6 January 1957 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Ken Wharton was born on 21 March 1916 in Smethwick, West Midlands, England, UK. He died on 12 January 1957 in Ardmore, New Zealand.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
William Thomas Johnson was a star performer at the University of Maryland, College Park, performing for the school's Footlight Club and graduating with an engineering degree in 1936. He was nicknamed "Bing" by his classmates due to his singing ability. Upon graduation he got a job at NBC as a singer on a radio show featuring Dinah Shore. After a brief mid-1940s spell in Hollywood, including 1945's "Keep Your Powder Dry," Johnson returned to Broadway, where in 1955-1956 he played "Doc" in Rodgers and Hammerstein's final musical, "Pipe Dream," for which received a Tony nomination. Johnson died suddenly of a heart attack in 1957.