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- Prolific and ubiquitous British bit player Jim Brady was born on May 13, 1907 in England. Jim first began popping up in films in uncredited minor roles in the mid-1940's. A large and imposing fellow with a rough face and a husky build, Brady was frequently cast as pirates, villagers, brutish thugs, pub patrons, or scruffy working class blokes. He died at age 83 on January 1, 1991 in Islington, London, England.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Samuel "Buck" Ram was born in Chicago, Illinois, with music in his soul. His mother wanted him to be a lawyer so after graduating high school at 15, he attended the University of Illinois. He did pass the bar exam but never practiced law. Instead he gave his diploma to his mother and told her he was moving to New York to get into the music business. He studied music arranging with Joseph Schillinger where he met and became fast friends with Duke Ellington. The two hung out at the Apollo Theater where Ram saw Ella Fitzgerald on talent night and dragged Chick Webb to to her. Webb's reaction was, "Buck, she's fat." Ram replied, "But did you hear that voice." Fitzgerald sneaked into Webb's dressing room a few weeks later and soon began singing with his band and took over for him when he passed away. Ram, Webb and Fitzgerald wrote "Chew Chew Chew Your Bubble Gum" together.
Ram worked as a music arranger on Tin Pan Alley, and wrote and/or arranged for Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, Cozy Cole, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Woody Herman. He wrote scores for the Savoy and the Cotton Club, and riding high on success moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1940s to write for the movies. It was not his forte, and in 1950 he started Personality Productions, a talent management company that at first represented Country and Western performers including Texas Tiny, Jack Hawkins and Mary Rose Bruce. But he was looking for a group that could sing the songs he wrote. He'd heard Tony Williams sing and liked his voice. He represented Tony's sister Linda Hayes, and she asked Ram to audition Tony, who wanted a solo artist. Ram convinced him he needed to work with a group. Williams brought in three fellows he had worked with in a group calling themselves The Platters. At the same time, Ram's friend, Ralph Bass of Federal Records, asked Ram to coach a group he had. It was the same group Williams was working with. Ram signed them. It took a year and a half of coaching, teaching diction and writing the right songs to get The Platters their first paying job and then quickly to the top of the charts. While working with The Platters and other artists, Ram continued to write. His biggest hits for The Platters include "Only You," "The Great Pretender," "Twilight time," and "The Magic Touch." Other hits include "Come Prima (For the First time)" for Mario Lanza's last movie and recorded by a dozen artists, "Foot Stomping" with Aaron Collins recorded The Flares, "Judy's in Love" recorded by Ike Clanton, and "I Complained" recorded by Mahalia Jackson.
While few outside the music business know his name, he is one of BMI's top five songwriters in its first 50 years. The others were Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Jimmie Webb and Kris Kristofferson.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Ada Rusowicz was born on 8 September 1944 in Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]. She was an actress, known for Przekladaniec (1968) and Kulig (1968). She was married to Wojciech Korda. She died on 1 January 1991 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland.- Jaroslav Radimecky was born on 23 April 1921 in Chocen, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Veronika (1986), Dny zrady (1973) and Temné slunce (1980). He died on 1 January 1991.
- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Lev Olevsky was born on 15 May 1913 in Kiev, Russian Empire. He was an actor and composer, known for Bogatyr idyot v Marto (1954), Ivanna (1959) and Roman i Francheska (1961). He died on 1 January 1991 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Jo Ann Marlowe was born Jo Ann Mares in Schuyler, NE in 1936 to Edward and Theora Mares.
Jo Ann was discovered on a family vacation in Hollywood at age 4 by a Warner Brothers director in a restaurant. The family relocated to California and Jo Ann took the stage name Jo Ann Marlowe.
Jo Ann acted for the next 10 years in 29 motion pictures including Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) which won an Oscar for James Cagney. Jo Ann played the role of 6 year old Josie Cohan. She is best known as the younger daughter, Kay, in Mildred Pierce (1945) with Joan Crawford and Ann Blyth.
Jo Ann left acting and went on to law school at Loyola University in Los Angeles and became a lawyer.
On September 10, 1960 she married John F. Dunne in California. The couple had a daughter, Kimberly who was born in 1963. The couple divorced in April 1968 in Los Angeles.
Jo Ann was a Chief Trial Lawyer for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles until she suffered injuries in an accident in the late 1960's. Jo Ann was left in a coma until her death more than 22 years later when she died at her mother Theora Mares' home in Los Angeles.
Her mother Theora survived her until February 2011 when she passed away at age 96.
Jo Ann and her parents are buried at San Fernando Mission cemetery.- Actor
- Composer
- Writer
Renato Rascel was born on 27 April 1912 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. He was an actor and composer, known for The Overcoat (1952), The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969) and Zodiac (2007). He was married to Giuditta Saltarini, Huguette Cartier and Tina De Mola. He died on 2 January 1991 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Art Director
- Production Designer
- Producer
Pato Guzman was born on 10 September 1933 in Chile. He was an art director and production designer, known for Moscow on the Hudson (1984), The In-Laws (1979) and Enemies, A Love Story (1989). He died on 2 January 1991 in Santiago, Chile.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
John Arthur Rarig was born on May 23, 1912, in Mercer Island, Washington, USA. John started out in radio working with Phil Harris, Jack Benny, and Meredith Willson. Also worked with organizing and sometimes a singer with the Sportsmen Quartet on Jack Benny's television show. John also was the organizer and bandleader on Doris Day's first album. He is known for his work on Lady and the Tramp (1955), Sleeping Beauty (1959), and Mr. & Mrs. North (1952). He was married to Jean. He died on January 2, 1991, in Mariposa, California, USA.- Erzsi Laky Tóth was born on 17 December 1901 in Gyõr, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. She was an actress, known for Hussars of Fehervari (1939). She died on 2 January 1991.
- Maria C. Shaeffer was born on 3 December 1953 in Missouri, USA. She was a producer, known for The Runestone (1991) and Rover Dangerfield (1991). She died on 2 January 1991 in Palo Alto, California, USA.
- Carlo Duran was born on 13 June 1936 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Blood, Sweat and Fear (1975). He died on 2 January 1991 in Brugnato, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy.
- Additional Crew
Irving Johnson was born on 4 July 1905 in Massachusetts, USA. He is known for Steady as She Goes (1981), National Geographic Specials (1965) and Mariners Ahoy! (1954). He died on 2 January 1991 in South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA.- Vladimiro Picciafuochi was born on 5 July 1921 in Cortona, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Black Duke (1963), Duello nella Sila (1962) and The Revenge of Ivanhoe (1965). He died on 3 January 1991 in Rome, Italy.
- St. John Stuart was born on 22 September 1930 in Dorset, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Gamma People (1956). He died on 3 January 1991 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Costume Designer
- Art Department
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Doris Zinkeisen was born on 31 July 1898 in Kicreggan, Scotland, UK. She was a costume designer, known for The Blue Danube (1932), Show Boat (1936) and Magic Night (1932). She was married to Captain Grahame Johnstone. She died on 3 January 1991 in Suffolk, England, UK.- Anna Gmeyner was born on 16 March 1902 in Vienna, Austria. Anna was a writer, known for High and Low (1933) and Automatenbüfett (2021). Anna died on 3 January 1991 in York, Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Paddy Pallin was born on 28 November 1900 in Hartlepool, County Durham, England, UK. She was married to May Bell Morris. She died on 3 January 1991 in Wahroonga, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Anna Reiner was born on 16 March 1902 in Vienna, Austria. She was a writer, known for Pastor Hall (1940) and The Dawn Guard (1941). She died on 3 January 1991 in York, England, UK.
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
W.H. McCrary was born on 29 October 1907 in Washington, USA. He was a costume designer, known for Cipher Bureau (1938), Panama Patrol (1939) and Shadows Over Shanghai (1938). He died on 3 January 1991 in San Bernardino, California, USA.- Luke Appling was born on 2 April 1907 in High Point, North Carolina, USA. He died on 3 January 1991 in Cumming, Georgia, USA.
- Born and educated in the well-to-do Alamo Heights area of San Antonio, Texas, Berry Kroeger first acted in local theatrical productions at the San Pedro Playhouse. His silky voice seemed tailor-made for a lengthy career on radio. By 1931, he was active both as announcer and purveyor of dramatic exploits and crime detection on network serials. After being signed by CBS in 1936 he carved out a very lucrative career on the airwaves in anthologies like "Inner Sanctum" and Orson Welles's "Mystery Theatre of the Air", in addition to starring as suave private eye "The Falcon" (the role played on the screen by Tom Conway).
Kroeger made his theatrical bow on Broadway in a 1943 play by Nunnally Johnson, entitled "The World's Full of Girls". In the course of the next decade he balanced his radio work with performing in classical plays opposite stars like Ingrid Bergman and Helen Hayes, but did not appear in the movies until 1948. When he finally did, it was -- invariably -- as venomous, sneering or smarmy villains. A burly, narrow-eyed and physically imposing character, he simply oozed menace. As his hair receded and turned white already in his twenties, he often tended to play men much older than their years. He tended to be less typecast on the small screen which permitted him to exhibit another side of his acting range. Kroeger adroitly parodied his sinister screen personae by caricaturing Sydney Greenstreet -- whom he somewhat resembled at this stage of his life -- in an episode of Get Smart (1965) ('Maxwell Smart, Private Eye'). Like many other 'professional screen villains', Kroeger was in private life rather the antithesis of the parts he essayed on screen. - Writer
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
The name is "Maibaum, Richard Maibaum".....the brilliant screenwriter who adapted the Ian Fleming 007 novels into the highly entertaining screenplays of nearly every James Bond film from Dr. No (1962) through to Licence to Kill (1989). Maibaum attended New York University, then studied acting at the University of Iowa. By the time he was in his late twenties, Maibaum was a well established Broadway actor and playwright. He entered films as a screenwriter in 1937, spending the war years with the army's Combat Film Division. In 1946, he joined Paramount as both screenwriter and producer, contributing to such films as The Big Clock (1948) & The Great Gatsby (1949). From advice that making films abroad was an excellent tax shelter, Maibaum formed a partnership in the 1950s with producers Irving Allen and Albert R. Broccoli This led to his involvement in the phenomenally successful James Bond series of the 1960s and 1970s and, after Ian Fleming, Maibaum has arguably been the person most responsible for shaping the image of the screen's most famous spy!- Zvonko Lepetic was born on 17 November 1928 in Berane, Montenegro, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Crazy Days (1977), Balkan Spy (1984) and Kapelski kresovi (1974). He was married to Terezija Dadic-Lepetic. He died on 4 January 1991 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia.
- Peter Dommisch was born on 1 August 1934 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Tag für Tag (1964), Gejagt bis zum Morgen (1957) and The Small White Mouse (1964). He died on 4 January 1991 in Berlin, Germany.
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Leo Hurwitz was born on 23 June 1909 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Strange Victory (1948), Dialogue with a Woman Departed (1980) and Native Land (1942). He was married to Jane Dudley and Peggy Lawson. He died on 4 January 1991 in New York City, New York, USA.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Dudar Margiev was born on 25 September 1925. He was a cinematographer, known for Fatima (1958), Racha, chemi sikvaruli (1977) and Daisi (1971). He died on 4 January 1991.- Actress
Eugenia Rafee was born on 2 June 1907 in the Philippines. She was an actress. She died on 4 January 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Eddie Barefield was born on 12 December 1909 in Scandia, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for Gangsters on the Loose (1937) and Amerikanische Impressionen (1960). He was married to Consuelo Harris. He died on 4 January 1991 in New York City, New York, USA.- Actor
Lawrence Osman was born on 29 January 1930. He was an actor. He died on 4 January 1991 in California, USA.- Anders Timberg was born on 2 June 1905 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Trojan Brothers (1946) and The Echo Murders (1945). He died on 4 January 1991 in Algeria.
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Mao San was born on 26 March 1943 in Chongqing, China. She was a writer, known for Red Dust (1990) and I'm in Charge (2013). She was married to José María Quero. She died on 4 January 1991 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Harry Krimer was born on 10 March 1896 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Napoleon (1927), Les vagabonds magnifiques (1931) and Le billet de logement (1932). He died on 4 January 1991 in Saint-Josse-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
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.- Music Department
- Director
- Writer
Günther Schwenn was born on 18 March 1903 in Berlin, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Suspiria (2018), Valkyrie (2008) and Heimweh nach dir (1952). He died on 4 January 1991 in Montreux, Switzerland.- Johnny Eck was born John Echkardt, twenty minutes after his twin brother Robert. The boys entered the sideshow circuit at the age of 12, where John was billed as "Johnny Eck, The Half-boy." Johnny went on to play a role in Tod Browning's Freaks (1932) before returning with his brother to Baltimore, where he became a screen painter. Johnny died January 5, 1991, at the age of 79, in the house where he was born.
- Producer
- Production Manager
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Harold E. Knox was born on 8 February 1904 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for The Last Man on Earth (1964), Young Jesse James (1960) and Swamp Fire (1946). He was married to Irene Ryan. He died on 5 January 1991 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.- Peter Marko was born on 17 February 1934 in Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Star Trek (1966), The Outer Limits (1963) and Mission: Impossible (1966). He died on 5 January 1991 in Broward County, Florida, USA.
- Marie Sullivan was born on 14 May 1910 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988). She was married to Barry Sullivan. She died on 5 January 1991 in Ojai, California, USA.
- William Foster-Davis was born on 8 May 1904. He was an actor, known for Dr. No (1962). He died on 5 January 1991.
- Billie Anthony was born on 11 October 1932 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She died on 5 January 1991 in Islington, London, England, UK.
- Writer
- Director
Jug Grizelj was born on 2 August 1926 in Vrlika, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]. He was a writer and director, known for Cudna devojka (1962), Black Pearls (1958) and Seduction by the Sea (1963). He died on 5 January 1991 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia [now Serbia].- Vasko Popa was born on 29 June 1922 in Grebenac/Vrsac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was a writer, known for Prokleti praznik (1958), Slikovnica pcelara (1958) and Boje sanjaju (1958). He died on 5 January 1991 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.
- Carlos Machado was an actor, known for Vamos Cantar (1941), Iracema (1949) and Canjerê (1957). He died on 5 January 1991.
- Director
- Cinematographer
- Special Effects
Ravikant Nagaich was born in 1931 in Atrauli, Uttar Pradesh, British India [now India]. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972), Surakksha (1979) and The Train (1970). He died on 6 January 1991 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India.- Music Department
- Composer
Ahmet Adnan Saygun was born on 7 September 1907 in Smyrna, Ottoman Empire [now Izmir, Turkey]. He was a composer, known for Hanim (1989), Yunus Emre oratoryosu (2013) and Yeni yil konserimiz basladi (2018). He was married to Mediha Boler. He died on 6 January 1991 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Music Department
Baldo Maestri was born on 6 July 1923 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. Baldo is known for Cinema Paradiso (1988). Baldo died on 6 January 1991 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Heinrich Dathe was born on 7 November 1910 in Reichenbach im Vogtland, Germany. He died on 6 January 1991 in Berlin-Friedrichsfelde, Germany.
- Alan Wiggins was born on 17 February 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was married to Angela Mckenzie. He died on 6 January 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- After retiring from acting, Charlotte Wynters MacLane, divided her time between her home in LA and her cattle ranch in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Madera County, which she continued to own until her death in 1991.