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- Extremely handsome, juvenile lead of the silent era David Rollins was discovered as an extra and given a contract with Fox Films in 1927. He worked mostly in light comedies, frequently paired with Sue Carol (the future wife of Alan Ladd). While under contract to Fox he worked with many great directors just beginning their careers, including Howard Hawks, John Ford and George Stevens.
Few of his films survive today. The best-known is probably The Big Trail (1930), a full-length talkie directed by Raoul Walsh featuring John Wayne in his first starring role. Though beautifully photographed, the sound is rather rickety and the film was seen by relatively few people due to the fact that it was shot in 70mm, which few theaters at the time were equipped to show.
Rollins retired in the 1950s and spent the rest of his life traveling, raising dogs, volunteering at a local hospital and tending his citrus orchards in Encinitas, California. He was interviewed only once, by author Michael Ankerich, for his where-are-they-now-book, "Broken Silence." - Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Daniel White was born on May 22, 1912, in Malakoff, a suburb of Paris, France. His ancestors were Scottish. White grew up in West Yorkshire around the moors. His family moved to Paris while Daniel was still young and he was initially expected to enter the family textile business. After the company went under, White was fortunately able to pursue his interest in music instead.
During World War II he worked as an interpreter with the British army and was almost killed during the evacuation of Dunkirk. Following the war, Daniel played piano in nightclubs and cabarets. He composed his first film soundtrack in 1947. He wrote the jingles for numerous 1950s TV commercials, which included spots for Polo and Kit-E-Kat that were shown on British television.
Daniel composed the scores for many movies made by maverick Spanish exploitation filmmaker Jesús Franco, starting with La mano de un hombre muerto (1962). In addition, he also did the music for pictures made by directors Pierre Chevalier and León Klimovsky. Moreover, White recorded a large volume of albums under several pseudonyms; said albums include comedy records as Emile Doryphore, rock records as Guy Forlane, and organ music as Virginie Morgane.
An incredibly fast and prolific musician, White was known for recording 12 tracks for an album in a single day. His favorite composers were Debussy and Ravel. Daniel was especially fond of composing for the human voice. Besides composing scores for Franco, White also acted in a handful of Franco's films -- he was usually cast as a police inspector -- and even worked as a production assistant on a few features for Franco during his extremely busy early-1970s period in Portugal. Daniel White died at age 85 on May 24, 1997.- Writer
- Producer
Joseph Hoffman was born on 20 February 1909 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Officer and the Lady (1941), Against All Flags (1952) and Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952). He died on 25 May 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Helga Raumer was born on 29 September 1924 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Aus dem Tagebuch eines Minderjährigen (1965), Musterknaben (1959) and Rita von Falkenhain (1989). She was married to Albrecht Langenbeck. She died on 25 May 1997 in Berlin, Germany.
- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Production Manager
Chester Feldman was born on 8 January 1926 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for Family Feud (1988), Card Sharks (1986) and Card Sharks (1978). He died on 25 May 1997 in New York, USA.- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
Jiri Ulrich was born on 22 May 1925 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He was a production manager, known for Morgiana (1972), Závrat (1963) and Black Peter (1964). He died on 25 May 1997 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Inge Schmidt was born on 16 November 1909 in Hamburg, Germany. She was an actress, known for Cliff Dexter (1966), An Einzeltischen (1968) and Künstlerliebe (1935). She died on 25 May 1997 in Hamburg, Germany.
- Ragna Broo-Juter was born on 4 October 1905 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Halta Lena och vindögde Per (1933), Den farliga leken (1931) and Doktorns hemlighet (1930). She was married to Edward Moore and Berlin, Gösta. She died on 25 May 1997 in Toronto, Canada.
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Costume Designer
- Additional Crew
Bill Jobe was born on 24 December 1919 in Oklahoma, USA. Bill was a costume designer, known for Jaws 2 (1978), The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1972) and The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978). Bill died on 25 May 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Dariusz Wojciechowski was born on 4 December 1926 in Skierniewice, Warszawskie, Second Polish Republic [now Skierniewice, Lódzkie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for 13 posterunek (1997). He died on 25 May 1997 in Warsaw, Warszawskie, Poland [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland].
- Colette Borelli was born on 2 September 1923 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France. She was an actress, known for Saint Theresa of Lisieux (1938), The Pearls of the Crown (1937) and Paris (1937). She died on 25 May 1997 in Dinard, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.
- Production Manager
György Felber was born on 4 July 1947 in Hungary. György was a production manager, known for Musical TV Theater (1970), Ítélet elött (1978) and Linda (1984). György died on 25 May 1997 in Hungary.