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- Carlos De Valdez was born on 19 March 1894 in Arica, Peru. He was an actor, known for Lancer Spy (1937), Little Man, What Now? (1934) and Romance in the Dark (1938). He died on 30 October 1939 in Encino, California, USA.
- Tully Marshall intended to pursue a legal career, until he tried a dramatic course at Santa Clara University. He started stage work in San Francisco in 1883 and moved to New York in 1887, where he played in various roles on Broadway and on the road. After a few small parts in films he was given the role of the High Priest of Babylon in the D.W. Griffith classic, Intolerance (1916). One of his finest roles in silents was that of an old frontiersman in another classic, The Covered Wagon (1923).
When sound arrived Marshall was very much in demand and worked for nearly every major studio. His last film was Behind Prison Walls (1943). He died on March 10, 1943, after a 60-year career in entertainment. - Additional Crew
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Bobby Connolly was born on 4 July 1897 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director, known for The Wizard of Oz (1939), Cain and Mabel (1936) and Go Into Your Dance (1935). He was married to Blanche. He died on 29 February 1944 in Encino, California, USA.- Tom Breneman was born on 18 June 1901 in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Breakfast in Hollywood (1946). He was married to Billie Dunn. He died on 28 April 1948 in Encino, California, USA.
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His father had been a major in the Union army during the Civil War. Edgar Rice Burroughs attended the Brown School then, due to a diphtheria epidemic, Miss Coolie's Maplehurst School for Girls, then the Harvard School, Phillips Andover and the Michigan Military Academy. He was a mediocre student and flunked his examination for West Point. He worked a variety of jobs all over the country: a cowboy in Idaho, a gold miner in Oregon, a railroad policeman in Utah, a department manager for Sears Roebuck in Chicago. He published "A Princess of Mars" under the title "Under the Moons of Mars" in six parts between February and July of 1912. The same "All-Story Magazine" put out his immediately successful "Tarzan of the Apes" in October of that year. Two years later the hardback book appeared, and on January 27, 1918, the movie opened on Broadway starring Elmo Lincoln as Tarzan. It was one of the first movies to gross over $1,000,000. Burroughs was able to move his family to the San Fernando Valley in 1919, converting a huge estate into Tarzana Ranch. He was in Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 and remained in Hawaii as a war correspondent. Afterward he returned home with a heart condition. On March 19, 1950, alone in his home after reading the Sunday comics in bed, he died. By then he had written 91 novels, 26 of which were about Tarzan. The man whose books have sold hundreds of millions of copies in over thirty languages once said "I write to escape ... to escape poverty".- Jack Gardner was born on 30 September 1873 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for Bluff (1924) and Hollywood (1923). He was married to Louise Dresser. He died on 30 September 1950 in Encino, California, USA.
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William R. Fraser was born on 13 December 1879 in Central City, Colorado, USA. He was a production manager, known for For Heaven's Sake (1926), Girl Shy (1924) and Speedy (1928). He died on 5 November 1952 in Encino, California, USA.- Music Department
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Al Piantadosi was born on 18 July 1884 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for The Passing (1983), Cruisin' Down the River (1953) and Nearly Eighteen (1943). He died on 8 April 1955 in Encino, California, USA.- Actor
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After growing up in a small Arkansas town, Bob Burns qualified as a civil engineer, but also worked as a salesman, farmed peanuts, and in World War I was a Marine sergeant and champion rifleman. His great interest from boyhood was music, and from 1911 his main career was in entertainment. He played musical instruments including his trademark "bazooka", led bands, and did blackface comedy in vaudeville, carnivals, and appeared in early talking films. In 1931 he began a long career in radio, his first real success in 1935 leading to a six year stint on Bing Crosby's Kraft Music Hall show and ultimately (1941-47) his own program, playing the bazooka and telling tall tales about mythical hillbilly relatives like Uncle Fud and Aunt Doody. His association with Crosby led to a long-term movie contract at Paramount, for 12 popular films beginning with Rhythm on the Range (1936). His film character was a slow talking, philosophical, bazooka-playing hillbilly or bumpkin who may have looked gullible, but eventually outwitted the city slickers. Despite this stereotyped character, Bob did draw the line somewhere; he and Paramount parted ways after he refused to appear in a proposed 1941 film which he felt would ridicule "the people of his native hills". He made a few films for other studios, then retired from the entertainment field in 1947. Land investment had made Bob rich, and he spent his last years on his 200-acre model farm in Canoga Park, California.- Actor
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Edward Arnold was born as Gunther Edward Arnold Schneider in 1890, on the Lower East Side of New York City, the son of German immigrants, Elizabeth (Ohse) and Carl Schneider. Arnold began his acting career on the New York stage and became a film actor in 1916. A burly man with a commanding style and superb baritone voice, he was a popular screen personality for decades, and was the star of such film classics as Diamond Jim (1935) (a role he reprised in Lillian Russell (1940)) Arnold appeared in over 150 films and was President of The Screen Actors Guild shortly before his death in 1956.- Gerald Fielding was born on 6 July 1910 in Darjeeling, India. He was an actor, known for The Garden of Allah (1927), The Scarlet Empress (1934) and I Take This Woman (1931). He died on 3 June 1956 in Encino, California, USA.
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The daughter of a coal miner, Marian was born to Daniel and Anna Driscoll in Peoria, Illinois. As a young adult, Marian gave music lessons and sang in the choir at her Catholic church. She married her childhood sweetheart Jim Jordan on August 31, 1918. They were to have two children, Kathryn and James. Marian's greatest professional success was during America's golden age of radio. As "Molly McGee" she played opposite her husband's character "Fibber" in the popular radio comedy "Fibber McGee and Molly", which ran from 1935 to 1959. Her movie roles were based upon the "Molly" character.- Writer
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Jack Jungmeyer was born on 21 March 1883 in Iowa, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for His First Command (1929), High School (1940) and The Tender Years (1948). He was married to Ruth C. Jungmeyer. He died on 27 June 1961 in Encino, California, USA.- Actor
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Jimmy Conlin was born on 14 October 1884 in Camden, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Sullivan's Travels (1941), Calling Philo Vance (1940) and The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947). He was married to Dorothy Julia Ryan, Myrtle Glass and Lillian Grace Steel (actress). He died on 7 May 1962 in Encino, California, USA.- Actor
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When Jack Carson arrived in Hollywood in 1937, he found work at RKO as an extra. His first major acting role came alongside Humphrey Bogart in the romantic comedy Stand-In (1937). After a few years, he developed into a popular character actor who would be seen in a large number of comedies, musicals and a few westerns. Not happy with the direction his career was heading, he went to Warner Brothers in 1941, where the quality of his supporting roles improved. It also did not hurt to be in films that starred James Cagney, such as The Strawberry Blonde (1941) and The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941).
After three years, he starred with Jane Wyman in Make Your Own Bed (1944) and, again, in The Doughgirls (1944). Carson would play the nice guy with the heart of gold who was still a nice guy even when he was angry. He would take the double take and the quizzical look to a higher level, but he could also act in dramas. He provided a good portrayal of "Albert" in The Hard Way (1943) and was acclaimed for his performance in Mildred Pierce (1945). However, it was comedies that provided most of his work. He teamed up with his old friend, Dennis Morgan, for several films in the tradition of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. It was in the 1940s that Carson would become popular as a wisecracking comedian on radio. This would lead him to television work in the 1950s, where he was one of 4 rotating hosts on All Star Revue (1950), until 1951, when he had left the show and the title was changed to "All Star Revue".
He hosted and performed on The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) from 1952-55. He would also help host The U.S. Royal Showcase (1952). He would appear on a number of shows during the 1950s, one of his most remembered being an episode of The Twilight Zone (1959), where he played a somewhat shady used-car salesman who came into possession of an old Model-A Ford that was "haunted" in that whoever owned it had to tell the truth, whether he wanted to or not. Although his movie career slowed in the 1950s, he still appeared in a number of prestige pictures, such as A Star Is Born (1954) with Judy Garland, The Tarnished Angels (1957) with Rock Hudson and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) with Paul Newman.
Collapsed in August 1962 while in rehearsal for the play "Critic's Choice." An early diagnosis deemed it a stomach "disorder," but two months later, cancer was discovered while he was undergoing an unrelated operation.- Cinematographer
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Willard Van der Veer was born on 23 August 1894 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer and director, known for With Byrd at the South Pole (1930), Maintain the Right (1940) and The Crawling Hand (1963). He died on 16 June 1963 in Encino, California, USA.- Dan Sheridan was born on 3 September 1916 in Athlone, Ireland, UK. He was an actor, known for Lawman (1958), Death Valley Days (1952) and Casey Jones (1957). He was married to Suzanne Josephine Hayes. He died on 29 June 1963 in Encino, California, USA.
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Axel Stordahl was born on 8 August 1913 in Staten Island, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Fences (2016), Love & Mercy (2014) and Ship Ahoy (1942). He was married to June Hutton. He died on 30 August 1963 in Encino, California, USA.- Writer
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Bruce Manning was born on 15 July 1902 in Cuddebackville, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for So Goes My Love (1946), First Love (1939) and The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943). He died on 3 August 1965 in Encino, California, USA.- Producer
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Felix E. Feist was born on 28 February 1910 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Deluge (1933), The Golden Gloves Story (1950) and Reckless Age (1944). He was married to Lisa Howard. He died on 2 September 1965 in Encino, California, USA.- Esther Michelson was born on 2 September 1898 in Flushing, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Great Dictator (1940). She died on 24 December 1965 in Encino, California, USA.
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Buster West was born on 31 March 1901 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Hurray for Hooligan (1937), Beautiful, But Dummies (1938) and Fresh from the Fleet (1936). He was married to Lucille Page. He died on 19 March 1966 in Encino, California, USA.- Music Department
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Frederick Herbert was born on 4 June 1909 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Red River (1948), Quantez (1957) and The Thrill of It All (1963). He died on 2 September 1966 in Encino, California, USA.- Actor
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Smiley worked on a local radio station and in Vaudeville after high school. Always interested in music, he was friends with Gene Autry and worked with him on the radio show "The National Barn Dance". When Westerns became a big draw with sound, the studios were always on the lookout for singing cowboys. In 1934, both Gene and Smiley made their debuts in In Old Santa Fe (1934). Smiley became well known as Gene's plump sidekick Frog Milhouse, and they worked together in over 80 Westerns. After Gene, Smiley provided the comic relief for other cowboy stars at Republic such as Sunset Carson and Charles Starrett (The Durango Kid). He also provided a lot of the music as he wrote over 300 western songs and sang quite a few in the films. Smiley was the first supporting actor to regularly appear on the Top Ten Western money-maker list. He became well known for his white horse with the black circle around one eye. When he used a team of white horses, as when he was 'Spec Specialist' Smiley Burnette, each white horse had one black circle around one eye. When the 'B' movie Western reign ended in 1953, Smiley retired from the screen. He made occasional appearances on television including being a regular on the music show "Ozark Jubilee (1959)". His last performance was as railroad engineer Charlie Pratt on Petticoat Junction (1963) from 1963-67.- Stunts
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Jack Coffer was born on 1 April 1938 in San Joaquin County, California, USA. He was an actor, known for My Living Doll (1964), Custer (1967) and Laredo (1965). He died on 18 February 1967 in Encino, California, USA.- A.M. Botsford was born on 9 August 1884 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He was a producer, known for The Accusing Finger (1936), Border Flight (1936) and Arizona Mahoney (1936). He died on 15 May 1967 in Encino, California, USA.
- Claire Meade was born on 2 April 1883 in West Orange, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Daughter of Don Q (1946), The Unfaithful (1947) and Peter Gunn (1958). She died on 14 January 1968 in Encino, California, USA.
- Arthur Singley was born on 9 May 1907 in Montana, USA. He was an actor, known for Nation Aflame (1937). He died on 4 February 1968 in Encino, California, USA.
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Lois Andrews was born on 24 March 1924 in Huntington Park, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Dixie Dugan (1943), The Desert Hawk (1950) and Meet Me After the Show (1951). She was married to Leonard Klecker, Steve Brodie, David Street and George Jessel. She died on 5 April 1968 in Encino, California, USA.- Actor
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William Talman is best known for his role as Hamilton Burger, the district attorney who perpetually lost to Perry Mason in the long-running series Perry Mason (1957). Talman was an accomplished screenwriter and stage and screen actor, and appeared in numerous roles on television as a character actor from the mid-'50s until his death from lung cancer in August of 1968.
He was born William Whitney Talman Jr. on February 4, 1915, in Detroit, Michigan, the first son of William Talman Sr. and Ada B. Talman. His father was vice-president of an electrical company that manufactured industrial heat-measuring recording devices and yachts. During an interview with "TV Guide" in April of 1963, Talman told writer Richard Gehman that his father made a good deal of money, "enough to send me to school in a limousine each day. Public school. That meant I had to fight my way in and out." In school Talman developed an avid interest in athletics, especially boxing and baseball. He furthered his interest in boxing early in life by fighting on the local parish boxing team of the Episcopal Church. At one point in his life he played semi-professional baseball. He was educated at Cranbrook School and later attended Dartmouth College, where his interest in acting first took hold. He left Dartmouth in his sophomore year after an incident in which a freshman he knew "loaned" him a car so that he could go visit a girlfriend at Smith College. A bus forced the car off of the road and it hit a tree. A boy who was with them was killed and it later turned out that the car was stolen. Talman was asked to resign from Dartmouth, which he did. Although invited back the next year, he never returned.
Talman began his acting career on Broadway in the early 1940s. His first roles were in "Beverly Hills", "Yokel Boy" and "Of Mice and Men." He was appearing in "Spring Again" at Henry Miller's Theatre in January of 1942 when he received his draft notice for induction into the US army. Prior to leaving for active duty he married actress Lynne Carter. He entered the army as a private and saw 30 months of service in the Pacific, where he won a commission and eventually was promoted to the rank of major. During the war his assignments included the managing of a school that trained soldiers to put on shows. At one point he was in charge of training boxing and baseball teams. He was proud of the fact that his teams won both the boxing and baseball championships of the Western Pacific. Talman returned to Broadway after the war. Two of his more notable postwar roles were in Joseph M. Hyman's and Bernard Hart's production of "Dear Ruth" in 1946 and Henry Adrian's production of "A Young Man's Fancy" in 1947. In 1949 the actor moved to Hollywood and began making films. His first picture was Red, Hot and Blue (1949), in which he played gangster Bunny Harris. Other movie and television roles soon followed. In 1951 his wife sued him for divorce, citing extreme cruelty. She claimed that Talman had criticized her publicly in front of their friends. The divorce was granted in September of 1952 with custody of the couple's three-year-old daughter, Lynda, and 24% of Talman's income awarded to his former spouse. He went on to perform in over 17 films, several of which he starred in. Some of his more notable films include The Racket (1951), Armored Car Robbery (1950), Smoke Signal (1955), Big House, U.S.A. (1955), One Minute to Zero (1952) and Two-Gun Lady (1955). His best known role was as escaped killer and kidnapper Emmett Myers in the classic film noir The Hitch-Hiker (1953), directed by Ida Lupino. He also co-wrote two feature films, I've Lived Before (1956) and Joe Dakota (1957).
Talman married actress Barbara Read in 1952. The couple had two children, Barbie and Billy, but they separated in September of 1959. In a tragic turn of events, his former wife took her own life in December of 1963 by closing up her house and turning on the gas jets. Notes she left behind blamed ill health for her action. In March of 1960 Talman made headlines when he was arrested during a police raid of an alleged "wild nude party" being held at the home of an acquaintance, Richard Reibold. The incident caused CBS to invoke a morals clause in his contract that cost him his job on "Perry Mason." The charges were eventually dropped after a trial that was closely followed by the newspapers and sensationalized by the tabloids. Talman always maintained his innocence, and following the trial the judge in the case criticized the police for arresting him. He remained off the show until December of 1960, when CBS reinstated him after a flood of fan mail from supporters. He married Margaret (Peggy) Flanigan and adopted her two children from a previous marriage, Steve and Debbie. After the "Perry Mason" show ended in 1966, Talman went on a six-week tour of Vietnam to entertain the troops. Upon his return home, it was discovered that he had lung cancer. His last film was The Ballad of Josie (1967), with Doris Day.
Near the end of his life, Talman did something that, while common nowadays, was an extraordinarily courageous thing for an actor to do at that time. A heavy smoker for most of his life, he was angered by a newspaper article he read about actors being afraid to make anti-smoking messages for fear of losing opportunities to make lucrative cigarette commercials. He decided to do something about it. Talman volunteered to make a short film for the American Cancer Society, part of which was shown in late 1968 and 1969 as a television anti-smoking commercial. He was the first actor to ever make such a commercial. When the message was being filmed, Talman knew he was dying, was in a great deal of pain and was in fact under heavy sedation for it. The short film begins, "Before I die I want to do what I can to leave a world free of cancer for my six children . . . ",
William Talman died of cardiac arrest due to complications from lung cancer at West Valley Community Hospital in Encino, California, on August 30, 1968, at the age of 53. Although his life was short, he left an enduring legacy through his writing, his acting, his heroism and his never-ending championing of the underdog.- Agnes Fowler was born on 10 March 1890 in Renick, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for The Red Skelton Hour (1951). She was married to Gene Fowler. She died on 28 August 1970 in Encino, California, USA.
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Del Moore was born on 14 May 1916 in Pensacola, Florida, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Nutty Professor (1963), Get Smart (1965) and Batman (1966). He was married to Gayle. He died on 30 August 1970 in Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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It seemed like Edward Everett Horton appeared in just about every Hollywood comedy made in the 1930s. He was always the perfect counterpart to the great gentlemen and protagonists of the films. Horton was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to Isabella S. (Diack) and Edward Everett Horton, a compositor for the NY Times. His maternal grandparents were Scottish and his father was of English and German ancestry. Like many of his contemporaries, Horton came to the movies from the theatre, where he debuted in 1906. He made his film debut in 1922. Unlike many of his silent-film colleagues, however, Horton had no problems in adapting to the sound, despite--or perhaps because of--his crackling voice. From 1932 to 1938 he worked often with Ernst Lubitsch, and later with Frank Capra. He has appeared in more than 120 films, in addition to a large body of work on TV, among which was the befuddled Hekawi medicine man Roaring Chicken on the western comedy F Troop (1965).- Music Department
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Composer, songwriter, lyricist ("Elmer's Tune", "Count Every Star", "Holiday for Strings"), and author, educated at Duluth Junior College. He wrote revues for the Latin Quarter in New York, and also songs for the Broadway musicals "Star and Garter", "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" and "All For Love". Joining ASCAP in 1942, his chief musical collborators included Peter DeRose, David Rose, Guy Wood, Jerry Livingston, David Saxon, Elmer Albrecht, Rube Bloom, Howard Steiner, Steve Allen, Chester Conn, Milton Delugg, and James Van Heusen. His other popular-song compositions include "Elmer's Tune", "Autumn Serenade", "Shoofly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy", "There Must Be a Way", "Outside of Heaven", "Somewhere Along the Way", "My Lady Loves to Dance", "Make Her Mine", "Forgive My Heart", "Wake the Town and Tell the People", "Half as Lovely", "No Good Man", "Maybe You'll Be There", "Caribbean Clipper", "Bluebird Singing in My Heart", "Vagabond Shoes", "Night Lights", "The Right Thing to Say" and "Meet Me Where They Play the Blues".- Actor
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Jerome Cowan was one of Hollywood's most prolific and instantly recognizable character actors. His trademark pencil-thin mustache and slicked back hair, immaculate suits and sophisticated manner were his stock-in-trade for impersonating an assortment of rejected husbands, shifty politicians, lawyers and shady detectives. He also excelled at delivering snappy repartee and witty or barbed one-liners which were typical of the gritty Warner Brothers films of the 1930's and 40's.
Straight out of high school, Jerome began to work his way up through stock companies and burlesque, making his debut on Broadway in the 1923 comedy 'We've Got to Have Money'. On the strength of his most successful stage performance in 'Boy Meets Girl' (1935-37), he was contracted by producer Samuel Goldwyn to appear in Beloved Enemy (1936) as an Irish patriot. Several films later, he found his niche as the dapper sophisticate with attitude, in films like There's Always a Woman (1938), as Nick Shane, Torrid Zone (1940), Crime by Night (1944) - a rare leading role as private eye Sam Campbell; and Mr. Skeffington (1944), as Bette Davis's ex. He was the short-lived partner, Miles Archer, to Humphrey Bogart's Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon (1941), a nervous informer in Riffraff (1947) and the district attorney who fails to indict Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street (1947). Add to that several well-acted gangsters (Frisco Lil (1942), Fog Island (1945), Deadline for Murder (1946), to mention a few) and some unexpected comedy, particularly as Dagwood's boss George Radcliffe in the Blondie (1957) series. In the 1950's and 1960's, Cowan adapted perfectly to the medium of television and became a regular on several shows, alternating drama with comedy, from Perry Mason (1957)to The Munsters (1964). He gave a short, but poignant performance opposite Ida Lupino in 'The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine', a 1959 episode of Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone (1959), as an unrecognizable aged former matinee idol.- Roy Wells Gordon was the third of four sons born to John W. Gordon and Nancy Ellen Wells Gordon. He was born October 18, 1884 in Beaver Village, Pike County, Ohio. The family soon moved to Portsmouth, Ohio, where Roy grew up. He was always interested in the theater and acting, and decided to make it his profession. In the 1910s, 20s, and early 30s, he performed in dramas and musicals (he was a tenor) in Portsmouth, Ohio; Columbus, Ohio; Baltimore, Maryland; Chicago, Illinois, and on Broadway in New York City. In the late 1930s, Roy moved to Los Angeles, California to become a motion-picture actor; this was his profession for the rest of his life. He performed as a supporting actor in a wide variety of credited and uncredited roles; in his later years, he often played bankers, businessmen, judges, senior military officers and other men of authority. He also performed in numerous TV series. He died at the age of 87 on July 23, 1972 in Encino, Los Angeles County, California.
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Audrey Granville was born on 26 July 1910 in Nebraska, USA. She is known for The Giant Gila Monster (1959), Medic (1954) and Thunder in Carolina (1960). She was married to Roy Granville. She died on 30 October 1972 in Encino, California, USA.- Producer
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Earl Eby was born on 25 June 1903 in Hollister, California, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Lux Video Theatre (1950), Mission: Impossible (1966) and Romance in the Rain (1934). He died on 24 January 1973 in Encino, California, USA.- Fred Niblo Jr. was born on 23 January 1903 in New York City, New York, USA. Fred was a writer, known for The Criminal Code (1930), You May Be Next! (1936) and Motor Madness (1937). Fred was married to Patricia Henry. Fred died on 18 February 1973 in Encino, California, USA.
- A big, brawny villain of many 1940s and 1950s films, Ted de Corsia was an actor in touring companies and on radio before making a memorable film debut as the killer in The Lady from Shanghai (1947). Although he occasionally played such sympathetic roles as a judge or prison warden, de Corsia's imposing size, tough New York street demeanor - he was born and raised in Brooklyn - and gravelly voice assured him steady work playing murderous street thugs, outlaw gang leaders or organized-crime bosses. One of his best-remembered roles was as the head of a murder-for-hire gang who turns state's evidence in the Humphrey Bogart crime thriller The Enforcer (1951).
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June Hutton was born on 11 August 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Wonder Man (1945), Hoedown (1950) and Westinghouse Playhouse (1961). She was married to Kenneth Tobey and Axel Stordahl. She died on 2 May 1973 in Encino, California, USA.- Director
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Joseph J. Barry was born on 1 March 1891 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a director and actor, known for When Big Dan Rides (1919), The Heart of Big Dan (1920) and Spike Speaks (1930). He died on 28 April 1975 in Encino, California, USA.- Composer
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Lou Maury was born on 7 July 1911 in Butte, Montana, USA. Lou was a composer, known for Father of the Bride (1961), The Man on the Flying Trapeze (1954) and Destination Magoo (1954). Lou died on 11 December 1975 in Encino, California, USA.- Music Department
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Percy Faith was a child piano prodigy, but his hands were burned in a fire at age 18. Switching to conducting and arranging, his unique orchestral 'sound', with strong emphasis on creative string work, soon became familiar to listeners everywhere. He recorded 85 albums for Columbia Records, and three hit singles: "Delicado" (1952), "Theme from 'Moulin Rouge'" (1953), and "Theme from 'A Summer Place'" (1960). Johnny Mathis, Doris Day and Tony Bennett all considered Percy Faith among their favorite accompanists.- Additional Crew
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D.R.O. Hatswell was born on 3 July 1898 in Norwood, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Wolf Man (1923), Beau Geste (1966) and The Court Jester (1955). He was married to Constance Victorine Meeker. He died on 29 June 1976 in Encino, California, USA.- Clara Horton was born on 29 July 1904 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Girl from Outside (1919), Tom Sawyer (1917) and Huck and Tom (1918). She was married to Hyman Brand. She died on 4 December 1976 in Encino, California, USA.
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Songwriter ("Some Sunday Morning"), composer and publisher, educated in high school and in private music study. While in high school, he was a vaudeville pianist and accompanist in film theatres, then became a staff pianist for Waterson, Berlin and Snyder. He came to Hollywood in 1929, and wrote theme songs for early film musicals, staying under contract to Warner Brothers for eighteen years. In 1911 he founded his own music publishing firm in New York. Joining ASCAP in 1920, his chief musical collaborators included Ted Koehler, Joe Young, Sam Lewis and Jack Scholl, and his other popular-song compositions include "Just a Baby's Prayer at Twilight", "Old Pal Why Don't You Answer Me?", "San Antonio", "Bright Eyes", "Dream Kisses", "Thru the Courtesy of Love", "My Little Buckaroo", "The Old Apple Tree", "You, You Darlin", "Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart", "The Wish That I Wish Tonight", "Would You Believe Me?", "Bombardier Song", "Mary Dear", and "It's Victory Day" (awarded a Treasury Department Silver Medal).- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Agnes Imes was born on 31 March 1903 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She died on 24 March 1977 in Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Editor
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William H. Ziegler was born on 4 September 1909 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an editor, known for My Fair Lady (1964), The Omega Man (1971) and Rope (1948). He died on 2 July 1977 in Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Francis Gary Powers was born on 17 August 1929 in Jenkins, Kentucky, USA. He was a writer, known for Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976), Le monde parallèle (1967) and The Mike Douglas Show (1961). He was married to Claudia Edwards Downey and Barbara Gay Moore. He died on 1 August 1977 in Encino, California, USA.