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- Robert Ayres was born on 11 December 1914 in Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for A Night to Remember (1958), The Cheaters (1960) and John Paul Jones (1959). He died on 5 November 1968 in Hemel Hempstead, England, UK.
- Caroline Benoist was born in 1984. Caroline is known for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and Game of Thrones (2011). Caroline died on 26 December 2010 in Hemel Hempstead, England, UK.
- Lynne O'Neill was born Elaine Jose Nolan in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 8, 1918. Her father, Allan Nolan, was a house painter, and her mother Josephine, a cafeteria waitress. The Nolan family moved to Evanston, Illinois, where they lived on Elmwood Avenue and later on 522 Lee Street during the 1930s. O'Neill attended Evanston Township High School and graduated in June, 1935. Beginning at an early age she attended dance classes, particularly ballet, which she kept up after graduating from high school. During World War II O'Neill toured several Midwestern states as an entertainer for the United Service Organizations (USO). After the war, in June, 1947, she matriculated to Northwestern University's School of Speech Summer Session. In the following years she continued performing as a model and stage performer.
Under her stage name, O'Neill began to work as a burlesque dancer in Chicago. Her mother, who accompanied her to her shows, apparently had an idea for the gimmick that would advance O'Neill's career. At her mother's suggestion, O'Neill began to emphasize her garters, while performing. At the end of her shows, O'Neill would bestow garters to selected members of her audience. This act became a signature routine, and she styled herself as Lynne O'Neill, "The Original Garter Girl."
In the following years O'Neill traveled throughout the United States and to Mexico, where she refined her burlesque acts and had minor roles and skits in musicals, movie shorts, and in radio shows. In the 1950's she moved to Lynbrook, New York, initiating a particularly busy period of her career. In March, 1960, O'Neill was arrested in her home and accused of possessing nude photographs of herself and distributing them through the mail. She was convicted and served four days of a 10-day jail sentence. For a while she worked with Barbara Nichols, a fellow burlesque performer and model, and had a role in the movie Secrets of an Uncover Model (1965). By the late 1960s, O'Neill had become a regular contributor to the risqué men's magazine "Man to Man". Her column, called "Burlesque Backstage," chronicled her experiences in the profession. Those columns often ended with entreaties to fans, particularly soldiers serving in the Vietnam War, to write her letters. Many took her up on that suggestion. She made a point of responding to her correspondents, and included photographs of herself in her replies.
The popularity of burlesque declined in the 1970s, and O'Neill's long career as a performer and chronicler of burlesque ended at around the same time. In 1967 O'Neill was divorced. In 1972 she and her widowed mother, Josephine, moved to Hempstead, New York, and opened their own real estate brokerage office, covering both commercial and residential sales and rentals throughout Nassau County. O'Neill, working under her given name, Elaine Nolan, served on the board of the Hempstead Chamber of Commerce and was the president of the Country Club Estates Civic Association, a member of the Nassau County Historical Society, the Hofstra University Club, the Hempstead Historical Society, and a supporter of many animal, environmental, and veterans organizations. She died on August 5, 2010, in Hempstead, New York. - Carl Kent was born on 28 January 1918 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Falcon in San Francisco (1945), Studio One (1948) and Sleepless Tuesday (1945). He died on 14 December 1959 in North Hempstead, New York, USA.
- Gabriela Mistral was born on 7 April 1889 in Vicuña, Chile. She was an actress and writer, known for Sebastián y su amigo el artista (1971) and Time of the Angels (1987). She died on 10 January 1957 in Hempstead, New York, USA.
- Walter Hudson was born on 5 June 1944 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA. He died on 24 December 1991 in Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, USA.
- Arthur B. Allen was born on 8 April 1881 in Gowanda, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Our Town (1940) and Rangers of Fortune (1940). He died on 25 August 1947 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Roger Winton was born on 19 January 1917 in Willesden, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Schirmer Inheritance (1957), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Love and Mr Lewisham (1959). He died on 31 July 1994 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
- Harry Neville was born on 24 March 1867 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Man Hater (1917), The Pretenders (1916) and The Blindness of Love (1916). He died on 25 January 1945 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Whitmore Humphreys was born on 7 April 1908 in Hampstead, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Primrose Path (1934), Lucky Days (1935) and The Case for the Crown (1934). He died on 11 October 1992 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
- Script and Continuity Department
Gwen Bartle was born in 1920 in Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK. Gwen is known for The Broad Fourteens (1945). Gwen was married to Leslie Arthur Ginger. Gwen died in 2005 in Hemel Hempstead, England, UK.- Guy Nichols was born in 1862. He was an actor, known for Moongold (1921). He died on 23 January 1928 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Sound Department
Trevor Carless was born on 15 April 1942 in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England, UK. Trevor is known for The Golden Lady (1979), Dempsey and Makepeace (1985) and The Lifetaker (1975). Trevor died on 9 January 2008 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK.- Additional Crew
Marty McHale was born on 30 October 1888 in Stoneham, Massachusetts, USA. Marty is known for The Baseball Revue of 1917 (1917). Marty died on 7 May 1979 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA.- Tom Corless was born on 23 May 1879 in Kinvarra, County Galway, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Blue Bird (1918) and Alice in Wonderland (1931). He died on 3 July 1956 in Hempstead, New York, USA.
- Zoe Wynn was born on 4 May 1911 in Alberta, Canada. She was an actress, known for Discoveries (1939), Larceny Street (1937) and Catch As Catch Can (1937). She was married to David Albert Abrahams. She died on 5 December 1992 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Louis Reeves Harrison was born in 1857. He was a writer and assistant director, known for Love's Flame (1920), Shore Acres (1914) and Paid in Full (1914). He died on 8 May 1921 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA.- Additional Crew
Emile Griffith was born on 3 February 1938 in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. He is known for Super Fight II (1974), Fight of the Week (1960) and ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961). He was married to Sadie Griffith. He died on 23 July 2013 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA.- Art Department
- Art Director
Carl Kent was born on 28 January 1918 in New York City, New York, USA. Carl was an art director, known for The United States Steel Hour (1953), Go Man Go (1954) and Crowded Paradise (1956). Carl died on 14 December 1959 in North Hempstead, New York, USA.- Director
- Composer
- Music Department
Songwriter ("Butterfingers"), organist, composer, conductor and director, educated at the University of Pittsburgh; he studied music with Dudley Fitch, and James Ford. He was an organist in St. Petersburg, Florida, and came to New York in 1936 as a free-lance organist, eventually doing musical and dramatic programs on radio and in theatres, and then joining the ABC staff. Joining ASCAP in 1947, his other popular songs included "Old Prairie Wagon", "Little Darlin'", "God Is Everywhere", "In Suniland", "In Flanders", "Sunset Lullabye", "Our Graduation Waltz", and "St. Patrick's Bells".- Barnett Raskin was born on 22 February 1911. He was an actor, known for Running Wild (1927). He died on 27 July 1989 in Hempstead, New York, USA.
- Louis De Bulger was born on 31 October 1896 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Deceit (1923) and The Gunsaulus Mystery (1921). He died on 11 June 1927 in Hempstead, New York, USA.
- Matt Glowacz was born on 8 July 1986. Matt was a producer, known for Locker 767: The First Semester (2004). Matt died on 24 October 2004 in Hempstead, Texas, USA.
- Andy Varipapa was born on 31 March 1891 in Carfizzi, Calabria, Italy. He died on 25 August 1984 in Hempstead, New York, USA.