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Wayne Heffley was born on 15 July 1927 in Bakersfield, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Orca (1977), Turner & Hooch (1989) and King Kong (1976). He was married to Lynne Dalton, Ilene Nemerski, Jeanne Gash, Dorothea Heß and Mary Holder. He died on 19 November 2008 in Montrose, California, USA.- John Steadman was born James Lanford Steadman on July 20, 1909 in Lexington, South Carolina. Steadman worked in radio for three decades as a writer, producer, and announcer prior to embarking on an acting career in the early 1970's. An extremely colorful and distinctive character actor, John was often cast in both films and TV shows alike as a crotchety old coot. Steadman died at 83 from a lung ailment on January 28, 1993 in Montrose, California.
- George Selk was born on 15 May 1893 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for Adventures of Superman (1952), Gunsmoke (1955) and Lawman (1958). He died on 22 January 1967 in Montrose, California, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Tall distinguished looking George Ford started out as a contract player in the early 1930s but like most contract players, it didn't work out. Never discouraged, Ford moved on to roles as dancers, socialites, and chorus boys. Ford would occasionally have dialog but he was constantly used for his good looking appearance and his unique ability to ballroom dance.
During the 1950s, Ford developed a reputation for being one of the best dancers in Hollywood. Musicals weren't his specialty though, it was the nice ballrooms and the socialite parties. He continue to work these throughout his career. He also managed to appear in a lot of various war films playing soldiers and high ranking military officers. With the popularity of television westerns increase, Ford found himself frequently appearing at square dances and as a dancer to show the leading ladies off. Eventually he became a regular townsman for a few years on Gunsmoke appearing in the bar scenes and playing bank tellers and town dignitaries.
By 1968, Ford's work started to decrease and he decided to retire to Colorado where he could take up skiing and where he and his wife regularly competed in ballroom dancing contest. Like many extras, Ford's talents were not known to the general film public but he leaves behind a legacy of making the other dancers he danced with look better than they were and a large amount of film work that can be appreciated by future generation.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Pert, curly-haired Ruth Hiatt was born Ruth Redfern, a WAMPAS Baby Star of 1924, former child actress, dancer and comedienne. She had moved with her family from San Diego and made her screen bow at age eleven. Ruth was briefly under contract with the Lubin company in 1915, later moving on to Educational and then to Mack Sennett's Keystone. Gravitating towards comedy, she was helped along the way by a close friendship with the writer/director Lloyd Bacon, who introduced her to star comedian Lloyd Hamilton. Hamilton, who had been looking for a suitable leading lady, was impressed after meeting the personable, dimple-cheeked and (most of all) photogenic,lass.
One of Ruth's first feature film roles was a small part in Douglas Fairbanks's epic swashbuckler Robin Hood (1922). However, she established herself primarily as a leading lady of one- and two-reelers, often cast in slapstick farce opposite comics like Hamilton (Going East (1924)) or Harry Langdon (Saturday Afternoon (1926)). At the height of her popularity, she co-starred in all 23 instalments of the 'Smith Family' series of domestic comedies (1926-28).
As the 1920's drew to a close, Ruth wisely varied her repertoire and managed to weather the transition from silent pictures to sound. She now showed up in anything from crime dramas (Shanghai Rose (1929)) to Ken Maynard westerns (Sunset Trail (1932)). Ruth continued on in supporting roles of ever diminishing size until 1941, notably as the 'whispering nurse' in The Three Stooges Oscar-nominated short Men in Black (1934). After her retirement from acting, she established a make-up business.- Actress
- Stunts
Pauline Wagner was born on 18 August 1910 in Shattuck, Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress, known for Up Pops the Duke (1931). She was married to Mike Lally and Alfred J. McCourtney. She died on 2 May 2014 in Montrose, California, USA.- Stunts
- Actor
- Writer
Stuntman and actor Robert Theodore Rose was born on February 4, 1901 in Jones County, Tennessee. Bob was a horse jockey prior to beginning his career as a stuntman in silent Westerns for producer Thomas H. Ince after he was discovered at a racetrack in Tijuana, Mexico by silent movie stars Francis Ford and Eddie Polo. Among the notable actors and actresses that Rose doubled for are Harry Houdini, Buster Keaton, Chico Marx, Mary Pickford, Jean Harlow, Buck Jones, Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Attenborough, Eddie Cantor, Tom Mix, Fay Wray, and Maureen O'Sullivan. Moreover, Bob was quite versatile in the stunt profession: He was a licensed pilot, a car crasher, a wing walker, a high diver, a parachutist, a trick rider, and a barnstorming pilot. In addition, Rose helped found both the Pilots Union and the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures. Bob survived two harrowing mishaps during his career as a stuntman: He was one of only two stuntmen who avoided drowning in the icy Copper River rapids during the filming of The Trail of '98 (1928) and suffered a broken shoulder and cracked skull after an airplane stunt for The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) went disastrously awry. Following his retirement from the film business Rose settled down on his ranch in Corey, Colorado. Bob died at age 92 on March 8, 1993 at a nursing home in Montrose, Colorado.- Judith De Hart was born on 28 October 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Shock Treatment (1964), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) and The F.B.I. (1965). She died on 25 August 2003 in Montrose, Colorado, USA.
- Bill Hart was born on 27 January 1945 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. Bill was a writer, known for Roots in the Sand (1998) and Sisters of Selma: Bearing Witness to Change (2007). Bill was married to Jayasri Hart. Bill died on 11 February 2023 in Montrose, California, USA.
- Animation Department
Mary Fallis was born on 28 April 1916 in Rainy River, Ontario, Canada. Mary is known for Jetsons: The Movie (1990). Mary died on 8 February 2001 in Montrose, California, USA.- Art Department
- Animation Department
Floyd Gottfredson was born on 5 May 1905 in Kaysville, Utah, USA. He was married to Mattie Mason. He died on 22 July 1986 in Montrose, California, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Trefor Jones was born on 27 August 1902 in Cymmer, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Potts in Parovia (1956), All Over the Town (1949) and Hello London (1958). He died on 22 January 1965 in Montrose, Scotland, UK.- Additional Crew
Lincoln A. Wagenhals was born on 11 April 1865 in Lancaster, Ohio, USA. Lincoln A. is known for The Bat Whispers (1930). Lincoln A. was married to Caroline Francis. Lincoln A. died on 11 September 1931 in Montrose, New York, USA.- George A. Vergara was born on 18 March 1901 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He was married to Allys Dwyer. He died on 13 August 1982 in Montrose, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Daniel Reed was born on 12 July 1892 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Fog Over Frisco (1934), Young Man of Manhattan (1930) and Jimmy the Gent (1934). He was married to Isadora Amanda Bennett. He died on 9 February 1978 in Montrose, New York, USA.- Ivor Bromley was born in 1918 in Waratah, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Robbery Under Arms (1957), The Stranger (1964) and Hunter (1967). He died on 3 August 1970 in Montrose, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Peggy Fears was born on 1 June 1903 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Lottery Lover (1935). She died on 24 August 1994 in Montrose, California, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
Jim had the kind of personality that went as well with the celebrities as it did with the crew. During his career he worked on the movie "The Sting" with Redford and Newman and with Mel Brooks on Blazing Saddles and High Anxiety. He enjoyed working with Steve Martin on the movie "The Jerk" and took his family to see the location of the mansion it was filmed in. He often worked with his good friend Gaylin Schultz who was well known and respected in the business as a long time key grip. Other films he worked on included The Eiger Sanction with Clint Eastwood, When A Stranger Calls and many others. His death came when he was tragically young, just getting going really at 49 years of age. This Biography and Update have been provided by his daughter Joni Ball Sanford, who has been a Hollywood history buff since childhood.