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- Stunts
- Actor
Jean Perkins was born in 1899. He was an actor, known for The Eagle's Talons (1923), The Hazards of Helen (1914) and Do or Die (1921). He died on 24 December 1922 in Riverside, California, USA.- Charles Emmett Mack was born on 25 November 1895 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Driven (1923), Dream Street (1921) and Old San Francisco (1927). He was married to Marianne Lovera (actress). He died on 17 March 1927 in Riverside, California, USA.
- Marie Haynes was born on 10 May 1865 in South Sutton, New Hampshire, USA. She was an actress, known for Salvation Nell (1921), The Pillory (1916) and Poppy (1917). She was married to Ralph Howard. She died on 3 April 1934 in Riverside, Connecticut, USA.
- James Rolph Jr. was born on 23 August 1869 in San Francisco, California, USA. He died on 2 June 1934 in Riverside Farm, California, USA.
- Art Department
Mon Randall was born in 1891 in San Francisco, California, USA. He died on 21 July 1935 in Riverside, California, USA.- Morgan Davis was born on 2 May 1890 in Ethel, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Bandit Chaser (1928), The Cowboy and the Flapper (1924) and On the Go (1925). He died on 2 September 1941 in Riverside, California, USA.
- Minna Gale made her theatrical debut in 1884 under the leadership of Daniel Bandmann, playing in East Lynne and similar "popular" plays. Her big break came the following year when she auditioned for Lawrence Barrett, the well-known Shakespearean actor, and was immediately hired by him. She made her debut in his company as Queen Gertrude in Hamlet, an unsuitable role for her since she was only 15 (Barrett, playing Hamlet, was 47.) However, she so impressed Barrett that he made her his leading lady in October, a bare two months after her debut with his company. For the next six seasons, she would be Barrett's only regular leading lady, her beauty and grace lending much to the performances. When Barrett teamed up with Edwin Booth in 1886 for several seasons of joint tours, he insisted on Minna being the leading lady for the new company, at first over Booth's objections. Barrett's confidence in her was soon justified when drama critics singled her out for praise, often declaring her performances more satis- factory than those of her male co-stars. When Barrett died in 1891, Minna continued to support Booth for two more weeks. She played Ophelia in Edwin Booth's final performance on the stage. After this, she formed her own company (many of them from the Booth-Barrett company) with herself as the star and played many of the cities where she had found success with Barrett. She retired from the stage in 1893, not to perform again until 1909 when she created a role in Viola Allen's production of The White Sister. After that, she performed in several plays in the 1910s, mixing her stage work with various productions for the Famous Players Film Co.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Joe Ryan was born on 23 May 1887 in Crook County, Wyoming, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Passing of Black Eagle (1920), Smashing Barriers (1923) and Man of Might (1919). He was married to Helene Marjorie Ingersoll. He died on 23 December 1944 in Riverside, California, USA.- Bebe Eltinge was born on 17 April 1886 in San Diego, California, USA. She was married to Charley Chase. She died on 10 March 1948 in Riverside, California, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
John Gubbins was born on 4 May 1912 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor. He died on 2 December 1948 in Riverside California, USA.- Actor
Dan Maxwell was born on 9 February 1881 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor. He died on 2 July 1952 in Riverside, California, USA.- Director
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Renaud Hoffman was born on 22 May 1895 in Germany. He was a director and producer, known for Not One to Spare (1924), Blaze o' Glory (1929) and The Golden Web (1926). He died on 19 November 1952 in Riverside County, California, USA.- Tex Mooney was born on 9 March 1917 in Del Rio, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Jungle Jim (1948). He died on 19 May 1956 in Riverside, California, USA.
- Actress
Polly Chase was born on 8 April 1916 in California, USA. She was an actress. She died on 28 November 1957 in Riverside County, California, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
John Shepek was born on 25 December 1877 in Germany. He was a cinematographer, known for Woman Hungry (1931) and Honeymooniacs (1929). He died on 16 April 1958 in Riverside, California, USA.- Actor
Adolph Damotte was born on 21 November 1885 in Chelles, Seine at Marne, France. He was an actor. He died on 18 April 1958 in Riverside, California, USA.- Pat Harmon was born on 3 February 1886 in Lewiston, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Midnight Express (1924), The Freshman (1925) and Breed of the Sea (1926). He was married to Pearl Owings. He died on 26 November 1958 in Riverside, California, USA.
- Actor
- Stunts
- Additional Crew
Jack Padjan was born on 14 December 1887 in Silver Bow County, Montana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Covered Wagon (1923), Crashing Through (1928) and Land of the Lawless (1927). He died on 1 February 1960 in Riverside, California, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
Walter Lea was born on 13 February 1891 in Minnesota, USA. Walter died on 30 March 1960 in Riverside, California, USA.- Additional Crew
- Actor
Lee Duncan was born on 1 October 1892 in California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Wolf Dog (1933), Where the North Begins (1923) and A Hero of the Big Snows (1926). He was married to Charlotte Anderson. He died on 20 September 1960 in Riverside, California, USA.- Actor
Howard Gardiner was born on 2 February 1903 in Kentucky, USA. He was an actor. He died on 25 December 1960 in Riverside County, California, USA.- S.J. Bingham was born on 28 April 1880 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for A Midnight Bell (1921), Thru the Flames (1923) and When Romance Rides (1922). He died on 9 January 1962 in Riverside, California, USA.
- Additional Crew
Jesse Mortensen was born on 16 April 1907 in Thatcher, Arizona, USA. Jesse is known for Cavalcade of America (1952). Jesse died on 19 February 1962 in Riverside, California, USA.- Mabel Willebrandt was born on 23 May 1889 in Woodsdale, Kansas, USA. She was married to Arthur F. Willebrandt. She died on 6 April 1963 in Riverside, California, USA.
- Art Department
Martin Hershey was born on 11 January 1895 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is known for The Star Witness (1931), Highway Patrol (1955) and 26 Men (1957). He died on 27 November 1963 in Riverside, California, USA.- Joe Weatherly was born on 29 May 1922 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Thunder in Carolina (1960). He died on 19 January 1964 in Riverside, California, USA.
- Leo Borden was born on 10 April 1915 in Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for Docks of New York (1945). He died on 22 February 1964 in Riverside, California, USA.
- Roger Neury was born on 18 May 1903 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for I Walk Alone (1947). He died on 1 October 1964 in Riverside, California, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
Ralph W. Maddux was born on 4 July 1891 in Colorado, USA. He died on 16 October 1964 in Riverside, California, USA.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Helen Cromwell was born on 23 August 1883 in Mansfield, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Night Intruder (1938). She died on 20 February 1965 in Riverside, California, USA.- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Ernest Klapholz was born on 18 December 1881 in Vienna, Austria. He was a composer. He died on 6 October 1965 in Riverside County, California, USA.- Alfred Wertz was born on 17 August 1893 in Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for The Heritage of Hate (1916), The Moral Right (1917) and The Agent (1922). He died on 28 January 1966 in Riverside, California, USA.
- Willard Wayne was born on 17 August 1893 in Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for The Voice on the Wire (1917), Perils of the Secret Service (1917) and Like Wildfire (1917). He died on 28 January 1966 in Riverside, California, USA.
- Actor
A native of Detroit, Ted Bradford was best known in vaudeville and on the Broadway stage as an "acrobatic" or "stunt" dancer. With his partner, the diminutive Fay Adler, Bradford appeared in the George M. Cohan Broadway production of the "Merry Malones," and in the 1928 Earl Carroll Vanities. After the team broke up, Bradford was best known for getting into scrapes--for example, in 1933, he got into a fistfight with Bob Hope's brother George in New York City (Variety, 17 October 1933, 49)--and drifted until he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, where he turned his life around. He married, raised a family and became a realtor in suburban Los Angeles.- Ken Miles was born on 1 November 1918 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. He died on 17 August 1966 in Riverside, California, USA.
- Cheri Jo Bates was born on 4 February 1948 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. She died on 30 October 1966 in Riverside, California, USA.
- Actor
Charles Sylber was born on 18 July 1896 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was an actor. He was married to May Elizabeth Daily and Pam Batchelder. He died on 11 February 1967 in Riverside, California, USA.- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Clayton Brackett was born on 10 March 1892 in Maine, USA. He is known for No Time for Love (1943). He died on 12 September 1967 in Riverside, California, USA.- Gayle Evers was born on 28 February 1884 in Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for A Bill of Divorcement (1932) and Hat, Coat, and Glove (1934). She died on 1 November 1967 in Riverside, California, USA.
- Cinematographer
- Writer
Don Short was born on 13 April 1895 in Utah, USA. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for The Devil Within (1921), The Ace of Hearts (1921) and While Justice Waits (1922). He died on 27 January 1968 in Riverside, California, USA.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
- Production Manager
Melville (Buddy) Shyer was one of Hollywood's pioneer filmmakers. A "founding father" of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), Shyer had a career in the motion picture industry that spanned over 50 years and included work with such filmmaking icons as Mack Sennett and D.W. Griffith.
The Dixie native with a sweet Southern drawl was born on September 28, 1895, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. After graduating from The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Shyer journeyed to New York, where he became associated with fellow Tennessean Lem F. Kennedy in the direction of motion pictures. Beginning with two-reelers, Shyer worked as a producer, director, writer and actor alongside Kennedy with Universal Pictures for five years. He left Universal when he was offered the opportunity to join the staff of master director and innovator D.W. Griffith. Following two years of working closely with "the Shakespeare of the screen", Shyer moved west to Hollywood, where in 1929 he became Head of Production for the independent studio Chesterfield Pictures. In that capacity he spearheaded 37 of that company's productions. Upon completing those films, Shyer left Chestrfield and helped form Progressive Pictures, one of the first "independent" film companies. Over the next two years he served as producer on several of Progressive's films.
Shyer parted ways with Progressive in 1933 when he was offered the opportunity to co-direct films with Dorothy Davenport, also known as Mrs. Wallace Reid, wife of the famed film actor. The duo directed and produced a series of groundbreaking pictures, including Sucker Money (1933) and The Road to Ruin (1934), both of which had highly successful theatrical runs and branded Shyer as an up-and-coming director. He went on to direct a number of films on his own, including, The Murder in the Museum (1934), Mad Youth (1939) and Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943). He also directed Smashing the Vice Trust (1937) and Souls in Pawn (1940), both as "John Melville". As a writer, Shyer penned the screenplays for The Man from Hell (1934) and Green Eyes (1934), both in 1934, and Dead Man's Trail (1952), starring Johnny Mack Brown.
Shyer once said of the early days of "talkies", "In those days if you were on a film crew and you didn't know how to write, direct, act, put on your own make-up and use the clapper-board, you were sunk". Prior to his retirement in 1960, Shyer worked for several years for various film companies, including Universal Pictures, Monogram Pictures Corp. and Allied Artists. He died on September 14, 1968, at the age of 72.
His son, Charles Shyer, followed in his father's footsteps and is now a screenwriter and director in his own right.- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Producer
Doane Harrison was born on 19 September 1894 in Paw Paw, Michigan, USA. He was an editor and producer, known for The Lost Weekend (1945), Sunset Boulevard (1950) and Some Like It Hot (1959). He was married to Grace ?. He died on 11 November 1968 in Riverside, California, USA.- Actor
- Production Manager
- Camera and Electrical Department
Rod Wilmoth was born on 18 July 1926 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor and production manager, known for Starlet! (1969), Angels from Hell (1968) and The Astro-Zombies (1968). He died on 12 May 1969 in Riverside County, California, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
Bruce Denney was born on 19 February 1904 in Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 24 November 1969 in Riverside, California, USA.- Actor
Emile Bejaut was born on 25 September 1898 in Keihau, Germany. He was an actor. He died on 14 February 1970 in Riverside, California, USA.- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brymer was born on 28 November 1881 in Kansas, USA. Brymer was a costume designer, known for The Invisible Ray (1935), Moonlight and Pretzels (1933) and Make a Wish (1937). Brymer was married to Earl Brymer. Brymer died on 28 March 1970 in Riverside, California, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
Frank Tanner was born on 27 October 1906 in Germany. He is known for House of Usher (1960), Science Fiction Theatre (1955) and The Cry Baby Killer (1958). He died on 27 May 1970 in Riverside, California, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
Wilbur Bradley was born on 25 July 1905 in Colorado, USA. He is known for Bloodlust! (1961) and Wink of an Eye (1958). He died on 30 October 1970 in Riverside, California, USA.- Stunts
- Actor
Chad Trower was born on 22 February 1900 in Missouri, USA. He was an actor. He died on 14 January 1971 in Riverside County, California, USA.- Music Department
- Sound Department
Earl Cates was born on 29 July 1904 in Iowa, USA. He died on 8 February 1971 in Riverside, California, USA.