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- Director
- Animation Department
- Additional Crew
Arthur Davis is among the most overlooked & forgotten members of Warner Brother's "Golden Age". He has been overshadowed by other animation directors, including Tex Avery, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones & Robert Clampett. A serviceable animator, Davis came to Warner Brothers with fellow animator Frank Tashlin, after working for Columbia Screen Gems. Davis continued to work for Tashlin's animation unit until 1944, when Tashlin left to pursue a career in live-action. He then worked as an animator in Bob Clampett's animation unit until 1945, when Clampett left over contract disputes with Edward Selzer. Davis completed several cartoons, that were already in production, such as "The Goofy Gophers" (1947), for which the dialogue had already been recorded. Davis' cartoons can be recognized by their laid-back attitude, and their characters' predilection for wearing bow ties. While not a ground-breaker like Jones, he did manage to direct one of the funniest Bugs Bunny cartoon shorts, of Bowery Bugs (1949), a retelling of the Steve Brodie/Brooklyn Bridge legend, [just like an ode]. Among the most popular Daffy Duck cartoons, (with Elmer Fudd & an unnamed fox), he directed is What Makes Daffy Duck (1948). In the early 1950's, cost-cutting measures at Warner Brothers forced the break-up of the Davis animation unit, and he was folded into Friz Freleng's unit. After spending the rest of the 50's as an animator, Davis directed one final Warner's cartoon, "Quackodile Tears," using Freleng's unit, in 1962. Following this, Davis left Warner Brothers & after working as an animator for Walter Lantz and a story-boarder for Hanna-Barbera, he joined Freleng's production company, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, as a director, in 1968. Once there, Davis made two of the last truly classic Pink Panther cartoon shorts, "Pinkcome Tax" & "In the Pink of the Night." But at the start of the 70's, DePatie-Freleng's cartoons suffered an overall decline in quality. Neither Davis nor any of the studio's other directors were able to bring anything special to generally uninspired stories featuring the Pink Panther and DePatie-Freleng's lower second-rate characters (Ant & Aardvark, Blue Racer & others). At the end of the 70's, DePatie-Freleng dissolved and Freleng returned to Warner's, bringing much of the staff with him. Davis worked briefly as a sequence director for TV specials featuring classic Warner's characters, then moved to Hanna-Barbera. Working once again as a sequence director on their Saturday morning and syndicated cartoon series, Davis stayed there until his retirement in the mid-late 80's. Davis passed away in 2000, at the age of 94. He was 36 days from reaching 95.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Shelby Dale Berry was born on September 3, 1928 in Dallas, Texas. Berry married his childhood sweetheart Dorothy Louise Lewis on January 25, 1947. Dale spent the central part of his life working with his father and uncle in the heavy construction machinery business. In the mid-1960's Berry wrote, directed, and/or produced a handful of low-budget regional exploitation films as well as acted in several movies. Moreover, Dale and his wife Dorothy were not only members of the DAC Country Club, but also were involved in charity organizations that raised funds for many children's charities. Berry died at age 83 on October 20, 2011 in Sunnyvale, Texas. He was survived by three children, five grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Mike Darole was born on 16 March 1990. He was an actor, known for M.i.C. feat. Rayven Justice: G Thang (2015), M.i.C. feat. Kristina: B.A.B.Y (2012) and M.i.C.: Bust It (2013). He died on 15 May 2021 in Sunnyvale, California, USA.- Actor
Arthur Hecht's life in the spotlight began when he was named "Perfect Baby" in a Los Angeles Baby Week event. His photograph made the front pages and was the start of a life in pictures. As an adorable, curly-haired young boy, he got parts in "Buster Brown" comedies and a role in the "Our Gang" series. After his run as a child actor he took several years off to go to military school, spend time with his family and do all the normal things owed a child his age.
By his 20s Hecht entered the newspaper business as a reporter for the Los Angeles Examiner. Ater several years, though, the acting bug bit him once again, and he traded in his typewriter for scripts. Instead of writing, he was now the one being written about. Hecht was obtaining roles left and right. Among his many films, he starred with Robert Cummings and Lizabeth Scott in Paid in Full (1950), Ella Raines and Helen Walker in Impact (1949), Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in both Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (1949) and Africa Screams (1949), Barry Sullivan in Badmen of Tombstone (1949); and Peggy Cummins in Gun Crazy (1950). Television was also good to him, as he became a member of KTLA's Who's That Girl and starred as R.N. Chalmers in the TV series The Lineup (1954).
By the 1950s he moved to San Francisco and became successful producing, writing and starring in television commercials -- over 1,500, to be exact. In the early 1970s he did 30 commercials a week for four years on KELP-TV in Texas. Advertising became a major part of his life, and he went on to start his own ad agency back in the San Francisco Bay area. It was then, during a shoot, that he met his future wife, Yolanda, a model. In 1980 they had a baby girl, Michelle, who they opted to keep out of the business as a child star. It had been a good life for Arthur Hecht in the entertainment business, but it was also tough. Only when their daughter became an adult did she decide the business was also for her, and she is working toward a career very much like her father's.
Arthur Hecht died suddenly in 1992; he was 69 years old. He had a unique and fascinating life, but the most fulfilling came from the love he shared with his wife and daughter, who continue to keep his memory and strong presence alive for those who never knew this wonderful man.- Adele St. Maur was born on 15 March 1881 in France. She was an actress, known for The Melody Lingers On (1935), Crashout (1955) and The Gay Deception (1935). She was married to Cecil L. Seymour. She died on 16 April 1959 in Sunnyvale, California, USA.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Faxon M. Dean ASC was one of the earliest members of the American Society of Cinematographers. Throughout the 20's and 30's he principally worked for Jesse Lasky Productions. According to William Clothier (who became his assistant) he was the principal cinematographer on Paramount Pictures "WNGS" although many attribute the Akeley camera work to him. He remained an active member of the ASC and director of photography until the mid 1930's when he began building sound blimps and camera accessories that were very popular. Seeing that business profitable he took on associates including Mark Armistead and formed his own camera rental facility at 4516 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood. During World War II John Ford formed the Navy Field Photographic Unit. Finding it difficult to secure camera equipment he spoke to Mark Armistead who persuaded Faxon Dean to rent equipment to the military and teach young cameramen going off to war. Mark Armistead took over the camera rental business for Faxon Dean, forming his own company that, for years, was on the Samuel Goldwyn Studios lot. Because of previous business John Ford and his cinematographers preferred equipment coming from Mark Armistead over the studio owned equipment. Much of Faxon Dean's work has been forgotten but his relationship with cinematographers and directors of that era foreshadowed the style of business that Panavision developed in the 1950's. Saxon Dean retired in Sunnyvale California and passed away in 1965 at 74 years of age.- Shareef Allman was born in 1964. He was an actor, known for The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). He died on 6 October 2011 in Sunnyvale, California, USA.
- John Ralston was born on 26 April 1927 in Oakland, California, USA. He was married to Patricia and Patty Ward Ralston. He died on 14 September 2019 in Sunnyvale, California, USA.
- Ruby Garcia was born in 1968 in the USA. She was an actress, known for Pocahauntus (2006). She was married to David "Rebel" Garcia. She died on 25 August 2007 in Sunnyvale, California, USA.
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pauline Lewis was born on 31 July 1915 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She is known for Roadracers (1959), Attack of the Puppet People (1958) and Unwed Mother (1958). She was married to Peter Saltman. She died on 13 September 2009 in Sunnyvale, California, USA.- Additional Crew
Hal Buell was born in the USA. He is known for Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor (2001), Eddie Adams: Saigon '68 (2012) and Beyond Words: Photographers of War (2005). He was married to Angela. He died on 29 January 2024 in Sunnyvale, California, USA.- Chris Pelekoudas was born on 23 January 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He died on 30 November 1984 in Sunnyvale, California, USA.