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- 'Amarillo Slim' Preston was born on 31 December 1928 in Johnson, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor, known for California Split (1974), 2009 World Series of Poker (2009) and All In: The Poker Movie (2009). He was married to Helen. He died on 29 April 2012 in Amarillo, Texas, USA.
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'Babe' Agamenoni was born on 2 April 1911 in Virginia, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor. He died on 20 November 1977 in San Diego, California, USA.- 'Baby' Carmen De Rue was born on 6 February 1908 in Pueblo, Colorado, USA. She was an actress, known for The Squaw Man (1914), Cheerful Givers (1917) and Jack and the Beanstalk (1917). She was married to Fred Vincent Schrott. She died on 28 September 1986 in North Hollywood, California, USA.
- 'Baby' Paul Cullen was born in 1962 in Ireland. He died on 21 July 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- 'Beatle' Bob Matonis was born on 12 January 1953 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Chic-a-Go-Go (1996), This Means Something (2004) and Jim Dandy to the Rescue: a Film by Joey Skidmore (2018). He died on 27 July 2023 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
- 'Big Walter' Price was born on 2 August 1914 in Gonzales, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Sugar Hill (1974). He died on 7 March 2012 in Houston, Texas, USA.
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'Blue' Gene Tyranny was born on 1 January 1945 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Deathsport (1978), By a Thread (1990) and Love Letters (1983). He died on 12 December 2020 in Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA.- 'Boley' Dancewicz was born on 3 October 1924 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Triple Threat (1948). He died on 26 June 1985 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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'Boots' Hansen was born on 29 May 1926 in Texas, USA. He is known for Hellfighters (1968) and Modern Marvels (1993). He died on 16 June 2019 in Fort Myers, USA.- Wrestler and weightlifter 'Brother' Frank Jares was born on October 6, 1912 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jares moved with his family to California as a teenager. His parents were killed in an automobile accident when Frank was fourteen and, after dropping out of high school, he started driving a truck for a living. Jares began wrestling and lifting weights at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Frank went on to become the Pacific Coast amateur wrestling champion. Moreover, in 1932 Jares was nearly placed on the U.S. Olympic weightlifting team as a lightweight-heavyweight. Frank also worked out at Santa Monica's legendary Muscle Beach throughout the 1930's and 1940's.
In the wake of leaving weightlifting in 1941 Jares pursued a career in professional wrestling as a colorful villain known variously as Brother Frank, the Morman Mauler from Provo, Utah; and the Thing, who was an especially flamboyant villain with bright orange hair and matching beard. Following his retirement from wrestling in 1959 Frank worked as a butcher at a packinghouse in the San Fernando Valley. Jares moved to Valencia, California in the mid-1980's and was a regular at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center. Frank died at age 77 from complications related to pneumonia on July 24, 1990. At the time of his death Jares was survived by his wife Dorothy (they were married for 53 years); sons Joe Jares and Frank Jares Jr., sisters Sophie and Helen, six granddaughters, and one great-grandson. - 'Bud' Schelling was born on 5 November 1919 in New York, USA. 'Bud' was an editor, known for Glen or Glenda (1953). 'Bud' died on 25 October 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Songwriter ("Twinkle and Shine", "Dream Street", "Flipper"), scriptwiter, writer of special material, and author. He joined ASCAP in 1947, and his other popular-song compositions include "With You in My Arms", "Where Does It Get You in the End?", "Possum Song", "Ah, but It Happens", "If You're Ever Down in Texas", "Any Way the Wind Blows", "Cotton Candy" and "Love in the Country".- Additional Crew
'Coots' Matthews was born on 23 April 1923 in Porter, Texas, USA. He is known for Hellfighters (1968) and Modern Marvels (1993). He died on 31 March 2010 in Humble, Texas, USA.- Starting out as a tap dancer in his native Tennessee, Henry Heard 's career came to a halt after a 1946 automobile accident with a speeding freight train resulted in the loss of his right arm and leg. Nevertheless, he persevered, and was soon known through the world of Black entertainment as "Crip" Heard, who danced without the aid of a crutch or an artificial limb. Active in the Chicago metropolitan area as an advocate for the physically handicapped, after his retirement, Heard held down a 9-to-5 position as an office clerk in the office of Chicago's 34th Ward Sanitation Bureau and sponsored programs for the physically handicapped.
- 'Cyclone' Davis was born on 24 December 1853 in Walhalla, South Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Money for Speed (1933), Selig-Tribune, No. 5 (1916) and Animated Weekly, No. 196 (1915). He died on 31 January 1940 in Kaufman, Texas, USA.
- McBride was best known as a lead guitarist for Sha Na Na during their heyday on their own TV series of the same name. He also appeared in the film Grease in 1978 with Sha Na Na, enjoyed success with other bands and as a solo artist, appeared as an actor and voice-over performer, and is a published writer of humorous pieces for magazines. He died in his sleep on July 23, 2009.
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'Fast' Eddie Mahler was born on 20 December 1941 in California, USA. He was an actor, known for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), The A-Team (1983) and The Greatest American Hero (1981). He died on 29 March 2021 in Henderson, Nevada, USA.- Special Effects
The name 'Fireworks' Wilson is known to film buffs as D.W. Griffith's special effects supervisor on The Birth of a Nation. Almost no information survives about him, except for that which Karl Brown included in his book 'Adventures with D.W. Griffith.' Brown remembered him a as a short man with a colorful personality, a mefisto goatee and mustache, and a missing arm. He supervised special effects and explosions on several silent films, but Birth of a Nation is his only known credit.- Additional Crew
'Grizzly' Smith was born on 6 August 1932 in Whitesboro, Texas, USA. He is known for Mid South Wrestling (1981), Wrestling Queen (1973) and Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) (1986). He was married to Michelle Hyde, Paula Lorraine Gay and Marsha. He died on 12 June 2010 in Amarillo, Texas, USA.- Marty Roberts born Martin Robert Schopp in Chenoa, Illinois, he graduated from high school in 1935. Marty got an early start in the radio business when he appeared on WDZ Illinois as a sophomore in high school.
During his long career, Roberts played in several bands and appeared on many radio stations such as: WBT, Charlotte, N. C, 1938-41, with Tenn. Ramblers; WJJD, Chicago, 1941-2; WDZ, Tuscola, 1947-51; WCKY, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1951-8; WDZ, Decatur, 1958. While playing in a club in North Carolina, he became a member of the Tennessee Ramblers based out of North Carolina.
The Ramblers appeared regularly on WBT in Charlotte playing their American Country and Western swing music. The band had a recording contract with Bluebird records and appeared in several Hollywood singing cowboy feature films, Ride Ranger, Ride (1936), Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge (1937) and Ridin' the Cherokee Trail (1941).
Roberts' movie career was abruptly interrupted by the onset of WWII. Marty served in the Army as a staff Sergeant during his deployment in Europe. Upon his return to the states after the war, Marty returned to his musical roots at WDZ in Illinois. He would later become a featured DJ on the station before moving to Cincinnati Ohio to join up with Nelson King on WCKY in 1951. He co-hosted the Hillbilly Jamboree with King and conducted the house band, "The Night Riders."
Roberts authored and sang several country western tunes on Coral, Arc, and Flame record companies. Marty would achieve the honor of being in the Billboard magazine's top 5 "Country and Western Disc Jockeys of the year" for 1951 through 1955.
Roberts also wrote several country and western tunes during his early years in the music business. Marty co-wrote a top ten hit for Wanda Jackson titled, "You Can't Have My Love" released for Decca Records May 1954.
Roberts finished his radio and entertainment career in Illinois on various radio stations as well as hosting "Marty's Dance Party" which was a live teen dance show produced by his wife Mary. The television show ran on WTVP in Decatur and WICS in Springfield Illinois during the 1960's. He continued to DJ on various radio stations in central Illinois for several years while taking his band on the road throughout the Midwest before retiring to a life of golf and relaxation in his home town of Chenoa Illinois. - 'Hi Pockets' Busse was born on 6 August 1914 in Roseau, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Joey Bishop Show (1961). He died on 13 July 1997 in Tome, New Mexico, USA.
- 'Indian' Jack Jacobs was born on 7 August 1919 in Holdenville, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Triple Threat (1948). He died on 12 January 1974 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
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'Junior' Burchinal was born on 14 July 1928 in Paris, Texas, USA. 'Junior' is known for Black Sheep Squadron (1976). 'Junior' died on 30 January 2008 in Brookston, Texas, USA.- Actor
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'Killer' Joe Piro was born on 2 March 1921 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Dance Hall Racket (1953), Mad Monster Party? (1967) and The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956). He died on 5 February 1989 in New York City, New York, USA.- 'King Kong' Kashey was born on 28 November 1903 in Homs, Syria. He was an actor, known for Don't Go Near the Water (1957). He died on 24 September 1965 in Lynwood, California, USA.
- Actor
'Lefty' Weisman was born in 1895 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor. He died on 4 November 1949 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA.- 'Legs' Diamond was born on 10 July 1897 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Alice Kenny. He died in December 1931 in Albany, New York, USA.
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'Lighthorse' Harry Cooper was born on 4 August 1904 in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Caddy (1953). He died on 17 October 2000 in White Plains, New York, USA.- Actor
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'Little Billy' Rhodes was born on 1 February 1895 in Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Shadow of the Eagle (1932), Oh, Baby! (1926) and Polly of the Circus (1932). He died on 24 July 1967 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Additional Crew
'Little Pat' Bilon was born on 29 August 1947 in Youngstown, Ohio, USA. He is known for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Under the Rainbow (1981). He died on 27 January 1983 in Youngstown, Ohio, USA.- Actor
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'Lonesome' Dave Peverett was born on 16 April 1943 in Dulwich, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Nebraska (2013), Wild Hogs (2007) and I Love You Phillip Morris (2009). He died on 7 February 2000 in Orlando, Florida, USA.- Actor
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'Mad' Mike Hughes was born on 9 February 1956 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Rocketman (2019), Death Valley Girls: (One Less Thing) Before I Die (2018) and Homemade Astronauts (2021). He died on 22 February 2020 in Barstow, California, USA.- Music Department
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'Panama' Francis was born on 21 December 1918 in Miami, Florida, USA. He is known for Malcolm X (1992). He was married to Alyce. He died on 13 November 2001 in Miami, Florida, USA.- Additional Crew
'Pepper' Paire Davis was born on 29 May 1924 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is known for A League of Their Own (1992), A League of Their Own (1987) and Pajama Party (2000). She was married to Robert Davis. She died on 2 February 2013 in Van Nuys, California, USA.- 'Pug' Rentner was born on 18 September 1910 in Joliet, Illinois, USA. He died on 24 August 1978 in Glencoe, Illinois, USA.
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'Red' Adair was born on 18 June 1915 in Houston, Texas, USA. He is known for Hellfighters (1968), Carson's Comedy Classics (1983) and Bilder, die die Welt bewegten - Peter von Zahn berichtet (1980). He was married to Kemmie Lou Wheeler. He died on 7 August 2004 in Houston, Texas, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
'Rigger' Dan Beard was born on 24 September 1969 in Oscoda, Michigan, USA. He is known for Black Sabbath: The Last Supper (1999) and Riding in Vans with Boys (2003). He died on 7 November 2004 in Castaic, California, USA.- 'Schoolboy' Rowe was born on 11 January 1910 in Waco, Texas, USA. He died on 8 January 1961 in El Dorado, Arkansas, USA.
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'Senator' Ed Ford was born on 13 June 1887 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Krazi-Inventions (1936), Can You Top This (1950) and The Lamb's Gambol (1949). He died on 27 January 1970 in Greenport, New York, USA.- 'Slick' Chester was born on 26 February 1900 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Murder in Harlem (1935), Temptation (1935) and Harlem After Midnight (1934). He died in January 1978 in New York City, New York, USA.
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In recalling silent movie comedian Harry "Snub" Pollard, his slight frame (5' 6"), bullet-shaped head and dark, droopy mustache are definitive identification badges. Born in Melbourne, Australia as Harold Fraser on November 9, 1889, he started off performing with the Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company at an early age and was also a church choirboy. Adopting the last name of "Pollard" as his last name moniker in tribute to the company, he went on to perform with other Down Under children's troupes. When a vaudeville company he was touring with in 1910 made it to the United States, Harry decided to stay in the country.
Nicknamed (and billed) "Snub," he started off in bit parts at the Essenay Film Studios in 1911 and briefly worked with the Keystone Kops. Moving up into support roles, often with the Keystone Cops series, Hal Roach took an avid interest in him and, by 1915, had Snub co-starring with Harold Lloyd and Bebe Daniels in the highly successful Lonesome Luke series, which ran for years (86 films in all). In 1919, Snub took a chance and ventured on with his own solo one- and two-reeler's with zany slapstick, sights gags and gimmicks-a-plenty. He performed many of his own stunts and was often seriously injured as a result. Many of them were ably directed by Charley Chase and co-starred Marie Mosquini as his frequent leading lady. Snub's "second banana" status, however, was firmly entrenched, and his starring vehicles were met with only a modicum of interest. One of his most notable is the short comedy It's a Gift (1923) in which he played an eccentric inventor pursued by oil magnates interested in his newest creation.
In between Snub made personal appearances on the farcical stage. His production film company, created in 1926, was forced to fold and found himself relegated to supporting other top comedians again, notably Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and Andy Clyde. He was further financially strapped when the Depression hit. By the late 1930s, he was appearing in "poverty row" films. One last hurrah would be his playing of Pee Wee, the sidekick to cowboy Tex Ritter, in a series of minor westerns. Relegated now to atmospheric bits, it is noted that in the film Singin' in the Rain (1952), he is the rained-on passerby that Gene Kelly gives his umbrella to toward the end of the title song. Snub continued to work in relative obscurity until his death on January 19, 1962 of cancer. Earning a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in silent films, the thrice-married actor was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.- 'Spud' Chandler was born on 12 September 1907 in Commerce, Georgia, USA. He died on 9 January 1990 in South Pasadena, Florida, USA.
- 'Sunshine' Sonny Payne was born on 29 November 1925 in Helena, Arkansas, USA. He died on 9 February 2018 in Wynne, Arkansas, USA.
- 'Tonnage' Martin Wolfkeil was born on 21 March 1900 in Hazelton, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for All Wet (1924), Short Kilts (1924) and The Poor Fish (1924). He died on 10 September 1962 in Butler, Ohio, USA.
- 'Tough Tony' Borne was born on 13 July 1926 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for World Class Championship Wrestling (1972) and In Your Face (2009). He died on 27 August 2010 in Milwaukie, Oregon, USA.
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'Whispering' Jack Smith was born on 30 May 1896 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Happy Days (1929), Cheer Up and Smile (1930) and Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017). He died on 13 May 1950 in New York City, New York, USA.- 'Wild Bill' Hickok was born on 27 May 1837 in Troy Grove, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA. He died on 2 August 1876 in Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA.
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'Wild' Bill Mock was born on 28 July 1943 in Harris County, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Universal Soldier (1992), Darkman (1990) and Army of Darkness (1992). He died on 18 September 2001 in Deer Park, Texas, USA.- 020PnlMal was an actor, known for 020PnlMal: Give It Up (2021). He died on 23 March 2022 in York, Pennsylvania, USA.
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12 O'Clock was an actor, known for Brooklyn Zu feat. Chi King: God Bless the Child. He died on 10 August 2021 in Portland, Oregon, USA.