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Abby Singer was born on 8 December 1917 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a production manager and producer, known for St. Elsewhere (1982), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) and Remington Steele (1982). He was married to Lotte Katz, Michelle Stone and Helen Eininger. He died on 13 March 2014 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.- Writer
- Additional Crew
Aben Kandel was born on 15 August 1897 in Romania. Aben was a writer, known for She Gets Her Man (1935), Konga (1961) and Berserk (1967). Aben died on 28 January 1993 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Born on October 1, 1896, in Rangoon, Burma, to Burmese-Jewish parents, and the son of a well-to-do merchant, distinguished veteran character actor Abraham Isaac Sofaer was a one-time schoolteacher in both Rangoon and London. He switched gears to acting after a short time and made his stage debut in 1921 as a walk-on in William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice."
Sofaer scored his first prominent London appearance with "The Green Goddess" in 1925 and, from the 1930s on, alternated between the London and Broadway repertory stages playing an assortment of Shakespearean roles (Othello, Lear, Cassius, etc.) among other classical plays. He scored a personal triumph in New York as Benjamin Disraeli opposite Helen Hayes in "Victoria Regina" in 1936. The following year, he directed Ms. Hayes in "The Merchant of Venice", in which he played the title role of "Shylock". A theatre repertory player of note, he soon focused on the big screen and made his British film debut with The Dreyfus Case (1930). Subsequent noteworthy British film roles included his judge in A Matter of Life and Death (1946) and as Disraeli in The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947). Recognized for his bulgy, wide-eyed stare, resonant tones and imposing stance, he built up a solid reputation over the years playing odd and interesting Eastern ethnics -- sultans, swamis, high priests, witch doctors, foreign dictators and dignitaries, he was even convincing playing Indian chiefs on occasion. His characters ranged from wise and warm-hearted to cunning and wickedly evil.
In the mid-1950s, Sofaer settled in Hollywood wherein he became a main staple in exotic dramas and costumed adventure, appearing almost exclusively in movies and TV. Some of his better known U.S. films include Quo Vadis (1951), His Majesty O'Keefe (1954), Elephant Walk (1954), Taras Bulba (1962) and Chisum (1970). Throughout the 1960s, he could be counted on for guest appearances on all the popular shows of the day including Perry Mason (1957), Wagon Train (1957), Gunsmoke (1955), Daniel Boone (1964) and Star Trek (1966). On TV, he may be best remembered for his recurring role of Haji, the master of all genies, on I Dream of Jeannie (1965).
Married to wife Angela for nearly seven decades and affectionately called "Abe" to closer friends, Sofaer was the father of six children. Retiring from acting in 1974, Sofaer died of congestive heart failure at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California at the age of 91 in 1988. - Adda Gleason was born on 19 December 1888 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Sacred Bracelet (1915), One Million B.C. (1940) and The Rosary (1915). She died on 6 February 1971 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Adele Buffington was born on 12 February 1900 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She was a writer, known for The Duke Comes Back (1937), West of Singapore (1933) and Jiggs and Maggie Out West (1950). She was married to Edward Vore. She died on 23 November 1973 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Editorial Department
- Visual Effects
Adrian Mosser was born on 9 June 1920 in Olean, New York, USA. Adrian is known for The Wizard of Speed and Time (1988), Daughter of the Sun God (1962) and The Naked Witch (1961). Adrian died on 10 March 2004 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Adrienne Dore was born on 23 May 1910 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA. She was an actress, known for Beyond London Lights (1928), The Famous Ferguson Case (1932) and The Rich Are Always with Us (1932). She was married to Burt Kelly. She died on 26 November 1992 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Make-Up Department
- Actress
Agnes Flanagan was born on 23 December 1902 in Millville, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Some Like It Hot (1959), Marty (1955) and The Misfits (1961). She was married to Frank Flanagan. She died on 25 April 1985 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.- Additional Crew
Al Ebner was born on 25 April 1928 in Springfield, Ohio, USA. He is known for Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and Cocoon (1985). He died on 16 October 2014 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.- Al Stellone was born on 29 April 1933 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Every Which Way But Loose (1978), Car Wash (1976) and Police Story (1973). He was married to Mabel Zimmerman. He died on 19 April 1980 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Before there was an Alan Ladd, there was another furtive-eyed, baby-faced, cigarette-dangling Alan, impacting the movie scene with his various colorless and cold-hearted thugs, mobsters and killers. Dark-haired, bullet-headed actor Alan Baxter earned a noticeable degree of popularity back in the late 1930s and 1940s with his various despicable characters, before his film career lost steam and he sought more and more TV and stage work.
The son of a Cleveland Trust Company vice president, Baxter was born on November 19, 1908, in East Cleveland. Following high school, he studied drama at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, where he forged a strong friendship with fellow collegiate and future directing icon, Elia Kazan. Once they graduated in 1930, the duo attended Yale's School of Drama.
Baxter hooked up with the then-fledgling Group Theatre in the early 1930s and appeared in such stage productions as "Lone Valley", "The Pure in Heart" and "Waiting for Lefty". His performance in "Black Pit" in 1935, however, was witnessed by a Hollywood talent scout and it was enough to change the course of his career. Immediately heading west to Hollywood, Baxter made an auspicious debut with his strong performance as "Babe Wilson", the unfeeling killer loved by Sylvia Sidney's character in Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935). Three years later, Baxter went on to recreate the role on radio.
With his foot strongly in the Paramount door, he continued playing dangerous, unsavory types in 13 Hours by Air (1936), Big Brown Eyes (1936) and The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936), until his contract ran out. Continuing to freelance throughout the remainder of the 1930s, he remained on the wrong side of the law in Parole! (1936), Breezing Home (1937), Night Key (1937), Wide Open Faces (1938), Off the Record (1939), My Son Is a Criminal (1939), and Each Dawn I Die (1939).
A solid "B" lead player who appeared in support when it came to "A" pictures, Baxter occasionally broke out of the "bad guy" mold -- but not often. By this time, Alan Ladd was starting to cut in on Baxter's action with his moody and sexy versions of trench-coat-trendy villains. Baxter, nevertheless, continued to roll on, playing outlaw "Jesse James" in Bad Men of Missouri (1941) opposite Dennis Morgan, Wayne Morris, and Arthur Kennedy as the Younger brothers, while adding slick malevolence to such films as Escape to Glory (1940) (with Constance Bennett), Under Age (1941) (with Nan Grey and Mary Anderson), The Pittsburgh Kid (1941) (with Jean Parker), and Rags to Riches (1941) (with Mary Carlisle). This period of filming was topped by an excellent support role in the classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller, Saboteur (1942), in which he, as the meek-voiced, mustachioed, bespectacled, peroxide blond Nazi spy "Freeman", shares a memorable scene with lead Robert Cummings.
Following standard work in China Girl (1942) and Behind Prison Walls (1943), Baxter (at age 35) signed up for the Army Air Force in 1943, and appeared in the Broadway production of Moss Hart's "Winged Victory", which later was turned into the 1944 movie version of the same name, Winged Victory (1944) (also featuring Baxter). Post-war filming grew more dismal with a high majority of "Poverty Row" pictures coming Baxter's way. His last appearance in a strong film was the Robert Ryan boxing pic, The Set-Up (1949), as a mobster involved in fixing matches. Alan decided to return to the challenge of the stage, appearing in such plays as "Home of the Brave" (1945), "The Voice of the Turtle" (1947), "The Hallams" (1948), "Jenny Kissed Me" (1948), "Tea and Sympathy" (1955), and "South Pacific" (1957) (in a non-singing role). TV also became a positive medium, with adventure guest roles on The Rifleman (1958), Wagon Train (1957), Colt .45 (1957) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), among the offerings.
By the 1960s, Baxter was seen primarily in incidental film roles, his last being the cult rodent thriller, Willard (1971). Diagnosed with cancer, the twice-married actor died a few years later at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, on May 8, 1976, aged 67.- Alan Miller was born on 15 December 1908. He was an actor, known for A Minor Miracle (1985). He was married to Marie Winn and Caroline Frasher. He died on 25 December 1985 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Alan Young was born in Northern England in 1919, but his Scots father moved the family to Edinburgh, Scotland, when Young was a toddler and then to Canada when Young was about 6 years old. As a boy, he suffered from severe asthma, which kept him bedridden for long periods of time but encouraged his love of radio. By age 13, Young had become a radio performer, and by age 17, he was writing and performing in his own radio show for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The show was broadcast in the U.S. and led to an invitation to New York, initiating Young's career as an "All-American boy," despite his non-American origins and a vestigial Scots accent. He became popular on American radio from 1944 to 1949 with his "Alan Young Radio Show," but when radio began to lose its popularity and his show was canceled, Young decided to put together a comedy act and tour the U.S. theater circuit. After this experience, he wrote a television pilot for CBS in 1950, which resulted in The Alan Young Show (1950). The show was a well-received live revue that ran for 3 years, earned a couple of Emmy Awards, and garnered Young a star on the "Walk of Fame." However, the strain of writing and performing a weekly show got to Young, and the quality of the show declined, leading to his departure from the show and its cancellation. In the meantime, based on his popularity on radio and television, Young had established a film career, starting with his debut in Margie (1946) followed by Chicken Every Sunday (1949), Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949), Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick (1952), Androcles and the Lion (1952), Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955), Tom Thumb (1958), and The Time Machine (1960).
In the early 1960s, Young landed his best-known role, Wilbur Post, in the popular television series Mister Ed (1961), which ran for 5 years. Since then, Young has made a number of television and film appearances but is known primarily for his voice characterizations in cartoons, especially as Scrooge McDuck in DuckTales (1987).- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Costume Designer
Albert Deano was a costumer for various studios and clients. Among them was - "Lou Costello" on his television series in the 1950s. He designed Mr. Costello's trademark ruffled suit and baggy pants and skewed tie and his derby hat. He also costumed for "Donald O'Connor" for 29 years. He was a contributer to the "Louis Costello (Cristillo), Jr." foundation in East Los Angeles. "Louis Costello, Jr." drowned in the family pool in 1942 when he was one-year old.- Producer
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Albert J. Cohen was born on 30 June 1903 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Moonlight Murder (1936), The Lady Pays Off (1951) and Unknown Island (1948). He was married to Jeanne Sorel and Estelle R. Albus. He died on 4 October 1984 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Albert Petit was born on 20 January 1886 in Yverdon-les-Bains, Vaud, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Le spectre vert (1930), Échec au roi (1930) and Big House (1931). He died on 26 February 1963 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Prolific but often-uncredited film/TV composer, conductor, author, orchestrator and arranger, educated at the Leipzig Conservatory and the Trinity College of Music in London. He also studied with John Barbirolli, Albert Coates, Henry Geehl, and his father, Alfred Sendrey (the Hungarian-born opera singer and composer). Albert Sendrey grew up surrounded by music. His mother, Eugenie, had been a soprano for the Vienna Opera under Gustav Mahler. During his lengthy career, he contributed to over 170 films and television shows, signing with MGM in the 1940s and, from 1956 to 1964, working as pianist and conductor for Tony Martin's live performances, including those in Las Vegas, where in 1953 he began writing production numbers for the Riviera and Sands. (Tony Martin said of Albert "I liked his piano style ... because he felt for singers. He just seemed to have that inner sense of when to play an artistic run and when to just play soft and play low. He set tempos great.") He arranged the Broadway musicals "Peter Pan" (1954) and "New Faces of 1956" and wrote special material for night clubs.- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Albert Zugsmith was born on 24 April 1910 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Touch of Evil (1958), Sappho Darling (1968) and The Cult (1971). He died on 26 October 1993 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Additional Crew
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Albertina Rasch was born on 19 January 1891 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for The Rogue Song (1930), Frauenopfer (1923) and The Merry Widow (1934). She was married to Dimitri Tiomkin and August Anton Schneider. She died on 2 October 1967 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Albin Robeling was born on 25 June 1901 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Hollywood Barn Dance (1947) and The Lovable Cheat (1949). He died on 10 April 1953 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Alex Callam was born on 24 June 1901 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Secret Code (1942), The Miracle Kid (1941) and Paper Bullets (1941). He died on 1 July 1969 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Actor
- Stunts
Noted choreographer and dancer, Alex Romero was born Alexander Bernard Quiroga, son of Mexican general and wealthy politician, don Miguel Quiroga. His father and thirteen of his twenty-three brothers were killed during the siege of Monterrey, and his mother, three months pregnant with Alex at the time, escaped to the United States with the family's one daughter and gave birth to Alex in San Antonio, Texas. Three of Alex's other brothers, who had survived the Revolution, found their way to the United States and eventually formed a Spanish dance act, adopting the stage name Romero because they were told Quiroga would be too hard for American audiences to pronounce. When he was eleven, Alex's only sister died of tuberculosis. Alex's brothers concerned over the distraught state of their mother, had her and Alex join them on the vaudeville circuit. Alex did not originally perform with his brothers. He had no training in dance at all. "Pup," as he was called, simply watched his brothers from the wings every night. One day, one of his brothers, John, came into the theater and heard someone tap dancing on the stage. He snuck up and found that it was Alex. Asked where he had learned to tap dance, Alex replied that he had just made up his own steps after listening to the rhythms of the various black dancers he had seen in other vaudeville acts. Alex was asked to join the Romero's dance act and to teach his other brothers to tap. He was fifteen years old. The Romero brothers toured throughout the United States and also for five years in Europe. During this time Alex's future wife, Faun, traveled from the United States to be with him, and they married in 1936 while the group was on tour in Norway. The vaudeville act broke up 1939, when World War II started, and Alex decided to leave Europe because Faun was pregnant with his first child, Melinda. Upon returning to the United States, Alex auditioned for Jack Cole and became part of his contract dance team at Columbia, performing with Cole for two years. With the birth of Romero's second daughter Judy, he left Cole's troupe. He began dancing in the movies and performed in such films as The Thrill of Brazil, Time Out for Rhythm, Texas Carnival, Tars and Spars, and An American in Paris. In On the Town, he was featured as one of the three dancing sailors. Alex began assisting some of the great film choreographers, such as Michael Kidd on Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Hermes Pan and Fred Astaire on Barkleys of Broadway, Busby Berkley on Small Town Girl, and Gene Kelly on American in Paris and On the Town. He also assisted on The Bandwagon, Annie Get Your Gun, Kiss Me Kate, Les Girls, Showboat, The Belle of New York, and Take Me Out to the Ballgame. His first solo choreography came when he was assisting Robert Alton on Words and Music (1948). Alton asked Alex to collaborate on a number with Gene Kelly called "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue." In the same film, Alex was solo choreographer for two numbers that have since become classics - "Thou Swell," with June Allyson and the Blackburn Twins and "Lady is a Tramp" with Lena Horne. Known for his clever, humorous, inventive style, and brilliant use of props, Alex began working full-time as a choreographer. He created dances for Janet Leigh in The Red Danube (1949), Bob Fosse and Debbie Reynolds in The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953), Russ Tamblyn in Fastest Gun Alive (1956), Tom Thumb (1958), and The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962), Doris Day in Love Me or Leave Me (1955), and Susan Hayward in I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955). Other credits include The Prodigal (1955), The Gazebo (1959), Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962), The George Raft Story (1962), The Stripper (1963), Love at First Bite (1979), Zorro, the Gay Blade (1981), among numerous others. In 1957, he choreographed "Jailhouse Rock" for Elvis Presley, conceiving the sets and costumes, and fighting with studio executives to include the rock and roll number in the film. He became close friends with Elvis and went on to choreograph three more films for him- Clambake (1967), Double Trouble (1967), and Speedway (1968). His
- Alex Troffey was born on 14 June 1895 in Ostroleka, Poland, Russian Empire [now Ostroleka, Mazowieckie, Poland]. Alex was an editor, known for Born Reckless (1937), Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937) and Music Is Magic (1935). Alex died on 11 September 1978 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Director
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alexis Thurn-Taxis was born on 27 May 1892 in Massachusetts, USA. Alexis was a director and producer, known for The Yanks Are Coming (1942), Prison Ship (1945) and A Night for Crime (1943). Alexis died on 26 July 1979 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Art Director
- Production Designer
- Producer
Alfeo Bocchicchio was born on 18 February 1915 in Savignano sul Rubicone, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Alfeo was an art director and production designer, known for The Six Million Dollar Man (1974), Ring of Terror (1961) and Charlie's Angels (1976). Alfeo died on 18 April 1987 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Alice D.G. Miller was born on 28 June 1894 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. She was a writer, known for Disgraced (1933), Two Lovers (1928) and Valencia (1926). She died on 24 July 1985 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actress
Alice Lyndon was born on 12 November 1873 in Kansas, USA. She was an actress. She died on 9 July 1949 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
Alice Marr was born on 23 April 1901 in Illinois, USA. She was an actress. She was married to Warren Marr. She died on 7 June 1990 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Allan Dwan was born on 3 April 1885 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and writer, known for Bound in Morocco (1918), A Perfect Crime (1921) and Panthea (1917). He was married to Marie Shelton and Pauline Bush. He died on 28 December 1981 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Producer
- Music Department
Most western action film heroes begin and end their career in the saddle. Not so for cowboy idol Allan Lane (nicknamed "Rocky"), who started as a leading man in major studio dramas only to segue into "B" serials and sagebrush sagas in later life. The Indiana native was born in 1909 (some sources claim 1904). His attentions, however, veered toward the theater and he left school to join a Cincinnati stock company. He toured with "Hit the Deck" to New York City and continued there in various other theater projects. A Fox talent scout discovered Lane in 1929, and he left New York for Hollywood. Making his debut with Not Quite Decent (1929), he had trouble rising in stature, however, and left Hollywood in 1932, giving it a second try a few years later. His second attempt saw him enjoying second lead roles in good quality "B" films throughout the late 1930s, including Stowaway (1936) with little Shirley Temple, Maid's Night Out (1938) with Joan Fontaine, and Twelve Crowded Hours (1939), co-starring Lucille Ball. Searching for better roles, he signed with Republic in 1940, and after struggling a bit in his initial films he hit pay dirt after teaming with Linda Stirling in the popular serial The Tiger Woman (1944). His own serials as steadfast Mountie Dave King proved popular, and around this time he started gaining added attention as a photogenic and very personable cowboy star. With his trusty steed "Blackjack," Lane managed to churn out a bucketful of oaters every year, beginning with Silver City Kid (1944), for nearly a decade, trading blows with the bad guys and seeing justice prevail. Following this chapter of his career, he left films and toured with circuses and rodeo shows until the TV series Red Ryder (1951) came his way. He may be better remembered these days not for his dashing good looks and saddle appeal on film but to older generations as the off-camera voice for the talking horse Mister Ed (1961) in the classic 1960s sitcom of the same name. Lane retired shortly thereafter and died on October 27, 1973, after a six-week bout with cancer.- Allan Michelson was born on 17 December 1919 in Liepaja, Latvia. He was an actor, known for Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969). He died on 29 September 1991 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Writer
Allen Daviau was born on 14 June 1942 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Empire of the Sun (1987) and Bugsy (1991). He died on 15 April 2020 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
New Jersey-born Allen Garfield was trained at the Actors Studio in New York City. He had a prolific career on the stage before making his film debut in 1968. His stocky build and nervous, jumpy mannerisms fit well with the weaselly criminals, lecherous villains and corrupt businessmen and politicians he excels in playing - a perfect example of which is the Beverly Hills police chief in 1987's Beverly Hills Cop II (1987). Midway through his career he reverted to his real name of Allan Goorwitz, but not long afterwards decided to stay with his stage name, and went back to Allen Garfield. In the early 2000s, Garfield suffered from a series of strokes that prevented him from acting again.- Allen Jaffe was born on 9 April 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Papillon (1973), Circle of Fear (1972) and The Outer Limits (1963). He was married to Jeri K. Decker. He died on 18 March 1989 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Allyn Joslyn, the son of a Pennsylvania mining engineer, made his stage debut at 17. He was soon appearing regularly in Broadway productions, and headed for Hollywood in 1936, making his debut in They Won't Forget (1937). His nervous, at times dyspeptic demeanor and somewhat aristocratic looks fit in with the pompous, wealthy snobs he specialized in playing. Joslyn was also an extremely busy radio actor, performing on over 3,000 shows.- Alma Chester was born on 30 April 1870 in Canada. She was an actress, known for Beloved Bachelor (1931), Cowboy Holiday (1934) and The Dude Ranger (1934). She was married to Oscar W. Dibble and Irving White. She died on 22 January 1953 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Editor
- Actress
- Editorial Department
Alma Macrorie was born on 7 December 1904 in Davenport, Iowa, USA. She was an editor and actress, known for The Trouble with Harry (1955), The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954) and To Each His Own (1946). She died on 28 June 1970 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
Alvin Sapinsley was born on 23 November 1921 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Elgin Hour (1954), Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) and Suspense (1949). He was married to Elizabeth York. He died on 14 July 2002 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Additional Crew
- Art Director
Amos Myers was born on 29 January 1884. He was an art director, known for Scaramouche (1923), The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) and The Conquering Power (1921). He died on 11 July 1957 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Andrea King was born Georgette André Barry in Paris, France, however she lived there only two months before her mother, Belle Hart, brought her back to the United States. Belle was an ambulance driver on the front lines during World War I, as well as a dancer with the renowned Isadora Duncan. Andrea was raised in Forest Hills, New York, and Palm Beach, Florida, and adopted her stepfather's surname of McKee when she began acting professionally at the age of 14. Prior to signing with Warner Bros. in 1944, she appeared in three Broadway plays and two national companies, and managed to squeeze in her first screen appearance in The March of Time's first feature-length film entitled The Ramparts We Watch (1940). After signing with Warner Bros. and changing her professional name, Andrea's career took off very quickly, and she appeared in nine films in 18 months. The Warner Bros. studio photographers voted Andrea the most photogenic actress on the lot for the year 1945. Her first leading role came early on with Hotel Berlin (1945), and until she left the studio system in 1946, she continued on as a glamorous, often mysterious leading lady. Throughout the late 1940s and 1950s, she continued to work steadily in leading roles and "bad girl" second leads, and made many starring television appearances as well, most notably in the original 1953 live broadcast of Witness for the Prosecution (1953) for Lux Video Theatre (1950) opposite Edward G. Robinson. For her early work in television she received one of the first stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Andrea continued to make occasional TV and film appearances through the late 1990s, until shortly before her death in 2003. She also wrote children's stories and an autobiography. Her daughter Deb Callahan lives in Pennsylvania with her husband Tim. Andrea has three grandchildren: Kate, Drew and Chris.- Actor
- Director
- Producer
André Charlot was born on 26 July 1882 in Paris, France. He was an actor and director, known for Elstree Calling (1930), Le jugement de minuit (1933) and The New Waiter (1930). He was married to Florence Gladman (performer, producer). He died on 20 May 1956 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Andy Albin was born on 25 December 1907 in Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963), Gable and Lombard (1976) and Mean Dog Blues (1978). He was married to Dolores Albin. He died on 27 December 1994 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Angela Blue was born on 14 May 1914 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for The Dolly Sisters (1945), Diamond Horseshoe (1945) and Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943). She died on 3 February 2004 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Ann Leicester was born on 27 December 1912 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Towering Inferno (1974). She was married to William F. Leicester. She died on 18 July 1996 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Ann Morrison was born on 15 February 1916 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Brothers Karamazov (1958), One Step Beyond (1959) and Sea Hunt (1958). She was married to Frank Harford. She died on 18 April 1978 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Anna Karen was born on 20 September 1914 in New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Star Trek (1966), Shadow of the Cloak (1951) and One Step Beyond (1959). She was married to Jeff Morrow. She died on 1 July 2009 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.
- Editor
- Director
- Actress
Anne Bauchens was a pioneering film editor who had a long-standing partnership with director Cecil B. DeMille. In fact, she first edited a DeMille film in 1915 and then edited all of his films for 38 years, beginning with We Can't Have Everything (1918) and ending with The Ten Commandments (1956). She was nominated for four Oscars and won one, for North West Mounted Police (1940).- Actress
- Soundtrack
Slender, strikingly beautiful strawberry blonde Anne Gwynne arrived in Hollywood a typical starry-eyed model looking to for top stardom. Not quite achieving her goal, she did become one of Universal Studio's favorite and revered cover girls while earning notoriety as one of cinema's finest screamers in 40's "B" horror films. She was able to extend her talents to include adventure stories, westerns, film noir and musical comedies before retiring in 1959.
The hazel-eyed beauty was born Marguerite Gwynne Trice in Waco, Texas, on December 18, 1918, the daughter of Pearl (née Guinn) and Jefferson Benjamin Trice, a clothing manufacturer. The family moved to St. Louis, Missouri when she was still a child. Following high school graduation, she studied drama at Stephens College. Accompanying her father to Los Angeles, she stayed and found work in a number of local community productions. She also supplemented her income as a swimsuit model for Catalina. A Universal studio talent agent happened to catch her in one of her theatre endeavors and the 20-year-old was tested and signed up in 1939.
Appearing in a few starlet bit parts as chorus girls or nurse types, Anne quickly earned her first female lead that same year with the western Oklahoma Frontier (1939) opposite cowboy star Johnny Mack Brown and continued on as a gorgeous co-star/second lead for such handsome leading men as Richard Arlen in Man from Montreal (1939); Robert Stack in Men of Texas (1942); she is best remembered, however, as a decorative lure for the monstrous antics of Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Lon Chaney Jr., among others, in such movie chillers as Black Friday (1940), The Black Cat (1941), The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942), Weird Woman (1944), House of Frankenstein (1944) and Murder in the Blue Room (1944).
Anne certainly had the looks and talent but not the luck, seldom rising above second-string film fare. She nevertheless proved quite popular with the servicemen as a WWII wall pin-up and, as with many other lovely actresses, found TV and commercials to be viable mediums for her as her film career waned. She, in fact, co-starred in TV's first filmed series, the noirish crime series Public Prosecutor (1947) as D.A. John Howard's legal secretary and guested on such action-filled 50's programs as "Ramar of the Jungle," "Death Valley Days" and "Northwest Passage."
Later sporadic appearances on film included The Blazing Sun (1950), Call of the Klondike (1950) and Breakdown (1952), the last-mentioned effort executive produced by her husband Max M. Gilford. She returned to the horror film fold once more as the star of the quickly dismissed, "poverty row" cult programmer Teenage Monster (1957). Here Anne plays a caring mother whose home is hit by a meteor. This results in the death of her husband and the monstrous mutation of her son. She tries to shield her boy from outside forces to save him. After a decade of retirement, Anne returned to make a brief, matronly appearance in the film Adam at Six A.M. (1970).
Married to Gilford in 1945, the pair had two children. Daughter/actress Gwynne Gilford is married to actor Robert Pine. Her grandson is actor Chris Pine. Anne's health began to deteriorate in the '90s; a widow by this time, she was moved to the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, California, where she died of complications from a stroke on March 31, 2003.- Actress
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Anne O'Neal was born on 23 December 1893 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for Gun Crazy (1950), The Bishop's Wife (1947) and Borrowed Trouble (1948). She died on 24 November 1971 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Editor
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After harrowing experiences as a nurse at Sir Archibald McIndoe's pioneering plastic surgery hospital in East Grinstead, Anne Coates started to fulfil her long-held ambition to be a film director with a company called Religious Films. The work consisted of patching up prints of devotional shorts before sending them out to Britain's churches. This led to a job in the cutting room at Pinewood, where she worked on "The Red Shoes" among others before achieving her first screen credit with "The Pickwick Papers".