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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Sharon Farrell was born on 24 December 1940 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA. She was an actress, known for Can't Buy Me Love (1987), Night of the Comet (1984) and Lone Wolf McQuade (1983). She was married to Dale Trevillion, Steve Salkin, John Boyer, Ron De Blasio and Andrew Prine. She died on 15 May 2023 in Orange County, California, USA.- Sandy Ward was born on 12 July 1926 in Alamosa, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for The Perfect Storm (2000), Under Siege (1992) and Airplane II: The Sequel (1982). He was married to Roxann Michael and Irene Krinsky. He died on 6 March 2005 in Orange County, California, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Born in Iceland, Peter began running track at a young age. He excelled in this sport and in his late teens was on the Icelandic National Team for the decathlon. He held several national records. While competing in Europe, he met a runner from the United States who was currently attending and competing for USC. After talking, the USC track athlete asked him if he would ever consider coming to the United States to run for USC. Peter said he would love to and after talking to the coach, Peter began attending USC on a full scholarship. He came to the United States with his 3 children (Lisa, Petur Jr., and Kristine). While at USC (being in the right place at the right time) casting for a movie was being done [Journey to the Center of the Earth] and the producer was having a hard time finding someone to play Hans [a tall, strong Icelandic native]. One of the producer's colleagues had a son who went to USC. At a social event the son of the producer's colleague learned about the trouble the producer was having finding someone to play Hans. You can guess what happens from here. The colleague's son was on the track team as well and told the producer "I have the perfect person for the part." An audition was arranged and Peter soon went to try out for the part. He was immediately cast in the role of Hans. After the movie was filmed, Peter was offered a long-term acting contract that he turned down. He felt that after making the movie he had no privacy and did not want to live a life in the public eye. Later on, Peter competed in the 1960 Rome Olympics for Iceland in the 110-Meter Hurdles. Since then he married a Southern California native (of Danish decent) Marie George (now Marie Ronson) and had two more sons, Brian and Stephen. Both are currently licensed physicians in Southern California and are very proud of their father.- Robert B. Williams was born on 23 September 1904 in Glencoe, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Killing (1956), The Bat (1959) and Hang 'Em High (1968). He died on 17 June 1978 in Orange County, California, USA.
- John War Eagle was born on 24 September 1901 in Charles Mix, South Dakota. He was an actor, known for The Man from Laramie (1955), Last of the Comanches (1953) and The Great Sioux Uprising (1953). He was married to Harriet Pansy McBride. He died on 21 June 1977 in Orange County, California, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Auburn-haired Arleen Whelan was born in Salt Lake City, but spent her early childhood in Pueblo, Colorado, where she attended High School. Her father was an electrician, who, upon opening his own electrical store in Los Angeles, moved the family westward. Arleen was enrolled in a beauty college and learned hairdressing and manicure, soon finding work for $18 a week in a salon on Hollywood Boulevard. There, she was 'discovered' by director H. Bruce Humberstone, who dropped in for a shave and ended up suggesting her name, as a likely candidate for movie stardom to Darryl F. Zanuck. In May 1937, she was signed to a seven-year contract by 20th Century Fox, her salary now between $50 and $300 per week.
Within a year, she had her first co-starring assignment, opposite Warner Baxter in Kidnapped (1938) . Next, she landed the highly prized role of pioneer woman Hannah Clay in Young Mr. Lincoln (1939), and, by 1942, Arleen also made the jump to Broadway, appearing as one of "The Doughgirls" (the other two were Virginia Field and Doris Nolan). She was not cast in the 1944 film version, however - that part going to Jane Wyman. Still, Hollywood's publicity machine went into full gear, making the most out of Arleen's affairs with actors Richard Greene and Tyrone Power. In 1945, Arleen was voted 'the most perfect all-over beauty' by a panel of magazine illustrators, but her career was already on the wane. Out of contract, and dissatisfied with her roles thus far, Arleen left Hollywood to live with her New York-based second husband, a Paramount executive. Her stay was short-lived, as was her marriage.
There were still a couple of good screen roles to come for Arleen as a free-lance actress. She popped up as busybody Valerie Shepherd in the political satire The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947), a performance critic Bosley Crowther described as 'cute' (December 27, New York Times). There was also another good lead, opposite Charles Winninger in director John Ford's own favourite among his films, The Sun Shines Bright (1953). For the remainder, at least, Arleen lent some glamour to the B-western she made for Republic and for Albert C. Gannaway's independent production company. After 1957, one of Hollywood's best-looking redheads called it a day and left the screen to improve her already impressive golf handicap.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Gilman Rankin was born on 17 April 1911 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), Midnight Cowboy (1969) and The Power of the Resurrection (1958). He died on 31 October 1993 in Orange County, California, USA.- Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Michael Kirby was born on 20 February 1925 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for The Silent Partner (1978), Summer Holiday (1948) and The Golden Boat (1990). He died on 25 May 2002 in Orange County, California, USA.- Actor
- Make-Up Department
- Producer
Character actor Virgil Charles Frye was born on August 21, 1930 in Estherville, Iowa. A former Golden Gloves boxing champion, Frye worked in the cornfields in Iowa and was active in the civil rights movement in Alabama before he first began acting in films and TV shows in the mid-1960's. Virgil often played either tough guys or police officers. The father of both Sean Frye and Soleil Moon Frye, Frye also ran his own successful acting school in the Hollywood Hills. Virgil suffered from Pick's Disease or Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in his latter years and was the subject of the documentary Sonny Boy (2004) made by his daughter Soleil. Frye died at a nursing home in Orange County, California on May 7, 2012.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Veola Vonn was born on 27 July 1918 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Burma Convoy (1941), South Sea Woman (1953) and Lafayette Escadrille (1958). She was married to Frank Nelson and Hanley Stafford. She died on 28 October 1995 in Orange County, California, USA.- Cheryl Bartel was born on 30 January 1971 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. She was an actress, known for Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), Duplex (2003) and Wheelmen (2005). She died on 11 July 2010 in Orange County, California, USA.
- Actor
- Stunts
Richard M. Cangey was born on July 9, 1933, in a little apartment above a large bus garage in the town of Mahoningtown, a suburb of the city of New Castle, in western Pennsylvania. He graduated from New Castle High School in 1951 and moved to Cleveland, Ohio, to pursue a boxing career while serving a Tool & Diemaker apprenticeship. In May 1953, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and took his basic training in Breckenridge, Kentucky. The Korean War ended during Cangey's fourteenth week of training and he was sent to Aberdeen, Maryland, for the remainder of his time -- most of it spent in a office pounding a typewriter. Following his basic training in October, Cangey returned home long enough to marry his high school sweetheart, Mary Ann Medina, from Yougstown, Ohio, and go on a brief honeymoon. Cangey was discharged in February 1955 and moved back to Cleveland with his wife to resume his apprenticeship and boxing career.
Cangey began a boxing career at the age of 13 and quit the ring in 1959 with 43 wins and 3 loses. Shortly thereafter, Cangey packed up and moved to Lakewood, California, where he landed a job at what is now Rockwell International. He was terminated a second time in 1962 for Union activity; this time the company offered Cangey one year's salary, tax free, not to return. He took the offer.
Working as a bouncer in one of Long Beach's more popular bars, Cangey eventually purchased and ran his own bar until 1965. During this time, he was introduced to actor Peter Breck, who offered him a job on the TV series "The Big Valley." After one season, Cangey and Breck parted company and for the next several months Cangey was idle. In the new filming season, Cangey was called to the set of "The Wild Wild West" where he met with Robert Conrad and began his relationship with Conrad as a stand-in, stuntman and eventually a close friend. Following "Wild Wild West," Cangey worked for Conrad through a short lived series called "The D.A.," and a couple movies-of-the-week. In June 1972, he went to Austria to work on the Conrad series called "Assignment: Vienna." Cangey returned to the States in October 1972 and opened a pizza store and restaurant.- Harry Cheshire was born on 16 August 1891 in Emporia, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Impact (1949), The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) and Dangerous Mission (1954). He died on 16 June 1968 in Orange County, California, USA.
- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Lotus Long's father was Japanese and her mother was an ethnic Hawaiian. The family came to California in the 1920s and, because of her exotic beauty, Lotus didn't find it difficult to get into the movies and portrayed a succession of various Asian women. She took the stage name "Lotus Long", and was generally assumed to be Chinese--something she later relied on to avoid internment with others of Japanese ancestry during WWII.
She met cameraman James Knott while in the Arctic with W.S. Van Dyke filming Eskimo (1933) in the early 1930s. They soon married. They lived 40 years on Beverly Glen, near Westwood Village in Los Angeles, before moving to Orange County.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Dorothy Dare was an actress and singer.
She appeared in quite a few 20-minute Vitaphone shorts and full feature films with bigger stars such as Dick Powell and Irene Dunne. Most of her films are shown periodically on Turner Classic Movies. Some have said Dorothy didn't get a chance in Hollywood. Also, many even claimed the shorts Dorothy appeared in were better than her parts in Hollywood films.
In any event, the real Ms. Dare was part of the great era of entertainment and will forever be remembered in celluloid. Hopefully, more details of Dorothy's personal story and why she left show business in the mid-forties will emerge someday.- Bonnie Bannon was the daughter of Walter A. and Juanita (Strong) Bannon and was born in Tulare County, California. After graduating from Fresno High School, she went to work for a local Warner Bros. theater and soon entered a Warner Bros. beauty contest, where she won a contract with the studio. She went on to work for other studios and in many of Busby Berkeley's films. Her sisters Eunice Bannon and Dorothy Bannon also worked in the movies, the former as a "fancy dress extra" and the latter in TV work, mainly the Zorro (1957) series. The family has a collection of her studio photos and magazine and newspaper articles about her career. She first married Alice Faye's brother, Charles, in Tijuana, Mexico, and divorced him two years later. She was married twice more before marrying William Jones, a businessman, in 1953. The best man and maid of honor were Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Arcaro (the jockey), friends of the groom. Bonnie had one child, a son named Fred Martin, from her second marriage.
- Ollie Ross was born on 5 January 1920 in Cordele, Georgia, USA. Ollie was married to Jack Ross and George Ellsworth Cox. Ollie died on 15 February 1991 in Orange County, Florida, USA.
- Clay Adler was born on 20 August 1989 in Newport Beach, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Make It or Break It (2009) and Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County (2007). He died on 26 March 2017 in Orange County, California, USA.
- Producer
- Actor
- Writer
Wally George was born on 4 December 1931 in Oakland, California, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989), Bonanza (1959) and Squanderers (1996). He was married to Mary Jo Teipl, Susan L Rennie, Nancy Marie Freely, Joan Marie Teipe, Jane Patricia Eagar and Lillian San Nicolas Kamminga. He died on 7 October 2003 in Orange County, California, USA.- Jack Wrather Jr. was born on 9 May 1944 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Big Land (1957) and Lassie (1954). He was married to Lana Wood. He died on 4 May 1973 in Orange County, California, USA.
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
John Meredyth Lucas was born on 1 May 1919 in Los Angeles, California, USA. John was a producer and director, known for Insight (1960), Star Trek (1966) and Mannix (1967). John was married to Patricia Kay Hightower, Patricia Kay Silvera and Joan Winfield. John died on 19 October 2002 in Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA.- Robert de Coy was born on 11 October 1920 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Burden of Truth (1957), Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963) and Follow the Sun (1961). He was married to Mittie Lawrence. He died on 29 March 1975 in Orange County, California, USA.
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Henrik Galeen was born on 7 January 1881 in Stryj, Galicia, Austria-Hungary. He was a writer and director, known for Nosferatu (1922), The Golem (1914) and A Daughter of Destiny (1928). He was married to Comptess Ilse von Schenk and Elvira Adler. He died on 30 July 1949 in Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA.- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Alfred L. Werker was born on 2 December 1896 in Deadwood, South Dakota, USA. Alfred L. was a director and assistant director, known for He Walked by Night (1948), Lost Boundaries (1949) and It's Great to Be Alive (1933). Alfred L. was married to Frances Allen. Alfred L. died on 28 July 1975 in Orange County, California, USA.- Additional Crew
- Stunts
- Actor
Frank Tallman was born on 17 April 1919 in Orange, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963), Capricorn One (1977) and Lucky Lady (1975). He died on 15 April 1978 in Orange County, California, USA.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Geraldine Dvorak was born on 1 January 1904 in Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for No Limit (1931), The Story of Mr. Hobbs (1947) and Torchy Turns the Trick (1932). She died on 25 April 1985 in Orange County, California, USA.- Nevada Alexander Musk was born on 18 May 2002 in Orange County, California, USA. He died on 28 May 2002 in Orange County, California, USA.
- Walter Rogers was born on 6 April 1906 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and Seven Faces (1929). He was married to Viola Alice Naething. He died on 11 November 1943 in Orange County, California, USA.
- Dorothy Devine was born on 21 May 1915 in Holly, Colorado, USA. She was married to Andy Devine. She died on 14 June 2000 in Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Ken Del Conte was born on 2 November 1941 in the USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Death Calls (2010), Honey Jar: Chase for the Gold (2016) and Green Rush (2020). He died on 3 June 2020 in Orange County, California, USA.- Peggy Lloyd was born on 15 April 1925 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Cover Girl (1944), Saturday Night Preview (1951) and Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4 (1942). She was married to Robert Patten and Almon Bartlett Ross Jr.. She died on 18 November 1986 in Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA.
- Trudy Wroe was born on 25 May 1931 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Big Town (1950), Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) and The Bob Cummings Show (1955). She was married to Don Durant. She died on 10 November 2007 in Orange County, California, USA.
- Joanne Cangi was born on 29 November 1937 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for The Violent Years (1956) and It's a Great Life (1954). She was married to Douglas Nichols and Charles Bostelman. She died on 19 June 2014 in Orange County, California, USA.
- Stan Wojno was born on 31 March 1947 in Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for G.I. Joe (1985), The Killings at Outpost Zeta (1980) and The Hunter (1980). He died on 1 February 1993 in Orange County, California, USA.
- Tony Terry was born on 20 August 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Burning Hills (1956), Adventures in Paradise (1959) and Cavalcade of America (1952). He died on 22 February 1993 in Orange County, California, USA.
- Steve Shemayne was born on 29 April 1941 in Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Little Big Man (1970), Prophecy (1979) and Centennial (1978). He died on 19 January 1983 in Orange County, California, USA.
- Animation Department
- Art Director
- Art Department
McLaren Stewart was born on 29 April 1909 in Michigan, USA. He was an art director, known for Lady and the Tramp (1955), Mary Poppins (1964) and Sleeping Beauty (1959). He died on 14 May 1992 in Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA.- Mark Harris was born on 1 December 1914 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Lenny (1974), Absence of Malice (1981) and Stanley (1972). He died on 26 August 1997 in Orange County, California, USA.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
- Producer
Robert Webb comes from a long list of Hollywood notables. His brother, Millard Webb was a silent movie director who was married to dancer Mary Eaton. Robert's sister, Bethel Webb Hoffman was a silent movie actress; while her son and Robert's nephew, Bud Hoffman was a Film Editor at Universal Studios.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
- Production Manager
Edward Killy was born on 26 January 1903 in Connecticut, USA. He was an assistant director and director, known for Wanted! Jane Turner (1936), Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935) and China Passage (1937). He was married to Pauline Watkins Killy. He died on 2 July 1981 in Orange County, California, USA.- Madalyn Trahey was born on 22 April 1926 in New Mexico, USA. She was an actress, known for Mustang! (1959) and The Parson and the Outlaw (1957). She died on 17 October 1996 in Orange County, California, USA.
- Josh Waring was married to Hannah Jade Kiefer. He died on 31 March 2024 in Orange County, California, USA.
- Craig Woods was born on 14 April 1918 in Akron, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Partners of the Trail (1944), Raiders of the Border (1944) and Sea Hunt (1958). He was married to Barbara Patricia Shannon and Gwen Seager. He died on 12 September 1974 in Orange County, California, USA.
- William Baskin was born on 3 March 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Zombies of Mora Tau (1957), Get Smart (1965) and Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965). He died on 13 April 1991 in Orange County, California, USA.
- Cynthia Westlake was born on 11 August 1916 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for New Faces of 1937 (1937). She was married to Rudolf Ising. She died on 25 November 1997 in Orange County, California, USA.
- David Esch was born on 25 July 1948 in the USA. He was an actor, known for Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb (2003), Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds - Clone Campaigns (2002) and Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (2001). He was married to Christine Lynn Schminke. He died on 2 April 2015 in Orange County, California, USA.
- Editor
- Editorial Department
Thrice Oscar-winning editor Daniel Mandell started out in show business as one of "The Flying Mandells" with Ringling Brothers Circus. He then turned his acrobatic skills to performing on the vaudeville circuit. Following service with the Marines in World War I and subsequently taking part in the post-Armistice occupation, he joined a longtime friend in the editing department of MGM. For five years he plied his trade with Columbia (1924-29), before his career really took off after being hired by independent film maker Samuel Goldwyn (at RKO: 1930-1932 and 1941-1952; at United Artists: 1936-1940). Mandell quickly became Goldwyn's number one editor and was assigned the lion's share of prestige pictures: Dodsworth (1936), Dead End (1937), Wuthering Heights (1939) (his own personal favorite), The Westerner (1940), The Little Foxes (1941), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and Guys and Dolls (1955). Mandell considered timing to be of paramount importance in his work and believed that his performing background had given him an vital insight into audience reaction.
Mandell's other fruitful collaboration was with the director Billy Wilder, for whom he worked on five films, notably Witness for the Prosecution (1957), The Apartment (1960) and The Fortune Cookie (1966).- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Editorial Department
Wilfrid M. Cline was born on 3 September 1903 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Gone with the Wind (1939), My World and Welcome to It (1969) and Aloma of the South Seas (1941). He died on 9 April 1976 in Orange County, California, USA.- Violet Knights was born on 15 May 1894 in Anacortes, Washington, USA. She was an actress, known for The Phantom (1931), The Return of Helen Redmond (1914) and Trapped in a Forest Fire (1913). She was married to Fred MacKaye. She died on 13 June 1973 in Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA.
- Marshall Houts was born on 28 June 1919. He was a writer, known for Eureka (1983) and Perry Mason (1957). He was married to Mary Olive Dealy. He died on 24 November 1993 in Laguna Niguel, Orange County, California, USA.