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- Hope Summers could portray a friendly neighbor or companion as she did for Frances Bavier's Aunt Bee character on many episodes of The Andy Griffith Show (1960) or a seemingly amiable satanist in Rosemary's Baby (1968).
Born in Mattoon, Illinois, she developed an early interest in the theater. Graduating from Northwestern School of Speech in Evanston, Illinois, she subsequently taught speech and diction there. This, in turn, led to her the head position in the Speech Department at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, teaching students privately on the side as well. In the 1930s Hope began to focus on acting. She found work in community and stock theaters in Illinois and earned some notice for putting on one-woman shows such as "Backstage of Broadway." She made use of her vocal eloquence by building up her resumé on radio, performing in scores of dramatic shows, including "Authors' Playhouse," "First Night," "Ma Perkins", and "Step-Mother".
In 1950 Hope transferred her talents to the new medium of television and earned a regular role on the comedy series Hawkins Falls: A Television Novel (1950). By the age of 50 she was customarily called upon to play slightly older than she was, appearing in a number of minuscule matron roles in such films as Zero Hour! (1957), Hound-Dog Man (1959), Inherit the Wind (1960), Spencer's Mountain (1963), The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966), Charley Varrick (1973) and her last, Foul Play (1978). She never had any major stand-out roles in movies; TV would be a more prolific choice of medium. Her gently stern, old-fashioned looks allowed her to be a part of many small-town settings, including Dennis the Menace (1959) and Petticoat Junction (1963), and in various western locales such as Maverick (1957) and Wagon Train (1957).
She played a rustic regular for many years on The Rifleman (1958). Usually assigned to play teachers, nurses and other helpful, nurturing types, her characters were also known to be inveterate gossips. Hope worked until close to the end of her life, passing away from heart failure in 1979. - Actor
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Emory Parnell was born on 29 December 1892 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943), Foreign Correspondent (1940) and Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948). He was married to Effie Laird. He died on 22 June 1979 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Art Director
- Production Designer
- Art Department
Trained as a painter, Wiard Ihnen entered the film business in 1919 and became a set decorator and an art director, designing many productions during the 1930s, '40s and '50s. He won two Academy Awards, for his art direction of Wilson (1944) and Blood on the Sun (1945). He was married for more than 30 years to famed costume designer Edith Head.- Albert Venohr was born on 4 September 1902 in Magdeburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Nosferatu (1922), Bürgerkrieg in Russland (1967) and Irrtum des Herzens (1939). He was married to Maria Griem. He died on 22 June 1979 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- Louis Chiron was born on 3 August 1899 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. He died on 22 June 1979 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Pee Wee Hunt was born on 10 May 1907 in Mount Healthy, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Make Believe Ballroom (1949), The Big Record (1957) and The Bob Braun Show (1967). He died on 22 June 1979 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.- Troy Archer was born on 16 January 1955 in Glendale, California, USA. He died on 22 June 1979 in North Bergen, New Jersey, USA.