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Isaac Baker Woodbury was born on 23 October 1819 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA. Isaac Baker died on 26 October 1858 in Columbia, South Carolina, USA.- Porter Emerson Browne was born on 22 June 1879 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA. Porter Emerson was a writer, known for The Seventh Day (1922), A Fool There Was (1915) and Too Many Millions (1918). Porter Emerson was married to Myrtle Suzanne May (actress, playwright). Porter Emerson died on 20 September 1934 in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.
- Abraham Merritt was born on 20 January 1884 in Beverly, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for Seven Footprints to Satan (1929) and The Devil-Doll (1936). He died on 21 August 1943 in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, USA.
- Actor
George Sperry was born on 1 June 1893 in Beverly, Kansas, USA. He was an actor. He died on 6 August 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Philip Wylie was born on 12 May 1902 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for When Worlds Collide, The Name of the Game (1968) and When Worlds Collide (1951). He was married to Frederica Ballard and Johanna (Sally) Ondeck. He died on 25 October 1971 in Miami, Florida, USA.
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- Soundtrack
Matthew Smith was born on 7 December 1903 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934). He died on 16 March 1953 in New York City, New York, USA.- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Max Wylie was born on 12 May 1904 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for The Flying Nun (1967), Wide Wide World (1955) and Omnibus (1952). He was married to Isabel Winans Lamb. He died on 22 September 1975 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA.- Howard Petrie was born on 22 November 1906 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Bend of the River (1952) and Walk Softly, Stranger (1950). He was married to Alice Laurie Wood. He died on 24 March 1968 in Keene, New Hampshire, USA.
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- Additional Crew
Wilmon Menard was born on 16 September 1908 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA. Wilmon was a writer, known for 6,000 Enemies (1939). Wilmon died on 25 July 1998 in San Diego, California, USA.- Will Barnet was born on 25 May 1911 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Sometimes Why (2019), A Sobbing of the Strong-the Passion of Our Father Abraham in Three Acts (2014) and Herb & Dorothy (2008). He died on 13 October 2012 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
- Fred Ashworth was born on 24 January 1912 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Ercie Bell Ashworth. He died on 3 December 2005 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
- Special Effects
Charles Duncan was born on 23 July 1912 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957), The Phantom Planet (1961) and The Cosmic Man (1959). He died on 7 December 1984 in Burbank, California, USA.- Arthur Hanson was born on 15 October 1915 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Zero Hour! (1957), The Boston Strangler (1968) and The Waltons (1972). He died on 21 February 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Dan Cunningham was born on 1 January 1917 in Beverly, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Mulberry Accelerator (1955), Richard III (1955) and The Six Proud Walkers (1954). He was married to Rosalie Crutchley. He died in September 2001 in Lancashire, England, UK.
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- Soundtrack
As they say, like father, like son. Cowboy hero Tim Holt avidly followed in the boots of his famous character-actor dad, the granite-jawed Jack Holt (b. Charles John Holt), who appeared in hundreds of silents and talkies (many of them westerns) over the years. The two actually appeared together as father and son in the western The Arizona Ranger (1948), and Jack was glimpsed (as a hobo in the Mexican flophouse that Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, and Tim were staying in) in the classic The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948). Also a part of the acting Holt clan was the beautiful "prairie flower" Jennifer Holt (nee Elizabeth Marshall Holt), Tim's younger sister, who appeared in scores of 1940s oaters. The three, however, never performed together in a single film.
Tim was born Charles John Holt, Jr. in Beverly Hills on February 5, 1918, to Jack and his wife, Margaret Woods, at a time when Jack was just making a dent in silent films. Nicknamed "Tim", he was raised on his father's ranch in Fresno, where he performed outside chores and learned to ride a horse. Tim, in fact, made his debut at age 10 in one of his father's westerns, The Vanishing Pioneer (1928), based on a Zane Grey story. He played Jack's character as a young boy.
The boyishly rugged, athletically inclined Tim attended military school in his teens, excelling in polo. While studying at college, he married his college sweetheart, Virginia Ashcroft, in 1938. At this point he decided to try to put together an acting career. Virginia herself made a very brief foray into acting.
Tim apprenticed at various stock companies before he eased his way back into films with an unbilled part in History Is Made at Night (1937). He then earned strong notices in the classic Barbara Stanwyck tearjerker Stella Dallas (1937) and as Olivia de Havilland's brother in Gold Is Where You Find It (1938). His horseback riding capabilities and fast-drawing technique quickly kicked in with The Law West of Tombstone (1938), and he joined a superb cast in John Ford's classic western Stagecoach (1939) as a by-the-book cavalry lieutenant.
Hardly confined to westerns at this early stage, Tim showed impressive acting abilities in comedy (Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)), adventures (Swiss Family Robinson (1940)), and high drama (Back Street (1941)), all for RKO Pictures. He reached an early peak when Orson Welles cast him against type as the cruel, malicious son George in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), a role Welles initially contemplated playing himself. By the mid '40s, however, Tim had settled into the western genre. He starred in a series of dusty RKO features partnered with comic Cliff Edwards by his side and also appeared solo elsewhere.
World War II interrupted his thriving career. He was a decorated hero (Distinguished Flying Cross, Victory Medal, and Presidential Unit Citation among his awards) while serving in the Air Corps and was discharged with the rank of second lieutenant. Wounded over Tokyo on the last day of the war, he was also given the Purple Heart. He made an auspicious return to films in the role of Virgil Earp in Ford's My Darling Clementine (1946) and then continued in a somewhat lesser vein with "B"-level oaters. He came to the forefront one more time, co-starring with gold prospecting rivals Humphrey Bogart and Walter Huston in John Huston's masterpiece The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), arguably the high point of Tim's entire film career, which rightfully earned him the best notices he ever received.
Richard Martin became his second sidekick in another popular string of RKO westerns, with Tim repeatedly making the "top ten" ranks of money-making cowboy stars. Appearing almost exclusively for RKO from 1939 on, Tim eventually became disillusioned with the quality of his pictures and decided to abandon films after appearing in RKO's Desert Passage (1952) while still a popular draw. Divorced from his second wife, Alice Harrison, he retired for the most part to his Oklahoma ranch with his third wife, Berdee Stephens, and their three children. He later became a manager for a radio station in Oklahoma City. In 1957 he came out of retirement to head up the cast in the subpar sci-fi horror film The Monster That Challenged the World (1957) and then quickly returned to obscurity.
Little was heard from Tim over the years save a co-starring role in a low-budget hillbilly moonshine extravaganza for exploitation king Herschell Gordon Lewis called This Stuff'll Kill Ya! (1971). He was diagnosed with bone cancer in August of 1972 and passed away rather quickly on February 15, 1973, shortly after his 54th birthday. Buried in Oklahoma, he was posthumously inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame in 1991 and was a recipient of the "Golden Boot" award in 1992.- Catherine Cena was born on 16 April 1921 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA. She was married to Felix Cena. She died on 28 August 2003 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA.
- Warm, charming leading lady of 1940s films, Jacqueline White was under contract to both MGM (which wasted her in mostly unbilled bits) and then RKO, where she appeared in two classics--Crossfire (1947) and The Narrow Margin (1952). RKO used her as a second lead in A pictures and leading roles in Bs.
She retired in 1950 upon her marriage to Bruce Anderson and they relocated to Wyoming, where her husband started an oil business. When she returned to Los Angeles for the birth of her first child, she was spotted in the RKO commissary visiting friends by director Richard Fleischer and producer Stanley Rubin, who offered her a co-starring role in "The Narrow Margin". The film, widely acknowledged to be one of the classics of "film noir", sat on the RKO shelf for two years while studio boss Howard Hughes considered whether to extensively edit it or re-shoot it as an "A" with Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell. Eventually, selected scenes were reshot and added in December 1951, nearly a year after the film had originally wrapped--she was flown out from her home in Casper, Wyoming, for these added scenes--and the film was, thankfully, spared any more of Hughes' "improvements". It was released mostly intact due to director Fleischer's striking a deal with Hughes to release the picture without further changes in return for Fleischer's reshooting the end of His Kind of Woman (1951).
Long retired from the film industry, Jacqueline has recently begun appearing at film festivals and conventions. - Robert Libott was born on 20 December 1922 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. He was a writer, known for Air Hostess (1949), Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950) and Last Train from Bombay (1952). He was married to Ruth Gloria Berwald. He died on 26 December 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Charles Chaplin Jr. was born on 5 May 1925 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Beat Generation (1959), Fangs of the Wild (1954) and Matinee Theatre (1955). He was married to Martha Brown (nurse) and Susan Magness. He died on 20 March 1968 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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In choosing a professional acting career for himself, bon vivant Sydney Chaplin had to deal with the powerful and pervasive shadow of his famous father, the legendary Charles Chaplin, hovering over him every step of the way. While his older brother, actor Charles Chaplin Jr., buckled under the pressure and died of an alcohol-related illness at age 43, the dashing and debonair Sydney achieved respectable success on his own terms by avoiding films and focusing on the theater.
Sydney was the oldest surviving Chaplin child at the time of his death following a stroke on March 3, 2009. While in no way could he match his father's ambitious nature and incredible genius, Sydney managed to do things his way. Fortunately, he was not weighed down by his father's all-encompassing obsession for recognition. Easygoing to a fault, Sydney was both charming and charismatic -- a winning combination on the stage. A wonderful mimic, he also possessed a fun and witty idle-rich mentality that tended to reflect his stage and film persona.
Sydney Earle Chaplin, who bore a similar, slightly forlorn facial resemblance to his famous father, was born in Beverly Hills, California, on March 31, 1926, and was the second son born to Charlie and his second wife, Lita Grey. Lita was an aspiring actress who married the 35-year-old legend when she was 16. Sydney was named after his half-uncle, actor Syd Chaplin. His parents' marriage was doomed from the start and indeed was over before Sydney was even a year old. Charlie created just as many headlines off camera as he did on, and this breakup was no exception. The acrimonious divorce proceedings was a feast for the tabloids in 1927. Sydney was thereafter raised by his maternal grandmother and saw almost nothing of his father during his most irregular upbringing.
Growing up, the boy suffered from extreme restlessness and a lack of discipline, and his education was erratic as a result. He was expelled from three boarding schools by the time he was 16. However, things changed for him with his country's participation in World War II. Drafted into the infantry at age 18, a new sense of purpose took over him when he was sent to Europe to serve as a bazooka man in the Third Army commanded by General George S. Patton.
Sydney had avoided his father's profession up until this point. However, after his discharge from the United States Army, he was asked by a friend to try acting and he found out that he liked it. In 1946, he became the co-founder (with George Englund) of the Circle Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Father Charlie actually directed Sydney in a couple of the company's endeavors, including a production of "Rain". Impressed by Sydney's newfound seriousness, Charlie gave him his first movie role as the composer in the classic Limelight (1952). Despite a fine introduction into films, Sydney's later output would be largely overlooked.
Despite his inbred elegance, he was not the leading man type on film and was often cast in ethnic support roles (Indian, Egyptian). His credits included such foreign films as Act of Love (1953) starring Kirk Douglas; Columbus entdeckt Krähwinkel (1954), which co-starred brother Charlie Jr., the British entry Land of the Pharaohs (1955), which starred one-time paramour Joan Collins, the English/Egyptian co-production Abdullah's Harem (1955) starring Kay Kendall, and another British programmer, Follow That Man (1961) with Dawn Addams. He did not have any better luck with the American films he made -- Pillars of the Sky (1956) -- an actionful Western in which he played an Indian scout working for the army -- Four Girls in Town (1957) and Quantez (1957). Sydney did star in one above-average picture, the British thriller The Deadliest Sin (1955) co-starring Audrey Dalton, but the second-string film came and went without much fanfare.
Stardom finally occurred for the actor on the New York stage -- not in a chic comedy, for which he was known, but in a musical. He opened on Broadway in November 1956 in the hit Betty Comden and Adolph Green effort "Bells Are Ringing" after femme star Judy Holliday encouraged him to audition. Having never sung before, it took 15 rounds before the director gave him the role of Jeff Moss, the gent who falls for Holliday's switchboard operator. Both Sydney and Judy wound up winning Tony Awards in 1957 for their performances (Sydney in the "featured" category) and he also earned a 1957 Theatre World Award as a new "promising personality". He and Holliday became involved at one point, which did not work out, and the uncomfortable situation led to his agreed replacement (by Hal Linden). Sydney would not return to perform with Holliday when the show made its London debut. Nevertheless, he continued on Broadway in both musicals and comedies, including "Goodbye, Charlie" (1959), "Subways Are for Sleeping" (1961) and "In the Counting House" (1962). His modest baritone was utilized on television as well in the musical version of Wonderful Town (1958) starring Rosalind Russell.
Sydney's second greatest triumph came again in a Broadway musical -- "Funny Girl" (1964) co-starring meteoric newcomer Barbra Streisand. Playing the inveterate gambler and ladies' man Nick Arnstein opposite Streisand's love-torn comedienne Fanny Brice, both actors received Tony nominations for their performances, but neither won. His problems working with the young and eccentric Streisand resulted in a feud that led to his eventually leaving the cast. Because of the problems with his leading ladies, both of his original roles in "Bells Are Ringing" and "Funny Girl" went to other more famous stars (Dean Martin and Omar Sharif, respectively) when they transferred to film.
In the late 1960s, Sydney appeared in another of his father's pictures, supporting Marlon Brando and Sophia Loren in the poorly-received A Countess from Hong Kong (1967). Sadly, this was Charlie's last hurrah as a director. Sydney later worked in foreign-made film fare, most of them unworthy of his talents. He ended his career in the late 1970s on an uneventful note with some standard television guest appearances and roles in a couple of abysmal horror films: So Evil, My Sister (1974) and Satan's Cheerleaders (1977), the latter movie featuring other veteran actors on the wane, including John Ireland, John Carradine and Yvonne De Carlo.
In later years, Sydney opened a celebrity-friendly bistro and dinner club called "Chaplin's" in Palm Springs, California. It ran for about a decade. He also enjoyed trophy-winning celebrity status out on the desert's golf courses. Sydney Chaplin died at age 82 of a stroke in Rancho Mirage, California on March 30, 2009. He was survived by his third wife, Margaret Beebe, and his only child Stephan from his first marriage.- Barney Schultz was born on 15 August 1926 in Beverly, New Jersey, USA. He died on 6 September 2015 in Willingboro, New Jersey, USA.
- Dix Davis was born on 12 September 1926 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Our Town (1940), The Singing Cowgirl (1938) and The Old Swimmin' Hole (1940). He was married to Gertrude "June" Dunn. He died on 6 January 2024 in Dorset, Vermont, USA.
- Actress
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Lois Laurel was born on 10 December 1927 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Archive, Last of the Summer Wine (1973) and One Moment Please (1956). She was married to Tony Hawes and Rand Brooks. She died on 28 July 2017 in Granada Hills, California, USA.- Production Manager
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Script and Continuity Department
Ted Butcher was born on 3 October 1929 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a production manager and assistant director, known for M*A*S*H (1972), Mission: Impossible (1966) and Mannix (1967).- Editor
- Editorial Department
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James Mitchell was born on 7 December 1929 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. He was an editor, known for 2010 (1984), The Monster Squad (1987) and Rocky II (1979). He was married to Debra Jane Mitchell. He died on 14 October 2010 in New Port Richey, Florida, USA.- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Beau Vanden Ecker was born on 25 November 1930 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Hawaii Five-O (1968), Murphy's Law (1986) and China Gate (1957). He died on 9 May 2007 in Newport Beach, California, USA.- Al Barry was born on 24 December 1930 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
- Paula Kent was born on 9 August 1931 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Within These Walls (1974), Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951) and Love for Lydia (1977). She was married to John Meehan and Donald Arlen Slocum. She died on 23 June 2014 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
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- Art Department
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Ed Roth was born on 4 March 1932 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Glory Stompers (1967), Tales of the Rat Fink (2006) and The New Gidget (1986). He was married to Ilene and Sally Roth. He died on 4 April 2001 in Manti, Utah, USA.- Production Manager
- Producer
Dean O'Brien was born on 29 April 1932 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. He was a production manager and producer, known for Blown Away (1994), Thelma & Louise (1991) and Steel Magnolias (1989). He died on 2 October 1999 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Yvonne Russell was born on 4 February 1933 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. She died on 31 July 2009 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
- Sound Department
- Additional Crew
Bill Varney was born on 22 January 1934 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA. He is known for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Dune (1984). He was married to Suzanne Varney. He died on 2 April 2011 in Fairhope, Alabama, USA.- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Richard Chamberlain became the leading heartthrob of early 1960s television. As the impeccably handsome Dr. James Kildare, the slim, butter-haired hunk with the near-perfect Ivy-League charm and smooth, intelligent demeanor, had the distaff fans fawning unwavering over him through the series' run. While this would appear to be a dream situation for any new star, to Chamberlain it brought about a major, unsettling identity crisis.
Born George Richard Chamberlain in Beverly Hills on March 31, 1934, he was the second son of Elsa Winnifred (von Benzon) (1902-1993) and Charles Axiom Chamberlain (1902-1984), a salesman. He has English and German ancestry. Richard experienced a profoundly unhappy childhood and did not enjoy school at all, making up for it somewhat by excelling in track and becoming a four-year letter man in high school and college. He also developed a strong interest and enjoyment in acting while attending Pomona College. Losing an initial chance to sign up with Paramount Pictures, the studio later renewed interest. Complications arose when he was drafted into the Unites States Army on December 7, 1956 for 16 months, serving in Korea.
Chamberlain headed for Hollywood soon after his discharge and, in just a couple of years, worked up a decent resumé with a number of visible guest spots on such popular series as Gunsmoke (1955) and Mr. Lucky (1959). But it was the stardom of the medical series Dr. Kildare (1961) that garnered overnight female worship and he became a huge sweater-vested pin-up favorite. It also sparked a brief, modest singing career for the actor.
The attention Richard received was phenomenal. True to his "Prince Charming" type, he advanced into typically bland, soap-styled leads on film befitting said image, but crossover stardom proved to be elusive. The vehicles he appeared in, Twilight of Honor (1963) with Joey Heatherton and Joy in the Morning (1965) opposite Yvette Mimieux, did not bring him the screen fame foreseen. The public obviously saw the actor as nothing more than a television commodity.
More interested in a reputation as a serious actor, Chamberlain took a huge risk and turned his back on Hollywood, devoting himself to the stage. In 1966 alone, he appeared in such legit productions as "The Philadelphia Story" and "Private Lives", and also showed off his vocal talents playing Tony in "West Side Story". In December of that year, a musical version of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" starring Richard and Mary Tyler Moore in the sparkling George Peppard/Audrey Hepburn roles was headed for Broadway. However, it flopped badly in previews and closed after only four performances. Even today, it is still deemed one of Broadway's biggest musical disasters.
An important dramatic role in director Richard Lester's Petulia (1968) led Richard to England, where he stayed and dared to test his acting prowess on the classical stage. With it, his personal satisfaction over image and career improved. Bravura performances as "Hamlet" (1969) and "Richard II" (1971), as well as his triumph in "The Lady's Not for Burning" (1972), won over the not-so-easy-to-impress British audiences. And on the classier film front, he ably portrayed Octavius Caesar opposite Charlton Heston's Mark Antony and Jason Robards' Brutus in Julius Caesar (1970), composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Ken Russell's grandiose The Music Lovers (1971) opposite Glenda Jackson, and Lord Byron alongside Sarah Miles in Lady Caroline Lamb (1972). While none of these three films were critical favorites, they were instrumental in helping to reshape Chamberlain's career as a serious, sturdy and reliable actor.
With his new image in place, Richard felt ready to face American audiences again. While he made a triumphant Broadway debut as Reverend Shannon in "The Night of the Iguana" (1975), he also enjoyed modest box-office popularity with the action-driven adventure films The Three Musketeers (1973) as Aramis and a villainous role in The Towering Inferno (1974), and earned cult status for the Australian film The Last Wave (1977). On the television front, he became a television idol all over again (on his own terms this time) as the "King of 80s Mini-Movies". The epic storytelling of The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975), The Thorn Birds (1983) and Shogun (1980), all of which earned him Emmy nominations, placed Richard solidly on the quality star list. He won Golden Globe Awards for his starring roles in the last two miniseries mentioned.
In later years, the actor devoted a great deal of his time to musical stage tours as Henry Higgins in "My Fair Lady", Captain Von Trapp in "The Sound of Music" and Ebenezer Scrooge in "Scrooge: The Musical". Enormously private and having moved to Hawaii to avoid the Hollywood glare, at age 69 finally "came out" with a tell-all biography entitled "Shattered Love", in which he quite candidly discussed the anguish of hiding his homosexuality to protect his enduring matinée idol image.
Married now to his longtime partner of over 40 years, writer/producer Martin Rabbett, he has since accepted himself and shown to be quite a good sport in the process, appearing as gay characters in the film I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), and in television episodes of Will & Grace (1998), Desperate Housewives (2004) and Brothers & Sisters (2006). More recently, he has enjoyed featured roles in the films Strength and Honour (2007), The Perfect Family (2011), We Are the Hartmans (2011), Nightmare Cinema (2018) and Finding Julia (2019).- Writer
- Actor
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Harry Joe Brown Jr. was born on 1 September 1934 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Duffy (1968), The Lineup (1954) and Screaming Mimi (1958). He was married to Catherine Nelson and Karen Dempsey. He died on 23 November 2005 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
Charles Rosher Jr. was born on 2 July 1935 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989), 3 Women (1977) and Together Brothers (1974). He was married to Sharlyn Brooner, Suzette Russek , Laurie Burton, Anne Neyland and Betty J Teasley. He died on 14 October 2015 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Gloria Gordon was born on 16 October 1937 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953) and A Man Called Peter (1955). She was married to Richard Daniels and Johnny Anz. She died on 23 December 1996 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
- Eve Adamson was born on 30 October 1937 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Legacy of Blood (1978). She was married to Warner Jones. She died on 8 October 2006 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Michael Bowen was born on 8 December 1937 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. He was married to Sonia Sorel. He died on 7 March 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Make-Up Department
- Art Department
Mel Berns Jr. was born on 27 January 1940 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. Mel is known for Conspiracy Theory (1997), Wayne's World (1992) and The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993). Mel died on 23 June 2011 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Stunts
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Born in Beverly Hills, California, Ernie F. Orsatti started in the film industry at the age of sixteen. His mother, Inez Gorman, was a noted opera singer. His father, Ernie Orsatti, was a famous baseball player who played for The St. Louis Cardinals, known as "the gas house gang". He was the nephew of Victor M. Orsatti and Frank Orsatti and the brother of Frank Orsatti. The surname Orsatti name has been associated with Hollywood for decades, starting with the Orsatti agency, during the "Golden Age" of Hollywood.- Actor
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Richard A. Roth was born on 16 September 1940 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Outland (1981), Young Frankenstein (1974) and Summer of '42 (1971). He was married to Sharon Lee Hayes-Roth. He died on 17 March 2017 in New York City, New York, USA.- Peter Pal was born in Los Angeles, California, on January 4, 1941. He is the son of motion picture producer and director George Pal and Zsoka Pal. He has one brother, David Pal.
He grew up and was educated in Los Angeles and then went on to Santa Monica City College and the University of Mexico.
In the 1960s he made two appearances in his father's films: one as a captive, in Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961), who is seen talking with the film's hero, Demetrios, as they are pressed into a work gang in the crystal mines; the other, two appearances as the Yeti (Abominable Snowman) of Lao's circus in 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964).
He now lives in Australia, where he is researching ways to tailor the environment, as needed, by applying the science and the art of horticulture. - Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Producer
Thomas Del Ruth was born on may 1st 1942 in Beverly Hills California he is the son of Film Producer/Director Roy Del Ruth and Film and Musical comedy star Winnie Lightner. Tom's father has a star on Hollywood Blvd walk of fame. Tom from a very early age had developed a strong interest in the film business due no doubt to his constant exposure to all the various facets of it, he was frequently on set's with either his mom or dad and through that exposure began to develop an unbridled interest in Cinematography he was fascinated by the contribution that the Director of Photography made through the use of Art and Science and consequently went on to choose that as his career path.
Tom began his career as a Print Model and Commercial Actor in 1965 after serving in the US Army as a Paratrooper. But he new his real desire laid behind the camera. As a result he enrolled in USC Cinema School while working at Walt Disney Studio's in the Mail and Message Department. And has chance would have it, he was introduced to Saul Halprin who was the head of the Camera Department at 20Th Century Fox. That chance meeting produced an invitation to start his career at Fox. As a result Tom is eternally grateful to Mr Halprin and so many others for the support they have shown.- Karen Lynn Gorney is the romantic star of Saturday Night Fever (1977): the dance partner and fantasy girlfriend who said "no" to John Travolta, and won his heart in this mega-hit film, released to raves. Miss Gorney is also the legendary "Tara Martin" ( Erica's mortal enemy) on ABC's award-winning All My Children (1970). A classically trained Actress, and winner of the People's Choice and European Bravo Awards, Karen holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon and MFA from Brandeis University in Acting and Speech. She has received raves in New York City and throughout the United States performing everything from William Shakespeare to Neil Simon. Karen's many independent films include A Crime (2006), with Harvey Keitel, and Searching for Bobby D (2005) [DeNiro], with Sandra Bernhard.
Karen was born in Beverly Hills, California, to Sondra Gorney, a writer-dancer-actress, and Jay Gorney, a producer-composer whose hits include the songs "Brother Can you Spare a Dime,"and "You're My Thrill". Karen's CD of her dad's hits, called "Hot Moonlight!" is available on Amazon, and karenlynngorney. It has received international acclaim. - Candy Spelling was born on 20 September 1945 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. She was previously married to Aaron Spelling and Howard Frederick Leveson.
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- Writer
- Music Department
Albert Brooks was born on 22 July 1947 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Drive (2011), Broadcast News (1987) and Defending Your Life (1991). He has been married to Kimberly Shlain since 15 March 1997. They have two children.- Melissa Montgomery was born on 4 January 1948 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Danny Thomas Show (1953), The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) and Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show (2003).
- Composer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Ali Score was born on 8 August 1952 in Beverly, Yorkshire, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and La La Land (2016).- Producer
- Director
- Actress
Socialite, Humanitarian, Philanthropist, professional actor, director, producer and writer. Gloria has being living all around the world promoting her charities. She has one daughter Farrah Karina Kisel that is very successful Realtor . In Palm Beach Gloria produces , directs and host a television show "Palm Beach Now With Gloria Hollis" since 1999 a lifestyle show which is beneficial to various charities and the environment.
A well known philanthropist whose main areas of concentration are building shelters for battered and abused children, children with HIV, global warming and world hunger. She is heavily involved in stopping cruelty to helpless animals. Coining the phrase "Legion of Angels" where she plans on opening a shelter for children and animals.
She is an active member of various elite social clubs in Palm Beach, New York and Los Angeles. .
Gloria was named volunteer of the year for 2001 in Palm Beach Florida for all her charitable hard work, which continues to this day. At the moment, she is heavily involved with "Stars and Charities" which is building and maintaining several schools in Africa. She travels to Alaska and around the country with retired sports celebrities like the LA Lakers raising Funds for various Sheriff and Fire Departments.
Gloria has being a writer for numerous papers and magazines including La Costa and The Beverly Hills Times .
Gloria currently is currently bi-coastal living in both Los Angeles and Palm Beach. She travels abroad for her charities while working with a wonderfully talented pool of high profile actors as a producer-director for mini movies, web series, television and motion pictures . Gloria produces and host her own shows for the web "Charities from the Heart", Kiss and Tell and "Palm Beach Live Magazine" where she helps to raise money for all the different charities of the world.
In 2010 Gloria's film "Hollywood Struggles Staring The Brentwood Girls" won the award for "Best New Directorial Debut Of New media" at the Beverly Hills Film, T.V And New Media Festival. In 2011 she won "Best original Pilot" for the New York International Film Festival . The film also won "Audience Favorite" at the Palm Beach International Film Festival and was nominated for "Best Screenplay" at Treasure Coast International Film Festival. She won for "Best Romantic Comedy" for her short film "The Brentwood Connection "at the New York Film Festival New Media in 2013. She is due to act and direct in a made for Television reality show, and continues directing and producing Mini Movies for her goal of obtaining an academy award.
When not working Gloria loves to meditate and do yoga, she is a vegan, and has a huge passion for rescuing animals and finding them forever homes. She is also a fan of basketball; you can often catch her at the Lakers games.- Animation Department
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George Chialtas was born on 27 May 1953 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. George is a director and writer, known for Dora the Explorer (2000), CatDog (1998) and Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992).