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1. David Nelson David Nelson Actor, Cry-Baby David Nelson was born 24 October 1936, New York, New York to Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard. He attended Hollywood High School. David was a film producer in Newport Beach and also directed several episodes of The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet. He started his own commercial production company. David had two boys by ex-wife...
2. Jack Soo Jack Soo Actor, Thoroughly Modern Millie A genial, laid back, slumber-eyed character player especially adept at the relaxed wisecrack or dry comment, Japanese-American actor Jack Soo was born in Oakland, California, in 1917, his real name being Goro Suzuki. In the post-WWII years, he entertained as a stand-up performer in nightclubs and had...
3. Eric Rohmer Eric Rohmer Director, My Night at Maud's Admirers have always had difficulty explaining Eric Rohmer's "Je ne sais quoi." Part of the challenge stems from the fact that, despite his place in French Nouvelle Vague (i.e., New Wave), his work is unlike that of his colleagues. While this may be due to the auteur's unwillingness to conform, some have argued convincingly that...
4. Michael Bates Michael Bates Actor, A Clockwork Orange
5. Beulah Bondi Beulah Bondi Actress, It's a Wonderful Life Character actress Beulah Bondi was a favorite of directors and audiences and is one of the reasons so many films from the 1930s and 1940s remain so enjoyable, as she was an integral part of many of the ensemble casts (a hallmark of the studio system) of major and/or great films, including The Trail of the Lonesome Pine...
6. Juliet Anderson Juliet Anderson Actress, Dixie Ray Hollywood Star Juliet was born in Burbank, California on July 23, 1938. After teaching English as a second language for several years in Japan, Mexico, Greece and Finland, she moved to the United States wanting to radically change her life. She stumbled into the adult film industry at the age of 39. For the next couple years she went on to make several dozen movies including the renowned Aunt Peg series.
7. Michael Williams Michael Williams Actor, Educating Rita
8. Mariangela Melato Mariangela Melato Actress, Flash Gordon
9. Solveig Dommartin Solveig Dommartin Actress, Wings of Desire
10. Maurice Pialat Maurice Pialat Director, À Nos Amours
11. Edna Purviance Edna Purviance Actress, The Kid Edna Purviance began working as a stenographer in San Francisco. Charles Chaplin invited her to join him at Essanay Studio in 1915, the year of her film debut in Chaplin's His Night Out. Over the next seven years she appeared as his leading lady in over 20 Chaplin films made by Essanay, Mutual, and First National...
12. Robert Douglas Robert Douglas Director, Shazam! Robert Douglas' real last name was Finlayson - a Scots name - and perhaps it was that side of him that meant to do what he wanted to do. The males of the family had followed the military for several generations - his father and grandfather were commanders of the West Sussex regiment - but he decided on another road for his career...
13. Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy Writer, Tess
14. Isabel Randolph Isabel Randolph Actress, The Missing Corpse
15. Henri Verneuil Henri Verneuil Director, The Sicilian Clan
16. Dick Simmons Dick Simmons Actor, Man with the Steel Whip Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Richard Simmons later moved to Minneapolis where he attended West High School and then the University of Minnesota. While at university he competed in fencing and swimming and also acted in a few theater productions. He left the Twin Cities in the 1930s and spent several years traveling the world, working on freighters and tankers...
17. Dan Kemp Dan Kemp Actor, Cry Blood, Apache
18. Jack La Rue Jack La Rue Actor, A Farewell to Arms Discovered on Broadway by director Howard Hawks, La Rue was originally brought to Hollywood to play a gangster in Scarface. He lost that role to George Raft, and similarly was replaced by Humphrey Bogart in the film version of The Petrified Forest. Eventually, he became well-known to movie-goers as a mean...
19. Ronald Lewis Ronald Lewis Actor, Mr. Sardonicus
20. Helena Carter Helena Carter Actress, Invaders from Mars Helena Carter was born into a family of Irish origin. As she was studing English Literature at the Columbia University Graduate School -- to get teacher's diploma -- she began to work as a model for Conover fashion-house. So, the photographer Dick Isaacs transformed her into a cover-girl. Then, movie producer Leonard Goldstein (of Universal-International) offered her a contract as an actress...
21. Dado Ruspoli Dado Ruspoli Actor, The Godfather: Part III
22. James Hill James Hill Producer, Sweet Smell of Success
23. Pete Candoli Pete Candoli Music Department, Faces
24. Miep Gies Miep Gies Writer, The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
25. John Wells John Wells Actor, For Your Eyes Only
26. Eileen Winters Eileen Winters Self, Certifiably Jonathan
27. Gregory H. 'Pappy' Boyington Gregory H. 'Pappy' Boyington Miscellaneous Crew, Flying Misfits Gregory Boyington served as fighter pilot in the Unites States Marine Corps in World War II. He commanded VMF-214, The Black Sheep Squadron. He shot down 28 Japanese aircraft, for which he received the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor. He was shot down himself on January 3rd, 1944, over the St. George Channel in the Soloman Islands...
28. Ellis Rabb Ellis Rabb Actor, Enemies
29. Anthony Havelock-Allan Anthony Havelock-Allan Producer, Great Expectations Anthony Havelock-Allan produced some of the best known and critically acclaimed films of British cinema, including In Which We Serve, Brief Encounter, Blithe Spirit and Great Expectations. The films were commercial triumphs for Two Cities and Cineguild production companies, making Havelock-Allan one of the most influential producers in the British film industry...
30. Mark Warren Mark Warren Director, The Treasure of Soggy Marsh Mark Warren worked at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1965. He was a producer in the department called "TV Light Entertainment." His colleagues included Chris Beard and Stan Jacobs. Phyllis Kroeker was unit secretary, typing his scripts for the show "Charlie Had One But He Didn't Like It So He Gave It To Us."
31. Francis Scott Key Francis Scott Key Soundtrack, The Dark Knight Rises Francis Scott Key was born to Ann Phoebe Penn Dogworthy and Captain James Ross Key at the family plantation Terra Rubra on August 1, 1779 in Frederick, Maryland. His father was a lawyer, judge, and officer in the Continental Army and his great grandparents Philip Key and Susanna Barton Gardiner where both born in England and immigrated to America in 1726...
32. Brian Moore Brian Moore Writer, Black Robe
33. Spencer Dryden Spencer Dryden Self, Monterey Pop
34. Edmund Hillary Edmund Hillary Self, The Conquest of Everest
35. Erik Løchen Erik Løchen Writer, The Chasers Norwegian jazz musician and experimental, director, writer and editor, born May 22nd 1924, has made himself a substantial place in Norwegian film history. He came to film from Theater, and was war prisoner during WW2. Mostly known for short films, and was from 1981 to his death in 1983 artistic leader of Norsk Film. He is also grandfather of film maker Joachim Trier (on his mothers side).
36. Edward Buzzell Edward Buzzell Director, At the Circus Edward Buzzel was born in Brooklyn and became a musical comedy star on Broadway. He went to Hollywood in 1929 to star in the movie version of the old George M Cohan stage show "Little Johnny Jones" in 1929. He stared also in Vitaphone shorts, where he also started his career as director. Subsequently he directed shorts for Columbia...
37. Peter Pratt Peter Pratt Actor, The Deadly Assassin: Part Four
38. Wanda Jean Allen Wanda Jean Allen Self, The Execution of Wanda Jean Wanda Jean Allen was serving a four-year prison sentence for killing her roommate when she met Gloria Leathers, who was serving time for manslaughter. Allen, who was released after serving two years of her sentence, offered Leathers a place to stay upon her release. By all accounts, theirs was a tumultuous and violent relationship...
39. Jimmy O'Neill Jimmy O'Neill Writer, Shindig!
40. Marshall Bradford Marshall Bradford Actor, The Fast and the Furious
41. Helen Woodford Ruth Helen Woodford Ruth Uncategorised
42. Charles King Charles King Actor, The Broadway Melody Vaudeville entertainer who appeared in a handful of Hollywood musicals through 1935.
43. Milutin Butkovic Milutin Butkovic Actor, Backbone
44. Tudor Gates Tudor Gates Writer, The Vampire Lovers
45. Guillermo Orea Guillermo Orea Actor, Nocaut
46. Galeazzo Ciano Galeazzo Ciano Uncategorised
47. Johann David Wyss Johann David Wyss Writer, Swiss Family Robinson
48. Erle Chennault Galbraith Erle Chennault Galbraith Self, Episode #5.8
49. Aaron Swartz Aaron Swartz Self, Steal This Film
50. Georges Péclet Georges Péclet Actor, La Grande Illusion
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