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1. Franchot Tone Franchot Tone Actor, Mutiny on the Bounty President of the Dramatic Club at Cornell University, Franchot Tone gave up the family business for acting, making his Broadway debut in "The Age of Innocence". Tone then went into movies for MGM, making his film debut in The Wiser Sex. With his theatrical background, Tone became one of the most talented movie actors in Hollywood.
2. Russ Meyer Russ Meyer Director, Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! The son of a policeman and a nurse, Russ Meyer began winning prizes at 15 with his amateur films. He spent World War II in Europe as a combat cameraman. After the war, he became a professional photographer, shooting some of the earliest Playboy centerfolds. He made his film directorial debut with The Immoral Mr. Teas...
3. Frank Morgan Frank Morgan Actor, The Wizard of Oz Jovial, somewhat flamboyant Frank Morgan (born Francis Wuppermann) will forever be remembered as the title character in The Wizard of Oz, but he was a veteran and respected actor long before he played that part, and turned in outstanding performances both before and after that film. One of 11 children of a wealthy manufacturer...
4. Jimi Hendrix Jimi Hendrix Soundtrack, Almost Famous Jimi Hendrix was born in Seattle, Washington, on November 27, 1942. His mother named him John Allen Hendrix and raised him alone while his father, Al Hendrix, was off fighting in World War II. When his mother became sick from alcoholism, Hendrix was sent to live with relatives in Berkeley, California...
5. Sheila Ryan Sheila Ryan Actress, Road House
6. Francis McDonald Francis McDonald Actor, The Ten Commandments Francis J. McDonald - not a name to bring ready recognition-but a look at the face reminds one of many old movie roles indeed. His career as an actor literally spanned from early silent films and the great silver screen era of sound film to follow on through the golden age of television. His screen credits...
7. Annabella Annabella Actress, Le Million At age 16, Annabella was chosen by Abel Gance to appear in Napoleon. In the 30s, she became a star of French movies. She made movies in numerous other countries, before being called to Hollywood in 1938, where she met and married Tyrone Power. She remained in the USA until 1947. Then she attempted a comeback in France. She retired from show business in 1954.
8. Pamela Brown Pamela Brown Actress, Cleopatra Pamela Brown trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Her first appearance was as "Juliet" in "Romeo and Juliet" at Stratford-on-Avon in 1936. She followed this with a variety of roles for the Old Vic Company in London. She appeared on Broadway in the 1947 production of "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde...
9. Edna Best Edna Best Actress, The Man Who Knew Too Much Genteel, lady-like British actress who was a much respected theatrical star in the 1920's and 30's, both in her own country and in the United States. Born in Hove, Sussex, in March 1900, she took to the stage at the age of seventeen, as Ela Delahay in 'Charley's Aunt'. She played Peter Pan three years later and married the first of her actor husbands...
10. Peg Entwistle Peg Entwistle Actress, Thirteen Women Peg Entwistle's birth certificate states she was born Millicent Lilian Entwistle on February 5, 1908 in Port Talbot, Wales. Her parents, Robert and Emily Entwistle, were English and actually lived in West Kensington, just outside of London (they had been visiting Emily's family in Port Talbot at the time of Peg's birth)...
11. Cap Somers Cap Somers Actor, The Thing from Another World Cap Somers was a bit actor and stuntman. He came to be known as Cap after returning from France during WWI as a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. As a child who grew up around the New Jersey fisheries, he was nicknamed "Fimp" for his lispy pronunciation of shrimp. Fredrick was a descendant of the Somers Family of Somers Point...
12. John Bromfield John Bromfield Actor, Revenge of the Creature The name may be hard-pressed to anyone but the most devoted film buffs, but dark-haired actor John Bromfield was a "B"-level leading man during the late 1950s. Possessed with a fine build and square-faced handsomeness, he was somewhat of a blend between Steve Cochran and Rory Calhoun, both 1950s hunks...
13. Vitas Gerulaitis Vitas Gerulaitis Self, Musicourt
14. Peter Denyer Peter Denyer Actor, Never Too Young to Rock Peter Denyer was born on 20th August 1947 in Dartford, Kent, England. His first professional acting role at the age of 19, credited him as "3rd Workman" in "The Stirrings in Sheffield on Saturday Night" at The Playhouse in Sheffield in 1966. He is best remembered as the dim-witted but likeable "Dennis Dunstable" in the popular London Weekend Television comedy series Please Sir!...
15. Ernie Coombs Ernie Coombs Actor, Casey's Spaghetti Lunch Beloved kids performer Ernie Coombs was a fixture on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, "CBC," for three decades. Coombs was lured to Canada in 1963 by the progressive ideas of the public broadcasting system, beginning his career as an assistant puppeteer on a CBC series that featured another soon-to-be-legendary kid's entertainer...
16. Ann Shoemaker Ann Shoemaker Actress, My Favorite Wife
17. David Hugh Jones David Hugh Jones Director, A Christmas Carol
18. Peter Kastner Peter Kastner Actor, You're a Big Boy Now Peter Kastner graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in Modern European History. He studied also at UCLA for a Masters degree in that field but put those studies aside to pursue acting work. He was a lifelong learner, most recently teaching himself Yiddish in the original Hebrew script.
19. James Gavin James Gavin Actor, Coogan's Bluff
20. Geraldine Hall Geraldine Hall Actress, Ace in the Hole
21. Marvin Mitchelson Marvin Mitchelson Self, There Goes the Bride: Part 2
22. Hazel Brooks Hazel Brooks Actress, Body and Soul
23. James Bacon James Bacon Actor, Escape from the Planet of the Apes
24. William R. Thompkins William R. Thompkins Actor, Incident at Deadhorse: Part II
25. Lona Andre Lona Andre Actress, Slaves in Bondage An attractive actress whose major feature was her cute dimples, Lona Andre played leads in minor films and supporting roles in major films for most of her career. Her four-day marriage to actor Edward Norris must have set some kind of record. After her screen career was over, she became a businesswoman, finding much more success there than she had in films.
26. Gérard Landry Gérard Landry Actor, La Bête Humaine
27. Augusto Genina Augusto Genina Director, Bengasi
28. Pearl Hackney Pearl Hackney Actress, Yanks
29. Helen Jay Helen Jay Actress, The Deadly Mantis
30. Ulrich Beiger Ulrich Beiger Actor, The Great Escape
31. Herbert W. Spencer Herbert W. Spencer Music Department, Star Wars
32. Sean O'Casey Sean O'Casey Writer, The Shame of Mary Boyle
33. Katherine Anne Porter Katherine Anne Porter Writer, Ship of Fools
34. Fred Karno Fred Karno Writer, Early Birds
35. Blind Willie Johnson Blind Willie Johnson Soundtrack, Walk the Line
36. Harvey Parry Harvey Parry Stunts, Escape from New York
37. Yasujirô Shimazu Yasujirô Shimazu Director, Tonari no Yae-chan
38. Nora Nicholson Nora Nicholson Actress, A Town Like Alice
39. Harold F. Kress Harold F. Kress Editor, The Towering Inferno Educated at UCLA, Harold F. Kress entered the film business in the late 1930s as an editor. Although he directed a few documentaries and made a stab at directing features, his real niche was as an editor, and he became one of the most respected editors in the industry, winning an Academy Award for editing How the West Was Won and another for The Towering Inferno.
40. Claude King Claude King Actor, Arrowsmith
41. Jack Lester Jack Lester Actor, The Last Unicorn
42. Florestano Vancini Florestano Vancini Director, It Happened in '43
43. Howard Mann Howard Mann Actor, Malibu's Most Wanted
44. Catrin Westerlund Catrin Westerlund Actress, Karlsson on the Roof
45. Michael Hurll Michael Hurll Producer, Top of the Pops
46. Richard H. Landau Richard H. Landau Writer, The Black Hole
47. Sally Brophy Sally Brophy Actress, The Children's Hour
48. Owen Marks Owen Marks Editor, Casablanca
49. Josef Vinklár Josef Vinklár Actor, Tajemství ocelového mesta
50. Eva Lux Eva Lux Actress, Lesbian Bukkake 2
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