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1. Maureen O'Sullivan Maureen O'Sullivan Actress, Hannah and Her Sisters Maureen Paula O'Sullivan was born in County Roscommon, Ireland, on May 17, 1911. The future mother of Mia Farrow was educated in parochial schools in London, Dublin, and Paris. As a matter of fact, Maureen was a classmate of Vivien Leigh, another woman destined for screen immortality. Even as a schoolgirl...
2. Don Ameche Don Ameche Actor, Cocoon Ameche was a versatile and popular film actor in the 1930s and '40s, usually as the dapper, mustached leading man. He was also popular as a radio master of ceremonies during this time. As his film popularity waned in the 1950s, he continued working in theater and some TV. His film career surged in a...
3. Bob Crane Bob Crane Actor, The Informer Bob Crane was born in Waterbury, CT, the youngest of two sons. In school, he was known for being a class clown, and an intense music lover. His favorites were jazz and big band. Bob's specialty was the drums. After dropping out of high school, he turned his attention to his love for music. He became a drummer with the Connecticut Symphony Orchestra for about a year...
4. Buster Crabbe Buster Crabbe Actor, Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Buster Crabbe graduated from the University of Southern California. In 1931, while working on That's My Boy for Columbia Pictures, he was tested by MGM for Tarzan and rejected. Paramount Pictures put him in King of the Jungle as Kaspa, the Lion Man (after a book of that title but clearly a copy of the Tarzan stories)...
5. Billy Preston Billy Preston Soundtrack, Inglourious Basterds
6. Fred Graham Fred Graham Actor, The Giant Gila Monster Baseball gave burly Fred Graham his start in motion pictures. In 1928 he was working for the MGM sound department and also playing semi-pro baseball on the side. The studio was making a murder mystery called Death on the Diamond, starring Robert Young and Nat Pendleton. Graham was hired to tutor Young and Pendleton in the fine points of the game...
7. Saxie Dowell Saxie Dowell Soundtrack, The Addams Family Saxophonist, songwriter ("Three Little Fishies", "I Don't Care"), composer and conductor, educated at the University of North Carolina. He was a saxophonist for the Hal Kemp orchestra for fifteen years, then formed his own band. During World War II, he was United States Navy bandmaster aboard the USS Franklin until it was sunk in the South Pacific in 1945...
8. Grace McDonald Grace McDonald Actress, It Ain't Hay Between 1942 and 1945 there was a pert, sweet-faced "B"-level cutie who knew how to swing with the best of them at Universal. The beautiful dancer/singer might have gone on to better things but ended her career abruptly for marriage and never looked back. Grace McDonald, who was born in New York City on June 15...
9. Angela Morley Angela Morley Composer, Watership Down
10. Murray Deutch Murray Deutch Music Department, RoboCop
11. Kathy Lutz Kathy Lutz Writer, The Amityville Horror
12. Glendon Swarthout Glendon Swarthout Writer, The Shootist Novelist Glendon Swarthout had the widest literary range of any American author of his generation, writing 16 novels, which ranged from dramas to comedies to romances and mysteries, and another 6 novellas for young adults with his wife, Kathryn. Many of Glendon's novels became international bestsellers and book club editions...
13. Ted Fio Rito Ted Fio Rito Soundtrack, The Remains of the Day Composer, songwriter ("Charley My Boy", "I Never Knew"), conductor and pianist, educated at Barringer High School. He was a pianist for a New York music publishing company, and then organized a dance orchestra in St. Louis, and then in Chicago. He made many recordings and also owned a membership club in Scottsdale...
14. Fred Kohler Jr. Fred Kohler Jr. Actor, The Ten Commandments
15. Nick Papac Nick Papac Miscellaneous Crew, Letters from Iwo Jima
16. Harmon Killebrew Harmon Killebrew Self, Ken Boyer vs. Harmon Killebrew In the pre-steroids era, the most fearsome home-run hitter in the American League not named Babe Ruth (Mickey Mantle was a switch-hitter) was named Harmon Killebrew. The surname seemed to fit, as the husky Harmon certainly "killed" the ball, launching many massive moon-shots in old-time ball-yards that took the breath away of fans...
17. Tom Fogerty Tom Fogerty Self, Creedence Clearwater Revival Live in London
18. Noah Todd Noah Todd Actor, To Wander in Pandemonium
19. Harold E. Knox Harold E. Knox Producer, The Last Man on Earth
20. Ann Lee Ann Lee Actress, Trial
21. Dick Callinan Dick Callinan Actor, The Edge of Night
22. Joe Foss Joe Foss Self, Marine Corps Combat Leadership Skills Joe Foss was born and raised on a farm just outside Sioux Falls, SD. As a young man he was fascinated by the exploits of Charles A. Lindbergh, and vowed to one day "trade his horse for a plow." He joined the Marines during WWII and, despite his age, became a pilot. Foss scored 26 kills during the war, tying Eddie Rickenbacker's WWI record...
23. Clarence Budington Kelland Clarence Budington Kelland Writer, Mr. Deeds
24. Beverly Bayne Beverly Bayne Actress, Passionate Youth
25. Jimmy Smith Jimmy Smith Soundtrack, Casino
26. Allen Wood Allen Wood Actor, Used Cars
27. Grace Hefner Grace Hefner Uncategorised
28. J. Allen Hynek J. Allen Hynek Self, Close Encounters of the Third Kind J. Allen Hynek was a professor of Astronomy at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. He was also the Founder of the Center for UFO Studies and first coined the phrase "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" as a way to catagorize direct contact with aliens.
29. Bertram Grassby Bertram Grassby Actor, Fifty Candles
30. Elliott Roosevelt Elliott Roosevelt Self, Episode dated 16 February 1950
31. Sophie Kurys Sophie Kurys Self, A League of Their Own
32. Gene Ames Gene Ames Self, The Ames Brothers Show
33. Ron Santo Ron Santo Self, This Old Cub Ron Santo, one of the best third basemen in baseball history who played his entire career in the city of the Broad Shoulders, mostly for the hapless Cubs, was born on February 25, 1940 in Seattle, Washington. The six-foot-tall third baseman made his debut with the Cubs in 1960 and played with Chicago's...
34. Albert Beich Albert Beich Writer, The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
35. George Mikan George Mikan Self, Night of 100 Stars III
36. Dick Gallegly Dick Gallegly Production Manager, Little Big Man
37. Chet Douglas Chet Douglas Actor, Two Rode Together
38. Alan Gordon Alan Gordon Soundtrack, The Simpsons Movie
39. Brock H. Brown Brock H. Brown Writer, Rendezvous
40. Norman Jolley Norman Jolley Writer, Two-Gun Lady Actor and prominent television writer, educated at the University of Wisconsin with an engineering background that he used to advantage in writing his "Space Patrol" scripts. Beginning as a film and television actor, his writing talents came to the forefront while portraying 'Agent X' on "Space Patrol"...
41. Carl Hubbell Carl Hubbell Self, Big Leaguer
42. Thol Simonson Thol Simonson Special Effects, Klansman
43. Chuck Fairbanks Chuck Fairbanks Self, New England Patriots vs. Cleveland Browns
44. James DePreist James DePreist Soundtrack, The Cosby Show
45. Robert McCall Robert McCall Art Department, Star Trek: The Motion Picture
46. Edward B. Randolph Edward B. Randolph Actor, She Beast
47. Frances Horwich Frances Horwich Actress, Ding Dong School Frances Horwich earned her Master's degree in education from Columbia University, and her doctorate from Northwestern. She become the host of one of the first educational programs for children, "Ding Dong School", in 1952. She's credited with developing the approach (later adopted by Mister Rogers and countless others) of talking to the viewers as though they were right in front of her...
48. Harlan Knudson Harlan Knudson Actor, The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
49. Kurt Klein Kurt Klein Self, One Survivor Remembers
50. Calvin Reisland Calvin Reisland Actor, The Burglar and the Lady
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