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Ned Romero was born on 4 December 1926 in Franklin, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for I Will Fight No More Forever (1975), Star Trek (1966) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). He was married to Gwyneth E. Howard Coty and Jolene Lontere. He died on 4 November 2017 in Palm Desert, California, USA.

Daisy Bufford was born on 20 April 1913 in Franklin, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Son of Ingagi (1940), Forgotten Faces (1936) and Love on Toast (1937). She died on 18 December 1987 in Contra Costa County, California, USA.

Blackjack Ward was born on 3 May 1891 in Franklin, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Texas Stampede (1939), Rainbow Riders (1934) and Lighting Bill (1934). He was married to Madeline J.. He died on 29 April 1954 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Earl Newton started his career in a small Florida town, shooting movies on a one-chip digital camera with friends and family.

Early on, several rejections from film school nearly convinced him to seek another career. But after a serious car accident almost took his life, Newton pushed himself into filmmaking on his own terms.

His first film post-accident was "Fall of a Saga," a satirical send-up of George Lucas and the Star Wars prequels. The film was well-received by audiences, eventually building into a national tour encompassing more than 12 cities, including a standing-room-only presentation at Comic-Con in 2004. Later, Film Threat would list it among the greatest Star Wars-inspired films ever made.

Critics praised Saga's Twilight Zone influences, and in 2007, Newton took the concept one step further. He released "Stranger Things" (2007), the first HD science-fiction anthology series to distribute its content over the Internet. The show took an alternate-world look at the reality we see around us, and featured stories from a number of successful genre authors (including New York Times bestseller Scott Sigler and five-time Stoker Award winner Gary Braunbeck). Stranger Things became an instant hit, boasting thousands of subscribers before the first episode dropped, and expanding by tens of thousands in the months that followed.

In 2008, Stranger Things was picked up for television distribution by Illusion TV, making it the first science fiction show in history to move from the Internet to television. The following year, the show was nominated for the Ray Bradbury Award, for excellence in science fiction motion pictures.

Presently, Newton resides in Los Angeles.

Wallace Francis was born on 7 November 1951 in Franklin, Louisiana, USA.

Bill Brent was born on 10 November 1930 in Franklin, Louisiana, USA. He died on 4 November 2006 in Havana, Cuba.

Leonard Marshall was born on 22 October 1961 in Franklin, Louisiana, USA.

Warren Wells was born on 14 November 1942 in Franklin, Louisiana, USA. He died on 27 December 2018 in Beaumont, Texas, USA.

Elizabeth Bertrand was born on 10 May 1969 in Franklin, Louisiana, USA.