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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Winnie Lightner was known as Broadway's "Song a Minute Girl" because she could belt out a song in less than 60 seconds. Her brassy, outgoing style lent itself to Warner's Vitaphone shorts when sound came in, and soon Winnie Lightner was a top Warner star. The missing "Gold Diggers of Broadway" was a triumph for Lightner in 1929, and the all-technicolor "The Life of the Party" was an even bigger hit. Despite the huge success of her first few films, Warner Brothers began to assign maudlin roles to Winnie, and by 1933 she was at MGM playing second fiddle to stars like Joan Crawford. Lightner had met Director Roy Del Ruth when he directed "Gold Diggers", and they eventually married. Winnie had a son from a previous marriage named Richard Lightner (he legally changed his name to Lightner) when she married Del Ruth. They had a son named Thomas who is a cinematographer in Hollywood. After she quit pictures she never looked back. Friends and family never heard her speaking of her days of fame, and the Del Ruths rarely entertained the movie crowd in their home. Winnie died in 1971 and is buried next to Roy at the Mission San Fernando in southern California.- Julius Molnar was born on 16 September 1917 in Riverside County, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Man Who Laughs (1928), The Last Moment (1928) and Over the Hill (1931). He died on 5 March 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Sergei Kalinin was born on 28 August 1896 in Kostroma, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Khleb i rozy (1960), Symphony of Life (1948) and Nebesa (1940). He died on 5 March 1971 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Allan Nevins was born on 20 May 1890 in Camp Point, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Profiles in Courage (1964), Omnibus (1952) and Critic at Large (1948). He was married to Mary Fleming Richardson. He died on 5 March 1971 in Menlo Park, California, USA.- Lillian Christine was born on 19 April 1886 in Stretford, Manchester, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Huntingtower (1927), Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart (1922) and A Light Woman (1928). She was married to Harvey Braban. She died on 5 March 1971 in Paddington, London, England, UK.
- Additional Crew
- Costume Designer
- Music Department
Vladimir Burmeyster was born on 15 July 1904 in Vitebsk, Russian Empire [now Belarus]. He was a costume designer, known for Ruslan i Lyudmila (1972), Uchitel tantsev (1952) and War and Peace (1965). He died on 5 March 1971 in Moscow, Russia.