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Aarthi Agarwal was an Indian-American actress who primarily worked in Telugu cinema. She made her Telugu film debut in Nuvvu Naaku Nachav with actor Venkatesh. She was one of the few non-Telugu speaking actresses to work with noted Indian film stars Chiranjeevi, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Prabhas, Mahesh Babu, Ravi Teja, and Jr NTR.

Sam O'Steen was born on 6 November 1923 in St. Francis, Arkansas, USA. He was an editor and director, known for The Graduate (1967), Chinatown (1974) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). He was married to Bobbie O'Steen. He died on 11 October 2000 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Paula Morris was born on 6 August 1921 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962), Garden of Eden (1954) and The Dead One (1961). She died on 26 February 2020 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Julia Mills was born on 25 March 1889 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Stick Around (1920), The Bashful Lover (1922) and Little, But Oh My! (1921). She was married to Ernest Truex. She died on 14 November 1930 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Composer, songwriter, author and pianist, educated at the Moscow Conservatory and Columbia University (architecture degree). He wrote his Broadway special material for the 'Passing Show' revues, was a vaudeville pianist, and had his own night club, Club Anatole. His Broadway stage scores include "The Wife Hunters" and "Broadway to Paris". Joining ASCAP in 1923, his chief musical collaborators included L. Wolfe Gilbert and Harold Atteridge. His popular-song compositions include "Are You From Heaven?", "My Little Dream Girl", "Lily of the Valley", "My Own Iona", "Singapore", "I Love You, That's One Thing I Know", "My Sweet Adair", "Riga Rose", "My Little Persian Rose" and "Shades of Night".

Aly Wassil was born on 6 April 1930. He was an actor, known for I Spy (1965), Audrey Rose (1977) and Move (1970). He died on 10 September 2018 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Walter Fields was born on 26 July 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor. He was married to Lillian E. Harrison. He died on 21 February 1967 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Caesar Cordova was born on 16 May 1936 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was an actor, known for Carlito's Way (1993), Scarface (1983) and Nighthawks (1981). He died on 26 August 2020 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Siegmund Lubin was born on 20 April 1851 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was a producer and director, known for Uncle Tom's Cabin (1903), Passion Play (1900) and Thrilling Detective Story (1906). He was married to Annie Abrams. He died on 10 September 1923 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Leo Bayard was born on 2 March 1922 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Man Against Crime (1949), Lux Video Theatre (1950) and Charlie Wild, Private Detective (1950). He was married to Elizabeth Teichman. He died on 23 October 2008 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Leo Donnelly was born on 26 January 1879 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Broadway Gossip No. 3 (1932), Barbers' College (1929) and Roadhouse Nights (1930). He died on 20 August 1935 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Jack Osterman was born on 8 April 1902 in Toledo, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Wolves (1930), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) and Umpa (1933). He was married to Mary Daly. He died on 8 June 1939 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Bugs Bower was born on 16 July 1922 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. Bugs was a composer and writer, known for Tales from the Crypt (1989), Rainy Day Finger Play and Fun Songs (1985) and France Gall: La cloche (1964). Bugs died on 28 September 2020 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Allen Bernard Martin, Jr., age 84, of Ventnor, NJ, died on February 6, 2021 in Atlantic City, NJ.

Born in Malden, Massachusetts to Allen Martin, Sr. and Marion Brown, Allen loved acting and first appeared on stage at the age of seven in the 1943 Broadway production of The Patriots at City Center. On Broadway, he also appeared in the 1947 production of Galileo at Maxine Elliot's Theater, 1947 production of A Young Man's Fancy at the Cort Theatre, 1948 production of The Happy Journey at the Cort Theatre, the 1949 production of I Know My Love at the Shubert Theater, and the 1950 production of The Happy Time at the Plymouth Theater. From Broadway, Allen went to Hollywood and appeared in two films. He starred as Johnny Holiday, in the 1949 United Artist film of the same name, opposite William Bendix. His second, and last film, was the 1951 Columbia production of Her First Romance, where he starred alongside Margaret O'Brien. In that film, Allen gave Miss O'Brien her first screen kiss.

At Princeton University, Allen earned his BA in European Civilization, followed by his MA in French Studies from the University of Alabama. After teaching for many years overseas and at both the University of Alabama and Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, he moved to Colorado where he managed the writing of manuals for computer business programs, utilities and Dungeons & Dragons games.

Working as a social worker later in life at Atlantic County's Department of Family and Community Development, he advocated passionately for all of his clients and often acted as a translator for them, drawing on the many languages he knew. Allen was an avid reader, and he loved walking on the boardwalk in Ventnor, New Jersey. He was also an active member of the Church of the Epiphany, whether singing in the choir or giving the readings. A compassionate, witty soul, he had a warm smile and listened wholeheartedly to anyone who sat down with him, no matter the circumstances. He could always be counted on for a light joke or upbeat song to lift up the mood of a room.

Allen is survived by his two daughters Holly Doyle (Tim) and Brigit Capaldi (David); his son Oliver Martin (Shouraseni); his niece Elizabeth MacWilliam; and his five grandchildren Lily, Willow, Coco, Luna and Gavin. He is predeceased by his loving wife and best friend, Simone Martin, and by his older brother William Martin.

American short story writer and novelist, was born the son of Andrew Robertson, a ship captain on the Great Lakes, and Amelia (Glassford) Robertson. Morgan went to sea as a cabin boy and was in the merchant service from 1866 to 1877, rising to first mate. Tiring of life at sea, he studied jewelry making at Cooper Union in New York City and worked for 10 years as a diamond setter. When that work began to impair his vision, he turned to writing sea stories, placing his work in such popular magazines as McClure's and the Saturday Evening Post. Robertson never made much money from his writing, a circumstance that greatly embittered him. Nevertheless, from the early 1890s until his death in 1915 he supported himself as a writer and enjoyed the company of artists and writers in a small circle of New York's bohemia. Robertson was found dead of heart disease in an Atlantic City hotel room.

Son of Dr.Cornelius Herz (1845-1898), famous politician and electrician of Jewish German origin, and of Bianca Saroni (1855-1939) from Boston; he was born in Paris where the family emigrated in 1877. Ralph studied at Ecole Alsatienne and later at Eton and Trinity college. When his father lost his fortune through an investment with Ferdinand De Lesseps in the building of the Panama Canal, he was brought up by his aunt Mathilda Herz, wife of Italian baritone Napoleone Zardo. At the beginning of the twentieth century, he turned to the stage; his first stage appearance was at Haymarket, London, in "The School for scandal" in 1900; in 1902 he went to the USA with Mrs. Pat Campbell's company.

Edith Vernick was born on 18 April 1906 in Kyiv, Ukraine. She died on 25 May 1992 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

John Kendrick Bangs was born on 27 May 1862 in Yonkers, New York, USA. John Kendrick was a writer, known for A Proposal Under Difficulties (1912), Mrs. Upton's Device (1913) and The Ford Television Theatre (1952). John Kendrick died on 21 January 1922 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Harry B. Smith was a composer, writer and lyricist. He holds the distinction of being the most prolific of all American playwrights (see "Other Works"), and is said to have written over 300 librettos and more than 6000 lyrics. Some of his best-known works were librettos for the composer Victor Herbert, to whom he is most closely professionally associated with today. He also wrote the book or lyrics for several versions of the Ziegfeld Follies.

Harry's kid brother, Robert Bache Smith [1875-1951] was also a successful lyricist. Harry worked on many of the famous musical theatre productions of his time.

Scott Howard was an actor, known for The King of Marvin Gardens (1972). He died in 1991 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Annie Kuebler was born on 9 July 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Annie was married to Walter Kuebler. Annie died on 13 August 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Smith E. Johnson was born on 4 April 1953 in Galloway Township, New Jersey, USA. He died on 5 October 1917 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

American novelist Henry Sydnor Harrison was born in 1880 in Sewanee, Tennessee. His father, a doctor, was also professor of Greek and Latin at the University of the South. In 1885 the family moved to Brooklyn, NY, where Dr. Harrison had established his own private school, The Brooklyn Latin School. Henry graduated from New York's Columbia University in 1900, where he was the editor of the school newspaper and took part in productions of the Columbia Dramatic Society.

In 1902 Dr. Harrison died and the family moved to Richmond, VA. Henry took a job as a newspaper reporter, but hated it. He left that position soon afterwards and moved to Charleston, WV, where he basically holed up for six months and wrote a novel, "Queed", which was published in 1911. It sold quite well, as did its follow-up novel, "V.V.'s Eyes"; together the two sold over 400,000 copies. Soon Harrison found that editors and publishers were demanding that he publish his short stories--all of which had been roundly rejected when he first submitted them--and he did. Although his work was not met with particular critical enthusiasm--H.L. Mencken called Harrison "a merchant of mush"--they were popular with the reading public.

In 1930 Harrison went into a hospital in Atlantic City, NJ, to have an operation, and died four days later. He never married.

Fay Tunis was born on 18 October 1887 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Carmen (1915). She died on 4 December 1967 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

A triple threat actor-writer-singer, Henry E. Dixey became a major Broadway star in the play (written by longtime friend and associate, Edward E. Rice), "Adonis" in which portrayed a marble statue that comes to life. With his ripped physique, the production became a sensation and ran for a then-record 603 performances at the Bijou Theatre. Dixey would go on to star in the road production for years in addition to starring or producing 33 individual Broadway productions. He would only appear in a very small number of films that were shot in New York and retire at age 67 in mid-1926. Shortly after his 84th birthday he was killed by a city bus in Atlantic City.