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- Wayne Maunder was born in Four Falls, New Brunswick, Canada, on December 19, 1937, and raised in Bangor, Maine. Major league baseball attracted his early interest, and even though he had several tryouts, he didn't succeed. He then switched to psychiatry while at Compton Junior College in California, but decided on another change, this time to drama. A part in an amateur play fired his desire to further his acting, and he headed off to New York and hopefully Broadway. Wayne studied at Stella Adler's Drama Group during the day, and at night, Grand Central Station saw him waiting on tables, which is an occupation most theater actors seem to rely on in the lean times. For the next two years, he studied and acted, when he could, in stock companies. Some of his work included roles in Hamlet, Othello and a stint in Much Ado About Nothing with the American Shakespeare Company on Long Island. He headed back to LA when a theatrical agent signed him up after watching him perform in The Knack. Wayne was 29 years old when he landed the lead role of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer in the 20th Century Fox television production about Custer, which was later titled The Legend of Custer (1968) for USA theatrical release. He grew a mustache and his blonde hair long for the character. The 1967-produced series was full of stunts, action and believable stories, which captured the viewer, but unfortunately not enough of them because its run lasted only 17 episodes. Scott Lancer, the Boston-educated oldest son of Murdoch Lancer was a role the Lancer producers thought ideal for him, and Wayne was signed up in 1968. This series was also made by 20th Century Fox, and Wayne was required for action scenes as well as horse riding. Gone were the long hair and mustache, but that didn't stop him from receiving generous amounts of fan mail and appearing in television and teen magazines at the time. In 1971, he appeared in The Seven Minutes (1971) and on television in Kung Fu (1972) and Chase (1973). In 1981, Porky's (1981) was his only reported role. He now spends his time behind the camera, producing independent films.
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Robert J. Flaherty was born on 16 February 1884 in Iron Mountain, Michigan, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Louisiana Story (1948), Man of Aran (1934) and Elephant Boy (1937). He was married to Frances H. Flaherty. He died on 23 July 1951 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.- Jeanne Austin was born on 17 February 1940 in Waukegan, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Funhouse (1981) and Stuckey's Last Stand (1980). She died on 1 February 2017 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.
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Peter Tewksbury was born on 21 March 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Father Knows Best (1954), It's a Man's World (1962) and My Three Sons (1960). He was married to Ann Schuyler and Kathleen Jean Willoughby. He died on 20 February 2003 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.- Editor
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Helen van Dongen was born on 5 January 1909 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an editor and producer, known for Louisiana Story (1948), Russians at War (1943) and The Spanish Earth (1937). She was married to Kenneth Durant and Joris Ivens. She died on 28 September 2006 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.- Music Department
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Peter Solley was born on 19 October 1948 in London, England, UK. He is known for Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021), Knight Rider (1982) and State Park (1988). He was married to Susan Tondreau. He died on 16 November 2023 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.- Richard Abath was born on 24 May 1966 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. He was married to Diana Hampton. He died on 23 February 2024 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.
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Irwin Steinberg was born on 24 August 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer, known for Why Me? (1984). He was married to Dominique Moyse. He died on 29 December 2014 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.- Emily Mason was born on 12 January 1932 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Wolf Kahn. She died on 10 December 2019 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.
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Al Morgan was born on 16 January 1920 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Today (1952), The Great Man (1956) and Pretendent (1987). He was married to Martha Falconer. He died on 3 March 2011 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.- Ina Hammer was born on 31 July 1866 in Carson City, Nevada, USA. She was an actress, known for King Lear (1916), Crossed Wires (1915) and The House of Fear (1915). She was married to Ira Hards. She died on 9 August 1953 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.
- Ellsworth Bunker was born on 11 May 1894 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He died on 27 September 1984 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.
- Ely Culbertson was a bridge player who became the leader of contract bridge method (an alternative to the former one, auction bridge, derived from whist). At heart he was in fact an adventurer, who had gone through numerous ups and downs since his childhood. Born in Romania in 1891 of an American mining engineer father and a Russian mother (daughter of a Cossack), during his youth he briefly studied at Yale, Cornell, the Sorbonne and Geneva, yet basically learned from reading books he himself chose. He had a gift for languages and spoke several. He lived for a while in Russia and was involved in the 1907 Revolution, and in Mexican and Spanish uprisings where he probably put his Psychology, Politics and Economics studies to practice. He was fond of cards and played bridge, canasta, poker and chess. Back to the States he won a reputation as a bridge player. In 1923 he married Josephine Murphy Dillon, bridge teacher and feminine champion. During the 1930s they were probably the most famous bridge team, and their travels and activities received wide press coverage. They played at international tournaments partnering together. She later divorced him. Culbertson started a bridge magazine, lectured the club circuit, assembled a team worthy of a political campaign and produced books and devices (scoring pencils, card shufflers, etcetera) on bridge and the new contract method. When in 1931 he beat auction method rival Sidney Lenz, the balance definitively turned towards contract bridge. Culbertson also starred in a series of 6 short films (compiled as My Bridge Experiences (1933), to finally turn to politics advocating for world's peace.
- Ann Schuyler was born on 9 February 1938 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was an actress, known for It's a Man's World (1962). She was married to Peter Tewksbury. She died on 3 January 2014 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.
- Wolf Kahn was born on 4 October 1927 in Stuttgart, Germany. He was married to Emily Mason. He died on 15 March 2020 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.