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Stephen Coit was born on 27 October 1920 in Dunbar, West Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for The Long Goodbye (1973), Fear and Desire (1952) and Ben Casey (1961). He died on 21 January 2005 in Garden Grove, California, USA.

Debra McCurdy was born on 17 July 1957 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA. She died on 20 September 2013 in Garden Grove, California, USA.

Minor American character actor Forrest Taylor was a veteran of the stage by the time he started appearing as a silent lead in both short and feature-length films. He went on to appear in hundreds of secondary "B" movies, although his name does not appear in a large percentage of them. Taylor was born Edwin Forrest Taylor in Bloomington, Illinois, in 1883. Little is known about his early days on stage but he assayed prime roles in such films as In the Sunset Country (1915), April (1916), True Nobility (1916) and The Abandonment (1916) before World War I service intervened. With his leading-man career fatally interrupted, he would not return to films until a decade later in 1926. Playing a few strong supports, he regressed quickly to atmospheric bits primarily in westerns and cliffhangers. With a no-nonsense attitude and imposingly thick mustache, his attorneys, judges, scientists, executives and professors were for the most part scarcely acknowledged, so when he did receive a bit more screen time than usual he pounced on the opportunity, such as he got in John Wayne's programmer Riders of Destiny (1933) where he played a sagebrush villain; the serial Shadow of Chinatown (1936) as a Chief of Police; and The Oregon Trail (1939) as a nemesis to hero Johnny Mack Brown. Taylor also managed some deliciously hammy roles in a few popular serials including The Green Archer (1940), The Spider Returns (1941) and The Iron Claw (1941). On-camera for nearly five decades, he extended himself into TV programming in the 1950s, taking part in various TV westerns including episodes of Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951), Annie Oakley (1954), The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955), Maverick (1957) and My Friend Flicka (1955), not to mention both Gene Autry's and Roy Rogers' weekly shows. He was an occasional player on the series The Cisco Kid (1950) from 1950 on, and from 1952-1954 had one of his more visible roles as Grandpa Fisher on the religious TV series This Is the Life (1952). Broaching the age of 80, Taylor finally retired in 1962 after filming an episode of Bonanza (1959) and died three years later of natural causes in Garden Grove, California.

Gwenda Deacon was born on 17 February 1946 in Galt, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), L.A. Confidential (1997) and Joy Ride (2001). She died on 25 November 2006 in Garden Grove, California, USA.

Helen Seamon was born in Dermott, Ark, and brought up in Pine Bluff. Her father was a ticket railroad agent. She made a theatrical debut of sorts in a movie house in Pine Bluff; During children's matinees Helen sat on the organ console and sang. She also studied dancing. Her parents scraped up some money and sent her to Los Angeles for further training with Ernest Belcher. One day she accompanied a friend to a studio and sat in the waiting room, while the friend talked to the casting director. Another executive raced into the waiting room, waved Helen into his office and said he had to have a girl in a dance number. He had telephoned Belcher and the teacher had told him that Miss Seamon was in the studio.

Tibor Rubin was born on 18 June 1929 in Paszto, Hungary. He was married to Yvonne. He died on 5 December 2015 in Garden Grove, California, USA.

Edith Shearer was born in 1873 in Islington, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress. She was married to Andrew Shearer. She died on 2 July 1958 in Garden Grove, California, USA.

Myrtle Reeves was born on 15 January 1897 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She was an actress, known for Beautifully Trimmed (1920), A Kentucky Cinderella (1917) and The Grip of Evil (1916). She was married to Oliver Hardy. She died on 18 January 1983 in Garden Grove, California, USA.

Jim Baxes was born on 5 July 1928 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor. He was married to Gladys Hayden and Jeanne Yvonne English. He died on 14 November 1996 in Garden Grove, California, USA.

Lester Gorn was born on 20 May 1917 in Portland, Maine, USA. He was a writer, known for Beginning of the End (1957). He died on 26 April 2016 in Garden Grove, California, USA.

Irving Kanarek was born on 12 May 1920 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was married to Sally Nava. He died on 2 September 2020 in Garden Grove, California, USA.

Thomas Atkins was born on 19 September 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for A Tough Winter (1930). He died on 3 April 2007 in Garden Grove, California, USA.

Jean Dinning was born on 29 March 1924 in Braman, Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress, known for American Graffiti (1973), That Texas Jamboree (1946) and Takin' the Breaks (1946). She was married to Joel Beasley, Red Surrey and Howard Mack. She died on 22 February 2011 in Garden Grove, California, USA.

William Grueneberg was born on 8 April 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Trial Without Jury (1950), I Led 3 Lives (1953) and Cavalcade of America (1952). He was married to Louise Kane. He died on 11 February 2002 in Garden Grove, California, USA.

Monette Moore was born on 19 May 1902 in Gainesville, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951), Unbroken: Path to Redemption (2018) and Low Down - A Bird's Eye View of Harlem (1929). She died on 21 October 1962 in Garden Grove, California, USA.

Karie Shindo was born on 29 April 1925 in Sacramento, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Bachelor Father (1957). She died on 28 December 1980 in Garden Grove, California, USA.

Louise Kane was born on 17 December 1921 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was an actress, known for I Led 3 Lives (1953) and A Long Way Home (1981). She was married to William Grueneberg. She died on 6 March 2014 in Garden Grove, California, USA.

Gladys Stockton was born on 18 July 1898 in Rock Island, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Through the Storm (1922). She was married to Clarence E. Strickland and Harry Moshier. She died on 5 July 1983 in Garden Grove, California, USA.

Richard 'Scar' Lopez was born on 18 May 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He died on 30 July 2010 in Garden Grove, California, USA.

Ted Eckelberry was born on 18 May 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor. He died on 1 December 1988 in Garden Grove, California, USA.

Sammy Masters was born on 18 July 1930 in Sasakwa, Oklahoma, USA. He was a producer, known for Sweet Tooth (2021), Music City USA (1967) and The Queens of Country (2009). He died on 8 March 2013 in Garden Grove, California, USA.