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Robert Gist was a tough kid who grew up around the Chicago stockyards during the Depression. Reform school-bound after injuring another boy in a fistfight, Gist instead ended up in Chicago's Hull House, a settlement house where he first became interested in acting. Work in Chicago radio was followed by stage acting roles in Chicago and on Broadway (in the long-running "Harvey" with Josephine Hull). While acting in "Harvey", he made his film debut in New York-shot scenes for 20th Century-Fox's Christmas classic Miracle on 34th Street (1947). Gist was also seen on Broadway in director Charles Laughton's "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial" (1954) with Henry Fonda and John Hodiak. While shooting Operation Petticoat (1959) in Key West, Florida, Gist told director Blake Edwards that he was interested in directing; Edwards later hired him to helm episodes of the TV series Peter Gunn (1958). Gist has also directed for TV's Naked City (1958), The Twilight Zone (1959), Route 66 (1960) and many others.

Daun Kennedy was born on 13 November 1922 in Seattle, Washington, USA. She was an actress, known for The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945), Son of the Guardsman (1946) and Salome, Where She Danced (1945). She died on 12 August 2002 in Magalia, California, USA.

Buddy Bowles was born on 10 October 1928 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Magnum Force (1973), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) and Grease 2 (1982). He died on 11 April 2005 in Magalia, California, USA.

Robert Ford was born on 7 March 1922 in Oakland, California, USA. He was married to Rhonda (Ronnie) Kahn and Constance (Connie) Edith. He died on 12 June 2009 in Magalia, California, USA.