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Chris Rebello was born on 8 August 1963 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Jaws (1975). He was married to Lyn Wadsworth. He died on 30 November 2000 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, USA.

Petite American character actress who was celebrated for her definitive portrayal of long-suffering Linda Loman in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman", a part she played opposite Lee J. Cobb at the Morosco Theatre for 742 consecutive performances between 1949 and 1950. Mildred recreated her role for the screen the following year and was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress, critic Bosley Crowther describing her performance as 'simply superb'. Ironically, Dunnock had not been the first choice for the part for either Miller, or the director, Elia Kazan.

Mildred Dunnock first came to the realisation that she had the potential to perform in public when called upon to read in front of her assembled classmates at Western High School. She quickly discovered that, above all, she had 'a voice'. Her initial training was served at Agora, the dramatic society of Baltimore's Goucher College. After graduation she continued her studies at Columbia, completing a master's degree in theatre arts. She first appeared in college productions at John Hopkins University, her debut being a part in "Penelope" by W. Somerset Maugham in 1924. She had to wait another eight years before making her debut on Broadway in "Life Begins", at the same time earning a crust teaching at a private girl's school. The 1930's were a period of struggle and hardship for the actress and not until the following decade did she gain recognition for her performances in "King Richard II", "Foolish Notion" and "The Corn is Green". One of her biggest hits was as Lavinia Hubbard in Lillian Hellman's "Another Part of the Forest" (1946-47). Going from strength to strength, Mildred followed her triumph in 'Salesman' with a tour-de-force performance in the Tennessee Williams play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (1955-56), originating the role of 'Big Mama'.

Mildred absented herself from the theatre for several years to act in films. Near the beginning of her motion picture career, she was the frail old lady in a wheelchair (in real life she was in her forties) pushed down a flight of stairs by psychopathic killer Tommy Udo (Richard Widmark, in his screen debut) in Kiss of Death (1947).

With her finely etched features and sad, all-knowing eyes, Mildred excelled in equal measure at playing eccentric spinster aunts, understanding wives and mothers, her slight frame belying a powerful, intense presence. In Elia Kazan's Baby Doll (1956), she enacted the relatively small part of simple-minded, perpetually timorous Aunt Rose Comfort with such conviction, that she garnered her second Academy Award nomination (losing to Dorothy Malone for Written on the Wind (1956)). She then appeared as a compassionate teacher (her first real-life profession) in Peyton Place (1957), as the exemplary Sister Margharita in The Nun's Story (1959), and, against type, as Gig Young's glacial and avaricious mother in The Story on Page One (1959). In this, Mildred demonstrated her versatility in a chilling portrayal of motherly domination and ostensible virtue turned to vice.

Dunnock's film roles in the 1960's included two films with Geraldine Page: Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), as another gentle-mannered aunt, and What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969), as Page's housekeeper and eventual murder victim. As film roles diminished, she appeared on television and returned to stage work, particularly at the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven, acting in plays by Tennessee Williams and Eugene O'Neill. In 1971, she received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance for her starring role in "A Place Without Doors" by Marguerite Duras. The much-respected actress spent her final years in relative seclusion at Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, and died there of age-related problems in July 1991. A teaching theatre at Goucher College is named in her honour.

Craig Kingsbury was born on 10 October 1912 in South Orange, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Jaws (1975), E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Jaws: The 25th Anniversary Documentary (2015). He died on 30 August 2002 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, USA.

The explanation of the dedication at the end of the film 'There's Something about Mary' is that Ryan Mone was a young hockey player from Martha's Vineyard, who died in a car accident at the age of just seventeen in 1998 . The Farrelly brothers are long-term friends of the Mone family and chose to dedicate their film to Ryan as their tribute to his memory.

Bart Giamatti was born on 4 April 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Toni Marilyn Smith. He died on 1 September 1989 in Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA.

Born in Kokomo, Indiana on February 15, 1928, illustrator/cartoonist Norman Bridwell has written over 120 books on children's favorite "Clifford the Big Red Dog". He continues to write an average of 2 books a year. After being told his illustrations of Clifford were too ordinary, a critic suggested he write a story to go along with them to help to sell the illustrations. He wrote a story and submitted it to a publishing company. Three weeks later, the publisher called and said they wanted to publish his work. Over 40 years later, Clifford "the Big Red Dog" continues to "grow" with more books, television shows and movies! Over 44 million copies of his books are published in many different languages for children all over the world.

Robert Carroll was born on 15 August 1924 in Edgartown, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for King Kung Fu (1976), Bristlelip (1982) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996). He was married to Lucille G. Hillman, Edwina Brooke and Rebecca B. Welton. He died on 31 March 2015 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, USA.

Audrey Roos was born on 5 October 1912 in New Jersey, USA. Audrey was a writer, known for Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960), A Night to Remember (1942) and Holiday in Spain (1960). Audrey was married to William Roos. Audrey died on 11 December 1982 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, USA.

Alfred Eisenstaedt was born on 6 December 1898 in Dirschau, West Prussia, Germany. He was married to Kathy Kaye. He died on 23 August 1995 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, USA.

Jean Canha was born on 7 October 1922 in New York, USA. She was an actress. She died on 20 April 1989 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, USA.

Ruble Blakey was born on 4 April 1911 in Warren County, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for Sepia Cinderella (1947) and Miracle in Harlem (1948). He died on 13 May 1992 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, USA.

Lawrence Treat was born on 21 December 1903 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Suspense (1949), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and Orson Welles Great Mysteries (1973). He was married to Margery Dallet. He died on 7 January 1998 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, USA.

Dorothy West was born on 2 July 1907 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was a writer, known for The Wedding (1998). She died on 16 August 1998 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, USA.