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Al Martino was born on 7 October 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part III (1990) and The Godfather Saga (1977). He was married to Judith Martino. He died on 13 October 2009 in Springfield, Pennsylvania, USA.- Juli Reding was born on 28 November 1935 in Quanah, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Tormented (1960), Burke's Law (1963) and Sea Hunt (1958). She was married to Herbert L. Hutner, Reese Taylor and Mr. West. She died on 16 September 2021 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.
- Michael Flatley was born on 16 November 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for 87th Precinct (1961), Pete and Gladys (1960) and The Virginian (1962). He was married to Carla Moser. He died on 8 January 2017 in New Springfield, Ohio, USA.
- Music Artist
- Actor
- Music Department
Conway Twitty was born on 1 September 1933 in Friars Point, Mississippi, USA. He was a music artist and actor, known for Limitless (2011), Punch-Drunk Love (2002) and Hollywoodland (2006). He was married to Dolores Virginia Henry, Temple Medley and Ellen Matthews. He died on 5 June 1993 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.- John Gotti was born on 27 October 1940 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Victoria DiGiorgio. He died on 10 June 2002 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.
- Ken Drake was born in Enid, Oklahoma in 1921. He served in the Navy in World War 2 and Korea as a Medic. He studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse and met his wife Sylvie there. He appeared in over 60 television shows and was a gifted character actor who often disappeared into multiple roles in the same TV series. Beginning with "Sea Hunt" he played character of vastly different types even within the same season. His great-grandmother was a Native American of the Choctaw Nation and he portrayed some Native American characters in Westerns of the era such as "Bonanza". He also performed the classics on stage. Iago in Shakespeare's "Othello" and Jason in "Medea" were two of his favorite roles as well as performing in a number of George Bernard Shaw's plays at the Stage Society Theater in Los Angeles in the 50's. His ex-wife, Sylvie Drake was a theater critic for the Los Angeles Times for over 2 decades. His son, Robert Drake is Producing Director of the Old Globe Theater in San Diego, and his daughter, Jessica Drake is a speech and dialect coach working in feature films and Television. Ken passed away in 1987 at the age of 65.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Beverly Simmons was born on 17 July 1938 in Alamosa, Colorado, USA. She was an actress, known for Little Miss Big (1946), Buck Privates Come Home (1947) and Cuban Pete (1946). She died on 3 February 2003 in Springfield, Lane County, Oregon, USA.- Iris Korn was born on 6 January 1907 in Arkansas, USA. She was an actress, known for Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976), White Lightning (1973) and The Incredible Hulk (1978). She was married to Thomas A. Korn. She died on 27 January 1982 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Anthony Sydes was born on 4 May 1941 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Shadow on the Wall (1950), Canon City (1948) and Belles on Their Toes (1952). He was married to Ann Karen Driscoll. He died on 20 June 2015 in Springfield, Virginia, USA.- Producer
- Writer
Thomas Horn is an internationally recognized lecturer, radio host and best selling author of several books including his newest books, Petrus Romanus: The Final Pope Is Here, Forbidden Gates and Apollyon Rising 2012. He is a well-known columnist whose articles have been referred to by writers of the L. A. Times Syndicate, MSNBC, Christianity Today, New Man Magazine, World Net Daily, News Max, White House Correspondents and dozens of news magazines and press agencies around the globe. He has been interviewed by US Congressmen and Senators on his findings as well as featured repeatedly in major media including top-ten talk shows, America's Morning News for The Washington Times, The 700 Club, The Harvest Show, Coast to Coast AM, Prophecy in the News, and the Southwest Radio Church to name a few. Thomas received the highest degree honorary doctorate bestowed in 2007 from legendary professor Dr. I.D.E. Thomas for his research into ancient history, and has been endorsed by such national leaders as Dr. James Kennedy.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Cal Shrum was born on 4 July 1910 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Rollin' Home to Texas (1940), Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946) and The Rangers Take Over (1942). He was married to Alta Lee. He died on 12 March 1996 in Springfield, Illinois, USA.- Mary Ann Todd Lincoln served as First Lady of the United States from 1861 until the assassination of her husband, President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Mary Lincoln was a member of a large and wealthy, slave-owning Kentucky family. She was well educated. Born Mary Ann Todd, she dropped the name Ann after her younger sister, Ann Todd (later Clark), was born. After finishing school during her teens, she moved to Springfield, Illinois, where she lived with her married sister Elizabeth Edwards. Before she married Abraham Lincoln, she was courted by his long-time political opponent Stephen A. Douglas. The Lincolns had four sons of whom only the eldest, Robert, survived both parents. Their family home and neighborhood in Springfield is preserved at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site. Lincoln staunchly supported her husband throughout his presidency and was active in keeping national morale high during the Civil War. She acted as the White House social coordinator, throwing lavish balls and redecorating the White House at great expense; her spending was the source of much consternation. She was seated next to Abraham when he was assassinated in the President's Box at Ford's Theatre on Tenth Street in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. The deaths of her husband and three of her sons weighed heavily on her. Lincoln suffered from numerous physical and mental health issues during her life. She had frequent migraines, which were exacerbated by a head injury in 1863. She was depressed for much of her life; some historians think she may have had bipolar disorder. She was briefly institutionalized for psychiatric disease in 1875, but later retired to the home of her sister. She died of a stroke in 1882 at age 63.
- Patrick Stone was born on 14 August 1965 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 12 February 2023 in Springfield Township, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Anthony 'Fat Tony' Salerno was born on 15 August 1911 in New York City, New York, USA. He died on 27 July 1992 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Bonnie Poe was born on 15 October 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Hollywood on Parade No. A-8 (1933), Can You Take It (1934) and I Yam Love Sick (1938). She died on 16 October 1993 in Springfield, Illinois, USA.- Dee Dee Blanchard was born on 3 May 1967 in Chackbay, Louisiana, USA. She was married to Rod Blanchard. She died on 9 June 2015 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.
- J. Scott Smart was born on 27 November 1902 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fat Man (1951), Girl Overboard (1937) and Some Like It Hot (1939). He was married to Mary-Leigh Call. He died on 15 January 1960 in Springfield, Illinois, USA.
- Shirley Collie Nelson was born on 16 March 1931 in Chillicothe, Missouri. She was married to Willie Nelson, Lewis Jones, Biff Collie and Ed Melton. She died on 27 January 2010 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.
- Hiram Sherman was primarily a Broadway actor who also appeared in a few films and some television with a co-starring role on The Tammy Grimes Show. Although ten episodes were filmed only four were aired before cancellation. Born in Boston, Mass. where his father Clifford L. Sherman(1875-1920) was on the staff of the Boston Globe as a noted cartoonist, Hiram and family came back to Lincoln, Illinois where he went to high school and entered showbuisness at the Goodman Theater in Chicago in 1927. He was a member of Orson Welles Mercury theater project but left Welles before the famous "War of the Worlds" broadcast. His first winter in Manhattan was in 1930 and he became a New York stage personality from that time. A veteran of the navy(1941-1945) he won two Toni awards;first in 1953 and in 1967.He retired to Illinois where he died in 1989 in a Springfield nursing home.
- Clarence Carnes was born on 14 January 1927 in Oklahoma, USA. He was a writer, known for Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980). He died on 3 October 1988 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Mickey Newbury was born on 19 May 1940 in Houston, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Kick-Ass (2010), Faster (2010) and The Big Lebowski (1998). He died on 29 September 2002 in Springfield, Oregon, USA.- The man once described as the most powerful organized crime gangster in American history was born in Italy in 1897. His first arrest came at the age of 20 in New York City for weapons possession. The coming of Prohibition was a stroke of luck for Genovese, as he graduated from being just a street gang member to professional killer. He worked his way up the ranks of organized crime, and by 1930 was partners with top gangster Lucky Luciano and Giuseppe Masseria -- aka "Joe the Boss" -- an old-timer who ran most of the crime in the city. The partnership didn't do Masseria much good, however, as on April 15, 1931, after a lengthy dinner with his pal Vito, Masseria was surprised by Luciano, Joe Adonis, Albert Anastasia, Bugsy Siegel and Carlo Gambino, who promptly shot him full of holes. Luciano took over Masseria's operations, and he and Genovese expanded them to reach every corner of the country and to get their hands into every racket imaginable, from drug smuggling to gambling, from prostitution to bootlegging, and everything in between. Shortly before World War II the authorities began looking into the murder of a Mafia gangster named Boccia -- a murder Genovese had contracted years before -- and he fled to Italy, where he promptly cozied up to Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. During the invasion of Italy in World War II Genovese made himself invaluable to the American military police authorities by informing on local black market rings and drug and weapons dealers; what the MPs didn't know was that as these men were arrested, Genovese replaced them with his own. His scheme was thwarted, however, when an MP investigator -- who had been a New York City detective in civilian life -- recognized Genovese as being wanted for involvement in the Boccia murder, arrested him and had him sent back to the U.S. Unfortunately the only witness in the case was found dead, and Genovese was acquitted.
After the war Genovese built up his drug trade, although many Mafia leaders, including Luciano, thought it was a dangerous business to get into and tried to talk him out of it. Their efforts were in vain, however; there was just too much money in it for Genovese to give it up. By the early 1950s he was head of one of the five New York Mafia families, and began to think that he should be head of all of them. He tried to take over the families of Anastasia and Frank Costello by having both men killed. Costello escaped the attempt on his life and retired, but Anastasia wasn't so lucky and met his end in a New York barber shop in 1957. Eventually Genovese's plan worked, and he was made the "boss of bosses", but unfortunately for him it didn't last very long. Several of his underlings turned on him when they were arrested and began to spill the beans about his heroin-smuggling operation. After an investigation into those activities, Genovese was arrested by federal authorities on drug charges, tried, convicted and sentenced to 15 years in a federal penitentiary. He died in prison in 1969. - Vincent Gigante was born on 29 March 1928 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Olympia Grippa. He died on 19 December 2005 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Karl Farr was born on 25 April 1909 in Rochelle, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Sons of the Pioneers (1942), Heldorado (1946) and Hit Parade of 1947 (1947). He was married to May Barksdale. He died on 20 September 1961 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.- Paul Simon was born on 29 November 1928 in Eugene, Oregon, USA. He was an actor, known for Dave (1993), LateLine (1998) and The American President (2000). He was married to Patricia Derge and Jeanne Simon. He died on 8 December 2003 in Springfield, Illinois, USA.
- Gennaro Langella was born on 30 December 1938 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He died on 15 December 2013 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.
- Tommy Allsup was an American rockabilly and swing musician. He was well known as a famous member of the Cherokee Nation. He worked with famous artists like Buddy Holly, Bob Wills, His Texas Playboys, Ritchie Valens, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, the Ventures, The Crickets, Ronnie Smith, Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson, and Waylon Jennings, to name a few. In 1959, Tommy was supposed to be in the plane with Buddy Holly when he died but ended up giving his seat to Ritchie Valens by losing a coin toss. In 1979, he started a night club, "Tommy's Heads Up Saloon", in Dallas. He died on January 11, 2017, at 85 years old
- Actor
- Director
- Casting Department
Ed Ragozzino was born on 25 June 1930 in San Mateo, California, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot (1976), The Adventures of Willy Beamish (1991) and 3D Ultra Pinball: The Lost Continent (1997). He was married to Roxy Thomas and Francis Baum. He died on 30 January 2010 in Springfield, Oregon, USA.- Julia Sanderson was born on 20 August 1887 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for The Runaway (1917) and Julia Sanderson and Frank Crumit (1929). She was married to Frank Crumit, Bradford Barnette and Tod Sloan. She died on 27 January 1975 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.
- Ed Cree was born on 15 February 1934 in Garards Fort, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Overboard (1987), Exit to Eden (1994) and Who's Watching the Kids (1978). He was married to Jan Cree. He died on 18 August 2014 in Springfield, Tennessee, USA.
- Kenneth Deel was born on 29 August 1961 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was married to Farah Rose Deel. He died on 29 May 2019 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.
- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Director
Lawrence Silk was born in 1931 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an editor and director, known for The Twentieth Century (1957), American Dream (1990) and The Equalizer (1985). He was married to Betty. He died on 21 May 2017 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.- Anthony Corallo was born on 12 February 1913. He died on 23 August 2000 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.
- Robert Stroud was born on 28 January 1890 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He died on 21 November 1963 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.
- What many people do not know about Ellen Demming, is that besides her work on the Guiding Light, she held membership in SAG and Actors Equity. In addition to playing Meta, she did Summer Stock, regional theatre, commercial work, and she starred off-Broadway in "Family Portrait", in 1959, at the Seven Arts Center. Brooks Atkinson, of the New York Times, said this of her performance as Mary, Mother of Jesus: "Her characterization has pride, modesty, and great delicacy of feeling."
- Soundtrack
Ronnie Self was born on 5 July 1938 in Tin Town, Missouri, USA. He died on 28 August 1981 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.- Eleanor Fredericks was born on 3 June 1902 in North Dakota, USA. She was an actress, known for Four Wheel Brakes (1929) and Good Night Nurse (1929). She died in September 1967 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.
- Music Department
Harold Sanford was born on 5 September 1879 in Florence, Massachusetts, USA. He is known for The Fall of a Nation (1916), H.M.S. Pinafore (1939) and The Pirates of Penzance (1939). He died on 19 January 1945 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Johnno Zee was born on 16 June 1968 in Waynesville, Missouri, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Redneck Carnage (2009) and Dystopia: 2013 (2012). He died on 16 September 2014 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.- James Boyle was born on 19 November 1925 in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Witches of Eastwick (1987) and MacGruder and Loud (1985). He died on 22 March 2009 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.
- Thomas Donnelly was born in 1863 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Indestructible Wife (1919) and My Own United States (1918). He was married to Emma Lipman. He died on 20 July 1923 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.
- Leonard "Lennie" Aleshire teamed up with Floyd Rutledge and joined the Weaver Brothers and Elviry vaudeville act in the 1920s as "Flash and Whistler". The duo were better known as "Lennie and Goo Goo" and were admired by fans around the world.
Lennie and Goo Goo were personal friends with Louis Marshall "Grandpa" Jones. They not only worked with Grandpa Jones on a radio show in West Virginia for awhile, they did road shows and personal appearances with him. Lennie and Goo Goo joined the "Korn's-A-Krackin" radio show on KWTO in Springfield, MO and made regular appearances on the ABC-TV television show, "Ozark Jubilee" (1955-1960) which was hosted by Red Foley. Ozark Jubilee which later became "Country Music Jubilee" then "Jubilee USA" had a weekly viewing audience of 9 million people.
Lennie and Goo Goo were pioneers that set the stage for what's known as "hillbilly music". They were famous for their comedy and musical talent by playing cow bells and their crude homemade instruments. Today, those instruments are on display in the Ralph Foster Museum at the College of the Ozarks in Hollister, Missouri.
Due to the musical uniqueness of the cow bells, Grandpa Jones started using them in his act after he joined the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN. Several Nashville country music artists that worked with Lennie and Goo Goo during the Ozarks Jubilee era, credit Lennie as a great showman, dancer, musician, that taught them about stage presence.
When he was twelve years old, he lost three fingers on one hand in a sawmill accident. Despite his digitary loss, he was able to master the fiddle and any other instrument he could get his hands on. - James Bevel was born on 19 October 1936 in Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA. He died on 19 December 2008 in Springfield, Virginia, USA.
- Jerry Buchek was born on 9 May 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for 1964 World Series (1964). He died on 2 January 2019 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.
- Jim Teague was born on 16 December 1945 in Reeds Spring, Missouri. He was an actor, known for Thunder Mountain (1964). He died on 15 July 2011 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Jerry-Mac Johnston was born on 27 May 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Roberto and the Robot (2009), By the Devil's Watch 2 and The Edison Device (1985). He died on 27 March 2023 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.- Robert Mitchell was an actor, known for The Beatrix Potter Collection (1985), All About Teddy Bears (1985) and What Every Child Should Know (1985). He died on 6 May 2017 in Springfield, Vermont, USA.
- Don Duncan was born on 6 July 1938 in Joplin, Missouri, USA. He died on 11 August 2007 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.
- Bill Yoast was born on 16 November 1924 in Florence, Alabama, USA. He was married to Betty, ??? and Dorothy. He died on 23 May 2019 in Springfield, Virginia, USA.
- Producer
- Actor
- Writer
Don Sandburg was born on 24 October 1930 in Rocky River, Ohio, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Big Top (1965), Bozo (1960) and Bozo's Circus (1961). He died on 6 October 2018 in Springfield, Oregon, USA.