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Both of Allen Jenkins' parents were musical comedy performers, and he entered the theater as a stage mechanic after World War I, after having spent time working in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Although his screen persona was that of a not-too-bright Brooklyn tough guy, Jenkins attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and appeared in many Broadway plays before making his film debut in 1931. He found his niche at Warner Brothers, where he perfected his slow-witted but good-natured gangster/taxi driver/cop/etc. character. In the latter part of his career he appeared frequently on TV, and was a regular on the TV series Hey, Jeannie! (1956). He is probably best remembered by "baby boomers" as the voice of the put-upon cop Officer Dibble in the popular cartoon series Top Cat (1961).
He died in Santa Monica, CA, in 1974 after undergoing surgery.- Leslie Bradley was born on 1 September 1907 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Crimson Pirate (1952), Time Flies (1944) and Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957). He was married to Dorothy Ruth Rose. He died on 20 July 1974 in Desert Hot Springs, California, USA.
- Kamal Dasgupta (1912-1974), a singer, Nazrul song composer and music director, was born on 28 July 1912 in Narail, Jessore of then British India (now Bangladesh).
Kamal Dasgupta matriculated in 1928 from Calcutta Academy and later completed B. Com. from Comilla Victoria college. He earned his Doctorate in Music from Benaras Hindu University in 1943 for his work on Mira Bai, the composer and singer of Bhajans. His early inspiration came from his father, Tara Prasanna Dasgupta. He took his first music lessons from his brother, Bimal Dasgupta. Later he studied under Dilip Kumar Roy, Kana Kesta, and Ustad Jamiruddin Khan.
Kamal Dasgupta was a versatile musical genius. He sang modern songs in Bengali, Urdu, Hindi, and Tamil. He was also a brilliant composer, composing the music for about eight thousand songs. His work was based on classical music and tended towards the Thungri style, though he also drew inspiration from other sources.
Kamal Dasgupta composed the music for about eighty Bangla films, among them Tufan Mail, Jhamelar Prem, Ei Ki Go Shes Dan. His last film as a music director was Badhu Bharan (1967). He also composed the background music for an American film, War Propaganda. His active life as a composer covered about fourteen years. His unique contribution in music is his invention of a shorthand method for swaralipi (notations).
In 1935 Kamal Dasgupta joined the Gramophone Company of India as a music director. During his term there, he developed a close association with Kazi Nazrul Islam and composed the music for almost four hundred of his songs. The gramophone records for which Kamal Dasgupta composed music were very popular in the 1950s and 1960s. Among his songs still popular today are 'Sanjher taraka ami' (I am the star of twilight), 'Prthivi Amare Chay' (The world needs me), and 'Ami bhorer Juthika' (I am the jasmine of morning).
In 1956 he was converted to Islam and took the name Kamal Uddin Ahmed. He married Feroza Begum, a renowned Nazrul songs singer in the same year. They have three sons, Tahsin Ahmed, Hamin Ahmed and Shafin Ahmed. The later two are also popular singer themselves.
Kamal Dasgupta died on 20 July 1974 in Dhaka. - Director
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Awtar Krishna Kaul was born on 27 September 1939 in Srinagar, Kashmir, India. Awtar Krishna was a director and writer, known for 27 Down (1974) and Bombay Talkie (1970). Awtar Krishna died on 20 July 1974 in Bombay, India.- Actor
Louis Touchages was born on 28 April 1893 in Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or, Rhône, France. He was an actor. He died on 20 July 1974 in Paris, France.- Camera and Electrical Department
Lloyd Ward was born on 13 January 1905 in New York, USA. He is known for Racing Blood (1954), Johnny Dark (1954) and Yankee Pasha (1954). He died on 20 July 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Max Nussbaum was born on 4 April 1908 in Suceava, Romania. He was married to Ruth Offenstadt. He died on 20 July 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA.