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Richard Hamilton was born on 31 December 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for On Deadly Ground (1994), Men in Black (1997) and Sommersby (1993). He was married to Marilynn Margaret Morgan. He died on 21 December 2004 in Jeffersonville, New York, USA.

Al Wiggins was born on 4 July 1936 in Waller County, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Road Trip (2000), Drumline (2002) and Nell (1994). He was married to Barbara Stum. He died on 22 February 2017 in Jeffersonville, Indiana, USA.

William L. Kimble was born on Dec. 23 1930 in the little town of Sunbury, PA. After four years in the Air Force he returned home to Sunbury where he first broke into radio as a DJ in the mid 50s.

He later moved to Binghamton, New York where he hosted the morning show and began working in local television for WNBF. He starred in the kid's TV program "Barnacle Bill" in the late 50s and early 60s with his puppet sidekick "Iggy".

While Dick Clark was hosting ABC's Bandstand in Philadelphia, Bill was hosting Bandstand at ABC's affiliate station in Binghamton. On one occasion he was even called to fill in for an ailing Mr. Clark. He later worked as a radio personality and program director at stations in Buffalo NY, Joliet IL, and Scranton PA before settling down in Philadelphia, PA.

While in Philly, he became the evening voice of WPEN "Station of the Stars" where he worked from 1984 to 1998. Bill invited his listeners to allow him to "Kimble-ize" them with his deep, resonant voice. Bill had quite a following and helped to make WPEN the highest rated "Nostalga" format of any big city in the country (Philadelphia Inquirer 1988).

During his time in Philly, Bill did modeling work for print as well as appearing in two locally filmed movies: "Mannequin" and "Blades".

Bill retired from "the business" in 1998 and lived quietly with his wife Valerie in Jeffersonville, Pennsylvania. Bill passed away at home on March 6, 2012 at the age of 81.

Robert De Mora was born on 22 October 1934 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a costume designer, known for Marathon Man (1976), Cruising (1980) and Risky Business (1983). He died on 21 September 2020 in Jeffersonville, New York, USA.

Judy Lynn was born on 16 April 1936 in Boise, Idaho, USA. She was an actress, known for Top Banana (1954), Three's Company (1950) and Sing It Again (1950). She died on 26 May 2010 in Jeffersonville, Indiana, USA.

Clinton "Buzz" Vaught was born in Louisville, Kentucky, but always lived across the river in Clarksville, Indiana. He was a coordinator/theatre and speech teacher for the Youth Performing Arts School /Manual High School in Louisville, where he taught for over 30 years. He was a graduate of Clarksville High School, he received his undergraduate degree from Transylvania University and received his master's degree in theatre and speech from the University of Louisville. Prior to his teaching career, he performed and directed plays in various theaters throughout the U.S. Locally, he performed at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Derby Dinner Playhouse, Music Theatre of Louisville, and Shakespeare in the Park, and appeared in movies, commercials, training films, and print ads. He also directed numerous historical performances at the Kentucky State Fair. He founded the Young Actors Institute which ran for 24 successful summers training students in stage and screen skills. His obituary stated that his proudest achievement was teaching and being a mentor to many students and assisting them with their success. He died October 18, 2011 at Clark Memorial Hospital in Jeffersonville, Indiana.