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A character actor who seems to pop up everywhere as the stereotypical cop, military officer and/or tough guy, von Bargen could turn in performances of stunning complexity when given the chance.
Daniel von Bargen was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 5, 1950 to Juanita (Bustle) and Donald L. von Bargen. Of German and English descent, he grew up in Cincinnati for most of his childhood before moving with his family to Southern California. He attended Purdue University, majoring in drama. He joined the Trinity Repertory Theatre in Providence, Rhode Island, after graduation and worked with them for many years. A breakthrough role in Mastergate (1992) by Larry Gelbart launched him onto Broadway. He starred in off-Broadway productions of "Beggars in the House of Plenty", "Macbeth", "The Cherry Orchard", "Hurlyburly", and "Uncle Vanya." On TV, he was best-known for his roles in Malcolm in the Middle (2000) and The West Wing (1999).
His role in The Postman (1997) as the Pineview sheriff who suspects Kevin Costner's character of being a fraud, was a stand-out as von Bargen infused the role with the pathos of a man caught between just trying to survive and wanting to believe in the hope the Postman represents. In an otherwise mediocre film, audiences were moved to tear up as his character shouts, "Ride Postman! Ride!", just before being put to death for assisting in the rebellion. His more evil side was brought out in Clive Barker's Lord of Illusions (1995) as he played Nix, an older, wiser, more magical and supernaturally gifted type of Charles Manson character rising from the dead to "murder the world".- Actress
Lee Fierro was born on 13 February 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Jaws (1975), Jaws: The Revenge (1987) and The Mistover Tale (2016). She was married to Marvin Stephens and Bernard Fierro. She died on 5 April 2020 in Aurora, Ohio, USA.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Rudy Ray Moore was born on 17 March 1927 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Dolemite (1975), The Human Tornado (1976) and Disco Godfather (1979). He died on 19 October 2008 in Akron, Ohio, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
He moved to Dayton, Ohio, with his family when he was 7. He was working as an MC at at club there during the 1950s when he entered the US Air Force. After his discharge, he continued to pursue his show business career. In films, he portrayed Bitterman in Arthur (1981) and its sequel Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988).
Other films include The Wiz (1978), Ragtime (1981), Amityville II: The Possession (1982), Police Academy (1984), The Fisher King (1991) and Stealing Home (1988). Television roles included a recurring role as Dean Harris on A Different World (1987) and The Cosby Show (1984) along with appearing in numerous shows such as The Jeffersons (1975), Benson (1979) and "The Equalizer" (1985).- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Soundtrack
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 - August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer, and the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor.
Armstrong was born and raised in Wapakoneta, Ohio. A graduate of Purdue University, he studied aeronautical engineering; his college tuition was paid for by the U.S. Navy under the Holloway Plan. He became a midshipman in 1949 and a naval aviator the following year. He saw action in the Korean War, flying the Grumman F9F Panther from the aircraft carrier USS Essex. In September 1951, while making a low bombing run, Armstrong's aircraft was damaged when it collided with an anti-aircraft cable, strung across a valley, which cut off a large portion of one wing. Armstrong was forced to bail out. After the war, he completed his bachelor's degree at Purdue and became a test pilot at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) High-Speed Flight Station at Edwards Air Force Base in California. He was the project pilot on Century Series fighters and flew the North American X-15 seven times. He was also a participant in the U.S. Air Force's Man in Space Soonest and X-20 Dyna-Soar human spaceflight programs.
Armstrong joined the NASA Astronaut Corps in the second group, which was selected in 1962. He made his first spaceflight as command pilot of Gemini 8 in March 1966, becoming NASA's first civilian astronaut to fly in space. During this mission with pilot David Scott, he performed the first docking of two spacecraft; the mission was aborted after Armstrong used some of his re-entry control fuel to stabilize a dangerous roll caused by a stuck thrust. During training for Armstrong's second and last spaceflight as commander of Apollo 11, he had to eject from the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle moments before a crash. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong and Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM) pilot Buzz Aldrin became the first people to land on the Moon, and the next day they spent two and a half hours outside the Lunar Module Eagle spacecraft while Michael Collins remained in lunar orbit in the Apollo Command Module Columbia. When Armstrong first stepped onto the lunar surface, he famously said: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." It was broadcast live to an estimated 530 million viewers worldwide. Apollo 11 effectively proved US victory in the Space Race, by fulfilling a national goal proposed in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy "of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" before the end of the decade. Along with Collins and Aldrin, Armstrong was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Richard Nixon and received the 1969 Collier Trophy. President Jimmy Carter presented him with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978, he was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1979, and with his former crew-mates received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2009.
After he resigned from NASA in 1971, Armstrong taught in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Cincinnati until 1979. He served on the Apollo 13 accident investigation and on the Rogers Commission, which investigated the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. In 2012, Armstrong died due to complications resulting from coronary bypass surgery, at the age of 82.- Born in Ohio, Charlene graduated from Youngstown University, in the mid-1960s, where she married her first husband, poet Frank Polite. Following graduation, she acted in regional theater, including the Pittsburgh (PA) Playhouse, where she had a post-graduate scholarship. Later, she moved to San Francisco, CA to work at the American Conservatory Theater, formed by provocative stage director and Tony Award nominee William Ball, whom she met in Pittsburgh.
She divorced her first husband in the late 1960s and remarried, to actor Ramon Bieri (1929-2001). They lived in Northridge, in the San Fernando Valley. Following the end of her film career in 1976, she divorced Bieri, moved to San Diego, with her stepson, and acted again in regional theater.
In the late 1980s, her health declined. She moved back to Youngstown, Ohio, to be near the family of her first husband, where she died from complications of breast cancer.
Variously described as "a true child of the 1960s", "spiritual", "extravagant" and "eccentric" with a great sense of humor, she was a strikingly gorgeous red brunette who gave up her film career to devote her life raising her stepson. - Producer
- Actor
Frank DiLeo was born on 23 October 1947 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Goodfellas (1990), Wayne's World 2 (1993) and Moonwalker (1988). He was married to Linda DiLeo. He died on 24 August 2011 in North Lima, Ohio, USA.- Kathryn Boyd was born on 13 September 1897 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Black Gold (1928), The Flying Ace (1926) and Deceit (1923). She was married to Abraham L. Roach, Milton M. Cloud, M.D. and Irvin C. Miller. She died on 16 March 1965 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
- Mimi Dillard was born on 15 December 1934 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Arrest and Trial (1963), The Felony Squad (1966) and A Man Called Dagger (1968). She died on 22 August 2008 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
Harvey Pekar was born on 8 October 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for American Splendor (2003), Hero Tomorrow (2007) and Harvey Pekar's Teo Macero (2015). He was married to Joyce Brabner. He died on 12 July 2010 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA.- Thea White was born on 16 June 1940 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999), Cartoon Network Racing (2006) and Cartoon Cartoon Fridays (2000). She was married to Andy White. She died on 30 July 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
- Jules Jordan was born in 1871 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for New Toys (1925). He died on 22 July 1925 in Toledo, Ohio, USA.
- Doug Grant was born on 10 May 1959 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Stag Night of the Dead (2010), The Landlord (1970) and Night Eyes (1990). He was married to Eileen Elizabeth Smith. He died on 27 May 2018 in Dayton, Ohio, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
Al Mancini was born on 13 November 1932 in Steubenville, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Falling Down (1993), Miller's Crossing (1990) and The Dirty Dozen (1967). He was married to Carlyn Clayton and Denny Dayviss. He died on 12 November 2007 in London, Ohio, USA.- Actress
- Writer
Ohio-born author and former FBI agent. She was mostly deaf by 18 months and trained with speech therapists to help her speaking voice. She became an expert lip-reader. Thomas started out at the FBI in 1979 as a fingerprint examiner. She then became a lip-reader for an undercover surveillance team and spent almost four years working for the FBI, until 1983. In 1990, she published her autobiography, Silent Night, which became a TV series, Sue Thomas, F.B. Eye. A golden retriever stood in during the run of the program for Thomas' own hearing dog at the time, a golden retriever named Levi. In 2001, Thomas was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. In 2020, she received a lung cancer diagnosis but as of 2021, she claims that she is cancer-free and when not at home in a log cabin in Vermont, she travels with her service dog, a yellow lab named Sir "Rodney" the Great, as well as with a full-time associate.- Keith Prentice is probably best remembered for his role in Boys in the Band, a film whose title makes it sound like a musical, but in fact it was a dark, mostly negative portrayal of a group of gay men living in the 1960s, and it was anything but upbeat (and was not a musical at all). However, earlier in his career, the handsome actor built an impressive resume of musical roles.
At age 18, Keith left his home state of Ohio for New York City to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After six months there, he was signed to understudy the juvenile lead in the long-running Broadway hit The Sound of Music, featuring Mary Martin. After skipping through the Alps for a year and a half in that Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Prentice left to understudy the lead in Noel Coward's Sail Away. He played the role several times opposite Elaine Stritch.
His other stage musical credits included the part of Julio in Lerner and Loew's Paint Your Wagon, and The King and I, with Farley Granger and Barbara Cook in Washington, D.C., as well as Henry Spoffard in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Chick Miller in Wish You Were Here, Neil in Fiorello! Hank in Wildcat, and Nestor in Irma La Douce.
In 1968 he appeared off-Broadway in the non-musical The Boys in The Band, a controversial play featuring gay characters at a dramatic birthday party. Today, with gay-themed TV shows and movies like Will & Grace and Trick finding mainstream success,it may be difficult to imagine how ground-breaking Prentice's play was.
After completing the movie version of Boys in the Band in 1970, he joined the cast of Dark Shadows, the super-successful supernatural TV soap opera. Like other cast members, he played more than one role, and both were rather dour.
In 1983, Keith Prentice founded the Theatre Under the Stars in his hometown of Kettering, Ohio. He directed productions there for the next decade. He died in Kettering, of cancer and AIDS-related complications, on September 27, 1992. - Actress
- Additional Crew
Barbara O was born on 6 December 1941 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. She was an actress, known for Maangamizi: The Ancient One (2001), The Quest (1976) and Bush Mama (1979). She was married to Robert Earl "Bashiri" Price and William Jones. She died on 16 April 2024 in Dayton, Ohio, USA.- At age 27, Randall Adams was wrongfully convicted of murdering a police officer, then served 13 years under a death sentence in Texas. Documentary film maker Errol Morris, a former private detective, investigated the case for 3 years, and came to believe the quiet, even-tempered Adams a very unlikely suspect.
In Morris' award-winning movie The Thin Blue Line (1988), a former suspect, David Ray Harris, said Randall Adams was innocent. Harris admitted the murder at a hearing for a re-trial, granted as a result of the film. Harris was a juvenile at the time of the murder, and thus ineligible for the death penalty in Texas. Adams was granted a re-trial and found not guilty. David Harris was later executed for an unrelated murder.
Since his release, Randall Adams has worked against the death penalty. He has no arrests since his 1989 release. - Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Dimebag Darrell was born on 20 August 1966 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Triple Frontier (2019), The Big Short (2015) and Lethal Weapon (2016). He died on 8 December 2004 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.- Actor
- Stunts
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Fritz Ford was born on 12 November 1927 in Reading, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Damien: Omen II (1978), Vacation (1983) and Mister Roberts (1955). He died on 25 August 2006 in Amberley Village, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.- Marcus A. York was born on 27 November 1965 in Arcanum, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Fighting Words (2006), CSI: NY (2004) and The Office (2005). He died on 19 May 2021 in Dayton, Ohio, USA.
- Jane Alice Brandon was born on 3 October 1945 in Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for The Incredible Hulk (1978), Kojak (1973) and Another World (1964). She was married to Peter Schwartz. She died on 24 May 2015 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA.
- John Glenn was an Officer of United States Marines with the rank of Major before chosen to become part of the Mercury 7 program.
He was awarded five Distinguished Flying Crosses. Made record setting Coast to Coast flights in the late 1950s.
He named his spacecraft (capsule) Friendship 7 and it is on display at the Smithsonian Institute Air and Space museum, directly underneath Chuck Yeager's "Glamerous Glennis" Bell X-1. - Costume and Wardrobe Department
Barbara Ayers was born on 8 December 1934 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is known for City Slickers (1991), Dream On (1990) and Profiler (1996). She was married to Alphonso Wade Ayers. She died on 5 August 2022 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.- Annie Oakley (born Phoebe Ann Mosey) was an American professional sharpshooter from Ohio. She starred for several years in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Her stage acts were filmed for one of Thomas Edison's earliest Kinetoscopes in 1894. Later in life, Oakley trained other women in marksmanship. She was an advocate for female self-defense.
Oakley was born in a rural area of Darke County, Ohio, not far from the the state's border with Indiana, in 1860. Her family's residence was located 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) from the settlement of Woodland (later renamed to Willowdell). Oakley's father was the farmer Jacob Mosey (1799-1866), a veteran of the War of 1812 (1812-1815). Oakley's mother was Susan Wise (1830-1908), who was 31 years younger than her husband. Both parents were Quakers from Pennsylvania, and they were both of English descent. Oakley was the 6th of 9 children born to this couple.
In the winter of 1865, Jacob Mosey was caught in a blizzard. Hypothermia turned him into an invalid. He died months later, having never recovered from the ordeal. In 1867, Oakley learned how to trap animals in order to supplement her family's income. In 1868, Oakley learned how to handle firearms and how to hunt animals with them. She sold the hunted game to restaurants and hotels.
In March 1870, Oakley was placed in the Darke County Infirmary. Nancy Edington, the superintendent's wife, trained Oakley in sewing and decorating. Months later, Oakley was hired as a servant by a local family. The family promised her a meager salary (0.50 dollars per week) and help in financing her education. They reneged on both promises.
From 1870 to 1872, Oakley was mentally and physically abused by her employers. She was treated as an unpaid slave instead of a servant. She eventually run away. In her autobiography, she nicknamed these employers as "the wolves". She never mentioned their real names. Modern biographers are uncertain whether her employers were the Studabaker family or the Boose family.
In 1872, Oakley moved in with the Edington family, who she knew from the Infirmary. In 1875, Oakley moved into her mother's house for the first time in 5 years. She used her hunting skills to become her family's main breadwinner. Her earnings allowed her to soon pay off the mortgage on her mother's farm.
In November 1875, professional sharpshooter Frank E. Butler (1847-1926), placed a 100 dollars bet (per side). He claimed that he could beat any sharpshooter in Ohio. Oakley took on the challenge, and a match was arranged between the two sharpshooters. Oakley won the match, and impressed Butler. Soon after the match, Butler started courting Oakley. They were married on June 20, 1882, after Butler received a divorce from his first wife. They remained married for 44 years.
Oakley started professionally performing as a sharpshooter in the late 1870s or early 1880s. She took the stage name "Oakley", reputedly naming herself after the neighborhood of Oakley, Cincinnati. She and Butler had settled in the neighborhood during the early years of her relationship.
In 1885, Oakley and Butler were hired as performers by "Buffalo Bill's Wild West", a circus-like attraction that toured annually. The owner was the showman Buffalo Bill (1846-1917), who was a veteran of both the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Early in her career in the show, Oakley developed a professional rivalry with one of her co-workers, the sharpshooter Lillian Smith (1871-1930). Smith was younger than Oakley, and was trying to upstage her.
In the late 1880s, Oakley and Buffalo Bill's Wild West toured Europe. Oakley performed her act for (among others) Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (1819-1901, reigned 1837-1901), Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, President of France (1837-1894, term 1887-1894). Umberto I, King of Italy (1844-1900, reigned 1878-1900), and Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859-1941, reigned 1888-1918). Oakley won favorable reviews by the European press.
In 1894, Oakley starred in Thomas Edison's Kinetoscope film "The Little Sure Shot of the Wild West, an exhibition of rifle shooting at glass balls, etc". It was a filming of her act, making Oakley one of the earliest performers to be filmed. In 1898, Oakley volunteered for service in the Spanish-American War (1898). Her offer was turned down by the government of President William McKinley (1843-1901, term 1897-1901), likely because of her gender.
In 1901, Oakley was seriously injured in a train accident. She was temporarily paralyzed, and endured five spinal operations in order to regain her mobility. She resigned from Buffalo Bill's Wild West during her recovery. In 1902, Oakley acted professionally in the Western-themed stage play "The Western Girl".
In 1904, Oakley filed 55 libel lawsuits against various newspapers. Most of them were owned by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951). The newspapers had published a false news story than Oakley was a cocaine addict and a habitual thief. They had confused Oakley with a burlesque performer who used "Annie Oakley" as an alias. By 1910, Oakley had won 54 of the 55 lawsuits.
In 1912, Oakley and Butler settled for a few years in Cambridge, Maryland. In 1917, they moved to North Carolina. Oakley continued performing into the 1920s. In 1922, Oakley was injured in a car accident, forced to wear a a steel brace on her right leg. She made a comeback performance in 1923, and set new shooting records in 1924.
In 1925, Oakley's health declined and she was forced to retire from performing. She died in November 1926, at the age of 66. The reported cause of death was pernicious anemia, caused by a deficiency of vitamin B12. Her body was cremated, and her ashes were buried at Brock Cemetery, located in the vicinity of Greenville, Ohio.
Oakley was survived by her husband Frank Butler, who died 18 days after Oakley's death. Butler had reportedly refused to eat anything after his wife's death. They had no children. Oakley did not leave much of an inheritance to her relatives, as she had donated most of her personal fortune to charities. Her incomplete autobiography was inherited by actor Fred Stone (1873-1959). Oakley's name remains associated with the legends of the "Wild West", and there have been several adaptations of her life in fiction. - Composer
- Music Department
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Gerald Levert was born on 13 July 1966 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Crank (2006), Coming to America (1988) and The Fast and the Furious (2001). He died on 10 November 2006 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.- Additional Crew
Lionel Dahmer was born on 29 July 1936 in West Allis, Wisconsin, USA. He is known for Everyman (1977), Dateline NBC (1992) and Biography (1987). He was married to Shari Dahmer and Joyce Dahmer. He died on 5 December 2023 in Medina, Ohio, USA.- Mickey Deans was born on 24 September 1934 in Garfield, New Jersey, USA. He was married to Judy Garland. He died on 11 July 2003 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
- Janet Armstrong was born on 23 March 1934 in Wilmette, Illinois, USA. She was married to Neil Armstrong. She died on 21 June 2018 in West Chester, Ohio, USA.
- David J. Stewart was born on 8 January 1915 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for Murder, Inc. (1960), Sunday Showcase (1959) and The Defenders (1961). He died on 23 December 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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Rico Chapa was born on 19 July 1940 in Robstown, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Mafia Man: Robstown Gangster (2012), Mexican American (2007) and The Calling (2002). He died on 9 September 2012 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Identical twin sisters, Beverly Crane and Betty Mae Crane were born in west north-western capital city of Salt Lake City, Utah, on Wednesday, April 11th, 1917. Beverly is credited to be in 17 films (all 15 of identical twin-sister, Betty Mae Crane, was in & two more). In order: 001: Doctor's Orders (1930). 002: Dollar Dizzy (1930). 003: Teacher's Pet (1930). 004: Bigger and Better (1930). 005: Looser Than Loose (1930). 006: School's Out (1930). 007: Another Fine Mess (1930). 008: High C's (1930). 009: Blood and Thunder (1931). 010: Love Business (1931). 011: Love Fever (1931). 012: The Beast of the City (1932). 013: Moulin Rouge (1934). 014: Girl O' My Dreams (1934). 015: All Girl Revue (1940). [last with twin sister, Betty Mae Crane]. PS: In 16 & 17, Betty Mae Crane is not in with Beverly Crane. 016: Blonde Dynamite (1950). 017: Emergency Wedding (1950).- George Sarkes was born on 4 January 1995 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. George was a writer, known for Tomorrow Will Be Different. George died on 6 May 2024 in Parma, Ohio, USA.
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Charles Brown was born on 15 January 1946 in Talladega, Alabama, USA. He was an actor, known for Trading Places (1983), Kennedy (1983) and Legal Eagles (1986). He was married to Renee Lescook. He died on 8 January 2004 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.- Francisco Estevez was born in 1898 in Galicia, Spain. Francisco died in 1974 in Ohio, USA.
- Actor
On March 18, 1894, Buchanan was born in Benton, Iowa, as Paul Stuart Buchanan. The son of a Presbyterian minister, he received his undergraduate degree at Wooster College. He taught English and coached basketball at the University of West Virginia, then switched to Florida University, where he started the school's 5000-watt radio station.
Buchanan earned a Ph.D. at Harvard before giving up the education business in favor of what he called "making a living." He went to Hollywood and became a character in tough-guy acting roles and took on a job as director of the Pasadena Play House. In May of 1930, he took a job as program director at radio station KHJ in Los Angeles, where he directed episodes of the "Hollywood Hotel" and "Lux Radio Theatre."
Walt Disney hired Buchanan as a dialogue and casting director at the Disney studios in Hollywood and put him in charge of all foreign versions of Disney productions. Buchanan was the voice of "The Huntsman" in the 1937 Disney animated film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." Managing the foreign versions of Disney films took him to Europe and South America to translate "Snow White" into ten languages. Buchanan also had cameo voiceover roles as a flight attendant in "Saludos Amigos" (1942) and "Super-Speed" (1935), and he voiced Goofy in "The Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air" (1938).
In New York radio, Buchanan produced and directed many network shows. He was head of the script department and program supervision for American Broadcasting Co. before moving to Cleveland in 1947 to produce "The Ohio Story" radio and TV series sponsored by Ohio Bell Telephone Co. He also took on directing the radio and television department of McCann-Erickson advertising agency's offices in Cleveland. He remained in Cleveland for the rest of his life.
"The Ohio Story" ran state-wide from 1947 to 1955 on radio and 1953 to 1961 on TV. At the time, the filmed series held the record as the longest-running scripted radio and TV program in the nation. In more than 2,500 "Ohio Story" shows, Buchanan never missed a rehearsal or a program. Buchanan worked tirelessly with actors, musicians, and sound technicians to get precisely the right shade of meaning into every sequence. He made actors out of bank clerks, students, and homemakers. Buchanan picked Robert Waldrop, a nationally known radio personality, to narrate the "Ohio Story" radio series. He convinced Hollywood actor Nelson Olmsted, known for his adaptations of terror tales by Edgar Allen Poe and science-fantasy stories, to commute to Cleveland for seven years to host, narrate and act in the "Ohio Story" TV episodes and the final two years of the "Ohio Story" radio series.
In an article in the June 25, 1958, Columbus Dispatch, Buchanan talked about his love and loyalty to Ohio and the "Ohio Story" series: "There has never been - or will be, a radio series that commanded the respect and attention of this state, or, for that fact, the nation. The "Ohio Story" reached its peak in the heyday of radio... the late 1940s. Only one show in the nation had a higher rating ... that was the Jack Benny show. I guess of all the things I've done in my lifetime; I'm most proud to have had a hand in developing and producing "The Ohio Story."
Buchanan was married twice. His first wife was Anna Hall Hilditch (December 28, 1900 - November 10, 1987). His second wife was Rita Whearty (November 19, 1919 - March 31, 2009).
Buchanan died on February 4, 1974, in Cleveland, Ohio.- Richard Caine was born on 25 October 1938 in Rochester, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Born Again (1978), Knight Rider (1982) and Big Shots (1987). He was married to Kathleen Connors. He died on 22 February 2024 in Madison, Ohio, USA.
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Roger Troutman was born on 29 November 1951 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Venom (2018), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Pixels (2015). He died on 25 April 1999 in Dayton, Ohio, USA.- Stunts
- Actress
- Producer
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan was born on 18 August 1960 in Pensacola, Florida, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for They Live (1988), Demolition Man (1993) and Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992). She was married to Robert Lindsey Duncan, Shane Dixon and Robert Reed Sanders. She died on 12 February 2020 in Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA.- Austin Wright was born on 6 September 1922 in Yonkers, New York, USA. Austin was a writer, known for Nocturnal Animals (2016). Austin was married to Sara Hull. Austin died on 23 April 2003 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
- Kathy Gabriel was born in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for You Bet Your Life (1950). She died on 25 May 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
- John Roper was born on 19 March 1945 in Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Topaz (1969), The Streets of San Francisco (1972) and Thieves Like Us (1974). He died on 27 April 2007 in Summit, Ohio, USA.
- Steven Hicks was born on 22 June 1959 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA. He died on 18 June 1978 in Bath, Ohio, USA.
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Anthony Santa Croce was born on 25 October 1947 in New Jersey, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for Monsters (1988), Tales from the Darkside (1983) and White Mile (1994). He died on 11 December 2010 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
John E. Davis was born on 31 August 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), 90210 (2008) and Mission: Impossible (1988). He died on 27 January 2023 in Ohio, USA.- Bob Shreve was born on 16 July 1912 in Plymouth, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The General Store (1952), 3 Stooges (1959) and A Million Laughs (1959). He was married to Mary Jane Keller. He died on 20 February 1990 in Hamilton County, Ohio, USA.
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'Little Pat' Bilon was born on 29 August 1947 in Youngstown, Ohio, USA. He is known for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Under the Rainbow (1981). He died on 27 January 1983 in Youngstown, Ohio, USA.- Director
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Steve Gebhardt was born on 6 January 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Escalator Over the Hill (1999), Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally (1972) and Up Your Legs Forever (1971). He died on 15 October 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.- Victoria Karnafel was born on 19 November 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for The Deer Hunter (1978). She died on 22 March 2004 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
- Frederick 'Dennis' Greene was born on 11 January 1949 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Greased Lightning (1977), Festival Express (2003) and Sha Na Na (1977). He died on 5 September 2015 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.