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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Amanda Blake was born in Buffalo, NY, of English and Scottish descent. She and her parents moved to Claremont, California, while Amanda was still in high school, and she graduated from Claremont High. She enrolled at Pomona College but, due to her avid participation in community and theater productions, she was devoting much more time to acting than her schoolwork. Amanda started on a full acting schedule, doing summer stock in New England. She followed that up with theater and radio acting in Buffalo and then movies in Hollywood. While acting in small theater and stock companies she also painted backdrops and scenery. She was still in her teens when she debuted in MGM"s Stars in My Crown (1950), and her first television role was in Double Exposure (1952). Her most famous role, however, came in 1955, when she starred in the classic western series Gunsmoke (1955) as "Miss Kitty" Russell, the feisty madame and proprietor of Dodge City's Long Branch Saloon opposite James Arness' Marshal Matt Dillon.- Neville Brand joined the Illinois National Guard in 1939, bent on a career in the military. His National Guard unit was activated into federal service shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. It was while he was in the army that he made his acting debut, in Army training films, and this experience apparently changed the direction of his life. Once a civilian again, he used his GI Bill education assistance to study drama with the American Theater Wing and then appeared in several Broadway plays. His film debut was in Port of New York (1949). Among his earliest films was the Oscar-winning Stalag 17 (1953). His heavy features and gravelly voice made Brand a natural tough guy (and he wasn't just a "movie" tough guy--he was among the most highly decorated American soldiers in World War II, fighting in the European Theater against the Germans). "With this kisser, I knew early in the game I wasn't going to make the world forget Clark Gable," he once told a reporter. He played Al Capone in The George Raft Story (1961), The Scarface Mob (1959), and TV's The Untouchables (1959). Among his other memorable roles are the sympathetic guard in Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) and the representative of rioting convicts in Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954). Perhaps his best-known role was that of the soft-hearted, loud-mouthed, none-too-bright but very effective Texas Ranger Reese Bennett of Backtrack! (1969), Three Guns for Texas (1968), and TV's Laredo (1965).
- Actor
- Stunts
Born in Palo Alto, California, Tim was a physically imposing and well-known character actor from the 80's. Tim and Tom Selleck were college roommates while both attended the University of Southern California. First drafted into the NFL in 1968, his career there included playing professional football for the Philadelphia Eagles, then San Diego Chargers, and the Houston Oilers. After his football career ended in the mid 70's, Tim began acting and remained active through 1998. Tim lived another 20 years after his final appearance, passing away in his native California in December 2018.- Samantha Lewes was born on 29 November 1952 in San Diego, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Bosom Buddies (1980) and Mr. Success (1984). She was married to Tom Hanks. She died on 12 March 2002 in Sacramento, California, USA.
- William Sylvester was born on 31 January 1922 in Oakland, California, USA. He was an actor, known for 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Gorgo (1961) and Riding with Death (1976). He was married to Veronica Hurst and Sheila Sweet. He died on 25 January 1995 in Sacramento, California, USA.
- Additional Crew
Carrie Ann Morrow was born on 27 October 1958 in Hollywood, California, USA. She is known for Georgia (1995) and Freedom (1981). She died on 27 December 2016 in Sacramento, California, USA.- Wally Albright was born on 3 September 1925 in Burbank, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Roll Along, Cowboy (1937), Salvation Nell (1931) and Thunder (1929). He died on 7 August 1999 in Sacramento, California, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Mary Lee was born on 24 October 1924 in Centralia, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Cowboy and the Senorita (1944), Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941) and Angels with Broken Wings (1941). She was married to Harry J. Banan. She died on 6 June 1996 in Sacramento, California, USA.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Actress, singer, comedienne and dancer. Gladys Blake left home at age 14 to join a stock company in Reading, Pennsylvania, and after two years she had developed her own vaudeville act, Gresham and Blake, with Lee Gresham. Coming to California, they were booked into the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles where she was spotted by film agent Edward Small. Her first small film roles were mostly for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Director Richard Thorpe personally offered Gladys her small role in "The Earl of Chicago" in which only her legs were seen.- Actor
- Soundtrack
William Murphy was born on 9 January 1921 in Sacramento, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Disconnect (2012), It Happens Every Spring (1949) and Sands of Iwo Jima (1949). He died on 6 November 1989 in Sacramento, California, USA.- Byron Barr was born on 18 August 1917 in Corning, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for Double Indemnity (1944), Tokyo Rose (1946) and Tarnished (1950). He died on 3 November 1966 in Sacramento County, California, USA.
- Kenneth Harlan was born on 26 July 1895 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Penalty (1920), Paradise Island (1930) and Danger Island (1931). He was married to Rosemarie Gonsalves Mirjanian, Rhea Walker, Helene Stanton, Helen (Donna) Spelner, Phyllis McClure, Doris Hilda Booth, Marie Prevost, Florence Hart and Salome F. Sanborn. He died on 6 March 1967 in Sacramento, California, USA.
- Eric Lynch was born on 11 March 1975 in Rodeo, California, USA. He was an actor, known for American Dreams (2002), Fringe (2008) and In Plain Sight (2008). He died on 20 September 2014 in Sacramento, California, USA.
- Cully Holland was born on 22 October 1957 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Warbirds (1988), Hardball (1989) and Dirty Love (1988). He died on 29 June 1991 in Sacramento, California, USA.
- Robert Ringwald was born on 26 November 1940 in Roseville, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Twice Upon a Time (1998). He was married to Adele Edith Frembd Ringwald. He died on 3 August 2021 in Sacramento, California, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Edwin Rochelle started out in films in the 1930s as a stand-in for smaller actors. Like many actors of the 1930s, he had an affiliation with a studio and a majority of their work came from that studio. Rochelle was the go-to stand-in for Barry Fitzgerald and other stars at RKO, and sometimes this led to upgrades where he was paid more because he would deliver dialog, and he'd have to be paid as a day player for every day that he was on set as an actor's stand-in.
By the late 1950s, Rochelle was one of the guys that was regularly used as a stand-in for various guest stars in productions filmed at Universal Studios. He would regularly be seen in westerns and dramas filmed there throughout the early 1960s. It was during one of these productions where Rochelle's life would change forever when he stood-in for actor Robert Lansing.
After he stood in for Robert Lansing, it started a friendship that lasted until Rochelle's death. Lansing would use Rochelle whenever Lansing was working, and he would usually make sure Rochelle was upgraded to a silent bit on set. Lansing would regularly take Rochelle on location with him as his assistant and would occasionally give him a credited role like in Namu, the Killer Whale (1966). This provided regular work and a steady income for Rochelle for more than a decade.
When Lansing's career started to slow down, so did Rochelle's. Rochelle decided to retire, but he still would come back for an occasional role until he passed away in 1977.- Producer
- Additional Crew
Samuel Bronston was born on 26 March 1908 in Bessarabia, Russian Empire [now Moldova]. He was a producer, known for El Cid (1961), The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) and 55 Days at Peking (1963). He died on 12 January 1994 in Sacramento, California, USA.- Louise Lorraine's small stature and delicate beauty seemed hardly the qualities to be desired in a serial heroine, but she starred in 11 of the physically demanding, action-filled cliffhangers, and showed as much spirit as, and in some cases more than, many of her colleagues in that genre. Louise's entry into the film industry came about when a photography salesman knocked on the door of the suburban Los Angeles home she lived in with her widowed mother and five siblings. The 13-year-old Lorraine answered it, and the salesman was so impressed by her look and demeanor that he told her mother she should be in the movies, and he had a contact at the Ince Studio who could arrange it. At first, Louise's mother refused to let her daughter enter the film industry but eventually gave in. Louise started out in two-reel comedies for independent studios, and then alternated among Universal, MGM and Warner Bros. She left the screen after making her second sound movie n 1930, ostensibly to devote her time to her second husband (her first was cowboy actor Art Acord) and two children. She died in 1981.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Mike Wagner was born on 14 April 1915 in Cheesequake, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Every Which Way But Loose (1978), Camp Runamuck (1965) and The Trouble with Girls (1969). He died on 25 March 1987 in Sacramento, California, USA.- Producer
- Writer
- Editor
Chris King is an Oscar-qualified award winning filmmaker and three-time NorCal Emmy nominated television writer/producer. His screenplays have garnered national attention in The Nicholl Fellowship, the Chesterfield Film Project, Fade In Magazine and HBO's Project Greenlight. His films have played in over 225 film festivals and have been seen in over 150 cities in 90 countries. Chris credits his early fascination with character-driven films to the haunting performances in The Deer Hunter and Ordinary People. Chris and his co-producer/co-writer wife Heather reside in Roseville, California with their two daughters.- Amira Moustafa was born on 2 July 1922 in Cairo, Egypt. She was an actress, known for Queen of the Amazons (1946) and Dangerous Money (1946). She died on 6 July 2006 in Sacramento, California, USA.
- Margaret Bert was born on 4 June 1896 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Campus Sleuth (1948), Sarge Goes to College (1947) and Panic! (1957). She died on 1 May 1971 in Sacramento, California, USA.
- Lul Jody was born on 22 November 2000. He was an actor, known for Lul Jody: Lifestyle (2018), Marbells x Lul Jody x Numba 9: Life Trife (2018) and TSG Dondada x Lul Jody: Cook Shit (2020). He died on 6 June 2020 in Sacramento, California, USA.
- Florence Dagmar was born on 22 October 1895 in Portland, Oregon, USA. She was an actress, known for The Call of the North (1914), Young Romance (1915) and The Country Boy (1915). She was married to Raymond Louis Somers. She died on 7 May 1986 in Sacramento, California, USA.
- Estelle Jewell was born on 5 December 1927 in Oakland, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Shadow of a Doubt (1943). She was married to Robert Vincent Klein. She died on 4 April 1992 in Sacramento, California, USA.