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- Johnny Unitas played his collegiate career at the University of Louisville (1951-54), passing for 3,007 yards and 27 touchdowns. Unitas, who wore No. 19 as a professional, had his No. 16 collegiate uniform retired at Louisville, the only number retired by the Cardinals.
Known as "The Golden Arm", Unitas had anything but a golden introduction to the NFL. A late round draft pick of the Pittsburg Steelers, he was cut in his rookie year. He signed with the Baltimore Colts a year later and began to change the future of pro football. Unitas quarterbacked the Colts in the NFL title in 1958, beating the New York Giants in the league's first overtime championship, known forever more as the greatest game ever played.
Unitas' legend grew through the 60s and 70s. His record for throwing a touchdown in 47 consecutive games continues to stand. He became the first NFL quarterback to pass for more than 40,000 yards. In January 1971, Unitas won his last championship, leading the Colts against the Cowboys in Super Bowl V.
The persona of "Johnny U" exceeds even his numbers. His bow-legged gait and crew cut became his trademarks. His flair for leading the Colts to come from behind wins became his signature. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979.
In Baltimore, Unitas will be remembered as much for his personal touch as for his professional greatness. Ever willing to stop for an autograph or to give of his time, Unitas helped christen Towson University's new stadium last week - with a pass.
No one could have known that would have been the last pass from his golden arm. Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley said, "This is a particularly painful day for Baltimore, because Johnny Unitas was Baltimore -- guts and grit." He played in 10 Pro Bowls, was named MVP three times, and was named the NFL's all-time greatest quarterback at the league's 50th anniversary. He retired in 1973 after one year with the San Diego Chargers. At that time, he held nearly every passing mark in the league record book. - Dorothy Layton
Dorothy Layton, the Hollywood movie actress worked during the arrival of the sound era with some of the greatest comedians of the day including Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chase.
"Laurel was the brains behind the genius of Laurel and Hardy," she said in December 2003. "I heard rumors of fights between them but never witnessed anything to suggest their relationship was anything but professional. What I can say is the producer Hal Roach had to often stop the cameras rolling because Laurel and Hardy who ad-libbed used to have everyone rolling about the aisles in tears of laughter. They were and still are magnificent."
She was born Dorothy Violet Wannenwetch on August 13, 1912 in Cincinnati, Ohio. As a child she became well traveled, her father was one of three founders of the Western Southern Life Insurance Company and the family moved frequently finally settling in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dorothy Layton made Baltimore her second home by visiting friends and family there.
Dorothy's teacher at her convert school in Virginia wrote on her final report 'This charismatic young lady personifies the adage 'A rolling stone gathers no moss' she will go far and do extremely well in whatever she decided to do.'
In 1929, Dorothy headed to California to visit a cousin in Santa Barbara for initially two weeks but weeks turned into months and before she knew it, she was in California for good. Dorothy Layton quickly nestled into the Santa Barbara way of life with her cousin frequenting the Hollywood social scene and participating as an actress in local theatre. "We were both very young and innocent," she said. " California was virtually unspoilt then with fruit trees of orange and lemon and pepper trees growing everywhere even down the center of Hollywood Boulevard.
Dorothy was joined by her mother in 1930 and moved to a small house in West Hollywood. By now Dorothy was dating Roger Marchetti; famed attorney for Howard Hughes and Bing Crosby, Dorothy dined at Hollywood 's premier restaurants. She recalled "We always had the best seat in the house and even if the most prominent table had been taken the head waiter would always gather tables together to make a head table for our party which usually consisted of Howard Hughes, Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery, Ralph Bellamy, Ann Dvorak and on occasions Garbo."
Dorothy attributed her success in pictures to the company she kept giving very little credit to her own talent. In fact Dorothy along with other A-list cohorts became the premier toast of Tinsel Town.
She adopted her maternal great-grandmother's maiden name, and as Dorothy Layton landed featured parts in big studio pictures mostly films made at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Fox, "I even had my very own flesh peddler," recalled Dorothy referring to her agent B.P. Schulberg from Paramount Pictures.
Roger Marchetti made sure that Dorothy had an up-to-the-minute wardrobe whenever she had a screen test. He booked either the famous Westmore Brothers or Max Factor to quaff her hair and apply her make-up.
From 1922 through 1934, the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers (WAMPAS) selected 13 girls to be WAMPAS Baby starlets. The ladies were chosen for their Hollywood promise and future success.
Picked as a WAMPAS Baby often lead to huge screen success and star quality. Previous recipients included Mary Astor, Joan Crawford and Clara Bow. Like these actresses, Dorothy's career benefited from the WAMPAS influence on the industry. She appeared in the 1932 line-up with Ginger Rogers, Mary Carlisle, Eleanor Holm, Gloria Stuart and Toshi Mori.
Soon after Dorothy Layton featured in MGM movies and signed a contract to Hal Roach Studios, who had brought 'Our Gang', Harold Lloyd and Laurel and hardy to the screen.
Dorothy made her Roach debut in 'Chickens Come Home' (1932), with Laurel and Hardy and Thelma Todd.
"Everyone knew Thelma Todd as 'Toddy'," she said. "Toddy had a small café which was a favorite of all the stars. She then became involved with mobster Lucky Luciano hers was a tragic end."
Hal Roach cast Dorothy Layton opposite Laurel and Hardy in 'The Chimp' (1932), 'Country Hospital' (1932), and as Muriel Evans bridesmaid in 'Pack Up Your Troubles' (1932) - one of the screen duo's most memorable features. Dorothy and Muriel Evans (who was signed to MGM as a Featured Player in 1931) were teamed a second time for the Charlie Chase comedy 'Young Ironsides' (1932).
In the spring of 1933, Dorothy Layton split from Roger Marchetti. Despite that fact they had been courting for two years he never once proposed marriage, buying her lavish jewelery but no engagement ring.
Without Marchetti there was no Schulberg and with no agent in tow Dorothy saw most her film offers and friends disappear. She made her last film for Hal Roach playing Billy Gilbert's secretary in 'Fallen Arches' (1933) and Louis Lewyn's epic 'Hollywood on Parade' (1933) with Johnny Mack Brown and Mary Pickford, after which she quit.
In 1934, from Hollywood Dorothy Layton headed back to Baltimore. Within a month of her arriving there she married businessman Howard Taylor, who operated a large mattress company. Together they had two children, Barbara two days before Halloween in 1934 and Howard Taylor III on Mothering Sunday1937.
In 1947, Dorothy became a volunteer at Keswick Health Care Centre on the Junior Board and the Board of Lady Volunteers. Seven years later, she joined Keswick as a paid employee, retiring after more than 30 years service in 1977. After five years retirement, Keswick tempted her back, where she entertained patients and taught bridge, commenting that, "It was Howard Hughes who taught me."
In 2001 in an interview about her life in Hollywood she said. "I'm never too chatty about those days. I was fond of most of them and often wonder how my life would be had I stayed. Volunteer work gave me a sense of belonging whilst Hollywood was false and phony and really made no sense at all." - Additional Crew
Roger Caras was born on 24 May 1928 in Methuen, Massachusetts, USA. He is known for Funny (1988), Della (1969) and The Bob Braun Show (1967). He was married to Jill Landon Barclay. He died on 18 February 2001 in Towson, Maryland, USA.- Marguerite Schertle was born on 20 March 1901 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She was an actress, known for Sleepless in Seattle (1993). She died on 18 April 2001 in Towson, Maryland, USA.
- John Waters Sr. was born on 26 February 1917 in Owings Mills, Maryland, USA. He was married to Pat Waters. He died on 11 June 2008 in Towson, Maryland, USA.
- Agathe von Trapp was born on 12 March 1913 in Austria-Hungary. She was a writer, known for The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music (2015). She died on 28 December 2010 in Towson, Maryland, USA.
- Renate Fischer was born on 20 April 1930 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Der Untertan (1951), Der Biberpelz (1949) and Cinderella (1955). She died on 7 December 2008 in Towson, Maryland, USA.
- Tom Marr was born on 17 October 1942 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He was married to Sharon Sullivan. He died on 7 July 2016 in Towson, Maryland, USA.
- Billy Tolzman was born on 27 January 1961 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Pecker (1998), Cecil B. Demented (2000) and Looking for Mr. Right (2003). He died on 4 November 2013 in Towson, Maryland, USA.
- Christopher Rouse was born on 15 February 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a composer, known for The Devil and Father Amorth (2017), Sharon Isbin: Troubadour (2014) and Proms Extra (2013). He was married to Natasha Miller, Ann and Ann J. Rouse. He died on 21 September 2019 in Towson, Maryland, USA.
- Stephen Dixon was born on 6 June 1936 in New York, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for J'ai tué Clémence Acéra (2001), Des morceaux de ma femme (2000) and Change (2001). He was married to Anne Frydman. He died on 6 November 2019 in Towson, Maryland, USA.
- Roy Hilton was born on 23 March 1943 in Georgetown, Mississippi, USA. He died on 6 January 2019 in Towson, Maryland, USA.
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Howard Silverman was born on 3 June 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Tin Men (1987), Diner (1982) and Homicide: Life on the Street (1993). He died on 6 March 2008 in Towson, Maryland, USA.- A native of Baltimore, Maryland, John Steadman attended high school at Baltimore City College and briefly played minor league baseball before getting a job as a reporter for the Baltimore News-Post in 1945. He spent more than fifty years as a sports reporter, sports editor and columnist for the News-Post, the Baltimore News-American and the Baltimore Sun. In 2000, he was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame.
- Jim Mutscheller was born on 31 March 1930 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Joan Claire Ederer. He died on 10 April 2015 in Towson, Maryland, USA.
- Tom Matte is a former American football player who played quarterback in college and primarily running back in the National Football League (NFL) in the 1960s and 1970s and earned a Super Bowl Ring. He attended Shaw High School in East Cleveland and is an Eagle Scout. Matte was an All-American back at Ohio State University.
Tom Matte's 12-year pro career was spent with the Baltimore Colts where he posted career stats of 4,646 rushing yards, 249 receptions for 2,869 yards, 1,367 yards returning kickoffs, and 57 touchdowns (45 rushing, 12 receiving). Late in the 1965 season, Matte also memorably filled in as an emergency quarterback when Colts QBs Johnny Unitas and Gary Cuozzo went down with season-ending injuries in consecutive home losses. For the Colts' regular-season finale (a 20-17 win) against the The Los Angeles Rams and the following weekend's one-game playoff at Green Bay (a 13-10 overtime loss), Colts head coach Don Shula put a list of plays on a wristband that Matte wore. The wristband is now on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Later in his career, Matte was immortalized on the January 6, 1969 cover of Sports Illustrated, scoring his third touchdown of the afternoon in the NFL Championship Game against the Cleveland Browns.
Matte played in Super Bowl III in 1969 when the Colts were famously upset by Joe Namath and the New York Jets. Matte played well, rushing for 116 yards and catching two passes for thirty yards, while setting the record for highest per-carry rushing average in a Super Bowl game: 10.5 (116 yards in only 11 carries) which still stands today. He also broke a long run of 58 yards (a record at the time). The play ended when he was caught by Jets defensive player (and ex-Colt) Johnny Sample which led to an altercation between the two.
Matte was injured in the first game of the 1970 season against San Diego and therefore did not play when the Colts returned to Super Bowl V at the end of that season and beat the Dallas Cowboys. However, he was awarded a Super Bowl ring. Matte was selected to the 1968 and 1969 Pro Bowl teams. - Jigavelii was an actor, known for Jig: Keep It Up (2019), Jig: Pac Man (2019) and Jig: Lost You (2019). He died on 11 January 2022 in Towson, Maryland, USA.
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John Baldwin was born on 13 July 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. John is known for Timeline (2003). John was married to Jenny M. Jochens. John died on 8 February 2015 in Towson, Maryland, USA.- Donald Henderson was born on 7 September 1928 in Lakewood, Ohio, USA. He was married to Nana Bragg. He died on 19 August 2016 in Towson, Maryland, USA.
- George B. Dowell was born in 1909. He was a writer, known for Goin' to Town (1935) and Klondike Annie (1936). He died in 1997 in Towson, Maryland, USA.