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A stocky, friendly-faced character actor, Ford was born Samuel Jones in England, where the brutality of his childhood rivaled anything that Charles Dickens ever dreamed up. He lived for a while in an orphanage after being separated from his parents. While still young, he was sent to a Toronto branch of the orphanage. There, he began a cycle that involved living in 17 foster homes, the longest being with a farm family that treated him like a slave. At age 11 he ran away and joined a vaudeville troupe called the Winnipeg Kiddies, with whom he stayed until 1914. He then joined a friend named Wallace Ford, and the two 'hoboed" their way into the United States. After the friend was crushed to death by a railroad car, he took the name Wallace Ford in his friend's memory and found work in theatrical troupes and repertory companies. On Broadway he acted in "Abraham Lincoln," "Abie's Irish Rose," and "Bad Girl." He left Broadway in 1932 to appear with Joan Crawford in Possessed (1931); he also landed the lead in MGM's notorious Freaks (1932), although his fellow actors proved more memorable. He also co-starred as Walter Huston's amoral brother in one of the studio's few full-blown gangster melodramas, The Beast of the City (1932), starring Jean Harlow in arguably her most hard-bitten role. In all he appeared in over 200 films, including five directed by John Ford (The Last Hurrah (1958), The Whole Town's Talking (1935), They Were Expendable (1945), The Lost Patrol (1934), and The Informer (1935)). He also appeared with Henry Fonda in the TV series "The Deputy," which ran from 1959 to 1960. Ford died of a heart attack soon after his last memorable role as "Old Pa" in the hit Sidney Poitier drama A Patch of Blue (1965).- Silent-screen actress Ethel Clayton was a convent-educated girl from Champaign, IL, who sought work as a stage actress after finishing her education. She secured small parts here and there, but hit the big time when she went to work for the Frawley Organization, which had several touring stock companies. She got small parts at first but then began getting bigger ones until finally she was getting star billing. Howver, the advent of motion pictures soon piqued her curiosity, and a visit to a film studio aroused her interest even more. Producer Siegmund Lubin offered to star her in one of his productions, she consented--"just this one, though"--and made her film debut in "The Great Divide". However, after she saw the completed film, she consented to do another, The Lion and the Mouse (1914), and soon she had given up the stage altogether in favor of pictures. It was the beginning of a career that lasted more than 30 years and comprised more than 180 films. Her last one was The Perils of Pauline (1947), in which she had an uncredited bit part, after which she left the screen. She died in Oxnard, CA, in 1966.
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André Pernet was born on 6 January 1894 in Rambervillers, Vosges, France. He was an actor, known for La mort du cygne (1937), Louise (1939) and Radio (1937). He died on 11 June 1966 in Paris, France.- Aleksandr Mgebrov was born on 14 March 1884 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944), Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1958) and Khabu (1928). He died on 11 June 1966 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia].
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Gene Rose was born on 19 July 1897. She was a composer, known for Irene (1940), The Dolly Sisters (1945) and Rookies on Parade (1941). She died on 11 June 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Editor
- Editorial Department
Lee Huntington was born on 9 July 1917 in Tennessee, USA. Lee was an editor, known for Thriller (1960), Suspicion (1957) and M Squad (1957). Lee died on 11 June 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Jud Larson was born on 21 January 1923 in Grand Prairie, Texas, USA. He died on 11 June 1966 in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Maud Cooling was born on 5 June 1872 in Fergus, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for The Boy Girl (1917), Fields of Honor (1918) and The Eternal Magdalene (1919). She was married to Dean Raymond. She died on 11 June 1966 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
- Sigrid Creutz Hindborg was born on 26 December 1884. She was an actress, known for Kærlighed ved Hoffet (1912), Fra det mørke København (1910) and Venus (1911). She died on 11 June 1966.
- Jimmy Davies was born on 8 August 1929 in Glendale, California, USA. He died on 11 June 1966 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA.