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- Actor
- Composer
Bill Alton was one of the founding members of Chicago's Second City, along with Edward Asner, Alan Arkin, Joan Rivers and others. Both his wife, Dolores Alton, and his ex-wife, Zohra Lampert, were also members of the troupe. He got involved with the "Second City" while attending the University of Chicago after fighting in World War II. He also appeared with "The Compass". His live theatrical debut was in "Three Blind Mice", with Melvin Douglas and he also appeared on That Was the Week That Was (1962) and General Electric Theater (1953). He went on to appear in numerous television commercials such as the Thom McCann "Man in the Shoe" until the early 1970s, when he switched to directing. A winner of numerous awards for his direction of such commercials as "You're the Cream in my Coffee" and "Take the Nestea Plunge", Bill retired from directing in the 1980's to begin teaching acting in New York City and at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. Late in life, Bill appeared on Broadway in "Our Town", which was taped for broadcast on PBS and "UbU" with Oliver Platt. Bill passed away at the Actor's Fund Retirement Home in Englewood, New Jersey in 1998.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Louis Arbessier was born on 9 April 1907 in Vienne, Isère, France. He was an actor, known for Violetas imperiales (1952), Michael Strogoff (1956) and The Three Musketeers (1953). He died on 23 March 1998 in Paris, France.- Winifred Cushing was born in 1906 in Colfax, Iowa, USA. She was an actress, known for Little Fugitive (1953), The Story of Mr. Hobbs (1947) and The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong (1951). She died on 23 March 1998 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
- Lillie Björnstrand was born on 2 November 1913 in Högsjö, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Panik (1939). She was married to Gunnar Björnstrand. She died on 23 March 1998 in Nacka, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- Director
- Cinematographer
Max Douwes was born on 22 May 1923 in Klijndijk, Drenthe, Netherlands. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Stiefbeen en zoon (1963), Swiebertje (1955) and De wachters bij het graf (1960). He died on 23 March 1998 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Ray Scott was born on 17 June 1919 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 23 March 1998 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- Additional Crew
John Sikela was born on 1 December 1906 in Slovakia. He died on 23 March 1998 in Lorain, Ohio, USA.