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One of the movies' most memorable tough guys, Simon Oakland actually began his career as a concert violinist, turning to acting in the late 1940s. After a long string of roles in Broadway hits, including "Light Up the Sky," "The Shrike" and "Inherit the Wind," Oakland made his film debut as the tough but compassionate journalist who speaks up for Susan Hayward's "Barbara Graham" in I Want to Live! (1958). He would go on to play a long series of tough guy types, albeit usually on the right side of the law, in such films as The Sand Pebbles (1966), Tony Rome (1967), Psycho (1960), and, most notably, nasty Lieutenant Schrank in West Side Story (1961). He was also a frequently seen face on TV, at one point serving as a regular or semi-regular on four different series at once. Much respected by his co-workers as a total professional, he died, after a long battle with cancer, one day after his 68th birthday.- Actress
- Producer
Born in 1942 in Wichita, Kansas, Laurel Goodwin was a child model, and made her film debut in Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) opposite Elvis. She only made a few more movies, but appeared in many TV series; and she was in the "pilot" (Star Trek: The Cage, 1965, which has an actual copyright date of 1964) for the Star Trek (1966) TV series (this was part of a two-hour show, Star Trek: The Menagerie: Part II (1966), which had parts of "The Cage" in "flashback" and was finally aired in its entirety in 1986). She married, in 1971, businessman Walter Wood, and the two lived in Palm Springs. She was involved with home-nursing, and attended Elvis Presley "reunions" and Star Trek conventions.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Paul Wallace was born as Paul Norton Willens in Los Angeles, California, to Samuel and Anna (Goldstein) Willens. Paul studied drama at Horace Mann High School in Los Angeles, and in the summer of 1952 he enrolled in a dance course at the Nick Castle Studio along with classmates including future Mouseketeers Sharon Baird, Lonnie Burr and Doreen Tracy. His training prepared him for a career on stage and film, beginning with a role in "Season in the Sun" at the Geller Theater in the fall of 1954.
Robert Young was impressed with Paul's performance as Dutch in "Best Foot Forward" at the Civic Playhouse in 1956, and this led to a three-year stint as Kippy on the series "Father Knows Best". After acting in the films "Johnny Trouble" and "Crime in the Streets", and regional theatre productions of "Kiss Me, Kate", "Damn Yankees" and "The Pajama Game", Paul made his Broadway debut as Tulsa in "Gypsy" in 1959. His performance as Tulsa in the 1962 film yielded him a Golden Globe nomination as Most Promising Male Newcomer.
Paul died on November 30, 2001 in Cathedral City, California at the age of 63.- Actress
- Soundtrack
The younger sister of actress Alice Day, Marceline achieved stardom in the mid-1920s, appearing opposite such stars as John Barrymore and Lon Chaney. Adept at comedy, she also starred with such top comics as Buster Keaton and Harry Langdon. Her career faltered in the early 1930s, however, and she was soon reduced to appearing in low-budget thrillers and action pictures. She retired in the mid-1930s.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Don Wilson was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. Not much is known about his early life but what is known is that he played football for the University of Colorado in the 1920s. Wilson began his radio career as a singer in Denver's radio station, KFEL, in 1923. In 1929, he started working at radio station KFI in Los Angeles, California.
In the summer of 1932, Wilson worked as a sportscaster, covering the opening of the 1932 Summer Olympics games and, in the early part of 1934, Wilson was working as the announcer on George Gershwin's series, "Music by Gershwin", when Jack Benny heard him on the radio and insisted that he come to work for him and, on 6 April 1934, Wilson made his first broadcast as Benny's announcer in his live radio show, that started a relationship with Benny that lasted for over thirty years.
Wilson was a "portly man" with a deep resonating voice and a robust figure that made him very popular with sponsors as, in the early days of radio, the show's announcer read the commercial pitches for the sponsors and the sponsors believes a deep voice was more agreeable to the audience. Being a good business man, Wilson always made sure his contracts allowed him to freelance and take on other endeavors, and he did just that, as in 1946, Wilson was a regular on the daytime comedy, "Glamour Manor" (1946). He also worked as an announcer for variety shows and comedy radio programs. In 1950, Jack Benny made the move to television and Wilson made the move as well, until 1965, when The Jack Benny Program (1950) ended.
In 1966, Wilson made his last television appearance on the Batman (1966) TV series (1966-1968) episode, Dizzoner the Penguin (1966), where he played the uncredited role of newscaster "Walter Klondike", a spoof of Walter Cronkite. From 1968 until the mid-1970s, Wilson and his wife hosted a television show called "Town Talk" in the Palm Springs area and he continued to do interviews on radio and television whenever the topic was about Jack Benny or old time radio (He was considered a authority on both).
Don Wilson died of a stroke on April 25, 1982 at age 81 in Cathedral City, California. He was survived by his wife of over 30 years, radio actress Lois Corbett.- Shirlee Garner was born on 30 November 1935 in Fredonia, Kansas, USA. She was an actress, known for Raymie (1960), Strange Compulsion (1964) and The Tab Hunter Show (1960). She was married to Richard Conte, Lawrence Sylvan Krieger and William Witty. She died on 17 May 2014 in Cathedral City, California, USA.
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
American documentary film director. After completing training in the dramatic arts, he worked for a while as a journalist. In 1925 he entered films and specialized throughout his career in travel documentaries. Besides directing, he also wrote, produced, and narrated many of his films. MGM distributed a series of his travel films under the umbrella titles "Fitzpatrick Traveltalks" and "The Voice of the Globe", as did Paramount as "Vistavision Visits." The hallmarks of Fitzpatrick's films were Technicolor photography and stolidity.- Tommy Alexander was born on 3 January 1942 in Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fugitive (1963), Ben Casey (1961) and Perry Mason (1957). He died on 24 August 2003 in Cathedral City, California, USA.
- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Writer
James Duff McAdams was born on 11 March 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Kojak (1973), The Virginian (1962) and The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978). He died on 8 September 2007 in Cathedral City, California, USA.- Jean Bono was born on 7 May 1912 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. She was married to Santo Bono. She died on 15 January 2005 in Cathedral City, California, USA.
- Writer
- Art Department
- Composer
Charles Shows was a writer and composer, known for Time for Beany (1949), Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown (1958) and The Adventures of Patches (1951). He died on 27 October 2001 in Cathedral City, California, USA.- Bobby Specht was born on 22 October 1921 in Superior, Wisconsin, USA. He died on 11 January 1999 in Cathedral City, California, USA.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
An Emmy Award and Pulitzer Prize nominee composer, conductor, and arranger, Will Schaefer was educated at Mary D. Bradford High School in Kenosha (Distinguished Alumni Award), De Paul University (BM, Distinguished Alumni Award), and Northwestern University (MA and graduate work extending into study for a Doctor of Music degree). During the Korean War, he was assistant conductor and arranger for the 5th Army Band, Special Services at Fort Sheridan, Illinois (1951-1954) where he wrote music for Radio Free Europe, the Voice of America, and local stations. Coming to New York after his military service, he wrote for well-known music publishers and composed, conducted and arranged for radio, television, commercials (Pillsbury, Post Cereals, Ford, Chevrolet and over seven hundred others), industrial films and records. While there, he arranged for the Buddy Rich and Count Basie bands and thirteen Broadway musicals ("What Makes Sammy Run?", "Kicks & Company", "The Prince and the Showgirl", "Spotlight" and others). In Los Angeles from 1966 for Walt Disney Studios, he orchestrated about thirty episodes of The Magical World of Disney (1954) (aka "The Wonderful World of Disney") and sections of many Disney films plus music for the live attractions "Pirates of the Caribbean", "America the Beautiful", "Bear Country", "It's a Small World", and "Innoventions". His over-150 songs and instrumentals include "Midnight Matinee", "Caribeguine, "Autumn Beguine", "Overture - Fanfare and Capriccio", and "Ballada" plus others.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Bertram Bracken was born on 1 January 1880 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Rose of the Bowery (1927), The Face on the Barroom Floor (1932) and Defying the Law (1924). He was married to Margaret Landis and Mildred Bracken. He died on 1 November 1952 in Cathedral City, California, USA.- Marie Marks was born on 22 April 1918 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for Super-Sleuth (1937) and The Stupor-Visor (1938). She died on 14 October 1995 in Cathedral City, California, USA.
- Alex Kirst was born in 1963 in Canada. He was an actor, known for Bad Influence (1990). He died on 13 January 2011 in Cathedral City, California, USA.
- Producer
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Daniel Jbara was born on 22 February 1964 in the USA. Daniel was a producer and writer, known for The Last Seduction (1994), Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2000) and Trunk (2008). Daniel died on 21 October 2020 in Cathedral City, California, USA.- Teepee Mitchell was born on 31 December 1915 in New York City, New York, USA. Teepee died on 4 October 1987 in Cathedral City, California, USA.
- Ben Agajanian was born on 28 August 1919 in Santa Ana, California, USA. He was married to Arleen Phelps. He died on 8 February 2018 in Cathedral City, California, USA.
- Fred MacKaye was born on 26 May 1905 in Maher, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for Gun Justice (1933), The Call of the Savage (1935) and Over the Goal (1937). He was married to Violet Knights and Betty. He died on 10 September 1988 in Cathedral City, California, USA.
- Bess Ehrhardt was born on 21 January 1916 in Superior, Wisconsin, USA. She was an actress, known for The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939). She was married to Roy Shipstad. She died on 8 September 1975 in Cathedral City, California, USA.
- Arthur Eckdahl was born on 28 December 1931 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for Sliver (1993), The Heart of Justice (1992) and Matlock (1986). He died on 4 April 2014 in Cathedral City, California, USA.