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- Jacqueline deWit was born on 26 September 1912 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Little Giant (1946), All That Heaven Allows (1955) and The Damned Don't Cry (1950). She died on 7 January 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
This quiet, dark-haired beauty began her brief 30s career promoted as the "secretary to the stars." Dorothy Wilson started life out in Minneapolis, Minnesota on November 14, 1909, born to non-professionals. She herself demonstrated little interest in an acting career growing up. Following graduation she took various secretarial jobs in the Chicago area before moving to Los Angeles in 1930, triggered by her keen interests in traveling and experiencing new places. Signing up with a number of employment agencies, she was eventually hired by RKO Pictures and worked at the studio as a secretary for two years. Taking dictation for director Gregory La Cava as part of her many assignments at RKO, LaCava, who was preparing to cast his upcoming film The Age of Consent (1932), took note of this lovely, highly photogenic "Girl Friday" and set her up for a screen test. Surprisingly, she won one of the two co-ed lead parts (the other was Arline Judge) and set down her writing pad for good. She received fine reviews opposite Richard Cromwell for her pre-Code co-starring role as a college cutie looking for romance.
Dubbed a "Wampas Baby Star" of 1932, Dorothy went on to provide standard romantic interest in such films as Lucky Devils (1933), Before Dawn (1933), Scarlet River (1933), His Greatest Gamble (1934), When a Man's a Man (1935), In Old Kentucky (1935), Bad Boy (1935) and The Milky Way (1936) opposite such vast and varied leading men as Bruce Cabot, Robert Armstrong, Stuart Erwin, Preston Foster, Richard Dix Tom Keene, Will Rogers, Harold Lloyd and James Dunn.
While making the film 8 Girls in a Boat (1934), Dorothy began dating the movie's scriptwriter Lewis R. Foster. The couple married in 1936. After filming Craig's Wife (1936), and Speed to Spare (1937), Dorothy abandoned her career to devote herself to husband and family. They moved to a California ranch in Reseda and went on to have two sons. Other than an unbilled bit in Whistling in Brooklyn (1943), Dorothy never even entertained the idea of returning to acting. Her husband, however, continued in the business and became an inspired composer and songwriter in addition to being a steadfast writer/director. He won an Oscar for his script of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). Foster died in 1974 and Dorothy lived on for another two decades plus, passing away at age 88 in California in 1998.- Blonde younger sister of Lorena Velázquez, Teresa Velázquez made her first film in 1957. Often cast as a frivolous young woman, she worked steadily on screen and theater with Alejandro Jodorowsky through the 1970s, then retired from acting for a number of years. She made a comeback and was working on the stage and on TV when stricken with cancer in 1996. She died the following year after a well-publicized and valiant battle with the disease. Teresa Velázquez first married Venezuelan actor Espartaco Santoni (they had two children, one of whom is actress Paola Santoni) and then producer Carlos Vasallo.
- Hazel Bainbridge was born on 25 January 1909 in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Middlemarch (1968), Great Expectations (1967) and Cranford (1972). She was married to John Carroll. She died on 7 January 1998 in England, UK.
- Lawrence Treat was born on 21 December 1903 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Suspense (1949), Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955). He was married to Margery Dallet. He died on 7 January 1998 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, USA.
- Utz Krause was born on 16 April 1955. He was an actor, known for Run Lola Run (1998), Tatort (1970) and Der Fensterputzer (1993). He died on 7 January 1998.
- Piotr Grabowski was born on 30 March 1947 in Gdansk, Pomorskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Pilkarski poker (1989), Ekstradycja (1995) and The Quack (1982). He died on 7 January 1998 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Additional Crew
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Owen Bradley was born on 21 October 1915 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He is known for Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), Cody the Robosapien (2013) and Steven Seagal: Lawman (2009). He died on 7 January 1998 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.- Writer
- Art Department
- Animation Department
Eli Bauer was born on 17 November 1928. Eli was a writer, known for Big Game Fishing (1968), Winky Dink and You! (1969) and Hokey Home Movies (1964). Eli died on 7 January 1998.- Pauline Rennie was born on 4 January 1945 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for The Care Bears Movie (1985), The Care Bears (1986) and Maggie Muggins (1955). She was married to William LeSauvage. She died on 7 January 1998 in Port Perry, Ontario, Canada.
- Alvaro Jimenez Nagore was born in Bilbao, Basque, Spain, to Antonio and Mariabeth Nagore. In February 1996, his parents were divorced and he lived with his father, while his brother Jose (born 1981) followed his mom. At the age of 13, Alvaro was chosen to play Juan in "Secretos del Corazon" (1997) after the talent searching Jose Guiderfo saw him when he played drama as the prince in "Snow White". He began filming with other chosen kids, Inigo Garces and Andoni Erburu, in December 1996. Alvaro made just one movie, because in 7 January 1998, he was in a car accident, and died.
- Set Decorator
- Art Department
- Writer
Elso Valentini was born in San Marino (sm). He was a set decorator and writer, known for The Enemy General (1960) (1960), The Queen of Babylon (1954) (1954) and Roman Holiday (1953) (1953). He was previously married to Teresa Rea. He died on January 7, 1998 (age 79). Son of the citizens of San Marino (sm), he attended Julius Cesar Classical High Rimini School with Federico Fellini. He entered the world of cinema in 1942 working in the film, The Children Are Watching Us (1943) directed by Vittorio De Sica. Subsequently, he began his collaboration with Scalera film production of, the largest film production house of that time. During the period of the fascist regime he worked as a dresser set until 1943 on various set, including Men of the Mountain (1943) with Amedeo Nazzari. In 1945, in the aftermath of the Liberation, he returned to Rome to resume his work in the cinematographic sector with Unknown Men of San Marino (1948) directed by Michal Waszynski, with Vittorio De Sica and Anna Magnani. A movie dedicated to the Republic of San Marino for having hosted 110,000 Italians for six months during the bombardment caused by the clash of forces on the German defense line, the Gothic Line. With the end of the hostility of the war, Italy becomes a flourishing ground for international film productions. The name of Hollywood sul Tevere (2009) will be given to that historical period of cinematography. His first international film will be: Black Magic (1949). Elso Valentini was hired by many American's cinematographic studios, working as a set dresser for some of the most famous films of all time, including Beat the Devil (1953) directed by John Huston. He was producer, screenwriter and actor of Tierra mágica (1959), the first documentary film on the Amazon Venezuela forest, appointed films for the Berlin Festival of 1959. His last commitment in the world of cinema was with The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1951) for the creation of Ben-Hur (1959) directed by William Wyler. After two months of production he will have to abandon the set for family reasons. He returned to the country of his roots, the Republic of San Marino (sm), was remained until his death.- Gertrude Ireland was born on 9 April 1916 in South Bend, Indiana, USA. She was married to George Ireland. She died on 7 January 1998.
- Frank Roberts was born on 27 November 1907 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was married to Celeste 'Cella' Leila Beatrix Shoucair. He died on 7 January 1998 in London, England, UK.
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Owen Bradley was born on 21 October 1915 in Westmoreland, Tennessee, USA. Owen was a producer, known for The Porter Wagoner Show (1961) and Country Style, U.S.A. (1957). Owen died on 7 January 1998 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.