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American character actor and producer/director. A third-generation Kansan, raised in Hutchinson, Kansas, Smith was the son of Delos V. Smith and Bessie Bloom. He was Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Kansas, participated in the first Round the World University Afloat, attended graduate school at Harvard, the Sorbonne, and College de France. He was involved in the performing arts throughout his life, first as impresario of the General Motors Symphony of the Air radio show from 1930-36, then as a singer in a multitude of opera companies. He acted, produced, and directed on Broadway and on the London stage, and appeared in a number of Hollywood films and television programs. Following his retirement in 1981, he returned to college in Hutchinson, Kansas, studying at Hutchinson Community College for much of the final two decades of his life. At his death, he had no immediate survivors.- Sarah Leanne Scantlin was born to Elizabeth and James Scantlin. She had one brother named James V. Scantlin. She graduated from Nickerson High School in 1984 and attended Hutchinson Junior Community College where she made the cheerleading squad, the Dragon Dolls. On September 21, 1984, just a couple weeks into her freshman year, she was struck by a motor vehicle (drunk driver who fled the scene) while walking with friends and sustained a traumatic brain injury and spinal cord damage. She was in a minimally conscious coma-like state for 20 years. In January 2005, she surprised family, friends, and medical professionals alike when she began speaking. She retained much of her long-term memory but did not comprehend that she was no longer 18-years-old. Time magazine featured her in a 2007 special edition that focused on the brain and the "mysteries of consciousness." In July 2007, she fed herself for the first time in 22 years. Sarah died of respiratory issues and failing blood pressure on May 20, 2016.
- Auriol Lee was born on 13 September 1880 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Suspicion (1941) and A Royal Divorce (1938). She was married to Frederick Lloyd. She died on 2 July 1941 in Hutchinson, Kansas, USA.
- Jim Scantlin was born on 14 March 1938. He was married to Betsy Scantlin. He died on 25 January 2016 in Hutchinson, Kansas, USA.
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Edward Shuey was born on 8 November 1914 in Alameda, California, USA. He was an actor. He died on 12 December 2004 in Hutchinson, Kansas, USA.- Actor
Sam Kahalewai was born on 11 December 1918 in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA. He was an actor. He died on 30 March 1997 in Hutchinson, Kansas USA.- Jack Banta was born on 24 June 1925 in Hutchinson, Kansas, USA. He was married to Jackie Gaylor. He died on 17 September 2006 in Hutchinson, Kansas, USA.