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- Transportation Department
- Location Management
Melanie Olmstead was born on 15 November 1968. Melanie is known for John Carter (2012), Point Break (2015) and Hereditary (2018). Melanie died on 25 May 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.- Adam Leadbeater was born on 5 September 1968 in the USA. He was an actor, known for True Blood (2008), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire (2015). He died on 19 November 2020 in Lake City, Florida, USA.
- Edward Woods was born on 5 July 1903 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Public Enemy (1931), Marriage on Approval (1933) and Hot Saturday (1932). He was married to Gabrielle Margery Morris. He died on 8 October 1989 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Production Designer
- Writer
- Director
Alfred Sole was born on July 2, 1943, in Paterson, NJ. He grew up avidly watching the movies of Alfred Hitchcock, who later was an acknowledged influence on Sole's best known and most well-regarded feature, Alice, Sweet Alice (1976), better known as "Alice, Sweet Alice."
Sole graduated from the University of Florence in Italy with a degree in architecture and spent his young adulthood working as an architect. He made his directorial debut with the tongue-in-cheek hardcore parody Deep Sleep (1972), which starred 1970s porno superstars Harry Reems and Georgina Spelvin. It won first prize at the New York Erotic Film Festival and was made in Sole's hometown of Paterson on a paltry $25,000 budget. Alas, the movie was pulled from theaters on charges that it was obscene, and all prints were confiscated.
Sole's superbly atmospheric and vehemently anti-Catholic horror winner "Alice, Sweet Alice" fared much better with critics and audiences alike. It won first prize at the Chicago Film Festival and garnered highly positive reviews from critics, among them Roger Ebert. The film also boasted a then-unknown Brooke Shields in her film debut and was also shot on location in Paterson. Alas, it, too, did poorly at the box office due to spotty distribution.
Sole next made the quirky and kinky soft-core fantasy outing Tanya's Island (1980), which starred future Prince protégé Vanity acting under the pseudonym D.D. Winters and showcased a remarkably convincing ape costume designed by Rob Bottin. Unfortunately, this film likewise suffered from virtually nonexistent theatrical distribution. Sole's final film as director was the silly slasher-movie spoof Pandemonium (1982), which offered an amazing all-star cast that included Tom Smothers, Phil Hartman, Tab Hunter, Eileen Brennan, Carol Kane, Eve Arden, Judge Reinhold, Kaye Ballard, Paul Reubens, and David L. Lander all doing their best with a dopey script. Sole also wrote stories for episodes of the TV shows Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985), Friday the 13th: The Series (1987), and Hotel (1983).
Fed up with studio politics and the Hollywood rat race, Sole called it a day as a director in 1982 and went on to become a successful production designer. Among the movies he has worked on in this capacity are Halloweentown High (2004), These Old Broads (2001), Clubland (1999), Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999), Glory Daze (1995), Bodily Harm (1995), and Night of the Running Man (1995). More recently, Sole handled production-designer chores on the TV series Veronica Mars (2004).- Bernard Kates was born on 26 December 1922 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Phantom (1996), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). He died on 2 February 2010 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, USA.
- Logan Field was born on 12 June 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), Pier 5, Havana (1959) and S.W.A.T. (1975). He was married to Lisabeth Field. He died on 28 August 1997 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Melissa Smith was born on 4 July 1957 in Salt Lake CIty, Utah, USA. She died on 18 October 1974 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Kimberly Leach was born on 28 October 1965. She died on 9 February 1978 in Lake City, Florida, USA.
- Producer
- Production Manager
- Director
Writer/director/producer Don Schain made his feature debut with the softcore outing The Love Object (1970). A former Manhattan movie theater manager, Schain and his partner Ralph T. Desiderio conceived the idea for the notoriously trashy "Ginger" exploitation picture trilogy in 1970. Schain wrote and directed all three of these immensely popular cult films: Ginger (1971), The Abductors (1972) and Girls Are for Loving (1973). The "Ginger" flicks starred brassy blonde Cheri Caffaro as a sexy yet tough female James Bond-style crimefighter who used harsh and aggressive methods to nail the villains. Don subsequently directed Caffaro in the equally sleazy drive-in items A Place Called Today (1972) and Too Hot to Handle (1977). Schain and Caffaro were married for a while, but eventually divorced. Don subsequently remarried. Schain produced a large volume of successful made-for-TV films; he did most of said television movies for the Disney Channel. Don frequently collaborated with director Blair Treu. He was the president of the Motion Picture Association of Utah and lived in Salt Lake City, Utah. Schain died at age 74 on December 26, 2015.- Todd Christensen was born on 3 August 1956 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Married... with Children (1987), World Combat Championship (1996) and American Gladiators (1989). He was married to Kathleen Simmons. He died on 13 November 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Orrin Hatch was born on 22 March 1934 in Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Rat Race (2001), Traffic (2000) and Ocean's Twelve (2004). He was married to Elaine Hansen. He died on 23 April 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.- Lynne Brimley was born on 16 October 1936 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. She was an actress, known for The Stone Boy (1984). She was married to Wilford Brimley. She died on 14 June 2000 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
David Fetzer was born on 17 December 1982 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Isip the Warrior (2013), How to Speak Clearly (2013) and Bad Fever (2011). He died on 20 December 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.- Mary Ethel Gregory was born on 27 November 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. She was an actress, known for Footloose (1984), The Executioner's Song (1982) and The Stand (1994). She was married to Herold (Huck) Gregory. She died on 22 February 2005 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- David Jensen was born on 30 December 1947 in Logan, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), Species (1995) and Tripwire (1989). He was married to Jan L. Anderson and Carole L. Taylor. He died on 29 November 1998 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Jean Jory was born on 14 November 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Shannon (1961), Telephone Time (1956) and Hazel (1961). She died on 10 July 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Jaymzlinn Saxton was born on 25 January 1963. She was an actress, known for The Crawlers (1990). She died on 18 March 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Mike Starr was born on 4 April 1966 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He was an actor, known for Singles (1992), Lassie (1994) and Alice in Chains: Man in the Box (1991). He died on 8 March 2011 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.- Dorothy Hope was born on 2 January 1912 in the USA. She was a writer, known for Tomorrow We Live (1942), Wife of General Ling (1937) and Candlelight in Algeria (1943). She died in December 1979 in Lake City, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
- Stunts
Barlow Simpson was born on 20 November 1906 in Ephraim, Utah, USA. He is known for Fort Dobbs (1958) and The Lone Ranger (1949). He died on 10 October 1970 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.- Gary Gilmore was born on 4 December 1940 in Texas, USA. He died on 17 January 1977 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Byron McGrath was born on 16 September 1909 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Love Is Never Blind (1935), NBC Presents (1949) and Actor's Studio (1948). He was married to Grace Coppin and Katherine Squire. He died on 25 November 1983 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Larry Scott was born on 12 October 1938 in Blackfoot, Idaho, USA. He was an actor, known for Muscle Beach Party (1964) and Evolution of Bodybuilding (2012). He was married to Rachel Ichikawa. He died on 8 March 2014 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Ray Mayer was born on 24 April 1901 in Lexington, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935), Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) and I Married a Doctor (1936). He was married to Edith Evans. He died on 22 November 1948 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.- Richard LeVon Griffiths, a.k.a. Groovin' Gary and the Beaver Kid, was born on October 29, 1958 in Cedar City, Utah. His parents were Louis LaVon and Wanda Jane Yardley Griffiths. Richard had three sisters: Vicki, Nancy and Laurie. He attended Minersville Elementary School through the 8th grade. Griffiths was active in track, shop and student government at Beaver High School. Richard graduated from Beaver High School in 1977. Griffiths achieved local celebrity status for his incredible impression of Olivia Newton-John singing "Please Don't Keep Me Waiting" at an amateur talent show. He was also well known for his equally wicked impressions of Stevie Nicks and Barry Manilow. Richard was the subject of the segment "The Beaver Kid" in the movie "The Beaver Trilogy" by director Trent Harris. Moreover, both Sean Penn and Crispin Clover played characters based on Griffiths in short movies directed by Harris. Richard worked for Union Pacific Railroad and Commercial Business Radio in Delta, Utah. He owned his own electronics business in Beaver, Utah. For the last fourteen years of his life Griffiths worked as a truck driver for Circle 4 Farms. He married Mary Jo Sant on October 10, 1992 in Beaver, Utah. Richard died at age 50 at the Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 2, 2009. Although he's sadly no longer with us, Richard LeVon Griffiths will continue to keep on groovin' on in the hearts and memories of everyone who knew and loved him.
- Actress
- Music Department
Sha-Fei Ouyang was born on 9 September 1924 in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. She was an actress, known for Feng huo wan li qing (1967), Qiao tai shou ran dian yuan yang pu (1964) and Xiang Gang Ai man niu (1977). She was married to Kuang-Chi Tu. She died on 5 August 2010 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.- Wat Misaka was born on 21 December 1923 in Ogden, Utah, USA. He was married to Katie and Katie . He died on 20 November 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Carolyn was born on Feb. 18, 1942 in Salt Lake City, Utah where she began at a very early age her love of the arts, being actively involved in music performance and dance.
She studied viola, bass and piano, sang in various groups and performed in dance with her brother Steve, before finding her true calling and passion in beauty pageants. She took her very first title at the young age of 16, being crowned Miss Sugarhouse. She continued very successfully winning numerous titles from all over the state until 1961 when she took the prestigious title of Miss Utah, going on to represent the state at the 1962 Miss America Pageant, where millions of fans cheered her on as she won the talent competition, and was then crowned 2nd runner-up to Miss America.
This was all done while she attended the University of Utah, majoring in Theatre Arts. She was then offered a contract with Warner Brothers and moved to California to pursue her acting, having appeared in films with Troy Donahue, Carey Grant and other notables and had also been featured on The Tonight Show and The Red Skelton Show. Two years later, she moved to New York where she was offered a scholarship to pursue theatre with the legendary Broadway producer David Merrick. While in New York, she met the man that would sweep her of her feet, John Kay Aldous, Jr. Although they were both from Salt Lake City, attended the same high school, and the same university, they did not meet until in New York. After dating for two years they wed on September 4, 1964. They then moved to the Washington D.C. area, where she gave birth to and raised her two sons. She was active in the PTA, the LDS church, and sang in the championship Barbershop group "Sweet Adelines". She was a dedicated mother, and stayed active by studying Tae Kwon Do with her family, where she attained the rank of black belt.
One of her notable achievements was her role as producer and founder of the east coast performing cast of "Voices of Destiny", a youth group performing musical theatre with a positive message. They relocated to Orlando, FL in 1989, where she became involved again with the pageant system as a coach, having successfully coached various local winners, a Miss Utah, a Miss Florida, a Miss Kansas and the 1997 Miss America. Kay and Carolyn moved to their dream home in Montana when Kay retired. Shortly after his passing, she returned back to her childhood home of Salt Lake, to be near her two sons. Everyone who new Carolyn was enamored by her charm, grace, kindness and compassion. She actively attended the LDS temple and served a Welfare Mission for the church. Her passions were music, dance, and family history.
A Funeral Service was held at the Foothill 6th Ward Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, November 16, 2007. She was buried at her Ranch in Kila, Montana beside her husband John who had died 13 years earlier. - Set Decorator
- Art Department
James W. Payne was born on 11 November 1929 in Ogden, Utah, USA. He was a set decorator, known for The Sting (1973), Slap Shot (1977) and Come Blow Your Horn (1963). He died on 12 August 1992 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.- Actress
- Casting Department
Micaela Nelligan was born on 20 August 1959 in the USA. She was an actress, known for SLC Punk! (1998), Neon City (1991) and Promised Land (1996). She was married to Stephen Mossbarger. She died on 11 December 2006 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.- James Lyle Strong was born on 3 December 1920 in Kaysville, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for The Force on Thunder Mountain (1978), And Should We Die (1966) and Melvin and Howard (1980). He died on 3 February 2000 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Actor
- Manager
Jeff Olson was born on 16 July 1952 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He was an actor and manager, known for Con Air (1997), Zack and Reba (1998) and Unearthed (2007). He died on 5 November 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.- Born in Brooklyn, New York. of Italian immigrant parents. Worked in vaudeville as a child and young adult. Danced his way to Hollywood, where he worked for many years as a specialty dancer doing bit parts in many movies.Married in L.A., he had three children, Don Lee, Rise Lee, and Norma Lee. After Rise died an accidental death by fire, Lee left California and spent two years in the Army. After his discharge, he worked in clubs and in Burlesque as a comedian and eccentric dancer. Married again and had three daughters, Cara Lee, Melinda Lee, and Lucinda Lee. In later years he worked as a Recreation Therapist in a mental Hospital. He retired to Florida where he made his home with his daughter, Caral. He died at the Lake City VA Hospital in 1969.
- Additional Crew
- Actor
- Art Department
John Bocchicchio was an actor, known for Poseidon (2006), The Green Hornet (2011) and Lions for Lambs (2007). He died on 19 May 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Raphael D. Silver was born on 18 January 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a producer and director, known for A Walk on the Moon (1987), On the Yard (1978) and Between the Lines (1977). He was married to Joan Micklin Silver. He died on 4 March 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.- Raised in Sugar House, a neighborhood in Salt Lake City, she was an avid skier and graduated from Highland High School.
In 1960, Bement was crowned Miss Utah, Miss USA, and Miss Universe. She taught future beauty contestants modeling and the essentials to succeed.
In 1962 she married the Panamanian-born future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racing jockey, Manuel Ycaza, with whom she had a son, Manuel Ycaza III, and a daughter, Carla. - Heber Jeddy Grant was the 7th president of the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints. He served for 27 years as church president from 1918 to his death in 1945. He was raised by his widowed mother Rachel Ridgeway Ivins Grant who was widowed by his father Jedediah Morgan Grant who died just weeks after his birth on December 1, 1856. His father was the mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. By the time he was 15 he had begun a very successful business career and had been ordained to the office as a Seventy. Ten years later,He was called to the Quorum Of The Twelve Apostles where he served for 37 years. After becoming church president on November 23, 1918 he dedicated three new temples,developed the church welfare program and helped the Latter Day Saints cope with the tragedy of World War II. His business experience enabled him to modernize church organizations and procedures. His missionary efforts including extensive speaking engagements and friendships with national leaders brought the church to the attention of the World. He was the secretary to the first church president Joseph Smith. He helped develop the Avenues area of Salt Lake City. He also served a term as a representative to the Utah Territorial Legislature. He died of old age on May 14, 1945 in Salt Lake City, Utah at the age of 88 years old and was buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery on May 18, 1945.
- Jerry North was born on 25 July 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for Brigham City (2001), Poolhall Junkies (2002) and Revenge of the Ninja (1983). He died on 27 April 2006 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Actor
- Stunts
- Additional Crew
Don Turner was born on 8 August 1910 in Deland, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Smashing the Money Ring (1939), Virginia City (1940) and Bullet Scars (1942). He died on 15 June 1982 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, USA.- Toni Lander was born on 19 June 1931 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Giselle (1970), The Dancing Heart (1953) and The Lively Arts (1969). She was married to Bruce Marks and Harald Lander. She died on 19 May 1985 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Janice Knickrehm was born on 4 June 1925 in Andover, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), SLC Punk! (1998) and Little Secrets (2001). She was married to Gus. She died on 23 January 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
Arly H. Thomsen was born on 1 August 1952 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Arly H. is known for The Way of the Gun (2000), UHF (1989) and Cujo (1983). Arly H. was married to Arrahwanna Thomsen. Arly H. died on 20 January 2000 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Ace cinematographer William Cronjager was born on March 28, 1930 in Queens, New York. Cronjager stems from a long and illustrious line of extraordinary technical experts in Hollywood: his father Henry Cronjager, uncle Edward Cronjager, grandfather Henry Cronjager, and great uncle Jules Cronjager were all first-rate cinematographers whose collective body of work dates back to the silent movie days in the early 20th century. William was a second assistant cameraman on "South Pacific" and an assistant cameraman on "The Hustler." Cronjager made his major mark on television and racked up a substantial amount of credits shooting episodes of such TV shows as "Alias Smith and Jones," "Baretta," "Columbo," "The Dukes of Hazzard," "Hill Street Blues" (for which he won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography in a Series for his exemplary work on the pilot "Hill Street Station" and shot 27 episodes altogether of this groundbreaking television program), "Partners in Crme," and "Miami Vice." In addition to his extensive list of episodic television credits, William also shot a few theatrical features and a slew of made-for-TV pictures. His last credit was the TV movie "Broken Angel" in 1988. He died at age 65 on May 25, 1995 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.- Additional Crew
- Stunts
- Actor
Clint Youngreen was born on 31 March 1963 in Provo, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for The Edge (1997), Big Fish (2003) and Into the Wild (2007). He was married to Kristi Van Wagoner. He died on 10 August 2010 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.- Marie Newall was born in December 1898 in Utah, USA. She was an actress, known for Men, Women, and Money (1919), The Apache Dancer (1923) and Dangerous Trails (1920). She was married to George N. Lynch. She died in 1937 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Lecia Schollmeyer was born on 16 January 1961 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. She died on 4 December 1977 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Harry Klekas was born on 22 February 1933 in Magna, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for Harry in Your Pocket (1973), Strangers in the City (1962) and The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966). He died on 29 November 2011 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Art Department
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Costume Designer
Artist Arnold Friberg graduated from the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts in 1935. In 1953, Cecil B. DeMille, after searching worldwide for a powerful Biblical artist, was shown Friberg's religious series then in progress. In 1957-58, Friberg's monumental 15 paintings series for "The Ten Commandments" toured the world, and was part of DeMille's exhibit honoring the 100th year of Hollywood, an exhibit seen by more than one million viewers.- Max Slaten was born on 27 November 1924 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Battle of the Bulge (1965), The Rat Patrol (1966) and Beyond the Mountains (1967). He died on 24 December 1997 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- She was born in Murray, Utah on April 26, 1910 to Ada M. and Thomas Coppin. After graduating from L.D.S. High School in Salt Lake City, she moved to Los Angeles where she attended the University of California at Los Angeles and earned both her B.A. and M.A. degrees with honors and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.
While enrolled in UCLA, she performed in several Shakespearean productions at the Pasadena Playhouse and began a highly successful career in radio drama. In 1936 she moved to New York City to continue her work in radio. She obtained her first role on Broadway in 1937. She married Byron McGrath, a well-established New York actor, on October 7, 1939. By the time the McGraths left New York City in 1951, Grace had performed in more than 30 Broadway productions, eight motion pictures, and dozens of radio soap operas. Among the notable theatrical people with whom she worked were Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, Margaret Webster, Judith Anderson, Maurice Evans, Orson Welles, and Montgomery Cliff.
For three years in the early 1950s, the McGraths conducted a small business in Guayaquil, Ecuador, where Grace helped many of her neighbors learn to speak English.
Accompanied by her husband and their son, Grace returned to Salt Lake City in the mid-1950s to care for her aged and infirm mother. For a brief time, the McGraths operated a restaurant in downtown Salt Lake City which quickly became a friendly haven for students, police officers, lawyers, bankers, and others. During the ensuing three decades, she performed in several University of Utah Theatre productions. Briefly in 1961-62, she served as promotional director for the University of Utah Theatre and organized the still flourishing University Theatre Guild.
Throughout the years of her adult residence in Utah, Grace McGrath was continually involved, most often anonymously, in helping and encouraging disadvantaged children and young people and in bringing sustenance and good cheer to older people in nursing homes.
Grace Lynne Coppin McGrath died at her home, 917 Second Avenue in Salt Lake City, on April 7, 1993 following a long, debilitating illness. A Memorial Service was held in Salt Lake City in July 1993.