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- Sara Lane's relatively brief fling with show biz began in 1966 when she was cast as the orphaned Wyoming frontier girl Elizabeth Grainger in the long-running NBC western series The Virginian (1962). Opposite her co-stars James Drury and Doug McClure, she went on to feature in some 105 episodes until the penultimate season concluded in 1970.
Blonde and blue-eyed, she was born Susan Russell Lane in New York, the oldest of three siblings, to Broadway and screen actors Rusty Lane and Sara Anderson. As a nine months-old toddler, she appeared in an advertisement for a brand of soap and in an educational film about 'bathing babies'. The family later relocated to California where Sara attended Santa Monica High School, and, aged 12, made a TV commercial for vitamin pills. Producer/director William Castle noticed her picture in a newspaper covering her participation as a semi-finalist in a Miss Los Angeles Teen beauty contest. This led to a successful audition and a featured role (as one of two teenage telephone pranksters who get more than they bargained for) in the Joan Crawford thriller I Saw What You Did (1965).
Sara's approach to acting as a profession was reticent. She persisted in order to, in her own words, earn enough money to keep "making clothes, making jewelry, and raising quarter horses" (she owned two). In 1966, she was signed by the future head of Universal TV, Frank Price, to play the female lead in season five of The Virginian. Her casting for the role was aided by her skills as an equestrian. In fact, her experience on horseback allowed her to perform many of her own stunts.
In the mid-70s, Sara appeared (now billed as Russell Lane) in several low budget productions that are best forgotten. After retiring from film work in 1977, Sara and her husband were co-founders seven years later of the Havens Winery in Napa Valley, which, over time, acquired a solid reputation for producing red wine blends. In 2010, the business was acquired by the Smith-Anderson Wine Group.
Susan Russell Lane died from breast cancer on March 3 2023 and was survived by her husband of 43 years Jon Scott and her two children. - Diane Disney was born on 18 December 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was a writer, known for Walt Before Mickey (2015), One Hour in Wonderland (1950) and Christmas with Walt Disney (2009). She was married to Ron Miller. She died on 19 November 2013 in Napa, California, USA.
- Michael Chiarello was born on 26 January 1962 in Red Bluff, California, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello (2003), NapaStyle (2004) and Season by Season (2000). He was married to Eileen Gordon and Ines Bartel. He died on 6 October 2023 in Napa, California, USA.
- Producer
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- Actor
Ron Miller was born on 17 April 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer and assistant director, known for The Magical World of Disney (1954), Tron (1982) and The Black Hole (1979). He was married to Diane Disney. He died on 9 February 2019 in Napa, California, USA.- Margaret Keane was born on 6 September 1927 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. She was an actress, known for Big Eyes (2014), The Mike Douglas Show (1961) and Entertainment Tonight (1981). She was married to Daniel Francis McGuire, Walter Keane and Frank Richard Ulbrich. She died on 26 June 2022 in Napa, California, USA.
- Sara Anderson was born on 26 June 1920 in Rosholt, Wisconsin, USA. She was an actress, known for Shadow of the Cloak (1951), Lights Out (1946) and Rocky King, Detective (1950). She died on 8 April 1998 in Napa, California, USA.
- David Banks was born on 24 October 1938. He was an actor, known for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) and Crazy Dan (1986). He was married to Charlotte Stewart and Lydia A Divincenzo. He died on 29 February 2012 in Napa, California, USA.
- Cecelia Ann Shepard was born on 1 January 1947 in India. She died on 29 September 1969 in Lake Berryessa, Napa County, California, USA.
- Actor
Dannie Mac Grant was born on 21 November 1918 in Cochise, Arizona, USA. He was an actor. He died on 21 August 2006 in Napa, California, USA.- George Janek was born on 7 September 1962 in the USA. He was an actor, known for Medical Center (1969), Starsky and Hutch (1975) and Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969). He died on 27 August 2021 in Napa, California, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Russ Moro was born in 1932 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for Magnum Force (1973), Rififi in Amsterdam (1966) and The Aeronauts (1967). He was married to Ginger Hall. He died on 9 March 2008 in Napa, California, USA.- Emad Tawfilis was an actor and producer, known for Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero (2016). He died on 16 March 2015 in Napa, California, USA.
- Born Virginia Hall in Larchmont, NY, Ginger arrived in LA in the late 1940s. Part of Paramount's 1951 Golden Circle "Stars of Tomorrow" campaign, she acted in a number of productions, including "Four Star Playhouse" alongside Charles Boyer, who famously suggested she change her name to Ginger. She sang at the Sands Hotel in Vegas and SF's Hungry I in 1957 (inspiring a Herb Caen mention) and on one of "Tenderly" composer Walter Gross's albums. She also joined Bob Hope's Korean War-era USO tours, entertaining the troops in Korea and Tokyo. It was after a European USO tour that she jumped ship in Paris, where she would live for 16 years. Ginger appeared in French films, including "Two Men in Manhattan" (1959), and dubbed the English version of hundreds of foreign films. A founding member of the Studio Theater of Paris with Lee Breuer and Ruth Maleczech, she appeared in a dozen plays.
In London, Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Venice, Turin, Beirut, and Cairo, Ginger worked as a cabaret singer, actress, and writer, collecting jewelry and "objets" along the way. In Paris, she studied art history at the Ecole du Louvre. She was co-owner of an antiques shop, Aux Trois Graces, in Montparnasse for six years.
After marrying actor-director Russ Moro and the birth of their son, Sandro, she returned to California in the 1970s. Over the next four decades, Ginger would research, collect, and deal in early 20th century artworks and vintage costume jewelry. In 1995, she published her book, "European Designer Jewelry."
She had two grandchildren: Sophia and Rocco; - Animation Department
Frenchy de Tremaudan was born on 9 March 1909 in Canada. He died on 24 November 1988 in Napa, California, USA.- Writer
- Additional Crew
Jessamyn West was born on 18 July 1902 in Vernon, Indiana, USA. She was a writer, known for The Big Country (1958), Stolen Hours (1963) and Friendly Persuasion (1956). She was married to Harry Maxwell McPherson. She died on 22 February 1984 in Napa, California, USA.- Gilbert Fallman was born on 9 August 1897 in Eureka, South Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Man from Planet X (1951), The Lone Ranger (1949) and One Too Many (1950). He was married to Frances Gertrude Hillman. He died on 25 March 1984 in Napa, California, USA.
- Soundtrack
Eula Beal was a concert contralto who is most famous for her starring role in 1947's 'Concert Magic', the first full length movie of a classical music concert. Before this, she had performed with several major orchestras, mostly in the United States. In 1942, she married famous aerial photographer and former professor emeritus at Berkeley, William A. Garnett, who died in 2006. Shortly after their marriage, Garnett flew over the Napa Valley searching for a home for him and his new wife and found one in the town of Napa, where he and Beal settled and remained for the rest of their lives. Beal soon after retired from touring to concentrate on raising their three children, but continued to perform locally over the years with the San Francisco Opera, the Santa Rosa Symphony, and the Napa Symphony.- Sound Department
- Music Department
Stephen Dunn was born on 26 December 1894 in Modesto, California, USA. He is known for Music in Manhattan (1944). He died on 3 February 1980 in Napa, California, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
William Garnett was born on 27 December 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. William is known for From Here to There (1964). William was married to Eula Beal. William died on 26 August 2006 in Napa, California, USA.- Mozelle Cravens was born on 8 April 1914 in the USA. She was an actress, known for Raiders of Sunset Pass (1943). She was married to Johnny Hyde. She died on 23 June 2004 in Napa, California, USA.
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- Director
- Producer
Leslie "Les" Lloyd Green was born in El Cerrito, CA on September 25, 1925. He passed away on September, 29, 2016 in Napa, CA. Les lived his early years in the State of Washington where he lived with his parents and sister, Loretta Williams in Port Gamble near the Puget Sound. He attended Drama School at the University of Washington. He moved to the Napa Valley in 1996 and lived in St. Helena, CA, Yountville, CA and finally in Napa, CA. He was survived by his spouse Angel Aguirre-Benites. They were married on July 8, 2013 but were together for 14 years.- Don Townsend was born on 29 October 1930 in Napa, California, USA. He died on 23 June 2021 in Napa, California, USA.
- Producer
- Music Department
Herb Cohen was born on 30 December 1932 in New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Boxcar Bertha (1972), 200 Motels (1971) and Tim Buckley: My Fleeting House (2007). He died on 16 March 2010 in Napa, California, USA.- Glenn D. Puder was born on 10 November 1911 in Ottumwa, Iowa, USA. He was married to Dorothy Puder. He died on 19 December 2011 in Napa, California, USA.
- Scottie Harberts was married to Cal Harberts. She died on 7 December 2017 in Napa, California, USA.