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- Born in 1931 in Elkhart, Kansas as Earl C. Craver, he was the middle child of six born to Mabel Mae and Fred Francis Craver. He graduated from Elkhart High School then attended Wichita State University on a football scholarship. He married his wife Billie in 1954. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps for the Korean War, served in Korea and was awarded the Purple Heart. Following his service with the 1st Marine Division Craver was posted to the newly reformed 9th Marines at Camp Pendleton.
He joined the LAPD. (In Craver v. City of Los Angeles, 42 Cal. App. 3d 79-80 (1974), he applied unsuccessfully for a disability retirement pension.) In 1959, he issued a traffic citation to Robert Raison, a Hollywood agent and a friend of fellow agent Henry Willson. Impressed by Craver's 6'4" height, his 260 pound physique, his 52" chest and his 32" waist, Willson helped Craver jump start an acting career.
Bolder retired at the end of the 1960s and moved to Washington State, where he died from cancer in 2005, aged 73. He published a novel, "Last Reunion", under his real name, E. C. Craver. - Actor
- Soundtrack
Peter Reckell was born on 7 May 1955 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Knots Landing (1979) and Venice the Series (2009). He has been married to Kelly Moneymaker since 18 April 1998. They have one child. He was previously married to Dale Kristien.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Scott Peat was born in Elkhart, Indiana. His first breakout role was an episode of NYPD Blue, where he guest starred across from Dennis Franz as a closeted Marine who would rather confess to murder than out himself. Since then, Peat has landed roles on TV shows such as Monk, CSI, NCIS, Pitch, Young Sheldon, Shameless, Baskets, Westworld, Criminal Minds, and most recently Tyler Perry's All The Queen's Men. In film he's been in Transformers, Dead Season, To Leslie, and Walter Hill's 2022 western, Dead for a Dollar. Scott also writes, produces and directs his own films and web series, such as Resurgent and Thanks For Coming In. He and his wife Tonya have three daughters.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Widely regarded as one of country music's finest female vocalists, Connie Smith had a blockbuster smash right off the bat with her first record release in 1964, "Once A Day", a song that remained at number one on the charts for several months. Virtually every other record Smith released for the next decade was a top ten smash for her and she also racked up numerous Grammy award nominations. Smith remained one of country's top female stars into the late 1970's when she decided to step back a bit from the limelight. Her personal life has been less smooth than her career at times with three failed marriages although she has been happily married to country star Marty Stuart, seventeen years her junior, since 1997. Her powerhouse vocals thrill audiences as much as ever as she enters her seventies and moves toward 50th anniversary of career in music.- Producer
- Art Director
- Additional Crew
Julie Fogerty was born on 7 February 1960 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. Julie is a producer and art director, known for John Fogerty: 50 Year Trip - Live at Red Rocks (2019), John Fogerty: Comin' Down the Road (2009) and John Fogerty: Premonition Concert (1998). Julie has been married to John Fogerty since 20 April 1991.- Additional Crew
- Actress
Andrea Covell was born on 15 July 1953 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. She is an actress, known for ALF (1986), Future Boyfriend (2016) and Simon & Simon (1981).- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Nancy Criss is Nandar's Co-Founder and President. She is a woman of many talents; all emanating from entrepreneurial spirit that energizes her ability to create opportunities from success in everything that she does. This belief in her first became evident when, at age 11, she won a regional championship in western horsemanship. Her love of horses and involvement in rodeo and ranching continues to this day. By the age of 13 Nancy begun her career in show business, with a role in the TV series, "Petrocelli," followed by a recurring roles in the Paramount series, "Webster." Before long she was appearing in variety of TV and feature films, commercials and stage plays.
During high school and college Nancy continued her theatrical and equestrian activities and, at one point, considered going into criminal law as a career, but opted for marriage and family instead. Before long her instincts for business led into an opportunity to grow a local mailing services company into a firm earning more than a million dollars a year. That success gave her the impetus to create a new international delivery services company (Global Services of Arizona). When that firm reached $1.6 million in annual sales she sold it to invest in and devote her full time to the creation and management of the Nandar Entertainment Group.
Off and on, over the years, as an actress, Nancy also continued to participate in rodeo events. She also developed a serious interest in the production side of the entertainment business back in 2001. In 2009 Nancy launched a new TV series, On the Road Weekly which aired a season on CBS and a 2nd season on ION. Earlier she decided to test her management skills by producing a feature film, "True Legends of the West," since then the rest is history. Nancy currently has gone on to produce and direct numerous award winning films such as most recently "A Horse for Summer", "Deadly Sanctuary" and "The Sparrows Nesting." Ms. Criss is currently directing "Broken A Musical" and this fall begins her faith family comedy "Fishes 'N Loaves."
Even with all the challenges and long hours necessitated by filmmaking in an ever increasing competitive marketplace, Nancy still finds time to enjoy competing in the Professional Women's Rodeo Association, riding and roping and raising her daughter, Nicole, almost 15, who is also cavorting in front of the camera and making a name for herself.
Actress, horsewoman, entrepreneur, producer, mother; a new breed of entertainment executive. Leadership built on understanding relationships and the laws of success.- Director
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Chuck Vinson was born on 14 July 1956 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Sesame Street (1969), Aries Spears: Hollywood, Look I'm Smiling (2011) and Gullah, Gullah Island (1994). He has been married to Pamela Robinson since 5 June 1997. They have two children.- Director
- Cinematographer
- Editor
An Emmy award winning director, producer, cinematographer, writer, editor, and colorist, Jakob Bilinski is more than a little obsessed with watching and making movies, and is very fond of cats, pancakes, his vinyl collection, and a fine bourbon. He's an Evansville, IN native and Indiana University graduate, and has directed a multitude of short films and music videos, as well as the features Shade of Grey, Three Tears on Bloodstained Flesh, and the series The American Dream Car Show. Recently he directed the feature film Compression, and is also the director of photography/colorist for the upcoming feature films B Lines, and Wet Bulb Temperature, as well as the recent short films Real Cool Time, and The Ghost That Wouldn't Die.- Stunts
- Actor
Budd Albright was born Forrest Edwards Albright in Elkhart Indiana of Dutch, Irish and Italian parents. His father was an athlete who played professional baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals and inducted into the Indiana and Spalding Hall of Fame. He was the first man in the state of Indiana to run the hundred yard dash in 10-sec. flat. His mother Jeanne was a would be actress who met Budd's father after a local theater performance and went for coffee, they soon married. In 1936 Budd was born and the young family moved to Los Angeles. Budd has two younger brothers Brian and Tom (both deceased). Times were tough and they lived in a small apartment that overlooked the back lot of Paramount Studios. Budd's parents worked hard and Budd spent a lot of time with his grandmother Viola who had followed her lover Buck from Chicago who worked in the in the film industry. It was Budd's grandmother who had been General Douglas MacArthur's personal secretary and had graduated from the Chicago Art Institute that exposed Budd to films, museums and upscale restaurants of the day. The War took the family back to Cleveland, Ohio where his father worked for Republic Aviation building the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter plane. Budd's dashing Uncle Vic was a test pilot that flew combat missions over Europe.
At the end of the war the family moved back to Southern California and settled in Long Beach where Budd attended David Star Jordan High school and hung out with the late Bob Denver. They both were kicked out of acting class for horsing around. In 1953 his family returned to Cleveland and Budd attended Willoughby High school for two years. On a bitterly cold night in a downtown Cleveland theater watching The Wild Ones with Marlon Brando, Budd knew what he wanted to do; Get out of the cold and return to the sunshine of Southern California and give the movies a try.
In 1955 Budd returned to LA, parked cars in Beverly Hills, pumped gas in Pacific Palisades and joined Richard Boone's acting class on a tip from actor Billy Gray. His roommate at the time was another struggling actor Doug McClure. The daughter of a Hollywood producer got Budd his SAG card and he worked in a few films and TV shows as an extra, then landed a record contract at RCA Victor. He and actor and recording artist Steve Rowland put a group together and sang and played all the hot spots around the Sunset Strip and LA club circuit.
Budd Albright began his acting career in 1961, with a small part in the Warner's film Lad A Dog. He spent a year living with the late Peter Break (Big Valley fame) and his wife Diane in the San Fernando Valley. He spent most of his time at Warner Bros. with small bit parts. Budd would get together on weekends with friends Robert Fuller, James Stacy, Chuck Courtney, actor/stuntmen Jerry Summers and Ronnie Rondell riding dirt bikes and parting at Bob Fuller's house. It was Jerry Summers that convinced Budd to try his hand at stunt work.
The early sixties produced a flourish of war films that were perfect for young and up and coming actor/stuntmen. Budd stunt doubled Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Warren Beatty and Chris George. Worked in What Did You Do In The Way Daddy - Beau Geste - First To Fight - Toburk - Ice Station Zebra and There Was A Crooked Man and was part of the original Rat Patrol Stunt Team. He appeared in three shows of the first season of Star Trek as an actor being killed off in all three shows. In the late sixties & early seventies Universal Studios was bursting with activity with TV shows and films. Sometimes Budd worked two or three shows at once with parts that included action sequences. Budd logged 31 high falls, had parts and was action coordinator on Drive Hard Drive Fast and The Lonely Profession for writer/director Douglas Heyes. In 1964 Budd was contacted by friend James Drury (The Virginian) that Clu Gulager was producing Bye Bye Birdie for summer stock in North Carolina and Budd got the part of Conrad Birdie one of the leads. Budd has worked with Hall of Fame stuntmen Hal Needham, Ronnie Rondell, Glenn Wilder, Roger Creed and Bill Hickman of (Bullitt fame) and was the first actor/stuntman to be signed by a top commercial agent Nina Blanchard and appeared for two years as the Belair Cigarette Man on TV and in magazines. He has raced Go Karts with Paul Newman, Keenan Wynn and Steve Rowland - also sports cars - APBA Grand National Boat Racing Champion. In his spare time, he races bicycles and team captain for Rinaldi/To Be Healthy cycling team. He left the acting/stunt business in 1974. Worked as a photo journalist with producer Gary Berwin and has written 32 magazine articles. Formed Strike Team Media in 1994 a TV-Promotional Advertising firm and is currently working on getting his screenplays, Closest of Enemies, Sea Foam Green and TV series idea HLS Coconut Grove into production. He travels a lot and resides in Palm Desert, California.- John Philliber was born on 6 July 1873 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Double Indemnity (1944), It Happened Tomorrow (1944) and A Lady Takes a Chance (1943). He was married to Fredalena Kline. He died on 6 November 1944 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA.
- Animation Department
Ryan Wall was born on 23 September 1972 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. Ryan is known for Arthur (1996), Total Drama (2007) and Casual (2015).- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Art Department
Thomas Hampson was born on 28 June 1955 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Mozart 22 (2006), What Other Couples Do (2013) and Macbeth (2002).- Geoff Trowbridge was born on 18 April 1970 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Vulassic Park (2018), Dr. Spiderwack's Mind-boggling Compendium of Fantastic Urban Beasts and The Throbbit (2015). He was previously married to Heidi Ann Messick.
- Shawn Kemp was born on 26 November 1969 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Omertà (2012), Lance et compte: La déchirure (2012) and Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (2022). He has been married to Marvena L. Kemp since 4 July 2001.
- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Producer
J.J. Geiger was born on 11 July 1980 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. J.J. is an editor and producer, known for Most Dangerous Game (2020), Scorpion (2014) and Reacher (2022).- Visual Effects
- Additional Crew
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Curtis Saunders was born on 29 October 1984 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. She is known for Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Ant-Man (2015) and Terminator Genisys (2015). She has been married to Christopher Saunders since 2 August 2015.- Annie Drews was born on 25 December 1993 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Visual Effects
- Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Vaughn Jervis was born on 8 January 1976 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. Peter Vaughn is known for Fantastic Four (2005), Eight Below (2006) and Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006).- Editorial Department
- Additional Crew
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nathan Duell was born on 21 September 1971 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. He is an assistant director, known for Fantasy Island (1998), It Is What It Is (2001) and Blind Date (1999). He has been married to Cara Duell since 5 October 2002. They have four children.- Rick Mirer was born on 19 March 1970 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Jerry Maguire (1996), The NFL on CBS (1956) and The NFL on NBC (1965). He is married to Stephanie. They have two children.
- Music Artist
- Composer
- Music Department
David Darling (March 4, 1941 - January 8, 2021) was an American cellist and composer. In 2010, he won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album. He performed and recorded with Bobby McFerrin, Paul Winter Consort, Ralph Towner and Spyro Gyra and released many solo albums. Among these were 15 recordings for ECM.- Gerard Maloney was born on 24 May 1932 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Into the West (2005).
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
- Actor
Born in Elkhart, IN where he began writing and acting in high school, John went on to earn a BA in Film and an MFA in Photography/Electronic Media from Purdue University. He's written/directed over 20 shorts, and has photographic work in galleries throughout the country and published internationally. His fine art work focuses on the depicted image of suburbia in film and television from 1982-1999, with visual and stylistic influences including Gregory Crewdson, Allen Daviau/Spielberg, and John Hughes.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Lance Curtis Patrick was born on 11 December 1976 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Damn TV Extreme World News (2012), Zombie Marriage Counseling: I Don't Eat Guys (2009) and Zombie Marriage Counseling: I'm a Lesbian (2009).