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- Born in Providence, Lovecraft was a sickly child whose parents died insane. When he was 16, he wrote the astronomy column in the Providence Tribune. Between 1908 and 1923, he wrote short stories for Weird Tales magazine and others. He died in Providence, in poverty, on March 15, 1937. His most famous novel is considered to be "At the Mountains of Madness", about an expedition to the South Pole, which discovers strange creatures beneath a mountain.
- Nelson de la Rosa was born on 6 September 1968 in Bayaguana, Monte Plata, Dominican Republic. He was an actor, known for The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), Cross Mission (1988) and Rat Man (1988). He was married to Jennifer Diloné. He died on 22 October 2006 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- George Martin was born on 15 August 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Dead Poets Society (1989), Awakenings (1990) and Léon: The Professional (1994). He was married to Katherine Helmond. He died on 1 June 2010 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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- Writer
Scott Winters was born on 5 December 1959 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Edge of Darkness (2010), My Best Friend's Girl (2008) and Mystic River (2003). He died on 13 July 2011 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.- Born April 5, 1920 in Luton, England, Arthur Hailey decided to become a full-time author in 1956 following the success of his original television drama Flight Into Danger (1956). For the next few years, he wrote teleplays for such legendary dramatic series as Playhouse 90 (1956), Kraft Theatre (1947), The United States Steel Hour (1953), "Goodyear-Philco Playhouse" (1955)_ and Studio One (1948). Soon after, Hailey became a novelist. "Flight Into Danger" was adapted as a novel, "Runway Zero-Eight" (1958). In 1959, "The Final Diagnosis" became his second bestseller and, in 1961, "In High Places" became his third.
It took Hailey four years to write his next novel: "Hotel" (1965), which remained on the national bestseller lists for a full year. "Airport" (1968) did even better. It was on the national lists for over a year, staying in the number one spot on The New York Times bestseller lists for an incredible 30 weeks. "Wheels" (1971), "The Moneychangers" (1975) and "Overload" (1979) also claimed the number one position on the national bestseller lists, further establishing Hailey as one of today's most popular novelists.
In 1979, Arthur Hailey announced his retirement. At this time, he discovered he was very ill and underwent a quadruple bypass heart operation. The surgery was a tremendous success, leaving Mr. Hailey feeling invigorated and bursting with creative energy. His wife, Sheila, suggested he put his energy to use and write another book. "Strong Medicine" was the wonderful result. - Barbara Meek was born in Detroit, the daughter of Juanita, a pianist-turned-hairstylist and Harold, a bus driver. She attended Wayne State University's prestigious graduate school of theatre, and left in 1968 to join the Trinity Square Repertory Theatre in Providence, Rhode Island, of which she is still an active member, having appeared in more than 100 plays.
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Irene Cagen was born on 15 December 1944 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was a casting director and actress, known for THX 1138 (1971), Wolf (1994) and Bride of Re-Animator (1990). She died on 25 July 2010 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.- Ed Hall was born on 11 January 1931 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Mannix (1967), Baby... I'm Back! (1977) and The Streets of San Francisco (1972). He died on 30 July 1991 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- Richard Pacheco was an only child born after 21 years of marriage. He was born in New Bedford Massachusetts. His father, Joesph was a Portuguese immigrant from Sao Miguel in the Azores. His mother, Helen was from a Portuguese immigrant family and born in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
He graduated from New Bedford High School. He was married for ten years to Mary Jane Sumner and then divorced in 1981. He received his BFA in painting from U. Mass. Dartmouth and his MFA there as well in printmaking, sculpture and teaching. He was the single parent of three children, getting custody in 1981 in his divorce, Joel, Jennifer and Jonathan.
While teaching and rearing his children he was also an arts writer an journalist for the New Bedford Standard-Times. He worked for them for 23 years and retired from teaching in 2003. Since retiring from teaching he has pursued a career as a professional actor, director and playwright. He acts on stage, as well as in film and television. He is an artist, teacher, poet, journalist, playwright, fiction writer and actor. He has one grandchild Sean Pacheco.
His poetry book "Geography" was nominated for a 2015 Pulitzer Prize.His p-lay "Swann Song" received the best new play award from A.R.T.A (American Regional Theatre Awards) in 1987 and her received another award from A.R.T.A. his his arts writing for the New Bedford Standard-Times in 1988.
He is listed in the New York Art Review (1988) as a prominent artist. - Producer
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Huntington Hartford was born into one of America's wealthiest families. His two uncles and grandfather privately owned the A&P Supermarket the largest retail empire in the world with 16 thousand stores in America, a beloved American Company. He grew up America's golden boy idealized by a nation and was one of the world's richest men, building his own empire spanning the globe. He founded Oil Shale which is now Conoco Phillips and owned Paradise Island in the Bahamas.- Production Designer
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Eugene Lee was born on 9 March 1939 in Beloit, Wisconsin, USA. He was a production designer and costume designer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Man on the Moon (1999) and Schmigadoon! (2021). He was married to Brooke E. Lutz and Franne Lee. He died on 6 February 2023 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.- John Hawkes was born on 17 August 1925 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. He was a writer, known for The Blood Oranges (1997), NBC Experiment in Television (1967) and Review (1969). He was married to Sophie Goode Tazewell. He died on 15 May 1998 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- Begho Ukueberuwa was born on 10 October 1995 in Livingston, New Jersey, USA. Begho was a producer, known for Mother Couch (2023). Begho died on 8 May 2023 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- Ron Meleleu was an actor, known for Bugsy Malone (1976). He died on 1 August 2022 in North Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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Roger Graham was born on 12 June 1885 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He is known for The Suicide Squad (2021), We Own the Night (2007) and Raging Bull (1980). He died on 25 October 1938 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.- Animation Department
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- Writer
Herbert M. Dawley was born on 15 March 1880. He was a producer and writer, known for Beauty and the Beast (1924), Jack and the Beanstalk (1924) and Silliettes (1923). He was married to LaVerne. He died on 15 August 1970 in New Providence, New Jersey, USA.- Born in Galveston, Texas, a son of the late Luis and Anita Cavazos, he had moved to Rhode Island in 1965 to join Adrian Hall and the founding troupe at Trinity Rep. Bree had worked at Trinity Rep for many years, both as an actor and as a member of the technical crew. He also had been featured in the locally produced film, Complex World (1991), and at one time had been well known for his roles as the court jester at the former Florentine Faire, a Rennaissance fair that used to be held each year in Rhode Island, and the comic character Breegore. He had also worked as a custodian at Al Forno Restaurant and The Hot Club, both in Providence.
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Richard T. Gill was born on 30 November 1927 in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA. He is known for Economics U$A (1985). He was married to Elizabeth Bjornson. He died on 25 October 2010 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.- Animation Department
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- Art Director
Zygamond Jablecki was born on 25 April 1909 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. Zygamond was an art director, known for Jonny Quest (1964), Dynomutt Dog Wonder (1976) and The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972). Zygamond died on 5 August 1991 in North Providence, Rhode Island, USA.- Writer
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Robert P. Davis was born on 8 October 1929. He was a writer and director, known for Day of the Painter (1960), The Pilot (1980) and The Great Tiger Cub Adventure (1985). He died on 7 November 2005 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.- David Jones was born on 3 August 1915 in the USA. He was an actor, known for Dead End Drive-In (1986), Christina (1974) and The Last Horror Film (1982). He died on 11 September 1992 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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Paul Bisch was born on 21 October 1961 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA. He is known for Hägar the Horrible (1989). He died on 26 February 2015 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.- Lilli Hornig was born on 22 March 1921 in Aussig, Czechoslovakia. She was married to Donald Hornig. She died on 17 November 2017 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- Sanford Gorodetsky was born in December 1939 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He was an actor, known for Race for Glory (1989). He was married to Barbara Blossom and Harriet Lieberman. He died on 25 February 2023 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- Les Daniels was born on 27 October 1943 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He died on 5 November 2011 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- Tom Griffin was born on 14 February 1946 in Rhode Island, USA. He was a writer, known for The Boys Next Door (1996) and Dinner at Eight (1989). He died on 20 March 2018 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- Buddy Cianci was born on 30 April 1941 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He was a writer, known for Untitled Buddy Cianci Biopic, Providence (1999) and You Must Be This Tall: The Story of Rocky Point Park (2007). He was married to Sheila Bentley McKenna. He died on 28 January 2016 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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Vito Carenzo was born on 3 January 1942 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), 1941 (1979) and Dead & Buried (1981). He was married to Joan Marie Hansen. He died on 15 May 2011 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.- Kevin Robinson was born on 19 December 1971 in Barrington. Rhode Island, USA. He was an actor, known for Youngblood (1986), Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX (2001) and Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2 (2002). He was married to Robin Adams. He died on 9 December 2017 in East Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- Elliot Paul was born on 3 February 1891 in Linden, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for It's a Pleasure (1945), New Orleans (1947) and Rhapsody in Blue (1945). He was married to Rosa Gertrude Brown, Nancy Dolan McMahon, Flora Thompson, Barbara Mayock and Camille Haynes. He died on 7 April 1958 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- Walter Butterfield was born on 9 January 1905 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He was an actor, known for The United States Steel Hour (1953) and Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950). He died in October 1979 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- Mike Stefanik was born on 20 May 1958 in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 15 September 2019 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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- Actor
Francis J. Scheid was born on 23 July 1907 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Casablanca (1942), My Fair Lady (1964) and The Sea Hawk (1940). He died on 1 June 1999 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.- Additional Crew
- Producer
- Writer
Bob Bach was born on 23 May 1914 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for What's My Line? (1950), The Mel Tormé Show (1951) and The Earl Wrightson Show (1948). He was married to Jean Bach. He died on 9 April 1985 in Lyford Cay, New Providence Island, Bahamas.- Sound Department
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Bill Milbrodt was born on 22 February 1953 in the USA. Bill was an assistant director, known for Heathcliff: The Fast and the Furriest (2010), The Web (2009) and A Brighter Future (2008). Bill died on 1 November 2020 in New Providence, New Jersey, USA.- Additional Crew
- Writer
- Producer
Harrison Salisbury was born on 14 November 1908 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Playhouse 90 (1956), The Unknown War (1978) and Leaders of the Twentieth Century (1978). He died on 5 July 1993 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.- Russell Greenan was born on 7 September 1925 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. Russell was a writer, known for The Secret Life of Algernon (1998). Russell died on 22 July 2023 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- Hilary St George Saunders served with the Welsh Guards during World War I and later read history at Baliol College, Oxford. He worked with the League of Nations between 1920 and 1937, and would serve as the Secretary of the British Ministry in Paris up to the beginning of World War II. He would subsequently serve as the Librarian of the House of Commons until he retired in 1950. He was also a novelist, short story writer, popular historian and biographer; he wrote under a number of pseudonyms and in collaboration with other writers.
- Leo Narducci was born on 24 June 1932 in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Robert Ferrari. He died on 25 November 2023 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- Anne Crawford Flexner was born on 27 June 1874 in Georgetown, Kentucky, USA. Anne Crawford was a writer, known for Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934), Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1919) and The Blue Pearl (1920). Anne Crawford was married to Abraham Flexner. Anne Crawford died on 11 January 1955 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- Lora Rogers was born in 1874 in Lathrop, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for The Woman's Law (1916). She died on 23 December 1948 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- Edwin Honig was born on 3 September 1919 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Margot Dennes and Charlotte Gilchrist. He died on 25 May 2011 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- Raymond Patriarca was born on 17 March 1908 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Devil Maker. He died on 11 July 1984 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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Conrad White is known for Zoom (1972). Conrad died on 9 November 2015 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.- Jerome Quinn was born on 28 September 1936 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He was an actor, known for American Experience (1987). He died on 15 September 2019 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- JoAnn Autry was born on 21 July 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She died on 12 January 2010 in Providence, Utah, USA.
- Theodore F. Green was born on 2 October 1867 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He died on 19 May 1966 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- Owen Lattimore was born on 29 July 1900 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He died on 31 May 1989 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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- Writer
George Spink was born on 6 March 1873 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Otto's Cabaret (1915), This Isn't the Life (1915) and The New Janitor (1916). He was married to Ellen Tate. He died on 27 May 1936 in East Providence, Rhode Island, USA.- James O. Barnhill was born on 23 May 1922 in Sumner, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Ryan's Hope (1975). He died on 15 October 2021 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.