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- Ida McKinley was born on 8 June 1847 in Canton, Ohio, USA. She was married to William McKinley. She died on 26 May 1907 in Canton, Ohio, USA.
- Frederic Remington was born on 4 October 1861 in Canton, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for John Ermine of Yellowstone (1917). He was married to Eva Caten. He died on 26 December 1909 in Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA.
- Gus Ruhlin was born on 8 January 1872 in Canton, Ohio, USA. He died on 13 February 1912 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Julien-François Zbinden was born on 11 November 1917 in Rolle, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. Julien-François was a composer, known for La Suisse s'interroge (1964). Julien-François died on 8 March 1921 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Albert Roth-De Markus was born on 5 December 1861 in Vevey, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. Albert was a director and writer, known for Roulez tambours! (1913), Le roman fantastique du Dr. Mercanton ou Le justicier invisible (1916) and Une aventure de Redzipet (1908). Albert died on 22 October 1927 in Huttwil, Kanton Bern, Switzerland.- James Wang was born in 1863 in Canton, China. He was an actor, known for The Secrets of Wu Sin (1932), The Fighting American (1924) and Perils of Pauline (1933). He died on 20 April 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
Dong Yuen Jung was born on 6 November 1890 in Canton, China. He was an actor. He died on 3 May 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Willie Fung was born on 3 March 1896 in Canton, China. He was an actor, known for The Gay Falcon (1941), The Great Profile (1940) and Shanghai (1935). He died on 16 April 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Almard was born on 14 August 1892 in Le Locle, Canton de Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Monsieur X, ange amateur (1938). He died on 23 June 1945 in Genève, Canton de Genève, Switzerland.
- Elmer Jerome was born on 30 January 1872 in Canton, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for That's My Gal (1947) and Swing Your Partner (1943). He died on 10 August 1947 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Brushy Bill Roberts was born on 31 January 1862 in Canton, Texas, USA. He died on 27 December 1950 in Hico, Texas, USA.
- Cinematographer
- Director
- Editor
Arthur Porchet was born on 11 May 1879 in Neuchâtel, Canton de Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He was a cinematographer and director, known for L'appel de la montagne (1923), Mob 39 (1940) and L'oasis dans la tourmente (1942). He died on 1 February 1956 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Donald Grayson was born on 23 July 1908 in Canton, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Cattle Raiders (1938), The Old Wyoming Trail (1937) and Outlaws of the Prairie (1937). He was married to Madelon Baker. He died on 16 April 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Ernest O. Lawrence was born on 8 August 1901 in Canton, South Dakota, USA. He died on 27 August 1958 in Palo Alto, California, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Composer
Karl Adrien Wettach, one of the most famous clowns of the first half of the 20th century, was born on Jan 10, 1880 in Reconvilier in the Swiss Canton of Bern. His watchmaker father was an amateur musician and acrobat, and he taught the young Karl the basics of music and tumbling. Karl became hooked on performing, and he worked up a variety show with his sister Jeanne that appeared in hotels and clubs. As an amateur, during the summer months, Karl appeared with the circus as a tumbler and then later as a musician. Subsequently, he joined up with a caravan of gypsies, in whose company he learned his craft and gained experience with a broad variety of musical instruments. He became fluent in a many languages, and mastered fourteen musical instruments, including a miniature violin. At the age of 14, he made his professional debut in Fiame Wetzel's circus.
He partnered with a clown named "Brick," and they made the rounds of the international circuit, appearing in France, Africa and South America. In 1903, Wettach took the stage name "Grock," under which he became one of the most famous clowns in Europe. "My birth name doesn't mean anything. I am Grock. The first is the name of the dark years," he said. As a clown, his life became a quest for perfecting the synthesis of the man, with his hidden human face, and the clown, the mask occluding the man beneath the greasepaint. This synthesis was "Grock," a figure intended to entertain while remaining forever mysterious, a beloved figure who never could be fully understood by the audience, hidden as he was by his mask, hidden as the man Karl was by the mask Grock.
After Brick married, Grock left him and hooked up with Umberto Guillaume, a famous clown known as Antonet. Making the move from circus arenas to the music hall, their act initially failed, but eventually, they mastered stage technique. When they hit the boards in London in 1911, they had a major success. The duo became the toast of the public wherever they played. Grock would make England his home for the next 13 years.
By 1913, Grock had polished his most famous and endearing act, appearing as a simpleton among a plethora of musical instruments, fumbling with the instruments as if he knew nothing about them, instruments that the "real" Karl Wettach had mastered. But the clown Grock would absentmindedly flip a fiddle over, then try to play it, wondering where the strings went. It was an act that helped develop his reputation as King of Clowns. Soon, Grock was performing before European royalty.
A composer of popular ditties, Wettach became a music publisher and achieved success in the music business with his own songs. Wettach departed England in 1924 for the Continent, which remained his home for the rest of his life. He settled in Imperia, situated on the western Liguria Riviera, with Ines Ospiri, his Italian wife. In 1927, he began constructing a great 50-room mansion facing the sea in the Cascine hills that would be called the Villa Bianca, named after his daughter.
During the turbulent years of fascist Italy and World War II, Grock never let his mask slip, never overtly dabbled in politics. Though he attracted the admiration of leading Italian fascists, the King of Italy, European royalty and even Hitler, all of whom claimed to be a friend of his, he never publicly confirmed those bonds. The man behind the mask of Grock never declared any allegiance to anyone or anything but his art.
Grock established his own traveling circus in 1951. Initially, he struggled due to the large initial layouts of capital, but he soon achieved financial success as the circus performed shows all over Europe. His last performance was in Hamburg, Germany, on October 30, 1954, in front of a crowd that included scores of reporters from all over the world. He then retired to the Villa Bianca, through with performing, except for several appearances on television he made in 1956.
In addition to being a clown, a composer, and a music publisher, Wettach was also a writer, penning several books, including his 1956 autobiography, "Die Memoiren des Königs der Clowns" ("Grock, King of Clowns"). "The genius of clowning is transforming the little, everyday annoyances, not only overcoming, but actually transforming them into something strange and terrific," Grock said. "It is the power to extract mirth for millions out of nothing and less than nothing."
Grock died in Imperia, Italy, on July 14, 1959. He was inducted into the Clown Hall of Fame in 1992.- Producer
- Writer
Paul de Vallière was born on 17 May 1877 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. Paul was a producer and writer, known for Notre armée (1939). Paul died on 4 August 1959 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.- Writer
- Producer
James B. Allardice was born in Canton, Ohio, the son of James and Lula Allardice. He attended the College of Wooster where he wrote musicals with James Wise, who later wrote the Broadway musical, "Dames at Sea." While serving in World War II, Allardice wrote the play, "At War with the Army." Following the war, he studied playwriting at Yale, where "At War with the Army" was first produced. In 1949, the play opened on Broadway. The play was bought by Paramount, and so Allardice moved to Hollywood to work on the movie. Although they had been in two earlier movies, At War with the Army (1950) was the first movie in which the comedy team of Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin received top billing.
In the early 50s, Allardice wrote original hour-long dramas which appeared on such shows as the _"General Electric Theater" (1954)_ and the Lux Video Theatre (1950). He moved on to write variety shows, including The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1956) and The George Gobel Show (1954), for which he won an Emmy for Best Comedy Writing in 1955.
On the set of "Ann Sothern Show, The" (1958), Allardice met composer 'Tom Adair', and soon after, the two began writing sitcoms, including Hogan's Heroes (1965), My Three Sons (1960), and The Munsters (1964). Allardice is perhaps best known for writing the introductions for Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) which were performed by Alfred Hitchcock. Not only did Allardice write the lead-ins for all 359 episodes of the show, he wrote many of Hitchcock's speeches during the ten years of their collaboration. In 1966, Allardice died of a heart attack at the age of 46, and that year, "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" ended its ten year run.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Charles-Emile Sauty was born on 1 April 1900 in Versoix, Canton de Genève, Switzerland. He was a director and actor, known for Zora l'endiablée (1923), Polydor détective (1923) and Le satyre du Bois-Gentil (1923). He died on 12 July 1967 in Genthod, Canton de Genève, Switzerland.- Carlo Hemmerling was born on 8 November 1903 in Vevey, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. He was a composer, known for Manouche (1943). He was married to Rose Dumur and Marguerite Claire Vuilleumier. He died on 3 October 1967 in Cully, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.
- Wendell F. Moore was born on 6 March 1918 in Canton, Ohio, USA. He died on 29 May 1969.
- Writer
- Director
- Editor
Alfred Gehri was born on 28 March 1895 in Morges, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. He was a writer and director, known for L'enfance qui meurt (1922), Le satyre du Bois-Gentil (1923) and Les amoureux de Gaby (1921). He died on 8 January 1972 in Morges, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.- Daniel Simond was born on 25 May 1904 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. He was a writer, known for Alice in Switzerland (1942) and Personnalités suisses (1958). He died on 25 July 1973 in Acireale, Sicilia, Italy.
- Philippe Amiguet was born on 4 July 1891 in Moudon, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. Philippe was a writer, known for L'ouragan sur la montagne (1922) and Le Pauvre Village (1922). Philippe died on 27 November 1974 in Prilly, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.
- Director
- Editor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jacques Béranger was born on 18 January 1896 in Mézières, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. Jacques was a director and editor, known for La croix du Cervin (1922), Jeux d'hiver (1923) and Le Pauvre Village (1922). Jacques died on 20 February 1975 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.- Alvin Hurwitz was born on 6 May 1921 in Canton, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Julius Caesar (1953), Racket Squad (1950) and I Love Lucy (1951). He died on 2 June 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Director
Alan DeWitt was born on 6 May 1921 in Canton, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. (1970), The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) and The Loretta Young Show (1953). He died on 2 June 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
William Powell was born on 9 December 1941 in Canton, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Lucker (1986), The O'Jays: Love Train (1973) and The Midnight Special (1972). He died on 26 May 1977 in Canton, Ohio, USA.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Enoch Light was born on 18 August 1905 in Canton, Ohio, USA. He was a composer, known for Midnight in Paris (2011), Cari fottutissimi amici (1994) and The Little Traitor (2007). He was married to Mary Danis. He died on 31 July 1978 in New York City, New York, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Jean Brocher was born on 23 May 1899 in Vandoeuvres, Canton de Genève, Switzerland. Jean was a director and writer, known for Jim et Jo détectives (1943), Pierrette (1929) and Monsieur X, ange amateur (1938). Jean died on 10 December 1979 in Vésenaz, Canton de Genève, Switzerland.- Charles Apothéloz was born on 30 May 1922 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for L'ogre de Barbarie (1981), Une femme fatale (1976) and Le chirurgien de Saint-Chad (1976). He died on 24 May 1982 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.
- Bernard Arczynski was born on 24 June 1913 in Fribourg, Canton de Fribourg, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Die Auslieferung (1974), Nathalie ciné-roman (1971) and Somnifia (1969). He died on 4 June 1982 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.
- Jacques Thévoz was born in 1918 in Fribourg, Canton Fribourg, Switzerland. He was a director, known for Un peuple jeune, un vieux pays (1964), Des transports peu communs: De l'homme-fourmi à l'homme-oiseau (1977) and Vulcain dit Roger la ferraille (1981). He died on 1 March 1983 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Ernie Roth was born on 30 August 1926 in Canton, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for WWF Championship Wrestling (1972), WWF All-Star Wrestling (1972) and WWF on MSG Network (1973). He died on 12 October 1983 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
- Claude Abran was born on 8 July 1904 in Genève, Canton de Genève, Switzerland. She was an actress, known for Monsieur X, ange amateur (1938), Alice où es-tu? (1969) and My Friend Nicholas (1961). She died on 3 January 1984 in Genève, Canton de Genève, Switzerland.
- Charles-Henri Barbier was born on 29 August 1902 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Canton de Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Charles-Henri was a writer, known for Pionniers (1936). Charles-Henri died on 16 May 1984 in Basel, Kanton Basel Stadt, Switzerland.
- James Oliver Huberty will forever be remembered for one of the most shocking acts of violence in American history. Huberty, 41, was a welder in Ohio who had lost his job when the plant where he worked closed down. His volatile temper kept him from getting another job so he moved himself and his wife and kids to California where he got a job as a security guard. On July 18th, 1984 he tried to get help for his anger and called a mental health center for an appointment. When the clinic didn't call him back he began an hour-long violent encounter with his wife that ended with Huberty proclaiming "I'm going to hunt humans". He then walked a quarter of a mile from his house to the busy McDonald's restaurant where shortly before 4pm he opened fire with three semi-automatic weapons killing 21 people and injuring 19 more, the youngest six months and the oldest 74. An off-duty police officer driving by moments after the shooting noticed three boys lying in the grass, two dead and one pretending to be dead so that Huberty would not come out and kill him. Pinned inside the restaurant by police, Huberty was ordered to surrender his weapons and step outside but did nothing and was then shot in the head by a sniper stationed on the roof across the street. On September 26th, the city demolished the McDonald's promising never again to build any kind of restaurant in that spot again. Instead, it became the campus of a local college and out front is a memorial to Huberty's victims that consists of 21 hexagonal granite pillars ranging in height from one to six feet which represent each of the people killed that day plus a plaque that bears their names.
- Actress Peggy Ann Garner was born Feb. 3, 1932, in Canton, Ohio. Her father was an English-born attorney, William H. Garner, who served as a U.S. Army officer during World War II. Virginia, her determined mother, got Peggy into summer stock and modeling before she was six. Estranged from her husband, Virginia moved with her daughter to Hollywood a year later. Peggy was cast in several films before gaining fame as Francie Nolan in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945). After years of separation and estrangement, her parents were divorced in 1947. Peggy, who had a falling out with her mother, went to court to have her father appointed as her guardian.
By the time she reached 20, she had moved from Hollywood to New York to try her talents on Broadway. She spent much of the 1950s living and working in New York, studying with the Actors Studio. She appeared on stage with Dorothy Gish in The Man in 1950, A Royal Family in 1951 and Home is the Hero in 1954. She also was in the road company of Bus Stop in 1955. She received Harvard's Hasty Pudding Award for Woman of the Year in 1956.
Her film career began to fade as she grew older, but she did stage and television work as well as a few other films, never recapturing her childhood fame. Even while earning her living as a real estate broker in the 1960s and as a fleet automobile sales manager during the 1970s, she dreamed of a return to the screen.
She was married and divorced three times. Her second husband was actor Albert Salmi, by whom she had a daughter, Catherine who died shortly after her mother Peggy's untimely death from cancer. Peggy's mother Virginia outlived both her only child and only grandchild. - Napoleon Whiting was born on 21 September 1910 in Canton, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Giant (1956), Farewell, My Lovely (1975) and Every Girl Should Have One (1978). He died on 22 October 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Paul Fung was born on 18 November 1903 in Canton, China. He was an actor, known for Samurai (1945), Shadow of Chinatown (1936) and Bombs Over Burma (1942). He died on 22 April 1985 in El Cerrito, California, USA.
- Debra May Helmick was born on 12 November 1975 in Canton, Ohio, USA. She died on 15 June 1985 in South Carolina, USA.
- Jon Lormer was born on 7 May 1906 in Canton, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Creepshow (1982), The Twilight Zone (1959) and Getting Straight (1970). He died on 19 March 1986 in Burbank, California, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jeffrey was born on June 8th in North Canton, Ohio. He attended Hoover High School there and always knew he wanted to be an actor. He went on to Carnegie-Mellon University but dropped out in 1969, and moved to New York. He was called back awhile later by a college friend, John-Michael Tebelak, who was creating the musical GODSPELL for his master's thesis in college. This is how Jeffrey got started. He was an original cast member of the show, and went on to star in the movie. He worked as an actor in several stage shows and two other movies. He also wrote music and songs, but none of his work was ever recorded. He died in May of 1986 of AIDS.- Steve Tracy was born on 3 October 1952 in Canton, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens (1979) and Little House on the Prairie (1974). He died on 27 November 1986 in Tampa, Florida, USA.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Camille Fournier was born on 27 August 1905 in Genève, Canton de Genève, Switzerland. She was an actress, known for La caméra explore le temps (1957), Virage dangereux (1956) and If All the Guys in the World... (1956). She was married to Hugues Wanner and Georges Spanelly. She died on 21 September 1989 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
Ralph Spotts was born on 14 October 1900 in Canton, Ohio, USA. He is known for Headin' East (1937) and False Roomers (1931). He died on 25 November 1990 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Respected character actor whose on-screen work included everything from Shakespeare to Dick Tracy (1990) (his last film). After a long apprenticeship in the theatre, the 38-year-old Wolfe finally debuted in films in The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934), recreating his Broadway role. He then toiled away steadily in Hollywood for the next several decades, working as a supporting player in literally hundreds of film and TV productions well into his 90s. Though capable of a wide range of parts, Wolfe's gentle, patrician manner found him most often cast as a butler, a minister or a kindly doctor. He finally gained his greatest fame at the age of 85, effortlessly stealing scenes as Mama Carlson's doddering yet feisty butler "Hirsch" in several episodes of the MTM sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati (1978).- Additional Crew
- Actor
Denny Shearer was born on 30 July 1941 in Canton, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Annie (1982), Saturday Night Live (1975) and Roseland (1977). He died on 15 April 1992 in New York, USA.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Frederick Combs was born on 11 October 1935 in Canton, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Boys in the Band (1970), The Wild Wild West (1965) and The Silent Lovers (1980). He died on 19 September 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Calvin Leon Graham was born in Canton, Texas on 3 April 1930. The youngest of seven children, Calvin's claim to fame was when he lied about his age and joined the United States Navy at the age of twelve during World War II. He served aboard the U.S.S. South Dakota (BB-57) which took part in the Battle of Guadalcanal. The ship sustained heavy damage plus many casualties and Graham was wounded in this action. Undeterred, Graham continued to fight on and function effectively despite his wounds. For his conduct during the battle, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart for his wounds.
After his mother found out where her son had been, she contacted the Navy and his true age was revealed. He was subsequently thrown in the brig at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas where he was held for almost three months. He was released when his sister threatened to go to the newspapers that the Navy was holding a young (underage) hero. After he was released, the Navy had awarded Graham a Dishonorable Discharge forfeiting his benefits and awards.
Later on, he was able to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps. He served three years before breaking his back.
He would fight for his benefits and discharge upgrade for the rest of his life. His discharge was upgraded in 1978 and his benefits restored in 1988. All his medals were eventually re-bestowed with the Purple Heart posthumously in 1994.
Calvin Graham died on 6 November 1992 in Fort Worth, Texas.
His story was told in the made-for-TV movie, Too Young the Hero (1988). - Editorial Department
- Editor
- Sound Department
Mark Hebdon was born on 24 February 1956 in Canton, Ohio, USA. He was an editor, known for The Alchemist (1983), Penitentiary II (1982) and Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988). He died on 15 May 1993 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA.