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Ernest Miller was born on 7 March 1885 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Army Girl (1938), The Night Flyer (1928) and The Three Musketeers (1933). He died on 23 April 1957 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Additional Crew
Gladys Percey was born on 28 November 1887 in Pasadena, California, USA. She is known for The Ten Commandments (1956), The Buccaneer (1958) and Samson and Delilah (1949). She died on 26 July 1970 in Pasadena, California, USA.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Lucile Gleason was born on 6 February 1888 in Pasadena, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Clock (1945), I Like It That Way (1934) and Should Husbands Work? (1939). She was married to James Gleason. She died on 18 May 1947 in Brentwood, California, USA.- Art Director
- Additional Crew
Robert James Jago was born in 1888 in California to Richard Benjamin Jago, and mother Dora S. (maiden name unknown). His father is recorded as having been born in Massachusetts, or possibly in Europe, and his mother either in Kansas or Massachusetts. Richard and Dora were divorced in Sacramento on June 28, 1889. Shortly after, Dora and baby Robert moved to Boise, Idaho. In November 1893 while working as a cook at a rooming house, the lamp Dora was carrying exploded, covering her in oil. She was engulfed in flames, and died 4 days later (Idaho Statesman Nov 19, 1893). Robert was then adopted by George D. Ellis and Telitha Arnett Ellis in Boise, Ada County, Idaho. He can be found growing up in Boise in the 1900 and 1910 census records, listed as Robert Ellis and Robert J Ellis. There is a short paragraph about Robert mentioned in a biography of his adopted father George Dabney Ellis, written in 1913, (Reference "History of Idaho" By Hiram Taylor French, and available by searching on the Internet). The paragraph describes George & Telitha recognizing his natural artistic talent, and sending young Robert to Edinburgh, Scotland in 1911 to study art, completing his studies in Paris and then returning to Boise. Some time between 1913 and 1920 Robert and his wife May B McKim (married 20 June 1909 in Boise, Idaho) relocated to southern California where he began working as an art director in films. In the 1930 census, his occupation is listed as Building Contractor and he is residing on Woodland Lane in Los Angeles. Robert and May Ellis had no children. Robert died of Pneumonia 20 May, 1935.- Actor
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- Additional Crew
All but forgotten today, Fred Thomson was a silent movie westerner who at one time rivaled 1920s heroes Tom Mix and Hoot Gibson in popularity. Unlike the early, myth-inducing demise of a Rudolph Valentino or Jean Harlow, Fred's untimely death of tetanus prevented the actor, who was at one time billed "The World's Greatest Western Star," from creating a durable Hollywood legacy. Christened Frederick Clifton Thomson, he was born in Pasadena, California, in 1890 and proved a natural athlete, playing football at Occidental College in Los Angeles, and then at Princeton Theological Seminary, and breaking all sorts of various records while a student. Initially interested in the ministry, he became a pastor in both Washington, DC, and in Los Angeles, and subsequently married his college sweetheart, Gail Jepson, in 1913. Following her tragic death of tuberculosis in 1916, he left his fellowship and enlisted in the military.
During his duty as a serviceman, he served as a technical adviser for the film Johanna Enlists (1918), a Mary Pickford war feature. It was through Pickford that he met his second wife, pioneer screenwriter/director Frances Marion. They married in 1919 following his WWI overseas duty as an Army chaplain. Initially interested in directing, he ended up standing in front of the camera for one of Frances' films Just Around the Corner (1921) when an actor failed to show up for a shoot. The movie was a hit, and the handsome, highly appealing Fred was signed. Following a co-starring role in another Pickford movie, The Love Light (1921), which was also directed and written by Frances, Fred was off and running with his own action serial The Eagle's Talons (1923), in which he performed his own stunts. Over the years, he provided heroics in such oaters as The Dangerous Coward (1924), Ridin' the Wind (1925), The Lone Hand Texan (1924) and the title role in Lone Hand Saunders (1926). Towards the end of his career, he was seen playing the legendary Jesse James and Kit Carson. With his cowboy reputation solidified alongside faithful horse Silver King, Fred became the No. 2 box office star for 1926 and 1927.
In 1928, the unthinkable happened. Fred, who was in his movie prime at age 38, was just making his the transition into talkies. He apparently broke the skin of his foot stepping on a nail while working at his stables. Contracting tetanus, which the doctors initially misdiagnosed, he died in Los Angeles on Christmas Day in 1928. His wife and two young sons survived him.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
Wynn Mace was born on 3 August 1890 in South Pasadena, California, USA. He was an assistant director and actor, known for King Cowboy (1928), Tumbling River (1927) and The Canyon of Light (1926). He died on 15 January 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Veteran cinematographer George S. Barnes had a well-earned reputation for reliability and a knack for combining artistry with economic efficiency. As a result, he was seldom out of work.
Having started as a still photographer for Thomas H. Ince in 1918, Barnes quickly rose through the ranks to director of photography. In the course of his career he spent time at just about every major studio in Hollywood: Paramount (1919-21), Metro (1924-25), United Artists (1926-31), MGM (1932), Warner Brothers (1933-38), 20th Century-Fox (1940-41), Universal (1942) and RKO (1942-48). During the 1920s he was the primary cinematographer for Samuel Goldwyn and was largely responsible for the success of films like The Dark Angel (1925). Under his auspices Gregg Toland learned his craft, particularly Barnes' trademark soft-edged, deep-focus photography and intuitive composition and camera movement. Barnes was an expert at lighting. He often utilized curtains or reflective surfaces to create patterns of light and shade. Most importantly, he perfectly suited the required style of photography to each individual assignment. He brought a vivid opulence to the dullish Technicolor romance Frenchman's Creek (1944), making it a triumph of style over content. His 'catoon colours' were just as perfectly suited to the fantasy adventure Sinbad, the Sailor (1947). At Warner Brothers the dark, somewhat grainy texture of films like Marked Woman (1937) was in sync with the realistic look the studio wanted to achieve for its product. He also excelled at shooting vivid dramatic scenes, such as the flood sequences featured in The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926).
Barnes did his best work in the 1940s, shooting two classic Alfred Hitchcock thrillers: for Rebecca (1940) he created an atmosphere of sinister foreboding, right from the beginning, with his shots of Manderley (Barnes was hired because Toland was unavailable, but he ended up winning an Academy Award); and Spellbound (1945), with its unsettling surrealist Salvador Dalí-designed dream sequence of wheels, eyes and staircases. A lesser, but nonetheless good-looking, addition to Barnes' resume is a minor film noir, The File on Thelma Jordon (1949). In contrast, he created a suitably lavish look for his color photography, which enlivened two charismatic swashbuckling adventures, The Spanish Main (1945) and Sinbad, the Sailor (1947). Popular with directors and producers (though he was once fired by David O. Selznick for failing to bring the best out of Jennifer Jones) and stars (Bing Crosby) alike, Barnes was continually employed until his retirement in 1953. He was also popular with the ladies, to which his seven marriages testify. One of his wives was the actress Joan Blondell.- Editor
- Writer
- Actor
Allen McNeil was born on 22 June 1893 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was an editor and writer, known for New Jack City (1991), My Best Girl (1927) and Coquette (1929). He died on 26 December 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Hal Craig was born on 8 January 1894 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Scrapper (1922), There He Goes (1928) and After a Million (1924). He was married to Pauline Craig. He died on 5 October 1964 in Camarillo, California, USA.
- Zolya Talma was born on 14 February 1895 in Pasadena, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Guiding Light (1952), Lights Out (1946) and On with the Dance (1920). She died on 26 November 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Set Decorator
- Costume Designer
- Writer
George James Hopkins was born on 23 March 1896 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was a set decorator and costume designer, known for A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), My Fair Lady (1964) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). He died on 11 February 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Hugh Wynn was born on 22 September 1897 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was an editor, known for Mad Love (1935), He Who Gets Slapped (1924) and The Cameraman (1928). He died on 8 January 1936 in Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
Dick Cox was born on 30 September 1897 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was an actor. He died on 1 June 1966 in Morro Bay, California, USA.- Florence 'Pancho' Barnes was born on 22 July 1901 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA. She is known for The Flying Fool (1929) and Pancho Barnes (1988). She was married to Calvin Rankin Barnes. She died on 29 March 1975 in Boron, Kern County, California, USA.
- Florence Barnes was born on 22 July 1901 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA. She was married to Calvin Rankin Barnes. She died on 29 March 1975 in Boron, Kern County, California, USA.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Edward Churchill was born on 9 June 1902 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Power Dive (1941), Forced Landing (1941) and Rocky Rhodes (1934). He died on 2 April 1960 in San Luis Obispo, California, USA.- Charles W. Thomas was born on 3 September 1903 in Pasadena, California, USA. He died on 3 March 1973 in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
- Actor
- Stunts
- Producer
One of the great stars of American Westerns, and a very popular leading man in non-Westerns as well. He was born and raised in the surroundings of Hollywood and as a boy became interested in the movies that were being made all around. He studied acting at Pomona College and got some stage experience at the Pasadena Community Playhouse, where other future stars such as Randolph Scott, Robert Young, and Victor Mature would also get their first experience. He worked as an extra after graduation from the University of Southern California in 1928 and did some stunt work. In a rare case of an extra being chosen from the crowd to play a major role, McCrea was given a part in The Jazz Age. A contract at MGM followed, and then a better contract at RKO. Will Rogers took a liking to the young man (they shared a love of ranching and roping) and did much to elevate McCrea's career. His wholesome good looks and quiet manner were soon in demand, primarily in romantic dramas and comedies, and he became an increasingly popular leading man. He hoped to concentrate on Westerns, but several years passed before he could convince the studio heads to cast him in one. When he proved successful in that genre, more and more Westerns came his way. But he continued to make a mark in other kinds of pictures, and proved himself particularly adept at the light comedy of Preston Sturges, for whom he made several films. By the late Forties, his concentration focused on Westerns, and he made few non-Westerns thereafter. He was immensely popular in them, and most of them still hold up well today. He and Randolph Scott, whose career strongly resembles McCrea's, came out of retirement to make a classic of the genre, Sam Peckinpah's Ride the High Country (1962). Scott stayed retired thereafter; McCrea made a couple of appearances in small films afterwards, but was primarily content to maintain his life as a gentleman rancher. He was married for fifty-seven years to actress Frances Dee, who survived him.- Thomas Anderson was born on 29 November 1905 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Don't Play Us Cheap (1972), The Learning Tree (1969) and South Bronx Heroes (1985). He was married to Addie Hancock. He died on 12 January 1996 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.
- Wesley Prince was born on 8 April 1907 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was an actor, known for This Is Your Life (1950). He died on 30 October 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Iris Whitney was born on 20 February 1908 in Pasadena, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Hercules in New York (1970), Eyewitness (1981) and Rivals (1972). She died on 26 November 1997 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Visual Effects
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Special Effects
L.B. Abbott was born on 13 June 1908 in Pasadena, California, USA. He is known for Logan's Run (1976), The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970). He was married to Muriel Darby. He died on 28 September 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Juney Ellis was born on 23 January 1909 in Pasadena, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Corrina, Corrina (1994), I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) and Earth Girls Are Easy (1988). She died on 27 July 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Tom Stevenson was born on 22 February 1910 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Gaslight (1944), Across the Pacific (1942) and The Lone Wolf in London (1947). He died on 30 October 2004 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
- Harriet Doerr was born on 8 April 1910 in Pasadena, California, USA. She was a writer, known for Stones for Ibarra (1988). She was married to Albert Edward Doerr. She died on 24 November 2002 in Pasadena, California, USA.
- Inez Harries was born on 15 January 1911 in Pasadena, California, USA. She died on 25 February 2014 in Sylmar, California, USA.
- Venice Shaw was born on 15 January 1911 in Pasadena, California, USA. She died on 9 August 2016 in Newbury Park, California, USA.
- Art Department
Roy Neel was born on 5 May 1911 in Pasadena, California, USA. He is known for The Benny Goodman Story (1956). He died on 25 November 1986 in Orange, California, USA.- Mary Mason was born on 26 July 1911 in Pasadena, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Mad Game (1933), The Extra Girl (1923) and The Half-Naked Truth (1932). She died on 13 October 1980 in New York City, New York, USA.
- William Fisk Harrah was born on 2 September 1911 in South Pasadena, California, USA. He was married to Verna Harrah, Carlson, Roxanna, Burger, Mary, Bobbie Gentry, Batchelor, Thelma and Scherry Teague. He died on 30 June 1978 in Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
- Director
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Charles Walters was born on 17 November 1911 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Lili (1953), The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) and Ask Any Girl (1959). He died on 13 August 1982 in Malibu, California, USA.- Writer
- Actor
- Director
Barry Shipman was born on 24 February 1912 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940), Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936) and Smoky River Serenade (1947). He was married to Gwynne Shipman. He died on 12 August 1994 in San Bernardino, California, USA.- Writer
- Director
- Actress
Julia Child was born on 15 August 1912 in Pasadena, California, USA. She was a writer and director, known for The French Chef (1962), Julie & Julia (2009) and We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993). She was married to Paul Child. She died on 13 August 2004 in Montecito, California, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Alfred Grant was one of the most suave, talented actors of Black Cinema and Golden Era Hollywood. He had quite a powerful presence on screen. He was the tough, macho type but still romantic and had a softness that the female movie-watchers loved. He could play any role there was and had an actor's voice if ever there was one; powerful, distinct, soothing and convincing.
Grant displayed his natural talent in the Black Cinema films of the 1930s and 1940s. He starred in "Reform School," "One Dark Night," "Mystery In Swing," "Son of Ingagi," and "Am I Guilty? where Alfred proved himself a wonderful leading actor and gave excellent performances. Black Cinema a.k.a race films gave Alfred plenty of opportunities that he took advantage of to display his art. He made many films watchable by himself alone even if the story and the cast weren't as good. Alfred was in quite a few films in Hollywood but parts were hard to come by for Black actors. The roles he did attain in Hollywood were quite an accomplishment because he got a chance to be a real actor not a stereotype which was rare for a Black actor then. Alfred left lasting impressions in Hollywood films, "Golden Boy," "One Hour To Live," "You'll Never Get Rich," "The Vanishing Virgirian" and "The Well." Alfred also appeared on television in an episode of "Soldiers of Fortune." Grant is truly one of the unsung Black actors of cinema who proved the myths and stereotypes about Black men wrong. Hopefully more information will surface on this talented actor.- Paul Manning was born on 22 November 1912 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was a writer, known for The United States Steel Hour (1953) and Robert Montgomery Presents (1950). He died in 1995.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Leighton Noble was born on 25 December 1912 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was an actor, known for It Ain't Hay (1943), Gift of Gab (1934) and Crazy House (1943). He was married to Billie Grafton. He died on 6 March 1994 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.- Florence Stone Fevergeon was born on 6 August 1913 in Pasadena, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Mystery Men (1999), Tomcats (2001) and Witchcraft (1988). She died on 7 October 2011 in Costa Mesa, California, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
One of Hollywood's more high-flying dancers on film, dimpled, robust, fair-haired Marc Platt provided fancy footwork to a handful of "Golden Era" musicals but truly impressed in one vigorous 1950s classic.
Born to a musical family on December 2, 1913 in Pasadena, California as Marcel Emile Gaston LePlat, he was the only child of a French-born concert violinist and a soprano singer. After years on the road, the family finally settled in Seattle, Washington. Following his father's death, his mother found a job at the Mary Ann Wells' dancing school while young Marc earned his keep running errands at the dance school. He eventually became a dance student at the school and trained with Wells for eight years who saw great potential in Marc.
It was Wells who arranged an audition for Marc with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo when the touring company arrived in Seattle. The artistic director Léonide Massine accepted him at $150 a week and changed his name to Marc Platoff in order to maintain the deception that the company was Russian. A highlight was his dancing as the Spirit of Creation in Massine's legendary piece "Seventh Symphony". Platt also choreographed during his time there, one piece being Ghost Town (1939), which was set to music by Richard Rodgers. While there he met and married (in 1942) dancer Eleanor Marra. They had one son before divorcing in 1947. Ted Le Plat, born in 1944, became a musician as well as a daytime soap and prime-time TV actor.
Anxious to try New York, Marc left the ballet company in 1942 and moved to the Big Apple where he changed his marquee name to the more Americanized "Marc Platt" and pursued musical parts. Following minor roles in the short run musicals "The Lady Comes Across" (January, 1942) with Joe E. Lewis, Mischa Auer and Gower Champion and "Beat the Band" (October-December, 1942) starring Joan Caulfield, Marc and Kathryn Sergava found themselves cast in a landmark musical, the Rodgers and Hammerstein rural classic "Oklahoma!" Choreographer Agnes de Mille showcased them in the ground-breaking extended dream sequence roles of (Dream) Curly and (Dream) Laurey. Platt stayed with the show for a year but finally left after Columbia Pictures signed him to a film contract.
Aside from a couple of short musical films, he made his movie feature debut with a featured role as Tommy in Tonight and Every Night (1945) starring Rita Hayworth. From there he appeared in the Sid Caesar vehicle Tars and Spars (1946) and back with Rita Hayworth in Down to Earth (1947). Columbia tried Marc out as a leading man in one of their second-string musicals When a Girl's Beautiful (1947) opposite Adele Jergens and Patricia Barry but did not make a great impression. Featured again in the non-musical adventure The Swordsman (1948) starring Ellen Drew and Larry Parks and the Italian drama Addio Mimí! (1949) based on Puccini's "La Boheme," Marc's film career dissipated.
After appearing on occasional TV variety shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show" and "The Colgate Comedy Hour" and following a single return to Broadway in the musical "Maggie" (1953, Platt returned to film again after a five-year absence but when he finally did, he made a superb impression as one of Howard Keel's uncouth but vigorously agile woodsman brothers (Daniel) in MGM's Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954). The film still stands as one of the most impressive dancing pieces of the "Golden Age" of musicals. He followed this with a minor dancing role (it was James Mitchell who played Dream Curly here) in the film version of Oklahoma! (1955).
When the musical film lost favor in the late 1950's, Marc finished off the decade focusing on straight dramatic roles on TV with roles in such rugged series as "Sky King," "Wyatt Earp" and "Dante". By the 1960s Marc had taken off his dance shoes and turned director of the ballet company at New York's Radio City Music Hall. He and his second wife, Jean Goodall, whom he married back in 1951 and had two children (Donna, Michael), also ran a dance studio of their own. Following this they left New York and moved to Fort Myers, Florida where they set up a new dance school.
Marc moved to Northern California to be near family following his wife's death in 1994 and occasionally appeared at the Marin Dance Theatre in San Rafael. One of his last performances was a non-dancing part in "Sophie and the Enchanted Toyshop" at age 89. In 2000, Marc was presented with the Nijinsky Award at the Ballets Russe's Reunion. He appeared in the 2005 documentary Ballets Russes (2005). Platt died at the age of 100 at a hospice in San Rafael from complications of pneumonia. He was survived by his three children.- Born in 1914, durable, dependable actor James Seay was initially designed for romantic leads after being signed by Paramount in 1940. Caught up in a number of uncredited roles, the actor seemed to fare better as a villain or stern, officious type. Although military service may have taken away any chance for outright stardom, he compensated in later years by focusing on minor character roles, finding steady employment in late '40s and '50s films as a voice of authority. He was the benign old folks home doctor who expounds on Kris Kringle's mental condition in Miracle on 34th Street (1947), portrayed Col. George Washington during his early military career in When the Redskins Rode (1951) and became a familiar figure in "B" sci-fi classics, notably The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), When Worlds Collide (1951), The War of the Worlds (1953), Killers from Space (1954), Beginning of the End (1957) and The Amazing Colossal Man (1957). Seay's career extended into TV, which included recurring roles on such western series as Fury (1955) (as a sheriff) and The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) (as a judge). In hundreds of small-screen parts, he also played a captain in Disney's "Swamp Fox" series in 1959. Not seen after the early 1970s, Seay died at age 78 in 1992.
- Statuesque beauty Artie Young was one of the premier dancers of her day. From the late 1930's to the 1950's, no show was complete without Artie's beauty and divine dancing.
Artie was a popular nightclub and stage dancer in California. She was a dancer in Duke Ellington's revue "Jump For Joy" (1941), where she received rave reviews for her jungle dance. She appeared in Hollywood films only as a dancer. In "Carolina Blues," "Stormy Weather," "Broadway Rhythm" and "Skirts Ahoy," her beauty and graceful moves were a great addition to the musical numbers.
In Stormy Weather (1943) in the scene "I Can't Give You Anything But Love,", she was memorable as one of the beautiful front dancers. A publicity photo that has been reprinted in many film history books, from that scene features her with Lena Horne and Bill Robinson.
Artie is probably most memorable for being cast as the girlfriend of two 1939 westerns starring Herb Jeffries, namely The Bronze Buckaroo (1939) and Harlem Rides the Range (1939). - Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Johnny Miller was born on 24 February 1915 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Country Music Holiday (1958), Stars on Parade (1944) and Killer Diller (1948). He died on 19 July 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Sound Department
Kendrick Kinney was born on 28 March 1916 in Pasadena, California, USA. He died on 28 January 2010 in California, USA.- Frederic Warriner was born on 2 June 1916 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951), Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot (1957) and Eagle in a Cage (1965). He died on 10 November 1992 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA.
- Additional Crew
Clarita Heath Reiter was born on 27 August 1916 in Pasadena, California, USA. Clarita Heath was married to William Reiter and Alex Bright. Clarita Heath died on 13 October 2003 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA.- Bunny Waters was born in Flagstaff Arizona and trained as a swimmer with Johnny Weissmuller in free style but unfortunately lost her amateur standing when she appeared in Bathing Beauty in a bathing suit. Her unofficial freestyle record was not broken until 1958. She toured Europe with The Glamzons in the '30's.
She married Johnny Green in November of "43. On Sept 22, '44 she gave birth to a baby girl, Kathe Green. On March 17, '46 she gave birth to another daughter, Christopher Allison, named after God Mother June Allison. Subsequently Chris changed her name to Kim and is now Kim Meglio, married to Bruno Meglio. Bunny Waters has 2 grandchildren, Jean Paul and Nicole Meglio. Bunny is also a Great Grandmother.. Jean Paul has 2 children, Giovannie & Mia and Nicole has 1 daughter, Gianna Rhodes.
Bunny worked tirelessly in many charities in Beverly Hills, CA where she lived with her husband, 5 time Oscar winner, Johnny Green until his death in '89. She died 1 1/2 years later. - Writer
- Producer
With writer John Meston, producer Norman Macdonnell created "Gunsmoke," the preeminent (and first) adult western on both radio and television. His contribution cannot be overestimated--his genius was in his ability as a producer to assemble a cohesive and highly creative team of writers, actors and production personnel, a hallmark of both the radio and television versions of "Gunsmoke."
Macdonnell served in the military during World War II and took part in the D-Day landings at Normandy. He started work for CBS Radio as an assistant director in 1946, worked on several radio series and eventually became director of the critically acclaimed radio series "Escape" before launching "Gunsmoke" on CBS Radio in 1952.
Initially passed over as producer when "Gunsmoke" was turned into TV series (Gunsmoke (1955)) in favor of Charles Marquis Warren, Macdonnell took over as producer in 1956, guiding the series to four straight seasons (1957-1961) as the #1-rated program in network television before being replaced in 1964 when the ratings started to slip. MacDonnell later went on to a successful run heading up The Virginian (1962) television series.- Director
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John Whitney Sr. was born on 8 April 1917 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Matrix I (1971), Matrix II (1971) and Matrix III (1972). He died on 22 September 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Cheryl Walker was born on 1 August 1918 in South Pasadena, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Murder Is My Business (1946), Larceny in Her Heart (1946) and Three on a Ticket (1947). She was married to Dr. Jay Etzell Coumbe and Tway W. Andrews. She died on 24 October 1971 in Pasadena, California, USA.- Actress
- Stunts
Mary Ann Hawkins was born on 7 March 1919 in Pasadena, California, USA. She was an actress. She was married to Jack Midkiff, Fred F. Sears, Don McGuire and Thomas Alfred "Bud" Morrissey. She died in 1993 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.- Music Department
Joseph E. Romero was born on 23 October 1919 in South Pasadena, California, USA. Joseph E. is known for Mike Hammer (1958), McMillan & Wife (1971) and Lux Playhouse (1958). Joseph E. was married to Noreen. Joseph E. died on 24 June 1993 in Burbank, California, USA.