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When Ruth Gordon convinced her father, a sea captain, to let her pursue acting she came to New York and studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She acted in a few silents made at Fort Lee, New Jersey, in 1915. She made her Broadway debut in "Peter Pan" as Nibs the same year. The next 20 years she spent on stage, even appearing at the Old Vic in London in the successful run of "The Country Wife" in 1936. Nearly 25 years after her film debut, she returned to movies briefly. Her most memorable role during this period in the early 1940s was as Mary Todd in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940).

She left Hollywood to return to theater. Back in New York, she married Garson Kanin in 1942 (her first husband Gregory Kelly, a stage actor, died in 1927). She began writing plays, and, later, her husband and she collaborated on screenplays for Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, whose screen relationship was modeled on their own marriage. She returned to film acting during the 1960s. It is during this last period of her career that she became a movie star, with memorable roles in Rosemary's Baby (1968) and Harold and Maude (1971). She wrote several books during the mid-1970s and appeared on TV. She won an Emmy for her role on Taxi (1978) in 1979.

Lee Remick was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, to Gertrude Margaret (Waldo), an actress, and Francis Edwin Remick, a department store owner. She had Irish and English ancestry. Remick was educated at Barnard College, studied dance and worked on stage and TV, before making her film debut as a sexy Southern majorette in Elia Kazan's A Face in the Crowd (1957). Her next role was also southern: Eula Varner in The Long, Hot Summer (1958). She emerged as a real star in the role of an apparent rape victim in Anatomy of a Murder (1959). And she won an Academy Award nomination for her role as the alcoholic wife of Jack Lemmon in Days of Wine and Roses (1962). After more work in TV and movies, she moved to England in 1970, making more movies there. In 1988 she formed a production company with partners James Garner and Peter K. Duchow.

Mike Mitchell was born on 6 October 1982 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Tomorrow War (2021), The Birthday Boys (2013) and Love (2016).

Barbara Baldavin was born on 18 October 1938 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress and casting director, known for Star Trek (1966), Skeeter (1993) and Mannix (1967). She was married to Joseph D'Agosta. She died on 31 March 2024 in Manhattan Beach, California, USA.

Comedian, author and composer, educated at Emerson College. He served in the US Infantry during World War II. Later, he was part of the team Dana and Wood on television and in supper clubs. As a single, he appeared on television with Martha Raye and Imogene Coca and was a writer for Steve Allen, and he also appeared in night clubs and on records. Joining ASCAP in 1958, his popular-song compositions include "My Name Jose Jimenez", "All About Love" and "Big Bells and Bongo Drummers".

Noreen Corcoran was born on 20 October 1943 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for I Love Melvin (1953), General Electric Theater (1953) and The Girls on the Beach (1965). She died on 15 January 2016 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA.

American child actress of the 1950s, on screen from the age of nine. Donna Marie Corcoran was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, to police officer William Henry Corcoran Sr. (1905-1956) and his wife Kathleen Hildegarde McKenney (1917-1972), one of eight brothers and sisters. Three of her siblings also went into show business, most notably her younger sister Noreen.

The family relocated to California on the advice of a family doctor who suggested that the warmer climate might ameliorate Kathleen's painful arthritic condition. Before long, William Henry secured a job as Director of Maintenance at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. While visiting her dad at the studio, Donna was spotted by a casting director and invited to audition for the role of the orphan girl Bridget in Angels in the Outfield (1951). Director Clarence Brown picked Donna from among 635 hopeful aspirants, thus launching her brief career in pictures.

Her first notable role was as the precocious Bunny Jones, whose character becomes the catalyst for the breakdown of Marilyn Monroe's emotionally disturbed babysitter Nell Forbes in Don't Bother to Knock (1952). Donna next appeared in two aquatic musicals with Esther Williams (Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) and Dangerous When Wet (1953)) for which MGM had to teach her how to swim. Sandwiched in between those was a pivotal role, Donna giving arguably her best performance, as a troubled Catholic orphan adopted by Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon (who co-starred together for the eighth and final time) in Scandal at Scourie (1953). On the strength of this, she received first billing in Gypsy Colt (1954), an equine iteration of Lassie Come Home (1943), aimed squarely at the family market. Her big screen swansong was a minor supporting role in Fritz Lang's gothic melodrama Moonfleet (1955).

A few TV guest spots were to follow, before Donna left show business in 1963.She eventually forged a career, first in real estate, then in gemology.

Born Marvin Wesley Vye, Jr., this Massachusetts-born, Yale-trained character actor was associated for a time with the Theatre Guild in the 1940s. Equipped with a tough-looking countenance and sturdy baritone, he was hired to originate the role of Jigger Craigin in the Guild's 1945 mounting of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Carousel," which also starred John Raitt and Jan Clayton. A spectacular success, this led to Hollywood offers and in 1947 he made an auspicious film debut (third billed) in Golden Earrings (1947) starring Marlene Dietrich and Ray Milland, playing Zoltan, a gypsy who sings the title tune. Playing next a baddie in the Alan Ladd starrer Whispering Smith (1948) and Merlin in the Bing Crosby remake of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949), Vye returned to Broadway to co-star as the Kralahome in the musical "The King and I." The musical, of course, went on to become a smash but without Vye for he quit the production during tryouts after his only song was cut. Unfortunately he would not recreate his Jigger role in the movie version of "Carousel" either. Cameron Mitchell took the honors.

Back in Hollywood, Vye became a standard fixture in mobster pics including Al Capone (1959) as Bugs Moran, King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961) and The George Raft Story (1961). With a homely, imposing mug made for adventure tales, he played everything from warrior chiefs to Blackbeard the Pirate. On TV he portrayed a number of corrupt characters on such shows as "The Untouchables" and "77 Sunset Strip" and sometimes even played his tough guys for laughs. In between he appeared in musical productions of "Oklahoma!" and "South Pacific," among others. Vye died in 1976 at age 63.

Louise DuArt, recognized as one of the industry's outstanding comedic impressionists, won rave reviews on Broadway, television and touring shows, and is today the co-author of six Godwink books with her husband Squire D. Rushnell and co-founder of Godwink Brands. They are Executive Producers of the "A Godwink Christmas" movie series, beginning with A Godwink Christmas (2018), for Hallmark Channel and Rescued by Ruby (2022) for Netflix.

Mikey Kelley is a voice actor who landed his first major job when he was cast as the lead in Steven Spielberg's Invasion America for The WB Network. He's gone on to voice several animated projects including the 2007 big screen movie TMNT as the character of Michelangelo, Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase, The Super Hero Squad Show, Elena of Avalor, Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, The Stinky & Dirty Show, Ben 10, Harvey Beaks, Rocket Power, The Land Before Time, The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Wabbit, among others.

On the commercial front, he's worked on a host of television and radio campaigns.

Mikey has also been featured in a variety of video games including Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Lego Jurassic World, Halo 3, Tony Hawk's Underground, Full Spectrum Warrior, Viewtiful Joe, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Mad Max, as well as many others.

Mikey was born and raised in Quincy, Massachusetts. He graduated from Emerson College.

Lisa France graduated with honors from Brooklyn College with a double major in Biology and Philosophy. At Brooklyn she was a Division I basketball player and cross country and track runner. After graduation France played professional basketball for the Manchester Giants in Manchester, England. Upon returning to the United States, she attended Ohio State University where she graduated with a MA in Somatic Studies. As she spent a good percentage of her time in Ohio, she was fairly unfamiliar with the film business. It wasn't until she saw "Meet Joe Black" shooting in her neighborhood that she became smitten with making films. She entered the film business as a production assistant and then initiated her SAG career as a stunt double in Spike Lee's "He Got Game." In 1999 she wrote, directed, starred and produced her first short film, "Love In Tow" In 2000 she won Best Comedy for "Love In Tow" at Filmstock Film Festival in London. She then France executive produced "Fair Play" (written and directed by Joanie Wread) starring John Heard and Ed Asner. France continues to do stunt work in addition, to acting and directing.

Mr. Donahue is originally from Quincy, Massachusetts. He attended St. Mary's School in Quincy, Massachusetts and for high school he attended Archbishop Williams in Braintree, Massachusetts. It is at Archbishop Williams that Donahue first gained athletic acclaim for his success in football and track and field. Donahue was the chosen to the Boston Globe 1980 All - Scholastic Track Team. After high school, he attended the prestigious Phillips Exeter Academy, in Exeter, New Hampshire, where he excelled in football/track (National champion in the shot put). In August 1980 he placed 3rd in the Shot Put at the National Junior Olympics in Santa Clara, California. Donahue was chosen as the Bicentennial Athlete of the Year at Phillips Exeter Academy in 1980. He garnered interest from Div. 1 programs across the country. In 1981, he decided to attend the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. As a Texas Longhorn he competed in numerous national track championships and played football. While at the University of Texas he competed at the Sun Bowl in 1982. He earned the nickname "Sled Slayer" after breaking the hinges off a seven man blocking sled during practice with the football team.

In 1983, Donahue trained with U.S. Olympic coach Tony Naclerio while enrolled at Iona college, New Rochelle, New York Donahue was the winner of the shot put in January 1985 at Millrose Games at Madison Square Gardens in New York City. In April 1985 at the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Indoor Track and Field Championships Donahue set the meet record of 60-0 ¼.

It was also at Iona that Donahue realized he still had a passion for acting working with Theatrical instructor Roderick Nash. It turned out the days of musical theater during high school had left an indelible impression on him.

While enrolled at Iona college, New Rochelle, New York. he met his wife, Lori (DeThomasis) Donahue. They were married in Roslyn, New York in 1986. They are parents of a daughter, Jessica Donahue (b. 1987) born in Quincy, Massachusetts.

In 1986 with the help of Iona's coach Harold Crocker, Donahue got a tryout with the New York Jets NFL Football team. He signed a free agent contract with the New York Jets to play nose tackle. He participated in mini-camp and summer training camp with the Jets. He was released in August 1986. In 1987, Donahue signed a free agent contract with the Green Back Packers to play nose tackle. During camp Donahue suffered a knee injury. He was released in August 1987. In 1989, he joined the Toronto Argonauts of the C.F.L. Donahue hurt his knee while with the Argonauts. He was released from his contract that same year.

After his football days were over he embarked on a professional wrestling career. He was known most notably as the "Dublin Destroyer" and Brian "The Basher." Donahue wrestled with Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) in 1991 and then with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) during 1991-1992. While training with former professional wrestler Mark Tendler, Tendler introduced Donahue to an acting agent. It was during this time that he began to fully pursue acting with full heart. Working his way up the ranks, taking classes, auditioning, and landing commercials, some TV roles, and eventually small roles in films.

In January 1993 Donahue and his family moved to Orlando, Florida to work for the Walt Disney World company in the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular at Disney MGM Studios. Donahue was the German Mechanic and Scimitar Swordsman in the show. During his time at Walt Disney World Donahue was named Cast Member of the Month at Disney MGM Studios. While at Disney Donahue trained with stunt coordinators, Ronnie Rondell and Steve Hart. He would train with follow cast members and became proficient in hitting the ground hard, tumbling, falls, high falls, sword work and stunt fighting.

In addition, to working at Walt Disney World, Donahue spent his time in Orlando working on the Hulk Hogan and Chris Lemon series "Thunder in Paradise" and landing commercials.

Over the past 20 years his career has encompassed all the mediums of the business including film, TV, print, radio, live theatre (NYC) and Walt Disney World, stand-up comedy (Caroline's NYC) fit modeling (Tommy Hilfiger and Polo). Because of his athletic background and extensive training he has also forged a strong stunt resume.

In September 15, 1999 Donahue made his first appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman. He demonstrated various stair falls during that show. During the years 1999-2012 Donahue would return to the show many times as "The guy that beats up Alan" or the "Alan Kalter Assaulter" to beat up the announcer of the Late Show with David Letterman, Alan Kalter. The "gag" was that Donahue would appear as different characters then beat up Alan Kalter. Some of the characters were a CBS Page, secret service man, pizza delivery man, a Mets' fan, "Lance Armstrong", "Maria Pope" the producer, he posed as a member of the Late Show Orchestra and as Alan Kalter's son Tyler. He also beat up Ruppert Jee of the Hello Deli in a couple of shows. Billy Crystal beat up Donahue on his entrance during a July 2001 appearance. Donahue also appeared as Stan Drucker the Strongman where he was supposed to flip over a car outside the studio.

Donahue is the subject of the 2019 documentary "The Guy : The Brian Donahue Story" directed by E.J. McCleavey-Fisher.

Mineola (NY) High School PTSA awarded him the New York State PTA Distinguished Person award in 2005 as recognition of his outstanding contributions to welfare and growth of children and youth in the community. He volunteered his time as Track and Field coach for high school students in Nassau County, NY. Over the years he coached many athletes to the New York State Championship meet, including his daughter, Jessica. He was the recipient of the 2006 Al Dawson award by Nassau County Track Coaches Association. Donahue participated in the heavy athletics at local Highland Games in New York.

In 2010, Donahue was inducted into the Archbishop Williams High School Hall of Fame.

Mr. Donahue is based in New York.

Writer-performer Nancy Ellen Shore can be seen as Dr. Watson in Emmy-nominated director Paul Starkman's multi-award-winning feature Wheels (2018), which won Best Film at the 2019 Harlem International Film Festival, First Place (Feature) in the 2019 San Francisco Black Film Festival, and Best Narrative Feature and Audience Award at the 2018 Woodstock Film Festival. Other recent film work: Dorothy (lead), an aging punk rocker grieving her best friend's death while struggling with eviction in Classic Punk (2019 short), and Matty's Aunt in Romina Schwedler's The Visit, a multi-award-winning 2016 short costarring Academy Award-nominee June Squibb. Recent theater work: Mrs. Higgins in New Bedford Festival Theatre's My Fair Lady starring Peter Gregus (Broadway's Jersey Boys) at the Zeiterion Theatre. Recent TV: Five seasons (81 episodes) as a recurring State Department Advisor/Senior White House Staff (core ensemble) on Madam Secretary (CBS); Recurring Inmate (core ensemble), Orange Is the New Black, Seasons 1-5 (Netflix). Nancy has been featured since 2012 in many other TV shows and movies, playing everything from a homeless woman to a wealthy Theater Patron/Tony Voter friend of Eileen Rand, Anjelica Huston's character, on Smash. A former theater critic/feature writer for Backstage, Stages, and The Providence Journal, she has penned juvenile biographies (Amelia Earhart, Anne Hutchinson), written for Time-Life Books, and done editorial work at Condé Nast, The New York Review of Books, and many other NYC newspapers, magazines, and publishing companies. Proud member of SAG-AFTRA, Actors' Equity, the Dramatists Guild, and New York Women in Film and TV.

John Cheever was born on 27 May 1912 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Robert Montgomery Presents (1950), The Swimmer (1968) and 3 by Cheever (1979). He was married to Mary Winternitz. He died on 18 June 1982 in Ossining, New York, USA.

Ron Weyand was born on 28 February 1929 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Shamus (1973), The Dain Curse (1978) and Alice's Restaurant (1969). He died on 17 July 2003 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA.

Gene Wood was a prolific game show announcer during the 1970s and 1980s. Most often heard over Goodson-Todman (later Mark Goodson Productions) game shows, he was the voice that introduced game shows including "Card Sharks", "Tattletales," "Classic Concentration," "Password Plus"/"Super Password" and "Family Feud." Few fans will ever forget his beckoning contestants to get "ready for action!"; and "On your marks, let's start ... the 'FAMILY FEUUUDDD!'" or the sotto whisper of "The password is ..." Wood's first regular run as an announcer (after several substitute jobs in the 1960s) was on the 1969 version of "Beat the Clock," which Wood later hosted. In the mid-1990s, he retired from the world of game show announcing, apparently bitter over younger announcers taking his place.

Kevin O'Donnell was born on 21 December 1976 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Salt (2010), The Sublet (2010) and Penance.

Michael is a film and television actor born and raised in Quincy, Massachusetts. In college he was involved in theater and began studying acting. Michael started auditioning after graduating college and joined the Screen Actors Guild.

Michael resides on the south shore of Massachusetts with his wife and 2 daughters.

Born: Feb 2, 1974

Stephen Markarian was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, on March 8, 1990. He has two brothers. With three active boys, his parents have spent most of their time traveling between hockey games and theater productions.

Stephen busted onto the scene in L.A. at the age of 12. He started his acting career in Quincy, Massachusetts at the ripe old age of 5. He has already performed in over 20 Musical Theater productions in his home state. Some of his favorite roles were Tevye, in Fiddler on the Roof, Harold Hill, in The Music Man, performed at the Riverside Theater Works in Hyde Park, Massachusetts and Joseph, in Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, in Quincy, Massachusetts. One of Stephen's favorite characters to play was, Jerry, Josh's lookalike, on "Drake & Josh". He's also enjoying his recurring role on "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide", playing Albert Wormenheimer. Stephen also appeared on "Listen Up" with Jason Alexander.

Along the way, Stephen has won many awards in acting and also was a member of a pre-teen singing group called, "The Next Generation", and performed "The National Anthem" at several sporting events.

Stephen graduated from the boston conservatory of music in 2013. He now lives in NYC and is pursuing his Theatre career.

Ed McGuinness was born on 1 March 1974 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. He is a writer, known for Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009), Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (2013) and Creative Continuity (2013).

John B. Allen was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. He is known for MrBallen (2020), MrBallen's Medical Mysteries (2023) and MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories (2022). He is married to Amanda. They have three children.

Omar Moustafa Ghonim is a first generation Egyptian-American actor, born in Quincy, MA and raised in Braintree, MA. He graduated from Braintree High School and attended Bridgewater State University where he studied Kinesiology and played middle linebacker for the BSU Bears.

After his freshman year he began making videos on the app Vine where he amassed over 600,000 followers. The audience he'd gained on the app paved the way for his first auditioning opportunities thus beginning his acting journey. He left BSU in 2017 to pursue acting full time.

Omar has since appeared in several network television shows from Law & Order: Organized Crime to AMC's Kevin Can F**k Himself. He can also be seen films like the Oscar nominated Netflix movie, Don't Look Up as Damain. This year he will appear in upcoming movies: The Instigators starring Matt Damon and Thug starring Liam Neeson.

Chris McCoy was born on 31 January 1981 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. Chris is a writer and director, known for Good Kids (2016), The Bicycle (2013) and Good Looking. Chris has been married to Dara Gordon since 30 July 2016. They have two children.

Michael A. Rizza was born on 15 November 1968 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor, known for Next (2007), Wild Card (2015) and Rat Race (2001).

Peter is the most recently the producer of Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Frozen (2013)", for which he received the Academy Award® for Best Animated Film, along with his fellow filmmakers, directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. Del Vecho joined Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1995 and produced the animated musical comedy "The Princess and the Frog (2009)", which hit theaters in 2009 and received three Oscar® nominations, including Best Animated Film. He also guided WDAS back to the Hundred Acre Wood as the producer of 2011's big-screen adventure "Winnie the Pooh (2011)".

For his work on the animated feature, "Frozen (2013)", Del Vecho received both an Academy Award for Best Animated Film as well as a Producer's Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures. "Frozen (2013)" also received an Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Let It Go"), as well as a Golden Globe, BAFTA Award, five Annie Award including Best Feature and the Critics' Choice Award. Born Quincy MA April, 6 1965 he is younger brother to Nancy.