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Gene Rayburn was born on December 22, 1917, in Christopher, Illinois. After his father died at a very young age, his mother moved to Chicago and married Milan Rubessa, and Gene adopted his stepfather's name. As Gene Rubessa, he acted in high school plays and hoped to follow an acting career. He moved to New York City in the 1930s where he was a page for NBC, later working as an usher for the NBC symphony orchestra. Before World War Two, he went to announcers school and worked with various radio personalities around New York City. He married Helen Tricknor, in 1940, with whom he had one child, Lynn, in 1942. Soon afterwards, he was called to Military Service and joined the U.S. Air Corps. After the war, Gene worked on the "Rayburn and Finch Show" and, later, the "Gene Rayburn Show" in the early fifties. During the 50s, Rayburn was instrumental in highlighting corruption on radio, by playing an older song so many times that it became a hit. This was alleged to have proved that record promoters could pay DJs to play records on stations for bribes, making the songs very popular, albeit for a price. His breakthrough came in the mid-50s as the announcer on The Tonight Show (1953), with Steve Allen. Rayburn and Allen were associated on The Tonight Show (1953) Show for three years and Rayburn became a household name for many years after that. In 1955, he hosted his first game show called The Sky's the Limit (1954). Subsequent game shows included The Match Game (1962), Make the Connection (1955), Musical Chairs (1954), Play Your Hunch (1958), Tic Tac Dough (1956) and Dough Re Mi (1958). He always flew by jet from his home in Massachusetts to host his various shows. Rayburn was also a Broadway performer, and appeared in plays such as "Bye, Bye Birdie"- Charles Nelson Reilly was his understudy. He also had a small part in the movie, It Happened to Jane (1959).

John Berry was born on 6 September 1917 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Ça va barder (1955), 'Round Midnight (1986) and A Captive in the Land (1990). He was married to Myriam Boyer and Gladys Berry. He died on 29 November 1999 in Paris, France.

Hazel Frederick was born on 29 July 1908 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress. She died on 29 November 1999 in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, USA.

Paul Ganapoler was born on 15 June 1915 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for The French Connection (1971), Three Days of the Condor (1975) and Liza with a Z (1972). He died on 29 November 1999 in New York City, New York, USA.

Dragan Vojnovic was born on 2 January 1921 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Bokseri idu u raj (1967), Factory B (1958) and The Dervish and Death (1974). He died on 29 November 1999 in Belgrade, Serbia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

He debuted on stage at 4 years of age in the company of his parents. His theatrical activity continued during the subsequent years, first in the Enric Borràs company and then starting his own as a member of the Spanish Theatre in Madrid. He debuted in cinema in 1929 with "Mr. Esteve" and this role gave way to many more during the Republic, although most of his films are from the 40s. At mid-50s he left pictures and devoted almost exclusively to the theatre.

Suzy Carrier was born on 13 November 1922 in Moulins, Allier, France. She was an actress, known for Clandestine (1946), Bichon (1948) and Shadow of the Guillotine (1956). She was married to Raymond Schmit. She died on 29 November 1999 in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France.

DeWitt Copp was born on 14 November 1919 in the USA. He was a writer, known for Man Against Crime (1949), One Step Beyond (1959) and American Inventory (1951). He died on 29 November 1999 in Burlington, Vermont, USA.

Tôru Kino was born on 30 May 1922 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a writer and actor, known for Morishige yo doko e yuku (1956), Jirochô gaiden: Haikagura no Santarô (1957) and Shôri-sha (1957). He was married to Dokutoru Chieko. He died on 29 November 1999.