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- Actor
- Soundtrack
Dabbs Greer was a very familiar face in films and especially on TV. He was a sort of "everyman" in his roles and played merchants, preachers, businessmen, and other "pillars of the community" types as well as assorted villains. With his plain looking face, wavy hair and mellow, distinctive voice he was a solid supporting actor.
He was born on April 2, 1917, in Fairview, Missouri, to Randall Alexander Greer and Bernice Irene Dabbs. Reared in Anderson, Missouri, he was the only child of a pharmacist father and a speech therapist mother. His first acting experience was on stage in a children's theatre production when he was eight years old. He attended Drury College in Springfield, Missouri, where he earned a BA and headed the drama department and Little Theatre in Mountain Grove, Missouri, from 1940-43. He then moved on to the famed Pasadena Playhouse in California as actor, instructor and administrator from 1943-50. He made his film debut in Reign of Terror (1949) (aka "The Black Book") in an uncredited bit part and went on to appear in many parts during the next 50 years. He is probably best remembered for his role as Rev. Alden on Little House on the Prairie (1974) but he was also a regular on the TV series Gunsmoke (1955) as a merchant, Mr. Jonas; Hank (1965) as Coach Ossie Weiss and Picket Fences (1992) as Rev. Henry Novotny. He also appeared in made-for-TV movies and guest-starred on such series as Adventures of Superman (1952); The Rifleman (1958); Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958); Trackdown (1957); Perry Mason (1957); Bonanza (1959); The Fugitive (1963) and The Brady Bunch (1969). He died in 2007, aged 90. He never married, had no children, and left no immediate relatives.- Music Department
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Tommy Newsom was born on 25 February 1929 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Bad Santa (2003), Ted (2012) and Night of 100 Stars (1982). He was married to Patricia Hernansky. He died on 28 April 2007 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA.- He was an actor, drama teacher, and church goer. Richard K. Olsen also helped establish The Wilmington Opera House Theater Company. Here he acted with Frank Capra Jr. in Arsenic and Old Lace, Brian Kerwin in Cat on A Hot Tin Roof, and football star Joe Namath performing Cactus Flower. The latter being the theater's first production in 1985. He starred in many Film/TV/Theater productions over the years. He even formed a drama ministry at The Myrtle Grove Presbyterian Church. He and his wife Barbara hosted a Sunday Morning Christian program on local radio station WAAV.
He died in 2007 and is survived by his wife Barbara...along with four children and three grandchildren. - Richard Tretter was born on 17 August 1928 in Ferguson, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Combat! (1962), The Outer Limits (1963) and Highway Patrol (1955). He died on 28 April 2007 in Shady Cove, Oregon, USA.
- Edo Perocevic was born on 3 October 1937 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Banovic Strahinja (1981), Ljubav i poneka psovka (1969) and Sumorna jesen (1969). He was married to Katica Perocevic. He died on 28 April 2007 in Zagreb, Croatia.
- Writer
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Luigi Filippo D'Amico was born on 9 October 1924 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Noi siamo le colonne (1956), Playing the Field (1974) and Mariti a congresso (1961). He died on 28 April 2007 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Ronnie Phillips was born in 1911. He was an actor and composer, known for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) and Knockouts (1992). He died on 28 April 2007 in London, England, UK.
- Hala Shawkat was born on 18 March 1930 in Daraa, Syria. She was an actress, known for Watani wa hubbi (1960), Memory of a Night of Love (1973) and El-Milyunairah (1965). She died on 28 April 2007 in Damascus, Syria.
- Edith Bedker was born on 31 December 1927 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. She was an actress, known for The Pit (1981). She died on 28 April 2007 in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA.
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Kimatian was born on 24 December 1945 in the USA. He was a producer and assistant director, known for Deuces Wild (2002), Deathsport (1978) and Without Warning (1980). He died on 28 April 2007 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Ursula Nest was born on 7 July 1917 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Die Kette klirrt (1923), Die Minderjährige - Zu jung fürs Leben (1921) and All for Money (1923). She died on 28 April 2007 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
- Additional Crew
Anthony Lambert was born on 7 March 1911 in Mayfair, London, England, UK. Anthony is known for Look (1955). Anthony was married to Ruth Fleming. Anthony died on 28 April 2007 in Wiltshire, England, UK.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Milton Grant grew up in radio and television in Washington, D.C. He has had extensive experience in all areas of the business, including talent, sales, news, production, programming, general management, finance and ownership. Grant served, with distinction, in the O.S.S., the Office of Strategic Services of the United States Army, in North Africa and Italy, for three years, during World War II.
He attended New York University, where he received a B.A. degree in Economics and English. He began his broadcast career while at NYU as news director of WNYC in New York City. After graduation he became an announcer for WARM in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He later went to Washington, D.C. to work for WTOP. He innovative created Washington's first and only radio network with his radio show being carried simultaneously on stations WINX, WOL, WAVA AND WPGC. He also was featured on WWDC.
During the 1950s, Grant created and produced "The Milt Grant Show". This was a dance and variety program that aired each day, seven days a week, on WTTG, Channel 5 at 5:00PM. The program was live. It was Washington, D.C.'s most popular program.
In the 1960s, when UHF frequencies became available, he founded the Capitol Broadcasting Corporation, which was licensed to operate WDCA-TV, Channel 20 in Washington, D.C. The Station began operation in 1966 with Grant as President and Chief Executive Officer. WDCA-TV, was sold in 1969 to the Superior Tube Company. He continued in his capacities until 1980, when the station was sold to Taft Broadcasting.
In 1980, Grant joined with a group of Houston, Texas based investors to found KTXA-TV, Channel 21 in Dallas, Texas, and later KTXH-TV, Channel 20 in Houston, Texas. The rapid success of both stations led to their sale to Gulf Broadcasting in January, 1985 for $175,000,000. While preparing for the sale of the two Texas stations, he built WBFS-TV, Channel 33 in Miami, Florida. Continuing the momentum, Grant Broadcasting System, Inc., built WGBS-TV, Channel 57 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He then added to the Grant Broadcasting System stations WGBO-TV Channel 66 in Chicago, Illinois.
He formed a new company, Grant Communications, Inc., which continues to develop a new group of television stations, and on March 29, 1990,purchased WZDX-TV, Huntsville, Alabama. On September 1, 1991, He then purchased KLJB-TV, Davenport, Iowa following that on September 15, 1993, added WFXR/WJPR-TV, Roanoke-Lynchburg, Virginia. On March 1, 1996, he purchased KJMH-TV, Burlington, Iowa. Then on May 15, 1996, added WLAX/WEUX-TV, LaCrosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Finally, on October 23, 1996, he purchased WNYO-TV, Buffalo, New York.
In 2001, Grant sold his Buffalo station and then, employing modern technology through his Roanoke, Huntsville and Davenport stations, began multi-casting The WB Network along with his Fox Network stations via the digital transmission of the station's signals. Today, WBVA (Roanoke), WAWB (Huntsville) and KGBS (Burlington-Davenport) serve their respective markets 24 hours a day.- Production Designer
Viktor Yushin was born on 9 March 1949 in Moscow, USSR. Viktor was a production designer, known for Doktor Zhivago (2006), Rasstanemsya - poka khoroshie (1991) and Progulka po eshafotu (1992). Viktor died on 28 April 2007 in Moscow, Russia.- Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker was born on 28 June 1912 in Kiel, Germany. He was married to Gundalena Inez Eliza Ida Wille. He died on 28 April 2007 in Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany.