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- Ikio Sawamura was born on 4 September 1905 in Tochigi, Japan. He was an actor, known for Yojimbo (1961), The Hidden Fortress (1958) and High and Low (1963). He died on 20 September 1975.
- Gilbert Chénier was born on 12 March 1936 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for La gammick (1975), Le maître du Pérou (1958) and Les chats bottés (1971). He died on 20 September 1975 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Composer, author, conductor and pianist Vincent Lopez was educated at St. Mary's Monastery and Kissick's Business College, then organized his orchestra to appear in vaudeville and dance halls and finally, in 1921, on radio. He gave a jazz concert at the Metropolitan Opera House, and was booked for eight years at the Hotel St. Regis and, by 1942, at the Hotel Taft. A practising numerologist, he gave lectures and concerts on numerology and authored the books "Numerology: What's Ahead", "Lopez Speaking", and "Trends of Music". His efforts in promoting US Bonds led to a United States Treasury Department Citation. Joining ASCAP in 1941, his chief musical collaborators included Johnny Messner and Joseph Cohen, and his popular-song compositions include "The World Stands Still", "Knock, Knock, Who's There?", "Silver Head", "Piano Echoes", "Three Sisters", "Sky Ride", "Rockin' Chair Swing", "Since Nellie Came Back From the City", "Capricorn", "What's Your Business?", "Does a Duck Like Water?", and "Clarabel".
Sadly little-known and under-appreciated today, Brooklyn-born Lopez was already leading his own band by age 22 and was one of the first well-known band leaders to emerge in the 1920's, thanks to his exposure on the new medium of radio. In his day, he was as widely known as 'Paul Whiteman'; the both of them among the first to keenly utilize radio as a means of self-promotion. Lopez' trademark song was "Nola" (by Felix Arndt) that was invariably accompanied by his familiar "Lopez speaking!" intro, and with it, his popularity continued well into the 1940's. Numerous now-famous musicians passed through his band's ranks, including Artie Shaw, Mike Mosiello, Xavier Cugat, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey and even Glenn Miller. He is credited with giving Betty Hutton her first big break and both were showcased in two Warner Brothers Vitaphone shorts shot in New York in 1938-9, the latter one featuring the 18-year old Hutton doing a wildly enthusiastic jitterbug rendition of "Old Man Mose" that has to be seen to be believed. Lopez and his band took up residence in the Big Apple's Taft Hotel in 1941, remaining there until the early 1960s. Lopez would retire to Florida and died there in 1975.- Soundtrack
Yvette Rugel was born on 15 October 1896 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was married to Johnny Dooley. She died on 20 September 1975 in San Rafael, California, USA.- Madelyn Clare was born on 18 November 1894 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for The Son of Democracy (1917), Young America (1918) and The Hidden Truth (1919). She was married to Thomas Dixon Jr.. She died on 20 September 1975 in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
- Saint-John Perse was born on 31 May 1887 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France. He was a writer, known for Etroits sont les vaisseaux (1962). He was married to Dorothy Milburn Russel. He died on 20 September 1975 in Giens Peninsula, Provence, France.
- There was a reason Frank Drew came to live at Zennor in retirement , As a young man he had a beautiful tenor singing voice . Frank came to Penzance to sing the part of the prince in " The Student Prince " , his performance was a huge success . My mother and grandmother saw the show , everyone in the area remembered Frank Drew and welcomed him with open arms .