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- A talented and personable B-movie actress, Teala Loring was born in Denver, Colorado, as Marcia Eloise Griffin, one of five siblings. Two of her sisters were actresses Debra Paget and Lisa Gaye. Her mother was a vaudeville dancer, comedienne and nightclub singer who billed herself as Marguerite "Maggie" Gibson. Marcia grew up in a show business environment and made her first foray to the stage at the age of three. At 17, her family moved permanently to California and the following year Marcia became a Paramount starlet under the name Judith Gibson. As it turned out, there already was a Judith Gibson on the lot and producer Irwin Allen's suggestion of a change of moniker to a rarely used "good Irish name" (that being 'Teala') was happily accepted.
Like so many other aspiring ingénues, Teala ran the usual gamut of ornamental bit parts in films like Holiday Inn (1942), The Powers Girl (1943) and Double Indemnity (1944). She had a brief furlough, though, when Paramount dispatched her to act on Broadway for a stint in Let's Face It with Danny Kaye. By 1944, she had made the decision not to renew her contract. Thus began the uneasy transition to Poverty Row and appearances in genre films for the likes of Sam Katzman's Banner Pictures, PRC and Monogram. She was third and fifth-billed, respectively, still on loan-out from Paramount, in Delinquent Daughters (1944) and Return of the Ape Man (1944) (with Bela Lugosi). After that, Teala found a (by her own admission) comfortable niche in assorted franchises ranging from the Bowery Boys to Charlie Chan and the Cisco Kid. She joined fading star Kay Francis in Allotment Wives (1945) and appeared in the lurid Black Market Babies (1945), which publicity touted as "an exciting tale of crime and corruption". Towards the end of her career, she also made two westerns despite being wary of horses.
Having retired from acting in 1950, she commenced raising a rather large family of six children, eventually added to by fifteen grandchildren. Teala died in 2007 from injuries sustained in a traffic collision at the age of 84. - Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
O.P. Nayyar was born on 16 January 1926 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. He was a composer, known for Naya Daur (1957), Don (2006) and C.I.D. (1956). He was married to Saroj Mohini. He died on 28 January 2007 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Karel Svoboda was born on 19 December 1938 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a composer and actor, known for Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973), Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977) and How About a Plate of Spinach? (1977). He was married to Vendula Pizingerová and Hana Bohatová. He died on 28 January 2007 in Jevany, Czech Republic.- Robert Espinoza was born on 26 April 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Cargo to Capetown (1950), One Way Street (1950) and Killer Shark (1950). He died on 28 January 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Wei-Lun Hsu was born on 13 November 1978 in Taipei, Taiwan. She was an actress, known for Turn Left, Turn Right (2003), Meteor Garden (2001) and Express Boy (2005). She died on 28 January 2007 in Taichung, Taiwan.
- Casting Department
- Casting Director
- Writer
Michael Shurtleff was born on 3 July 1920 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA. He was a casting director and writer, known for Call Me by My Rightful Name (1972), All the Way Home (1963) and East Side/West Side (1963). He died on 28 January 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
Jackie Taylor was born on 5 September 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Son of Robin Hood (1958). He was married to Jill Marie and Doris. He died on 28 January 2007 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA.- Deborah Orin was born on 3 April 1947 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was married to James Neville Eilbeck and Pierre Orin. She died on 28 January 2007 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Malcolm Bowie was born on 5 May 1943 in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, UK. He died on 28 January 2007 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
- Werner Hackmann was born on 17 April 1947 in Hamburg, West Germany. He died on 28 January 2007 in Hamburg, Germany.
- Ellis Williamson was born on 2 June 1918 in Raeford, North Carolina, USA. He was married to Margaret McNeill. He died on 28 January 2007 in Arlington, Virginia, USA.
- Wolfgang Schoor was born on 18 September 1926 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was a composer, known for Wir schützen was wir schaffen (1968), Stielke, Heinz, Fifteen (1987) and Kriminalfälle ohne Beispiel (1967). He died on 28 January 2007 in Wernigerode, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
- Zdzislaw Klucznik was born on 7 October 1919 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Wysokie loty (1980), Gdzie woda czysta i trawa zielona (1977) and 80 huszár (1978). He died on 28 January 2007 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.
- Elizabeth Tashjian was born on 24 December 1912 in Manhattan, New York, USA. She died on 28 January 2007 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
Oti Vasemaa was born on 3 May 1918. Oti is known for Jahid merel (1955), Vallatud kurvid (1959) and Jäljed (1963). Oti died on 28 January 2007.