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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Nan Peterson was born on 7 July 1931 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for The Hideous Sun Demon (1958), Shotgun Wedding (1963) and The Twilight Zone (1959). She was married to Dr. James Clifford Doyle and James Edwin Moore. She died on 15 August 2023 in Corona del Mar, California, USA.- Animation Department
- Director
- Writer
Starting as a cel washer, Chuck Jones worked his way up to animator and then director at the animation division of Warner Bros. He is famous for creating such beloved cartoon characters as Wile E. Coyote, Henery Hawk, Pepé Le Pew, Marvin the Martian, Ralph Wolf, Road Runner, Sam Sheepdog, Sniffles, and many others, as well as adding to the development of Warner favorites such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and countless others.
His most famous cartoons tend to have been created with writer Michael Maltese. Jones' autobiography, published by Simon & Schuster "Chuck Amuck"--a pun on his Daffy Duck short Duck Amuck (1953)--gives a very amusing account of his life. It is liberally sprinkled with hundreds of cartoons with some color plates.- Kane Richmond was born on 23 December 1906 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Lost City (1935), Spy Smasher (1942) and Brick Bradford (1947). He was married to Marion Burns. He died on 22 March 1973 in Corona Del Mar, Newport Beach, California, USA.
- Drue Leyton was born on 12 June 1903 in Somers, Wisconsin, USA. She was an actress, known for Charlie Chan in London (1934), Blackmailer (1936) and Alibi for Murder (1936). She was married to Jacques Terrane. She died on 8 February 1997 in Corona Del Mar, California, USA.
- Brick Huston was born on 25 October 1936 in Davidson, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Mannix (1967), The Streets of San Francisco (1972) and Police Story (1973). He was married to Lynne Marta. He died on 20 August 2018 in Corona Del Mar, California, USA.
- Actress
Born Christine Mae in Chickasha, Oklahoma, to Tip and Orrie Gossett and the last surviving and youngest of three children. She had two brothers, William Thomas Gossett of Birmingham, MI and Wayne I. Gossett of Rancho Santa Fe, California. Mr. and Mrs. Gossett owned and operated hotels in Oklahoma and then in Salt Lake City, Utah. A beautiful woman, aspiring to be an actress, Gossett moved with her family to Salt Lake City, and attended the University of Utah but, after moving to Hollywood, California, eventually found herself under contract to 20th Century Fox Studios where she met her future husband of 55 years and became Mrs. Leon Ames in 1938. Christine Ames became a devoted housewife to Leon and mother to Shelley in 1940 and to Leon, Jr. in 1943. The Ames family lived in Studio City, California, for well over 30 years and, in addition to the acting profession of her late husband, Leon, she served as president of their family owned car dealerships, originally coined Gossett-Ames Ford in Studio City. Leon and Chris Ames moved to Corona del Mar in 1978 where they enjoyed a warm and comfortable retirement until the death of Leon in 1993. Christine remained in their home the remainder of her life. Christine Gossett Ames passed away peacefully October 27, 2005 in Corona del Mar, California.- Make-Up Department
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Makeup artist Clay Campbell was born in Chicago in 1901, but grew up in Toronto, Canada. After graduating high school he journeyed to Los Angeles, where he got a job with a wax factory, creating and producing the faces of wax figures. His company was contracted to supply such figures for the Warner Bros. film Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933), and Campbell's work was noticed by Perc Westmore, chief of Warners' makeup department. He hired Campbell to be his assistant. After gaining experience there, Campbell left Warners and went to work for 20th Century-Fox, heading its makeup department, then to Columbia Pictures, where he ran that studio's makeup division. His work can be seen in such films as Young Mr. Lincoln (1939), The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951), and The Werewolf (1956). He retired in 1966.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
- Cinematographer
Jack Wilson was born in 1881. He was an actor and cinematographer, known for Tarzan of the Apes (1918), Midnight Secrets (1924) and The Supreme Test (1915). He died on 30 April 1979 in Corona Del Mar, California, USA.- Producer
- Production Manager
- Director
After completing his education at the University of Pennsylvania, Hugh McCollum moved to Los Angeles and worked a variety of odd jobs before being hired as an assistant to an executive at First National Pictures. He later served as a business manager for several studios, and in 1929 joined Columbia Pictures as secretary to studio chief Harry Cohn. McCollum was promoted to assistant to the studio production chief, and in 1934 became business manager of Columbia's short subjects division. In 1937 he was elevated to executive producer of the department, a position he shared with Jules White. Although McCollum's duties tended more toward the business end of the department than the production end, he did in fact personally produce several comedy shorts, and even directed a handful, including several entries in The Three Stooges series. In 1952 he left Columbia to join Gene Autry's Flying A Productions as its production manager. He kept that position until his retirement.- Animation Department
- Writer
- Art Department
Dorothy Jones was born on 31 March 1907 in Oregon, USA. She was a writer, known for Gay Purr-ee (1962) and Viva Willie (1934). She was married to Chuck Jones. She died on 28 February 1978 in Corona Del Mar, California, USA.- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hayes Goetz was born on 24 November 1915 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and assistant director, known for The Hour of 13 (1952), The Human Jungle (1954) and Hold Back the Night (1956). He was married to Martha Stevenson. He died on 28 June 2005 in Corona Del Mar, California, USA.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Beebe received a degree in mathematics and physics from Occidental College in 1935 and applied for navy flight training. He was designated a naval aviator in December 1937 and led two squadrons in World War II, being credited with 10.5 Japanese planes shot down. In the Korean War he commanded Air Group 5 aboard USS Essex in 1951-52, where he met novelist James Michener who wrote "The Bridges at Toko-Ri". Subsequently Beebe was naval attaché' to Venezuela and, promoted to captain, he commanded two ships including the carrier USS Bon Homme Richard. He retired in 1963.- Script and Continuity Department
Jean Baker was born on 29 November 1909 in Idaho, USA. Jean is known for Look for the Silver Lining (1949) and Wallflower (1948). Jean died on 3 September 1951 in Corona Del Mar, California, USA.- Art Department
Art Black was born on 21 May 1900 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Art died in June 1968 in Corona Del Mar, California, USA.- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Vic Schoen was born on 26 March 1916 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Nightcrawler (2014), The Court Jester (1955) and Night Waitress (1936). He was married to Sally-Jan Calbeck, Marion Hutton, Kay Starr and Yvette Agnes Gowdy. He died on 5 January 2000 in Corona del Mar, California, USA.- Jim Martin was born on 8 April 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Paper Lion (1968), The NFL on CBS (1956) and 1962 East-West Pro Bowl (1962). He died on 9 October 2002 in Corona del Mar, California, USA.
- Franklin Vranicar was born on 25 February 1937 in Joliet, Illinois, USA. He was married to Pat. He died on 7 October 2022 in Corona del Mar, California, USA.
- Kennard F. Bubier was born on 11 October 1902 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He was married to Naomi Rinehart Hafeskebring and Sophy B. Jorgenson. He died on 2 July 1983 in Corona del Mar, California, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Arnold 'Jigger' Statz was born on 20 October 1897 in Waukegan, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Fast Company (1929) and The Winning Team (1952). He died on 16 March 1988 in Corona Del Mar, California, USA.