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- Julie Mitchum was born on 23 July 1914 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. She was an actress, known for House on Haunted Hill (1959), The High and the Mighty (1954) and Hit and Run (1957). She was married to Elliot Sater. She died on 21 February 2003 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.
- Georgia Backus was born on 13 October 1900 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Citizen Kane (1941), Cause for Alarm! (1951) and Suddenly It's Spring (1947). She died on 7 September 1983 in Sun City, California, USA.
- Stunts
- Actor
Ben Bates was born on 4 September 1933 in Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Ruckus (1980), Swamp Thing (1982) and Gemini Man (1976). He died on 4 October 2017 in Sun City, California, USA.- Ben Erway was born on 25 April 1892 in Reno, Nevada, USA. He was an actor, known for The Bishop's Wife (1947), The Twilight Zone (1959) and Mountain Rhythm (1943). He was married to Gladys George. He died on 6 February 1981 in Sun City, California, USA.
- James Driskill was born on 17 February 1946 in Nevada, USA. He was an actor, known for Your Three Minutes Are Up (1973), Barnaby Jones (1973) and The Wild Wild West (1965). He died on 6 September 2008 in Sun City West, Arizona, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Roy Brent was born on 29 August 1903 in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Roy Rogers Show (1951), Cattle Stampede (1943) and Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942). He was married to Ruth Corbett. He died on 10 February 1979 in Sun City, California, USA.- Rocky Rockwell was born on 2 March 1923 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was married to Pauline. He died on 14 December 2013 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
Son of Ernest F. and Grace D. Smith, he was a cinemetographer whose work included features and series. He was the nephew of A.E. Smith one of the founders of Vidagraph Studios. Keith Smith began his career as a cameraman in the signal corps during the second world war. His credits include Wanted Dead or Alive (series w/Steve Mcqueen) as an operator and two plus years on Mission:Impossible (series) as the D.P. He retired in 1983 when his wife Paulina died.- Hope Kramer was born on 12 December 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. (1951) and The Flying Serpent (1946). She died on 7 December 2012 in Sun City West, Maricopa, Arizona, USA.
- Eve Reynolds was born on 11 April 1910 in Hood River, Oregon, USA. She was an actress, known for Cheaters (1934), Asegure a su mujer (1935) and His Old Flame (1935). She died on 30 March 1992 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.
- Al Sklar was born on 2 February 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978), Mission: Impossible (1966) and Renegade (1992). He was married to Barbara. He died on 15 June 2007 in Sun City West, Arizona, USA.
- Pick Temple was born on 20 January 1911 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor, known for The Rifleman (1958). He died on 21 December 1991 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.
- Robert E. Dugan was born on 9 February 1927 in New Castle, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Leave It to Beaver (1957), Ironside (1967) and Wagon Train (1957). He died on 26 January 1993 in Sun City, California, USA.
- Jeanne Macintyre was an actress, known for I'll Walk Beside You (1943), Prison Without Bars (1938) and The Philco Television Playhouse (1948). She was married to Jo Mielziner and Norman Ryder. She died on 18 March 2015 in Sun City West, Arizona, USA.
- Paul Secrest was born on 16 October 1943 in Geneseo, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Hey Dude (1989). He died on 13 February 2013 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.
- Actress
Janet Lavis was born on 6 January 1921 in Buffalo, New York, USA. She was an actress. She was married to Richard Irving. She died on 12 June 2008 in Sun City West, Arizona, USA.- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Jose Melis was born on 27 February 1920 in Havana, Cuba. He was an actor and composer, known for Senior Prom (1958), The Jack Paar Show (1953) and The Jack Paar Program (1962). He was married to Sue Renfrow. He died on 7 April 2005 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.- Dorothy White was born on 22 September 1911 in Butte, Montana, USA. She was an actress, known for Hold 'Em Navy (1937). She died on 11 October 2008 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.
- Animation Department
Vincent Eletto was born in 1913 in Yonkers, New York, USA. Vincent was married to Genevieve Marie Gaipa. Vincent died on 1 November 2006 in Sun City Center, Florida, USA.- Composer
- Music Department
A prodigy, Rosa Rio began playing the piano at age four, taking lessons at eight, & at nine was invited to play the piano at a silent movie theatre. Her music education included stints at Oberlin College, & a course of study in film accompaniment at the Eastman School of Music. Her career as a theatre organist proceeded through posts at theaters in Syracuse, Loew's houses around NYC, tours through the Saenger chain of southeastern theatres, the Scranton Paramount, Brooklyn Fox Theatre, RKO Albee, & the Brooklyn Paramount.
Moving into radio, she became a staff organist at NBC radio, accompanying performances during the "golden age" of radio. During this time, she was heard playing on such shows ast "The Shadow", "Lorenzo Jones", "My True Story" and "Deadline Drama".
Television became an important new medium, & she played the organ for many network series, including "The Today Show", "The Guiding Light", & an early Saturday morning series which encouraged children to draw, "Cartoon TeleTales".
In the 1980s, she scored & accompanied on the Hammond organ around 375 silent films released on video by the Video Yesteryear label. Besides these "regular gigs", she continued to perform as a concert artist, had arrangements of popular music published, taught music, & released record albums. She is frequently found as a guest at "golden age of radio" conventions & as an instructor at theatre organ seminars. Rosa Rio continues to compose & play, most notably accompanying silent films on the Wurlitzer at the Tampa Theatre in Tampa, Florida.- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Music Department
Before retiring from the industry in 1968, W. Donn Hayes edited motion pictures and television shows for more than 50 years. He started as an assistant editor at Universal Studios in 1916. His first job as a film editor came eight years later when he joined Columbia Pictures and made action films with William Fairbanks. As supervising editor he was responsible for the first 26 shows of the Schlitz Playhouse (1951) and the first 26 episodes of the series The Life of Riley (1948), for which he was also co-director. From 1954 to 1968 he was motion picture production specialist with the 1352nd Photo Group, United States Air Force, making highly classified report and training films.- Lew Resseguie was born on 3 May 1932 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Mystic Pizza (1988), The Edge of Night (1956) and Law & Order (1990). He died on 30 June 2019 in Sun City Center, Florida, USA.
- Allen Ray was born on 11 July 1915 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for Petticoat Junction (1963) and Going My Way (1962). He died on 16 November 1999 in Sun City, California, USA.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
Marty Santell was born on 22 March 1900 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an assistant director and actor, known for The Sea Wolf (1930), The Arizona Kid (1930) and Romance of the Rio Grande (1929). He died in September 1980 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.- Bob Howsam was born on 28 February 1918 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was married to Janet. He died on 19 February 2008 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.
- Frances Gorton was born on 17 July 1907 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She died on 15 January 1980 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.
- Dick Burnett was born on 7 July 1923 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for Free Enterprise (1998) and Ed (2000). He was married to Nancy Bess Burnett and Helene Isabelle Weinstein. He died on 15 December 2006 in Sun City West, Arizona, USA.
- William Houze was born on 26 November 1921 in Ludlow, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for Brother John (1971). He died on 10 May 2002 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.
- Sound Department
John A. Williams was born on 27 July 1902. John A. is known for Scene of the Crime (1949), Words and Music (1948) and The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945). John A. was married to Eve Reynolds. John A. died on 6 June 1989 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.- Mike Kepple was born on 19 January 1951 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Catcher (1998). He was married to Linda De Atley. He died on 28 October 2015 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.
- Don Goddard was born on 5 July 1904 in Binghamton, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Freudus Sexualis (1962), You and Your Family (1946) and You and Your Friends (1946). He was married to Adele Lectcher. He died on 20 March 1994 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.
- Dan Osinski was born on 17 November 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He died on 13 September 2013 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.
- Mary Ritter was born on 19 April 1915 in South Dakota, USA. She was an actress, known for A Little Sex (1982). She died on 2 May 2006 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.
- Gwen Willson was born on 10 June 1918 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Gremlins (1984), Black Magic Woman (1991) and Unsolved Mysteries (1987). She was married to Robert Lee Willson. She died on 25 June 2006 in Sun City West, Arizona, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Al Trace was born on 25 December 1900 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for You Were Never Really Here (2017), That Wonderful Worrisome Feeling (1944) and Rustlers of the Badlands (1945). He died on 31 August 1993 in Sun City West, Arizona, USA.- Production Manager
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frederic Leahy was born on 11 November 1890 in Ellensburg, Washington, USA. He was a production manager and assistant director, known for Courage (1921). He was married to Agnes Brand Leahy. He died on 1 October 1983 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.- Jane Davis Doggett was born on 4 November 1929 in Morristown, Tennessee, USA. She died on 10 April 2023 in Sun City Center, Florida, USA.
- George Prentiss was born on 30 October 1903 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer, known for Santa Claus' Punch and Judy (1948), The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) and Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948). He died on 19 January 1985 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.
- Theo. H. Markovic was born on 20 May 1912 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. Theo. H. was an editor, known for That Man of Mine (1946), Harlem Carnival (1949) and Harlem Dynamite (1949). Theo. H. died on 19 March 2000 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.
- Milton Williams was born on 31 December 1907 in Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for Nothing But a Man (1964), Murder with Music (1941) and Miracle in Harlem (1948). He died on 5 March 1995 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.
- Editor
- Editorial Department
Brad Syckes was born on 18 March 1955 in Cumberland, Maryland, USA. He was an editor, known for Clubhouse Detectives (1997), Promised Land (1996) and Touched by an Angel (1994). He died on 24 December 2009 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.- Ward Hall was born on 21 June 1930 in Trenton, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for The Daredevil (1972), Sideshow Still Alive (2008) and Carnival Train (1999). He died on 31 August 2018 in Sun City, Florida, USA.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Songwriter ("All Right, Louis, Drop the Gun"), composer, conductor, pianist, arranger and author, educated at DePaul University and the Chicago Musical College. He also studied with Maurice Rosenthal and Leon Benditsky. Jining ASCAP in 1946, he was a conductor, arranger, pianist and writer for children's records, collaborating musically with his wife, Lucile Johnson, and with Paul Tripp. He wrote the album "Songs from Birthday House". His other popular-song compositions include "I'm in a Lazy Mood", "Troubadour's Serenade", "The Song I Sing", "Woodland Reverie", "Freedom Road", "Dance of the Bobby Sox Doll", "Calling Winds", "Sagebrush Serenade", "Cara Cara, Bella Bella", "Little Mr. Big", "Billy on a Bike", "The Cuckoo who Lived in a Clock", "Merry-Go-Round" and "Little Switch Engine".- Sammy Armaro was born on 22 August 1919 in the USA. He was an actor, known for Dragnet (1951). He died on 10 November 2010 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alan Anderson was born on 15 February 1951 in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Alan died on 12 November 2019 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.