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- Marjorie Stewart was born on 18 May 1912 in Kensington, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Little Big Shot (1952), Young and Willing (1954) and The Lost King (1958). She was married to March-Phillips, Gus. She died on 9 November 1988 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Stunts
- Soundtrack
Diminutive American actor Billy Curtis avoided the usual onus of freak-show employment as a youth, opting for a mainstream job as a shoe clerk. Encouraged by stock company actress Shirley Booth to take a little person role in a stage production, Curtis soon became a professional actor, with numerous Broadway musical productions to his credit. Curtis' big movie season was 1938-39: he was cast in The Wizard of Oz (1939) (albeit with voice dubbed by Pinto Colvig) and as the cowboy hero of the all-dwarf western The Terror of Tiny Town (1938). This last epic was one of the few instances that Curtis was cast as a good guy; many of his screen characters were ill-tempered and pugnacious, willing to bite a kneecap if unable to punch out an opponent. Seldom accepting a role which demeaned or patronized little people, Curtis played an obnoxious vaudeville performer compelled to sit on Gary Cooper's lap in Meet John Doe (1941), a suspicious circus star willing to turn Robert Cummings over to the cops in Saboteur (1942), and one of the many fair-weather friends of The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). Billy Curtis' career thrived into the 1970s, notably with solid parts in the Clint Eastwood western High Plains Drifter (1973) and the crime-caper melodrama Little Cigars (1973), in which he had second billing as a diminutive criminal mastermind. Billy Curtis retired in the 1980s, except for the occasional interview or Wizard of Oz cast reunion.- John Mitchell was born on 15 September 1913 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was married to Martha Mitchell and Elizabeth Catherine Shine. He died on 9 November 1988 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Rosemary Timperley was born on 20 March 1920 in Crouch End, London, England, UK. Rosemary was a writer, known for First Person (1960), ITV Television Playhouse (1955) and Boy Meets Girl (1967). Rosemary died on 9 November 1988.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Son of a London cigar maker, Abraham Wagenhuizen was born in the Mile End district of Stepney, East London, on 30 December 1907. He studied music privately with English composer Alan Bush, then began his career as a music arranger in London theatres. Some time after his marriage to cobbler's daughter Celia Marks in 1931 he changed his name legally to Alfred Abraham Ralston. Eventually, he became a respected arranger and conductor for many theatres in London and the provinces, and he also conducted for the BBC. Ralston specialized in English music hall songs and traditional folk tunes, and his own classical works included a ballet score based on 14th Century French music. For the cinema Alfred Ralston is chiefly remembered for two large scale British films, Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) for Richard Attenborough, then Young Winston (1972) also for Attenborough. After films and television Ralston retired to Ruislip in Middlesex where he died from heart trouble on 9 November 1988 at the age of 80.- Bob Weiland was born on 14 December 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Columbia Panoramics: Tomorrow's Stars (1940). He died on 9 November 1988 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Christy Walsh Jr. was born on 23 April 1926 in New York City, New York, USA. Christy was a writer, known for The Babe (1984). Christy was married to Peggy Cobb. Christy died on 9 November 1988 in California, USA.
- Yves Baudrier was born on 11 February 1906 in Paris, France. Yves was a composer, known for The Damned (1947), L'homme qui revient de loin (1950) and The Glass Castle (1950). Yves died on 9 November 1988 in Paris, France.
- Iya Marks was born on 11 September 1897. She was an actress, known for Po tonkomu ldu (1966), Zabludshiy (1966) and When the Trees Were Tall (1962). She died on 9 November 1988 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].