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- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
James Horner began studying piano at the age of five, and trained at the Royal College of Music in London, England, before moving to California in the 1970s. After receiving a bachelor's degree in music at USC, he would go on to earn his master's degree at UCLA and teach music theory there. He later completed his Ph.D. in Music Composition and Theory at UCLA. Horner began scoring student films for the American Film Institute in the late 1970s, which paved the way for scoring assignments on a number of small-scale films. His first large, high-profile project was composing music for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), which would lead to numerous other film offers and opportunities to work with world-class performers such as the London Symphony Orchestra. With over 75 projects to his name, and work with people such as George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, Oliver Stone, and Ron Howard, Horner firmly established himself as a strong voice in the world of film scoring. In addition, Horner composed a classical concert piece in the 1980s, called "Spectral Shimmers", which was world premiered by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Horner passed away in a plane crash on June 22, 2015, two months short of his 62nd birthday.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Danny Lacy was born on 19 August 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Correcting Christmas (2014), Crack-Duck (2014) and Elijah's Ashes (2017). He died on 5 April 2019 in Santa Barbara County, California, USA.- Lovely and shapely blonde Sally Jo Todd was born on June 7, 1934 in Tucson, Arizona. Her entertainment career began when Sally's mother encouraged her to enter a local Tucson beauty contest in 1952. Todd studied drama in her native Tucson as well. She moved to California in 1954 and got a job modeling clothes. Sally was the Playmate of the Month in the February, 1957 issue of "Playboy." Among the other men's magazines she posed for are "Focus," "Brief," "Bachelor," and "Sir Knight." Todd was eventually spotted by a 20th Century Fox talent scout. Sally acted in a handful of enjoyable low-budget drive-in movies that include "The Unearthly" and "Frankenstein's Daughter." Sally married singer Charles Cochran in 1961; they divorced a short while later. On June 8, 1963 Todd wed John W. James in Las Vegas, Nevada; this marriage also ended in divorce. Sally now lives in Big Sur, California and runs an antique shop.
- Animation Department
- Additional Crew
Walt Stanchfield was born on 14 July 1919 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for The Aristocats (1970), The Jungle Book (1967) and The Great Mouse Detective (1986). He was married to Dolores Marie Warford and Gladys Dorothea Wilson. He died on 3 September 2000 in Santa Barbara County, California, USA.- Music Department
- Producer
- Composer
American lyricist and author Lawrence L. 'Larry' Morey was chiefly noted for co-writing (with the composer and songwriter Frank Churchill) the musical numbers for Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), including "Heigh-Ho", "I'm Wishing" and "Whistle While You Work". He also worked on the picture as a sequence director. His second claim to fame was adapting Felix Salten's 1923 book, "Bambi, a Life in the Woods", for the screen (as well as co-writing the score with Churchill). Assisted by Perce Pearce, he is further credited with devising the characters of Thumper the rabbit and Flower the skunk, primarily to lighten the mood of the picture. One of the musical numbers from Bambi (1942), "Love is a Song", was nominated for an Oscar, as was "Lavender Blue" (sung by Burl Ives) for So Dear to My Heart (1948). This piece was adapted from a popular folk song.
Morey worked for Disney from 1933, following stints at Paramount and Warners. He joined ASCAP in 1938.- Linda Edwards was born on 7 June 1945 in Denver, Colorado, USA. She died on 5 June 1963 in Santa Barbara County, California, USA.
- Charles Nordhoff was born on 1 February 1887 in London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Hurricane (1937), Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Mutiny on the Bounty (1962). He was married to Laura Grainger Whiley and Christianne 'Vahine Tua' Tearae Smidt. He died on 10 April 1947 in Santa Barbara County, California, USA.
- Bryant Washburn Jr. was born on 12 October 1915 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936), Daring Daughters (1933) and Love in September (1936). He died on 4 December 1960 in Santa Barbara County, California, USA.
- Born September 14, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, Penny was the daughter of the late Paul Schmidt of Vienna, Austria and the late Margaret Jarvis Schmidt of Illinois.
She is survived by her daughter, Judith Courson Burton; granddaughter, Emily Burton, and husband, Chris McGillin; grandson, James Burton, and wife, Deja Rabb Burton; and her great-grandchildren, Everett, Simone, and Colette. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Pamela Courson Morrison, and husband, Columbus "Corky" Courson.
A child of the Depression, Penny overcame tough circumstances. After she married Corky, they traveled the world. She was a connoisseur of the arts and worked as an interior designer.
She was a homemaker and great cook who loved to entertain for family and friends. Penny was a staunch liberal with a feisty personality. She loved her Bichon Frisé Lola and her dearest friend, Jaime Camargo, who cared for her and her husband when they took ill. - Art Director
- Director
Hugh Reticker was born on 19 November 1884 in Rock Island, Illinois, USA. He was an art director and director, known for Right Off the Bat (1915), Sergeant Murphy (1938) and Between Two Worlds (1944). He died on 3 December 1969 in Santa Barbara County, California, USA.- Hank Underwood was born on 16 March 1919 in Redlands, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Big Shots (1987), Salvage 1 (1979) and The Incredible Hulk (1978). He died on 13 July 1999 in Santa Barbara County, California, USA.
- Cheri Domingo was born on 14 June 1946 in Covina, California, USA. She died on 27 July 1981 in Santa Barbara County, California, USA.
- Art Director
- Art Department
Floyd Mueller was born on 8 May 1890 in Lafayette, Indiana, USA. He was an art director, known for The Last of the Mohicans (1920), The White Circle (1920) and Victory (1919). He died on 13 October 1977 in Santa Barbara County, California, USA.