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- Actress
- Producer
Valerie Allen's mother was Valerie Raemier, once known as Broadway's highest salaried showgirl, and a veteran of the Ziegfeld Follies. Her father was Edgar Allen, a talent booker for such venues as The Palace. It was he who suggested to Boston comedy juggler Fred Sullivan that his name was too long for theatre marquees. The comedian took the advice and adopted Edgar's last name and thus became Fred Allen.- Victoria Wells was born on 26 February 1954 in California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), Swashbuckler (1976) and Twisted Tales (1996). She was married to Alan Wells. She died on 18 June 2013 in Loveland, Colorado, USA.
- Writer
- Actor
Michael Hastings was born on 28 January 1980 in Malone, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for War Machine (2017), The Operators and America's Last Prisoner of War. He was married to Elise Jordan. He died on 18 June 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Dave Petitjean Jr. was born in 1928 to Dave Sr. and Mary Petitean, who ran a warehouse that stored crops for local farmers. Influenced by Louisiana humorists Bud Fletcher and Justin Wilson, Petitjean, with his Acadian ancestry, found he could mimic the Cajun dialect and started telling jokes after sales meetings. He went on to record his first album at a Houston nightclub in 1961.
Living in Crowley, La., he and his wife, Audrey, have been married since 1950 and have two sons. With the phrase, "A smile is contagious, so be a carrier," Petitjean publishes the newsletter "Cajun Recipe for Humor" on the Internet at www.cajunlaff.com.
He briefly attended Louisiana State University at age 16, but left the school to join the Navy and was assigned to the USS Estes, flagship for the 7th Fleet. As the ship's disbusing storekeeper, he was stationed in Tsingtao, China, for his entire naval career. After the war, he studied agriculture at Southwest Louisiana Institute (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette). He graduated and joined Olin Chemical Co. around 1950, from which he retired after some 25 years. He then joined Farm Bureau Insurance and retired in 2000.
He credits Bill Gove with teaching him how to organize routines and develop motivational messages through humor. - Script and Continuity Department
- Additional Crew
- Actress
Libuse Pospísilová was born on 2 August 1923 in Habrovany, Czechoslovakia. She was an actress, known for Sny na nedeli (1959), Prípad dr. Kováre (1950) and Ztracená stopa (1956). She died on 18 June 2013 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Michael Thurmond was born on 3 May 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Palo Pinto Gold (2009) and Extreme Makeover (2002). He died on 18 June 2013 in Chino Valley, Arizona, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Art Department
John Van Loan is known for Sabotage (2014), Fast Five (2011) and Need for Speed (2014). John Van died on 18 June 2013.- Gene Freese was born on 8 January 1934 in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. He was married to Mary Roniger. He died on 18 June 2013 in Metairie, Louisiana, USA.
- Gerry Eldred was born on 5 October 1934 in Galt, Ontario, Canada. Gerry is known for Musical Magic: Gilbert and Sullivan in Stratford (1984), The Pirates of Penzance (1985) and The Gondoliers (1984). Gerry died on 18 June 2013 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
- Art Department
- Set Decorator
- Art Director
Francisco Balangue was born on 25 April 1919 in Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines. He was a set decorator and art director, known for Platoon (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Missing in Action (1984). He died on 18 June 2013 in Belleville, New Jersey, USA.- David Wall was born on 15 March 1946 in London, England, UK. He was married to Alfreda Thorogood. He died on 18 June 2013 in Croydon, London, England, UK.