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Soupy Sales was born on 8 January 1926 in Franklinton, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Black Scorpion (2001), The Making of '...and God Spoke' (1993) and A Dirty Shame (2004). He was married to Trudy Carson and Barbara Fox. He died on 22 October 2009 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Theresa Merritt was born on 24 September 1922 in Newport News, Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Billy Madison (1995), The Wiz (1978) and The Goodbye Girl (1977). She was married to Benjamin Hines. She died on 12 June 1998 in The Bronx, New York, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Ralph Forbes had other ideas than the family wish for him to seek a career in law or the navy. He became interested in acting and began stage work in England. By 1917, he had come to the US to get his feet wet in the film medium with his first silent that year. But he returned to the UK to work in the early British film industry from 1921 to 1926. In the latter year, he joined fellow expatriate and A-list star Ronald Colman to play younger brother John in the first Hollywood rendering of Beau Geste (1926). Through the 1920s, he would work with some familiar names: Lon Chaney, Lillian Gish, Norma Shearer, and John Gilbert among many others in varied roles. His handsome features and bright blues eyes gave him an intense look that could well suit numerous young romantic gentleman characters.
A rich, full voice to boot made the sound transition a smooth one. The unevenness and muffled nature of early sound movies was apparent in his first effort Lilies of the Field (1929) which was an early American-based effort by Alexander Korda. In that year of 1930 Forbes' six films prophesied a busy decade to come. In 1931, he did a sequel to Beau Geste which took up the continuing adventures of youngest Geste brother John, Beau Ideal (1931). By 1933, Forbes was much in demand with five or six movie roles a year through most of the decade. He made the costume rounds: including, the first sound The Three Musketeers (1935), Mary of Scotland (1936), and the classic George Cukor Romeo and Juliet (1936) in which he played Juliet's suitor Paris. With all that "gesting" under his belt. it was perhaps not surprising to find Forbes in the sand dunes again for The Legion of Missing Men (1937), where he played the lead in a "gestique"-sort of script with a younger brother coming to join him in the Legion -- some good finale action. It is, therefore, perhaps a bit of a surprise that he did not play John in the more famous remake of Beau Geste (1939) with Gary Cooper. But Ray Milland got the nod that time. Interestingly, this William A. Wellman directed version is almost a carbon copy of the 1926 effort. After 1940, his work was sporadic to the end of the decade. But he did some early TV playhouse productions in 1950 before his untimely passing the next year.- Meg Mundy was born on 4 January 1915 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Fatal Attraction (1987), The Doctors (1963) and Ordinary People (1980). She was married to Konstantinos "Dino" Yannopoulos. She died on 12 January 2016 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Vasiliki Maliaros was born on 16 October 1883 in Athens, Greece. She was an actress, known for The Exorcist (1973). She died on 9 February 1973 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Editor
Laslo Benedek was brought to Hollywood from Hungary--where he had been a writer, editor and photographer--by MGM, and his first few films were undistinguished programmers. His third, however, was quite a bit better: Death of a Salesman (1951), the screen version of Arthur Miller's classic play. Although trashed by critics at the time for, among other things, its "staginess" (Benedek said that he wanted to keep the work's theatricality intact), overlooked is the fact that Benedek drew out convincing, evocative performances from Kevin McCarthy, Cameron Mitchell, Fredric March and Mildred Dunnock.
Benedek's next film, however, is the one he'll be remembered for: The Wild One (1953). This granddaddy of all biker flicks is amusingly tame--some might even say lame--by today's standards, but it caused quite a commotion in its day (it was banned in England and was railed against by conservative religious and social pressure groups in the US as yet one more example of how Hollywood was "corrupting the youth of America"). The film is actually not all that much, being rather slow-going and the "bikers" coming across more like bratty teenagers than dangerous rampaging hoods, but it struck a chord with young people and parents alike--for different reasons, of course--and was far and away the most successful film of Benedek's career.- Toshia Mori was born on 1 January 1912 in Kyoto, Japan. She was an actress, known for The Secrets of Wu Sin (1932), The Man Without a Face (1928) and Roar of the Dragon (1932). She was married to Allen Jung. She died on 26 November 1995 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- John Tyrrell entered show business at the age of 16 as half of the vaudeville dance team of Tyrrell and Mack. The act became very successful, and for the next ten years they played engagements all over the country and secured billing as featured players in the famous revue "George White's Scandals." As vaudeville began to wane, however, Tyrrell saw the handwriting on the wall and began studying acting, sensing that his future would be in motion pictures. He spent two years with a stock theater company in Connecticut perfecting his craft, then journeyed to Hollywood. He was soon placed under a long-term contract to Columbia Pictures, and appeared in many of the studio's prestige pictures in supporting parts. He was a staple in the studio's comedy shorts, and often appeared with such comics as El Brendel, Andy Clyde and The Three Stooges, specializing in playing con artists, swindlers and other shady types.
- Frank Edward Robinson was born on April 25, 1937 to the late Adkin and Mary Robinson in White Plains, New York. He transitioned on December 1, 2018 at Calvary Hospital in The Bronx, New York. Frank was a resident of The Bronx, New York for nearly seventy-five years. He was educated in New York City public schools in the Bronx and Manhattan and later studied acting at the American Community Theater under the direction of the late Maxwell Glanville. He was united in marriage to Claretha Fleming on November 27, 1965. In this union they raised three children. Frank completed one tour of service in the United States Marine Corps beginning in 1956. Later, while raising his family and pursuing an acting career, he gained employment with the United Postal Service where he remained until his retirement in 2001. His true passion was for the arts as a vehicle for cultural and political awareness. This led him to join a group of artists with similar interests and worldview to help found the African Jazz Arts Society and Studios (AJASS), a progenitor of the Black Arts and "Black is Beautiful" movements, out of which grew the renowned Grandassa Models and the "Naturally" show. In addition to being one of two male "Naturally" models, Frank served as the Director of the AJASS Repertory Theater, staging and appearing in Caste Life Revue and Portrait of Patrice Lumumba. Forever connected to his AJASS family, Frank extended his reach as he pursued a career as a professional actor, devoting his time talent and energy to theater as a performer, teacher and mentor. Performing in venues at home and abroad (Switzerland, France and Italy), Frank worked in stage, television and on the big screen. Among his stage credits are Amiri Baraka's Slave Ship; Ray Aranha's My Sister, My Sister; Richard Wesley's The Mighty Gents; Phillip Hayes Dean's Every Night When the Sun Goes Down; Melvin van Peebles' Ain't Supposed to Die A Natural Death; August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone & Two Trains Running; Leslie Lee's Black Eagles; Public Theater Productions of The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel and Corelainus. As a member of Gertrude Jeannette's HADLEY Players Repertory Company, Frank also appeared in This Way Forward, A Bolt from the Blue and Gladys' Dilemma. Film appearances include Across 110th Street, Fort Apache The Bronx, Love and Death, Taxi Driver, Heart, For Love of the Game and Malcolm X. Work in television includes Like It Is, Kojak, The Equalizer, Spencer for Hire, New York Undercover, Law and Order and The Cosby Show. Frank was most proud of his theatrical representation of the djeli or grio- the traditional Afrikan oral historian. Widely received by national audiences, his one-man play "The Griot," was conceived and performed by Frank in community venues and public schools across the country as a tribute to the history, and literary legacy of Afrikan people. His belief in and commitment to Pan Africanism, family and community compelled Frank to use his life and his home as an example of these principles. Together with his wife Claretha, he opened The Pan African Learning Center. Housed in their home, the school was funded and operated by a small parent cooperative group and staffed by licensed educational professionals. The objective was to find an alternative to the public and parochial curriculum available at that time. For ten years, the couple also sponsored a family organized and funded annual 3-day camp experience of supervised dormitory living, fishing, boating, hiking, communal living and recreation in Brewster, New York for extended family and young people in the community. In addition to living the Nguzo Saba Kawaida Principles, Frank and Claretha opened their home yearly for friends, family and community for Karamu Feast during each Kwanzaa season from 1972 to the present. Frank loved Claretha and his children and they loved him back. He delighted in telling his children and grands stories about his life experiences. He and Claretha enjoyed traveling, but they also loved entertaining, so their home was the center of most family activities. Among some of his other pleasures, Frank enjoyed listening to Jazz, naming the tunes and the artists. His favorite sports were baseball and boxing and he spent many hours rewatching classic films. He helped cultivate his granddaughter Kalimah's interest in Jazz. He also greatly influenced his grandson Abdullaye's interest in fashion and art. Robinson Frank Adu was a very interesting man who seemed to know something about everything. Everyone has a Frank, Daddy, Frankie or Uncle Frank story. Left to honor Frank's rich life, and precious memory are his wife Claretha (The Bronx, New York); son, Nicholas Robinson (Seattle, Washington); daughter, LaShawn Hamilton (and Charles) (Brooklyn, New York); daughter, Zena Robinson-Wouadjou (Harlem, New York); his dear sister, Juanita Hartwell (The Bronx, New York); a brother, Lawrence Robinson (and Grace) (Harlem, New York); a sister-in-law, Inez Robinson (Oakland, California); five grandchildren- Sadé, Anthony, Nia, Abdullaye and Kalimah; two great-grandchildren- Zakkai and Azaria; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and close friends.
- Eddie Carmel's abnormal growth started when he was a teenager. He suffered from acromegaly because of a pituitary gland tumor that was incurable at the time. As an adult, the only work he could find involved exploiting his freakishness. With his best friend, Irwin Sherman, they worked together as stand-up comedians in New York.
Carmel starred in a B-grade monster movie (The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962)) and made two 45-rpm records ("The Happy Giant" and "The Good Monster"). He joined the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Baliey Circus from 1961 to 1968. They presented him as "The World's Greatest Giant" and "The Tallest Man on Earth." His height was billed at 8' 9" (a 14-inch exaggeration). He very much wanted to be respected for his talent and said, "I'd like someday to reach the point when I'm known as the reverse Mickey Rooney."
He developed severe kyphoscoliosis (abnormal curvature of the spine) at the time of his death that shortened his height to about 7 feet (213 cm). Eddie died at the age of 37 in Montefiore Hospital. - Charles Braswell was born on 7 September 1924 in McKinney, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Doctors (1963), The Only Game in Town (1970) and The Silent Service (1957). He was married to June. He died on 17 May 1974 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Julia Stuart was born in 1867 in Sandwich, Kent, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Life's Whirlpool (1916), Feathertop (1912) and The Common Law (1916). She died on 24 January 1949 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
Charles Richman was born on 12 January 1865 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Man from Home (1914), The Battle Cry of Peace (1915) and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938). He was married to Jane Grey. He died on 1 December 1940 in The Bronx, New York, USA.- Ruth Gilbert was born on 8 May 1912 in New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Alice in Wonderland (1931), Ruthie on the Telephone (1949) and Schlitz Playhouse (1951). She died on 22 October 1993 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Donna Lauria was born on 25 October 1957 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She died on 29 July 1976 in Pelham Bay, the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.
- Rick Petrucelli was born on 10 August 1942 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Annie Hall (1977) and A Shock to the System (1990). He died on 18 January 1999 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ruth Morley was born on 19 November 1925 in Vienna, Austria. She was a costume designer, known for Tootsie (1982), Superman (1978) and Ghost (1990). She died on 12 February 1991 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.- Robert Hughes was born on 28 July 1938 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was a writer, known for Crumb (1994), The Shock of the New (1980) and The Art Game (1966). He was married to Doris Downes, Victoria Whistler and Danne Patricia Emerson. He died on 6 August 2012 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Andrew Stroud was born on 4 December 1925 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA. He died on 14 July 2012 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Frances Nelson was born on 7 November 1892 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for So Runs the Way (1913), The Revolt (1916) and The Decoy (1916). She died in January 1975 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Reginald Beane, an actor and pianist who made his stage debut with Ethel Waters in 'Mamba's Daughters' and later became her accompanist and arranger throughout her singing career. He died Sunday April 14, 1985 at his home in the Bronx. He was 63 years old. Mr. Beane was just 16 when, through Miss Waters's influence, he became a member of the musicians union. In addition to working with her, he played the pianist role in both the Broadway and Hollywood productions of 'Time of Your Life.' He also appeared in 'Foxhole in the Parlor' and worked in nightclubs.- Reuben Singer was born on 4 November 1926 in New York, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Author! Author! (1982), The Soldier (1982) and Get Smart (1965). He died on 9 September 1983 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Elizabeth Owens was born Irma Schneider in Brooklyn, NY. Her parents were Sophie Yadlovker/Jadlovkier Schneider, an immigrant from Vilna, Lithuania, and Benjamin J. Schneider, an immigrant from Vienna, Austria.
At age 16, Irma Schneider became an emancipated minor, moving to Manhattan to attend acting school at the Neighborhood Playhouse, the Actors' Studio and later at the New School. She acted under several stage names before choosing the name Elizabeth Owens. She performed with Walter Matthau, Elaine Stritch, Shelley Winters, Harry Belafonte and Marlon Brando during her early days in theater.
Owens married Gene Feist in 1957. In 1965 the couple founded the Roundabout Theater. They later had two daughters, Nicole Feist and Gena Feist.
Owens' Broadway debut was in 1956 with Leslie Stevens' "The Lovers". She also performed at the Kennedy Center.
Owens appeared in the national tours of "The Winslow Boy, "Driving Miss Daisy," "Me and My Girl" and "The Sound of Music" (with Marie Osmond), as well as films such as "The Bonfire of the Vanities", "Room 302" and "Mr. Deeds".
Upon her death in 2005, Owens was survived by her husband, Gene Feist, her two daughters and a grand-son.- Kalief Browder was born on 25 May 1993 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He died on 6 June 2015 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
Ivan Reiner was born on 24 January 1911 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Wild, Wild Planet (1966), War Between the Planets (1966) and The Green Slime (1968). He died on 15 September 1997 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.- Mdot EBK was an actor, known for Mdot EBK: Godfather (2023), Mdot EBK feat. Eddie Gz: Off the Mud (2021) and Keith Angel x Mdot EBK: Gra Gra (2022). He died on 5 July 2023 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.
- Glenn Hunter was born on 26 September 1894 in Highland Mills, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Silent Watcher (1924), Grit (1924) and Puritan Passions (1923). He died on 30 December 1945 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Michelette Burani was born on 7 November 1881 in Asnieres-sur-Seine, France. She was an actress, known for Everybody Sing (1938), Give Us This Night (1936) and Enter Madame! (1934). She was married to Georges Barrere. She died on 27 October 1957 in Eastchester, The Bronx, New York, USA.- Ted Brown was born on 5 May 1921 in Collingwood, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Birthday Party (1947), The Greatest Man on Earth (1952) and The Howdy Doody Show (1947). He was married to Sylvia Miles. He died on 20 March 2005 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Anthony O'Sullivan was born in 1855 in Ireland, UK. He was an actor and director, known for The Monument (1913), Her Wedding Bell (1913) and When Love Forgives (1913). He was married to Ida Cavanagh. He died on 5 July 1920 in The Bronx, New York, USA.- Valentina Suriani was born on 24 November 1958 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She died on 16 April 1977 in Baychester, the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.
- Richard Allen was born on 10 June 1871 in Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Better Half (1918), The Seven Swans (1917) and The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1914). He died on 1 November 1940 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Herbert Drake was born in 1910 in New York, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Too Much Johnson (1938). He died on 4 June 1954 in The Bronx, New York, USA.- Earl George was born on 18 February 1911 in Donora, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for That Wonderful Guy (1949), Lux Video Theatre (1950) and Producers' Showcase (1954). He died on 30 January 2004 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Abraham E. Ribicoff was born on 9 April 1910 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for The Alcoa Hour (1955), Government Story (1969) and Issues and Answers (1960). He died on 22 February 1998 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.
- Anita Bush born in Washington, District of Columbia in 1883. began in Vaudeville theatre as part of the comedy team Williams and Walker in the early 1900's, and later became well-known on the drama theatre's on Broadway. This beautiful black performer starred in only two movies, the first was a Western/drama/mystery 'The Bull-Dogger' in 1921 and her second film was an action/adventure 'The Crimson Skull' in 1922 both films consisted of an all-black cast made for the Norman Film Manufacturing Company of Jacksonville, Florida. She as later worked as the Secretary of the Negro Actors Guild until her death in The Bronx, New York in 1974 age 90.
- Producer
- Director
William Alexander was born on 21 August 1916 in Shelbina, Missouri, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Love in Syncopation (1946), That Man of Mine (1946) and Rhythm in a Riff (1947). He died on 18 November 1991 in The Bronx, New York, USA.- Anna Roosevelt Halsted was born on 3 May 1906 in New York City, New York, USA. She was married to James Addison Halsted, Clarence John Boettiger and Curtis Bean Dall. She died on 1 December 1975 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- J.S. Murray was born on 28 February 1862 in England, UK. He was an actor, known for After the Ball (1914), Remorse (1914) and The Strategy of Conductor 786 (1914). He died on 17 October 1939 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Anita Rothe was born in 1866 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Her Sister (1917) and The Fairy and the Waif (1915). She was married to James Kearney (actor). She died on 9 January 1944 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Edward Emerson was born on 13 September 1903 in Arlington, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for I Cover Chinatown (1936), There Goes Kelly (1945) and Behind the Criminal (1937). He died on 11 April 1975 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Gail Levin was born on 20 June 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was a producer and director, known for Great Performances (1971), American Masters (1985) and Art Through Time: A Global View (2010). She died on 31 July 2013 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.- Cokeboy Flip was an actor, known for French Montana feat. Chinx Drugz & Flip: Stylin on You (2012), Cokeboy Flip: Wish You Were Here (2013) and Cokeboy Flip: Still Here (2013). He died on 31 March 2022 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Abe Hirschfeld was born in Poland but moved to the British Mandate of Palestine in the 1930s; he later claimed that most of his family died during the Holocaust. He moved to the United States with his family in the 1950s and made his first fortune on open-air parking garages. Part of his fortune was used for his purchase of the Hudson Theater in 1956.
In the year 2000, Hirschfeld was sentenced to three years in prison for attempting to arrange the murder of one of his business partners, who died before he had the chance to execute the murder. He served two years in prison, during which time he developed a new diet and a plan to build a new World Trade Center. He died in 2005 at Mount Sinai Hospital from heart failure and cancer. - Ken Caminiti was born on 21 April 1963 in Hanford, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Arli$$ (1996), Sunday Night Baseball (1990) and 1998 National League Championship Series (1998). He was married to Nancy Smith. He died on 10 October 2004 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Milton Cardona was born on 21 November 1944 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. He was an actor, known for Get on the Bus (1996) and The Last Fight (1983). He died on 19 September 2014 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.- Music Department
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Hank Jones was born on 31 July 1918 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Stardust Memories (1980), We Shall Return (1963) and Independent Lens (1999). He was married to Theodosia. He died on 16 May 2010 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.- Fran Stevens was born on 8 March 1919 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She was an actress, known for Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972), The Edge of Night (1956) and The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971). She died on 2 November 1991 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- Alexander Esau was born on 26 July 1957 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He died on 17 April 1977 in Baychester, the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.
- Steve Belloise was born on 16 December 1918 in New York, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962). He died on 18 February 1984 in The Bronx, New York, USA.