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Prolific American character actor of primarily villainous roles. The son of German parents, Cincinnati feed-store manager August Wilke and his wife Rose, Robert Joseph Wilke grew up in Cincinnati. He worked as a lifeguard at a Miami, Florida, hotel, where he made contacts in the film business. He was able to obtain work as a stuntman and continued as such until the mid-'40s, when he began getting actual roles in low-budget westerns and serials. A prominent appearance as one of the heavies in High Noon (1952) led to work in higher-quality films. He worked extensively in television as well as movies, and became an enormously familiar face, though a fairly anonymous one to the general public. His weathered visage made him a perfect western bad guy, but he occasionally played sympathetic parts as well, as in Days of Heaven (1978). An expert golfer, he was said by his friend Claude Akins to have earned more money on the golf course than he ever did in movies. He died in 1989.- Lockwood West was born on 28 July 1905 in Birkenhead, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Scarf (1959), The Dresser (1983) and Pride and Prejudice (1952). He was married to (Eileen) Olive Carleton-Crowe. He died on 28 March 1989 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- John McCurry was born on 18 October 1928 in Anderson, South Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Atlantic City (1980), Trading Places (1983) and Wolfen (1981). He died on 28 March 1989 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Author and editor Malcolm Cowley was born on 8/24/1898 in Belsano, Pennsylvania. He interrupted his studies at Harvard University for service in World War I, in which he was an ambulance driver for the US Army on the French front. He returned to Harvard after the war, and graduated in 1920. He then studied at the University of Montpellier in France. He worked for an architectural catalog for a while, then went freelance, contributing book reviews to various magazines and translating the works of several French authors into English.
In 1929 he became associate editor of "The New Republic" magazine and was head of its literary department for 13 years. He wrote the semi-autobiographical "Exile's Return", about the effect of World War I on American writers, such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, and how their experiences in turn affected American literature. In 1944 he left "The New Republic" and struck out on his own as a writer, although he was a literary advisor to the Viking Press publishing house from 1948. He wrote several books and edited several collections of books by other writers. He became quite in demand as a lecturer at colleges and universities. He was twice president of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and was a Chancellor of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
He died of a heart attack in Milford, Connecticut, on March 28, 1989. - Arthur Strawn was born on 29 September 1900 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Flight to Mars (1951), The Black Room (1935) and The Man Who Lived Twice (1936). He died on 28 March 1989.
- Mabel Pickles was born on 18 October 1906 in Liverpool, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Caxton's Tales (1957), This Is Your Life (1955) and Stars on Sunday (1969). She was married to Wilfred Pickles. She died on 28 March 1989 in York, Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Sheila M. Coonan was born on 28 June 1922 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. She was an actress, known for Berkeley Square (1959), Without a Trace (1983) and Search for Tomorrow (1951). She died on 28 March 1989 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Natalie Golitzen was born on 13 October 1906 in Russia. She was an actress, known for Napoleon's Barber (1928). She died on 28 March 1989 in San Mateo, California, USA.
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British writer-producer, educated at Rugby and at Trinity College, Cambridge. 'Dal', as he came to be known, began in the industry as a cutter and assistant director under Michael Balcon. He was promoted to supervising editor, in which capacity he worked at Gaumont-British and Gainsborough from the late 1920's to the mid-1930's. Among the classic films that fell under his purview were Rome Express (1932) and The Ghoul (1933). He also collaborated on several of the screenplays during this period. From the second half of the decade, he concentrated more and more on writing scripts. Between 1940 and 1943, held the position of executive producer for the Crown Film Unit (under the Minstry of Information), turning out wartime documentaries. After 1945, he briefly joined Alexander Korda as a producer and a year later set up his own production company at Pinewood Studios, Wessex Films. This organisation turned out such features as The Woman in the Hall (1947), Maniacs on Wheels (1949) and the wartime prisoner-of-war drama The Wooden Horse (1950), which was a notable box-office hit.
Dalrymple became considerably less active during the 1960's, though, for several years, he did consulting work for the record company Decca on movie projects. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Chairman of BAFTA from 1957 to 1958.- Music Department
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Jean Vincent Plummer was born on 22 March 1913 in Lyle, Washington, USA. He is known for Casablanca (1942) and Irene & Marie (2015). He died on 28 March 1989 in Culver City, California, USA.- Princess Galitzine was born on 13 October 1906 in Moscow, Russia. She was an actress, known for Mahogany (1975) and Careers (1929). She was married to Vasili Romanoff. She died on 28 March 1989 in Woodside, California, USA.
- Earl Nightingale died on 28 March 1989 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.