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Robert "Bobby" Hyatt appeared in his first motion picture at six months old when Cary Grant picked him out of a group of babies at MGM. That was the beginning of an acting career that kept him busy for the next 25 years, giving him a solid background of experience to move behind the camera as a writer and director. Robert wrote and directed his first feature film, Every Girl Should Have One (1978) with Zsa Zsa Gabor, Robert Alda and Alice Faye, in 1978. He then signed with 20th Century-Fox/TV as a writer/associate producer to develop a movie-of-the-week entitled, "Super 8." he then went into the music business after a year at Fox/TV and spent the next ten years traveling the US and Europe on concert tours as an artist manager and music publisher. He co-produced, wrote and directed the sci-fi thriller Alien Seed (1989) starring Erik Estrada. In New Zealand for 1991-92 he co-produced, wrote and directed a cultural documentary, The Maori Queen (1993). In 1993 he became the first American director to make an all-Vietnamese cast and Vietnamese-language, full-length feature, )Lost Paradise (1993)_. This was shown as a mini-series on Hong Kong TV and released as a feature film in Australia, France, Canada and the Vietnamese communities in the US.
In 1995 he was contracted by On The Edge productions to write and develop the music-oriented comedy, "Sex, Lies & Rock n Roll" for production in the Caribbean. This led to extensive research and location scouting in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, where many contacts were established for future projects. In 1998 he produced, wrote and directed Deadly Ransom (1998), an action film starring Francesco Quinn and Brion James. It was shot in Los Angeles and Puerto Rico. In 1999 he sold his seventh screenplay, "Night of the Woman Child," to American Media Group. In 2001 he wrote and directed Dead Man's Run (2001), starring John Savage, Joe Lara and Trevor Goddard. At this point in time Robert has written eight produced screenplays, directed seven of them and has a lifetime of experience in the making of films. Robert is the vice-president of acquisitions and production for The Director's Cut Video-On-Demand cable movie channel.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Yola d'Avril was born on April 8, 1907 in Lille, France. She grew up with her parents and brother in Paris. After her father's death in 1923, she moved to Canada and became a dancer. Yola went to Hollywood and started getting small roles in movies like Vamping Venus (1928) and She Goes to War (1929). She became close friends with Gloria Swanson, who guided her career. Yola signed a contract with First National, but they dropped her due to her French accent. In 1931, she co-starred with Joan Blondell in God's Gift to Women (1931). The following year, she worked with Spencer Tracy in Sky Devils (1932). Yola was briefly married to music producer Eddie Ward. Although she appeared in more than seventy films, she never became a major star. Her final part was in the drama Little Boy Lost (1953). Yola retired and lived quietly in Port Hueneme, California with her second husband. She died on March 2, 1984 at the age of 76.- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Walter Stocker was born on 1 September 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Madmen of Mandoras (1963), They Saved Hitler's Brain (1968) and Till Death (1978). He was married to Pamela Edna Cox. He died on 5 December 2003 in Port Hueneme, California, USA.- Nan Kelly was born on 26 January 1985 in Long Island City, New York, USA. She was married to Dr. Edward Thomas Yorke and John Augustus Kelly. She died on 28 October 1978 in Port Hueneme, California, USA.
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Thomas Tuttle was born on 19 November 1918 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. He is known for Cape Fear (1962), On Golden Pond (1981) and Bronco Billy (1980). He was married to Kay Tuttle. He died on 7 August 2004 in Port Hueneme, California, USA.- Make-Up Department
Louis Phillipi was born on 25 August 1911 in Masontown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is known for Land of the Lost (1974), The Don Adams Special: Hooray for Hollywood (1970) and Flight at Midnight (1939). He died on 29 June 1998 in Port Hueneme, California, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, on November 8, 1896, director Eugene Forde began his industry career as a child actor on the legitimate stage. He left the business in the early 1920s, but in 1926 came back as a writer/director. He was one of the mainstays at the 20th Century-Fox "B" unit starting in 1932, and stayed at the studio until 1947. He was responsible for several of the studio's well-regarded "Charlie Chan" entries. His last film was The Invisible Wall (1947). He directed occasionally after that on television, most notably on I Led 3 Lives (1953).
He died in Port Hueneme, California, on February 27, 1986.- Born in Rechnitz, Austria and raised in Brooklyn from the age of three, Julius Koch, Jr. had been a New York City police officer who walked a beat and retired with the rank of sergeant in 1969. At retirement, he moved to California, where Ronald Reagan was then governor.
His second career began when his wife Sylvia secretly sent Koch's photo to the National Enquirer's Ronald Reagan look-alike contest in 1980. He had the same thick dark hair worn in a pompadour style as Reagan, and in addition to the basic facial resemblance, had the same winning smile. Koch learned to quote some of Reagan's most famous lines and parlayed this talent into a career that lasted until his own final illness.
In addition to his film appearances as Reagan, he "was a fixture" at special events for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Koch also appeared with other presidential impersonators at public events and private parties. He made television appearances and commercials in his Reagan role, including billboards posted in Europe. He made $1,000 per day for an appearance in film being made in Hong Kong.
Although he had had cancer since the summer of 2006, the ultimate cause of his death was heart failure, according to Associated Press reports which quoted his daughter, Maureen Foster.
An enthusiastic sailor, he was a WW II veteran of the United States Navy. Burial at sea was scheduled for April 14, 2007. His family included his wife Sylvia; his eldest daughter, Maureen Foster; another daughter, Jackie Schaeffer, and a son, Brian Koch. He had met his wife at a roller rink in Brooklyn before the move to California. They lived in Port Hueneme, California, near Simi Valley. - Lee Fraser was born on 15 December 1945 in the USA. He was an actor and writer, known for She-Ra: Princess of Power (1985), Challenge of the GoBots (1984) and Defiance (1980). He was married to Linda Peters Yuro. He died on 12 September 2010 in Port Hueneme, California, USA.
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Mike De Luca was born in 1959 with the name Michael Maloney. William Maloney was his step-father. Michael grew up in the Bronx, New York and relocated to Long Island when he was 11 years old. He briefly attended Eastern Kentucky University to pursue a future in Law Enforcement. Mike won the New York State Golden Gloves at Madison Square Garden in 1979 as a 19 year old, 197 lb. heavyweight. He fought, and knocked out Harry Keitt ("On The Ropes") in 42 seconds of the first round. He went on to take a silver metal in The Empire State Games the following year. He could not fight for the gold because of a broken hand. Mike drove out to California in 1981. He eventually became a Pro Boxer (managed by actor, producer Tony Danza). This was the proper opportunity for Mike to obtain his real father's surname, De Luca. Mike was a professional bodyguard from 1984-1989. He has studied American and Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu since the early '90s. He is currently a studio Plasterer, and Laborer in Union Locals 755, and 724. Mike is the co-creator and co-owner of a newly patented product called "bikerstrapz", which will soon take the world by storm. Their corporation Rockin'Couture has limitless expectations.- Transportation Department
Clay Bartholomew was born on 2 September 1957 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Independence Day (1996), Speed (1994) and Broken Arrow (1996). He died on 21 April 2004 in Port Hueneme, California, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Colin was well known as a Jazz drummer, but loved comedy and was thrilled to do the Fernwood Tonight Show. He had an extensive resume, including recordings with Joe Pass, Victor Feldman, Vince Guaraldi, Frank Sinatra/Jobim, Benny Goodman, and was in television studio bands for the Regis Philbin Show, the Tonight Show, Merv Griffen and Carole Burnette, and did a lot of studio work as well.- Camera and Electrical Department
John Egils Avots is known for Fade to Black (1980), Jokes My Folks Never Told Me (1978) and Demonoid (1981). John Egils died on 4 July 2016 in Port Hueneme, California, USA.- Michael Gaddis was born on 2 June 1913 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for Louisiana (1947). He died on 8 June 1998 in Port Hueneme, California, USA.