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An American character actor of prodigious output who also directed and wrote silent films, Paul Hurst spent much of his early work in low-budget westerns. A native of Traver, California (in the San Joaquin Valley), Hurst had first-hand knowledge of western lore, growing up surrounded by the multimillion-acre Lux & Miller ranches that ran cattle throughout the state. Visiting San Francisco as a young man, he became involved in amateur theatricals and thereafter traveled to Los Angeles to join the emerging film industry there. He began appearing in films as early as 1912, most of them westerns. By 1916 Hurst was directing them as well (some sources report that he served in World War I as a member of the French Foreign Legion, but the dates of his film projects make this story highly suspect).
In the early 1920s Hurst wrote several scenarios for films he directed and in which he appeared. He proved adept at working as a director for some of the cheapest producers along Gower Gulch, where movies were normally shot on location in a week or less and where stuntmen were often the highest-paid folks on the set. Within a few years he focused all of his energies into acting, however, notably becoming one of the few successes to emerge from "Poverty Row".
Hurst quickly became one of the more prolific and familiar characters in American movies. With his stocky build and squinty demeanor, and with a raspy voice that enhanced his memorability once sound pictures came in, Hurst played villains, cops and comedy sidekicks in more than 250 films. His most famous role was that of the deserter shot dead on the stairway of Tara by Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939). Hurst was the sidekick to Monte Hale in a number of B westerns. Former Gower Gulch veteran John Wayne hired Hurst for Big Jim McLain (1952) knowing that Hurst was ill with terminal cancer. In 1953, at age 64, owing to his health problems, Paul Hurst committed suicide.- Actor
- Writer
- Editor
Brian got his start as a dancer on the popular children's show "Kid's Incorporated", commuting from his hometown of Tulare, California to Los Angeles each week. When his "Kids" tenure expired, his love of film prompted him to move to Los Angeles and pursue an education at Loyola Marymount University in Film Production and Screenwriting. After graduating, he quickly picked up where he left off, getting his first jobs off his first two auditions. Brian is best known for his deeply moving work as Marc Foster during the first season of Six Feet Under and for playing lovable A/V lab guru, Tyler Jensen, on CSI: Miami for three seasons.- Stephen Jasso was born on 19 January 1983 in Tulare County, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Ken Park (2002) and Teenage Caveman (2002).
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- Director
- Producer
Jacob Estes was born on 6 September 1972 in Tulare County, California, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Mean Creek (2004), The Details (2011) and He's Watching (2022).- Bob Mathias was born on 17 November 1930 in Tulare, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Bob Mathias Story (1954), The Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete (1960) and China Doll (1958). He was married to Gwen Alexander and Melba Wiser. He died on 2 September 2006 in Fresno, California, USA.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Bamlet Lawrence Price Jr. was born on 10 June 1925 in Tulare County, California, USA. He was a director and actor, known for One Way Ticket to Hell (1955). He was married to Diana Joy Dubois, Margaret E. Richardson, Diane J. Coldwell and Anne Francis. He died on 23 August 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Bonnie Bannon was the daughter of Walter A. and Juanita (Strong) Bannon and was born in Tulare County, California. After graduating from Fresno High School, she went to work for a local Warner Bros. theater and soon entered a Warner Bros. beauty contest, where she won a contract with the studio. She went on to work for other studios and in many of Busby Berkeley's films. Her sisters Eunice Bannon and Dorothy Bannon also worked in the movies, the former as a "fancy dress extra" and the latter in TV work, mainly the Zorro (1957) series. The family has a collection of her studio photos and magazine and newspaper articles about her career. She first married Alice Faye's brother, Charles, in Tijuana, Mexico, and divorced him two years later. She was married twice more before marrying William Jones, a businessman, in 1953. The best man and maid of honor were Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Arcaro (the jockey), friends of the groom. Bonnie had one child, a son named Fred Martin, from her second marriage.
- Don Fenwick was born on 25 September 1935 in Tulare, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Brady Bunch (1969), The Bionic Woman (1976) and Hart to Hart (1979). He has been married to Marki Bey since 30 April 1974.
- Lois Nelson was born on 7 September 1895 in Tulare, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Brown Eyes and Bank Notes (1919), A Puppy Love Panic (1919) and A Roof Garden Rough House (1919). She was married to Stan Laurel. She died on 9 July 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Producer
- Actress
- Director
Wyoh Lee was born in Tulare County, California, USA. Wyoh is a producer and actor, known for For the Winning (2012), Ripe (2015) and Rise of the Valkyrie (2014).- Composer
- Actor
- Producer
Film journalist, composer, filmmaker. Harper Smith tries to stay as busy as humanly possible. Born and raised in the Central Valley of California, Smith jumps from writing for various genre magazines and websites to composing music under the .rainydaysforghosts moniker on the side. From synth-based work to eerie soundscapes, Smith's soundtrack work has been found in short films in the sci-fi and horror genre.- Actor
- Art Director
Gene Drew was born on 2 October 1926 in Tulare County, California, USA. He was an actor and art director, known for Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (1976), Truck Stop Women (1974) and The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals (1969). He died on 5 July 1990 in Kern County, California, USA.- Visual Effects
- Camera and Electrical Department
David started his career in commercials in 1965 after graduating from U.S.C., Phi Beta Kappa, with a major in Cinema and a minor in Physics. In 1981, he supervised visual effects for the film Blade Runner (1982) and was honored with an Academy Award and a British Academy Award nomination. For the past ten years he has been a Director / Owner at Sunspots, Hollywood.- Actress
Carla Layton was born on 26 May 1933 in Tulare County, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Claws (1977), Emergency! (1972) and This Is the Life (1952).- Darla Banks was born on 15 May 1946 in Tulare County, California, USA.
- Devin Nunes was born on 1 October 1973 in Tulare, California, USA.
- Andrea Giacomi was born on 9 March 1975 in Tulare, California, USA. She is an actress, known for WPW-733 Andrea Giacomi (2008).
- Norma Gene Nelson was born in 1931 in Tulare, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Seventeen (1940), Aloma of the South Seas (1941) and The Way of All Flesh (1940).
- Sharon MacMillan grew up in Tipton, California on a farm in California's San Joaquin Valley. She later moved to Los Angeles where she began her theatrical and television career. She moved to the east coast in 2002 where she wrote, cast and directed several off-broadway plays. Her works 'a thousand words' and 'Semblance' debuted at Theater Studio Inc. in New York.
Sharon returned to California in 2012 and currently resides in Los Angeles. - Edwin H. Bryant was born on 10 June 1909 in Tulare, California, USA. He was an editor, known for The Magic Carpet (1951), The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) and 13 Frightened Girls (1963). He died on 14 March 1998 in Laguna Hills, California, USA.
- Dena Higley was born on 26 September 1958 in Tulare, California, USA. Dena is a writer, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), One Life to Live (1968) and Days of Our Lives' Christmas (2001). Dena is married to Mark Higley. They have four children.
- Script and Continuity Department
Bill Ginn was born on 3 February 1913 in Tulare, California, USA. He died on 23 January 2001 in Anaheim, California, USA.- Desiree Rabuse was born on 17 July 1982 in Tulare, California, USA. She is an actress, known for What I Like About You (2002), Scratch & Burn (2002) and Blue Plate Special (2008).
- Lloyd Lineen was born on 25 May 1968 in Tulare, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Futbaal: The Price of Dreams (2007) and Punk'd (2003).
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Otha Young was born on 10 May 1943 in Tulare, California, USA. He was a composer, known for Beyond the Law (1993), Shades of Love: Echoes in Crimson (1987) and Texasville (1990). He was married to Brenda. He died on 6 August 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Virgil Green was born on 3 August 1988 in Tulare, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Number One (2017), The NFL on CBS (1956) and NFL on FOX (1994).
- Art Department
Ethan Van Hecke was born on 24 June 1933 in Tulare County, California, USA. He is known for Species (1995), Back to the Beach (1987) and All I Want for Christmas (1991). He died on 29 October 2009 in Rainbow City, Etowah County, Alabama, USA.- Alfred Jackson was born on 10 July 1967 in Tulare, California, USA.
- Reneau began her professional mixed martial arts career in 2010. After winning several professional fights she attempted to try out for The Ultimate Fighter 18. However, she was allegedly told by UFC brass that she was too old to be a contestant on the show, but to keep pressing on and to win a couple of more fights. On the heels of her submission victory over Maureen Riordan in July 2014 at Resurrection Fighting Alliance 16, she was signed by the UFC.
- Danielle Marie Lickey was born on 30 December 1992 in Tulare, California, USA.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Kristine Schneider was born on 31 December 1995 in Tulare County, California, USA. She is an actress, known for A Conversation Among Dying Breeds (2016) and Ripe (2015).- Additional Crew
Michael Clark was born in 1982 in Tulare, California, USA. Michael is known for Wheel of Fortune (1983). Michael died on 28 May 2020 in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Bob Veith was born on 1 November 1926 in Tulare, California, USA. He died on 29 March 2006 in Santa Rosa, California, USA.
- Mike Morgan was born on 8 October 1959 in Tulare, California, USA.
- Sound Department
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
Jeff Pyatt was born on 17 November 1973 in Tulare, California, USA. Jeff is known for Fine Tuned (2007), Cash & Treasures (2006) and Teenage Paparazzo (2010). Jeff has been married to Emily Griffin Pyatt since 30 April 2005.- Additional Crew
Richard G. Hovannisian was born on 9 November 1932 in Tulare, California, USA. He is known for The Other Side of Home (2016) and 100 Years from Home (2020). He was married to Vartiter Kotcholosian . He died on 10 July 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Additional Crew
- Visual Effects
Diane Franey was born on 26 October 1967 in Tulare County, California, USA. She is known for The Mummy (1999), Fled (1996) and Kleptomania (1993).- Rance Mulliniks was born on 15 January 1956 in Tulare, California, USA.