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Evelyn Ankers, a beautiful movie actress who was a staple of Universal's horror films in the 1940s, was born in Chile to English parents in 1918. Her parents repatriated the family back to England in the 1920s, and it was in Old Blighty that Ankers developed a desire to become an actress.
She began appearing in small roles in English movies in the mid 1930s while she was still in school. She appeared in Fire Over England (1937) with Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh and in Bells of St. Mary's (1937). A beauty with talent, she soon won starring roles in the low-budget The Villiers Diamond (1938) and The Claydon Treasure Mystery (1938).
With war clouds darkening the skies over Europe, Ankers emigrated to the United States and was signed to a contract by Universal in 1940. She made her Universal debut in the Abbott and Costello comedy-horror picture Hold That Ghost (1941) before appearing in the horror film classic The Wolf Man (1941) opposite Lon Chaney Jr.. Ankers found herself cast into the horror picture ghetto, appearing in three more Chaney fright films, The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), Son of Dracula (1943) and The Frozen Ghost (1945), during a period in which she was cast ashore with a sarong-less Jon Hall in The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944). She also appeared in support of Basil Rathbone's Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) and The Pearl of Death (1944).
Ankers married B-movie hunk Richard Denning in 1942 and made a go articulating the anxieties of the home front while her husband was off to war. Horror flicks were popular during World War II, but after the cessation of hostilities in 1945, they went out of favor with audiences. Ankers' career, mated to the genre at Universal, suffered.
She quit Universal in 1945 and freelanced at Columbia and Poverty Row's Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) and Republic Pictures in dramas and mysteries. Evelyn co-starred with her returned husband, Richard, in the major release Black Beauty (1946) for 20th Century Fox. For PRC, she headlined Queen of Burlesque (1946) and later co-starred with Lex Barker in Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949).
As the 1950s dawned, a decade of conformity and family values, Ankers quit the movies for married life and motherhood after making The Texan Meets Calamity Jane (1950), in which she was first-billed. She was 32 years old. A decade later, Ankers came out of retirement to make one final screen appearance, in her hubby's No Greater Love (1960).
Evelyn Ankers died of ovarian cancer on August 29, 1985, twelve days after her 67th birthday.- Actress
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Carly Brook Schroeder is an actress, animal rights activist, environmentalist, and nutritional advocate, known for Gracie (2007), the Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire (2001), and General Hospital (1963).
Schroeder was born on October 18, 1990, in Valparaiso, Indiana. She began doing print work at the age of three and commercials at the age of six.
In 1997, Schroeder was cast as Serena Baldwin in Port Charles (1997), a spin-off of General Hospital. She performed in 480 episodes during a six-year period, being nominated twice in 1999 and 2000 for a Young Artist Award. In 1999, Schroeder was also nominated for a Young Star Award; Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Daytime TV Program.
Schroeder has also been featured in several television shows and television movies. In 2002, Schroder won the role of the manipulative, yet lovable Melina Bianco in The Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire (2001). She also appeared in The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003).
Her first feature film, Mean Creek (2004), received wide critical acclaim, winning the Humanitas Prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, and also being awarded the 2005 Independent Spirit Festival Special Distinction Award for best ensemble cast. Schroeder also appeared in Firewall (2006), with 'Harrison Ford', and Eye of the Dolphin (2006),
An avid soccer player since the age of five, Schroeder finally had the chance to combine two of her passions in a single project called Gracie (2007). Knowing she had to fight for the part, she began an intense three-month workout that included training in advanced soccer skills with professional athletes and trainers. Her exposure to an athletic lifestyle influenced her later decision to choose a health-conscious lifestyle.
While Gracie was in theaters Schroeder's other movie, Eye of the Dolphin (2006) received two awards from the 2007 International Family Film Festival; a Best Child Actor win for Schroeder and a Drama Feature win for the movie. Her most recent projects include Prep School (2015), and One of Us (2017). Schroeder was awarded best actress for her role as Kyra in Prep School at the 2016 Studio City Film Festival.
Her earlier work for the Humane Society and Meals on Wheels in 2004 opened her eyes to her other passion, traveling. By the time she entered college, Schroeder had been to 20 states, 11 countries. As of 2018, Carly has 16 movie titles on her resume. Her appearances for 2018 include Ouija House (2018) and Deadly Shores. Carly has also received weapons training in small arms.
Schroeder graduated from California Lutheran University in 2013, then went on to further her education in nutrition and holistic care. In a move towards a more health-focused lifestyle, Schroeder has given up meat, dairy, gluten, and refined sugars in exchange for a plant-strong diet. Accompanied by her dog Jax, she has embraced her wanderlust by climbing, backpacking, running marathons, snowboarding, surfing, and many more outdoor activities.
In January 2019, Carly raised her right hand and chose to go to officer candidates school for her commission in the US Army.- Cinematographer
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Claudio Miranda was born in March 1965 in Valparaíso, Chile. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Life of Pi (2012), Top Gun: Maverick (2022) and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). He has been married to Kelli Bean since February 2009.- Catalina Saavedra was born on 9 January 1968 in Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Chile. She is an actress, known for The Maid (2009), Rotting in the Sun (2023) and Amor a domicilio (1995).
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- Composer
Actress and model Laurie spent her youth in Minneapolis/St.Paul performing musical theatre. With a love for film-making she's experimented in many different roles both behind and in front of the camera. Throughout her career, she's been seen in dozens of national commercial and print spots including Coca Cola, General Mills and Kodak.- Actor
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Brendan Scannell (born June 20, 1990) is an American actor and comedian known for playing Pete Devon in the Netflix series Bonding (2019) and Heather Duke in the Paramount Network series Heathers (2018). Scannell grew up in Valparaiso, Indiana and studied theatre and English at Northwestern University. In 2019 he was a New Face at Just For Laughs in Montreal Canada- Actor
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Matías Novoa was born on 14 June 1980 in Valparaiso, Chile. He is an actor and writer, known for La Herencia (2022), Quiéreme Tonto (2010) and Cabo (2021). He has been married to Isabella Castillo since 11 October 2019. He was previously married to Daniela Castillo.- Cinematographer
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John M. Stephens was born on 17 November 1932 in Valparaiso, Indiana, USA. He was a cinematographer and assistant director, known for Midnight Run (1988), Conspiracy Theory (1997) and Sorcerer (1977). He was married to Barbara Stephens. He died on 18 June 2015 in Huntington Beach, California, USA.- Actor
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Mark Blane is a bi-coastal actor, director and writer originally from Indiana. They are known for directing, writing, producing and starring in the 16mm feature film CUBBY which premiered In Competition at Torino LGBTQI. CUBBY played a limited theatrical run in NY/LA after playing 30+ festivals including Inside Out Toronto (Innovation Award Nominee), Frameline (Best First Feature Nomination), OutFest and NewFest (NY Centerpiece). Grant support includes Kodak, Leslie Lohman Museum for Lesbian and Gay Art, Gotham Narrative Film Lab, Formfunction and Brooklyn Arts Council. Mark wrote and directed GHOST BIKE (LA Pan African Film Festival Premiere) acting alongside Tamara Tunie. His Portuguese iPhone-shot pilot ASSASSINO AMERICANO AMNÉSICO premieres in competition in Italy in 2023. He plays "Zack" in 6 episodes of the JJ Abrams produced AppleTV+ show LITTLE VOICE, directed by Jessie Nelson (I AM SAM) and Chris Storer (THE BEAR). Mark's also the lead in the Daniel Lewinstein's THE APOLOGY. His performances on screen have been alongside talents such as Patricia Richardson, Becky Ann Baker, and Brittany O'Grady.
Blane has been lauded by the LA Times, IndieWire, The Advocate, and more. Fresh Tomato reviews remarked "Mark's performance is kaleidoscopic and engrossing" and "Think Zach Galifianakis meets James Bidgood with a dash of 1990s Gus Van Sant." Mark's play, THE ROCK & THE RIPE, was commissioned by Hetrick-Martin Institute and Rosie O'Donnell's Theater Kids. He's taught filmmaking to seniors through the SU-CASA program across Brooklyn, and he's also been a visiting artist at Syracuse University, Virginia Tech, and Northwestern University.
He is repped as an actor theatrically and commercially by Tyler Kahl at Allegory and Nelson Paredez and Garrett Lindsay at The ESI Network.
SELECT REVIEWS:
"Everything hinges on Blane's performance. Open and emotional and in-your-face."- Eye on Film, Fresh Tomato Review, "He may be a dork, but his pure intentions make even his most transgressive behaviour seem innocent...It's also disarmingly entertaining to follow Mark on this odyssey." - Rich Cline, Fresh Tomato Review. "Blane is unquestionably fascinating and so completely absorbed in his character" - Roger Dack, Edge Media, "Fresh" - LA Times, "Similar to Tim Robinson or Will Ferrell...Joyous anarchy!" - Fresh Tomato, Queer Essential
"Mark Blane is not only the director and screenwriter of the film, but also the actor playing the protagonist alter-ego, as did Xavier Dolan in his earliest and most intimate works that consecrated him a very successful queer author and celebrity. Cubby, therefore, could anticipate the birth of a new personality in the future of American queer cinema or, at least, a new name worth watching in its ranks." - Cinefilia Ritrovata, Bologna, Italy- Carolina Vera was born on 4 January 1973 in Valparaíso, Chile. She is an actress, known for My Zoe (2019), Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) and Schutzlos (2009).
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- Casting Department
Eduardo Paxeco is a chilean actor of Universidad de Chile. He has participated in various theater productions, films and television. In films the highlights are: "Mirage D'amour¨, directed by Hubert Toint, "Olvidados", by Carlos Bolado, "Caleuche", directed by Jorge Olguin, "3:34 Terremoto en Chile" directed by Juan Pablo Ternicier, "Optical Illusions" by Cristian Jimenez (by this work Eduardo Paxeco received the Pedro Sienna award for Best Male Actor of 2010) "The good life" by Andres Wood (the film won the Goya Award for Best Iberoamerican Film of 2009), "Drama" directed by Matias Lira, and the Swedish film "The Black Pimpernel". He also starred, from Caracas to Buenos Aires, the Venezuelan film "Suramericano". On television he has worked in several series and programs, such as Paz, Heroes, Gen Mishima, Litoral, Infieles, Cartas de mujer, Mea culpa, Teatro en CHV, Bienvenida realidad, Tiempo final, among others. Also, he has been part of the dramatic areas of several television channels, as ¨Las Dos Carolinas¨, ¨La Sexóloga¨, "Mujeres de Lujo" e "Infiltradas" on Chilevisión. "Primera Dama" and ¨Soltera Otra Vez 2¨ of Canal 13. "Maldita" on Mega¨. ¨La Chúcara¨ and "Aquí Mando Yo" of TVN. In theater he has been part of important theatre productions directed by national directors. From 2002 until 2013 he joined the company named MINIMALE, together they accomplished multiple mounts released in the Salón Blanco of the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes.- Actor
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Zach Holmes was born on 11 September 1991 in Valparaiso, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Jackass Forever (2022), Blockheads in Britain (2022) and Hollywood Uncensored (2021).- Actor
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Tom Araya was born on 6 June 1961 in Valparaiso, Chile. He is an actor and producer, known for Law Abiding Citizen (2009), Dracula 2000 (2000) and Punisher: War Zone (2008). He has been married to Sandra Araya since 6 September 1995. They have two children.- Actor
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Jaime Vadell was born on 6 October 1935 in Valparaíso, Región de Valparaíso, Chile. He is an actor, known for No (2012), The Club (2015) and Coronación (2000).- Born in Vina Del Mar, Chile and raised in Salt Lake City, UT, Dominique began acting at a young age when she was enrolled by her parents in Theatre School for Youth at the University of Utah.
Dominique graduated from high school with a 3.8 in an all Honors/AP/IB curriculum. She went on to attend the University of Utah, and graduated on the Dean's List with her BFA in Actor Training.
In May 2009, Dominique teamed up with SLC casting director Jeff Johnson, local directors Jason Painter, David Forester and award-winning musicians Michael McClean and Jeffrey Gold to win the Audience Choice award at the Utah 48 Hour Film Festival with their short film "Given". Dominique was the lead in the film. - Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (25 November 1915 - 10 December 2006) was a Chilean general who ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, first as the leader of the Military Junta of Chile from 1973 to 1981, being declared President of the Republic by the junta in 1974 and becoming the DE Facto dictator of Chile, and from 1981 to 1990 as DE Jure President after a new Constitution, which confirmed him in the office, was approved by a referendum in 1980.
- Sara Guasch was born on 21 November 1909 in Valparaiso, Chile. She was an actress, known for El mártir del Calvario (1952), La sombra vengadora (1956) and Asesinos, S.A. (1957). She died on 1 June 2005 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
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There is nothing mysterious about Karla, she functions best when caffeinated.
Her love for coffee inspired her to trek to Guatemala for a month in 2006 to participate in an intensive Spanish immersion program.
Karla's passion for traveling has led her to swim in the Dead Sea (you really do float!), hike bamboo forests and swim waterfalls in Hawaii, barter her way through the open markets of Carthage and eat every last gyro on the island of Crete. If you've been to Crete since her stay, she sends her apologies.
And if you really want to be her friend for life, or at least the next 15 minutes, show up with any concoction from Cold Stone Creamery as long as it contains peanut butter.- Editor
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Chilean writer-director and editor who studied philosophy and filmmaking at the University of Chile in the 1960s. Based in Paris since 1974, her documentaries and feature films tend to address Latin American gender politics but she is probably best known as the regular editor and collaborator of her late husband Raúl Ruiz (1941-2011) with whom she shared the Chilean Art Critics Circle's Bicentennial Award for cinema in 2010. She was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1988 and is often cited alongside Angelina Vázquez and Marilú Mallet as a key woman filmmaker of Chilean exile. A retrospective of her work as director was held at Stanford University in May 2008.- Noberto Kerner was born on 19 July 1929 in Valparaiso, Chile. He was an actor, known for Miami Vice (1984), One Step Beyond (1959) and The Equalizer (1985). He died on 22 February 1999 in New York, New York, USA.
- George Howe was born on 19 April 1900 in Valparaiso, Chile. He was an actor, known for Nicholas Nickleby (1957), Our Mutual Friend (1958) and The History of Mr. Polly (1959). He died in July 1986 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Heather Kuzmich was born on 19 April 1986 in Valparaiso, Indiana, USA.
- With more than 10 years of experience in television, Nicolás has been present in Chilean homes gaining the affection and recognition of his audience.
He has acted in the highest rated telenovelas in his country, starring in 4 of them: Amar Profundo (2021), Edificio Corona (2021), Isla Paraíso (2018) and Perdona Nuestros Pecados (2017). He currently continues his professional tie with the television station MEGA, the most watched in the country, under the direction of the production team of the most prestigious and internationally recognized genre productions, led by María Eugenia Rencoret.
He has also ventured into film, having participated in Héroes (2015), a national comedy produced by Fabula. Nicolás is also a musician: he was part of the musical band Mercali, where he was vocalist, guitarist and composer. In 2020 he launched his solo career and is currently working on his second album.
In 2009, he formed the theater company La Silla, where he worked as an actor, director and playwright until 2015. - Francisca María Imboden Fernández, is a Chilean actress (film, theater and television).
Francisca is the daughter of Juan Carlos Imboden and María Isabel Fernández. Together with her sisters Catalina and Ignacia, she studied at College Français of Viña del Mar, an institution now known as Alliançe Française Jean D'Alambert.
Imboden studied and graduated in theater studies from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and her professional debut came in the teleserie Oro Verde of TVN in 1997.
She is a columnist for several internet sites, like the magazine "Puntonet", from Terra Networks, in Chile, her pseudonym is "Franca". She is the mother of two daughters and a son. - Amalia Pérez Díaz was born on 15 June 1923 in Valparaíso, Chile. She was an actress, known for El engaño (1968), La inolvidable (1996) and Carmen querida (1990). She was married to Manuel Enrique Pérez Díaz. She died on 26 December 2003 in Caracas, Venezuela.
- Florence Saunders was born on 24 June 1890 in Valparaiso, Chile. She was an actress, known for The Wandering Jew (1923). She was married to John Laurie. She died on 24 January 1926 in London, England, UK.
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John Mullin was born on 27 August 1978 in Valparaiso, Indiana, USA. John is an editor, known for Pam & Tommy (2022), Greyhound (2020) and Star Trek: Picard (2020).- Additional Crew
Jennifer Bonjean was born on 7 August 1970 in Valparaiso, Indiana, USA. She is known for OJ: Trial of the Century (2014), Jami Floyd: Best Defense (2006) and Sky World News (1989).- Producer
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Alex Bowen was born in 1967 in Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, V Region, Chile. He is a producer and director, known for Mi mejor enemigo (2005), Esa No Soy Yo (2015) and Campo minado, nadie vuelve intacto (2000).- Director
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Sebastián Alarcón was born on 14 January 1949 in Valparaiso, Chile. He was a director and writer, known for Noch nad Chili (1977), El fotógrafo (2002) and The Oppositionist (2019). He was married to Svetlana Kochetova and Vitalyevna Yakovleva. He died on 30 June 2019.- Actor
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Alfredo del Diestro was born on 7 October 1877 in Valparaiso, Chile. He was an actor and director, known for La María (1922), Chucho el Roto (1934) and Godfather Mendoza (1934). He was married to Emma Roldan. He died on 20 February 1951 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.- Marlen Olivari was born on 14 September 1975 in Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, V Region, Chile. She is an actress, known for Buen partido (2002), Viva el teatro (2005) and Infieles (2005). She was previously married to Roberto Dueñas.
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Duncan Lamberson was born on 3 February 1988 in Valparaiso, Indiana, USA. Duncan is known for Furious 7 (2015), Sabotage (2014) and Contagion (2011).- Jennifer Butt was born on 17 May 1958 in Valparaiso, Indiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Vampire's Kiss (1988), The Ransom of Red Chief (1998) and The Mommies (1993). She died on 7 August 2022.
- Michael Essany was born on 22 October 1982 in Valparaiso, Indiana, USA.
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Rosita Serrano (birth name Maria Martha Esther Aldunate Del Campo) was a Chilean singer and actress, who had large success in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s. Because of her bell-bright voice she received the surname "Chilean nightingale". She was the daughter of the diplomat Héctor Aldunate and the opera singer Sofia del Campo, with whom she moved during the 1930s to Europe, at first to Portugal and France, and then, since 1936, to Berlin. She started to sing in the Winter Garden and in the Metropol theatre, and charmed the audience with Chilean popular songs. The German composer Peter Kreuder discovered her and she obtained a contract with Telefunken. From now on she sang particularly in German language and songs like "Roter Mohn", "Schön die Musik", "Küß mich, bitte, bitte, küß mich", "Und die Musik spielt dazu", "Der Onkel Jonathan", and "Der kleine Liebesvogel" became successful hits. Starting from 1938 she also got roles in movies such as Bel Ami (1939), The Stars Shine (1938), The Wise Mother in Law (1939) and Herzensfreud - Herzensleid (1940). Besides, she performed on tour with two of the then most successful dance orchestras - Kurt Hohenberger's and Teddy Stauffer's . One of her best-known hits is the classic 'La Paloma', included in 'Wolfgang Petersens' ' Das Boot (1981) and Bille August's The House of the Spirits (1993)'s soundtracks. In 1943 her career had an arrest: while she was on tour in Sweden, she was charged with espionage in Germany, because she had supported Jewish refugees with the incomes from a charity meeting. She didn't return to Germany to avoid the arrest, and her songs and movies remained on the black list of the Nazi regime until the end of the war. From Sweden she returned to Chile, then she tried to start a career in the USA, but she met hostility since she also had German songs in her repertoire. In 1951 returned to Germany, but had only moderate success. She participated in the German motion picture films Dark Eyes (1951) and Saison in Salzburg (1952), and later she had only few appearances in German maintenance transmissions. A comeback attempt in 1957 on tour with Kurt Hohenberger didn't have a great success. She died in 1997, in extreme poverty, in Chile, where she had spent the last years of her life.- Producer
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Austin Nichols was born on 7 May 1996 in Valparaiso, Indiana, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Heirloom, Hell of a Party (2023) and The Mystery (2015).- Carmen Gloria Bresky was born on 25 July 1978 in Valparaíso, Región de Valparaíso, Chile. She is an actress, known for Casado con Hijos (2006), El Amor lo Manejo Yo (2014) and Socias (2013). She has been married to Sebastián Layseca since 2004. They have two children.
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Ace Hudkins was born in Nebraska in 1905 and began boxing at 12. He began fighting professionally in 1921 and boxed until he was 27, and was never knocked out. His nicknames were "The Wildcat" and "The Nebraska Wildcat". In the years around 1925-1926, Hudkins and Clever Sencio were the top drawing cards at Los Angeles'Olympic Auditorium. One of his most famous fights was a 1927 fight in New York, a knockout of hot prospect Ruby Goldstein. One writer wrote of Hudkins' win over Goldstein as "the fight that broke the Jewish banks."
It was Hudkins' toughness that most impressed his faithful fans; his fight against Sammy Baker was described as "the bloodiest fight ever seen;even the referee was drenched in ruby red;" Fighting from lightweight to light-heavyweight, he won several California State Heavyweight Titles and was Southern California's biggest boxing drawing card in the 1920s.
In 1930 he lived with his extended family at 2302 Observatory Avenue in L.A.; his brothers Clyde and Art served as his managers. As his boxing career wound down in the early 1930s his personal life was a mess as he battled alcoholism and went on extended benders. On January 10, 1932 he was charged with Assault with a Deadly Weapon in L.A. for punching T. Leonard Park in the head with his bare fist and fracturing his skull. Hudkins claimed that he and a friend, Ellen Dorsey, were standing at an intersection when Park and another man approached and insulted the woman. The charges were later dropped but Park sued Hudkins for $50,000 and was awarded $1. On March 24, 1932, his live-in girlfriend Rhea Hill sued for $160,000; $100,000 for breach of a promise to marry, and $60,000 for beating her. After winning the lawsuit on April 2nd, Ace went out, got drunk, and was arrested for public drunkenness and fighting with the police.
On July 16th he was arrested for drunk driving and speeding near Fresno. Released from jail the next morning he went to a nearby bar and when he left, drove his car directly into a service station building, destroying both car and building and landing back in jail charged with drunk driving again. In December, 1932 he was arrested and convicted twice more in Fresno on the same charges. In March, 1933, Hudkins spent a month in Hawaii and was arrested twice for disorderly conduct following fights in hotel bars and spent a week in jail. On August 7, 1933, a drunk Hudkins started a brawl in a Hollywood café and pulled (what turned out to be an unloaded) gun on the bar's owner Richard Harris, who pulled his own (loaded) gun and shot Hudkins twice in the chest. He lingered near death for two weeks at a Glendale hospital while receiving two blood transfusions, but somehow survived. On November 9th Hudkins was yet again arrested after a drunken early-morning brawl when his friend David Chalmers' father-in-law - a huge San Pedro longshoreman - took the gun he was still carrying and knocked him unconscious with it. Leaving the fight, he and Chalmers tried to drive away without paying for 8 gallons of gas and were arrested for petty theft. Just two weeks later on November 21st he was arrested when police found both he and Chalmers passed out drunk and asleep in his car at a stoplight at Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street. By the time of his December 2nd arrest a drunken rampage at his 416 South Burlington Avenue apartment building, his problem was public knowledge. The judge sent him to the county jail for five days.
In the late 1930s, Hudkins married and after operating a bar in Hollywood moved to Toluca Lake and bought a stable where he and his brother Art ran a string of race-horses. He lived there with his wife Mildred and their adopted son Robert D. Herron and rented horses, wagons, and cowboy gear to studios for westerns and his land for filming. His Hudkins Brothers Movie Ranch was a favorite of dozens of cowboy stars who boarded horses at the ranch (the property is now part of Forest Lawn Glendale), and among Ace's friends were Smiley Burnette, Guinn Wilson, Fred Kennedy, Gene Autry, and John Wayne. Ace was soon doing stunt work in their movies and his horses appearing in dozens of Republic Studio movies. In 1938, Republic rented one of his horses - whom Ace had named `Hi Yo Silver' - for a movie version of The Lone Ranger. The horse's name became The Lone Ranger's trademark yell. Ace's favorite horse was used as Olivia de Havilland's mount in the 1938 classic The Adventures of Robin Hood. When filming was done, cowboy actor Roy Rogers came looking for a horse to ride in his first starring vehicle, Under the Western Sky, and took de Havilland's horse for a ride around the ranch. After the lengthy ride Rogers and the horse had become instantly attached, and although Rogers was only making $75 a week at the time, he agreed to pay Ace $2,500 for the horse. It took him several years to pay for his new partner, whom Ace had named "Trigger." Trigger co-starred in all 82 movies made by Rogers between 1938 and 1952 and also appeared in all 100 TV episodes of 'The Roy Rogers Show.'
In the 1954-57 television series 'Annie Oakley,' both horses used to play the role of Oakley's horse Target were Ace's horses.
In Ace's trophy room, among other things, was a document from the Governor of Kentucky stating that he had made Ace a Kentucky Colonel. He died April 8, 1973 in Los Angeles and was posthumously inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1995. His adopted son Robert Herron had a long career as a stuntman, stunt director, and actor and was one of the founding members of the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures and served on the board of directors of the Screen Actors Guild.- Director
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Hunter Huddleston is a writer and director from Valparaiso, Indiana. After graduating from Indiana University with a degree in Cinema Studies, they relocated to Hollywood, California. They are best known for The Unlovable Mime and the Beer-Faced Girl (2016), The Mystery (2015), Lost Dog (2016) and their upcoming film, Heirloom (2023).- Actor
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Alejandro Castillo was born on 15 April 1948 in Quillota, Región de Valparaíso, Chile. He is an actor and producer, known for Mandrill (2008), Decibel 110 (2011) and Machos (2003).- Actor
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Tomás Verdejo was born on 18 April 1983 in Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, V Region, Chile. He is an actor and director, known for Feroz (2010), Los 80 (2008) and A story about time and distance in a city (2018).- Patricio Aylwin was a Chilean politician, lawyer, author, professor and former senator. He was the first democratically-elect president of Chile after the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990).
He played himself in Pablo Larrain's movie "No", telling the story of the Chilean referendum of 1988, which ousted Pinochet from power. The movie was nominated for a foreign language film at the 2013 Academy Awards. - Camera and Electrical Department
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Danielle Mathias was born on 7 October 1984 in Valparaiso, Florida USA. She is an actress, known for People Places Things (2015), Ambush (2023) and Eerie Anecdotes: The Noseless Man.- Coca Rudolphy was born on 7 November 1943 in Valparaíso, Región de Valparaíso, Chile. She is an actress, known for A la sombra del ángel (1989), Estúpido Cupido (1995) and La rosa de los vientos (1983).
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Kl Kenzie was born on 5 March 1978 in Valparaiso, Indiana, USA. He is known for Captive State (2019), The Unborn (2009) and Gringo (2018).- Actress
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Loreto Valenzuela was born on 3 July 1954 in San Antonio, Región de Valparaíso, Chile. She is an actress and writer, known for Amanda (2016), Sex with Love (2003) and Lola (2007).- Sound Department
Randy Nielsen was born on 17 May 1960 in Valparaiso, Indiana, USA. Randy is known for The Rock (1996), The Perfect Storm (2000) and Cradle 2 the Grave (2003). Randy has been married to Barbara Berlin since 25 July 1987. They have two children.- Actor
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Roberto Rey was born on 15 February 1905 in Valparaiso, Chile. He was an actor and director, known for The Barber of Seville (1938), Un caballero de frac (1931) and La verbena de la Paloma (1935). He died on 30 May 1972 in Madrid, Spain.- Indiana-born Harry Benham grew up in Chicago, Illinois. As a child he was possessed of a fine singing voice and sang in the local church choir. In 1904 the traveling musical "Peggy from Paris" was playing in Chicago and he got a job in the chorus. He soon graduated to singing the lead role. His success in that production led to roles in other plays, such as "The Sultan of Sulu", "Woodland" and "Marrying Mary".
He joined the Thanhouser film company in 1910 and stayed there five years, appearing in dozens of the company's productions while continuing his stage work. After leaving Thanhouser he went over to Famous Players, then signed with Universal Pictures, for whom he made such films as The Doll Doctor (1916), Love's Masquerade (1916) and The Capital Prize (1916). He also appeared in productions for other studios, such as Pathe's The Last of the Carnabys (1917), Warren Productions' The Warfare of the Flesh (1917) and American's The Frame-Up (1917). After leaving Universal he freelanced for quite a few studios, both minor and major, including Select's Cecilia of the Pink Roses (1918) (which was Marion Davies' second film), Paramount's Hush Money (1921) and Vitagraph's The Prey (1920). He made his final film in 1922, after which he retired from the movie industry and went into the clothing business.
His wife, actress Ethyle Cooke, died in 1949, and Harry remarried four years later to a widow he met in Florida. He died on July 17, 1969, in Sarasota, Florida, after a long illness.