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Redhead Inez Courtney was the quintessential coquettish soubrette of Broadway musical comedy in the 1920's. Having left school, she abandoned plans to become a milliner and instead embarked on a career as a 'specialty dancer' in vaudeville (where she acquired the nickname 'Mosquito'),serving a five-year apprenticeship. She was on Broadway by 1919, first as part of the ensemble but soon garnering good reviews for "The Wild Rose" by Rudolf Friml and then for the college musical "Good News" (1927), where she danced two numbers with Gus Shy. She even had a leading role in "Spring is Here" (1929) but came to Hollywood at a time when musicals were beginning to fade - after the Great Depression. She was an also-ran to Marilyn Miller in Sunny (1930) and Bernice Claire in The Song of the Flame (1930).

Towards the end of 1930, she negotiated a contract with Harry Cohn at Columbia and appeared for ten years in non-musical roles, usually as sarcastic or wise-cracking friends to Jean Harlow, Ginger Rogers or Nancy Carroll. She occasionally returned to the theatre, the last time for "Hold Your Horses" in 1933 and retired from the screen in 1940 to settle down with her second husband, an aristocratic wine merchant, Luigi Filiesi, in Rome.

Q Lazzarus (real name Diane Luckey) was a retired American singer, best known as a one-hit wonder for her 1988 song "Goodbye Horses".

She was born in Neptune Township, New Jersey to parents James and Willa Mae Luckey, the second youngest of seven siblings. She moved to NYC at age 18 to make her name.

In 1996, she dropped from the public eye and her whereabouts remained a mystery until 2018 when she responded to a fan on Facebook. She was then living in Staten Island, New York, and working as a bus driver.

Julia DeVito was born on 30 May 1904. She was an actress, known for Taxi (1978), Gimme a Break! (1981) and The Mike Douglas Show (1961). She died on 2 February 1987 in Neptune, New Jersey, USA.

Tom Brown Jr. was born on 29 January 1950 in Toms River, New Jersey, USA. He is known for The Hunted (2003), The Brini Maxwell Show (2003) and Late Night with David Letterman (1982). He was married to Celeste. He died on 16 August 2024 in Neptune, New Jersey, USA.

Patricia Scott was born on 1 March 1934 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. She is known for Perry Como's Christmas in New York (1983), The Media Show (1987) and New York at the Movies (2002). She was married to George C. Scott. She died on 23 May 2020 in Neptune, New Jersey, USA.

Judy Gibson was born on 11 September 1947 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for The Jazz Singer (1980), Everyday (1978) and One More Try (1982). She died on 27 September 2005 in Neptune, New Jersey, USA.

Tom Fallon was born on 19 October 1955 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for White Fang (1991) and Illegally Yours (1988). He died on 25 April 2021 in Neptune Beach, Florida, USA.

Daniel Beaman was born on 1 July 1964 in Madison, New Jersey, USA. He is known for Dead Man Down (2013), Michael Clayton (2007) and Fighting (2009). He died on 17 May 2020 in Neptune, New Jersey, USA.

Jim Ogle was born on 26 July 1911 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He is known for 61* (2001), New York Yankees (the Movie) (1987) and ESPN SportsCentury (1999). He died on 30 January 2005 in Neptune, New Jersey, USA.

University of Mississippi, BA, c' 1951; New York, New York; Education; Sigma Alpha Eta; Alpha Phi Omega; Mississippi Association On Crime and Delinquency; Ole Miss Band; Mississippian; University Players; Hono- rum Snookorum.

"Intruder in the Dust" was filmed in Oxford while Jack was a student there.

Columbia University, Teachers College, MA, 1956

Pennsylvania State University, PhD, 1962

Warren Disbrow Sr. was born on 7 October 1921 in Neptune, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Kiss of Medusa (1982), Scarlet Moon (2006) and Haunted Hay Ride: The Movie (2008). He was married to Eleanor Elizabeth Disbrow. He died on 10 June 2020 in Neptune, New Jersey, USA.

Ethel Remey was born on 22 January 1895 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Studio One (1948), Tales of Tomorrow (1951) and Rocky King, Detective (1950). She died on 28 February 1979 in Neptune, New Jersey, USA.

George W. Smith was born on 30 January 1919 in Orange, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Goin' South (1978). He was married to Lorraine Nicholson. He died on 27 June 1985 in Neptune, New Jersey, USA.

Lee Savold was born on 22 March 1915 in Canby, Minnesota, USA. He died on 14 May 1972 in Neptune, New Jersey, USA.

Carroll Raver was a writer, photographer, cinematographer and film director. A native of Carroll County, Md., he attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill where he was a National Collegiate Athletic Association champion fencer. Early in his career, while at J. Walter Thompson Advertising (NY), he served as a copywriter, producer and director working on television commercials for national clients including Ford. Later, as an award-winning director and cameraman, he directed commercials for Hertz, General Motors, the U.S. Army, BMW and others. At the time of his death he had shot film on every continent around the world with the only exception being Antarctica. In addition to his accomplishments behind a camera, he was a painter, sculptor, singer and lover of music of all kinds. He especially loved opera. He was fluent in German. He had been a resident of Sea Girt, NJ for 13 years and was instrumental in helping his wife Dane Raver found the Garden State Film Festival in 2002. Prior to that he lived in New York City. He is survived by his third wife, Diane Brown Raver, and their children, Grace, Aimee and William; two children from his first marriage to the former Tina Baensch , Cybele and Kim Raver and two children from his second wife Francine Mazer, Nadja and Jacob.