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- Director
- Special Effects
- Writer
In 1949, 16 years after his ground-breaking work on the 1933 film "King Kong", Willis O'Brien worked as Chief Technician on another gorilla film for Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Shoedsack titled "Mighty Joe Young". A young Ray Harryhausen would do most of the animation, but O'Brien did come up with the designs for the film. At the 1950 Academy Awards, O'Brien was awarded an Oscar for Best Visual Effects for "Mighty Joe Young". This, along with "King Kong", are often considered his greatest achievements.- Actor
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Bailey was born on 26 September 1886 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The House Without a Key (1926), The Penitent (1912) and Hilda Wakes (1913). He was married to Alethia Hamilton Fadden, Mary Florence Cannon and Polly Vann. He died on 8 November 1962 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Lawford Davidson was born on 1 January 1890 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Vagabond King (1930), The Patent Leather Kid (1927) and The Abbey Grange (1922). He died on 8 November 1962 in Devon, England, UK.
- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Brice qualified as a mining engineer, after studies at Columbia University. He was eventually hired as sales manager for the Texas Oil Company, based in New York. This appears not to have worked out, since Brice popped up in Hollywood for his first spell, as a small part actor in comedies starring Pearl White, between 1913 and 1914. After several years absence, during which he devoted himself to other business interests, he returned to the film industry as a screenwriter in 1921. He then diversified as director of one- and two-reel shorts for Paramount from 1927 to 1930, occasionally doubling up as producer. After leaving Paramount, he directed W.C. Fields in his first talkie, the classic two-reel farce The Golf Specialist (1930).
After 1935, Brice concentrated on screenwriting and creating original scenarios for feature films -- either solo or in collaboration -- and later became part of Bob Hope's team of gag writers. Brice was married to former vaudeville dancer and actress Doris Hill, whom he had previously directed in Casey at the Bat (1927).- Ivy Crosthwaite was born on 1 December 1897 in San Diego, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Surf Girl (1916), A Game Old Knight (1915) and The Beauty Bunglers (1915). She was married to Adolph Linkof. She died on 8 November 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Nat Burns was born on 9 March 1886 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Tough to Handle (1937). He died on 8 November 1962 in New York City, New York, USA.
- George Little was born on 2 November 1886 in Armitage, Staffordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Somewhere in Politics (1948). He died on 8 November 1962 in Manchester, England, UK.
- Karel Jicínský was born on 20 February 1885 in Radim by Jicín, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Business in Distress (1931), Tanecek panny márinky (1935) and Hudba srdcí (1934). He died on 8 November 1962 in Liberec, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Gustaf Torrestad was born on 20 March 1919 in Sala, Västmanlands län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Sexlingar (1942), Gröna hissen (1944) and Love, Sunshine and Songs (1948). He died on 8 November 1962 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.