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Stanton was born in West Irvine, Kentucky, to Ersel (Moberly), a cook, and Sheridan Harry Stanton, a barber and tobacco farmer. He lived in Lexington, Kentucky and graduated from Lafayette Senior High School with the class of 1944. Drafted into the Navy, he served as a cook in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was on board an LST during the Battle of Okinawa. He then returned to the University of Kentucky to appear in a production of "Pygmalion", before heading out to California and honing his craft at the prestigious Pasadena Playhouse. Stanton then toured around the United States with a male choir, worked in children's theater, and then headed back to California.
His first role on screen was in the tepid movie Tomahawk Trail (1957), but he was quickly noticed and appeared regularly in minor roles as cowboys and soldiers through the late 1950s and early 1960s. His star continued to rise and he received better roles in which he could showcase his laid-back style, such as in Cool Hand Luke (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Dillinger (1973), The Godfather Part II (1974), and in Alien (1979). It was around this time that Stanton came to the attention of director Wim Wenders, who cast him in his finest role yet as Travis in the moving Paris, Texas (1984). Next indie director Alex Cox gave Stanton a role that brought him to the forefront, in the quirky cult film Repo Man (1984).
Stanton was now heavily in demand, and his unique look got him cast as everything from a suburban father in the mainstream Pretty in Pink (1986) to a soft-hearted, but ill-fated, private investigator in Wild at Heart (1990) and a crazy yet cunning scientist in Escape from New York (1981). Apart from his film performances, he was also an accomplished musician, and "The Harry Dean Stanton Band" and their unique spin on mariachi music played together for well over a decade. They toured internationally. He became a cult figure of cinema and music and when Debbie Harry sang the lyric, "I want to dance with Harry Dean..." in her 1990s hit "I Want That Man", she was talking about him. Stanton remained consistently active on screen, lastly appearing in films including Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), The Green Mile (1999) and The Man Who Cried (2000).- Director
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Terrence O'Hara was born on 25 December 1945 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Heroes (2006), Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and The Proxy. He was married to Shanna Reed. He died on 5 December 2022 in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Additional Crew
- Actress
Smith Wordes was born on 18 September 1955 in the USA. She was an actress, known for Star Trek: First Contact (1996), The Edge (1997) and Star Trek: Insurrection (1998). She died on 19 October 2020 in Sinai, South Dakota, USA.- Jane Oliver was born on 29 August 1930 in New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Valentine Sherry and David Oliver. She died on 3 June 1977 in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital [now Cedars-Sinai Medical Center], Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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- Soundtrack
Steve Strange was born on 28 May 1959 in Porthcawl, South Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Laurence Anyways (2012), Urban Cowboy (1980) and Hittimittari (1984). He died on 12 February 2015 in Sharm El Sheikh International Hospital, Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt.- Leon Holmes (real name Leon von Cederholm) was born November 26, 1913 in San Francisco to immigrant parents. His father Alfred Sederhulden, thirty-eight years old at Leon's birth, was a watchmaker from Russia. Leon's mother, Rose, then 33, was also Russian-born. The Sederhuldens lived on Eddy Street in San Francisco with Rose's mother and two brothers. Leon was the youngest; his older brothers were Norvin and Robert, and his older sister was Isabel. His father died a few years after Leon's birth and Rose was forced to place the children in the Pacific Hebrews Orphan Asylum on Divisadero Street in San Francisco while she worked to support them. Rose got a job as a bakery clerk and continued to live with her mother and a brother in the Eddy Street, a half-mile from the orphanage. By the time Leon was cast in one of Alice Comedies, he, his siblings, and his mother were reunited in one roof in Los Angeles. The family lived on North Hudson Avenue, about two and one-half miles west of Disney studio in Kingwell Avenue. Walt Disney and his brother Roy O. Disney hired some kids of the neighbor for different productions. Leon was paid 50 cents a day for shooting.
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Harlan Band was born on 11 February 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Puppet Master X: Axis Rising (2012), Killjoy Goes to Hell (2012) and Evil Bong: High 5 (2016). He died on 4 December 2020 in Sinai, South Dakota, USA.- Producer
- Writer
- Executive
Herb Hamsher was born on 16 June 1938 in Davenport, Iowa, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Simple Life (1998), The Graffiti Artist (2004) and Dream Boy (2008). He was married to Jonathan Stoller. He died on 26 October 2016 in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Richard Watts Jr. was an actor, known for Sherlock Holmes (1954), Critic at Large (1948) and The Ben Hecht Show (1958). He died on 2 January 1981 in Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, New York, USA.
- Richard Barclay was born in 1931. He was a producer, known for Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream (1972), AIDS: Everything You and Your Family Needs to Know... But Were Afraid to Ask (1987) and Girls Nite Out (1982). He died on 16 October 2017 in Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, New York, USA.
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Michael King was born on 8 March 1948 in Rahway, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer, known for The Little Rascals (1994), Rolonda (1994) and The Les Brown Show (1993). He was married to Jena Lidia Fassett. He died on 27 May 2015 in Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Shirl Mitchell was married to Irene Sidwell. She died on 27 January 2012 in Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, New York, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
Sandi Spreckman was born in 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for Judge Judy (1996), Judge Wapner's Animal Court (1998) and Animal Court (1998). She died on 4 March 2009 in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Yelena Domashnyaya was an actress, known for Beyoncé: Pretty Hurts (2013). She died on 31 October 2015 in Housna, North Sinai, Egypt.
- Producer
- Writer
Jerome Jackson was born on 17 October 1899 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Fire Raisers (1934), Strike! (1934) and A Song for You (1934). He was married to Peggy. He died on 14 July 1941 in Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, New York, USA.- Richard Hofstadter was born on 6 August 1916 in Buffalo, New York, USA. Richard was a writer, known for Omnibus (1952). Richard died on 24 October 1970 in Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, USA.