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Sarah Megan Thomas is an award-winning actress, writer, producer and director, best known for creating prestige independent fare featuring complex roles for women.
For her latest film, "A Call to Spy," Sarah wrote the original screenplay, produced, and plays legendary American spy Virginia Hall, alongside Stana Katic, Radhika Apte, and Linus Roache. The WWII feature, released by IFC Films domestically, has won numerous awards (including an Anti-Defamation League Award at the 2020 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and several "Audience Choice" awards). "A Call To Spy" was released by IFC Films in North America and "gave fuel to the specialty Box Office" despite the pandemic landscape (Deadline). Indiewire called Thomas "the standout here." The Film was also released internationally to critical acclaim, with the BBC lauding it as the "Hidden Figures of the spy world." Amazon released the film as an "Amazon Original" in India. In Australia, "A Call To Spy" opened number 7 at the Box Office on Boxing Day.
Sarah's previous feature was the groundbreaking "Equity," in which she created the concept, co-wrote the story, produced, and starred. A first of its kind, "Equity" is a female driven Wall Street thriller. The Film premiered in Dramatic Competition at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, where it sold to Sony Pictures Classics. A.O Scott at The New York Times made "Equity" a Critic's Pick when it was released theatrically nationwide. The Hollywood Reporter reviewed Sarah's performance as "subtle, but gutsy." Sarah was honored with a Women's Image Network Award, Creative Coalition Spotlight Award, and Voice of A Woman Award for "Equity."
Sarah also starred in the romance-drama "Backwards" opposite James Van Der Beek, and has appeared in various television shows including "Law and Order, SVU." She was the spokeswoman for The New York Times "weekender" commercials, and has starred in numerous Off-Broadway productions. She played Berowne(a) in a whimsical, gender-bending "Love's Labour's Lost" (The New York Times review: "Once you hear Berowne(a)'s (Sarah Megan Thomas') immortal cry of longing 'Oh my little heart!' spoken by a woman, you may wonder why Shakespeare didn't think of that").
She's an accomplished athlete in her personal life, enjoying nearly all sports from basketball to yoga.
Sarah graduated with honors from Williams College. She trained as an actress at RADA and Drama Studio London.
Sarah resides in downtown New York City with her husband, son Christoper, and daughter Madison.
Dated: 9/20/2021- Producer
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Peter Hastings was born on 9 January 1960 in Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2011), Animaniacs (1993) and Pinky and the Brain (1995).- Producer
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Benjamin Kanes is one of only a handful of American actors ever to work with Master filmmaker Wong Kar Wai, in My Blueberry Nights (2007). Benjamin has also worked with directors M. Night Shyamalan in the upcoming The Visit (2015) as well as Alejandro González Iñárritu, in his Oscar Winning, Birdman (2014). Adam McKay, Allen Hughes, Mark Kochanowicz and Solon Quinn are other exceptional directors he's had the pleasure of collaborating with.
Benjamin also produces his own work. In 2012 he co-founded as Creative Director, SightSense Productions through which he produces branded content for national clients such as Sunoco, AmeriCorps, Birch Coffee and more, as well as narrative works like Assumption of Risk (2014) and Piranha Sharks (2015). His other company, Vision Pictures, produces Documentary and educational works including feature films The Last Old Master (2016) and From Hand to Cup (2016).- Writer
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William Preston Wood II was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father was a prominent Philadelphia banker. Wood's parents divorced shortly after his birth. His mother, a vaudeville and silent film performer, took him and moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. There he completed high school and a stint at the local community college, followed by admission to the University of Florida.
In college, Wood found his passion for writing as he crafted commercial scripts and public service announcements for the university radio station, WRUF. Just a semester short of completion of requirements for an undergraduate degree in English literature, World War II interrupted his (and many, many others') academic plans for three years. He joined the United States Army Air Force as a cryptographer. He was stationed in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific where he served until war's end.
After his discharge, Wood completed his course of study and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in the summer of 1946.
He sought his fortune in New York. He arrived in Gotham armed with his GI benefits, a few introductions to show business notables supplied by his actress mother, and dreams of a postwar world that his generation would create.
In one of his first professional efforts, he rewrote a musical comedy for show business legend J.J. Shubert. He also wrote comedy for the Kraft Music Hall and for radio personalities such as Goodman Ace, Robert Q. Lewis and Paul Winchell.
One dream had already become the reality of a new communications medium- television. In TV's early days, commercial sponsors controlled the
Back in those early days, television directing was a craft to be learned and invented simultaneously. Wood worked with his mentor and fellow trailblazer Frank Telford. Between 1948 and 1950, Wood directed: The Bigelow Show, a variety show featuring Winchell and friends; Holiday Hotel, showcasing the varied talents of the irrepressible Oscar Levant; and We, The People, a current events and history program presciently adopting a magazine format. A viewer of We, The People could watch segments featuring anyone from Cole Porter to Mickey Mantle, or even (then) President Truman.
Meanwhile, in September 1949 he met Brooklynite model Eleanor Auby at a bar on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Love at first sight turned into marriage in July 1950, and then into family beginning in 1951 with the birth of William Preston III. Two years later, second son Mark was born. Eleanor and Preston remained together until her death in 2008.
Wood moved out of live television directing at the beginning of the 1950's, concentrating on the nitty-gritty work of a Madison Avenue advertising man. It was only at this time, after years of work in the medium, that he finally bought his first television set in December 1953. In those days, there was little occasion to buy a TV. Everything was live.
The family moved to the Connecticut suburbs. In 1958, his boss at Y & R, David Levy, persuaded Wood to join him on a new team being put together at NBC to develop new programs. At NBC, Wood was involved in the creation of Klondike, an hour dramatic series set during the Yukon Gold Rush, and Portofino, an adventure series starring Bobby Van.
In 1961, the Woods moved to Los Angeles as Preston assumed the duties of story editor for the second season of the western series Outlaws.
The following year he took the plunge into freelance script writing, changing his life forever. It was this decision that yielded the extensive filmography accumulated over two decades of steady script work.
The output is diverse, startlingly so. There were contemporary dramas - Mr. Novak, Slattery's People, the latter one of his favorite shows, although it had but a brief run. There was comedy -- The Addams Family, the creation of his NBC/Y & R boss David Levy. One episode featured a sidesplitting turn for Uncle Fester, played by Jackie Coogan, who would always remember it as one of his favorite efforts. Wood's work for shows such as Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Big Valley, and The Virginian earned him a lifetime membership in the Western Writers of America. A 1968 episode of Gunsmoke garnered guest star Jack Albertson an Emmy award for his portrayal of the title character in "Danny".
In late 1966, Wood was recruited by Jack Webb to write for a revival of his popular 1950's television program Dragnet. His first script for Dragnet 1967 aired in January 1967, and he would freelance for the show throughout its run. Wood went on to write for the similarly popular Webb spinoff, Adam-12.
To gain insight into the life of police officers, Wood even joined the Los Angeles Police Department Reserve, serving as a sworn patrol officer. When not reading criminal suspects their rights, he worked crowd control for parades and would have to bark orders to the same TV stars he wrote for!
He was always especially proud of his extensive work on another Jack Webb series, Emergency!, starting with the first season in 1972. His 25 stories for this show inspired local communities everywhere to develop paramedic programs. Emergency! saved lives.
The 1970's also saw work on Grizzly Adams, The Smith Family, Little House on the Prairie, and Hawaii 5-0. Working with his son William (Bill), he wrote for Kaz and Quincy. A brief biography can only furnish a partial list of his freelance writing. His last script was for the short-lived Jessica Novak in the early 1980's.
In retirement, Wood remained active with the Writers Guild. He also focused on novel writing. He published Weatherbee's Gold in 2010. He died January 13, 2011.
Wood's career provides a core sample of American popular culture in the second half of the twentieth century.- Producer
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Penney Finkelman Cox was born in 1951 in Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a producer and assistant director, known for The Prince of Egypt (1998), Shrek (2001) and Snakes on a Plane (2006). She has been married to Jim Cox since 24 December 1985. They have two children.- Actor
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Richard Hack was born on 20 March 1951 in Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Memories of Midnight (1991), Morning Glory (1993) and The Sands of Time (1992).- Animation Department
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Kevin Petrilak was born on 3 September 1954 in Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a director, known for The Swan Princess (1994), Space Jam (1996) and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003). He has been married to Jill Petrilak since 1979. They have one child.- Christopher Morley was born in Haverford, Pennsylvania in 1890. His father was a mathematics professor at Haverford College. As a child Morley was a dedicated bookworm. He was graduated from Haverford and won a Rhodes scholarship which enabled him to attend New College, Oxford. While there he published his first book, a volume of poems. He returned to the States; in 1913 he began work at Doubleday. His first novel, "Parnassus on Wheels", essentially a story about a bookmobile -- the first one -- was a success on both sides of the Atlantic, and he followed it with "The Haunted Bookshop". In New York, he contributed to many magazines, and was a contributing editor of "The Saturday Review". Morley earned the loyalty of many who worked with and for him. He continued to publish short stories, plays, poems, and novels. Many, including stories for children, are still in print. His novel _Kitty Foyle (1940)_ starred 'Ginger Rodgers', who garnered an Academy Award for her performance. Dalton Trumbo adapted the novel for the screen, and earned his first Oscar nomination for this film. Morley had a deep love for the novels of 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle' and even started a sort of appreciation "club" he called "The Standard Doyle Company". Witty and worldly, Morley was also considered gentle and kind. Morley said, "Cherish your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for your old age". He died in 1957.
- Kyle Eckel was born on 30 December 1981 in Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Catherine Drinker Bowen was born on 1 January 1897 in Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA. She was a writer, known for The Music Lovers (1971). She was married to T. McKean Downs and Ezra Bowen. She died on 1 November 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Charlton Yarnall Jacobs was born on 24 May 1926 in Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor. He was married to Stowe C. Phelps. He died on 9 July 2018 in Forth Worth, Texas, USA.
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Chalmers Dale was born on 29 December 1925 in Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA. Chalmers was a producer and director, known for For Our Times (1979), Out of the Ashes (1964) and The Canonization of Bishop John Neumann (1976). Chalmers died on 12 June 2011 in South Nyack, New York, USA.- Felix Morley was born on 6 January 1894 in Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Isabel Middleton. He died on 13 March 1982 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.