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An American character actor of prodigious output who also directed and wrote silent films, Paul Hurst spent much of his early work in low-budget westerns. A native of Traver, California (in the San Joaquin Valley), Hurst had first-hand knowledge of western lore, growing up surrounded by the multimillion-acre Lux & Miller ranches that ran cattle throughout the state. Visiting San Francisco as a young man, he became involved in amateur theatricals and thereafter traveled to Los Angeles to join the emerging film industry there. He began appearing in films as early as 1912, most of them westerns. By 1916 Hurst was directing them as well (some sources report that he served in World War I as a member of the French Foreign Legion, but the dates of his film projects make this story highly suspect).
In the early 1920s Hurst wrote several scenarios for films he directed and in which he appeared. He proved adept at working as a director for some of the cheapest producers along Gower Gulch, where movies were normally shot on location in a week or less and where stuntmen were often the highest-paid folks on the set. Within a few years he focused all of his energies into acting, however, notably becoming one of the few successes to emerge from "Poverty Row".
Hurst quickly became one of the more prolific and familiar characters in American movies. With his stocky build and squinty demeanor, and with a raspy voice that enhanced his memorability once sound pictures came in, Hurst played villains, cops and comedy sidekicks in more than 250 films. His most famous role was that of the deserter shot dead on the stairway of Tara by Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939). Hurst was the sidekick to Monte Hale in a number of B westerns. Former Gower Gulch veteran John Wayne hired Hurst for Big Jim McLain (1952) knowing that Hurst was ill with terminal cancer. In 1953, at age 64, owing to his health problems, Paul Hurst committed suicide.- Writer
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Jacob Estes was born on 6 September 1972 in Tulare County, California, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Mean Creek (2004), The Details (2011) and He's Watching (2022).- Stephen Jasso was born on 19 January 1983 in Tulare County, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Ken Park (2002) and Teenage Caveman (2002).
- Bonnie Bannon was the daughter of Walter A. and Juanita (Strong) Bannon and was born in Tulare County, California. After graduating from Fresno High School, she went to work for a local Warner Bros. theater and soon entered a Warner Bros. beauty contest, where she won a contract with the studio. She went on to work for other studios and in many of Busby Berkeley's films. Her sisters Eunice Bannon and Dorothy Bannon also worked in the movies, the former as a "fancy dress extra" and the latter in TV work, mainly the Zorro (1957) series. The family has a collection of her studio photos and magazine and newspaper articles about her career. She first married Alice Faye's brother, Charles, in Tijuana, Mexico, and divorced him two years later. She was married twice more before marrying William Jones, a businessman, in 1953. The best man and maid of honor were Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Arcaro (the jockey), friends of the groom. Bonnie had one child, a son named Fred Martin, from her second marriage.
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Bamlet Lawrence Price Jr. was born on 10 June 1925 in Tulare County, California, USA. He was a director and actor, known for One Way Ticket to Hell (1955). He was married to Diana Joy Dubois, Margaret E. Richardson, Diane J. Coldwell and Anne Francis. He died on 23 August 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Producer
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Wyoh Lee was born in Tulare County, California, USA. Wyoh is a producer and actor, known for For the Winning (2012), Ripe (2015) and Rise of the Valkyrie (2014).- Darla Banks was born on 15 May 1946 in Tulare County, California, USA.
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Gene Drew was born on 2 October 1926 in Tulare County, California, USA. He was an actor and art director, known for Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (1976), Truck Stop Women (1974) and The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals (1969). He died on 5 July 1990 in Kern County, California, USA.- Actress
Carla Layton was born on 26 May 1933 in Tulare County, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Claws (1977), Emergency! (1972) and This Is the Life (1952).- Art Department
Ethan Van Hecke was born on 24 June 1933 in Tulare County, California, USA. He is known for Species (1995), Back to the Beach (1987) and All I Want for Christmas (1991). He died on 29 October 2009 in Rainbow City, Etowah County, Alabama, USA.- Actress
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Kristine Schneider was born on 31 December 1995 in Tulare County, California, USA. She is an actress, known for A Conversation Among Dying Breeds (2016) and Ripe (2015).- Additional Crew
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Diane Franey was born on 26 October 1967 in Tulare County, California, USA. She is known for The Mummy (1999), Fled (1996) and Kleptomania (1993).