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Hugh O'Brian had the term "beefcake" written about him during his nascent film years in the early 1950s, but he chose to avoid the obvious typecast as he set up his career.
O'Brian was born Hugh Charles Krampe on April 19, 1925, in Rochester, New York, to Ohio-born parents Edith Lillian (Marks) and Hugh John Krampe, a United States Marine Corps officer. His paternal grandparents were German immigrants, while his mother was of half German Jewish and half English/Scottish descent. O'Brian first attended school at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois, then Kemper Military School in Booneville, Missouri. Moving from place to place growing up, he managed to show off his athletic prowess quite early. By the time he graduated from high school, he had lettered in football, basketball, wrestling and track. Originally pursuing law, he dropped out of the University of Cincinnati in 1942 (age 19) and enlisted in the Marine Corps. Upon his discharge he ended up in Los Angeles. Hugh joined a little theater group and a Santa Barbara stock company, where he developed his acting chops and slowly built up his résumé. He was discovered for TV by director/actress Ida Lupino, which opened the door to his signing with Universal Studios for films.
Hugh's gentlemanly ruggedness, similar to a James Garner or a Gene Barry, was ideal for pictures, and his lean physique and exceptionally photographic mug had the modest, brown-eyed, curly-haired looker plastered all over the movie magazines. He rebelled against the image for the most part and, as a result, his years with Universal were not as fruitful as they could have been. For the duration, he was pretty much confined as a secondary player to standard action pictures such as The Return of Jesse James (1950), The Cimarron Kid (1952), The Battle at Apache Pass (1952), Red Ball Express (1952), Son of Ali Baba (1952), The Lawless Breed (1952), Seminole (1953), Saskatchewan (1954) and Drums Across the River (1954). It was Rock Hudson who earned all of the Universal glamour guy roles and the out-and-out stardom that could easily have been Hugh's. In 1954, he left Universal to freelance but did not fare any better with more serviceable roles in White Feather (1955) and The Twinkle in God's Eye (1955).
Hugh finally earned top status in the "B" action adventure The Brass Legend (1956) but it did little to advance his film career. Offered the starring role in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) on TV, a year later, it became a mainstay hit and Hugh an "overnight" star. During his six-year run on the western classic, he managed to show off his singing talents on variety shows and appeared on Broadway, replacing Andy Griffith for a week in the musical "Destry Rides Again" in January of 1960.
The hirsutely handsome bachelor remained a durable talent throughout the 60s and 70s with plentiful work on the big screen, including Come Fly with Me (1963), Love Has Many Faces (1965), Ten Little Indians (1965), Ambush Bay (1966), Africa: Texas Style (1967), Strategy of Terror (1969), John Wayne's last film The Shootist (1976), and Bruce Lee's last film Game of Death (1978), as well as with the TV-movies Wild Women (1970), Harpy (1971), Murder on Flight 502 (1975), Benny and Barney: Las Vegas Undercover (1977), Murder at the World Series (1977), Cruise Into Terror (1978). He also starred in the crime adventure series Search (1972), but never got the one role to earn the critical attention he merited. In addition, he kept busy on the summer stock circuit.
In later years, he appeared in the Arnold Schwarzenegger/Danny DeVito comedy "Twins"; returned as "Wyatt Earp" in the TV movies The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991) and Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone (1994); and made guest appearances on such TV shows as "Fantasy Island," "The Love Boat," "Matt Houston," "Murder, She Wrote," "L.A. Law" and made his last on-camera appearance on the series "Call of the Wild" in 2000.
A sports enthusiast, his hobbies included sailing, tennis, swimming and long-distance bicycling, and his many philanthropic efforts did not go unrecognized. His proudest achievement was the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY), which he founded in 1958 after spending considerable time with Dr. Albert Schweitzer and his clinic in Africa. Struck by the impassioned work being done by Schweitzer, O'Brian set up his own program to help develop young people into future leaders. O'Brian was awarded honorary degrees by several prestigious institutions of higher learning. The perennial bachelor finally "settled down" and tied the knot at age 81 with longtime companion Virginia Barber, who was close to three decades his junior. They lived in his Benedict Canyon home.
Hugh died on September 5, 2016, in Beverly Hills, California, of natural causes.- This long time veteran comedian, actor, musician, singer is a welcome addition to any staged event... (Concert, Corporate, Comedy Club or Golf Tournament Gala.) Kenny Davis began as a 60's guitar playing folk-singer and surfer, playing bars and clubs around San Diego, CA and on the So Cal beaches. He formed a folk group (The Red Mountain Boys) in Avalon, Catalina in the 60's that became a traveling show band in the 70's that moved from Los Angeles, CA clubs to many, many years in the casino showrooms and lounges of Las Vegas, Reno, and Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The Kenny Davis Road Show was voted "Lounge Act of the Year - 1977" in Las Vegas by the other lounge acts on the strip. In 1978, Kenny Bob was asked by Eddie Rabbitt to open for two concerts as a solo stand up comedian in front of 6500 fans at the Montana State Fair. He was an instant hit and he loved it so much that he has since opened many, many top concerts and main room shows for such stars as the legendary George Burns, Willie Nelson, Ramsey Lewis, Kenny Rogers, Roy Clark, Vince Gill, and Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers to name a few. In the past 28 years, Kenny Bob has headlined all over the U.S. as a solo stand-up comedian, or a one-man corporate showman and is a regularly invited USO performer for our military men and women aboard several aircraft carriers at sea and for our U.S. Marines in the field. (He is a veteran USMC Corpsman) In 1980, Larry Gatlin opened many doors for KBD into Top Celebrity Golf Events and PGA and LPGA Pro-Ams. He did so many Golf events that he was nicknamed the "Golf Comic" and "America's Golf Guest" during the 80's and 90's by many PGA players and fellow entertainers.... KBD has performed at or played in over 325 Charity and PGA/LPGA Tour events. You've seen him on Television many times in National commercials and in film and TV productions such as Gremlins, ER, Zach & Cody, Sisters, Murder She Wrote, Bing Microsoft as Santa....and many more... KBD released his fourth live album, "A Vegas Souvenir" in 2008. (Recorded at the Las Vegas Harrah's Improv) He is still going strong in all areas and is a totally self contained package for any event. With no retirement in sight, KBD's career is still based on a phrase he learned from his hero, Mr. George Burns, after opening for the legendary entertainer in concert in 1988. A very wise George told KBD..."There is nothing I love more than performing. If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life!" Kenny Bob still loves what he does after all these years....Just ask his friends, his bands, his clients, and the people who love to come and see him not work!
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Donald Ranvaud was born in 1953 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. He was a producer and actor, known for The Constant Gardener (2005), Farewell My Concubine (1993) and Central Station (1998). He died on 5 September 2016 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.- Phyllis Schlafly is best known as a leader of the American fundamentalist conservative movement. A bitter opponent of the ideas espoused by modern feminism, she led the fight, which was ultimately successful, against the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment in 1982. She founded the Eagle Forum, an organization for conservative women, and is a published author and commentator.
She was born into a poor family in Missouri, but was able to enter college earlier than most students, graduating from Washington University in St. Louis at age 19. She later received an M.A. in government from Harvard. She joined the Republican party and ran, unsuccessfully, for a Congressional seat in Illinois in 1952. She continued her work in conservative political circles, however, and attracted attention there in 1964 with her book "A Choice, Not An Echo", in which she put forth conservative presidential candidate Barry Goldwater as an alternative to what she called the "corruption and liberalism" of mainstream Republicans. In 1970 she made a second try at running for an Illinois Congressional seat, but was again unsuccessful. She came to national attention as the leader in the fight against the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, and is generally given credit for its eventual failure to become ratified by the required number of states. Although she was often accused of spreading false and misleading information about what the ERA would entail (she claimed it would mandate unisex bathrooms, require women to be drafted into the military and legalize same-sex marriages--none of which were correct), her arguments apparently were effective in persuading many women to vote against it, and it was ratified by only 30 states, five short of the number necessary. With this victory Schlafly declared herself a sworn enemy of feminism, and although she was derided by many of her opponents as divorced from reality (she once gave a speech at Swarthmore College where she stated that American women were "the most privileged race of creatures on the earth because they have the best kitchens and the nicest men"), she has remained a major force in the ultra-conservative movement and especially in the right wing of the Republican party and continues to speak and write books on such issues as judicial "activism" and to call for the reintroduction of the Strategic Defense Initiative (the much-ridiculed and dormant Reagan-era "Star Wars" space weaponization plan). - Arline Garson was born on 15 January 1927 in Queens, New York, USA. She was an editor, known for A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985), House of Dark Shadows (1970) and The Equalizer (1985). She died on 5 September 2016.
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Martin Dreffke was an editor, known for Nowhere to Run (1993), Big Trouble in Little China (1986) and Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988). He died on 5 September 2016 in Yuma, Arizona, USA.- Carlo D'Angiò was a composer, known for Cavalli si nasce (1989), La sposa di San Paolo (1990) and Angeli del Sud (2019). He died on 5 September 2016 in Naples, Campania, Italy.
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Virginia Gilbert was born on 4 February 1925 in Culver City, California, USA. She was an actress. She died on 5 September 2016 in Torrence, California, USA.- Director
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Luki Massa was born on 24 February 1962 in San Sostene, Calabria, Italy. Luki was a director and writer, known for Rapido finale con passione (1998) and Felliniana (2010). Luki died on 5 September 2016 in Bentivoglio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.- Additional Crew
Richard Beeman was born on 6 May 1942 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He is known for Constitution USA with Peter Sagal (2013), The Daily Show (1996) and Liberty & Slavery (2016). He died on 5 September 2016 in Media, Pennsylvania, USA.- Vellai Subbiah was an actor, known for Inainda Kaigal (1990), Shankar Saleem Simon (1978) and Salem Vishnu (1990). He died on 5 September 2016 in Mettupalayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Sergio Renda was born on 25 July 1926 in Moncalieri, Turin, Italy. He was an actor, known for Storia di Anna (1981), Marco Visconti (1975) and Una sera c'incontrammo (1975). He died on 5 September 2016 in Cremona, Lombardy, Italy.
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Santiago Zuazo was born on 9 October 1942 in Madrid, Spain. He was a cinematographer, known for King of Africa (1968), Cría Cuervos (1976) and Cauldron of Blood (1968). He died on 5 September 2016 in Madrid, Spain.- Director
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Marcin Jarnuszkiewicz was born on 6 March 1947 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was a director and production designer, known for Lózko Wierszynina (1997), Television Theater (1953) and Provincial Actors (1979). He died on 5 September 2016.- Actor
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Asen Georgiev was a Bulgarian actor, screenwriter and writer. Asen Georgiev was born on January 28, 1940 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He was a versatile artist with appearances in different areas of culture - film and theater actor, screenwriter, editor of feature films, author of several fictions. He created vivid and memorable characters in the movies: "Snooze" (1965), "Swedish King" (1968), "Freedom or Death" (1969), "Every kilometer" (1969), "Armando" (1969), "Do not Look back" (1971) , "At Every Kilometer" (1971), "The Boy is Going" (1972), "A Peasant on a Bicycle" (1974), "Highway" (1975), "Heat" (1978), "In the Name of the People" (1984), "Echelons of death" (1986). In the history of Bulgarian cinema he will remain as a original author of scripts such as "Tough Love", "Uoni", "As a Tracer," "Taste of Pearl", "Y-17". He has worked as an editor for Boyana Film Studios and Documentary Studios "Screen". He died on September 5, 2016.