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Charles Scorsese was born on 8 May 1913 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Goodfellas (1990), Cape Fear (1991) and After Hours (1985). He was married to Catherine Scorsese. He died on 23 August 1993 in Kips Bay, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Writer
- Actress
Molly Kazan was born on 16 December 1906 in South Orange, New Jersey, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for Drama 61-67 (1961), New York Television Theatre (1965) and Pie in the Sky (1935). She was married to Elia Kazan. She died on 14 December 1963 in Kips Bay, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
The man many consider to have possessed the greatest voice ever in popular music, Alan Dale had a career that spanned three decades and 16 record labels. At age 17 he was a big-band vocalist, first with Carmen Cavallaro, then George Paxton. In 1948 he achieved stardom via CBS' musical quiz show Sing It Again (1950) (this is the program referred to in the James Stewart film Pot o' Gold (1941))). His own The Alan Dale Show (1948) (Dumont and CBS) was the first television program kinescoped for showing in other parts of the country.
By 1951 Dale was one of the hottest singers around. Then fate dealt him a terrible blow. Overwork, combined with unhappy events in his private life, aggravated an ulcer condition, and he collapsed during one of his live TV shows. By the time he had recovered his health he had lost all of his shows. His climb back began with old friend Bob Thiele, then A&R chief of Coral Records. Previously, Thiele had produced many of Alan's hits, and proceeded to do so again with "Oh, Marie", "I'm Sorry", "Cherry Pink", "Sweet and Gentle" and "Rockin the Cha Cha". The success of the latter led to Dale's starring in the 1957 film Don't Knock the Rock (1956). Unfortunately, the dark and seamy side of show business eventually caused Alan to become disillusioned (as detailed in his autobiography "The Spider and the Marionettes") and, quite deliberately, he gradually faded from the spotlight. Which is our loss, because Alan Dale was one of the very best (Mel Tormé mentioned him in his book "My Singing Teachers"), and he deserves to be rediscovered, just as Tony Bennett has been.- Roy DeMeo was born on 7 September 1940 in Flatlands, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Gladys Rosamond Brittain. He died on 10 January 1983 in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
- Adam Butch was born on 20 August 1996 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA. He died on 18 September 2019 in Bay City, Michigan, USA.
- Donna Lauria was born on 25 October 1957 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She died on 29 July 1976 in Pelham Bay, the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.
- Teri Richardson was an actress, known for The Love Boat (1977). She died on 6 April 2012 in Bay City, Texas, USA.
- Brian Straub was born on 26 July 1959 in Bay City, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Twin Peaks (1990), Medium Straight (1988) and Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990). He died on 22 November 1991 in Bay City, Michigan, USA.
- Additional Crew
Leon Selinger was born April 11, 1930 in Drohobycz, Poland. After the Nazi invasion, he escaped deportation for a time by going into temporary hiding places, but was eventually picked up with his father and brother and taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau, Gleiwitz, and Mauthausen. When he was 11 years old, he was separated from his father and brother at Dachau and sent to a Nazi death camp. Four years later, on April 24 1945, he was liberated near Flossenburg after having lost his mother and his younger brother. He reunited with his father and brother near Regensburg and at the age of 15 years old, not speaking a word of English, he immigrated to the United States in 1947. He served in the United States military and married Shelley Selinger, whom he met at a dance. They had a son named Mark. Leon passed away on June 25, 2012 in Sheepshead Bay, New York after a battle with liver cancer.- Vince Martin was an actor, known for Once Upon a Coffee House (1965) and Vagabondo! (2010). He died on 6 July 2018 in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
- Transportation Department
- Additional Crew
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Lynette Scherzer was born on 8 January 1955 in Bay City, Michigan, USA. She was a production manager, known for Don't Breathe 2 (2021), A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011) and Greener (2004). She was married to Benjamin Scherzer. She died on 2 November 2023 in Bay City, Michigan, USA.- Actress
Bea McCune was born in 1922 in Bay City, Michigan, USA. She was an actress. She died on 19 February 2008 in Bay City, Michigan, USA.- Rae Ford was born on 14 August 1885 in Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for At the Cross Roads (1914) and The Rivals (1913). She died on 10 January 1925 in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
- Actor
Charles "Charlie" Greco (1899-1955) was a popular New York City pianist and entertainer, circa 1915-53.
During the 1920s-30s, Greco played with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra and frequently appeared on ABC Radio Network as Whiteman's guest on programs such as "Kraft Music Hall", "Paul Whiteman Presents" and "Paul Whiteman's Musical Varieties".
Performing solo and with his Charlie Greco Dance Band, Greco played all the major Manhattan and Brooklyn clubs and dance halls including Radio City Music Hall, The Waldorf-Astoria Starlight Ballroom, The Park Central Hotel, Hotel St. George, Club Casablanca, Naples Supper Club and Henry's Restaurant. As "Carlos", his Carlos & His Marimba Band was house band for Cunard Steamship Liners between New York and various European ports.
Greco was also partner/manager of The Black Cat, an infamous Greenwich Village speakeasy. The club was known for fabulous music, dancing, cuisine, and, of course, alcohol. A favorite of musicians, celebrities and politicians alike, it was frequently raided by police.
At the Pre Cat Cafe on West 48th Street, the duo of CharlieGreco and Jimmie Sisto ensured much merriment and good crowds with their famous song parodies. They dared audiences to stump them with songs they did not know no matter how old or forgotten. There the duo also produced a wildly popular "Girly Girly Revue" establishing a best-loved rendezvous for Broadway playboys.
As a teenager, Greco attended The Juilliard School for piano. He played the Broadway vaudeville venues, was a live accompanist in silent movie houses and peddled many of his original songs on Tin Pan Alley where young musicians sold their work to make money relinquishing rights and credit in the process. Purportedly, Greco sold a number of his songs (unnamed here for legality) for $25 many of which were later made famous by numerous jazz musicians and orchestras of the day.
During WW2, Charlie Greco, now a widower, also entertained extensively in USO clubs, often with his daughter, Adele, who also played piano, accordion and sang. A class act, Charlie was known for his virtuosity on piano, accordion and organ and often encouraged audience sing-alongs to which he would harmonize beautifully.
Charlie and daughter Adele were frequent summer season entertainers in upstate New York resorts such as Lupo's Tannanah Lake Inn in Roscoe, The Ballos Hotel in Lake George and The Belvedere Hotel in Utica. For a time, Greco was also organist at St. Edmund's Church in Brooklyn.
In the last few years of his life, Greco stopped performing due to heart disease. He died in 1955 at home in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn at 56 years old.