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- Mae Marsh's father was an auditor for the railroad who died when she was four. Her family moved to San Francisco, where her stepfather was killed in the 1906 earthquake. Her great-aunt then took Mae and her sister to Los Angeles. With her show business background, Mae's aunt took them to the various movie studios for work as extras. Mae was a little freckle-faced girl, who came to work one day as an extra at Biograph to substitute for her sick sister. She had blue eyes and her hair color was indeterminate, but she had definite screen presence. She began her film career working for Mack Sennett and D.W. Griffith. Her first leading role was as the bare-legged prehistoric girl in Man's Genesis (1912). By 1913 Mae was being groomed as the successor to Mary Pickford. Most of her film roles were dramatic or tragic, or a combination of both. She appeared in Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916). After that film, Samuel Goldwyn signed her to a contract at $2500 per week - far exceeding the $35 per week she got in 1915. Goldwyn was at his best when it came to publicity. It was he who gave Mae the title "The Whim Girl". Other than the publicity, her film career with Goldwyn was a disappointment and she retired on the eve of her marriage in 1918. During the 1920s Mae did a few movies in Hollywood and England, but stayed retired for the most part. It was not until the Wall Street "crash" in 1929 that began the Great Depression that she returned full-time to the screen, as she, like many others, was wiped out financially. After her financial situation improved, she returned to films sporadically, usually out of boredom. She worked in a dozen movies during the 1930s and took a number of roles in the 1940s and 1950s. She was a favorite of director John Ford and appeared in many of his films, such as The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), My Darling Clementine (1946) and The Quiet Man (1952), and she had a role in A Star Is Born (1954).
- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Patti Astor was born on 17 March 1950 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Assault of the Killer Bimbos (1988), Unmade Beds (1976) and Forever, Lulu (1986). She was married to Steven Kramer. She died on 9 April 2024 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA.- Producer
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Zack Estrin was born on 16 September 1971 in Woodland, California, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Prison Break (2005), Lost in Space (2018) and No Ordinary Family (2010). He was married to Kari Estrin. He died on 23 September 2022 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA.- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Jeff Pollack was born on 15 November 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Above the Rim (1994), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) and Monster (2003). He was married to Solange White Pollack. He died on 23 December 2013 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA.- Anita Lhoest was a 1940s swimming champion from California, who, like many other athletes, got a one-time shot at the movies. Although she won the role of Daisy Mae for a projected film on Lil Abner (beating out Marilyn Monroe), the film was never made, and her only claim to cinematic fame was the Jungle Jim film Captive Girl (1950).Nevertheless, the attitude her character displays towards animals in the film was genuine, and much of her spare time in later years was spent coming to the aid of animals in distress. Indeed, at her death, the family asked that instead of flowers, donations be forwarded to the National Humane Society.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Paul Page was born on 13 May 1903 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He was an actor, known for Speakeasy (1929), Bachelor Mother (1932) and The Naughty Flirt (1930). He died on 28 April 1974 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA.- Animation Department
- Director
- Additional Crew
Richard Thompson was born on 26 August 1914 in South Dakota, USA. He was a director, known for The Bugs Bunny Show (1960), Super Friends (1973) and Godzilla (1978). He was married to Auril Thompson. He died on 12 June 1998 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA.- Visual Effects
- Special Effects
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Cosgrove was born on 9 June 1902 in Avalon, Catalina Island, California, USA. He was an assistant director, known for Rebecca (1940), Spellbound (1945) and Gone with the Wind (1939). He died on 10 March 1965 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA.- Cajan Lee was born Wanda Juanita Lee on April 4, 1925 in Arkansas, USA. She moved to California as a teenager to attend The Pasadena Playhouse. She was an actor and model, known for Hopalong Cassidy (1952) and Auntie Mame (1958). She died on March 21, 1993 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA.
- Shana Alexander was born on 6 October 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for The Slender Thread (1965), Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder (1987) and Mrs. Harris (2005). She was married to Stephen Alexander Jr.. She died on 23 June 2005 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA.
- Reginald Mason was born on 27 June 1875 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Topaze (1933), Emergency Call (1933) and Brief Moment (1933). He was married to Phyllis Young. He died on 10 July 1962 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA.
- Jack McClain was born on 18 November 1924 in Kansas, USA. He was a writer, known for Bonanza (1959) and Robert Montgomery Presents (1950). He was married to June Westervelt. He died on 17 March 2016 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Actor
- Animation Department
John Neuhart was born on 1 October 1928. He was an actor, known for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Sssssss (1973) and The Expanding Airport (1958). He died on 19 September 2011 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA.- Wayne Miyata was born on 17 February 1942 in Hawaii, USA. He died on 21 March 2005 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA.
- Actor
Gary Toughill was born on 21 May 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor. He died on 2 April 2016 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA.- Page Peters was born in 1889. He was an actor, known for Madame la Presidente (1916), The Gentleman from Indiana (1915) and The Call of the Cumberlands (1916). He died on 22 June 1916 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA.
- Stuart Silbar was born on 4 December 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Centennial (1978), General Hospital (1963) and The Admiral & the Anchor. He died on 20 September 2017 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA.
- Actress
Lauretta Parillo was born on 4 March 1885 in Caserta, Campania, Italy. She was an actress. She died on 18 September 1966 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Composer, songwriter and conductor educated at Columbia College, and a music student of Andrew Brown. He was a pianist in vaudeville and night club orchestras, and later, conductor of the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra and music director of the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York. He wrote the stage score for "Happy Go Lucky", and composed for films, including cartoons. Joining ASCAP in 1935, he collaborated musically with Gwynne Denni. His popular-song compositions include "Oceana Roll", "The Nation's Awakening", "Mystery of Night", "Memory's Garden", "I Gave a Rose to You", "Forgotten Perfume", and "Sing a Little Song".- Mickey Eissa was born on 15 July 1896 in Safita, Tartous, Syria. He was an actor, known for Outlaws of the Desert (1941) and Riders of the Timberline (1941). He died on 14 August 1962 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA.
- Norman Dobrin was born on 7 December 1910 in Hampton, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for Old Hutch (1936). He died on 20 February 1971 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA.