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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Evelyn Ankers, a beautiful movie actress who was a staple of Universal's horror films in the 1940s, was born in Chile to English parents in 1918. Her parents repatriated the family back to England in the 1920s, and it was in Old Blighty that Ankers developed a desire to become an actress.
She began appearing in small roles in English movies in the mid 1930s while she was still in school. She appeared in Fire Over England (1937) with Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh and in Bells of St. Mary's (1937). A beauty with talent, she soon won starring roles in the low-budget The Villiers Diamond (1938) and The Claydon Treasure Mystery (1938).
With war clouds darkening the skies over Europe, Ankers emigrated to the United States and was signed to a contract by Universal in 1940. She made her Universal debut in the Abbott and Costello comedy-horror picture Hold That Ghost (1941) before appearing in the horror film classic The Wolf Man (1941) opposite Lon Chaney Jr.. Ankers found herself cast into the horror picture ghetto, appearing in three more Chaney fright films, The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), Son of Dracula (1943) and The Frozen Ghost (1945), during a period in which she was cast ashore with a sarong-less Jon Hall in The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944). She also appeared in support of Basil Rathbone's Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) and The Pearl of Death (1944).
Ankers married B-movie hunk Richard Denning in 1942 and made a go articulating the anxieties of the home front while her husband was off to war. Horror flicks were popular during World War II, but after the cessation of hostilities in 1945, they went out of favor with audiences. Ankers' career, mated to the genre at Universal, suffered.
She quit Universal in 1945 and freelanced at Columbia and Poverty Row's Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) and Republic Pictures in dramas and mysteries. Evelyn co-starred with her returned husband, Richard, in the major release Black Beauty (1946) for 20th Century Fox. For PRC, she headlined Queen of Burlesque (1946) and later co-starred with Lex Barker in Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949).
As the 1950s dawned, a decade of conformity and family values, Ankers quit the movies for married life and motherhood after making The Texan Meets Calamity Jane (1950), in which she was first-billed. She was 32 years old. A decade later, Ankers came out of retirement to make one final screen appearance, in her hubby's No Greater Love (1960).
Evelyn Ankers died of ovarian cancer on August 29, 1985, twelve days after her 67th birthday.- Lovely, buxom and shapely blonde knockout Pamela Jean Bryant was born on February 8, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Bryant attended Indiana University as a telecommunications major. Pamela was the Playmate of the Month in the April, 1978 issue of "Playboy". She had previously appeared in the September, 1977 issue of "Playboy" in a pictorial called "Girls of the Big Ten". In the wake of her "Playboy" stint, Bryant acted in a bunch of films and TV shows. Her more memorable movie roles include stuck-up sorority sister "Terri Lynn" in the hilariously raucous collegiate comedy H.O.T.S. (1979), luckless model victim "Sue Ellen" in the splendidly scuzzy psycho sleaze horror exploitation gem Don't Answer the Phone! (1980), the perky "Marcy" in the enjoyably goofy Lunch Wagon (1981), and a rare lead as former porn star "Laura Armstrong" in the straight-to-video thriller The Killing Jar (1994). Moreover, Pamela made guest appearances on episodes of such TV series as Fantasy Island (1977), Barnaby Jones (1973), The Dukes of Hazzard (1979), Eight Is Enough (1977), The Incredible Hulk (1978), T.J. Hooker (1982) and Magnum, P.I. (1980). Pamela Jean went on to work as an artist in California; she was a painter who specialized in faux finish. Bryant died at age 51 from an asthma attack on December 4, 2010.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Stunts
Wyatt Knight was born on 20 January 1955 in Mojave, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Porky's (1981), Porky's II: The Next Day (1983) and Baby Geniuses (1999). He was married to Silvina Knight, Harriet Birnholz and Jean C Kline. He died on 25 October 2011 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.- Robert John Pittman was born on 20 January 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Dennis the Menace (1959), 77 Sunset Strip (1958) and Vacation Playhouse (1963). He died in 1990 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.
- Stunts
- Actor
Richard L. Duran was born on 26 July 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Back to the Future (1985), Tango & Cash (1989) and They Live (1988). He was married to Camille ?. He died on 21 January 2015 in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, USA.- Composer
- Producer
- Director
Walter Becker was born on 20 February 1950 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and producer, known for R.I.P.D. (2013), The A-Team (2010) and Zodiac (2007). He was married to Juanna Fatouros, Delia Cioffi and Elinor Roberta Meadows. He died on 3 September 2017 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.- The minor Ohio-born star of a few late 40s second-string westerns, James Warren is hardly remembered at all except maybe to trivia enthusiasts. Tall, taciturn, lean and durably handsome, he certainly had what it took. Jim worked as an illustrator in New York with his art at one time appearing in Life, Cosmopolitan and Saturday Evening Post. While studying at the Pratt Institute of Art in New York, an MGM talent scout spotted the strapping actor whose looks and attitude somewhat resembled Gary Cooper.
In Hollywood from 1942, he was featured in about 20 pictures over a 3-year period but nothing much happened. While some of these pictures were higher quality pictures, such as Cry 'Havoc' (1943) and See Here, Private Hargrove (1944), Jim appeared unbilled in nearly all of them. MGM did not pick up his option, but RKO liked what it saw and took a chance on him heading up a series of Zane Grey westerns, including Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945), Sunset Pass (1946) and Code of the West (1947). Again, he met with lukewarm results and eventually he retired to Hawaii, returning full-time to his first passion - painting, especially watercolors. He died in 2001. - Actor
- Writer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
In 1963, Richard Alpert ended one life and launched a new one: Ousted from Harvard University's faculty with co-merrymaker Timothy Leary for giving hallucinogenic drugs to students, he became a point man for the psychedelic movement of the '60s. Many drug-fueled highs later, Alpert's second, and most lasting, transformation occurred. He went on sojourn in India and in 1968 returned as Ram Dass, a name that became synonymous with another of that era's social and psychological explosions. As Ram Dass, Alpert spread the word that turning inward was far more powerful than just turning on. A nimble communicator who was articulate, funny and self-effacing, he became a central figure in the movement to make Eastern mysticism understandable to Western minds. He described his metamorphoses in "Be Here Now" (1971), a counterculture classic still in print almost four decades and millions of copies later.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Austin Green was born on 18 September 1907 in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), The Story of Mankind (1957) and Journey to the Center of Time (1967). He died on 22 July 2001 in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, USA.- Writer
- Additional Crew
Charles A. Lindbergh was born on 4 February 1902 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was a writer, known for The Spirit of St. Louis (1957), Coast to Coast in 48 Hours (1929) and 40,000 Miles with Lindbergh (1928). He was married to Anne Morrow Lindbergh. He died on 26 August 1974 in Kipahulu, Maui, Hawaii, USA.- Actress
- Casting Director
Melissa Martin was born on 7 July 1955 in San Diego, California, USA. She was an actress and casting director, known for The Dead Pool (1988), Death Becomes Her (1992) and Da Vinci's War (1993). She was married to Erich Zander. She died on 29 August 2008 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.- Jeanne Parr was born on 30 March 1924 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. She was married to James F. Simons and Charles James Noth, Jr.. She died on 20 May 2016 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.
- Wayne Dyer was born on 10 May 1940 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Gifts from Eykis, Tales of Everyday Magic (2012) and How to Get What You Really, Really, Really, Really Want (2000). He was married to Marcelene Rowan, Judy and Susan Casselman. He died on 29 August 2015 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.
- Script and Continuity Department
- Director
- Producer
Christiane Covington was born on 27 March 1966 in La Jolla, California, USA. She was a director and producer, known for Six: The Mark Unleashed (2004), Legacies (2001) and Conversations with Other Women (2005). She died on 13 May 2009 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.- Gerry Red Wilson was born on 18 October 1961 in Queens, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Spin City (1996), That's Life (1998) and Fantasy Island (1998). He died on 21 November 1998 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.
- Producer
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Kimmer Ringwald was born on 9 April 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Kimmer was a producer and writer, known for Jake and the Fatman (1987), Baywatch (1989) and General Hospital (1963). Kimmer died on 29 March 2011 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Ralph Blum was born on 27 May 1932 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Mysteries from Beyond Earth (1975) and The Carmel Myers Show (1951). He was married to Judith N. Henson. He died in March 2016 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.- E.H. Eric was born on 1 August 1929 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He was an actor, known for Las Vegas Free-for-All (1967), Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (1974) and Kantô musho gaeri (1967). He died on 18 August 2000 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.
- Writer
- Actor
- Director
Lance Smith was born on 17 May 1960 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Love Shack (1997), Facade (1999) and Munchies (1987). He died on 3 March 2020 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.- Composer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Willie K. Kahaiali'i was born on 17 October 1960 in Oahu, Hawaii, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Get a Job (2011), Maui (2017) and You May Not Kiss the Bride (2011). He was married to Debbie . He died on 18 May 2020 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.- Actress
- Writer
Joan Winmill Brown was born on 21 December 1921 in London. She was an actress and writer, known for Souls in Conflict (1954), The Harassed Hero (1954) and Time to Run (1973). She was married to William F. Brown. She died on 29 June 2017 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.- Walter P. Young Sr. was born on 22 January 1913 in Hawaii, USA. He was an actor, known for Hawaii Five-O (1968). He died on 23 September 1980 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.
- Mort Werner was born on 5 May 1916 in San Francisco, California, USA. Mort was a producer, known for The Tonight Show (1953), Today (1952) and The Bob Hope Show (1950). Mort died on 14 April 1990 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
- Producer
Edward Haldeman was born on 12 September 1913 in Alhambra, California, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Flipper (1964), Around the World Under the Sea (1966) and Sweet and Low-Down (1944). He died on 12 May 1973 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.- Kotoko Kawamura resided in Santa Monica, California for over 40 years before coming to Maui, where she was a volunteer at Roosevelt Elementary School and The Santa Monica Historical Society. A keen animal lover, she had many pets throughout her life, and loved animals, children, people, and life. Like a cat, she lived many full lives including being a Hollywood actress between the age of 70 & 80. She was full of love and gratitude. She is survived by one daughter, three grandchildren, and her dog and cat.
- Chip Hipkins was born on 21 January 1947 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Freddy's Nightmares (1988), Highway to Heaven (1984) and Nightmare on the 13th Floor (1990). He died on 20 February 2020 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Stunts
- Actor
Larry Kirsch was born on 4 September 1944 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Starman (1984), The Last Hour (1991) and Meat Loaf: I'd Lie for You (and That's the Truth) (1995). He died on 21 July 2000 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.- Director
- Cinematographer
- Additional Crew
John Severson was born on 12 December 1933 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Pacific Vibrations (1970), Surf Fever (1960) and Surf (1958). He was married to Louise. He died on 26 May 2017 in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, USA.- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Jason Slater was a composer and actor, known for Can't Hardly Wait (1998), Valentine (2001) and Interstate '76 (1997). He died on 9 December 2020 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.- Samuel F. Pryor was born on 1 March 1898 in Ferguson, Missouri, USA. He was married to Mary Tay. He died on 18 September 1985 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.
- Actress
- Music Department
Nona Beamer was born on 15 August 1923 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. She was an actress, known for Sesame Street (1969), My Place in the Lineup (2017) and KiHo Alu-Keola Beamer (2001). She died on 10 April 2008 in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, USA.- Martha Wilkerson was born on 4 May 1918 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA. She was a writer, known for Doorway to Danger (1951), Matinee Theatre (1955) and Hard, Fast and Beautiful! (1951). She died on 9 February 1999 in Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, USA.
- Charlie Sumner was born on 19 October 1930 in Radford, Virginia, USA. He was married to Barbara. He died on 3 April 2015 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Lane Venardos was born on 20 June 1944 in Alton, Illinois, USA. Lane was a producer, known for CBS Evening News with Dan Rather (1981), The Biggest Loser (2004) and Teleflora Presents America's Favorite Mom (2008). Lane was married to Karen. Lane died on 19 August 2011 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.- David Kapralik was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Holy Mountain (1973) and On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone (2017). He died on 12 July 2017 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.
- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
George Steven York was an actor, known for The City of Gold (2018). He died on 3 February 2016 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.- Art Department
Lloyd S. Edwards was born on 29 December 1910 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Drum Beat (1954). He died in October 1986 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.- Talent Agent
- Manager
- Producer
Talent agent and manager for actors, celebrities and professional athletes. He's running his own company - Image & Marketing - in Germany, Europe and the US since 2010. He also offers his work for brands and film productions in the part of product placements worldwide. In Germany he's working very close with the two biggest television networks ProSiebenSat1 and RTL.- Steve Stone was an actor, known for Brothers (1993) and Dead Drunk (1996). He died on 3 December 2010 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Oscar Ichazo was born in 1931 in Bolivia. He was a writer, known for Psychocalisthenics (1988). He died on 26 March 2020 in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, USA.- Sound Department
Paul F. Wiser was born on 17 August 1899 in Prescott, Ontario, Canada. He is known for Ann Vickers (1933), Keep Fit (1937) and Where Sinners Meet (1934). He died in April 1967 in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, USA.