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Powerful and highly respected American actor Jason Nelson Robards, Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Hope Maxine (Glanville) and stage and film star Jason Robards Sr. He had Swedish, English, Welsh, German, and Irish ancestry. Robards was raised mostly in Los Angeles. A star athlete at Hollywood High School, he served in the U.S. Navy in World War II, where he saw combat as a radioman (though he is not listed in official rolls of Navy Cross winners, despite the claims he and his public relations personnel made. Neither was he at Pearl Harbor during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack, his ship being at sea at the time.) Returning to civilian life, he attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and struggled as a small-part actor in local New York theatre, TV and radio before shooting to fame on the New York stage in Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh" as Hickey. He followed that with another masterful O'Neill portrayal, as the alcoholic Jamie Tyrone in "Long Day's Journey Into Night" on Broadway. He entered feature films in The Journey (1959) and rose rapidly to even greater fame as a film star. Robards won consecutive Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for All the President's Men (1976) and Julia (1977), in each case playing real-life people. He continued to work on the stage, winning continued acclaim in such O'Neill works as "Moon For the Misbegotten" and "Hughie." Robards died of lung cancer in 2000.- Writer
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After being discharged from the U.S. Navy after World War II, Ed Warren was an itinerant house and sign painter traveling around New England. However, with his wife Lorraine Warren, née Lorraine Moran, he became known as a demonologist employed in investigating reports of haunted houses. They attained national renown in 1975 when they wrote up their reports of their investigation of the George Lutz house in Amityville, Long Island, New York. The Lutz family moved into the house, which had been the site of the murder of five members of the DeFeo family the previous year. The Lutz family moved out after 28 days, claiming that they had been chased out by ghosts and other demons. Although some felt that the story was a hoax, the Warrens swore that, after their investigation, the house was haunted. The Warrens were the founders of the New England Society for Psychic Research.- Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 - April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman, and politician, remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871-2017) with James Anthony Bailey. He was also an author, publisher, and philanthropist, though he said of himself: "I am a showman by profession ... and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me". According to his critics, his personal aim was "to put money in his own coffers." He is widely credited with coining the adage "There's a sucker born every minute", although no evidence has been collected of him saying this.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Composer, author and oboist, educated at Juilliard (BS). He was first oboist for the Dallas Symphony and the New York Little Orchestra between 1948 and 1956. Then he joined Revue Studios in California, lasting until 1960, thereafter working freelance. Joining ASCAP in 1956, his chief musical collaborators included Johnny Mercer and Jack Brooks.- Producer
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John Randolph Bray was born on 25 August 1879 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Let's Talk Turkey (1936), Jewel of Asia (1937) and Wildman's Land (1937). He was married to Margaret Bray. He died on 10 October 1978 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.- Producer
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- Actor
Tony Hsieh was born on 12 December 1973 in Illinois, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Crisis (2021), Smiley Face Killers (2020) and Viena and the Fantomes (2020). He died on 27 November 2020 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.- Lawrence Fletcher was born on 5 March 1902 in Carlton, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Motorola Television Hour (1953), The Ford Theatre Hour (1948) and Lux Video Theatre (1950). He died on 11 February 1970 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
- Will Archie was born on 27 March 1884 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fairy and the Waif (1915), Wildfire (1925) and The Lilliputians' Courtship (1915). He died on 12 February 1967 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
- Polly Thompson was born in 1885 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She died on 20 March 1960 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
- Composer
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Dale Frashuer was born on 22 March 1939 in Brownsville, West Virginia, USA. Dale was a composer, known for Remember the Titans (2000), The Internship (2013) and The Way Back (2020). Dale was married to Mary Kordesta. Dale died on 24 November 1998 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.- Walter Yetnikoff was born on 11 August 1933 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Ruthless People (1986), Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016) and Bad 25 (2012). He was married to Lynda Kady, June May Horowitz and Cynthia Slamar. He died on 9 August 2021 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
- Angel Echevarria was born on 25 May 1971 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He died on 7 February 2020 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
- Constance Ilowitz was born on 8 April 1926 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Home Movies (1979). She died on 18 November 2016 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
- Soundtrack
Fanny Crosby was born on 24 March 1820 in Brewster, New York, USA. She was married to Alexander van Alstyne, Jr.. She died on 12 February 1915 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.- Jay Herman was born on 15 April 1891 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for The Birth of a Man (1916), Pearls of Temptation (1915) and The Mesh of the Net (1915). He was married to Thelma Pritchard. He died on 20 February 1928 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ellen Anton was born in 1950 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. Ellen is known for All My Children (1970), Another World (1964) and The Cosby Show (1984). Ellen died on 18 October 2023 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.- Writer
Ray J. Mauer was born on 2 January 1917 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was a writer. He died on 15 February 2006 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.- Clarissa Mackie was born on 22 February 1872 in Shanghai, China. She was a writer, known for A Midnight Mystery (1917). She died on 7 May 1937 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
- Victor Kennard was born on 14 October 1886 in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Soul of Buddha (1918), The Wasp (1918) and Journey's End (1918). He was married to Barbara. He died on 14 August 1953 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
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Composer, arranger, conductor, and co-leader (with Eddie Sauter) of the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, 1952-1957. He studied music at the Paris Conservatory, and privately with Rudolph Wintrop, Elizabeth Connolly, Stefan Wolpe, and Valerie Soudere. He arranged for the Glenn Miller Orchestra between 1938 and 1942, and for the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra from then until 1952, and he made many recordings. He also wrote much special material for radio and television. He joined ASCAP in 1952, and composed, among others, the popular song "Church Mouse".- Sonny died on 6 June 2015 in Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Stella Browne was born on 17 January 1904 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Not So Quiet on the Western Front (1930). She died on 27 January 1988 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
- Actor
Mahlon Norvell was born on 25 April 1908 in New York, New York, USA. He was an actor. He died on 23 July 1990 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.- Robert Brilmayer was born on 5 July 1900 in Milford, Ohio, USA. Robert was a writer, known for Pot o' Gold (1941). Robert died on 22 August 1978 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
- Additional Crew
George Tulloch was born on 6 August 1944 in Syracuse, New York, USA. He is known for Deep Inside the Titanic (1999), Titanic: Anatomy of a Disaster (1997) and Encounters (1994). He died on 31 January 2004 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.