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- Dan Riss was born on 22 March 1910 in Streator, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for General Electric Theater (1953), You Are There (1953) and Dragnet (1951). He was married to Virginia Irene Morphew. He died on 28 August 1970 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Edward H. Plumb was born on 6 June 1907 in Streator, Illinois, USA. He was a composer, known for Bambi (1942), Lady and the Tramp (1955) and Dumbo (1941). He died on 18 April 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Bill Chatham was born on 20 February 1922 in Streator, Illinois. He was an actor, known for Where's Raymond? (1953) and The Chevy Show (1955). He died on 17 June 2006.
- Actor
- Director
Buck Connors was born on 22 November 1880 in Streator, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Duke of Chimney Butte (1921), The Radio Detective (1926) and Straight Shootin' (1927). He was married to Hazel Powell. He died on 4 February 1947 in Yuma, Arizona, USA.- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Actor
Ronald Leamon was born on 16 April 1954 in Streator, Illinois, USA. He is a costume designer and actor, known for Blue Velvet (1986), Love Happens (2009) and Laggies (2014).- Richard Voigts was born on 25 November 1934 in Streator, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), 18 Fingers of Death! (2006) and Starkweather (2004). He died on 19 March 2021.
- The man who created the famous Western character Hopalong Cassidy, Clarence Mulford was born in Streator, IL, in 1883 to a distinguished family that could trace its lineage in this country back to 1643, and in fact more than 20 Mulfords fought in the American Revolution.
After graduating college he took a job with the "Municipal Journal and Engineer" newspaper in New York and began to write stories on the side. His first story was published in "Metropolitan" magazine, and then "Outing" magazine began publishing a string of his "Bar 20" short stories, with the iconic Hopalong Cassidy character. He has said that his first Western books ere written using data about the American West, but that his later books were written using information he gathered from his extensive traveling throughout the American West. He kept a card file of data about the West that contained more than 17,000 cards, covering everything from fur trapping and cattle drives to the Pony Express and the freight-wagon industry.
For many years Mulford was very unhappy with the way his character of Hopalong Cassidy was portrayed in the films made from his books. In the novels Cassidy is a grubby, irritable, foul-mouthed, crusty old coot; in the films he was turned into a clean-cut, articulate, courtly, distinguished-looking gentleman, as played by William Boyd. Eventually he came to terms with the disparity, and even finally decided to meet with Boyd, which he had steadfastly refused to do, and the two actually hit it off.
Mulford died in Portland, Maine, on May 10, 1956. He had suffered smoke damage to his lungs in a fire in 1947, died from complications after surgery to repair that damage. - Gary Breckner was born on 10 November 1891 in Streator, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Great American Broadcast (1941), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) and Thanks for Everything (1938). He died on 25 June 1945 in Redlands, California, USA.
- Doug Dieken was born on 12 February 1949 in Streator, Illinois, USA.
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roy Coulson was born on 13 September 1890 in Streator, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Robin Hood (1922), The Flaming Forest (1926) and The Daughter of Dawn (1920). He died on 10 May 1944 in San Bernardino, California, USA.- Clyde Tombaugh was born on 4 February 1906 in Streator, Illinois, USA. He was married to Patricia Edson. He died on 17 January 1997 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
- Dan Drinan was born on 4 July 1960 in Streator, Illinois, USA.
- Actor
- Director
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mark A. Pierce was born on 19 January 1958 in Streator, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Little Children (2006), Moon Creek Cemetery (2017) and Midnight Ride (1990).- Dick Jamieson was born on 13 November 1937 in Streator, Illinois, USA. He died on 2 May 2001 in Kirkwood, Missouri, USA.
- Richard P. Hunt was born on 25 October 1921 in Streator, Illinois, USA. He was married to Carla Fitch. He died on 21 October 1992 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Lewis Elijah McAfee was born 1890 in Streator Illinois. He moved to California as a young man, riding his early Henderson motorcycle, and worked as an electrician for Standard Oil in San Francisco. He met is his wife, Ruby Stenmark, daughter of Capt John Stenmark of East Brother Light Station, in Richmond California. He would later be hired on as electrician for MGM and become chief electrician. Lewis was hand picked by director W. S. Van Dyke to be gaffer for his 3 expedition films; White Shadows in the South Seas 1928, Trader Horn 1931 and Eskimo 1933. Lewis retired from the electrical department of MGM and played a role on as gaffer for many MGM movies throughout his career.- Sam DeStefano was born on 13 September 1909 in Streator, Illinois, USA. He died on 14 April 1973 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.