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The younger brother of Hollywood character player Charles Ruggles, Wesley Ruggles spent most of his early years in San Francisco. He attended university there, began a lengthy apprenticeship in stock and musical comedy and then joined Keystone in Hollywood as an actor in 1914 working alongside Syd Chaplin. Moving on to Essanay a year later, he worked briefly alongside Charles Chaplin. In 1917, he graduated to directing after being signed by Vitagraph. During the closing stages of the First World War, he served as a camera operator with the Army Signal Corps. After that it was back to the studios. Unfortunately, he found himself encumbered by routine scripts and such inane assignments as The Leopard Woman (1920). For the next few years his workload included several forgettable Ethel Clayton melodramas and a series of short comedies made at FBO, starring Alberta Vaughn. Following a spell at Universal (1927-29), Wesley had his most productive period at RKO (1931-32) and Paramount (1932-39). At RKO he directed the western blockbuster Cimarron (1931), the most expensive picture made by this studio to date, at $1.4 million. While the costs were not recouped at the box office (its loss of $565,000 was attributed to the effects of the Great Depression), it won the Best Picture Oscar at the Academy Awards. Wesley narrowly lost out to Norman Taurog (for Skippy (1931)) in the directing stakes.
At Paramount, Wesley showed his flair for comedy with Mae West's best-loved film, I'm No Angel (1933), and with three excellent vehicles for Carole Lombard: the romantic drama No Man of Her Own (1932) (co-starring Clark Gable), the entertaining, elegantly-mounted Bolero (1934) (featuring Sally Rand's famous fan dance) and the delightful comedy True Confession (1937). Moreover, he also handled the quintessential '30s tearjerker Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936).
By the early 1940s his career was on the decline, however. After short-term tenures at Columbia and MGM, he was signed by J. Arthur Rank as producer/director for the lavish British Technicolor musical London Town (1946). This picture turned out to be a fiasco of major proportions and brought about his premature retirement.- Actor
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Carl Ottosen was born on 18 July 1918 in Asminderød, Denmark. He was an actor and writer, known for Reptilicus (1961), Soldaterkammerater på bjørnetjeneste (1968) and Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962). He was married to Hanne Thuris and Tove Maës. He died on 8 January 1972 in Denmark.- Hamilton Dyce was born on 14 March 1912 in Sandhurst, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Elizabeth R (1971), St. Ives (1967) and The Scarlet and the Black (1965). He was married to Joyce Tyndale. He died on 8 January 1972 in Surrey, England, UK.
- Writer
- Director
- Editor
Alfred Gehri was born on 28 March 1895 in Morges, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. He was a writer and director, known for L'enfance qui meurt (1922), Le satyre du Bois-Gentil (1923) and Les amoureux de Gaby (1921). He died on 8 January 1972 in Morges, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.- Director
- Producer
- Art Director
Neil McGuire was born on 17 October 1893 in California, USA. He was a director and producer, known for There's a Girl in My Heart (1949), Oriental Phantasy (1933) and Moonland (1926). He died on 8 January 1972 in Santa Maria, California, USA.- Art Department
- Additional Crew
Neil E. McGuire was born on 17 October 1893 in California, USA. Neil E. is known for Black Oxen (1923) and The Isle of Destiny (1920). Neil E. died on 8 January 1972 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.- Alex Mondose was born on 28 November 1893 in Liège, Belgium. He was an actor, known for J'ai gagné un million (1936) and La belote de Ture Bloemkuul (1956). He died on 8 January 1972 in Brussels, Belgium.
- Cinematographer
- Director
Iosif Barkok was born on 23 January 1891 in Temesvár, Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Romania]. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Din viata cooperatista a Sibiului (1938), Monologul lui Pacala (1931) and Haiducii (1929). He died on 8 January 1972 in Arad, Romania.