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Walter Pidgeon, a handsome, tall and dark-haired man, began his career studying voice at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. He then did theater, mainly stage musicals. He went to Hollywood in the early 1920s, where he made silent films, including Mannequin (1926) and Sumuru (1927). When talkies arrived, Pidgeon made some musicals, but he never received top billing or recognition in these. In 1937 MGM put him under contract, but only in supporting roles and "the other man" roles, such as in Saratoga (1937) opposite Jean Harlow and Clark Gable and in The Girl of the Golden West (1938) opposite Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. Although these two films were big successes, Pidgeon was overlooked for his contributions to them. MGM lent him out to Fox, where he finally had top billing, in How Green Was My Valley (1941). When he returned to MGM the studio tried to give him bigger roles, and he was cast opposite his frequent co-star Greer Garson. However, Garson seemed to come up on top in Blossoms in the Dust (1941) and Mrs. Miniver (1942), although Pidgeon did receive an Academy Award nomination for his role in the latter film.
Pidgeon remained with MGM through the mid-'50s, making films like Dream Wife (1953) and Hit the Deck (1955) with Jane Powell and old pal Gene Raymond. In 1956 Pidgeon left the movies to do some work in the theater, but he returned to film in 1961.
Pidgeon retired from acting in 1977. He suffered from several strokes that eventually led to his death in 1984.- John Facenda was born on 8 August 1913 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for The Burglar (1957), Middle Age Crazy (1980) and The Son of the Football Follies (1976). He was married to Dorothy Elizabeth Hunger. He died on 25 September 1984 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Animation Department
- Art Department
Laverne Harding was born on 10 October 1905 in Louisiana, USA. She is known for Journey Back to Oz (1972), The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972) and Treasure Island (1973). She died on 25 September 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Gloria Franklin was born on 16 October 1923 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Drums of Fu Manchu (1940), Lady of the Tropics (1939) and Who Killed Gail Preston? (1938). She died on 25 September 1984 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Sergei Gusev was born on 14 October 1897 in Russia. He was a cinematographer, known for Pobeda kitayskogo naroda (1950), Towards the Sun (1941) and Slava Moskve (1947). He died on 25 September 1984 in USSR [now Russia].- Actor
- Soundtrack
Kurt Marschner was born on 27 April 1913 in Schönlinde, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Krásná Lipa, Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Die Hochzeit des Figaro (1967), Orpheus in der Unterwelt (1974) and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1971). He died on 25 September 1984 in Hamburg, Germany.- Giorgio Bixio was born on 2 August 1912 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy. He was an actor, known for Mister Zehn Prozent - Miezen und Moneten (1968), The Dragon Strikes Back (1973) and Vendetta... sarda (1952). He was married to Ida Bartoletti and Luisa Bixio. He died on 25 September 1984 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.