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- Steven Gilborn was born on 15 July 1936 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Evolution (2001), Doctor Dolittle (1998) and Alien: Resurrection (1997). He was married to Karen Halverson. He died on 2 January 2009 in North Chatham, New York, USA.
- Sandra Deel was born on 26 June 1927 in the USA. She was an actress, known for Junior Bonner (1972), Kojak (1973) and Musical Comedy Time (1950). She died on 8 August 2008 in North Babylon, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Larry Roberts was born Lawrence Saltzman on September 28, 1926. He was the only child of Robert E. and Mabel (Haber) Saltzman. Larry was a native of Cleveland, Ohio. After Larry's parents divorced, his father moved to Los Angeles. During World War II, Larry served with General Patton's Third Army in France, Germany and Austria. After his military service, Larry went to L.A. on vacation, but stayed there to help organize the Circle Theatre. He performed with this group under the name Larry Salters, appearing in 1947 in the company's debut production of "Ethan Frome" as Jotham Powell. Larry went on to appear in five of the company's first six productions. Below is a picture of the "Time of Your Life" cast from the book "Remembering Charlie" by Jerry Epstein; Larry is the first seated person from the right. He played the aspiring "hoofer" Harry, a role originated on Broadway by Gene Kelly.
In 1949 Larry went on to create and become part owner of the Players Ring, another prominent Hollywood theatre group of the day. At some point in his onstage career, he was discovered for the role of Tramp in "Lady and the Tramp" when a Disney storyman saw him performing.
Larry was actively involved in providing entertainment for the troops in the Korean War. The image to the left shows Larry with the company of a USO tour in December of 1954; he's the fellow standing on the plane steps in the dark suit wearing the carnation. Below is a picture of Larry, center, in the finale of the 1953 USO show "Hollywood Starlets".
Larry was a popular guest on many variety shows in the early days of television including "Lights, Camera, Action," "Bandstand Revue," "The All-Star Revue" and several of the Pinky Lee television shows. He also did a stint in Las Vegas as a stand-up comic. Larry's singing voice was captured on several recordings he made during the fifties with Neely Plumb and his Orchestra on the "Ace-Hi Hits" label. Among his recordings for Ace-Hi were "April in Portugal", "Big Mamou", "Tell Me a Story", and "Wild Horses". Click the play button underneath the label to the right to hear "April in Portugal", followed by "Wild Horses".
Larry retired from show business in the mid to late fifties and returned to Cleveland where he reassumed the last name Salters and went into the ladies' clothing business. He first worked for Bobbie Brooks, Inc., a company founded by his uncle, Maurice Saltzman. He then moved to New York and was a designer for Russ Togs, another ladies' clothing manufacturer. Larry also seems to have lived for a time in the Pompano Beach, FL area.
Larry died of AIDS-related causes in New York in the North Babylon/Fire Island area on July 17, 1992. He was 65. - Music Department
- Composer
- Writer
Aaron Copland is an Academy Award-winning composer (The Heiress (1949)), author, conductor, lecturer and educator. He was educated at public schools and was a music student of his sister and later Leopold Wolfson, Victor Wittgenstein, Clarence Adler, Rubin Goldmark and Nadia Boulanger. In 1925, he received the first Guggenheim fellowship awarded to a composer. He was a lecturer for ten years at the New School for Social Research, a guest lecturer at Harvard University between 1935 and 1944, and Dean of the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood from 1946. With Roger Sessions, he organized the Copland-Sessions concert series for young American composers, and he founded the American Festival of Contemporary Music, Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, New York. He was a conductor in the United States and abroad. As a guest conductor for the Boston Symphony, he toured with Charles Münch throughout the Far East in 1960. His memberships included the National Institute of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He was awarded the Edward MacDowell Medal, and the US Medal of Freedom.- Despite being an asthmatic, Jesse Nilsson was active in the dramatic arts from a very young age, and amassed an impressive list of both feature film and television credits. Jesse was cast in a six-episode guest star role on the CBC series Our Hero (2000) where he portrayed Rollins, an animal rescue technician and starred as A.J., the series lead, in University (2002).
Jesse received his dramatic education at Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto, Canada. He had guest-starring roles on HBO's Dear America, In a Heartbeat, as well as on Twice in a Lifetime (1999) . Jesse was also cast as the lead in Disney's teen movie Model Behavior (2000) opposite N'Sync's Justin Timberlake.
Jesse's most recent work was as Gabriel Patterson on Adventure Inc. (2002). He had been suffering from pneumonia for the two weeks prior to his death but was on the road to recovery. He is survived by his mother, father, sister, and brother. His funeral service was held May 1, 2003 at the Jerrett Funeral Chapel in Toronto, Canada. - Editorial Department
David B. Hastings was born on 17 September 1977 in Troy, New York, USA. David B. is known for Carriers (2009), Awake (2007) and Adventureland (2009). David B. died on 10 September 2023 in North Greenbush, New York, USA.- Carl Kent was born on 28 January 1918 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Falcon in San Francisco (1945), Studio One (1948) and Sleepless Tuesday (1945). He died on 14 December 1959 in North Hempstead, New York, USA.
- Amateur-show impresario and host, bandleader and clarinetist/saxophonist with Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Red Nichols, Jack Teagarden and Ben Pollock and his own group, the "Edward Maguiness Band". While the latter was appearing in San Pedro, California, his band's name was shortened to the "Ted Mack Band" by the theatre manager who said there wasn't enough room on the marquee for all the original letters.
The only child of a railroad brakeman and a teacher, he credited his pianist mother (who died when Ted was 16) for his musical inspiration. Ted became a talent scout in 1935 for the Original Amateur Hour and first assistant to Edward Bowes who had taken it over soon after its 1934 inception. Mack took over the program when Bowes died in 1946 and began televising it over the 'DuMont Television Network'. It finally left the airwaves in 1970 after introducing about 10,000 amateurs, about half of which went on to professional careers, among them Vera-Ellen, Paul Winchell, Jerry Vale, Mimi Benzell, Pat Boone, Robert Merrill and Frank Sinatra. Neither Elvis Presley (who was auditioned in 1953) nor Tiny Tim were accepted for the broadcasts. Ted Mack lived in Irvington, New York and died one day after admission to the Phelps Memorial Hospital in North Tarrytown, New York. - Honey Sherman was born on 25 January 1947 in Austria. She was a producer, known for A.K.A. Doc Pomus (2012). She was married to Barry Sherman. She died on 13 December 2017 in North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Francis Chapman was born on 24 January 1927 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Francis was a director and producer, known for McQueen (1969), Téléfrançais (1984) and The Starlost (1973). Francis died on 5 September 2020 in North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Actress
Eve Fairfax was born on 10 October 1871 in Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England, UK. She was an actress. She died on 27 May 1978 in York, North Yorkshire, England, UK.- Betty George was born on 11 April 1926 in New Hampshire, USA. She was an actress, known for The Arrow Show (1948), Summertime Revue (1951) and Cavalcade of Stars (1949). She died on 16 November 2007 in North Greenbush, New York, USA.
- Earl Gough was born on 10 August 1917 in Covington, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Moon Over Harlem (1939). He died on 7 July 1982 in North Babylon, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Actor
Holiday Attlay was born on 8 July 1881 in Stainsacre, North Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor. He died on 30 April 1955 in York, North Yorkshire, England, UK.- Frances Ne Moyer was born on 29 September 1896 in Westfield, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Dobs at the Shore (1914), The Best Man (1914) and What a Cinch (1915). She was married to Donald Breslin McCruden. She died in December 1981 in North Salem, New York, USA.
- Dan Lurie was born on 1 April 1923 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Disturbing the Peace (1988) and Big Top (1950). He was married to Thelma. He died on 6 November 2013 in North Woodmere, New York, USA.
- Nicholas Magallanes was born on 27 November 1922 in Chihuahua, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Camera Three (1955), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1967) and Dionysus (1963). He died on 2 May 1977 in North Merrick, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Edwin Balmer was born on 25 July 1883. He was a writer, known for When Worlds Collide, When Worlds Collide (1951) and Party Girl (1930). He died on 21 March 1959 in North Tarrytown, New York, USA.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Stephen Cleobury was born on 31 December 1948 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK. He is known for Joy (2015), Martyrs Lane (2021) and Home on Sunday (1979). He was married to Emma Disley, Emma and Penny Holloway. He died on 22 November 2019 in York, North Yorkshire, England, UK.- Patrick Nuttgens was born on 2 March 1930 in Monks Risborough, Bedfordshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Flight from Utopia (1985), Spirit of the Age (1975) and Network (1974). He was married to Biddy Badenoch. He died on 15 March 2004 in Wiggington Road, York, North Riding, Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Art Department
- Art Director
Carl Kent was born on 28 January 1918 in New York City, New York, USA. Carl was an art director, known for The United States Steel Hour (1953), Go Man Go (1954) and Crowded Paradise (1956). Carl died on 14 December 1959 in North Hempstead, New York, USA.- Donald Bodley was born on 1 February 1924 in Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK. Donald was a producer, known for Comedy Matinee (1961). Donald died on 3 September 2006 in York, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Michelle Ross was born on 5 August 1954 in Jamaica. He was an actor, known for Seek (2014), Our Dance of Revolution (2019) and Divas: Love Me Forever (2002). He died on 27 March 2021 in North York, Ontario, Canada.
- Milt Dunnell was born on 24 December 1905 in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada. He died on 3 January 2008 in North York, Ontario, Canada.
- Paula Sherman was born on 20 January 1887 in New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Ventures of Marguerite (1915), The Apaches of Paris (1915) and When Appearances Deceive (1915). She was married to Oscar Montulet. She died on 22 August 1961 in North Hudson, New York, USA.
- Barry Sherman was born on 25 February 1942 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a producer, known for A.K.A. Doc Pomus (2012) and 60 Minutes (1968). He was married to Honey Sherman. He died on 13 December 2017 in North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Haleh Afshar was born on 21 May 1944 in Tehran, Iran. She was married to Maurice Dodson. She died on 12 May 2022 in Heslington, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Elwood Glover was born on 11 May 1915 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was an actor, known for Encounter (1952), Lock-keeper (1953) and Eye Witness No. 55 (1953). He was married to Violet Sharpe. He died on 14 November 1990 in North York, Ontario, Canada.
- Arnold Toynbee was born on 14 April 1889 in London, England, UK. He died on 22 October 1975 in York, North Yorkshire, England, UK.