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- Carroll Baker was born on May 28, 1931 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of a traveling salesman, William W. Baker. She attended community college for a year and then worked as a dancer and magician's assistant. After a brief marriage, she had a small part in Easy to Love (1953), did TV commercials, and had a bit part on Broadway. She studied at the Actors Studio and was married to director Jack Garfein (one daughter, Blanche Baker). Warner Brothers, sensing a future Marilyn Monroe, cast her in Giant (1956), Baby Doll (1956) (Oscar nomination for her thumb-sucking role), The Carpetbaggers (1964) and Harlow (1965) (title role). Moving to Italy, she made films there and in England, Germany, Mexico and Spain . After returning to American films, she married Donald Burton in 1982 and resided in Hampstead, London in the 1980s. They remained together until Burton's death from emphysema in their home in Cathedral City, California in 2007.
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John Milford was born on 7 September 1927 in Johnstown, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Homefront (1991), The Magical World of Disney (1954) and The Legend of Jesse James (1965). He was married to Susan Graw. He died on 14 August 2000 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Actor
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Tim Kazurinsky is an American actor and screenwriter known for his tenure as a writer and cast member on Saturday Night Live (1981-1984) and for playing Officer Carl Sweetchuck in the "Police Academy" film franchise. Notable screenwriting credits include "About Last Night..." (1986) and "For Keeps?" (1988). Kazurinsky's screenplay for the film "Strange Relations" (2001) earned him nominations for a BAFTA Award and WGA Award.
Additional film and television appearances include "Shakes The Clown", "Neighbors", "Somewhere In Time", "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "According To Jim" and "Chicago Justice."
A mainstay of the Chicago theatre scene, Kazurinsky was a member of The Second City. He has twice been nominated for Chicago's prestigious Joseph Jefferson Award for his stage work. Kazurinsky toured the United States as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the hit musical "Wicked" and later appeared on Broadway in the critically-acclaimed comedy, "An Act Of God" (opposite Jim Parsons).
Kazurinsky resides in Chicago with his family.- Director
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Mark Polonia was born on 30 September 1968 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a director and editor, known for Camp Murder (2021), Land Shark (2017) and Bigfoot Vs. Zombies (2016). He is married to Maria Davis.- Actor
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Orphaned at twelve, Sitka caught the acting bug while living with a priest in Pittsburgh. He road the rails as a hobo for years during the Depression before arriving in Hollywood in 1936. Theatre work, including directing, eventually brought him to the attention of a talent scout, who contracted him to Columbia Studios. Famous for his character roles in slapstick comedy (he claims to have appeared in 450 movies), he became a regular in shorts and feature films with the Three Stooges, making thirty-five shorts with the boys before 1958. He holds the further distinction of appearing with each of the six Stooges (Moe, Shemp, and Curly Howard; Larry Fine; Joe Besser; and Joe DeRita). Sitka's most famous role, as a justice of the peace who begins every service with the words, "Hold hands, you love birds", brought him lasting fame among Stooge fans, who would sometimes ask him to repeat the phrase during their own wedding ceremonies.- Actor
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Regis Parton was born on 27 January 1917 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Monster Squad (1987), The Stunt Man (1980) and Remote Control (1988). He died on 31 May 1996 in Riverside, California, USA.- Howard Wendell was born on 25 January 1908 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), The Big Heat (1953) and Affair in Trinidad (1952). He was married to Harriet Duane Morley. He died on 11 August 1975 in Oregon City, Oregon, USA.
- Helen Hughes was born on 8 January 1918 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Tommy Boy (1995), Billy Madison (1995) and The Amityville Curse (1990). She was married to Asher Martin Moore. She died on 3 April 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Steve Ditko was an American comics writer and artist of Rusyn descent. He is better known for co-creating the superheroes Spider-Man/Peter Parker and Doctor Strange/Stephen Strange for Marvel Comics. He created many other characters for various publishing companies. Among his better known creations are Blue Beetle/Ted Kord, Captain Atom/Allen Adam, the Creeper/Jack Ryder, Hawk and Dove/Hank Hall and Don Hall, Mr. A/Rex Graine, the Question/Charles Victor Szasz, Shade the Changing Man/Rac Shade, Ditko was an adherent of Objectivism, the philosophy of Ayn Rand (1905-1982). Her work had a significant influence on his own work, which often reflected Objectivism's belief in moral absolutism.
In 1927, Ditko was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a city located 56 miles (90 kilometers) to the east of Pittsburgh. His parents were master carpenter Stephen Ditko and his homemaker wife Anna. Both parents were first-generation American Rusyn immigrants from Czechoslovakia. Steve was the second of four children born to the Ditko family, and he was raised as a typical member of a working class family.
Stephen Ditko, Steve's father, loved newspaper comic strips. He introduced his son to the work of comic strip artists of the 1930s and 1940s. The Ditko family's favorite comic strip was the adventure series "Prince Valiant" by Hal Foster (1892-1982). As Steve grew up, so did his interest in both comic strips and comic books. His favorite characters during his adolescence were Batman/Bruce Wayne and the Spirit/Denny Colt.
Ditko received his secondary education at the Greater Johnstown High School, and graduated in 1945. In October 1945, Ditko enlisted in the United States Army. He spend his military service in Allied-occupied Germany. While there, Ditko drew comic strips for a military newspaper. It was his first comics-related work, though he lacked formal training at the time.
Following his discharge, Ditko had the option to receive a college education, thanks to the G.I. Bill. The G. I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits to returning veterans, including the payments of tuition and living expenses needed for them to attend high school, college, or vocational school. In 1950, Ditko chose to enroll at the art school "Cartoonists and Illustrators School" (later known as the School of Visual Arts) , located in New York City.
While studying at art school, Ditko found a mentor in veteran comic book artist Jerry Robinson (1922-2011). Robinson had been one of the main artists of the "Batman" series, and was credited as the co-creator of Robin/Dick Grayson and the Joker. Robinson found Ditko to be a dedicated student, and a very hard worker. He encouraged Ditko to write his own stories and to create his own characters,
By 1953, Ditko had graduated and began work as a professional comic book artist. His first work was illustrating the science fiction story "Stretching Things" for Stanmor Publications. Stanmor sold this story to the comic book publisher Farrell Publications, which first published it in 1954.
Ditko's second professional story, but first published work, was the romance story "Paper Romance" . It was published by Gillmor Magazines in October, 1953.
Ditko was soon after hired by the studio operated by veteran comic book writers and artists Jack Kirby (1917-1994) and Joe Simon (1913-2011). While working for them, Ditko received additional training by his co-worker Mort Meskin (1916-1995). According to an interview, Ditko admired Meskin's ability to create detailed drawing compositions without cluttering the image.
Some of Ditko's earliest known work was published by Prize Comics, an imprint of Crestwood Publications which was co-headed by Kirby and Simon. In 1954, Ditko was first hired by the publisher Charlton Comics, a low-budget company located in Derby, Connecticut. His first story for them was a vampire story, titled "Cinderella". He continued working for Charlton on-and-off until 1986, when the company shut down.
In 1954, Ditko contracted tuberculosis and had to take a hiatus from his comic book work. He recuperated at his family's house in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. By 1955, Ditko had recovered and he moved back to New York City. In 1956, Ditko was hired by Atlas Comics, Marvel Comics' predecessor. He mostly illustrated surreal stories, written by Atlas' writer-editor Stan Lee (1922-2018).
Ditko's work for Atlas Comics was published in its anthology titles, including "Amazing Adventures", "Journey into Mystery", "Strange Tales", "Strange Worlds", "Tales of Suspense" and "Tales to Astonish". Ditko's stories were sufficiently were sufficiently popular for him to be assigned as the main artist of "Amazing Adventures" in December, 1961. The anthology was renamed to "Amazing Adult Fantasy", to reflect its publication of stories that were more sophisticated that Atlas/Marvel's typical output.
Ditko's stories for Atlas and Marvel Comics were composed according to the company's "Marvel Method" of writer-artist collaboration. The writer provided a brief outline of the plot, while the artist fleshed out the story and illustrated it. This gave Ditko significant creative influence on any story, though he did not receive a credit as a co-writer or co-plotter.
In the early 1960s, Stan Lee wanted to create a new teenage hero, called Spider-Man. He first gained permission to create such a story by his publisher Martin Goodman (1908-1992). He then had to design the new character, and then gave the assignment to his main artist at the time: Jack Kirby. Kirby created a 6-page-long draft for the character's first story, but Lee rejected his designs. He then gave the assignment of designing Spider-Man to Ditko, who was the company's second most prominent artist at the time. Ditko's version of the character was accepted by Lee.
Ditko created Spider-Man's original costume. He incorporated a face mask which hid the character's facial features, a costume with no shoes that would allow the character to cling on walls, and a hidden wrist-shooter. Ditko also created the character's "web gimmick" and his spider signal. The idea of webs coming out of the character's hands was credited to Ditko's roommate at the time, the fetish artist Eric Stanton (1926-1999).
Spider-Man's origin story was published in "Amazing Fantasy" #15 (August 1962), the final issue of the anthology series. It became a top-seller, so Marvel Comics decided to give Spidey (as the character was nicknamed) his own series: "The Amazing Spider-Man" vol. 1 (March, 1963-November, 1998). Ditko was the new magazine's main artist for its first 38 issues (March, 1963-July, 1966).
Besides Spidey himself, Ditko co-created most of his early supporting cast and early foes. His creations included (in order) Aunt May/May Reilly Parker, Uncle Ben/Ben Parker, the Burglar, Crusher Hogan/Joseph Hogan, Flash Thompson/Eugene Thompson, Elizabeth Allan, Maxie Shiffman, Raymond Warren, Bluebird/Sally Avril, and Seymour O'Reilly (all introduced in Amazing Fantasy #15),J. Jonah Jameson (issue #1), Man-Wolf/John Jameson (issue #1), Chameleon/Dmitri Smerdyakov (issue #1),Vulture/Adrian Toomes (issue #2), Tinkerer/Phineas Mason (issue #2), Doctor Octopus/Otto Octavius (issue #3), Betty Brant (issue #4), Sandman/Flint Marko (issue #4), Principal Davis/Andrew Davis (issue #4), Lizard/Dr. Curtis Connors (issue #6), the Living Brain (issue #8), Charlie Murphy/Charles Murphy (issue #8), Electro/Maxwell "Max" Dillon (issue #9), Dr. Nicholas Bromwell (issue #9), Montana/Jackson Brice (issue #10), Fancy Dan/Daniel Brito (issue #10), the Ox/Raymond Bloch (#issue #10), the Big Man/Frederick Foswell (issue #10), Crime-Master/Bennett Brant (issue #11), Mysterio/Quentin Beck (issue #13), Green Goblin/Norman Osborn (issue #14), Kraven the Hunter/Sergei Kravinoff (issue #15), Anna Watson (issue #15), the Great Gambonnos/Ernest Gambonno and Luigi Gambonno (issue #16), Wilson Allan (issue #17), Hobgoblin/Ned Leeds (issue #18), the Scorpion/Mac Gargan (issue #20), Princess Python/Zelda DuBois (issue #22), Lucky Lobo/Francisco Lobo (issue #23), Mary Jane Watson (issue #25), Professor Spencer Smythe (issue #25), Spider-Slayer (issue #25), Crime-Master/Nicholas "Nick"/ "Lucky" Lewis (issue #26), Barney Bushkin (issue #27), the Molten Man/Mark Raxton (issue #28), Doris Raxton Allan (issue #28), Prowler/Cat Burglar/ the Cat (issue #30), Green Goblin/Harry Osborn (issue #31), Gwen Stacy (issue #31), the Jackal/Professor Miles Warren (issue #31), Dean Corliss (issue #31), the Looter/Meteor Man/Norton Fester (issue #36), Sally Green (issue #36), Robot Master/Gaunt/Professor Mendel Stromm (issue #37), Max Young (issue #37), and Guy Named Joe/Joe Smith (issue #38).
Ditko eventually demanded credit for his plot contributions, and Stan Lee complied. Fros issue #25 onward, Ditko started receiving plot credits. One of the most celebrated issues plotted by Ditko was issue #33, titled "If This Be My Destiny...!", In it Spider-Man is pinned down by heavy machinery, and is plagued by visions of having failed to rescue his uncle and being then unable to rescue his aunt. He eventually escapes through sheer force of will. The story has been repeatedly cited as one of Marvel Comics' best stories.
While continuing his work on Spider-Man, Ditko co-created Dr. Strange. The character was introduced in "Strange Tales" #110 (July 1963), and continued to appear regularly in the magazine. Ditko's Doctor Strange artwork was acclaimed "for its surrealistic mystical landscapes and increasingly psychedelic visuals". It became a favorite series for college students of the 1960s. Dr. Strange was a magic user whose adventures took place in "bizarre worlds and twisting dimensions".
In the Dr. Strange series, Ditko introduced some of the earlier cosmic characters used by Marvel. A multi-part story in "Strange Tales" #130-146 (March 1965 - July 1966) introduced Eternity, a living personification of the universe,
Besides Spider-Man and Dr. Strange, Ditko contributed stories for other Marvel characters of the era. He drew stories of the Hulk/Bruce Banner and Iron Man/Tony Stark. Ditko is credited for designing the Leader/Samuel Sterns in 1964, who has since served as the Hulk's primary adversary.
In 1966, Ditko decided to quit working for Marvel Comics, though he never explained the reasons for his decision. His relationship with Stan Lee had deteriorated sometime earlier, and they were no longer on speaking terms. Art and editorial changes in their stories were handled through intermediaries. According to John Romita Sr. (1930-), Ditko's replacement in the Spider-Man series, Ditko and Lee had disagreed on how to handle their characters.
After leaving Marvel Comics, Ditko returned to Charlton Comics. The pay rates at Charlton were considerably lower than Marvel's, but its creators enjoyed more creative freedom over their stories. Between 1965 and 1968, Ditko was the main creative force behind the stories of Captain Atom, Blue Beetle, and the Question.
From 1966 to 1967, Ditko also worked for Warren Publishing. The publisher specialized in comic magazines, and Ditko contributed 16 stories for the anthology series "Creepy" and "Eerie".
In 1967, Ditko created the creator-owned character Mister A. The character was inspired by Objectivism philosophy, and often delivered lethal justice to criminals. The first Mister A story was published in "witzend", an an underground comic which handled creator-owned stories by comic book professionals. Its original publisher was veteran comic book artist Wally Wood (1927-1981). Ditko regularly worked on Mister A stories for various publishers between 1967 and 1978. He eventually published the penultimate Mister A story in 2000, and the ultimate story in the series in 2009.
In 1968, Ditko was hired by DC Comics. His first major creation for the company was the Creeper, with the character introduced in "Showcase" #73 (April 1968). The sibling duo Hawk and Dove were then introduced in Showcase #75 (June 1968). The Creeper graduated to his own comic book series called "Beware the Creeper: (June 1968 - April 1969), and Ditko handled all 6 of its issues.
In 1969, Ditko resigned from DC Comics. He contributed a story to the first issue of Wally Wood's series "Heroes, Inc. Presents Cannon" (1969), but otherwise worked near-exclusively for Charlton Comics in the early from 1969 to the mid-1970s. In 1974, Ditko became the main artist for the stories featuring Liberty Belle/Caroline Dean.
In 1975, Ditko was hired by the short-lived publisher Atlas/Seaboard Comics (1974-1975). The company was owned by Martin Goodman, Marvel Comics' former owner. Ditko co-created a character called Destructor, which was given his own series. Ditko handled the art for all 4 of its issues (February-August, 1975). He also worked on 2 issues for the series Tiger-Man, and a single issue for Morlock 2001. Atlas/Seabord shut down in 1975.
In 1975, Ditko returned to DC Comics. His first major work there was creating the antihero Stalker/Elpis, who briefly received his own sword-and-sorcery themed series. Ditko handled all 4 of its issues. He also created the character Shade, the Changing Man, and handled all issues of his short-lived series (1977-1978).
Besides working on his own characters for DC Comics, Ditko contributed stories for its other characters. He worked on stories for Etrigan the Demon, the Legion of Super-Heroes, and Man-Bat/Robert Kirkland "Kirk" Langstrom. Several of his stories were published in anthology titles. In 1980, Ditko became the main artist for the stories featuring Starman/Prince Gavyn, a new extraterrestrial superhero. His stories only covered the first year of Starman's series.
In 1979, Ditko was hired by Marvel Comics again. He took over the series "Machine Man", featuring Jack Kirby's character Machine Man/Aaron Stack. The character was a sentient robot. Ditko also wrote stories for Captain Universe and the Micronauts, space-faring heroes. In 1980, Ditko co-created a new hero: Dragon Lord/Tako Shamara. The character failed to caught on with readers.
From 1984 to 1986, Ditko drew a series featuring the character of Rom the Space Knight/Rom of Galador, another extraterrestrial superhero. The long-running series ended in 1986. In 1988, Ditko co-created a new teenage superhero for Marvel, called Speedball/Robbie Baldwin. Speedball graduated to his own series, which lasted for 10 issues. Ditko was the series main artist, and contributed most of its plots. Following the series' cancellation, Speedball became a featured character in the team book "New Warriors".
While Ditko mostly worked for Marvel Comics during the 1980s, he also contributed for Pacific Comics, Eclipse Comics, First Comics, and Archie Comics. He contributed stories for Archie's resident superheroes, including the Fly/Thomas "Tommy" Troy, Flygirl/Kim Brand, and Jaguar/Ralph Hardy.
In 1982, Ditko was on contract with Western Publishing to serve as the main artist for a new science-fiction series called "Astral Frontiers". The series ended in development hell, and Western stopped publishing comics in 1984.
In the early 1990s, Ditko was hired by Valiant Comics to contribute stories for its stable of characters. Ditko worked on stories for "Magnus, Robot Fighter", Solar/Phil Seleski, and X-O Manowar/Aric of Dacia.
Ditko contributed an Iron Man and Dr. Doom crossover story in the anthology Marvel Super-Heroes vol. 2, #8 (January, 1992). This story introduced new super-heroine Squirrel Girl/Doreen Allene Green. The character eventually gained a cult following, joined the Great Lakes Avengers (an Avengers' spin-off team), and graduated to her own series. She was among the last original characters Ditko created for Marvel Comics, and the last one to become popular.
In 1995, Ditko served as the main artist for a comic-book miniseries featuring Phantom 2040/Kit Walker, the 24th incarnation of the Phantom. The series was an adaptation of a then-popular French-American animated series. It was among Ditko's large mainstream works. His other commercial works of the 1990s included one-shot publications for Dark Horse Comics, Defiant Comics, and Fantagraphics Books.
In 1998, Ditko wrote a few stories featuring Iron Man, Namor, the Sub-Mariner, and the Power Rangers. Then he mostly retired from mainstream comics. His final mainstream work was a 5-page-long story featuring the New Gods. It was intended for publication c. 2000, but was not published by DC Comics until 2008.
During the last decades of his life, Ditko mostly worked on creator-owned stories. Most of them were published by his long-time associate Robin Snyder, a former editor of Charlton Comics. Most of these works did not receive a wide circulation. In 2008, Ditko published the essay book "The Avenging Mind", and a collection of editorial cartoons under the title "Ditko, Etc...,".
In 2010, Ditko helped in the publication of reprint collections featuring his work from the 1970s. At about the same time, DC and Marvel published a number of previously unpublished stories by Ditko. Ditko had sold the stories to the two publishers in earlier decades, but they were kept in their respective inventories.
In the 2010s, Ditko continued to work in his apartment within Manhattan's Midtown West neighborhood. He lived alone, having never married and having no known children. In June 2018, Ditko was found dead within his apartment. The cause of death was a myocardial infarction (heart attack),itself caused by arteriosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease. Ditko was 90 years old at the time of death.
In 2019, Ditko's last essay was published posthumously. His last printed words concerned his thoughts about his friends and foes: "Here's to those who wish me well, and those that don't can go to hell."- Actress
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Natalia Livingston was born on 26 March 1976 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for General Hospital (1963), Tainted Dreams (2014) and Days of Our Lives (1965). She has been married to Matt Aldag since 3 September 2016.- Former Major League baseball pitcher, 1975 to 1986. Pitched for the Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, St. Louis Cardinals & Milwaukee Brewers. Was a member of the original Toronto Blue Jays team of 1977. A pitcher during his professional career, but portrayed a power hitting first baseman in the 1989 film "Major League".
- Dean Santoro was born on 30 January 1938 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Remington Steele (1982), The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) and House Calls (1979). He died on 10 June 1987 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.
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John Polonia was born on 30 September 1968 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Feeders (1996), Forest Primeval (2008) and Peter Rottentail (2004). He died on 25 February 2008 in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, USA.- Transportation Department
Jason Morgan was born on 11 July 1980 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is known for Everest (2015), Anna Karenina (2012) and Centurion (2010).- Writer
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Richard Russo was born on 15 July 1949 in Johnstown, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Keeping Mum (2005), The Ice Harvest (2005) and Nobody's Fool (1994). He is married to Barbara Marie. They have two children.- Actress
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Jana Robbins was born on 18 April 1948 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Babylon 5 (1993), Executive Target (1997) and The Women (2008).- Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Julie Love was born on 3 February 1991 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for The Electric State, Sleepy Hollow (2013) and Citadel (2023).- Actor
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Alan Freed was an American disc jockey, music writer, and early promoter of rock and roll. He initially gained notoriety in the late 1940's while working for radio stations in Ohio, eventually leading to work in New York City. He was instrumental in bringing African-American artists directly to White audiences (instead of playing White acts covering Black artists' music), and popularizing rock and roll as a phrase and as a genre. Throughout the late 1950's he also appeared as himself in "jukebox musical" films, which showcased a series of popular groups and singers, and as a presenter on TV. His career became embroiled in scandals by the early 1960's due to his acceptance of "payola" payments from record companies to play certain songs (essentially bribes; the practice was frowned upon and eventually outlawed in 1960), taking credit for co-writing songs that he did not write (and thereby receiving royalties when he and others played them on air), tax evasion, and alcoholism. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, 21 years after his death.- Jerry Oddo was born on 29 March 1927 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Rifleman (1958), One Step Beyond (1959) and The Untouchables (1959). He was married to Sandra Annette Schmidt and Evelyn Segura Bruce. He died on 19 March 1998 in Schenectady, New York, USA.
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Robert Nathan was born on 13 August 1948 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Law & Order (1990), ER (1994) and Law & Order: UK (2009).- Peter Burnell is best known for his role as Mike Powers on the soap opera "The Doctors", a role Armand Assante took over when Burnell left the series. Burnell was an accomplished classical actor. During his career, he appeared as Shannon in Night of the Iguana, Edmund in Long Day's Journey into Night and the Gentleman Caller in Glass Menagerie, all at the Provincetown Playhouse; and regional productions of Cyrano de Bergerac (as Christian), Butley, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, off-Broadway in Dancing for the Kaiser; many others.
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Michael J. Grayson was born on 13 August 1926 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), AfterMASH (1983) and Ironside (1967). He died on 19 August 2005 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Damu King was born on 31 January 1939 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Shaft (1971), The Black Godfather (1974) and Sweet Jesus, Preacherman (1973). He died on 13 September 2017 in Johnson City, Tennessee, USA.- He was born on Aug. 22, 1938, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Mr. Krisher was a self-taught prodigy who toured the country giving presentations of his skill typing 160 words per minute under the sponsorship of the Royal Typewriter Co. Both a stage and screen actor, Mr. Krisher appeared in commercials, summer stock and on- and off-Broadway. After 1966, he worked as a contract player in the Young Talent School at Twentieth Century Fox, as well as being cast in a feature role in the film "Tony Rome." Mr. Krisher toured in the road show company of "Boys in the Band" with extended engagements in San Francisco and Las Vegas before returning to Los Angeles in 1970 to begin a career in real estate. Working with Bob Crane Associates and others, he received Realtor of the Year awards while in Los Angeles. He moved to Palm Springs in 1988, where he worked with California Prudential Realty, then with Classic Homes after 1995.
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Andrew Hawkins was born on 10 March 1986 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Hawk, To Live and Die and Live (2023) and Ave U.- Vince Tomak was born on 29 May 1968 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He has been married to Cherie Tomak since 9 June 2001.
- Famous American poet and author. She wrote numerous poems starting when she was 7 years old. She would go on to write poems such as The Price He Paid, Inherited Passions, The Beautiful Lie and The Belle of the Season amoung other. In her later years she went to the battle fields in France during World War 1 to lecture to the soldiers, and assist with the Red Cross. While in France Ella became ill and was taken back to the United States where she died of Cancer at her Short Beach estate. She was cremated and sealed in a vault with her husbands ashes on the property.
- Ray Scott was born on 17 June 1919 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 23 March 1998 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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Shaun O'Donnell was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He grew up with a creative drive which was reflected in his love for the individual sports of Skateboarding and Snowboarding. Always looking for a new adventure; his travels took him to Wilmington, North Carolina. It was on the back lot of Screen Gems Studios where he found his calling. Shaun was an extra in a large commercial production, and fell in love with Acting and Filmmaking. Since then, he has worked on many productions as an Actor, Writer, Producer, and Director.- Mary Jane Sanderson was born on 31 January 1906 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Enter Madame (1922), Blow Your Own Horn (1923) and Gentlemen of the West (1923). She died on 30 June 1944 in San Francisco, California, USA.
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Bruce Kent was born on 25 September 1962 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor. He has been married to Nan Kent since 3 September 1988. They have three children.- Actor
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E.K. Lincoln was born on 8 August 1884 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Lafayette, We Come (1918), The Almighty Dollar (1916) and The Painted World (1914). He died on 9 January 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Lawrence is former professional Boxer & retired Police Detective. He was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, but grew up in the New Jersey town of Edison. He went to Edison High School. He pursued a career as a boxer and then became a police officer. Lawrence took up acting in 2003, after his wife suggested it would give him something to do rather than sit around the house. He holds a Master's of Arts degree from Liberty Univeristy, and has extensive experience as a homicide and crime scene investigator. (1997 Graduate of the National Homicide Investigation Academy).
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Jon Kohan was born on 3 September 1986 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Invite Only, Ernie & Cerbie (2018) and Otis and Earl 2023.- Jack Ham was born on 23 December 1948 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He has been married to JoAnn Fell since 1975.
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Heather Haberman was born on 26 November 1975 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Hell Walks the Earth (2008). She has been married to Mike Haberman since 2 October 2010.- Cherie Tomak was born on 20 January 1970 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. She has been married to Vince Tomak since 9 June 2001. She was previously married to James E. Evans, Sr..
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Dan Kuttner was born of German immigrants. His father was a musician, a Cantor in a Jewish Temple and an orchestra conductor. His mother gave lectures about the Holocaust. When Dan was 14, his family moved from Johnstown, Pennsylvania to Omaha, Nebraska. When he graduated from Westside High School, he went to Austin, Texas, to get his bachelor's degree at the school where his distant uncle, Siegfried Kuttner, had taught theater.
Dan was involved in still photography until his Navy career, where he took cinematography classes at the Navy's photo/cinema school in Pensacola, Florida. After his Navy stint, he continued photography and moved to Los Angeles, where he did actor/actress headshots. He teamed up with actress Billie Perkins, who encouraged him to write several screenplays and TV episodes. To date the only one adopted was an episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati" - "WKRP Gets a Computer". The show was cancelled soon after, so the episode never aired.
Dan moved to Texas, where he got into computers, mostly the TV-friendly Amiga. He combined computers and TV by producing a TV series "Virtual Theater" which used live action and animation to produce "Twilight Zone" type stories. He was noticed by some independent producers, and edited some feature films and TV shows, directed a philosophy show called "The Free Mind", directed two Libertarian political TV shows, and was invovled in other video and film projects and scripts.
He moved back to San Diego after several failed ventures, and lives there now, working on a way to revive "Virtual Theater" on the internet. He remains single, but is keeping his options open.- Actor
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Chad Kurtz was born on 27 September 1974 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Iron Man 3 (2013) and Homeland (2011).- Actor
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Jimmy Evans was born on 30 May 1990 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010) and 2001 Maniacs: Behind the Screams (2010).- Terry McGovern was born on 9 March 1880 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Reproduction of the McGovern and Dixon Fight (1900), Actors' Fund Field Day (1910) and The Gans-McGovern Fight (1901). He died on 22 February 1918 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
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- Location Management
Dave McMillan was born on 27 May 1968 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Galatea (2023) and The Boonies (2021).- Actress
Jeanne Baker was born on 25 February 1930 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress. She died on 28 October 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Additional Crew
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Betty Medsger was born in 1942 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a writer, known for The Burglary, Independent Lens (1999) and Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien (1996). She was previously married to Ben Bagdikian.- Justin Spanko was born on 30 March 1971 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Revamped (2007), The Terminators (2009) and AmerAsian (2009). He has been married to Grace since 29 July 1995.
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- Soundtrack
Composer, songwriter ("Autumn's In the Air"), arranger and conductor, educated at Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts degree). He was a vocal arranger and conductor for Broadway musicals, including "Funny Girl" and "Fade Out - Fade In". Joining ASCAP in 1963, he collaborated musically with Marshall Barer. His other popular-song compositions include "Opening Night", "From the Barns of Maine to the Tents of California", and "But the People Were Nice".- Actress
Kathy Voytko was born on 10 August 1972 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Hearsay, Dietland (2018) and At This Performance....- Tony Zanoni was born on 18 September 1969 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Cordoba Nights (2007), Killer Nerd (1991) and The Bubble (2009). He has been married to Christine since 30 November 2002.
- George Linjeris was born on 14 May 1942 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for The Martlet's Tale (1970), The Doctors (1963) and Love-in '72 (1970).
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Composer, songwriter ("At Dawning"), author and pianist, educated at USC with a music degree and at the University of Denver with an honorary Ph.D. He studied music with Leo Oehlmer, Emil Paur, W. K. Steiver, and Luigi von Kunits. He was a music critic for the Pittsburgh Dispatch, and researched Indian music and customs, on which he lectured between 1909 and 1923. He was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. Joining ASCAP in 1924, he collaborated musically with Nelle Richmond Eberhart. His song compositions also include "From the Land of the Sky Blue Water" and "The Far Horizon", and the song cycles "Four American Indian Songs", "Sayonara", "Three Songs to Odysseus", "White Enchantment", and "The Morning of the Year".