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It seemed like Edward Everett Horton appeared in just about every Hollywood comedy made in the 1930s. He was always the perfect counterpart to the great gentlemen and protagonists of the films. Horton was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to Isabella S. (Diack) and Edward Everett Horton, a compositor for the NY Times. His maternal grandparents were Scottish and his father was of English and German ancestry. Like many of his contemporaries, Horton came to the movies from the theatre, where he debuted in 1906. He made his film debut in 1922. Unlike many of his silent-film colleagues, however, Horton had no problems in adapting to the sound, despite--or perhaps because of--his crackling voice. From 1932 to 1938 he worked often with Ernst Lubitsch, and later with Frank Capra. He has appeared in more than 120 films, in addition to a large body of work on TV, among which was the befuddled Hekawi medicine man Roaring Chicken on the western comedy F Troop (1965).- Tom Hanlon was born on 7 November 1907 in Fort Scott, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Romance in the Rain (1934), Cracked Nuts (1941) and Hold That Line (1952). He died on 29 September 1970 in Northridge, California, USA.
- Writer
- Editor
Gilbert Vivian Seldes was an American journalist, music and drama critic, author and playwright. A native of Alliance, New Jersey, and a Harvard graduate, Seldes is best remembered as the author of "The Seven Lively Arts" (1924).
While at Harvard, his roommate, Irving Pichel, wagered one dollar that he could memorize the full text of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" faster than Seldes could. Pichel managed the feat in seven days, two days longer than it had taken Seldes.
As a young man, Seldes worked as a critic, columnist and a war correspondent for papers in Philadelphia and New York.
He was also remembered for his books "The Public Arts" and "The Great Audience" and for his translation of Aristophanes' "Lysistrata". Seldes was additionally the author of several murder mysteries under the pen name Foster James.
His book "The Seven Lively Arts" would the inspire a 1953 radio show by the same name (that he hosted) and the television series The Seven Lively Arts (1957).
Later in life he worked as a television director at CBS. In 1959 he was appointed the first director of the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School of Communication. Seldes would retire in 1963.
Gilbert Vivian Seldes passed away in Manhattan at the age of 77. He was survived by a daughter and a son. His wife, Alice Hall, died in 1954 after 30 years of marriage.- Special Effects
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Ray Binger was born on 16 November 1888 in Pickett, Wisconsin, USA. Ray was a cinematographer, known for The Pride of the Yankees (1942), The North Star (1943) and The Long Voyage Home (1940). Ray was married to Sarah Jane Flemming. Ray died on 29 September 1970 in Orange County, California, USA.- Writer
- Soundtrack
Author, publisher, composer and educator Hal Levy was educated at UCLA and served in the US Army Air Corps in World War 2. He then worked as a story editor, writer and analyst for film studios, and wrote radio shows including "Mike Malloy" and "Starr of Space". At UCLA, he instructed lyric-writing, and with a partner he co-owned and managed Mark Warnow Music and owned and managed his own Leeway Music. Joining ASCAP in 1951, his chief musical collaborators included Paul Atkerson, Gladys Rosenthal, Irving Gertz, Sid Kuller and Alvy West, and his popular-song compositions include "Thanksgiving Song", "Bang Bang Boogie", "Listen to the Rockin' Bird", "Whoo-ee Loo-ee-siana", "He Was a Man", "Peppermint Stick", "The Wrong Door", "My Love and I", "First Traveling Saleslady", "A Corset Can Do a Lot for a Lady", "Come on Back", "When You're Young", "Lonely People", and "Lullaby Baby".- Per Wikberg was born on 26 November 1901 in Skogs, Sweden. He was a writer, known for Skogen är vår arvedel (1944). He died on 29 September 1970 in Hamrånge, Sweden.
- Jacques Théry was born on 6 April 1881 in Paris, France. Jacques was a writer, known for Joan of Paris (1942), To Each His Own (1946) and Yolanda and the Thief (1945). Jacques died on 29 September 1970 in Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes, France.