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Polish-born composer and violinist, under contract at RKO from 1938. Sawtell was initially hired as a writer of music for serialised B-pictures, which included the 'Mexican Spitfire' and 'Falcon' series. In the 1940s, he free-lanced for two of the so-called Poverty Row studios (Eagle-Lion and Republic) before joining Universal in 1944. There, Sawtell scored two noteworthy entries in the Basil Rathbone/ Nigel Bruce 'Sherlock Holmes' cycle of films: The Pearl of Death (1944) and The Scarlet Claw (1944). He later returned to RKO and wrote a number of scores in collaboration with Roy Webb,among them several 'Tarzan' outings for producer Sol Lesser.
In the 1950s, Sawtell formed a fruitful and (importantly, for the studios) cost-effective partnership with pianist/composer Bert Shefter. The duo worked on many low-budget horror and science fiction films. The best of which were for Irwin Allen and included Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962) and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961). On his own, Sawtell scored the sci-fi cult classic The Fly (1958). His solo work was prolific, to say the least: literally hundreds of credits as composer or musical director for film and television. His prodigious output was apparently motivated by a pressing need to provide alimony for several ex-wives!- Henri Poitras was born on 11 June 1896 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Tit Coq (1953), On ne triche pas avec la vie (1949) and Whispering City (1947). He was married to Philomène Gilbert and Lucie Poitras. He died on 1 August 1971 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- Yelena Yegorova was born on 22 January 1905 in Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Katerina Izmailova (1927), Na dalnem beregu (1927) and Krasnyy tyl (1924). She died on 1 August 1971 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
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Musei Tokugawa was born on 13 April 1894 in Shimane, Japan. He was an actor and writer, known for Haru yo izuko (1940), Bakushô Mito Kômon man'yûki (1959) and Kinô kieta otoko (1941). He died on 1 August 1971.