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Kathleen Lockhart was born on 9 August 1894 in Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Sweethearts (1938), Roughly Speaking (1945) and Penrod's Double Trouble (1938). She was married to Gene Lockhart and Arthur Emil Semple. She died on 17 February 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Bill Hinnant was born on August 28, 1935, on Chincoteague Island, Virginia. His younger brother is actor Skip Hinnant. He attended the Yale School of Drama, and left after his sophomore year to originate the role of the navigator in the play No Time for Sergeants (1958) and the teen exploitation film Four Boys and a Gun (1957). He returned to Yale in 1957 and graduated in 1959.
After college, he worked in the theater as well as on television, appearing on-stage in Julius Monk's revue "Dressed to the Nines" and on TV in shows such as To Tell the Truth (1956) and the Hallmark Movie of the Week. In the early 1960s, he continued to work in television, garnering a season-long stint on the spin-off Pete and Gladys (1960) as Bruce Carter, Gladys's nephew. He also appeared in guest spots on Naked City (1958) and The Phil Silvers Show (1955) in the years 1961-63, and in a small role in the Peter Sellers film The World of Henry Orient (1964) in 1964.
Throughout the 1960s he also performed in the musical and revue "All Kinds of Giants" (1962); "Put it in Writing" (1963); and, in his most successful show and performance, as Snoopy in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" (1967). He received both critical praise and a Drama Desk award for this performance. He followed this with the revue "The All-American Hamburger Leauge" and the film A Nice Girl Like Me (1969) in 1969. In the 1970s, the only known works he did were the musical "Frank Merriwell (or Honor Challenged)" (1971) and the Hallmark television version of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1973).
Tragically, Bill Hinnant drowned while swimming on February 17, 1978, at the age of 42 while vacationing in the Dominican Republic. At the time of his death, he was survived by his mother, sister, and brother Skip.- Born Finis Barton January 8, 1911 in Perth but raised in Sydney, Australia where she studied ballet, tap, and acting. Became a local radio star at age 14. Entered the U.S. via Canada in 1927 and was promptly hired by RKO Pictures as a "pony" (chorus girl) dancer in musicals. From 1930 to 1939 played various roles in "B" movie productions, with the exception of "The Gay Divorcee" (1934) and "Becky Sharpe" (1935). Adopted "Virginia Barton" as her stage name. Toured with the USO performing theatrical roles 1941 - 1945 in England and the Philippines. 1948 played "Mama" in Australian production of "Life with Father." Her professional career ended in 1951.
- Ernest Ehrenfeld was born in 1910 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Deine Zärtlichkeiten (1969), Tänään olet täällä (1966) and Beat-Club (1965). He died on 17 February 1978 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Deutschalnd.
- John Wheat Carr died on 17 February 1978 in Minot, North Dakota, USA.
- Kurt Kachlicki was born on 19 May 1934 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Verwirrung der Liebe (1959), Ohne Paß in fremden Betten (1965) and Sasiedzi (1969). He died on 17 February 1978 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- László Nádassy was born on 30 May 1907 in Budapest, Hungary. László was a writer, known for Forog az idegen (1936), Ahány ház - annyi rejtvény (1962) and Appassionata (1984). László died on 17 February 1978 in Budapest, Hungary.