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Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Tom Tryon -- son of clothier Arthur Lane Tryon and not, as was commonly believed -- actor Glenn Tryon -- grew up in Wethersfield, Connecticut. In 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy at age 17 and spent three years as a radio specialist in the South Pacific. After his discharge, he joined the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts. He served as set painter/designer, assistant stage manager, and, later, encouraged, by Gertrude Lawrence and her husband, Richard Aldrich, who managed the theatre, he became an actor. He also graduated from Yale University, with a BFA degree. He made his Broadway debut in 1952 in the musical "Wish You Were Here". He worked in television as a production assistant.
In 1955, he moved to California to try his hand at the movies, and the next year made his film debut in The Scarlet Hour (1956). He made a few more films, but in 1958 he appeared in the part that made him most famous: the title role in the Disney TV series, "Texas John Slaughter" (1958), which made him a household name. He appeared with Marilyn Monroe in her final (and unfinished) film, Something's Got to Give (1962).
Sci-fi fans will remember Tryon in what is now considered one of the more literate (although you couldn't tell by its crackpot title) sci-fi films of the era, I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958). Tryon worked steadily in television and films during this period. His big break was supposed to be Otto Preminger's The Cardinal (1963), but the film was a flop. His acting career was waning (he wasn't happy with it, anyway), and one day he saw the horror film Rosemary's Baby (1968) in a theater.
It inspired him to write his own horror novel, and, in 1971, ''The Other'' was published and became a best-seller. It was made into a successful movie of the same name The Other (1972)), with Tryon writing and producing. He left acting completely for writing, and became a very successful novelist. In 1978, his book, ''Crowned Heads'', was the basis for the Billy Wilder film, Fedora (1978), and a successful miniseries, The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978), with Bette Davis, was made from his novel, ''Harvest Home''. Tryon said that he got much more satisfaction (and made a lot more money) from his writing than he ever did from acting. He died of cancer in 1991, aged 65.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Dottie West was one of country music's greatest female stars for 30 years. Her career began in 1959 when she made her first recording for Starday Records. She first made the national charts in 1963 and the following year had a blockbuster country hit with "Here Comes My Baby Back Again" which would earn her the Best Country Female Vocal Grammy Award. Her hits continued through the rest of the 1960's and into the 1970's, a highpoint being her song "Country Sunshine" in 1973 which earned her two more Grammy nominations and was used in an iconic Coca-Cola commercial.
In 1978 she recorded a duet album with pop/country superstar Kenny Rogers that brought her even greater fame and many awards, and launched Dottie's solo career to even new heights including three number records and her hits crossing over to chart on the pop/rock charts as well. This new music super-stardom for Dottie led to multiple appearances on all the major variety and talk shows of the era as well as acting gigs on "The Dukes of Hazard", "The Fall Guy" and "The Love Boat".
Dottie's career began to recede by 1985 with the last of her hits and fewer television appearances. She died in 1991 from injuries in a car accident at age 58 but will always be remembered as one of the great queens of country music.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Charlie Barnet was born into a wealthy family. Lawyers, they wanted Charlie to go into the family "business", but he refused to study law and dedicated his life to music. He started playing saxophone in the late 1920s in different orchestras and formed his own band in 1933. They became famous in 1939 with the theme "Cherokee", a major hit in that year. Many musicians started their career with Barnet, such as Billy May, pianist Bill Miller and singers Mary Ann McCall and Lena Horne, who recorded with Barnet in 1941. His style on saxophone was influenced by Coleman Hawkins on tenor and Johnny Hodges on alto. He was also noted for his beautiful and stylish soprano sax playing.- Knud Hallest was born on 12 May 1909 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor. He died on 4 September 1991 in Denmark.
- Margaret Ramsay was born on 28 May 1908 in Molong, New South Wales, Australia. She died on 4 September 1991 in London, England, UK.
- Sound Department
Carl Daniels was born on 26 December 1902 in Missouri, USA. He is known for Star Trek (1966), Mission: Impossible (1966) and Inferno (1953). He died on 4 September 1991 in Placer County, California, USA.- Additional Crew
Lajos Németh was born on 4 December 1929 in Budapest, Hungary. Lajos is known for Gondolatok a grafikáról (1983). Lajos died on 4 September 1991 in Budapest, Hungary.