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- Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he studied at Louisiana State University and the Carnegie Institute of Technology. During WWII, he served in the Navy. His career was started in New York, acting in regional and Off-Broadway Theatre until his Broadway debut in the musical, "Candide" in 1956. Edmonds stage role in "The Importance of Being Earnest" and his work on the accompanying album led him to television roles. He is survived by his brother, Walter, Jr. of Baton Rouge. His only sister Alma Edmonds Fritchie passed in 2006.
- After wartime naval service, Alan North began his show business career as a stage manager in New York. He first worked on Broadway in "Plain and Fancy", doubling up as understudy for the small part of Isaac Miller. The play had a successful run between 1955 and 1956 (461 performances) and this led to further acting work in diverse productions, ranging from musical comedy to straight dramatic parts, both on and off Broadway. Alan last appeared as a quaint curmudgeonly character in "Lake Hollywood" at the Signature Theater in 1999.
Early in his career, Alan, an avid baseball fan, hosted a television program for the Baltimore Orioles as well as doing a regular sports broadcast at WRC-TV in Washington. However, he did not become a regular feature on the screen until the early 1970's, when he appeared in two big budget films, Plaza Suite (1971) and Serpico (1973). After that, Alan became a more familiar presence on the small screen, invariably portraying cops, priests and academics. He is most fondly remembered as the perpetually vague Chief Ed Hocken in the hilarious, sadly short-lived, spoof Police Squad! (1982), starring Leslie Nielsen. Alan was given some very funny lines to deliver and he did so in a perfect dead-pan manner. He was not afforded the chance to repeat his role for the 'Naked Gun' series (the studio insisted on a higher marquee value actor, casting Academy Award-winner George Kennedy instead).
Alan North died of cancer at the age of 79 in January 2000. - A New Orleans native, Patrick John McNamara became known on screen as 'J. Patrick' to avoid confusion with another Actor's Equity member of longer standing. McNamara initially started out performing in plays at the University of New Orleans in order to improve his public speaking, because (in his own words) "I knew that I was going to be a lawyer. I did a play, I was good at it, and that was that. Then I went to law school and hated it." After briefly working for Flying Tiger Airlines in New York, McNamara returned to his home town to complete a degree in theater studies. Before long, he was 'on the boards' performing on stage, including at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He further honed his newly acquired skills at Wayne State University in Detroit and subsequently secured a job teaching voice at the National Academy of Drama, Carnegie Hall.
McNamara resumed his acting career at an avant-garde Off-Broadway club in Manhattan's East Village where he spent the next three years. After that, he taught drama classes at Antioch College in Ohio and then spent time in Europe before returning to New Orleans. He operated a theatrical company there from 1974 to 1977, but the venture proved unprofitable, and, therefore, short-lived. Turning to screen work, McNamara joined Equity and began to amass a solid number of film and TV credits which included two pictures directed by Steven Spielberg (Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and 1941 (1979)), Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) (and the sequel - as Bill Preston's dad), an oilman in Dallas (1978) and Dr. Katherine Pulaski's former commander in a season two episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). He was frequently cast as professors, doctors, psychologists or senior executives.
McNamara retired from acting in 2016 and spent his remaining years in New Orleans, devoting time to his favorite hobby: playing poker. - Fay Roope was born on 20 October 1893 in Allston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Viva Zapata! (1952), The Twilight Zone (1959) and The Atomic Kid (1954). He was married to Marie Theresa Ravot. He died on 13 September 1961 in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Ron Frazier was born on 10 December 1939 in Marceline, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Head Office (1985), Presumed Innocent (1990) and The World According to Garp (1982). He died on 21 December 2003 in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA.
- Harold Edward Doss was born in Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA to Bertha Edward Oliver and William Thomas Doss; being one of three children (Audrey Doss and Desmond T. Doss).
Doss was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U. S. Navy aboard the USS Lindsey.
He was owner and operator of Doss Enterprises, and was a member of the Martinsburg Seventh Day Adventist Church.
He was married to Hilda E. Doss (nee Huff) until his death in 2007. They had two children - Jeannie and Carol Ann. They also had five grandchildren, (Jodi, Jill and Brittany Foss, Jeff Jackson and Lisa Jackson Haberthur) and two great-grandchildren, (Braden and Kaylie Harberthur).
Doss appeared in the 1959 episode Desmond Doss (1959), about the life of his brother Desmond T. Doss; as well as in archive footage shown at the end of the 2016 Mel Gibson movie Hacksaw Ridge (2016) in which he provided a personal prospective on his brother Desmond T. Doss, on whom the movie was based.
Doss passed away on 13 March 2007 in Kearneysville, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA. - Munro Gabler was born on 31 October 1920 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Ultraviolet (2001), Jersey Guy (2003) and Passing Stones (2001). He died on 3 February 2014 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA.
- Writer
- Art Department
John Buscema was born on 11 December 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), WandaVision (2021) and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022). He died on 10 January 2002 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA.- Soundtrack
Pop singer Mark Dinning was born Max Edward Dinning in Manchester, Oklahoma, but raised in Nashville, Tennessee. His sisters already had a career in country/western music, and Mark followed in their footsteps, signing a recording contract with a local producer in 1957. However, it wasn't until 1959 that, now known as Mark Dinning, he hit the big time with the teenage lament "Teen Angel", which sold more than one million copies and earned him a gold record.
Unfortunately, he wasn't able to build on that record's success. A worsening alcohol problem did his career no good, and his numerous instances of showing up drunk at concerts and unable to perform pretty much killed it. He died of a heart attack in Jefferson City, Missouri, in 1986 at age 52.- Chester Barnett was born on 29 February 1884 in Piedmont, Missouri, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Ancient Mariner (1925), Calicowani (1913) and The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England (1914). He was married to Dorothy M.. He died on 22 September 1947 in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA.
- Jessica Keen was born on 24 September 1975 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. She died on 16 March 1991 in West Jefferson, Ohio, USA.
- Bill Bergen was born on 17 May 1912 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for The Polly Bergen Show (1957). He died on 22 September 1980 in Jefferson City, Tennessee, USA.
- Frank Kettering was born on 1 January 1909 in Monmouth, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for National Barn Dance (1944), Thumbs Up (1943) and Hoosier Holiday (1943). He was married to Suzanne D. Kosko. He died on 9 June 1973 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Irving Benson was born on 31 January 1914 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Scanty Panties (1961), The Milton Berle Show (1948) and Here's Lucy (1968). He was married to Lillian Benson. He died on 19 May 2016 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA.- Magda Foy was born on 13 July 1905 in Manhattan, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Falling Leaves (1912), Man's Woman (1917) and A Child's Sacrifice (1910). She was married to Arthur J. Edwards. She died on 2 February 2000 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA.
- Arnold Vierling was born on 24 May 1919 in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for We're Off to See the Munchkins (1993). He died on 11 June 1949 in Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA.
- Barry Benefield was born on 12 May 1877 in Jefferson, Texas, USA. He was a writer, known for Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948), The Dixie Merchant (1926) and Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936). He was married to Lucille Stallcup. He died on 22 September 1971 in Jefferson, Texas, USA.
- Frank Doane was born in St. Johns, New Brunswick, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Truth (1920), By Hook or Crook (1918) and The Lambs' All-Star Gambol (1914). He was married to Bertha Blake. He died on 30 April 1943 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA.
- Actor
Roy Hargrave was born on 14 June 1896. He was an actor. He died in April 1966 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA.- Kelly Drew was born on 9 October 1960 in Newport News, Virginia, USA. She died on 19 October 1980 in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Ira Louvin was born on 21 April 1924 in Rainesville, Alabama, USA. He was a composer, known for The Marty Stuart Show (2008), Jesus' Son (1999) and Goodbye Charlie Bright (2001). He died on 20 June 1965 in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA.- Bugs Henderson was born on 20 October 1943 in Palm Springs, California, USA. He died on 8 March 2012 in Jefferson, Texas, USA.
- Tom Benson was born on 12 July 1927 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a producer, known for The Sean Payton Show (2009), Curtis (2009) and Super Bowl XLIV (2010). He was married to Gayle LaJaunie Bird, Grace Trudeau and Shirley Landry. He died on 15 March 2018 in Jefferson, Louisiana, USA.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Animation Department
Peter Spier was born in 1928 in Holland. He was a writer, known for Long Ago and Far Away (1989), People: A Musical Celebration (1995) and Thinkabout (1984). He died on 27 April 2017 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA.- Yung Hashtag was an actor, known for Yung Hashtag: Realest (2020), Yung Hashtag x Zayvo: Traumatized (2020) and Yung Hashtag: Pressure (2020). He was married to J'Ahnaa Forgein. He died on 14 January 2023 in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA.