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Lily Sullivan is one of Australia's rising stars of the screen. Lily at the age of 17 made her feature film debut in 2012 in PJ Hogan's MENTAL, opposite Toni Collette and Liev Schreiber. Her role as 'Coral Moochmore' earned her an AACTA Award nomination for Best Young Actor and a Film Critics Circle of Australia Award nomination for Best Performance by a Young Actor.

Lily starred as 'Miranda' in the highly acclaimed series PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK which premiered at Berlin Film Festival and screened on Foxtel, Amazon and the BBC. She also starred as 'Petra' in ROMPER STOMPER for Stan, and appeared in Greg McLean's feature JUNGLE, opposite Daniel Radcliffe, which premiered at MIFF 2017.

Other film credits include SUCKER opposite Timothy Spall and GALORE which screened at the 2014 Berlin Int. Film Festival following its premiere at MIFF 2013. Lily's performance in the film won her the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Cinema des Antipodes Saint Tropez Film Festival.

The daughter of a West Virginia druggist, Joanne Dru came to New York in 1940. In New York she worked as a model and was cast by Al Jolson as one of the showgirls in his Broadway play "Hold Onto Your Hats." When the show closed in 1941, she married popular singer Dick Haymes and went with him to Hollywood. Discovered by a talent scout while working in the theater, Joanne made her screen debut in Abie's Irish Rose (1946), and that picture almost ended her career. Two years later she "redeemed" herself with her role in the classic Howard Hawks western Red River (1948). She followed that with another western, John Ford's She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), again playing opposite John Wayne. Unfortunately, her success in those two classics resulted in the scripts being submitted to her consisting of mostly westerns, and she got typecast (this from a woman who said, "I simply hated horses...").

In 1950 she was cast in another John Ford western, Wagon Master (1950), which became the basis for the Ward Bond TV series Wagon Train (1957). Even though she played in films other than westerns--All the King's Men (1949), The Pride of St. Louis (1952) and Hell on Frisco Bay (1955), for example--it was the westerns for which she was remembered. By the late 1950s westerns were running out of steam and so was her screen career, so she turned to TV, where she appeared on shows such as Playhouse 90 (1956).

In 1960 Joanne was cast in the role of the Eastern owner of a dude ranch in the comedy series Guestward Ho! (1960). Perhaps even funnier is that she would play an Easterner after all those westerns is the fact that her character name was Babs. The show ended in 1961.

Merlin Olsen was born on 15 September 1940 in Logan, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for Mitchell (1975), The Undefeated (1969) and Fathers and Sons (1986). He was married to Susan Wakely. He died on 11 March 2010 in Duarte, California, USA.

John Gilbert was born into a show-business family - his father was a comic with the Pringle Stock Company. By 1915 John was an extra with Thomas H. Ince's company and a lead player by 1917. In those days he was assistant director, actor or screenwriter. He also tried his hand at directing. By 1919 he was being noticed in films and getting better roles. In 1921 he signed a three-year contract with Fox Films. His popularity continued to soar and he was turning from villain to leading man. In 1924 he signed with MGM which put him into His Hour (1924). In 1925 he appeared in the very successful The Big Parade (1925) and was, by now, as popular as Rudolph Valentino. Lillian Gish, who had a new contract with MGM, picked Gilbert to co-star with her in La Bohème (1926). With the death of Valentino, his only competition, John was on top of the world. Then came Greta Garbo, who starred with him in Love (1927), Flesh and the Devil (1926) and A Woman of Affairs (1928). The screen chemistry between these two was incredible and led to a torrid off-screen affair. The studio publicity department worked overtime to publicize the romance between the two, but when it came time to marry, John was left at the altar. His performances after that were devoid of the sparkle that he once had and he began to drink heavily. Added to that, the whole industry was moving towards sound, and while his voice was not as bad as some had thought, it did not match the image that he portrayed on the screen. Even his characters had changed, in such films as Redemption (1930) and Way for a Sailor (1930). He was no longer the person that bad things happened to, but he now was the cause of bad things which happen. MGM did little to help John adjust to the new sound medium, as studio chief Louis B. Mayer and Gilbert had a fierce and nasty confrontation over Garbo. John was still under contract to MGM for a very large salary, but the money meant little to him. His contract ran out in 1933 after he appeared in Fast Workers (1933) as a riveter.

Garbo tried to restore some of his image when she insisted that he play opposite her in Queen Christina (1933), but by then it was too late. He appeared in only one more film and died of a heart attack in January 1936.

Kip Thorne was born on 1 June 1940 in Logan, Utah, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Interstellar (2014), The Big Bang Theory (2007) and Astronogeek (2015). He has been married to Carolee Joyce Winstein since 7 July 1984. He was previously married to Linda Jean Peterson.

Sarah Hunley was born on 29 December 1937 in Logan, West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Waitress (2007), The Kingdom (2007) and Sordid Lives: The Series (2008). She died on 5 October 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Ashley Louise Jackson was born in Logan, Utah to Susan Budge, a retired health-care manager, and Blain Jackson, who works as an outdoor expedition guide. Jackson's career was ignited in high school at the age of fifteen as an extra in the Jared Hess cult classic, "Napoleon Dynamite." The film was set in Ashley's high school, Preston High, and featured her hometown. Ashley was in college when the movie was released and sold "Vote for Pedro" shirts to supplement her athletic student income. For the next few years, Ashley continued to take parts in plays and musicals at her college, church, and local theatre productions. Growing up with her dad as a wildlife guide on horseback, Ashley is a skilled horseman. Her love of country and cowboy boots has lead her to be an icon in the western wear & agriculture industry dawning the handle @TheBootBabe and @TheCannabisCowgirl she has a secure foothold in the digital creator space on social media. Ashley is a published author and can be found on Amazon with a book titled "Unstoppable: What Fear, Death, and the Cannabis Black Market Have to Teach Us About Living." She is a Cannabis advocate and has successfully helped millions of people navigate their journey with Cannabis. Ashley attended the 2017 Cannes Film Festival assisting producer Carol Bidault de l'Isle and writer/director Jowan Carbin in securing worldwide distribution on the psychological thriller "Cut Off'," Executive Produced by William Baldwin. Ashley attended the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and hosted the annual FEMME event with Bridget Burch-Cook In 2022 Ashley was an Idaho Gubernatorial candidate and ran advocating for the legalization and decriminalization of cannabis and plant medicine. She is a speaker, covering taboo topics such as mental health, the pharmaceutical industry and human rights. She is currently in development of multiple projects including, "Cannabis Country", "I Am Every Woman", "An Unstoppable Series" and the remake of an old classic, Urban Cowboy.

Joseph M. Newman worked his way up from office boy and clerk to writer and assistant director under George Cukor, Ernst Lubitsch and others. In 1937 he was briefly assigned to MGM's British section as a second unit director, but returned home within the year to direct short features. His occasional involvement in bigger productions included shooting the famous "Donkey Serenade" from The Firefly (1937), for which he did not receive screen credit. Indeed, he received two Oscar nominations as assistant director (a short-lived category in the awards). After directing his first full-length motion picture, Northwest Rangers (1942), Newman served in the war, rising to the rank of major, making documentaries and newsreels for the Signal Corps. The sense of realism and attention to detail he gained during this time served him in later years.

Many of his films, almost all second features and shot on modest budgets, use character actors rather than stars for the lead roles. They have a gritty, semi-documentary look, particularly his two best offerings: the film noir 711 Ocean Drive (1950) and the outdoor drama Red Skies of Montana (1952). Many also share an overriding preoccupation with technology, as in "711 Ocean Drive", in which an electronically-minded telephone repairman (Edmond O'Brien) becomes entangled with a shady bookmaking syndicate. Newman's most famous film would have to be the cult sci-fi This Island Earth (1955)--in which the main stars, it must be said, were the special effects--which features clever matte paintings and lush three-strip Technicolor photography. Newman's contribution to the film is somewhat diminished, however, by the fact that nearly half of it (set on the planet Metaluna) was re-shot by director Jack Arnold because the studio was unhappy with the initial result. Arnold, in the end, shot some of the most famous scenes, including the mutant attack and the escape through the tunnels.

After "This Island Earth", Newman's work was competent, if routine: a few westerns, a minor swashbuckler and a couple of crime pictures. Sci-fi fans will remember his four entries into The Twilight Zone (1959), though none were among the most compelling of the series.

Jean Sullivan was born on 26 May 1923 in Logan, Utah, USA. She was an actress, known for Uncertain Glory (1944), The Doctors (1963) and Squirm (1976). She was married to Tom Poston. She died on 27 February 2003 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Carlyle Mitchell was born on 10 October 1906 in Logan, West Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Blood of Dracula (1957), The Living Christ Series (1951) and Science Fiction Theatre (1955). He died on 3 April 1964 in Colesville, Maryland, USA.

Starina Johnson was born in Logan, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for A Measure of the Sin (2013), Roundball (2013) and Stuck! (2009).

Jackie Ibanez was born in Logan, Utah, USA. She is married to Eddie Ibanez. They have three children.

David Jensen was born on 30 December 1947 in Logan, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), Species (1995) and Tripwire (1989). He was married to Jan L. Anderson and Carole L. Taylor. He died on 29 November 1998 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Lola Jensen was born on 16 April 1919 in Logan, Utah, USA. She was an actress, known for Dance, Girl, Dance (1940), Killer Dill (1947) and Flat Foot Stooges (1938). She died on 26 October 2001 in Camarillo, California, USA.

Casey Robinson was born on 17 October 1903 in Logan, Utah, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Captain Blood (1935), Days of Glory (1944) and Diplomatic Courier (1952). He was married to Tamara Toumanova, Audray Dale and Joan Potts. He died on 6 December 1979 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

H.E.D. Redford was born on 5 December 1924 in Logan, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for Footloose (1984), Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) and A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation (1989). He was married to Cheryl Henoch and Patricia Clawson. He died on 22 February 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Byron Allred was born on 27 October 1948 in Logan, Utah, USA. He is a composer, known for Baby Driver (2017), Night of the Comet (1984) and Kayak Kops (2019).

Jason Hartshorn was born in 1976 in a small town in Ohio. He has worked in various clubs and shows as a drag queen. He's best known by the name Alotta Pounds. He is well known for his appearances on The Jerry Springer Show. He has become one of the shows most popular guests. He is both beloved and hated by America. The show receives more fan mail for Jason than most guests in recent memory. He is the very first guest to challenge the shows executive producer Richard Dominick. This can be seen on the episode The Sound and The Fury.

Tiffany Donahue was born on 10 September 1984 in Logan, Ohio, USA. Tiffany is an executive, known for He's Just Not That Into You (2009), Inherit the Viper (2019) and Dead Air (2009).

Richie Call is an actor who comes from a multi-generational theatre family. He was born in Logan, Utah. As a child, he lived in Utah, Idaho, and Texas. He began acting in high school in shows that his father directed. Richie received a BFA in Performance from Utah State University and an MFA in Acting from Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts. He lives in Logan, Utah with his wife and 4 children where he teaches at Utah State University and serves the Artistic Director of the Lyric Repertory Company (a small professional theatre founded by his grandfather).

Lenore Romney, the wife and mother of presidential candidates (Michigan Governor George Romney and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney), was the First Lady of Michigan from 1963 to 1969, when her husband George became President Richard Nixon's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Before becoming governor of the Wolverine State, George had been a successful business executive and the fist C.E.O. of American Motors from 1954 to 1962.

Born Lenore LaFount in Logan, Utah on November 9, 1908, she was the daughter of Harold Arundel LaFount, an English immigrant and Mormon who later was appointed to the Federal Radio Commission by President Calvin Coolidge. Her high school sweetheart George Romney, who was born in the Mormon Colony in Mexico but whose family moved to Utah due to the upheavals caused by the 1911 Mexican Revolution, continued to woo her after she moved to Washington, D.C. She was an aspiring actress who gave up a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to marry George in 1931.

They were married for 64 years, until George's death in 1995. In addition to Mitt, their last child, they had another son and two daughters, and many grand-children. George's business career took them to Michigan, where they set down roots as he became an automobile industry executive then politician.

In 1970, Lenore ran for the U.S. Senate. The Machiavellian Nixon had wanted to oust her husband George, who had been his rival for the 1968 Republican Presidential nomination, from his administration, but Romney was too respected to fire. Nixon urged him to run against incumbent Democratic Senator Philip Hart, but Lenore ran instead. She lost in the general election.

Lenore Romney died on July 7, 1998 and was buried next to her husband in Fairview Cemetery in Brighton, Michigan. She was 89 years old.

Shay Carl Butler, known as ShayCarl, is the force behind one of the most beloved families on YouTube. Shay got his start on YouTube as a sketch comedian and vlogger. His videos have been viewed almost 75 million times, and each video is almost unanimously "Liked." Shay has several other channels for vlogging, but this channel's scripted videos spotlight Shay in a whole new way. In addition to his own channel, his family makes up the extremely popular YouTube channel, ShayTards. Named after his love for uni-tards, Shay, his wife, and their wonderful family create a new video blog every day, allowing viewers to share in the adventures and misadventures of their family life. Shay's friendly, family-oriented demeanor attracts huge numbers, with over 500 million views and over one million subscribers and his viewers are overwhelmingly positive in their comments. Whether they're eating donuts off of strings or practicing gymnastics together, his is a family that people can't help but love.

Tyler Atkinson was born on 14 May 1982 in Logan, Utah, USA. Tyler is an assistant director, known for Deep Winter (2008), Unaccompanied Minors (2006) and Pirates of the Great Salt Lake (2006).

Gavin Sheehan was born on 29 April 1982 in Logan, Utah, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Joe vs. the Occult (2008), Touched by an Angel (1994) and Halloweentown High (2004).

Phil Olsen was born on 26 April 1948 in Logan, Utah, USA. He is an actor, known for One More Train to Rob (1971).