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Howard da Silva was one of 324 actors, writers and directors who fell victim to the Hollywood blacklisting of the early 1950s, and had his career halted in the blink of an eye. Originally was a steelworker before making his stage debut at age 20 in New York. He made a name for himself on Broadway before going to Hollywood, but kept up his stage work after making the move to films. His most memorable performance came in the 1943 Broadway production of Oklahoma!. In Hollywood, he became a well-liked character actor, appearing in such films as Sergeant York (1941), The Big Shot (1942) and The Lost Weekend (1945). In 1947, his career was threatened when the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) began its investigation into alleged Communist influence of Hollywood. Actor Robert Taylor, called as a "friendly witness", accused many of his fellow actors and writers of either being communists or having communist sympathies. When questioned about da Silva, Taylor said, "I can name a few who seem to sort of disrupt things once in a while. Whether or not they are communists I don't know. One chap we have currently, I think is Howard da Silva. He always seems to have something to say at the wrong time." On November 25, 1947, a meeting of Hollywood executives held in New York released a statement known as the Waldorf Statement, in which they announced a blacklist would be immediately imposed aimed at anyone named or suspected as a communist. "We will forthwith discharge or suspend without compensation those in our employ and we will not re-employ any of the ten until such time as he is acquitted or has purged himself of contempt and declares under oath that he is not a communist." Howard appeared in a few more films before he was called before HUAC, refused to answer any of the committee's questions and was promptly blacklisted by the studios. He continued working in the theatre, and once the blacklist was lifted in the early 1960s made a return to film and television. He passed away two years after making his last movie.

Albert Fish was born on 19 May 1870 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He died on 16 January 1936 in Ossining, New York, USA.

Early information on Florence La Badie is sketchy. She is thought to have been born in New York City in 1888, and she was either taken away from or she was given up for adoption by her birth mother. Florence was adopted by a married couple named LaBadie, who legally gave the child their last name. Her adoptive father, Joseph LaBadie, is believed to have been an attorney in Canada, and the family spent time in Montreal, where Florence grew up. She was educated in both Montreal and New York, and after graduation from high school she worked as a model for well-known illustrator (and, later, film director) Penrhyn Stanlaws.

She took up a career on the stage in 1908. She signed up with director Chauncey Olcott's theatrical company, and went on the road with them. In 1909 she went with a friend, Mary Pickford, to the American Biograph film studio in New York to watch Pickford at work in In the Window Recess (1909), and Pickford got her a bit part in the picture. La Badie didn't make any films for a year after that, and then she signed a contract with Biograph.

In 1911 she left Biograph for Thanhouser. She met with great success in Thanhouser's pictures, and she was gradually promoted to lead roles, working there from 1911-1917 (making her the player who worked at Thanhouser the longest). She became the best-known of all of Thanhouser's players and she was wildly popular in fan magazines and trade journals.

Although she was engaged twice (to actor Val Hush and to writer Daniel Carson Goodman), she never married. She was the "companion" of film mogul Marcus Loew for several years.

On August 28, 1917, while driving a car near Ossining, New York, with her fiancé Daniel Goodman, the car's brakes failed and the car plunged down an embankment at high speed, rolling over when it hit the bottom. Goodman escaped with relatively minor injuries, but she was thrown from the car, incurring a compound fracture to her pelvis. She was taken to a hospital in Ossining, where her conditioned worsened. She died of septicemia (infection) on August 28. She was 29 years old.

Northern Calloway was born on 22 January 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Sesame Street (1969), Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988) and Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983). He was married to Terry Calloway. He died on 9 January 1990 in Ossining, New York, USA.

John Cheever was born on 27 May 1912 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Swimmer (1968), Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) and 3 by Cheever (1979). He was married to Mary Winternitz. He died on 18 June 1982 in Ossining, New York, USA.

Uma Pemmaraju was born on 31 March 1958 in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India. She was married to Andrew Petkun. She died on 8 August 2022 in Ossining, New York, USA.

Alfred Toigo was born on 17 September 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Panic! (1957), Flight (1958) and Telephone Time (1956). He died on 22 April 1994 in Ossining, New York, USA.

Mary Barker was born in 1848. She was an actress, known for Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1913). She was married to Augustus Reynolds. She died on 30 July 1913 in Ossining, New York, USA.

Margaret Mayo was born on 19 November 1882 in Brownsville, Illinois, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for The Marriage of William Ashe (1921), Baby Mine (1917) and Polly of the Circus (1917). She was married to Edgar Selwyn. She died on 25 February 1951 in Ossining, New York, USA.

Victor Young was born on 9 April 1889 in Bristol, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for In Old California (1929) and Frontier Romance (1929). He died on 2 September 1968 in Ossining, New York, USA.

Harry Strauss was born on 28 July 1909 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He died on 12 June 1941 in Ossining, New York, USA.

Karen Jaehne was a producer, known for Walls & Bridges (1992). Karen died on 21 January 2000 in Ossining, New York, USA.

Sonny Sharrock was born on 27 August 1940 in Ossining, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for Joe's Apartment (1996), P.O.V. (1988) and Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021). He died on 26 May 1994 in Ossining, New York, USA.

Albert Wein was born on 27 July 1915 in New York City, New York, USA. Albert was an art director, known for The Ernie Kovacs Show (1961) and Take a Good Look (1959). Albert died on 30 March 1991 in Ossining, New York, USA.

Wilson Reynolds was born on 24 April 1869 in Paola, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Young America (1918), The Inevitable (1917) and Janice Meredith (1924). He was married to Minnie Robinson, Nellie Mark (actress) and Hester Underwood. He died on 12 April 1938 in Ossining, New York, USA.

Donna Henes is an internationally renowned urban shaman, eco-ceremonialist, award-winning author, syndicated columnist, popular speaker, and workshop leader whose joyful celebrations of celestial events have introduced ancient traditional rituals and contemporary ceremonies to millions of people in more than 100 cities since 1972. She is a wedding officiant and also a certified funeral celebrant. In addition to her popular public rituals for equinoxes and solstices, she is the official Grand Spirit Marshall of the world famous Greenwich Village Halloween Parade and the Mistress of Blessing Ceremonies for NYC Earth Day Festivities. She has also conducted a Purification Blessing of Wall Street, a Blessing of the Fleet for New York's Quadricentennial Festival, and a Presidential Inauguration Purification Ceremony in Washington, DC. Mama Donna has received commissions and citations from Mayors Ed Koch and David Dinkins, and Governor David Patterson, as well as two grants each from the National Endowment for the Arts and NY Foundation for the Arts. She has published four books, a CD, an acclaimed quarterly journal and writes for The Huffington Post, Beliefnet and UPI (United Press International) Religion and Spirituality Forum. Mama Donna, as she is affectionately called, maintains a ceremonial center, spirit shop, ritual practice, and consultancy in Exotic Brooklyn, NY where she offers intuitive tarot readings, spiritual counseling, and works with individuals, groups,institutions, municipalities, and corporations to create meaningful ceremonies for every imaginable occasion.

Charles Freeman was born on 11 July 1900 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK. Charles was a writer, known for Urge to Kill (1960), Armchair Theatre (1956) and The Web (1950). Charles was married to Letty Cooper. Charles died in March 1980 in Ossining, New York, USA.

Jon Sholle was born on 13 March 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Jason X (2001), The Rose (1979) and Bad Assassin (2000). He died on 17 May 2018 in Ossining, New York, USA.