Advanced search
- TITLES
- NAMES
- COLLABORATIONS
Search filters
Enter full date
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
Only includes names with the selected topics
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
1-22 of 22
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Following his service as a naval aviator in WW I, Tay Garnett entered films in 1920 as a screenwriter. After a stint as a gag writer for Mack Sennett and Hal Roach he joined Pathe, then the distributor for both competing comedy producers, and in 1928 began directing for that company. Garnett garnered some attention in the early 1930s with such films as One Way Passage (1932) and Her Man (1930), but his best work came in the mid-'30s and early 1940s with such films as China Seas (1935), Slave Ship (1937) and Seven Sinners (1940). His best known film would have to the John Garfield/Lana Turner vehicle The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), although his version of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) was a well-deserved critical and commercial success as well. Garnett journeyed to England in the early 1950s for several films, but upon his return made only a few pictures before jumping enthusiastically into television. He resurfaced on the big screen in the early 1970s to shoot a pair of minor outdoor epics in Alaska, then retired. He died of leukemia in 1977.- Actor
- Stunts
Staunch, granite-jawed American leading man of silent and early talkie films, much associated with Westerns. A native of New York City, Holt often claimed to have been born in Winchester, Virginia, where he grew up. The son of an Episcopal minister, he attended Trinity School in Manhattan, then the Virginia Military Institute, from which he was expelled for bad behavior. Giving up his vague hopes of becoming a lawyer, he went on the road, engaging in numerous occupations. He mined gold in Alaska, worked as both a railroad and a civil engineer, delivered mail, rode herd on cattle, and played parts in traveling stage productions. While looking for work as a surveyor in San Francisco in 1914, he volunteered to ride a horse over a cliff in a stunt for a film crew shooting in San Rafael. In gratitude, the director gave him a part in the film. Holt followed the movie people to Hollywood and began getting bits and stunt jobs in the many Westerns and serials being made there. He impressed a number of co-workers at Universal Pictures, among them Francis Ford and his brother John Ford, and Grace Cunard. Holt soon became a frequent supporting player in their films, and then a star in serials.
A move to Paramount studios in 1917 cemented his leading man status, and he became one of the studio's great stars, particularly in a very successful series of Westerns based on the novels of Zane Grey. Talkies proved no problem for Holt, and his career thrived, although mostly in run-of-the-mill adventure films. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Holt entered the U.S. Army at the age of 54, serving at the request of General George C. Marshall as a horse buyer for the cavalry. Upon his return to pictures following the war, he alternated between character roles in major films such as John Ford's They Were Expendable (1945) and leading roles in minor Westerns. He made a cameo appearance in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) which starred his son Tim Holt. That same year father and son played father and son in a B-Western, The Arizona Ranger (1948). Less than three years later, on January 18, 1951, Holt died of a heart attack at the Los Angeles Veterans Hospital in Sawtelle, a couple of blocks west of the Los Angeles National Cemetery where he is now buried.- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
George Cooper was born on 12 December 1892 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Unholy Night (1929), The Barrier (1926) and The Eternal Three (1923). He was married to Edwina. He died on 9 December 1943 in Sawtelle, California, USA.- Born Crescent Clinton Rosemond, although becoming an actor, he started as a singer. He was in some a capella groups in the Los Angeles area at the turn of the century. In 1919 he became part of the Southern Syncopated Orchestra. During the 1920s the ensemble traveled to London where they performed at Buckingham Palace, and toured Australia, New Zealand, India and Japan. Rosemond then came to be one of the three members of the Royal Southern Singers.
As an actor his first role was as butler in Only the Brave (1930), and had bit uncredited similar parts, including a singing one in Carolina (1934), until he played the Prophet in The Green Pastures (1936), an adaptation of religious stories intended for black audiences. He played the doctor in another "black" film, Cabin in the Sky (1943). Like most of his race fellow actors, he was mainly offered roles of butler, servant or stableman, yet director Mervyn LeRoy praised his work in They Won't Forget (1937) as" the first to play a realistic black role on the screen" and a predecessor to Sidney Poitier and other fine black actors. - Actor
- Director
Matthew Betz was born on 13 September 1881 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Big Chance (1933), The Crimson City (1928) and The Big House (1930). He was married to Lulu Slipp. He died on 26 January 1938 in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Ralph Remley was born on 24 May 1885 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Make Way for Tomorrow (1937), Princess O'Hara (1935) and Behind the Mike (1937). He died on 26 May 1939 in Sawtelle, California, USA.
- Animation Department
- Director
- Writer
William Nolan was born on 10 June 1894 in Connecticut, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Black Pirate (1926), Tad's Indoor Sports and The Gaucho (1927). He was married to Viola Golden. He died on 6 December 1954 in Sawtelle, California, USA.- Thomas Monroe was born on 26 September 1902. He was a writer, known for Ball of Fire (1941), The Affairs of Susan (1945) and A Song Is Born (1948). He died on 24 April 1960 in Sawtelle, California, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Charles H. Hickman was born on 6 March 1878 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Below the Deadline (1929), Shadows of the West (1921) and Doctor Neighbor (1916). He was married to Virginia Elizabeth Cantrell, Frances Matkov and Annie Florence Wolstenholme. He died on 19 September 1938 in Sawtelle, California, USA.- Director
- Writer
Harold Beaudine was born on 29 November 1894 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for No Boy Wanted (1929), His Public (1930) and For Art's Sake (1930). He was married to Stephanie Tappe. He died on 9 May 1949 in Sawtelle, California, USA.- George Fisher was born on 10 August 1891 in Republic, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for For the Term of His Natural Life (1927), The Three Musketeers (1916) and A Little Sister of Everybody (1918). He died on 13 August 1960 in Sawtelle, California, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Harry von Meter was born on 29 March 1871 in Malta Bend, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Lillo of the Sulu Seas (1916), The Last Supper (1914) and His Faith in Humanity (1914). He died on 2 June 1956 in Sawtelle, California, USA.- Actor
- Casting Director
Ray Hanson was born on 14 April 1894 in Peru, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and casting director. He died on 16 December 1950 in Sawtelle, California, USA.- Henri Menjou was born on 2 June 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Special Agent K-7 (1936), Pleasure Before Business (1927) and Blonde or Brunette (1927). He was married to Fran Pallay. He died on 27 January 1956 in Sawtelle, California, USA.
- Lem Sowards was born on 17 October 1892 in Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Red Blood (1925). He died on 20 August 1962 in Sawtelle, California, USA.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Al Siegel was born on 4 July 1906. He is known for Swing High, Swing Low (1937), Moonlight and Pretzels (1933) and When You're in Love (1937). He died on 3 March 1966 in Sawtelle, California, USA.- Actor
Bob McGurk was born on 12 March 1907 in Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor. He was married to Josephine Brufladt. He died on 30 May 1959 in Sawtelle, California, USA.- Harry J. Vejar was born on 24 April 1889 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Mexicali Rose (1929) and The Sea Hound (1947). He died on 1 March 1968 in Sawtelle, California, USA.
- Additional Crew
Bud Murray was born on 21 November 1888 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Secret Sinners (1933), Maid to Order (1931) and Oh! Oh! Cleopatra (1931). He died on 1 November 1952 in Sawtelle, California, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jack Denny started his musical career in Montreal, Quebec in 1920. His career as leader of his dance orchestra lasted for many years and was especially popular in the early 1930s. He retired from the band business about six years before his death, and worked as salesman for the Baldwin Piano Company. At the time of his death he was survived by his wife.- Oliver Garver was born on 11 March 1900 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He was a director, known for Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940). He died on 13 March 1952 in Sawtelle, California, USA.
- Writer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Harry MacPherson was born on 14 May 1887 in Clinton, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Remains of the Day (1993), Rainbow Over Broadway (1933) and Starlight Over Texas (1938). He died on 5 August 1951 in Sawtelle, California, USA.