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- Actor
- Stunts
- Soundtrack
An American stuntman who, after more than 30 years in the business, moved into acting and became an acclaimed and respected character actor, Richard Farnsworth was a native of Los Angeles. He grew up around horses and as a teenager was offered an opportunity to ride in films. He appeared in horse-racing scenes and cavalry charges unbilled, first as a general rider and later as a stuntman. His riding and stunting skills gained him regular work doubling stars ranging from Roy Rogers to Gary Cooper, and he often doubled the bad guy as well. Although. like most stuntmen, he was occasionally given a line or two of dialogue, it was not until Farnsworth was over 50 that his natural talent for acting and his ease and warmth before the camera became apparent. When he won an Academy Award nomination for his role in Comes a Horseman (1978), it came as a surprise to many in the industry that this "newcomer" had been around since the 1930s. Farnsworth followed his Oscar nomination with a number of finely wrought performances, including The Grey Fox (1982) and The Natural (1984). In 1999 he came out of semi-retirement for a tour-de-force portrayal in The Straight Story (1999).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Albert Gordon MacRae was born on March 12, 1921, in East Orange, NJ. During his early years, he resided in Syracuse, NY, and, while in high school, spent much of his time singing and acting in the Drama Club. It was also during this time that he learned to play the piano, clarinet and the saxophone. At 19, he entered a singing contest and won a two-week engagement at The World's Fair in New York, performing with the Harry James and Les Brown bands. In 1940, while working in New York City as a page, he was "discovered" and hired to sing for the Horace Heidt Band. After a two-year stint, he joined the Army Air Corps and worked as a navigator for the next two years. He made his Broadway debut in a show called "Junior Miss", as a replacement in the role of "Tommy Arbuckle". Next, he appeared, again on Broadway, in Ray Bolger's 1946 revue, "Three To Make Ready". It was here that he was spotted by Capitol Records and signed to a long-term recording contract in 1947. He stayed with the label for more than 20 years. In October 1948, on ABC, he starred on the radio show "The Railroad Hour". The show moved to NBC in October 1949 and continued until June of 1954. It presented operettas and musical dramatizations, all starring Gordon and many different leading ladies. Also in 1948, he was signed to a seven-year contract with Warner Brothers Pictures and, soon after, made his film debut in the non-musical, The Big Punch (1948), opposite Lois Maxwell (well-known later as "Miss Moneypenny" in the James Bond films). What followed was a string of hit musicals, starting with Look for the Silver Lining (1949), in which MacRae had a featured role opposite June Haver and Ray Bolger, and five fondly remembered films with Doris Day, beginning with Tea for Two (1950). Perhaps his two best and well-known films were two of his last: Oklahoma! (1955) and Carousel (1956), both written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and both opposite screen newcomer Shirley Jones. MacRae began to suffer, in the late 1950s and early 1960s, from bouts of heavy drinking and, by his own admission, developed into an alcoholic. He revealed that he had been "picked up for drunk driving" during the filming of "Carousel". He conquered the disease in the 1970s and went on to counsel other alcoholics. He continued recording and performing on dozens of television shows. He and his wife, Sheila MacRae, appeared together frequently and even released an album together. His daughters, Meredith MacRae and Heather MacRae, acted in films and on TV. On September 22, 1974, he appeared as a sheriff on an episode of McCloud (1970), starring Dennis Weaver, entitled "The Barefoot Girls of Bleeker Street". His final film came in 1979, a fine dramatic role in The Pilot (1980), which starred Cliff Robertson. He suffered a stroke in 1982. He continued on with the support of his second wife, Elizabeth, and his five children. This brilliant performer continued to tour, when his health would permit, allowing audiences to relive some of his biggest film hits. On January 24, 1986, Gordon MacRae died at the age of 64, at his home in Lincoln, NE, of pneumonia, the result of complications from cancer of the mouth and jaw.- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Angelo Badalamenti was born on 22 March 1937 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Mulholland Drive (2001), Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) and Lost Highway (1997). He was married to Lonny Irgens. He died on 11 December 2022 in Lincoln Park, New Jersey, USA.- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
James Ellis was born on 15 March 1931 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Nightingales (1990), Playing the Field (1998) and Z Cars (1962). He was married to Robina Ellis and Beth Ellis. He died on 8 March 2014 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK.- Bozo the Bear was born in 1960. She was an actress, known for The Legend of Black Thunder Mountain (1979) and The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (1977). She died on 8 January 1999 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
- Charles Starkweather was born on 24 November 1938 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. He died on 25 June 1959 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
- Charlie Trotter was born on 8 September 1959 in Wilmette, Illinois, USA. He was a producer, known for My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), The Kitchen Sessions with Charlie Trotter (1999) and Fix This Kitchen (2010). He was married to Rochelle Smith and Lisa Ehrlich. He died on 5 November 2013 in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
- Producer
Starting in the film industry as a child actor, Whorf first appeared in the film On Our Merry Way (1948) in 1946 with an all-star cast including Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, Paulette Goddard, Fred MacMurray and Burgess Meredith. Summer Stock in New England at Marblehead, Ma. and Westport, Ct. punctuated his summers while attending Stanford University where he majored in Theatre Arts and Fine Arts. In 1953 Mr. Whorf was an apprentice at the Country Playhouse, Marblehead, Massachusetts. This was followed a few years later with a season at the Westport Country Playhouse. A theatre his father had played many years earlier. After a tour in the Army, he returned to film making, appearing in over fifty television shows and six feature films including a feature role in PT 109 (1963), the story of John Kennedy's experience in the South Pacific during the Second World War. In 1961 he appeared with his father, Richard Whorf, in a pre-Broadway show "One for the Dame". At this time, it was only the second time in recent Broadway history that father and son played father and son on stage. The show "closed out of town" due to financial problems after playing Ford's Theatre in Baltimore and at the Copley Theatre in Boston. In 1964 he wrote, produced and directed a short subject "Another Way Home" which received "Honorable Mention" at the Cork Ireland Film Festival. Mr. Whorf spent two seasons in repertory theatre at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado. Of the sixteen plays in which he appeared, he received accolades for "Dark at the Top of the Stairs", "Five Finger Exercise" and "Little Mary Sunshine". In 1958 he became a member of the Director's Guild of America. As a first assistant director with director Larry Peerce, Mr Whorf worked on the Emmy Award winning mini-series "Woman Named Jackie, A" (1991)(mini)_ filmed entirely in the Richmond Virginia area. Other credits include the wacky "Caddyshack" and as Unit Manager on The Right Stuff (1983). Mr. Whorf continues to work actively in the film industry in a multitude of capacities from Director to Unit Manager and Assistant Director. He has written three feature scripts; "Deadly Intent" has been optioned by a production company. In 1980, Mr. Whorf recognized the impact computers were to have on the film industry. He formed a software company with Rob Alger, Alnitak Computing Company, and created the first film production software package, "AD/80".- Christopher Hancock was born on 5 June 1928 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1992), Love for Lydia (1977) and The Theban Plays by Sophocles (1986). He was married to Ann Walford. He died on 29 September 2004 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
- David Moran was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Mind Your Language (1977), Yes Minister (1980) and Metal Mickey (1980). He died on 25 April 2021 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.
- Marianne De Camp was born on 25 January 1939 in Clearwater, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for The Monster Squad (1987). She died on 16 April 2022 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
- Louis Matto was born on 16 August 1910 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Glad Tidings! (1953) and Softly Softly: Task Force (1969). He was married to Norah Mary Cox. He died on 16 April 1989 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
- Virginia Faulkner contributed stories to magazines during the 1930s and '40s. She is the co-author (with Dana Suesse) of the comedy "It Takes Two," produced by George Abbott (1947). The play opened as "Apartment 17-B" with Hugh Marlowe, Vivian Vance and John Forsythe, and was purchased by RKO Radio Pictures. Faulkner was the ghost writer of Polly Adler's autobiography, "A House Is Not A Home." Faulkner returned to Lincoln, Neb., her hometown, to take a teaching post at Univ. of Nebraska. She was Editor in chief of the University press until June, 1979 when she retired as professor of English. She died at age 67 in Omaha, Nebraska in the fall of 1980.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Bruce Marovich was born on 1 July 1944 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Twisted (2004), Scheme C6 (2001) and Singing (2000). He died on 28 May 2019 in Lincoln, California, USA.- Actor
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Steve Gaines was born in 1936 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for The Trial of Standing Bear (1989). He died on 23 November 2023 in Lincoln, Nebraska USA.- Mike Brislane was an actor, known for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) and Star Search (1983). He died on 11 October 2015 in Lincoln, California, USA.
- Actor
Carl Samuelson was born on 11 April 1923 in Grand Island, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor. He died on 17 August 1995 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.- U.S. Andersen was born on 14 September 1917 in Portland, Oregon, USA. U.S. was a writer, known for Highway Dragnet (1954) and Bonanza (1959). U.S. died on 24 September 1986 in Lincoln City, Oregon, USA.
- Producer
- Production Manager
Winston O'Keefe was born on 20 June 1910 in Texas, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for Playhouse 90 (1956), Matinee Theatre (1955) and The Ford Theatre Hour (1948). He died on 8 August 1991 in Lincoln City, Oregon, USA.- Bess Streeter Aldrich was born on 17 February 1881 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. She was a writer, known for The Woman Who Was Forgotten (1929), Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) and The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story (1983). She was married to Charles S. Aldrich. She died on 3 August 1954 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
- Sophie Freud was born on 6 August 1924 in Vienna, Austria. She was married to Paul Loewenstein. She died on 3 June 2022 in Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA.
- Actor
Rodney Bieber was born on 12 December 1931 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor. He died on 13 September 2011 in Lincoln, California, USA.- Editor
- Producer
- Writer
Todd has written and produced 18 films in addition to many industrial videos and commercials. He also works as an editor and sound mixer. Although known for a lengthy background in the horror genre, Todd's latest works are strong character studies and dramas. Todd has four sons and was recently engaged to Emily Stout.- Additional Crew
- Actor
Drew Gomber was born on 18 May 1949 in Waldwick, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Hardin (2015), Gunslingers (2014) and Wild West Tech (2003). He died on 15 January 2024 in Lincoln, New Mexico, USA.- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Location Management
J. Stuart Blackton Jr. was born on 6 November 1897 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Maniac (1934), The Blood Barrier (1920) and Narcotic (1933). He died on 16 December 1968 in Lincoln City, Oregon, USA.