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She graduated from Marymount High School, Tarrytown, N.Y. and then from Adelphi College, NY. She married another Adelphi graduate, Lee Philips (actor, director) and were later divorced amicably. After studying with Sanford Meisner, she married F.X. Toole (the writer of Million Dollar Baby (2004) under the pseudonym used for Jerry Boyd), in Mexico City where daughter Erin was born. They later divorced amicably.
She did the play, Teach Me How To Cry, written by Patricia Joudry and was spotted by an agent, Doovid Barskin, who signed her. In 1960 she met the perfect man, Phil Toorvald, a Stanford University senior studying electrical engineering. She had two children with Phil in quick succession, Sven and Tina, raised another girl (adopted), and then raised that girl's two daughters.
Jean's first feature part had been in 1952 in the film Edge of Fury (1958) where she had met first-time cameraman Jack Couffer. Fifty years later, after each had survived the loss of long time spouses they now share their lives together in retirement.- Montrose Hagins was an African-American television actress. She starred and been a guest on popular shows such as: Seinfeld, Roc, 227, The Golden Girls, Sister, Sister, The Hughleys, The Jamie Foxx Show, What's Happening Now, The Sinbad Show, The Famous Jett Jackson. She also became the replacement for Rosetta LeNoire as Leola Henderson-Forbes in the final season on Amen. Her television credits also include more guest spots on shows such as: E/R, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Hunter, Malcolm & Eddie, and Moesha. She retired from acting in 2005 and spent the last years of her live living in an antique farmhouse in Pennsylvania.
- Jan Wiley was born on 23 February 1916 in Marion, Indiana, USA. She was an actress, known for A Fig Leaf for Eve (1944), The Master Key (1945) and Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945). She was married to Mort Greene and Roger Clark. She died on 27 May 1993 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA.
- Patricia Tate was born on 30 October 1957 in Richland, Washington, USA. She was an actress, known for Ally McBeal (1997), 20/20 Wednesday (1993) and The Secret History of Rock 'n' Roll with Gene Simmons (2001). She was married to Don Ford. She died on 3 June 2000 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA.
- Dylan Lupia was born on 26 March 1998 in California, USA. He was an actor, known for Fat Kid Luv (2009). He died on 17 August 2022 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA.
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Jack Manning was born on 3 June 1916 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The Owl and the Pussycat (1970), The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) and The Six Million Dollar Man (1974). He was married to Frances Ann Smith and Virginia Schuchardt. He died on 31 August 2009 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA.- Fuji was born on 28 December 1922 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Wrecking Crew (1968), Mission: Impossible (1966) and The Crimson Kimono (1959). He died on 7 May 2008 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA.
- Over a five-year-period (1930-1934), John Alexander, a cute little boy, was known as Tad Alexander and acted in a dozen films, alongside big stars (Will Rogers, Lionel Barrymore, John Barrymore and Ethel Barrymore, Clark Gable, Bette Davis and in important roles (the young King of Sylvania in Ambassador Bill (1931), the Czarevitch in Rasputin and the Empress (1932)), at least once under the direction of a great director (King Vidor for The Stranger's Return (1933)). But for all this impressive debut, Tad, for some unknown reason, gave up acting. He then became a concert artist before joining the Army in the Second World War where he served as a radar technician. After the War he worked as an engineer at Lockheed Radioplane, Hughes Aircraft and TWR. A pretty full life in fact, in which movie acting was only a short (but not insignificant) parenthesis but of which John Alexander, then a very old man, was reminded the day his name was added to the Young Hollywood Hall of Fame. Two years after, he died aged ninety.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Beautiful dancer Nita Bieber was born in 1926; her father, Wilbert Carl Bieber, was an accomplished piano player, and her mother, Callie Mae (Robbins), was a great dancer. Her younger brother Rodney and her three younger sisters all became good dancers, too, with Linda doing ballet and Wanda playing the harp. Nita started performing in public at age five, when she did a decorous fan dance in a long, pink dress. After her graduation from Hollywood high school, Nita traveled as a dancer with a USO troupe, and then joined the Jack Cole Dancers for a 9-month tour of the U.S., during which she became very prolific in both dancing and cooking.
In 1946, Nita appeared in a couple of films for Columbia, most notably Rhythm and Weep (1946) with the Three Stooges. In 1947, Nita appeared in three more films for Columbia, and also went to Monogram for a couple of flicks, most notably as Mame in the Bowery Boys movie News Hounds (1947). Nita was featured with a full-page photo on the cover of Life magazine, November 28, 1949. The article talked about her 7-year contract with MGM, and Nita's big dance number in the new movie musical in production, "Nancy Goes to Rio"; but it seems her dance number wound up on the cutting room floor, Nita was not in the final print (perhaps the director didn't want it to compete against Carmen Miranda). Nita appeared in movies for MGM and Universal until 1955; it seems "Kismet" (1955) was her last movie for MGM under her 7-year contract.
But Nita was very busy outside of movies. The Nita Bieber Dancers did short performances produced in 1951-1952, for local television stations needing "filler" programming. Their song-and-dance numbers included: "Swing Low, Sweet Clarinet" and "Dance of the Peacock" and "Mondongo." The Nita Bieber Dancers were also headliners in Las Vegas: they performed at the El Rancho Vegas in 1951, along with Benny Goodman; and in 1952, the Frontier showcased the Nita Bieber Dancers (they were in good company, other acts in the Frontier at that time were the Marx Brothers, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Josephine Baker and April Stevens). Even after Nita retired from show business, her fans had fond memories of her and great dancing. Nita's longtime hobbies included cats and paintings.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
- Production Manager
Lee Katz was born on 13 January 1914 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He was an assistant director and writer, known for Waterfront (1939), Heart of the North (1938) and The Return of Doctor X (1939). He died on 29 May 2003 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA.- Sally McBride was born on 29 September 1917 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Happy Days Revue (1936). She was married to Richard Werner Horton, Thomas Joseph Cook and Matthew Marshall (stage name: Matt Martell). She died on 12 February 2003 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA.
- Vivian Tobin was born on 12 August 1902 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Sign of the Cross (1932), This Man Is Mine (1934) and The Jitters (1938). She was married to Karl O. Von Hagen. She died on 6 August 2002 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA.
- Aaron Song was born on 19 November 1959 in Torrance, California, USA. He died on 30 November 2010 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA.
- Animation Department
Mark Taylor was born on 5 June 1941 in California, USA. He is known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987), Toy Masters (2012) and Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2017). He was married to Rebecca Salari-Taylor. He died on 23 December 2021 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA.- Bud Wackeen was born on 16 August 1924 in Douma, Batroun District, Lebanon. He was married to Barbara Ruth Clark. He died on 30 January 2010 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA.
- Paul Conrad, along with his identical twin James, was born in Cedar Rapids in 1924, son of a railroad worker and amateur artist. After serving with the US Army Corps of Engineers in the Pacific theatre during World War II Conrad attended the University of Iowa where he majored in art and drew cartoons for the college paper the Daily Iowan.
After graduating with a B.A. in Art in 1950, Conrad joined the staff of the Denver Post where he worked for 14 years before decamping for Los Angeles where he joined the staff of the Los Angeles Times where he was the chief editorial cartoonist from 1964 to 1993. During his tenure as a political cartoonist, Conrad won three Pulitzer Prizes (1964, 1971 and 1984). His work angered every President from Truman to George W. Bush. One of the highlights of career was appearing on the infamous Nixon's Enemies List where he kept company with the likes of Paul Newman and CBS's Daniel Schorr. Upon Nixon's resignation, Conrad drew a cartoon that depicted Nixon's helicopter leaving the White House. The caption read "One flew over the cuckoo's nest."
Conrad married Kay King, the former society writer for the Denver Post. They had 4 children, two sons and two daughters.
Paul Conrad was the author of six books which include: "When In The Course Of Human Events With Malcolm Boyd" (1973), "The King And Us" (1974), "Pro And Conrad" (1979), "Drawn And Quartered" (1985), "CONartist" (1993), and "Drawing The Line" (1999).
In addition to his three Pulitzers, his other honors include seven Distinguished Service Awards for Editorial Cartooning from the Society of Professional Journalists/Sigma Delta Chi [SDX] (1963, 1968, 1970, 1980, 1981, 1986 and 1987); two Overseas Press Club awards (1970 and 1981); four Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards for Editorial Cartooning (1985, 1990, 1992 and 1993); the University of Southern California Journalism Award (1972); the Los Angeles Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Print Journalist of the Year Award (1992); and the Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award for Print Journalism (1990).
Conrad in his later years was acclaimed for his limited-edition bronze sculptures of political leaders ranging for Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy to Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. - Additional Crew
E.M. Moody was born on 24 July 1923 in Anaheim, California, USA. She is known for The Fantastic Four (1994), Black Scorpion (2001) and Ed Gein (2000). She was married to Betty. She died on 5 September 2002 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ronald Florance was born on 22 July 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an assistant director, known for The Honeymoon Machine (1961) and Naked City (1958). He was married to Elaine Sheldrake. He died on 31 December 2020 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA.- Jack Dwyer was born on 15 January 1927 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Crazylegs (1953). He died on 15 October 1997 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA.
- Actor
Roy Bloss was born on 2 April 1918 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor. He died on 14 October 2012 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA.- Thornton Sargent was born in 1902 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was a writer, known for Culinary Carving (1939) and Let's Talk Turkey (1939). He died on 22 April 1993 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA.