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- Vicki LaMotta was born on 23 January 1930 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Jake LaMotta and Tom Foster. She died on 25 January 2005 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
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- Soundtrack
Maria Cole was born on 1 August 1922 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She is known for American Experience (1987), The Nat King Cole Show (1956) and Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark (2014). She was married to Gary DeVore, Nat 'King' Cole and Spurgeon Neal Ellington. She died on 10 July 2012 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.- Ed Kranepool was born on 8 November 1944 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for It's My Turn (1980), Everybody Loves Raymond (1996) and 1973 National League Championship Series (1973). He was married to Monica Bronner and Carole Henson. He died on 8 September 2024 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
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Henry T. Weinstein was born on 12 July 1924 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for Runaway Train (1985), Play of the Week (1959) and Beyond the Mountains (1967). He died on 17 September 2000 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.- Producer
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The son of a jeweller, Charles H. Schneer was chiefly famous for his collaborations with animator and special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen. Together, they created some of the best-loved fantasy and science fiction films to grace the silver screen between 1956 and 1981. Importantly, Schneer encouraged Harryhausen's imaginative flights even to the point of exceeding his budget - unlike many other producers active in the realm of low-budget film making.
Schneer had initially entered the motion picture industry with Columbia in New York in 1939. He worked as an assistant there for three years and then did his wartime service with the U.S. Army Signals Corps Photographic Unit, turning out training films at the Astoria Studio in Queens, New York. After the war, he joined Sam Katzman's B-unit at Columbia as producer. It was Schneer's original concept of a giant octopus enveloping the Golden Gate Bridge that led to his introduction to Harryhausen and their subsequent joint work on It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955). Despite a minuscule budget, the venture proved to be a notable box-office success. Their next project together was the seminal science fiction Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956), which took Harryhausen's stop motion technique to the next level. Again, it was Schneer who had provided original background research by collecting news reports of actual UFO sightings.
By 1957, Schneer had ceased working for Katzman and became co-founder and president of Morningside Productions as a means of gaining more creative and financial control for both himself and Harryhausen (who was henceforth also credited as associate producer). Their subsequent ventures were based on mythological themes, rather than being simply 'creature features'. These included The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) (in which the three dimensional stop-motion animation process was first referred to as "Dynamation"); The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960) and Jason and the Argonauts (1963) (Schneer's own favourite among his films). In 1960, Schneer moved to London to form an independent production company, American Films. He produced several features without the involvement of Harryhausen, notably a biopic of rocket engineer Wernher von Braun. They later resumed working together and had further successes with Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) and Clash of the Titans (1981), with its brilliant Medusa sequence.
Schneer retired in the 1980's, once stop-motion work had been somewhat superseded by cheaper computer-generated special effects. He continued to reside at his Holland Park home in West London until returning to the United States just three years prior to his death in 2005.- Gorgeous, buxom, and curvaceous blonde knockout DeDe Lind was born Diane Lind on April 15, 1947 in Los Angeles, California. Lind won the Better Baby Beauty Contest at age one. She grew up with her older sister in Burbank, California. In 1961 DeDe was discovered at a local pool in Burbank by photographer Leon Beauchemin; she was only fourteen at the time. Lind graced the covers of two issues of "Teen" magazine in 1962. She subsequently modeled for other teen and movie magazines, did a few TV commercials, and appeared in small roles on both The Donna Reed Show (1958) and Leave It to Beaver (1957). DeDe married her high school sweetheart after graduating from high school at age 17; the couple had a son prior to eventually divorcing. Lind was the Playmate of the Month in the August, 1967 issue of "Playboy." Her centerfold garnered more fan mail than any other 1960's Playmate and thus confirmed DeDe's status as one of the single most popular and beloved Playmates from that particular era.
Moreover, Lind was offered the lead role for the film Candy (1968), but turned said role down. Lind went on to model for several European magazines and did additional follow-up pictorials for "Playboy" in the 1970's, 80's, and 90's. DeDe participated in the first Playmate Olympics in 1980. She moved with her second husband to Florida in the mid-1980's. Lind went on to appear as a featured guest at Glamourcon events all over America. DeDe died at age 72 from ovarian cancer on February 4, 2020 in Baco Raton, Florida. - John Boyer was born on 16 October 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Star Trek (1966), Ski Party (1965) and Gunsmoke (1955). He was married to Dina Droegkamp and Sharon Farrell. He died on 12 May 2012 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
- Betty Alexander was born on 4 May 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for The Trespasser (1947), Dangerous Venture (1947) and Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 (1933). She died on 21 June 2006 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
- Don Mcart was born on 18 February 1922 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Big Daddy (1969), Journey to Freedom (1957) and Two Much (1995). He died on 13 November 2012 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
- Joe Alfasa was born on 13 December 1914 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for What's Up, Doc? (1972), The Golden Girls (1985) and Switchback (1997). He died on 15 March 2014 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
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Elliot Geisinger was born on 8 February 1927. He was a producer and director, known for Child's Play (1988), The Amityville Horror (1979) and The Last of Sheila (1973). He was married to Elaine Geisinger. He died on 19 June 2022 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.- Henrietta King was born on 18 April 1923 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. She was married to Don King. She died on 2 December 2010 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
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Don Kirshner was born on 17 April 1934 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and composer, known for Toomorrow (1970), Musical Chairs (1975) and The Kowboys (1970). He was married to Sheila Grod. He died on 17 January 2011 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.- Roger King was born on 22 August 1944 in Rahway, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer, known for The Little Rascals (1994), Rolonda (1994) and The Les Brown Show (1993). He was married to Raemali Malfe. He died on 8 December 2007 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
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- Art Director
Elliot Tiber was born in 1935 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Taking Woodstock (2009), High Street (1976) and Marée basse (1975). He died on 3 August 2016 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.- Actor
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- Writer
Chuck Zink was a south Florida celebrity icon for over 50 years. He hosted the early morning television show, Skipper Chuck from 1956-1979 on WTVJ-Miami. He is an Emmy Award winning writer, director, and producer. From 1999-2005 he hosted his own radio show on WJNA from 10:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. Monday thru Friday. He received a "Big Mike" award for Radio Personality of the Year in south Florida. On January 19, 2005, Chuck Zink announced his retirement and celebrated his farewell on a SeaEscape cruise with hundreds of his loyal fans.- Elayne Wilks was born on 25 September 1933 in Flushing, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Burn Notice (2007), The Glades (2010) and Lawless (1997). She died on 3 September 2021 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
- Sy Sperling was born on 25 June 1941 in Bronx, New York, USA. He was married to Susan Weisman. He died on 19 February 2020 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
- Bill Wendell was born on 22 March 1924 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Mr. Saturday Night (1992), The Ernie Kovacs Show (1952) and Let's Play Post Office (1965). He was married to Anne Wenzel. He died on 14 April 1999 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
- Peter Piech lived in Dix Hills, Long Island, New York, from 1955 to 1982. He had an office on Route 110 (Walt Whitman Rd.), in Huntington Station, a few minutes away from his home. One of his hobbies was growing asparagus in a fenced garden on his property, which was located on the grounds of what was once known as the Chateau d'Iver, a 1,000 acre estate owned by Charles Albert Gould (Director & Vice President of Associated Dry Goods; President of Lord & Taylor Dept. Stores, etc.) until his death in 1951. In 1954, the John Russell Pope designed Chateau was demolished, & Piech purchased one of the one acre plots that was being sold for a future housing development. Piech & his wife sold their Dix Hills house in 1982, & moved to Florida, leaving behind some of his Rocky & Bullwinkle memorabilia.
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- Executive
Oscar Cohen was born on 30 May 1928 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and executive, known for Satchmo, Standing Room Only (2004) and The Black Godfather (2019). He died on 10 April 2020 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.- Joseph H. Hazen was born on 23 May 1898 in Kingston, New York, USA. Joseph H. was a producer, known for Scared Stiff (1953), All in a Night's Work (1961) and Roustabout (1964). Joseph H. was married to Lita Annenberg. Joseph H. died on 13 November 1994 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
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- Music Department
- Writer
Henry Onorati was born on 25 January 1912 in Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer and writer, known for Reindeer Games (2000), The A-Team (2010) and True Crime (1999). He died on 2 March 1993 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.- Producer
- Music Department
- Additional Crew
Arthur Weisberg was born on 4 April 1931 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Ms .45 (1981), C.B. Hustlers (1976) and The Driller Killer (1979). He died on 17 January 2009 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.- Juanita McMahon was born on 20 December 1916 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Juanita was married to Olmstead and Vincent McMahon. Juanita died on 18 January 1998 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.