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Ann Dowd was born on 30 January 1956 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for Compliance (2012), Hereditary (2018) and Garden State (2004). She has been married to Lawrence Arancio since 7 November 1984. They have three children.- Melanie Kinnaman was born on 18 December 1953 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985), The Once and Future Smash (2022) and Best of the Best (1989).
- Lenny Jacobson was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor, known for Peacemaker (2022), For All Mankind (2019) and Narcos: Mexico (2018).
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, raised near Cape Cod here as well as in Mississippi and Oklahoma. He is one of seven children, raised by a single mother, who worked as a waitress. Michael was the only child from his immediate family to graduate from high school where he was a high school quarterback and a wrestler. He later was a walk-on wrestler for one year in college before briefly attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. His first theatrical production was in the role of Jimmy in "The Rainmaker". First professional job was participating in western gunfight shows at an amusement park, playing comical and outlaw characters and first union job was in a Chevy Truck commercial. Michael is also an accomplished writer as his first penned screenplay, Little Boy Blue, sold and link=tt0119547], and was released in 1998. The film starred Ryan Phillippe, Nastassja Kinski, John Savage and Emmy and Tony award winner Shirley Knight. Boston left show business and returned 12 years later to continue with renewed passion, producing three award-winning short films Dress Rehearsal, The Guitar and Jesus Rides A Harley serving as writer and director as well.- T.J. Jagodowski was born on 2 September 1971 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Stranger Than Fiction (2006), Get Hard (2015) and Close Quarters (2012).
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Composer
Jameson was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts on January 17, 1991. Due to his dad's profession, Jameson was able to live in many places. After living in Massachusetts, Florida, Connecticut, and Ohio, his family settled in Atlanta, Georgia where Jameson found his passion for acting. He attended Atlanta Workshop Players as a full time student and at AWP's summer Camp Destiny. After performing for his elementary and middle school, Jameson attended North Springs High School's Performing Arts Magnet program in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2006 Jameson, along with his brother and others from North Springs High School performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.
During a trip to Los Angeles with AWP's Hollywood Bound program, Jameson was invited to work in Los Angeles. Jameson also is a member of the band, Jameson Moss and the Thrillers. When not performing Jameson takes classes in music at Santa Monica College.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Michael Berresse was born on 15 August 1964 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor, known for A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), State of Play (2009) and The Bourne Legacy (2012). He is married to Jeffrey Bowen.- Music Department
- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Hal Blaine was an American drummer and session musician of Jewish descent, with a career that lasted about 70 years. He was born in 1929 as "Harold Simon Belsky", son to Meyer Belsky and Rose Silverman. Both of his parents were immigrants from Eastern Europe.
Blaine was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, a planned city that was once famed for its paper mills. He became interested in music as a child, and started playing drums as a hobby when 8-years-old. In 1943, the 14-year-old Blaine and his family moved to California. From 1949 to 1952, received lessons in drumming by Roy Knapp, the same music teacher who had trained the famed jazz drummer Gene Krupa (1909-1973). Meanwhile, Blaine started performing professionally in Chicago strip clubs. He worked on improving his sight-reading skills, reading and performing of pieces of music or songs in music notation that the performer has not seen before.
He started out as a jazz musician. He served for a while in the big band of Count Basie (1904-1984), and went on music tours with Patti Page (1927-2013) and Tommy Sands (1937-). But he also enjoyed the emerging "rock and roll" of the 1950s, and performed as a session musician in rock recordings.
In the 1960s, Blaine served as a core member of "the Wrecking Crew", a loose collective of session musicians working in Los Angeles. Most of them had formal training in both jazz and classical music, and provided their music skills to record companies producing various rock, pop, and rhythm and blues recording of this era. While relatively unknown to the music audience, the Wrecking Crew were viewed with reverence by industry insiders.
From 1962 to 1976, Blaine played drums for 40 recordings that hit number 1 in the Billboard Hot 100, in what was probably the most memorable period of his career. These recordings included "Johnny Angel" (1962, by Shelley Fabares), "He's a Rebel" (1962, by The Crystals), "Surf City" (1963, by Jan & Dean), "I Get Around" (1964, by The Beach Boys ), "Everybody Loves Somebody" (1964, by Dean Martin), "Ringo" (1964, by Lorne Greene), "This Diamond Ring" (1965, by Gary Lewis & the Playboys), "Help Me, Rhonda" (1965, by The Beach Boys), "Mr Tambourine Man" (1965, by The Byrds), "I Got You Babe" (1965, by Sonny & Cher), "Eve of Destruction" (1965, by Barry McGuire), "My Love" (1966, Petula Clark), "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (1966, by Nancy Sinatra), "Monday, Monday" (1966, by The Mamas & the Papas), "Strangers in the Night" (1966, by Frank Sinatra), "Poor Side of Town" (1966, by Johnny Rivers), "Good Vibrations" (1966, by The Beach Boys), "Somethin' Stupid" (1967, by Frank & Nancy Sinatra), "The Happening" (1967, by The Supremes), "Windy" (1967, by The Association), "Mrs. Robinson" (1968, by Simon & Garfunkel), "Dizzy" (1969, by Tommy Roe), "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" (1969, by The 5th Dimension), "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" (1969, by Henry Mancini), "Wedding Bell Blues" (1969, by The 5th Dimension), "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (1970, by Simon & Garfunkel), "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (1970, by The Carpenters), "Cracklin' Rosie" (1970, by Neil Diamond), "I Think I Love You" (1970, by The Partridge Family), "Indian Reservation" (1971, by The Raiders), "Song Sung Blue" (1972, by Neil Diamond), "Half Breed" (1973, by Cher), "Top of the World" (1973, by The Carpenters), "The Way We Were" (1974, by Barbra Streisand), "Annie's Song" (1974, by John Denver), "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" (1975, by John Denver), "Love Will Keep Us Together" (1975, by Captain & Tennille), "I'm Sorry"/"Calypso" (1975, by John Denver), and "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" (1976, by Diana Ross).
Blaine's career declined considerably in the 1980s. The drum machine, an electronic musical instrument that creates percussion, became popular in the music industry. This largely eliminated the recording studios' demand for session drummers. Blaine found himself competing for work with musicians much younger than himself. He kept on working, by performing music for advertising jingles. Due to the decline in his personal finances, he took various odd jobs to supplement his income. At one point, he worked as a security guard.
Late in life, Blaine received some music industry recognition for his decades of solid work. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a sideman in 2000, inducted into the the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2010, and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.
In 2019, Blaine died in Palm Desert, California, due to unspecified "natural causes". He was 90-years-old. His former colleague Brian Wilson (1942-) commemorated his death with statements of praise for Blaine's music skills.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Teri Ralston was born on 16 February 1943 in Holyoke, Colorado, USA. She is an actress, known for Frasier (1993), Neon Maniacs (1986) and The Wave (1981).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Ted Fish was born on 20 December 1919 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Sand Pebbles (1966), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) and The Silent Service (1957). He died on 21 December 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Additional Crew
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Amanda Boisselle was born on 7 January 1989 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. Amanda is an assistant director and producer, known for Kong: Skull Island (2017), Straight Outta Compton (2015) and Significant Other (2022).- Producer
- Production Manager
- Location Management
Michael Nozik was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. He is a producer and production manager, known for The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Quiz Show (1994) and The Next Three Days (2010).- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
Brian O'Sullivan was born on 9 October 1970 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. He is an assistant director and production manager, known for Gothika (2003), Don Jon (2013) and Alligator Alley (2013).- Jessica Abbott was born on 9 June 1977 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for The Sexy Adventures of Van Helsing (2004), Howard Stern on Demand (2005) and Howard Stern (1994). She has been married to Elle St. Claire since 2 March 2005.
- Jack Buck was born on 21 August 1924 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Arli$$ (1996), A Century of Success: 100 Years of Cardinals Glory (1992) and RBI Baseball '95 (1994). He was married to Carole Lynn Lintzenich and Alyce Marie Larson. He died on 18 June 2002 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
- Writer
- Composer
- Additional Crew
Dan Pulick was born on 16 May 1974 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. Dan is a writer and composer, known for Fanboys (2009), Aftermath and Quantico (2015).- William Lally was born on 28 March 1912 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Tales of Tomorrow (1951), The Red Menace (1949) and Rocky King, Detective (1950). He died on 23 February 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Coming from a theatrical family (her mother was an actress), Pauline Curley was an actress from the age of five, and toured the vaudeville circuit with her family. Her first known film role came in 1913, and although her movie career lasted 16 years, she never made the top, or even the middle, ranks of stardom. She made a few well-received serials for Vitagraph, and was in one of Douglas Fairbanks' more popular swashbucklers, Bound in Morocco (1918), but she doesn't seem to have been able to capitalize on it, as she was soon appearing in very low-budget, two-reel Leo D. Maloney and Jack Perrin westerns. Soon the pictures got even cheaper, her roles got even smaller, and by 1929 (the year of her last known film, The Locked Door (1929), in which she had an unbilled bit part) she had apparently left the industry altogether. She was married, from 1922 to his death in 1988, to cinematographer Kenneth Peach. Two of their children followed them into the film business: Kenneth Peach Jr., who became a cinematographer, and Martin Peach, who had a career as a key grip.
Pauline Curley died in 2000 in Santa Monica, CA, aged 96. - Producer
- Director
- Writer
Robert Guenette (January 12, 1935, Holyoke, Massachusetts - October 31, 2003, Los Angeles, California) was an American film producer, screenwriter, film director, television director and television producer, recipient of the Directors Guild of America Award.
Guenette is considered as one of the first documentary directors to introduce the "newsreel style" in documentaries. He and his son, Mark, were co-founders of the International Documentary Association.- Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Harold J. Kennedy was the grandson of Daniel J. and Mary Loughrey O'Neil. Daniel was President of the Eastern League Baseball Association and Hampden County Commissioner. Harold was the elder brother of John Paul Kennedy and the son of J. Harry Kennedy and Mary O'Neil Kennedy, both educators. Harold grew up on Lincoln Avenue in Holyoke, Massachusetts. After his graduation from Holyoke High School, he went to Dartmouth College for his undergraduate degree and later graduated from Yale Drama School. During his half century in show business, he worked as an actor, writer, director and producer in theater, movies, and television. He talked Orson Welles into giving him his first job in the theater. Harold wrote a number of plays, including "A Goose for the Gander" which he created for his friend, Gloria Swanson. The play opened on Broadway at the Playhouse Theater in 1945. Harold was well known on the summer stock circuit. In 1978, his book No Pickle, No Performance An Irreverent Theatrical Excursion from Tallulah to Travolta was published by Doubleday. It detailed his humorous exploits working with some of the best known entertainers of the twentieth century.- Camera and Electrical Department
Neil Maciejewski lives in San Francisco California with his partner, Paul, and their son, Zachary.
Neil has appeared in several Joan Crawford DVD documentaries, which include: "Gable & Crawford" for the DVD release of "Strange Cargo," "Torch Baby: Torch Song" for the DVD release of "Torch Song" and the forthcoming featurette "From Journeyman to Artist: Otto Preminger at Twentieth Century Fox" on the DVD release for the 1947 film "Daisy Kenyon."- Lisa Ziegert was born on 24 March 1968 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 15 April 1992 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA.
- Marcelle Fortier was born on 14 October 1920 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for The Fugitive (1963), Occasional Wife (1966) and Judd for the Defense (1967). She died on 26 May 2015 in Newport Beach, California, USA.
- Mark Wohlers was born on 23 January 1970 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. He has been married to Kimberly Serrone since 18 November 2000. They have one child. He was previously married to Nancy Wohlers.
- Director
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Jeffrey R. Daniels was born on 19 May 1980 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. He is a director and cinematographer, known for Raising Helen (2004), The Culinary Adventures of Baron Ambrosia (2011) and Mystery ER (2007).