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Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the stern Lt. Packering in the motion picture "The Bofors Gun" (1968). Born into a theatrical family, the only child of actor Anthony Forwood and actre...

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7/21/2023
1/8/2024
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Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the stern Lt. Packering in the motion picture "The Bofors Gun" (1968). Born into a theatrical family, the only child of actor Anthony Forwood and actre...

1/8/2024

Danny Kaye MP (1911 - 1987)

"Dawid Daniel Kaminski"

Celebrated American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian. Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsk) left school at the age of 13 to work in the so-called Borscht Belt of Jewish resorts in the Catskill Mou...

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12/26/2008
12/27/2023
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12/26/2008

Danny Kaye MP (1911 - 1987)

"Dawid Daniel Kaminski"

Celebrated American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian. Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsk) left school at the age of 13 to work in the so-called Borscht Belt of Jewish resorts in the Catskill Mou...

12/27/2023

Richard Rosson MP (1893 - 1953)

Richard Rosson was an American film director and actor. As an actor, he was known for the nearly 100 films he was in during the silent era. As a director, he directed the logging sequences in the 1936 ...

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6/14/2022
12/26/2023
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6/14/2022

Richard Rosson MP (1893 - 1953)

Richard Rosson was an American film director and actor. As an actor, he was known for the nearly 100 films he was in during the silent era. As a director, he directed the logging sequences in the 1936 ...

12/26/2023

Ferris Taylor (1888 - 1961)

Actor. He specialized in playing authority figures, often wearing a pompous air and a blatant toupee. Ferris appeared in some 120 films, among them "Tillie and Gus" (1933), "Behind the Mike" (1937), ...

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11/23/2023
11/23/2023
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11/23/2023

Ferris Taylor (1888 - 1961)

Actor. He specialized in playing authority figures, often wearing a pompous air and a blatant toupee. Ferris appeared in some 120 films, among them "Tillie and Gus" (1933), "Behind the Mike" (1937), ...

11/23/2023

Freddie Bartholomew MP (1924 - 1992)

Per Cliff Aliperti: Child star Freddie Bartholomew was born Frederick Cecil Bartholomew on March 28, 1924 in Harlesden, Middlesex, London, England to parents Cecil Llewellyn and Lillian Mae Barthol...

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12/26/2016
9/8/2023
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12/26/2016

Freddie Bartholomew MP (1924 - 1992)

Per Cliff Aliperti: Child star Freddie Bartholomew was born Frederick Cecil Bartholomew on March 28, 1924 in Harlesden, Middlesex, London, England to parents Cecil Llewellyn and Lillian Mae Barthol...

9/8/2023

Peter Bravos MP (1938 - 2010)

"Peter"

Peter Bravos was a Greek-American actor best known for his performances in the films The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) and The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968), both of which were directed by his father-in-...

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8/27/2023
8/27/2023
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8/27/2023

Peter Bravos MP (1938 - 2010)

"Peter"

Peter Bravos was a Greek-American actor best known for his performances in the films The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) and The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968), both of which were directed by his father-in-...

8/27/2023

George Reeves MP (1914 - 1959)

"George Reeves"

George Reeves (January 5, 1914 – June 16, 1959) was an American actor best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program Adventures of Superman. His death at age 45 from a gunshot r...

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11/14/2014
8/17/2023
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11/14/2014

George Reeves MP (1914 - 1959)

"George Reeves"

George Reeves (January 5, 1914 – June 16, 1959) was an American actor best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program Adventures of Superman. His death at age 45 from a gunshot r...

8/17/2023

Richard Abbott MP (1899 - 1986)

Seamon Vandenberg , actor known by the stage name of Richard Abbott Richard Abbott was born 22 May 1899 in Antwerp, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Lights Out (1946), The Last Escape (1970) and T...

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3/20/2023
3/20/2023
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3/20/2023

Richard Abbott MP (1899 - 1986)

Seamon Vandenberg , actor known by the stage name of Richard Abbott Richard Abbott was born 22 May 1899 in Antwerp, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Lights Out (1946), The Last Escape (1970) and T...

3/20/2023

Eduardo Cansino, Jr. MP (1919 - 1974)

He was an actor, the son of Volga Hayworth, a Ziegfeld Follies showgirl, and Spanish-Andalusian dance master Eduardo Cansino, Sr.He was the youngest brother of actress Rita Hayworth and actor Vernon Ca...

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5/7/2010
6/19/2022
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5/7/2010

Eduardo Cansino, Jr. MP (1919 - 1974)

He was an actor, the son of Volga Hayworth, a Ziegfeld Follies showgirl, and Spanish-Andalusian dance master Eduardo Cansino, Sr.He was the youngest brother of actress Rita Hayworth and actor Vernon Ca...

6/19/2022

Arthur William Byron MP (1872 - 1943)

Stage and screen actor. Started out with his father's company in 1889, and worked steadily through the 1930s. Beginning in 1932, he also appeared in 25 films.

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11/12/2019
4/26/2022
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11/12/2019

Arthur William Byron MP (1872 - 1943)

Stage and screen actor. Started out with his father's company in 1889, and worked steadily through the 1930s. Beginning in 1932, he also appeared in 25 films.

4/26/2022

Robert Preston MP (1918 - 1987)

"Robert Preston"

Robert Preston Meservey (June 8, 1918 – March 21, 1987) was an American stage and film actor born in Newton, Massachusetts He was the son of Ruth L. (née Rea) (1895-1973) a record store owner and Fran...

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3/8/2012
3/12/2022
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3/8/2012

Robert Preston MP (1918 - 1987)

"Robert Preston"

Robert Preston Meservey (June 8, 1918 – March 21, 1987) was an American stage and film actor born in Newton, Massachusetts He was the son of Ruth L. (née Rea) (1895-1973) a record store owner and Fran...

3/12/2022

Frank Mayo MP (1889 - 1963)

Frank Lorimer Mayo (June 28, 1889 – July 9, 1963) was an American actor. He appeared in 310 films between 1911 and 1949. Biography He was born in New York City, the son of actor Frank M. Mayo, and ...

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11/15/2010
10/31/2021
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11/15/2010

Frank Mayo MP (1889 - 1963)

Frank Lorimer Mayo (June 28, 1889 – July 9, 1963) was an American actor. He appeared in 310 films between 1911 and 1949. Biography He was born in New York City, the son of actor Frank M. Mayo, and ...

10/31/2021

Paul Edward Lynde MP (1926 - 1982)

Paul Edward Lynde (June 13, 1926 – January 10, 1982) was an American comedian and actor. A noted character actor, Lynde was well known for his roles as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched and Harry MacAfee, the ...

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4/21/2012
7/25/2021
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4/21/2012

Paul Edward Lynde MP (1926 - 1982)

Paul Edward Lynde (June 13, 1926 – January 10, 1982) was an American comedian and actor. A noted character actor, Lynde was well known for his roles as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched and Harry MacAfee, the ...

7/25/2021

Tonia Bern-Campbell (c.1929 - 2021)

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9/16/2014
6/21/2021
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9/16/2014
6/21/2021

Frank Bonner MP (1942 - 2021)

Actor, Television Director. He will be remembered for playing the scheming and loudly dressed marketing manager 'Herb Tarlek' in the situation comedy TV series "WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978 to 1982) and "...

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6/17/2021
6/17/2021
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6/17/2021

Frank Bonner MP (1942 - 2021)

Actor, Television Director. He will be remembered for playing the scheming and loudly dressed marketing manager 'Herb Tarlek' in the situation comedy TV series "WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978 to 1982) and "...

6/17/2021

Buster Crabbe MP (1908 - 1983)

Clarence Lindon Crabbe II, known professionally as “Buster Crabbe” was born in Oakland, California, on February. 7,1908. When he was 18 months old, his family moved to the Hawaiian Islands, where his f...

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4/9/2010
4/10/2021
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4/9/2010

Buster Crabbe MP (1908 - 1983)

Clarence Lindon Crabbe II, known professionally as “Buster Crabbe” was born in Oakland, California, on February. 7,1908. When he was 18 months old, his family moved to the Hawaiian Islands, where his f...

4/10/2021

Elmer Booth MP (1882 - 1915)

Elmer Booth (December 9, 1882 – June 16, 1915) was an American stage and film actor. He was born in Los Angeles, California and was the elder brother of Margaret Booth, a renowned film editor for Holly...

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4/16/2020
4/16/2020
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4/16/2020

Elmer Booth MP (1882 - 1915)

Elmer Booth (December 9, 1882 – June 16, 1915) was an American stage and film actor. He was born in Los Angeles, California and was the elder brother of Margaret Booth, a renowned film editor for Holly...

4/16/2020

Paula Silten (1892 - 1942)

Dokumentationsarchiv des österreichischen Widerstandes* First Name Paula* Last Name Silberer* Date of Birth 16.02.1892* Place of Birth Werschetz, Jug.* Residence Wien 2, Große Schiffgasse 18* Date of d...

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4/26/2012
12/20/2019
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4/26/2012

Paula Silten (1892 - 1942)

Dokumentationsarchiv des österreichischen Widerstandes* First Name Paula* Last Name Silberer* Date of Birth 16.02.1892* Place of Birth Werschetz, Jug.* Residence Wien 2, Große Schiffgasse 18* Date of d...

12/20/2019

George John Liberace MP (1911 - 1983)

Band leader, American motion picture and television actor and musician of the 1940s through the 1960s.

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11/24/2019
11/24/2019
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11/24/2019

George John Liberace MP (1911 - 1983)

Band leader, American motion picture and television actor and musician of the 1940s through the 1960s.

11/24/2019

Joe Kirk MP (1903 - 1975)

"Nat", "Joe Kirk", "Nat Curcuruto"

Ignazio "Nat" Curcuruto (October 1, 1903 – April 16, 1975), better known by his stage name Joe Kirk, was a Sicilian American radio, film, and television actor who was best known for playing the role of...

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1/4/2011
10/26/2019
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1/4/2011

Joe Kirk MP (1903 - 1975)

"Nat", "Joe Kirk", "Nat Curcuruto"

Ignazio "Nat" Curcuruto (October 1, 1903 – April 16, 1975), better known by his stage name Joe Kirk, was a Sicilian American radio, film, and television actor who was best known for playing the role of...

10/26/2019