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- Actress
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Arlene Francis, the witty actress and popular television personality, was born Arlene Francis Kazanjian on Oct. 20, 1907, in Boston. Her father was an Armenian immigrant, later painter and portrait photographer; her mother was the daughter of actor Alfred Davis. Even at an early age, Arlene said, "I started out with one goal: I wanted to be a serious actress." She studied at the Theatre Guild and then went to Hollywood. Her movie debut was in Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), in which Bela Lugosi (often cast as a villain or mad scientist in many of his over 40 horror movies) tied her to an X-cross to extract her blood (trivia: Arlene and Bela were both born on Oct. 20). The live theater, however, was her first love, and she appeared in many plays. In 1935, she married movie executive Neil Agnew; they'd stay together for 10 years. Arlene made her Broadway debut in 1936 and had her first major role in "All That Glitters" two years later. She appeared with Orson Welles in the Mercury Theatre production of "Danton's Death" in 1938, and in "Journey to Jerusalem" in 1940. Her big hit was "The Doughgirls" in 1942; it ran for 1-1/2 years. Arlene had auditioned for her first radio part at the same time she was getting started in the theater; she later recalled, "Radio came easily." In the 1940s, she played in as many as five radio serials a day. Arlene married actor Martin Gabel in 1946 (he died in 1986), and they had a son, Peter. She also was host of a radio dating show called "Blind Date," which was adapted to a TV series in 1949 (Your Big Moment (1949)), and she was the host (1949-1952). It was television that brought Arlene fame, and she became one of the highest-paid women in TV. Arlene was a permanent panelist on CBS' What's My Line? (1950) (a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production) from 1950 through 1967 and continued as a panelist in a syndicated version that ran until 1975, thus being with the show for its entire 25-year run. She was warm, witty and had a cute laugh--and was always fashionably dressed. She wore a diamond heart-shaped necklace, which started a fad. She was still doing radio while on TV, and in 1960, she was the star of "The Arlene Francis Show," a daily interview show in New York, on WOR; it ran for 23 years. Arlene retired from show business after that and lived comfortably. She was still giving interviews in 1991. Arlene spent her last years living in San Francisco. Arlene died of cancer on Thursday, May 31, 2001, in a San Francisco hospital, at age 93. Her many fans will miss her, Arlene was truly one of the greats.- Production Designer
- Actor
- Art Director
Tamás Vayer was born on 12 October 1941 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a production designer and actor, known for Gengszterfilm (1998), Kötelék (1968) and Die Csárdásfürstin (1971). He died on 31 May 2001 in Budapest, Hungary.- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Keith Schrader attended The University of Cincinnati, Ohio with undergraduate studies in Radio and Television, 1966 and 1967, and has performed on stage in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, West Side Story, Bye Bye Birdie, Man of LaMancha and The King and I. He has appeared on telelvision in Crimestoppers (robber, murder victim), Crazy Crimes, Crazy Criminals (police detective), Angel Street (policeman) and three episodes of The Untouchables (reporter, street person, chauffeur).
He appeared in several films as either a bit part player or an extra. Some of his works were Ferris Bueller's Day Off (crowd member), Harper Valley P.T.A. (crowd member), Eight Men Out (1988) (umpire), Rage in Harlem (policeman), A League of their Own (umpire), Hoffa (1992) (teamster), Sleepless in Seattle (architect), Rudy (1993)(reporter), Hudsucker Proxy (businessman), With Honors (lawyer), The Fugitive (hotel security guard), Natural Born Killers (member of the press), Roommates (fan), Blue Chips (alumnus), Best of the Best 3 (crowd member), Crocodile Shoes (chauffeur) and Richie Rich (policeman). He was a master of talking his way into getting film roles and being seen on camera. He was devoted to his craft and will forever be a part of films which he loved so much.- Annyce Holzman was born on 24 October 1946. She was an actress, known for Re-Animator (1985). She died on 31 May 2001 in Lakewood, Colorado, USA.
- Art Department
- Art Director
- Production Designer
Craig Getman was born on 18 May 1974. He was an art director and production designer, known for Ken Park (2002), Circuit (2001) and Waking Up in Reno (2002). He died on 31 May 2001.- Rosemary Verey was born on 21 December 1918 in Brompton, Gillingham, Kent, England, UK. She was married to David Cecil Wynter Verey. She died on 31 May 2001 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.