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- Paul Chernuchin was born on 16 May 1922 in New York City, New York, USA. Paul was married to Elayne Link. Paul died on 27 July 2002 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA.
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Frank Inn was a legendary animal trainer whose menagerie won a total of 40 Patsy Awards, the animal kingdom's equivalent of the Oscar. The Patsy Award is given out by the American Humane Association's Hollywood branch and stands for Picture Animal Top Star of the Year. It was first given out in 1951, to Francis the Talking Mule. Frank Inn's Orangey the Cat, the only multiple-winning feline in Patsy history, won the second Patsy Award, in 1952 for his role as the eponymous Rhubarb (1951), the baseball team-owning cat.
Inn was born Elias Franklin Freeman on May 8, 1916 in Camby, Indiana to a Quaker Family. When he was 17 years old, he left home and lit out for Hollywood to seek his fame and fortune. In the mid-1930s, he was employed as a maintenance man by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in Culver City, California. One day, he was run over by a car in Culver City and pronounced dead. His body was given to a mortician's school to train students in the art of embalming. Thankfully, one of the students noticed that Frank was still alive.
Recovering from his injuries, the wheelchair-bound Frank was presented with a new pup whom he called "Jeep." It was to be the first animal he trained, as the pup was incontinent. When he returned to M-G-M, he gave animal trainer Henry East tips on how to get a dog to perform, and told him abut his own dog Jeep. Frank Inn went to work at M-G-M as a trainer and was invited to bring along his dog Jeep.
One of Inn's first jobs as an animal trainer was handling the dog who played Asta in "The Thin Man (1934)" movies. He was later employed by Frank and Rudd Weatherwax, and eventually worked with Pal the Dog, who originated the role of Lassie Come Home (1943) (the dog's proper name as it is of the "Come Home Collie" breed known for returning to its owners) for the Weatherwax brothers at M-G-M.
Orangey the Cat was Frank Inn's big breakthrough as an independent, winning the second Patsy Award ever handed out. Ten years later, Orangey won his second Patsy, playing "Cat" in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), the homeless feline described as a "poor slob without a name" by Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn). Other famous critters that Inn trained included Bernadette the Dog, who played "Cleopatra" on Jackie Cooper's TV series The People's Choice (1955) and the pig who played Arnold Ziffel on Green Acres (1965). Both Bernadette (who appeared on the cover of "TV Guide") and Arnold Ziffel were Patsy Award winners, Arnold winning a total of three Patsies.
Frank Inn also was responsible for training the animals that were part of Elly Mae Clampett's menagerie in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) and the chimpanzees that starred in the children's TV show Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp (1970). Inn's most famous critter was Higgins the Dog, who appeared as a regular on the TV series "Petticoat Junction" (1964) (TV) and originated the role of _Benji (1974) on the Big Screen. As a TV personality, Higgins won the 1967 Patsy Award and appeared on the cover of "TV Guide" before ending his long life as a top movie star in the Benji movie series.
Frank Inn was the first inductee into the International Association of Canine Professionals' Hall of Fame. He died on July 27, 2002 at the age of 86.- Actor
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Marv Goux attended Santa Barbara High, Ventura Junior College, and then the University of Southern California. Though not especially big (5' 10", 185 pounds) he became a star player on USC's football teams in 1952, 1954 and 1955. (He was injured in 1953.) During these years he played in two Rose Bowl games and was elected team captain in 1955. He then worked on USC's coaching staff from 1957 to 1982 before taking a job with the L.A. Rams from 1983 to 1994. He acted (unbilled) in only one movie, 1962's Taras Bulba (1962). He played "Brother Bartholomew" - a stern-looking monk who lashes Tony Curtis for getting into a fight with schoolmates.- Vsevolod Abdulov was born on 29 December 1942 in the USSR. He was an actor, known for The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979), Fantaziya na temu lyubvi (1981) and Prikosnoveniye (1992). He died on 27 July 2002 in Moscow, Russia.
- Sheila Kilbride was born in England, UK. She was married to Patrick Kilbride. She died on 27 July 2002 in Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, UK.
- János Radnai was born on 9 January 1928 in Csömör, Hungary. János was an editor, known for Telesport (1961). János died on 27 July 2002 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Dolores Olmedo was born on 14 December 1908 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She died on 27 July 2002 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
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Isabelle Arnal was a production manager, known for Dog Day (1984), Little Indian, Big City (1994) and Nuit d'été en ville (1990). She died on 27 July 2002.