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- Personable actor Charles Drake was born Charles Louis Ruppert on October 2, 1917 in New York City. He graduated from Nichols College in 1937 and initially became a salesman before switching to acting in 1939 and appearing in little theater productions. He changed his stage name to the more suitable Charles Drake and in the late 1930s managed to snag a contract with Warner Brothers. Drake started apprenticing in small, often unbilled roles in what would become enduring WWII-era classics: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941), Now, Voyager (1942), Sergeant York (1941), and Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), but did not rise suitably in billing rank during that time. Military service interrupted his career in 1943, but he returned to Hollywood within a couple of years sans his Warner Bros contract.
Following a slight lull in the freelancing department, he was finally picked up by Universal and actually found better work in still somewhat standardized roles. He played Dr. Sanderson in Harvey (1950), the villain in You Never Can Tell (1951), and Shelley Winters' cowardly boyfriend in Winchester '73 (1950), among others. He also became a top supporting player in the westerns and war pics of Audie Murphy, who became a good friend offstage. In 1955, Drake turned to television as one of the stock-company players on Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) and a couple of years later became the host of the weekly British TV espionage series Rendezvous (1957).
Although he played in over 80 films (mostly dramatic fare) between the years 1939 and 1975, he did not become a star. He continued on as a rather unobtrusive character actor in the 1960s and appeared in such innocuous fare as Tammy Tell Me True (1961) and Valley of the Dolls (1967) (as suitor Kevin Gilmore), while showing up occasionally as assorted high-rankers in such films as The Arrangement (1969) and The Seven Minutes (1971). He finished off his career on TV before retiring. Drake died in 1994 at age 76. - Director
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Robert Mulligan was born on 23 August 1925 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Summer of '42 (1971) and The Other (1972). He was married to Sandy Levy and Jane Sutherland. He died on 20 December 2008 in Lyme, Connecticut, USA.- Actor
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Brian Rawlinson was born on 12 November 1931 in Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Buccaneers (1956), The Onedin Line (1971) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955). He died on 23 November 2000 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, UK.- Writer
- Actor
John Fowles was born on 31 March 1926 in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Collector (1965), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) and Bilanggo sa dilim (1986). He was married to Sarah Smith and Elizabeth Whitton. He died on 5 November 2005 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, UK.- Norma Terris was born on 13 November 1900 in Columbus, Kansas, USA. She was an actress, known for Cameo Kirby (1930), Married in Hollywood (1929) and Around the Clock (1934). She was married to Albert D. Firestone, Dr. Jerome Wagner and Max Hoffman Jr.. She died on 15 November 1989 in Lyme, Connecticut, USA.
- Anne Burr was born on 10 June 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for The Borden Show (1947), Tales of Tomorrow (1951) and The Devil on Wheels (1947). She was married to Tom McDermott and Walter Coy. She died on 1 February 2003 in Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA.
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Tony Pastor was born on 26 October 1907 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017), Let's Rock (1958) and Two Blondes and a Redhead (1947). He died on 31 October 1969 in Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA.- George Hancock was born on 5 November 1906 in Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Dad's Army (1971), Birds on the Wing (1971) and Scott On... (1964). He was married to Janet Howe. He died on 28 December 1991 in Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, UK.
- George Harmon Coxe's writing career officially began in 1922 when he labored, largely unrecognized, in the nickel and dime pulps for pennies a word. Unlike most of his contemporaries, Coxe wrote across various genres: love stories, sports, adventure tales - anything that he could sell, but his special fondness for crime fiction would eventually lead him to the Black Mask, where its legendary editor, Joe Shaw, purchased his first Jack 'Flashgun' Casey crime story in 1934. The character became so popular it became a radio show that lasted into the 1940s. Shaw initially discouraged Coxe for writing a recurring character, but soon admitted that 'Flash' Casey was so well constructed that the series soon became a reader favorite. Coxe's character would pay dividends into the 1950s; for the 1951-52 season CBS produced '_Crime Photographer_', which afforded Darren McGavin one of his earliest starring roles as the crack crime photographer. The idea of a crime photographer proved so seductive that Coxe created another crime solving shutterbug, Kent Murdock (who would enjoy 21 published books). Obviously Coxe knew how to mine an idea. Hollywood beckoned in the mid-1930s and Coxe worked for MGM from 1936-38. But unlike many of his fellow pulp writers, Coxe preferred writing books... and he was a particularly prolific author, writing a total of 63 novels, his last published in 1975. The Mystery Writers of America named him a Grand Master in 1964. Married since 1929, Coxe had 2 children and died on January 31, 1984.
- Stanley Matthews was an English footballer. Regarded as one of the greatest players of the British game, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing football, as well as being the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year awards.
Matthews kept fit enough to play at the top level until he was 50 years old. Matthews was also the oldest player ever to play in England's top football division (50 years and 5 days) and the oldest player ever to represent the country (42 years and 104 days).
He spent 19 years with Stoke City F.C., playing for the Potters from 1932 to 1947, and again from 1961 to 1965. He helped Stoke to the Second Division title in 1932-33 and 1962-63. Between his two spells at Stoke he spent 14 years with Blackpool F.C., where, after being on the losing side in the 1948 and 1951 FA Cup finals, he helped Blackpool to win the cup with a formidable personal performance in the "Matthews Final" of 1953. In 1956, he was named the winner of the inaugural Ballon d'Or, a prize given to the best European footballer each year. Between 1934 and 1957, he won 54 caps for England, playing in the FIFA World Cup in 1950 and 1954, and winning nine British Home Championship titles. - Camera and Electrical Department
Roger Tory Peterson was born on 28 August 1908 in Jamestown, New York, USA. He is known for Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (1963), To Tell the Truth (1956) and CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979). He was married to Virginia Westervelt, Barbara Coulter and Mildred Warner Washington. He died on 28 July 1996 in Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA.- Edward Barry Roberts was born on 4 August 1901 in Oklahoma, USA. Edward Barry was a writer, known for Forsaking All Others (1934), The Silver Theatre (1949) and The Bigelow Theatre (1950). Edward Barry died on 6 August 1972 in Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA.
- Phyllis Hartnoll was born on 22 September 1906 in Egypt. He died on 8 January 1997 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, UK.
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Michael Birch was born on 28 October 1927 in the UK. Michael was a director and writer, known for Aviation Fuel Handling, Part 4: Handle with Care: From Compound to Aircraft (1954), Mapping for Defence (1957) and The Jet Beacon Let-Down (1957). Michael died on 23 June 2020 in Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA.- Thomas Dodd was an Irish American politician from Connecticut who served two terms in the House of Representatives from 1953-57 and two terms in the U.S. Senate from 1957-1971. He was the father of Chris Dodd, who replicated his feat of serving in both the House and Senate. Both Dodds were Democrats.
Tom Dodd had distinguished himself serving as a prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crime Trials. His Senate career was marred by his alcoholism and unethical behavior. In 1967, he became one of only six senators in the 20th Century to be censured by the Senate, for unethically converting campaign funds to private use. He failed to win the Democratic primary in 1970 but ran as an independent, siphoning off enough votes so that the Republican, Lowell Weicker, won his seat. He lived long enough to see his son be elected to Congress in 1974, but he died before Chris Dodd won a Senate seat in 1980. - Harry Tighe was born on 27 June 1885 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for A Wide Open Town (1922), Red Foam (1920) and Captain Fearless (1925). He was married to Loretta F. ? and Marvel ?. He died on 10 February 1935 in Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA.
- Frank Sisk was born on 6 October 1915 in Connecticut, USA. Frank was a writer, known for Night Gallery (1969). Frank died on 25 April 1985 in Lyme, Connecticut, USA.
- Phoebe Dey was born on 2 February 1935 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Failure to Launch (2006). She was married to Charles Dey. She died on 26 September 2020 in Lyme, New Hampshire, USA.