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- A long long career. 140 roles in films ('I Want to Live', 'The Glory Guys', 'The Cat from Outer Space'...) and on television ('Bachelor Father', 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents', 'Lux Video Theatre'...). And many many radio shows ('This Is Your FBI', 'Dangerous Assignment', 'Suspense, 'The Whistler '...). There is no denying Alice Backes was a hard worker. Not to mention the fact that she was a gifted violinist, that she joined the Women's Branch of the Naval Reserve during the War, and that she contributed all her adult life to various charities, including after she retired from acting. Born in 1923, young Alice graduated from high school before attending the University of Utah. After the War, Alice Backes decided to move to Hollywood where she quickly earned small parts in films, TV series and radio programs. From then on - and for nearly five decades - she would work steadily, specializing in character roles. Her rather commonplace physical appearance (though she was tall by Hollywood standards) enabled her to get effortlessly inside everyday life characters such as nurses, doctors, dentists, librarians, waitresses, judges, farmer's wives... Only once in her career did she embody a historical character, and that was Hedda Hopper, in 'Gable and Lombard'. Alice Backes finally retired in 1997 after a last appearance in a 'Columbo' episode, a nice vehicle for a last hurrah. She died ten years later.
- Virginia C. Andrews was born on 6 June 1923 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for The Dollanganger Saga (2014), Flowers in the Attic (1987) and V.C. Andrews' Heaven (2019). She died on 19 December 1986 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
- Deshayla Harris was born on 23 May 1992 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. She died on 28 March 2021 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
- Carlos Hathcock was born on 20 May 1942 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He was a producer, known for Untitled Carlos Hathcock Biopic and Sniper: Inside the Crosshairs (2009). He died on 22 February 1999 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
- Rudy Boesch was born on 20 January 1928 in Rochester, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Survivor (2000), Combat Missions (2002) and JAG (1995). He was married to Marjorie Thomas. He died on 1 November 2019 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
- Warren Murphy was born in Jersey City, where he worked as a reporter and editor. After the Korean war, he drifted into politics, "but when everybody I worked for went to jail, I thought God was sending me a message to find a new line of work." The first Destroyer novel followed soon after.
He has been an adjunct professor at Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, and has also run workshops and lectured at many other schools and universities. His hobbies are golf, mathematics, opera and investing. He has served on the board of the Mystery Writers of America, and also has been a member of the Private Eye Writers of America, the International Association of Crime Writers, the American Crime Writers League, and the Screenwriters Guild.
Murphy is also a member of the Adams Roundtable, a New York writers' social group, among whose members are Mary Higgins Clark, Peter Straub, Susan Isaacs, Lawrence Block, Harlan Coben, Judith Kelman, Mickey Friedman, Dorothy Salisbury Davis, Justin Scott, Stanley Cohen and Whitley Strieber, and who occasionally produce mystery anthologies. He lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia. - Lee Lively was born on 20 September 1927 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for The Prince of Tides (1991), Night Killer (1990) and Blind Vision (1992). He was married to Sandra Nettles and Catherine Thomson. He died on 12 October 2016 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
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David 'Kam' Coyner was born in 1970 in Maryland, USA. David 'Kam' is known for The in Crowd (2000). David 'Kam' died on 21 June 2002 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.- Actor
- Writer
Chuck Faulkner was born on 21 October 1922 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Division 4 (1969), A Cry in the Dark (1988) and Mad Dog Morgan (1976). He was married to Julie Faulkner and Essie Faulkner. He died on 4 December 2000 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.- Additional Crew
Pat Robertson was born on 22 March 1930 in Lexington, Virginia, USA. He is known for The 700 Club (1966), First Landing (2007) and The Temple of Phenomenal Things (1997). He was married to Dede Robertson. He died on 8 June 2023 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.- Lucie Lancaster was born on 15 October 1907 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Robert Montgomery Presents (1950), The United States Steel Hour (1953) and The Vagabond King (1956). She died on 24 December 1998 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Ray Owens was born on 2 February 1923 in Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Doctors (1963), The Flying House (1982) and Matlock (1986). He was married to Sonia Owens. He died on 16 December 1994 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.- Animation Department
- Director
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Tom Ray was born on 2 August 1919 in Williams, Arizona, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), The Transformers (1984) and The Bugs Bunny Show (1960). He died on 6 April 2010 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.- Elise Makdessi was born on 11 May 1965 in Dover, New Hampshire, USA. She was married to Eddie Makdessi. She died on 14 May 1996 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
- Jerry Timm was born on 19 November 1954. He was an actor, known for Another Life (1981), Family Feud (1976) and Miss Universe Pageant (1986). He was married to Patricia Bernal. He died on 16 June 2005 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Music Department
Brett Mounce was born on 24 April 1991 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Brett is known for A Divorce Story (2024), The Reel (2011) and Snakeskin (2011). Brett was married to Katie Waschbisch. Brett died on 8 June 2022 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.- Pernell Whitaker was born on 2 January 1964 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He was married to Rovanda Anthony. He died on 14 July 2019 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Charles McDowell was born on 24 June 1926 in Danville, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000), The Battle of Local 5668 (2007) and The Civil War (1990). He was married to Ann Lewis Webb. He died on 5 November 2010 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.- Writer
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Jeremiah Denton was born on 15 July 1924 in Mobile, Alabama, USA. He was a writer, known for When Hell Was in Session (1979), Return with Honor (1998) and Crashing the Party (2009). He was married to Mary Belle Bordone and Kathryn Jane Maury. He died on 28 March 2014 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.- Edgar Evans Cayce was born on 18 March 1877 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, USA. He died on 3 January 1945 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
- Ed Shames was born on 13 June 1922 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He was married to Ida Aframe. He died on 3 December 2021 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
- Bob Burchette was born on 18 April 1936 in Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Pilgrim's Progress (2008), Deuce Coupe (1992) and Dream West (1986). He was married to Beverley. He died on 22 March 2024 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
- While a student at Harvard College, Wilson engaged in many sailing adventures aboard his father's yacht whith the assistance of his college friends. In 1942, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Wilson received a reserve commission in the U.S. Coast Guard, serving on the Greenland Patrols as well as in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Shortly after the war his first book, "Voyage to Somewhere" was published to tepid critical reviews and public reaction. Wilson took a postion as a writer at Time magazine and soon became an organizer of that publication's publisher's committee on public education. With encouragement from Dick Simon, of Simon and Shuster, Sloan wrote the classic "Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" which was to beocme an anthem during the 1950s. His next work "A Summer Place" although not as critically acclaimed, was a national best-seller also. Both books were made into very successful motion pictures. After a divorce from his wife of over twenty years, and by all accounts, a blissful marriage to a woman fourteen years his junior, Wilson continued to write fiction based mostly on his life experiences. In retrospect, it is a shame that much of his later work was not as critically appraised and read, as much of it is classic 'everyman' told in a fine, direct manner. His autobiography "What to Wear to the Party" is both candid and humorous. "Ice Brothers" is arguably the best fiction ever written about the Coast Guard, perhaps one of the best examples of Twentieth Century fiction ever written.
- Edgar Evans Cayce Jr. was born on 9 February 1918 in Selma, Alabama, USA. He died on 15 February 2013 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Norman Phelps was born on 16 April 1912 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Rawhide (1938), Border G-Man (1938) and Rhythm Wranglers (1937). He died on 24 August 1981 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.