Thursday 18 May 2017

Johnny Grant

Born: 9 May 1923, Goldsboro, North Carolina, USA
Died: 9 January 2008, Hollywood, California, USA

White Christmas (1954) as Ed Harrison (uncredited)













Vera-Ellen

Born: 16 February 1921, Norwood, Ohio, USA
Died: 30 August 1981, Los Angeles, California, USA

White Christmas (1954) as Judy Haynes (Credited as Vera Ellen)

With Danny Kaye.











Barrie Chase

Born: 20 October 1933, New York City, New York, USA

White Christmas (1954) as Doris Lenz (uncredited)

Barrie Chase is the blonde, with Lorinne Crawford.









Lorinne Crawford

Born: 27 February 1926, Seattle, Washington, USA
Died: 21 March 2011, Burbank, California, USA

White Christmas (1954) as Rita (uncredited)

Lorinne Crawford is on the left, with Barrie Chase.









Rosemary Clooney

Born: 23 May 1928, Maysville, Kentucky, USA
Died: 29 June 2002, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

White Christmas (1954) as Betty Haynes














Anne Whitfield

Born: 27 August 1938, Oxford, Mississippi, USA

White Christmas (1954) as Susan Waverly












Dean Jagger

Born: 7 November 1903, Columbus Grove, Ohio, USA
Died: 5 February 1991, Santa Monica, California, USA

White Christmas (1954) as Major General Thomas F. Waverly












Saturday 13 May 2017

Rachel Thomas

Born: 10 February 1905, Alltwen, Wales, UK
Died: 8 February 1995, Cardiff, Wales, UK

The Halfway House (1944) as The Landlady

Rachel Thomas is on the left, with Francoise Rosay.












Pat McGrath

Born: 1916, Ireland
Died: unknown

The Halfway House (1944) as Terence

Pat McGrath is on the right, with Philippa Hiatt.












Philippa Hiatt

Born: 23 August 1918, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Died: unknown

The Halfway House (1944) as Margaret

With Pat McGrath.













Friday 12 May 2017

Tom Walls

Born: 18 February 1883, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Died: 27 November 1949, Edwell, England, UK

The Halfway House (1944) as Capt. Meadows
















Sally Ann Howes

Born: 20 July 1930, St. John's Wood, London, England, UK
Died: 19 December 2021, UK
 
The Halfway House (1944) as Joanna, their daughter
 












Thursday 11 May 2017

Jack Gilford

Born: 25 July 1908, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2 June 1990, New York City, New York, USA

Taxi: Honor Thy Father (1979) (Season 2, Episode 2) as Joe Reiger
















Joss Ambler

Born: 23 June 1900, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died: 1959, London, England, UK

The Halfway House (1944) as Pinsent















Guy Middleton

Born: 14 December 1906, Hove, East Sussex, England, UK
Died: 30 July 1973, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) as McCullough (uncredited)



















The Halfway House (1944) as Fortescue



















Champagne Charlie (1944) as Tipsy Swell



















No Place for Jennifer (1950) as Brian



















The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) as Victor Hyde-Brown
 
With Richard Wattis.
















Françoise Rosay

Born: 19 April 1891, Paris, France
Died: 28 March 1974, Montgeron, Essonne, France

The Halfway House (1944) as Alice Meadows (Credited as Francoise Rosay)















Esmond Knight

Born: 4 May 1906, East Sheen, Surrey, England, UK
Died: 23 February 1987, London, England, UK

The Halfway House (1944) as David Davies















C. V. France

Born: 30 June 1868, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died: 13 April 1949, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

The Halfway House (1944) as The Solicitor
















Alfred Drayton

Born: 1 November 1881, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Died: 26 April 1949, London, England, UK

The Halfway House (1944) as Oakley
















Bud Osborne

Born: 20 July 1884, Knox County, Texas, USA
Died: 2 February 1964, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
 
New Frontier (1939) as Dickson
 
Bud Osborne is on the left, with Jack Ingram.
 















 
Marked Trails (1944) as Sheriff Jim
 
Bud Osborne is on the left, with George Morrell on the right and Tommy Coats as the deputy in the middle.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I Accuse My Parents (1944) as Mr. Carlton, the Clockmaker (uncredited)

Bud Osborne is on the right, with Robert Lowell.

















The Thin Man: Bat McKidderick (1959) (Season 2, Episode 33) as Clay Clanton
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Florence Johnson

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Florence Johnson did not appear in many films and virtually nothing is known about her.

I Accuse My Parents (1944) as Shirley Clark

Florence Johnson is on the right.


































With John Miljan.














John Clarke

Born: 14 April 1931, South Bend, Indiana, USA

The Twilight Zone: The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine (1959) (Season 1, Episode 4) as Young Jerry Hearndan (uncredited)

With Ida Lupino.













Ted de Corsia

Born: 29 September 1905, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 11 April 1973, Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA

The Twilight Zone: The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine (1959) (Season 1, Episode 4) as Marty Sall

















Martin Balsam

Born: 4 November 1919, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 13 February 1996, Rome, Lazio, Italy

The Twilight Zone: The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine (1959) (Season 1, Episode 4) as Danny Weiss















Mark Lowell

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

In a Lonely Place (1950) as Airline Clerk (uncredited)
















Richard Bartell

Born: 24 August 1897, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 22 July 1967, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

I Accuse My Parents (1944) as Joe Holden















Alice Frost

Born: 1 August 1905, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Died: 6 January 1998, Naples, Florida, USA

The Twilight Zone: The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine (1959) as Sally

With Martin Balsam.
































Wednesday 10 May 2017

Jeremy Judge

Born: 1950, Paddington, London, England, UK

Jeremy Judge was a child actor of the late 1950s.

The Horse's Mouth (1958) as Dickie (uncredited)


Alec Guinness

Born: 2 April 1914, Marylebone, London, England, UK
Died: 5 August 2000, Midhurst, Sussex, England, UK

The Man in the White Suit (1951) as Sidney Stratton

With Vida Hope.

















The Captain's Paradise (1953) as Captain Henry St. James

With Yvonne De Carlo.


















The Horse's Mouth (1958) as Gulley Jimson













Sheila Roberts

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Youth Aflame (1944) as Helen

Sheila Roberts, in the light-coloured top, is in the mood to Jitterbug.
















With Rod Rogers.













Duke Johnson

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Youth Aflame (1944) as Tom, Nightclub Manager

With Mary Arden.













Karl Kiffe

Born: 6 July 1927, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 10 May 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Karl Kiffe was a drummer who appeared in two low budget films in the 1940s.

Youth Aflame (1944) as Master of the Drums















Joy Reese

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Youth Aflame (1944) as Katy White















Julie Duncan

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Youth Aflame (1944) as Peggy Baker















Rod Rogers

Born: 21 August 1912, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died: 23 February 1983, Tamarac, Florida, USA

Youth Aflame (1944) as Lester















Warren Burr

Born: 11 January 1923, New York, USA
Died: unknown

Youth Aflame (1944) as Frank Monahan















Michael Owen

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Youth Aflame (1944) as Al Simpson















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