Monday 23 September 2019

Anthony Franciosa

Born: 25 October 1928, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 19 January 2006, Los Angeles, California, USA

City Hall (1996) as Paul Zapatti (Credited as Tony Franciosa)













Saturday 21 September 2019

Jane Buckingham

Born: 22 July 1913, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 12 March 1988, Los Angeles, California, USA

One Night in Lisbon (1941) as Maid (uncredited)

Difficult to see Jane in this photo because of the poor quality. Seated is Madeleine Carroll.











Lynn Whitney

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

A Woman's Secret (1949) as Actress (uncredited)

Dan Foster and Lynn Whitney help Maureen O'Hara off stage. 'Snub' Pollard is in the background with the hat on.












Dan Foster

Born: 13 April 1920, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2 January 2002, Apple Valley, California, USA

A Woman's Secret (1949) as Stage Manager (uncredited)

Dan Foster and Lynn Whitney help Maureen O'Hara to her dressing room. 'Snub' Pollard is in the background with the hat on.













Bert Davidson

Born: 4 June 1914, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 24 December 1976, New York, New York, USA

A Woman's Secret (1949) as Radio Director (uncredited)

















Marcel De la Brosse

Born: 4 August 1902, Hericy, France
Died: 5 July 2001, Carroll, Iowa, USA

A Woman's Secret (1949) as French Baker (uncredited)

















Frederic Nay

Born: 26 April 1911, Queens, New York, USA
Died: 18 August 1993, Los Angeles, California, USA

A Woman's Secret (1949) as Ship's Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

















John Laing

Born: 14 July 1914, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 15 May 1979, Santa Barbara, California, USA

A Woman's Secret (1949) as WLR Radio Announcer (uncredited)

















C. Bakaleinikoff

Born: 26 April 1896, Moscow, Russia
Died: 3 September 1966, Los Angeles, California, USA

Constantin Bakaleinikoff was a composer, arranger, musical director and a conductor who was occasionally asked to appear in a film, often as a conductor.

A Woman's Secret (1949) as Studio Recording Session Conductor (uncredited)


















Friday 20 September 2019

Rory Mallinson

Born: 27 October 1913, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Died: 26 March 1976, Los Angeles, California, USA

A Woman's Secret (1949) as Police Lt. Benson (uncredited)

















Raymond Bond

Born: 21 April 1885, Iowa Falls, Iowa, USA
Died: 13 February 1972, San Bernardino, California, USA

A Woman's Secret (1949) as Dr. Ferris (uncredited)


















Marietta Canty

Born: 30 September 1905, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 9 July 1986, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Lady in the Dark (1944) as Martha



















With Ginger Rogers.














Marjean Neville

Born: 30 September 1905, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 9 July 1986, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Lady in the Dark (1944) as Eliza at 5 and 7 (uncredited)


















Catherine Craig

Born: 18 January 1915, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Died: 14 January 2004, Santa Barbara, California, USA

Lady in the Dark (1944) as Miss Foster


















Jon Hall

Born: 23 February 1915, Fresno, California, USA
Died: 13 December 1979, North Hollywood, California, USA
 
Arabian Nights (1942) as Haroun-Al-Raschid
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lady in the Dark (1944) as Randy Curtis
 

















Thursday 19 September 2019

Barry Sullivan

Born: 29 August 1912, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 6 June 1994, Sherman Oaks, California, USA

Lady in the Dark (1944) as Dr. Brooks


















Betty Hall

Born: 19 May 1923, Monett, Missouri, USA
Died: 4 September 2001, Los Angeles, California, USA

Knock on Every Door (1949) as Jury Member (uncredited)

Betty Hall is on the far left.
















Evelyn Underwood

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

A Woman's Secret (1949) as Lady on Cruise Watching Performance (uncredited)

Evelyn is seated in the bottom left corner of the picture. Other actors in this scene include Maureen O'Hara and Melvyn Douglas.

















Knock on Any Door (1949) as Jury Member (uncredited)

With Humphrey Bogart. Sitting behind Evelyn is Jack Jahries.















Bernice Young

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

A Woman's Secret (1949) as Nurse (uncredited)

With Melvyn Douglas.
































Alvin Hammer

Born: 2 January 1915, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 31 October 1993, Hollywood, California, USA

A Walk in the Sun (1945) as Johnson



















A Woman's Secret (1949) as Fred (uncredited)


















John Parrish

Born: 25 February 1896, Lindenhurst, New York, USA
Died: 18 April 1988, Los Angeles, California, USA

Borrowed Trouble (1948) as Steve Mawson

John Parrish is on the right, with Cliff Clark. Helen Chapman is in the background.

















A Woman's Secret (1949) as Professor Paul Camelli (uncredited)

















Loreli Vitek

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

A Woman's Secret (1949) as Waitress (uncredited)

















Wednesday 18 September 2019

Erin La Bissoniere

Born: 5 August 1901, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Died: 22 September 1976, Los Angeles, California, USA

Woman Unafraid (1934) as Gladys

















John Bleifer

Born: 26 July 1901, Zawiercie, Poland, Russian Empire [now Zawiercie, Slaskie, Poland]
Died: 24 January 1992, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Captured! (1933) as Strogin

















Monday 16 September 2019

William Le Maire

Born: 21 December 1892, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Died: 11 November 1933, Los Angeles, California, USA

Captured! (1933) as Joe 'Tex' Martin (Credited as William LeMaire)

William Le Maire is on the right, with Leslie Howard.































Sunday 15 September 2019

Cammie King

Born: 5 August 1934, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 1 September 2010, Fort Bragg, California, USA

Gone with the Wind (1939) as Bonnie Blue Butler (as Cammie King)

With Clark Gable.















Lillian Kemble-Cooper

Born: 21 March 1892, London, England, UK
Died: 4 May 1977, Los Angeles, California, USA

Gone with the Wind (1939) as Bonnie's Nurse in London (Credited as L. Kemble-Cooper)

With Clark Gable.















Thursday 12 September 2019

Thomas Jefferson

Born: 10 September 1856, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2 April 1932, Hollywood, California, USA

The Grim Game (1919) as Dudley Cameron

















Ann Forrest

Born: 14 April 1895, Sønderho, Denmark
Died: 25 October 1985, San Diego, California, USA

Worked at several studios during the 1910s and then at Paramount during the 1920's. She also appeared in films in both England and France. Forrest eventually turned to the stage and left film acting altogether. A serious car accident brought about her premature retirement in 1931. 

The Grim Game (1919) as Mary Wentworth



















With Harry Houdini.













Harry Houdini

Born: 24 March 1874, Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Died: 31 October 1926, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Harry Houdini was a master escapologist and the few films that he made often used this as part of their plots.

The Grim Game (1919) as Harvey Hanford (Credited as Houdini)

















Augustus Phillips

Born: 1 August 1874, Rensselaer, Indiana, USA
Died: 16 September 1952, Milford, Pennsylvania, USA

The Grim Game (1919) as David Allison

















Jane Wolfe

Born: 21 March 1875, St. Petersburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 29 March 1958, Glendale, California, USA

The Grim Game (1919) as Hannah (Credited as Jane Wolf)

















Monday 9 September 2019

Alicia Rhett

Born: 1 February 1915, Savannah, Georgia, USA
Died: 3 January 2014, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Gone with the Wind (1939) as India - His Daughter


















Friday 6 September 2019

Oscar Polk

Born: 25 December 1899, Marianna, Arkansas, USA
Died: 4 January 1949, New York City, New York, USA

Gone with the Wind (1939) as Pork - House Servant

















Carroll Nye

Born: 4 October 1901, Akron, Ohio, USA
Died: 17 March 1974, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Gone with the Wind (1939) as Frank Kennedy - A Guest
















Sunday 1 September 2019

Alfonso Bedoya

Born: 16 April 1904, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
Died: 15 December 1957, Mexico D.F., Mexico

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) as Gold Hat

















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