Sunday 31 July 2022

Carol Brewster

Born: 25 February 1927, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 1 February 2013, Big Bear Lake, California, USA
 
Carol Brewster got her break in showbusiness as a child, working first of all in radio dramas. 
There is some doubt about her birthdate above. In an interview with Skip E. Lowe she said that when making Flamingo Road (September - October 1938) she was only 16 years old. This would put her birthdate around 1932 and not 1927.
 
Flamingo Road (1949) as Waitress (uncredited)
 
 
The Side Streets of Hollywood (1953) as Model / Dancer
 
Carol Brewster is on the left, with dark hair.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Phil Rhodes

Born: 13 March 1916
Died: 7 January 2009, California, USA
 
Phil Rhodes gave up acting in the mid 1950s and became a makeup artist in films and television. Marlon Brando hired Rhodes as his personal makeup artist for film and for stage work and he worked with Brando for about 40 years.
 
The Side Streets of Hollywood (1953) as Hanson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Leonard Sharp

Born: 24 May 1890, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
Died: 24 October 1958, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
 
I'll Walk Beside You (1943) as Lenny Collins (uncredited)
 
Jack Vyvyan is drinking next to Leonard.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hobson's Choice (1954) as Tailor who rents shop to William and Maggie (uncredited)
 
Leonard Sharp is on the left, with John Mills and Brenda de Banzie.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Herbert C. Walton

Born: 28 April 1880, Islington, London, England, UK
Died: 16 January 1955, Lambeth, London, England, UK
 
Hobson's Choice (1954) as Printer
 
Herbert C. Walton is on the right, with Julien Mitchell.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Julien Mitchell

Born: 13 November 1888, Glossop, Derbyshire, England, UK
Died: 4 November 1954, London, England, UK
 
Hobson's Choice (1954) as Sam Minns
 
Julien Mitchell stands with his pipe between Charles Laughton and Gibb McLaughlin.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Madge Brindley

Born: 15 October 1901, Bedford Park, London, England, UK
Died: 28 August 1968, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
 
Hobson's Choice (1954) as Mrs. Figgins
 
Madge Brindley is on the right, with Dorothy Gordon.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Brenda de Banzie

Born: 28 July 1909, Manchester, England, UK
Died: 5 March 1981, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England, UK
 
Hobson's Choice (1954) as Maggie Hobson
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Helen Haye

Born: 28 August 1874, Assam Province, British India
Died: 1 September 1957, London, England, UK

The 39 Steps (1935) as Mrs. Jordan


















 
The Spy in Black (1939) as Mrs. Sedley
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hobson's Choice (1954) as Mrs. Hepworth
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Saturday 30 July 2022

The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)

 
 
Season 1
 
Episode 28 - A Nice Place to Visit (1960)
 
[Larry Blyden, Sebastian Cabot, John Close, Charles Fogel, George Ford, Peter Hornsby, Robert McCord, Bill Mullikin, Nels P. Nelson, Murray Pollack, Rod Serling, Norman Stevans, Wayne Tucker, Sandra Warner]
 
Season 2
 
 
Season 3
 
Episode 33 - The Dummy (1962)
 
[Cliff Robertson, Frank Sutton, George Murdock, John Harmon, Sandra Warner, Ralph Manza, Rudy Dolan, Bethelynn Grey, Rod Serling, Edy Williams]
 
Season 4
 
 
Season 5
 
 
 

Sylvia Syms

Born: 6 January 1934, Woolwich, London, England, UK
Died: 27 January 2023, Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England, UK
 
Ice Cold in Alex (1958) as Sister Diana Murdoch
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Arline Hunter

Born: 16 December 1931, Caldwell, Idaho, USA
 
The Side Streets of Hollywood (1953) as Model (uncredited)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thad Swift

Born: 30 December 1918, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died: 17 January 1988, Los Angeles, California, USA
 
The Side Streets of Hollywood (1953) as Tall Tom
 
This film was also known as 'A Virgin in Hollywood'.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
















Friday 29 July 2022

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952-1966)

 
Season 1
 
 
Season 2
 
 
Season 3
 
Episode 24 - The Witness
 
[Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ricky Nelson, Don DeFore, Paul Harvey, Dick Elliott, Carleton Young, Parley Baer, Harper Goff, Dorothy Abbott, Robert B. Williams, Chuck Colean, Carl Greyson (voice)]
 
Season 4
 
 
Season 5
 
 
Season 6
 
 
Season 7
 
 
Season 8
 
 
Season 9
 
 
Season 10
 
 
Season 11
 
 
Season 12
 
 
Season 13
 
 
Season 14
 
 
 

Television Series

 
US TV Series
 
12 O'Clock High (1964-1967)
77 Sunset Strip (1958-1964)
The Addams Family (1964-1966)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962-1965)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1962)
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960-1961)
Black Saddle (1959-1960) 
Dragnet (1951-1959) 
The Fugitive (1963-1967)
Going My Way (1962-1963)
Gunsmoke (1955-1975)
Johnny Ringo (1959-1960) 
Johnny Stoccato (1959-1960)
The June Allyson Show (1959-1961)
Leave It to Beaver (1957-1963)
The Munsters (1964-1966)
My Little Margie (1952-1955)
Naked City (1958-1963)
One Step Beyond (1959-1961)
The Outer Limits (1963-1965) 
Outlaws (1960-1962)
Perry Mason (1957-1966)
Private Secretary (1953-1957) aka Susie
Rawhide (1959-1965) 
The Rifleman (1958-1963)
Route 66 (1960-1964)
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957-1962)
The Untouchables (1959-1963)
Wagon Train (1957-1965)
 
 
 
UK TV Series

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955-1960)
Gideon's Way (1964-1966)
The Prisoner (1967-1968)
 

 
 

Thursday 28 July 2022

Jim Hallett

Born: unknown
Died: unknown
 
Run, Girl, Run (1928) as Cadet - Norma's Sweetheart
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Wednesday 27 July 2022

John Hurt

Born: 22 January 1940, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK
Died: 25 January 2017, East Runton, Cromer, Norfolk, England, UK
 
In Love with Alma Cogan (2012) as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Keith Barron

Born: 8 August 1934, Mexborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died: 15 November 2017, England, UK
 
In Love with Alma Cogan (2012) as Cedric





















Ann Firbank

Born: 9 January 1933, Secunderabad, Hyderabad State, British India

The Treasure Seekers (1996)(TV) as Emily


















 
In Love with Alma Cogan (2012) as Mrs. Craske
 

 


















Hayes Robertson

Born: 11 April 1893, Galveston, Texas, USA
Died: 25 February 1939, Los Angeles, California, USA
 
The Second Hundred Years (1927) as Shop Customer (uncredited)
 
With a blurry Stan Laurel.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Madalynne Field

Born: 1 April 1907, Michigan, USA
Died: 1 October 1974, Palm Springs, California, USA
 
Played a few 'fat girl' comedy roles in the late silent era and into the early sound films including several short comedies with Daphne Pollard and Carole Lombard.
 
Run, Girl, Run (1928) as Carrie Waite (uncredited)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
















Daphne Pollard

Born: 19 October 1891, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Died: 22 February 1978, Los Angeles, California, USA
 
Sister of 'Snub' Pollard. A diminuitive comedy actress from the late silent era who seemlessly transitioned to sound.
 
Run, Girl, Run (1928) as Coach Minnie Marmon
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

















Friday 22 July 2022

Peter King

Born: unknown
Died: unknown
 
A for Andromeda: The Face of the Tiger (1961) (Series 1, Episode 6) as Newsreader
 
Peter King is on the television. Maurice Hedley, on the left, watches the news.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Maurice Hedley

Born: unknown
Died: unknown
 
A for Andromeda: The Face of the Tiger (1961) (Series 1, Episode 6) as The Prime Minister
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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