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Kennedy, Fred, 1909-1958
Fred Kennedy was a character and stunt actor known for his more than twenty-five years of experience. Born on December 22, 1909 in Ainsworth, Nebraska, Kennedy performed stunts in films including The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Red River (1948), and the Howard Hughes-produced The Conqueror (1956).
Kennedy died on December 05, 1958 in Natchioches, Louisiana while filming The Horse Soldiers.
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Shuken, Leo, 1906-1976
Film composer and orchestrator Leo Shuken was born in Los Angeles, California on December 6, 1906. He was one of four children born to Nellie Azarow and Ben Shuken. He worked in Hollywood, California composing and orchestrating film soundtracks, and he has received film credit on 71 films spanning from 1936 to 1971. He married once, to Ann Walsh (1905-1997), and died in Los Angeles on July 24, 1976.
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Schiller, William F.
American composer and motion picture music director William F. Schiller was born in New York, New York on January 11, 1887. He served in World War I in the United States Army 10th Ammunition Train, enlisting on June 29, 1915. He is credited as either an orchestrator or composer on 23 films in the 1920s and 1930s, including on The Phantom of the Opera (1925), All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Great Expecations (1934), and Howard Hughes' The Outlaw (1943).
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Moore, Matt, 1888-1960
Matt Moore was an Irish-born actor and director, and brother of fellow actors Tom, Mary, and Owen Moore. He was born on January 08, 1888 in County Meath, Ireland and later emigrated to the United States. Moore's acting career spans between the 1910s and 1950s, where he played roles including Kruger in The Front Page (1930) and Terry in Cock of the Air (1932), both produced by Howard Hughes.
Moore died on January 20, 1960 in Hollywood, California.
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Morgan, Bob (Robert Drew), 1916-1999
Bob Morgan was a stunt actor active between the 1940s and 1960s. Morgan was born on November 14, 1916 in Mount Carmel, Illinios. He performed stunts for films including the Howard Hughes-produced
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"Robert Drew 'Bob' Morgan." Find a Grave. December 08, 2011. Accessed October 28, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81689098/robert-drew-morgan
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Chester, Morris
Chester Morris was an actor best known for his role as Boston Blackie in fourteen Columbia Pictures film series and NBC radio series between 1941 and 1949. He was born on February 16, 1901 in New York City, New York. After Morris' first starring role as Chick Williams in Alibi (1928), he went on to perform in more than eighty-five films, including Lieutenant Roger Craig in the Howard Hughes-produced Cock of the Air.
Morris died on September 11, 1970 in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
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