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Menjou, Adolphe, 1890-1963
Adolphe Jean Menjou was an actor active between the 1910s and 1960s, known for playing suave and flirtatious roles.
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Stallings, Charles P., 1893-1960
American film director and production manager Charles Potter Stallings was born on August 18, 1893 in Lansing, Michigan to Florence E. Higby and Joseph Stallings. Stallings produced over 28 films in Hollywood, California. He also worked for Howard Hughes' The Caddo Company, Inc., and worked on The Front Page (1931),The Age For Love (1931), Sky Devils (1932), and Scarface (1932).
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Marquardt, Paul, 1889-1960
Paul Marquardt was a German composer, arranger, and orchestrator, known for writing film scores between the late 1920s and 1950s including The Wizard of Oz (1939) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946). He also wrote compositions for Howard Hughes-produced Jet Pilot (1957).
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Martin, Skip
Lloyd Vernon "Skip" Martin was a saxiphonist, clarinetist, and arranger who performed work for jazz bands, orchestras, and films between the 1930s and 1960s. His credited films include Singin' in the Rain (1952), A Star Is Born (1954), and the Howard Hughes-produced Jet Pilot (1957).
Martin was born on May 14, 1916 in Illinois. He died on February 12, 1976 in Los Angeles, California.
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Dolenz, George, 1908-1963
George Dolenz was born in Trieste, Italy in 1908 and immigrated to the United States in 1934. Finding work as a waiter, he pursued an acting career, earning a contract with Universal Studios in 1942. As a successful character actor, Dolenz had few leading roles in film; an exception was the 1950 Howard Hughes produced thriller, Vendetta. In 1956, he played the lead role in the television series The Count of Monte Cristo, and continued to take occasional television roles until his death in 1963.
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