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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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Hoyt, John, 1905-1991

John Hoyt was an actor known for his range of roles in film and television between the 1940s and 1980s. Born as John McArthur Hoystradt on October 05, 1904 in Bronxville, New York, he first worked as a pianist before working in Orson Welles' Mercury Theater. He quit the theater company and moved to Hollywood in 1945, where he played roles in over seventy films over the course of his career. His roles include Dr.

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Perry, Harry, 1888-1985

American cinematographer Harry Frank Perry was born on May 2, 1888, the fifth of seven children born to Fannie Teter and Henry Perry in Idana, Kansas. He married Fern Frost Strange on July 29, 1921, and the couple had three children, Harry Frank Perry Jr., Thomas Leon Perry, and John Richard Perry. Perry is most well known for his work on aerial cinematic sequences in Wings (1927) and Howard Hughes' Hell's Angels (1930), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. He died on February 9, 1985 in Los Angeles, California.

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Hitchcock, Raymond, 1865-1929

Raymond Hitchcock was a silent film actor, stage actor, and stage producer active between the 1910s and 1920s. Born on October 22, 1865 in Auburn, New York, Hitchcock first started in theater before performing in silent films including the Marshal Neilan-directed and produced Everybody's Acting (1926), a film later acquired by Howard Hughes. He continued acting in and producing stage plays while performing in films until his death on November 24, 1929 in Beverly Hills, California.

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