Elmo Roy Davidson, also known as E. Roy or Roy Davidson, was born in Missouri in 1889. After moving to Texas with his family, he moved to California around 1910. Davidson began working as a film scenario writer in the mid-1920s, and was well-established for his work in special effects within a decade. In addition to early work on Howard Hughes' air drama, Hell's Angels as the films "miniature director", Davidson contributed to forty-five films between 1930 and 1949. E. Roy Davidson died in 1962.

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Tom Hawley can claim to be a Las Vegas native, having been born in Las Vegas, New Mexico. He started spending summers in Las Vegas at age 5 and has spent most of his life in Southern Nevada. Tom is a graduate of Rancho High School in North Las Vegas and has a B.A. in Communication Studies from UNLV.

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