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Franklin, Harold B. (Harold Brooks), 1889-1941
Harold Brooks Franklin was born in New York City, New York in 1889. In 1914 he entered the theatre management business, moving to Los Angeles, California in 1927. After serving as president of Fox West Coast Theatres, he formed a partnership with Howard Hughes in 1931 with the Hughes-Franklin Midwest Theatre Corporation, Incorporated. In 1933, Franklin resigned, moved back to New York, and formed an independent theatre production company. He died in Mexico City, Mexico in 1941.
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Riesenfeld, Hugo, 1879-1939
Hugo Riesenfeld was a composer known for creating music scores for films and orchestras from 1915 until his death. Born on January 26, 1879 in in Vienna, Austria, Reisenfeld composed films including The Ten Commandments (1923), Tabu (1931), and the Howard Hughes-directed and produced Hell's Angels. Riesenfeld died on September 10, 1939 in Los Angeles, California.
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Ramsden, Frances, 1920-2000
Frances Ramsden was an actor in three films between 1944 and 1947. Born on March 20, 1920 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Ramsden is best known for her leading role in the Howard Hughes and Preston Sturges film The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947), her last film before leaving the movie industry. She appeared once more in the documentary Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius to discuss Lloyd. Ramsden died on September 16, 2000 in Los Angeles, California.
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Wicks, Ren, 1911-1997
Ren Wicks was an artist known for designing artwork for Lockheed Corporation fights and bombers during World War II, as well as paintings for the National Aeronautics and Space Association (NASA) of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Wicks also worked for Howard Hughes, designing poster art of Jane Russell for The Outlaw (1943) and a number of RKO Radio Pictures films. Born on 1911 in New York, Wicks studied at the Art Center College of Design and Kann Institute in Los Angeles, California. He died in approximately 1997.
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Vargas, Alberto, 1896-1982
Alberto Vargas was an artist known for creating the "Vargas Girls" type of pin-up drawings for World War II aircraft and Playboy magazine. He also created artwork for RKO Radio Pictures during Howard Hughes' ownership. Vargas was born on February 09, 1896 in Arequipa, Peru and died on December 30, 1982 in Los Angeles, California.
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Dieterich, Ludwig M., Dr., 1867-1935
Dr. Ludwig M. Dieterich was an engineer known for his patents on color photography. Dieterich was born on September 4, 1867 in Graz, Austria to Rudolt von Dieterich and Malvine Rose Kiewicz. He naturalized as a United States citizen on December 29, 1905, and married Herma Bohm in 1895. Dieterich's work was used for the film coloring process in Multicolor, Limited, a company owned by Howard Hughes. Dieterich died on December 29, 1935 in Los Angeles, California.
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