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Dove, Billie

Born Lillian Bertha Bohny to Charles and Bertha Bohny, Billie Dove first appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies in 1917. Five year later, she signed with Metro in Hollywood and appeared in her first film "Polly of the Follies" (1922). Nick named Billie Dove, she was known as the beauty queen of the silent film era. Her many credits included "The Lone Star Ranger" (1923), "The Air Mail" (1925), "Kid Boots" (1926), "American Beauty" (1927) and "Her Private Life" (1929). She retired from the screen in 1934.

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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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