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Harry Nilsson was born on 15 June 1941 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Magnolia (1999), Punch-Drunk Love (2002) and Contact (1997). He was married to Una Mary O'Keeffe, Diane Clatworthy and Sandra Lee McTaggart. He died on 15 January 1994 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.

Executive Producer / Director / Writer David Von Ancken was a prolific television director and executive producer as well as a feature film director. David executive produced and directed, Tut, an epic six hour action-adventure-thriller for Spike starring Ben Kingsley. Spike's first mini-series features King Tut's ascension to power, the chaotic political intrigue of the youngest Pharaoh's rule of ancient Egypt, and the mystery surrounding his death. He executive produced and directed the first season of Salem, the premiere series for cable network, WGN. The show was picked up for a second season. He executive produced and directed the pilot of AMC's series, Hell on Wheels, then continued as executive producer/director for its first two seasons. David has also directed multiple episodes such popular series as Californication, The Shield, CSI:NY and Cold Case. And he directed shows as diverse as Intelligence, The Following, House of Lies, Oz, Numb3rs, Heroes, Gossip Girl, Vampire Diaries and Person of Interest. In addition to his work in television, David co-wrote and directed Seraphim Falls, a civil war action-thriller starring Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson. David was nominated for Gotham's Breakthrough Director Award for his work on the film. David's acclaimed debut short film, Bullet in the Brain, won Universal/Hypnotic Films' Million Dollar Film Festival as well as numerous other awards at festivals including Rotterdam, The Silver Bear at Chicago and South By Southwest.

Arthur Edeson is an American cinematographer who was a pioneer of his craft. His career spanned four decades and encompassed many films now regarded as classics.

Born in New York in 1891, Edeson first worked as a still photographer. In 1911 he entered the movie business at Eclair Studios, a production unit based in Fort Lee, NJ. There he was employed as an extra and still photographer. He became a cinematographer in 1914 and worked on films starring Clara Kimball Young, a very popular actress of that era whose films are, for the most part, lost. In 1917 Young left New Jersey for California, and so did Edeson.

In 1919 he was one of the 15 cameramen who founded the American Society of Cinematographers. During the 1920s he was hired by actor-producer Douglas Fairbanks for The Three Musketeers (1921) ('Fred Niblo'). Robin Hood (1922) (Allan Dwan) and The Thief of Bagdad (1924) (Raoul Walsh). That last film launched a long relationship between Edeson and Walsh. In 1925 Edeson worked on The Lost World (1925)) (Harry O. Hoyt), the first full-length feature film using the stop-motion animation technique. In 1929 he was cinematographer on In Old Arizona (1928) (Irving Cummings), the first talking picture shot entirely outdoors. Edeson was also one of the first to experiment with the widescreen format on Walsh's The Big Trail (1930). During that period he also worked with Lewis Milestone on the anti-war epic All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). Soon afterward he collaborated with James Whale on two technically groundbreaking films: Frankenstein (1931) and The Invisible Man (1933).

In 1936 Edeson was hired at Warner Bros. There he worked notably on the first film directed by John Huston, the classic noir The Maltese Falcon (1941), and re-teamed with Huston on the lesser known Across the Pacific (1942). He was also lenser on the perennial favorite Casablanca (1942) (Michael Curtiz) and later worked with Jean Negulesco, notably on The Mask of Dimitrios (1944) and Three Strangers (1946).

Edeson retired in 1949, putting an end to a distinguished career. He died in California in 1970.

Charles Marowitz was born on 26 January 1934 in New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Shylock, A Touch of Don Juan (1966) and Arena (1975). He was married to Jane Windsor and Julia Crosthwait. He died on 2 May 2014 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.

Shirley Lowe was born on 5 May 1930 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Shirley was a costume designer, known for Xenogenesis (1978). Shirley was married to Phillip Cameron. Shirley died on 28 February 2023 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.

Charles J. Stumar was born on 28 August 1890 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a cinematographer, known for The Mummy (1932), Bombay Mail (1934) and The Abysmal Brute (1923). He died on 29 June 1935 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.

Edward Montagne was born on 20 May 1912 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for I Spy (1955), Project X (1949) and Quincy, M.E. (1976). He died on 15 December 2003 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.

Michael Van Dyke was born in 1959 in the USA. He is known for Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and Crank (2006). He was married to Laurel Van Dyke. He died on 19 March 2008 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.

Vincent Mazella Jr. was born on 26 May 1958 in Queens, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Die Hard 2 (1990), Mercury Rising (1998) and Apollo 13 (1995). He died on 11 December 2011 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.

Jeff Howard was born on 25 April 1953 in Maryland, USA. He is known for Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) and Ghost (1990). He died on 25 August 2022 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.

Franklin Milton was born on 19 August 1907 in Carthage, Missouri, USA. He is known for Ben-Hur (1959), North by Northwest (1959) and The Time Machine (1960). He was married to Ethel Marion Erickson. He died on 16 October 1985 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.

Harvey Cohen was born on 13 September 1951 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a composer, known for King Kong (2005), Bicentennial Man (1999) and Mission: Impossible III (2006). He died on 14 January 2007 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.

Gilbert Correa was born on 11 September 1959 in Massachusetts, USA. Gilbert is known for U-571 (2000), Child's Play 3 (1991) and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991). Gilbert died on 25 March 2023 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.

Robert Keats was a writer and producer, known for Quark (1977), The Closer (1990) and Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1987). He died on 20 October 2017 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.

Armond Lebowitz was born on 25 September 1926. He was an editor, known for Chiefs (1983), The Stuff (1985) and The Ambulance (1990). He died on 30 April 2015 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.

Ted Polmanski was born on 8 February 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is known for Santa Barbara (1984), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Nell Carter... Never Too Old to Dream (1986). He was married to Sue. He died on 11 August 2019 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.

Beaudine Anderson was born on 23 November 1919 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for No Greater Glory (1934) and The Band Plays On (1934). He died on 11 November 2009 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.

Prolific composer ("Dry Bones"), arranger conductor and pianist, educated at City College of New York and a music student of Otto Cesana and Tim Timothy. He arranged for the dance orchestras of Ben Bernie and Charlie Barnet, and composed a number of instrumental compositions for the 101 Strings. He also was a member of The Three Suns instrumental trio for a time. Joining ASCAP in 1950, his numerous popular-song and instrumental compositions include "Rush House", "It's Dawn Again", "A Dream of Love", "Shaga-Shaga-Shuffle", "Busy Holiday", "Moonlight Romance", "Sun Shower", "Story of My Love", and "Carnival in Rome".

Harrison Wiley was born on 27 July 1898 in New York, USA. He was an art director, known for Mister Dynamite (1935), The Flying Marine (1929) and Vengeance (1930). He died on 20 June 1935 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.

Dave Bourne was born on 20 September 1939 in Santa Barbara, California, USA. Dave was an actor, known for Wolf Town (2011). Dave was married to Patricia (Patty). Dave died on 30 January 2015 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.

Dick Wimmer was born on 18 June 1936 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Million Dollar Infield (1982). He died on 18 May 2011 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.

John Danischewsky was born on 12 May 1940 in Hampstead, London, England, UK. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Avalanche (1969), Hammerhead (1968) and Run Wild, Run Free (1969). He was married to Barbara McCann Danischewsky and Irene Birtwhistle. He died on 12 October 2017 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.

Allan Ramsay was born on 8 June 1922 in Santa Clara, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Throwback (1935) and Juvenile Court (1938). He was married to Emily Ramsey. He died on 17 August 2009 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.