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- Walter Fitzgerald was born on 18 May 1896 in Devonport, Devon, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Fallen Idol (1948), Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) and Treasure Island (1950). He was married to Angela Kirk and Rosalie Constance Gray. He died on 20 December 1976 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Prolific American lyricist and songwriter, one of the giants of Tin Pan Alley. He contributed numerous popular standards to jazz and to the big band scene. His catalogue includes such titles as "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (theme song for bandleader Tommy Dorsey), the ballad "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You", the 1940 Oscar-winner "When You Wish Upon a Star" (from Pinocchio (1940)), "The Nearness of You" (made popular by Glenn Miller), "Stella By Starlight", "Green Dolphin Street", "La Cucaracha" and the western classics "Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin" (Oscar-winner for High Noon (1952) and the "Rawhide" theme.
Washington had his roots in vaudeville as a master of ceremonies. Having joined ASCAP in 1930, he started his songwriting career with Earl Carroll's Vanities on Broadway in the late 1920's. In 1934, he was signed by MGM and relocated to Hollywood, eventually writing full scores for feature films. During the 40's, he worked for a number of studios, including Paramount, Warner Brothers, Disney and Republic. During these tenures, he collaborated with many of the great composers of the era, including Hoagy Carmichael, Victor Young, Max Steiner and Dimitri Tiomkin.- Richard J. Daley was born on 15 May 1902 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was married to Eleanor Daley. He died on 20 December 1976 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- William Munro Leaf was the author of some thirty popular books for children. During his lifetime, "The Story of Ferdinand" (1936), his tale about a Spanish bull who would rather smell flowers than fight in the ring, was translated into over sixty languages, including Twl, Ga, Fanti and Ewe in Africa.
Leaf received his master's degree at Harvard after graduating from the University of Maryland. He taught preparatory school for a numbers of years before becoming editor and director of the New York publishing house F. A. Stokes. Later Leaf would make a number of trips abroad as a cultural representative for the US State Department.
William Munro Leaf died of cancer at his home in Garret Park, Maryland, on 20 December, 1976. He left behind his wife, the former Margaret Pope, and two sons. - Location Management
- Actor
- Art Department
Onni Timonen was born on 29 June 1911 in Kitee, Finland. He was an actor, known for Totuus on armoton (1963), Kuisma ja Helinä (1951) and Kanavan laidalla (1949). He was married to Sirkka Joutsela. He died on 20 December 1976.- Camera and Electrical Department
Frank Madigan was born on 13 August 1889 in New York, USA. Frank died on 20 December 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
Oscar Rundblom was born on 2 March 1898 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor. He died on 20 December 1976 in Köping, Västmanlands län, Sweden.