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- Arthur Kennedy, one of the premier character actors in American film from the late 1940s through the early 1960s, achieved fame in the role of Biff in Elia Kazan's historic production of Arthur Miller's Pultizer-Prize winning play "Death of a Salesman." Although he was not selected to recreate the role on screen, he won one Best Actor and four Best Supporting Academy Award nominations between 1949 and 1959 and ranked as one of Hollywood's finest players.
Born John Arthur Kennedy to a dentist and his wife on February 17, 1914 in Worcester, Massachusetts. As a young man, known as "Johnny" to his friends, studied drama at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. By the time he was 20 years old, he was involved in local theatrical groups. Kennedy's first professional gig was was with the Globe Theatre Company, which toured the Midwest offering abbreviated versions of Shakespearian plays. Shakesperian star Maurice Evans hired Kennedy for his company, with which he appeared in the Broadway production of "Richard II" in 1937. While performing in Evans' repertory company, Kennedy also worked in the Federal Theatre project.
Arthur Kennedy made his Broadway debut in "Everywhere I Roam" in 1938, the same year that he married Mary Cheffrey, who would remain his wife until her death in 1975. He also appeared on Broadway in "Life and Death of an American" in 1939 and in "An International Incident" in 1940 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, in support of the great American actress the theater had been named after.
Kennedy and his wife moved west to Los Angeles, California in 1938, and it was while acting on the stage in L.A. that he was discovered by fellow actor James Cagney, who cast him as his brother in the film City for Conquest (1940). The role brought with it a contract with Warner Bros., and the studio put him in supporting roles in some prestigious movies, including High Sierra (1940), the film that made Humphrey Bogart a star, They Died with Their Boots On (1941) with Errol Flynn, and Howard Hawks's Air Force (1943) alongside future Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner Gig Young and the great John Garfield. His career was interrupted by military service in World War Two.
After the war, Kennedy went back to the Broadway stage, where he gained a reputation as an actor's actor, appearing in Arthur Miller's 1947 Tony Award-winning play "All My Sons," which was directed by Kazan. He played John Proctor in the original production of Miller's reflection on McCarthyism, "The Crucible" - which Kazan, an informer who prostrated himself before the forces of McCarthyism, refused to direct - and also appeared in Miller's last Broadway triumph, "The Price."
When Kennedy returned to film work, he quickly distinguished himself as one of the best and most talented of supporting actors & character leads, appearing in such major films as Boomerang! (1947), Champion (1949) (for which he received his first Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor) and The Glass Menagerie (1950), playing Tom in a mediocre adaptation of Tennessee Williams's classic play. Kennedy won his first and only Best Actor nomination for Bright Victory (1951), playing a blinded vet, a role for which he won the New York Film Critics Circle award over such competition as Marlon Brando and Humphrey Bogart. Other films included Fritz Lang's 'Rancho Notorious (1951)', Anthony Mann's Bend of the River (1952), William Wyler's The Desperate Hours (1955), Richard Brooks' Elmer Gantry (1960), David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia (1962), and John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn (1964).
In 1956, Kennedy won another Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role in Trial (1955), plus two more Supporting nods in 1958 and 1959 for his appearances in the screen adaptations of Grace Metalious's Peyton Place (1957), and James Jones Some Came Running (1958).
Kennedy returned to Broadway frequently in the 1950s, and headlined the 1952 play "See the Jaguar", a flop best remembered for giving a young actor named James Dean one of his first important parts. A decade later, Kennedy replaced his good friend Anthony Quinn in the Broadway production of "Becket", alternating the roles of Becket and Henry II with Laurence Olivier, who was quite fond of working with him. In the 1960s, the prestigious movie parts dried up as he matured, but he continued working in movies and on TV until he retired in the mid-1980s. He moved out of Los Angeles to live with family members in Connecticut. In the last years of his life, he was afflicted with thyroid cancer and eye disease. He died of a brain tumor at 75, survived by his two children by his wife Mary, Terence and actress Laurie Kennedy. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Lequille, Nova Scotia, Canada. - Rex Everhart was born on 13 June 1920 in Watseka, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Friday the 13th (1980), Beauty and the Beast (1991) and Superman (1978). He was married to Claire Richard. He died on 13 March 2000 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.
- Pamela Lincoln was born on 14 May 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Tingler (1959), Tootsie (1982) and One Step Beyond (1959). She was married to Darryl Hickman. She died on 21 November 2019 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.
- Coates was born in Oklahoma City and grew up in Santa Monica, Calif., where she acted in children's theater. She went on to major in acting at the University of California, Los Angeles, and worked in stock companies in the East. She met her future husband, James Noble - who played "Governor Gene Gatling" on the TV show Benson (1979) - in 1951 in Worcester, Mass., while playing "Eliza Doolittle" in "Pygmalion". The couple appeared in many plays together, notably "Long Day's Journey into Night" and "A Delicate Balance".
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Franklin Heller was born on 15 September 1911 in Randolph, New Jersey, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Web (1950), The Front Page (1949) and The Earl Wrightson Show (1948). He died on 10 July 1997 in North Branford, Connecticut, USA.- Composer
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Gary DeCarlo was born on 5 June 1942 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He was a composer, known for Spies in Disguise (2019), Maps to the Stars (2014) and Remember the Titans (2000). He was married to Annette Theresa Kundert. He died on 28 June 2017 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.- Scott Merrill was born on 14 July 1918 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Thriller (1960) and New York Confidential (1959). He died on 19 June 2001 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.
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Songwriter ("Whistling in the Dark", "Love is Like That"), writer, author and producer, educated at City College of New York and New York University. He joined ASCAP in 1941, and his chief musical collaborators included Walter Samuels, Ned Lehac and Dana Suesse. He wrote songs for the Broadway musicals "The Garrick Gaieties" (1930) and "Sweet and Low", and for Radio City Music Hall. His other song compositions include "I've Got It Again", "So Shy", and "Dark Clouds".- Producer
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Donald B. Hyatt was born on 22 April 1924 in the USA. Donald B. was a producer and director, known for Project Twenty (1954), The DuPont Show of the Week (1961) and The World About Us (1967). Donald B. died on 22 May 2008 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.- Marie Therese Øgaard was born on 10 September 1924 in Bergen, Norway. She was an actress, known for Den forsvundne pølsemaker (1941). She died on 5 April 2018 in North Branford, Connecticut, USA.
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Alan Scott was born on 13 October 1922 in Haddonfield, New Jersey, USA. He was a composer, known for Thundering Jets (1958), Candid Camera (1948) and Candid Camera (1960). He died on 5 February 2021 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.- Writer
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Chris Kreski was born on 31 July 1962 in Patterson, New Jersey, USA. Chris was a writer, known for Idiot Savants (1996), Celebrity Deathmatch (1998) and 1991 MTV Video Music Awards (1991). Chris died on 9 May 2005 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.- Robert Newman was born on 3 June 1909 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Identity Unknown (1945), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) and Jackanory (1965). He died on 7 December 1988 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.
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Al Chiarito was born on 1 November 1931 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He was a director, known for Messed Up Movie Makers (1966), Tiny Toon Adventures (1990) and Shadows (1987). He died on 25 April 1996 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.- Edwin D. Kilbourne was born on 10 July 1920 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was married to Joy Schmid. He died on 21 February 2011 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.
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Beverly Willis was born on 17 February 1928 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. Beverly was a director and writer, known for A Girl Is a Fellow Here (2009), Unknown New York: The City that Women Built (2018) and 100 Women Architects in the Studio of Frank Lloyd Wright (2009). Beverly died on 1 October 2023 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.- William Wright was born on 22 October 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 4 June 2016 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.
- Ted Christopher was born on 5 June 1958 in Plainville, Connecticut, USA. He died on 16 September 2017 in North Branford, Connecticut, USA.
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Karl Detzer was born on 4 September 1891 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He was a writer, known for Car 99 (1935), Crash Donovan (1936) and TV Reader's Digest (1955). He was married to Clarice Nissley. He died on 28 April 1987 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.- William Swetland was born on 15 October 1913 in Kalispell, Montana, USA. He was an actor, known for Great Performances (1971), Mirrors (1978) and Camera Three (1955). He was married to Shirley Bryan and Dorothy Bourne. He died on 31 October 2003 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.
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George Schak was born on 8 September 1953 in New York City, New York, USA. George is known for Inside the Actors Studio (1994) and The American Revolution (1994). George died on 19 January 2022 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.- Rudolph Zallinger was born on 12 November 1919 in Irkutsk, Russia. He was a writer, known for Cineficción Radio (2019). He died on 1 August 1995 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.
- Denise D'Ascenzo was born on 30 January 1958 in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA. She was married to Wayne Cooke. She died on 7 December 2019 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.
- Gregory Rabassa was born on 9 March 1922 in Yonkers, New York, USA. Gregory was a writer, known for Quest (1961). Gregory died on 13 June 2016 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.
- Richard Selzer was born on 24 June 1928 in Troy, New York, USA. He was married to Janet. He died on 15 June 2016 in North Branford, Connecticut, USA.
- Peter Blake was born on 20 September 1920 in Berlin, Germany. He was a writer, known for Paolo Soleri: Beyond Form (2013), Louis Kahn: Silence and Light (1996) and Mies (1986). He died on 5 December 2006 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.
- Stanley Flink is known for Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (2001). He was married to Joy. He died on 31 December 2022 in North Branford, Connecticut, USA.
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Philip J. Lang was born on 17 April 1911 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Hello, Dolly! (1969), 42nd Street (1986) and 42nd Street: The Musical (2019). He died on 22 February 1986 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.- Mort Landberg was born on 9 February 1933 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962). He died on 1 July 2013 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.
- Lili Chookasian was born on 1 August 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for NET Opera Theater (1967). She was married to George Gavejian. She died on 10 April 2012 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.
- Reynolds Evans was born on 30 January 1895 in Branford, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Play of the Week (1959), Frontiers of Faith (1951) and Captain Video and His Video Rangers (1949). He died on 27 July 1967 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.
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American writer, biographer and historian John Morton Blum was born in New York City in 1921. He graduated from Harvard University in 1943 with an A.B., received his M.A. from the university in 1947 and his PhD in 1950. He later became an associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 1956 he joined the faculty of Yale University as a history professor and from 1963-64 was a Put Professor of American History at Cambridge University in Massachusetts. He served in the US Naval Reserve from 1943-46, with the rank of lieutenant. He has written several volumes, including a biography, on US President Theodore Roosevelt.
He died in North Branford, Connecticut, in 2011.- Soundtrack
Dave Immer was born on 19 August 1946 in Portland, Oregon, USA. Dave died on 14 May 2021 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.- Norodom Yuvanat (born Norodom Yuvaneath) was born on October 17, 1943 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to King Norodom Sihanouk (born 1922-died 2012) and his mother, Sisowath Pongsanmoni (born 1929-died 1974). He had 13 other siblings. Some of which died under the Khmer Rouge. In 1959, He had gotten married the first time and had two children. He got married for a second time in June 1962 and had four children with her. In 1970 after the coup by General Lon Nol, Yuvaneath's family fled to Beijing, China where they lived until 1980, when Yuvaneath moved his family to Connecticut in the United States. He passed away on January 13, 2021 in Branford, Connecticut, USA due to illness.
- Constance Greene was born on 24 October 1924 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for ABC Afterschool Specials (1972). She was married to Philip Murray Greene. She died on 7 April 2021 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.