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An eccentric rebel of epic proportions, this Hollywood titan reigned supreme as director, screenwriter and character actor in a career that endured over five decades. The ten-time Oscar-nominated legend was born John Marcellus Huston in Nevada, Missouri, on August 5, 1906. His ancestry was English, Scottish, Scots-Irish, distant German and very remote Portuguese. The age-old story goes that the small town of his birth was won by John's grandfather in a poker game. John's father was the equally magnanimous character actor Walter Huston, and his mother, Rhea Gore, was a newspaperwoman who traveled around the country looking for stories. The only child of the couple, John began performing on stage with his vaudevillian father at age 3. Upon his parents' divorce at age 7, the young boy would take turns traveling around the vaudeville circuit with his father and the country with his mother on reporting excursions. A frail and sickly child, he was once placed in a sanitarium due to both an enlarged heart and kidney ailment. Making a miraculous recovery, he quit school at age 14 to become a full-fledged boxer and eventually won the Amateur Lightweight Boxing Championship of California, winning 22 of 25 bouts. His trademark broken nose was the result of that robust activity.
John married his high school sweetheart, Dorothy Harvey, and also took his first professional stage bow with a leading role off-Broadway entitled "The Triumph of the Egg." He made his Broadway debut that same year with "Ruint" on April 7, 1925, and followed that with another Broadway show "Adam Solitaire" the following November. John soon grew restless with the confines of both his marriage and acting and abandoned both, taking a sojourn to Mexico where he became an officer in the cavalry and expert horseman while writing plays on the sly. Trying to control his wanderlust urges, he subsequently returned to America and attempted newspaper and magazine reporting work in New York by submitting short stories. He was even hired at one point by mogul Samuel Goldwyn Jr. as a screenwriter, but again he grew restless. During this time he also appeared unbilled in a few obligatory films. By 1932 John was on the move again and left for London and Paris where he studied painting and sketching. The promising artist became a homeless beggar during one harrowing point.
Returning again to America in 1933, he played the title role in a production of "Abraham Lincoln," only a few years after father Walter portrayed the part on film for D.W. Griffith. John made a new resolve to hone in on his obvious writing skills and began collaborating on a few scripts for Warner Brothers. He also married again. Warners was so impressed with his talents that he was signed on as both screenwriter and director for the Dashiell Hammett mystery yarn The Maltese Falcon (1941). The movie classic made a superstar out of Humphrey Bogart and is considered by critics and audiences alike--- 65 years after the fact--- to be the greatest detective film ever made. In the meantime John wrote/staged a couple of Broadway plays, and in the aftermath of his mammoth screen success directed bad-girl 'Bette Davis (I)' and good girl Olivia de Havilland in the film melodrama In This Our Life (1942), and three of his "Falcon" stars (Bogart, Mary Astor and Sydney Greenstreet) in the romantic war picture Across the Pacific (1942). During WWII John served as a Signal Corps lieutenant and went on to helm a number of film documentaries for the U.S. government including the controversial Let There Be Light (1980), which father Walter narrated. The end of WWII also saw the end of his second marriage. He married third wife Evelyn Keyes, of "Gone With the Wind" fame, in 1946 but it too lasted a relatively short time. That same year the impulsive and always unpredictable Huston directed Jean-Paul Sartre's experimental play "No Exit" on Broadway. The show was a box-office bust (running less than a month) but nevertheless earned the New York Drama Critics Award as "best foreign play."
Hollywood glory came to him again in association with Bogart and Warner Brothers'. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), a classic tale of gold, greed and man's inhumanity to man set in Mexico, won John Oscars for both director and screenplay and his father nabbed the "Best Supporting Actor" trophy. John can be glimpsed at the beginning of the movie in a cameo playing a tourist, but he wouldn't act again on film for a decade and a half. With the momentum in his favor, John hung around in Hollywood this time to write and/or direct some of the finest American cinema made including Key Largo (1948) and The African Queen (1951) (both with Bogart), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The Red Badge of Courage (1951) and Moulin Rouge (1952). Later films, including Moby Dick (1956), The Unforgiven (1960), The Misfits (1961), Freud (1962), The Night of the Iguana (1964) and The Bible in the Beginning... (1966) were, for the most part, well-regarded but certainly not close to the level of his earlier revered work. He also experimented behind-the-camera with color effects and approached topics that most others would not even broach, including homosexuality and psychoanalysis.
An ardent supporter of human rights, he, along with director William Wyler and others, dared to form the Committee for the First Amendment in 1947, which strove to undermine the House Un-American Activities Committee. Disgusted by the Hollywood blacklisting that was killing the careers of many talented folk, he moved to St. Clerans in Ireland and became a citizen there along with his fourth wife, ballet dancer Enrica (Ricki) Soma. The couple had two children, including daughter Anjelica Huston who went on to have an enviable Hollywood career of her own. Huston and wife Ricki split after a son (director Danny Huston) was born to another actress in 1962. They did not divorce, however, and remained estranged until her sudden death in 1969 in a car accident. John subsequently adopted his late wife's child from another union. The ever-impulsive Huston would move yet again to Mexico where he married (1972) and divorced (1977) his fifth and final wife, Celeste Shane.
Huston returned to acting auspiciously with a major role in Otto Preminger's epic film The Cardinal (1963) for which Huston received an Oscar nomination at age 57. From that time forward, he would be glimpsed here and there in a number of colorful, baggy-eyed character roles in both good and bad (some positively abysmal) films that, at the very least, helped finance his passion projects. The former list included outstanding roles in Chinatown (1974) and The Wind and the Lion (1975), while the latter comprised of hammy parts in such awful drek as Candy (1968) and Myra Breckinridge (1970).
Directing daughter Angelica in her inauspicious movie debut, the thoroughly mediocre A Walk with Love and Death (1969), John made up for it 15 years later by directing her to Oscar glory in the mob tale Prizzi's Honor (1985). In the 1970s Huston resurged as a director of quality films with Fat City (1972), The Man Who Would Be King (1975) and Wise Blood (1979). He ended his career on a high note with Under the Volcano (1984), the afore-mentioned Prizzi's Honor (1985) and The Dead (1987). His only certifiable misfire during that era was the elephantine musical version of Annie (1982), though it later became somewhat of a cult favorite among children.
Huston lived the macho, outdoors life, unencumbered by convention or restrictions, and is often compared in style or flamboyancy to an Ernest Hemingway or Orson Welles. He was, in fact, the source of inspiration for Clint Eastwood in the helming of the film White Hunter Black Heart (1990) which chronicled the making of "The African Queen." Illness robbed Huston of a good portion of his twilight years with chronic emphysema the main culprit. As always, however, he continued to work tirelessly while hooked up to an oxygen machine if need be. At the end, the living legend was shooting an acting cameo in the film Mr. North (1988) for his son Danny, making his directorial bow at the time. John became seriously ill with pneumonia and died while on location at the age of 81. This maverick of a man's man who was once called "the eccentric's eccentric" by Paul Newman, left an incredibly rich legacy of work to be enjoyed by film lovers for centuries to come.- Born in Providence, Lovecraft was a sickly child whose parents died insane. When he was 16, he wrote the astronomy column in the Providence Tribune. Between 1908 and 1923, he wrote short stories for Weird Tales magazine and others. He died in Providence, in poverty, on March 15, 1937. His most famous novel is considered to be "At the Mountains of Madness", about an expedition to the South Pole, which discovers strange creatures beneath a mountain.
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As Chairman and CEO of Hasbro, Inc., Brian Goldner led the company's transformation from a toy and game company into a global play and entertainment leader. As the architect of the company's strategic Brand Blueprint, he led the expansion of Hasbro brands and capabilities into new categories and markets around the world.
Goldner pioneered and oversaw Hasbro's omni-channel storytelling. In 2019, he led the acquisition of eOne, an independent entertainment studio, which expanded the company's storytelling capabilities and adding beloved franchises like Peppa Pig and PJ Masks to the Hasbro brand portfolio.
He played a key role in securing and expanding Hasbro's relationships with some of the most valuable properties in the industry, including Marvel, Star Wars, Disney Princess and Disney Frozen with The Walt Disney Company, and Beyblade.
He was appointed as CEO in 2008. Hasbro's market capitalization nearly tripled, and the Company's total shareholder return has increased nearly 300%. Under his leadership, Hasbro was consistently recognized for its commitment to corporate citizenship and been named among the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media and one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for the past decade.
He joined Hasbro in 2000 and served in several leadership roles, including Chief Operating Officer. Previously, he held senior management positions at Bandai America, J. Walter Thompson and Leo Burnett. He served on the boards of Hasbro and ViacomCBS, Inc., and is a trustee for The Paley Center for Media. He was a member of the Producers Guild of America, and had previously served on the boards of Molson Coors Brewing and the GAP Inc.
Goldner graduated from Dartmouth College and received his graduate degree from Dartmouth's Amos Tuck School of Business (Executive Education Program).- Nelson de la Rosa was born on 6 September 1968 in Bayaguana, Monte Plata, Dominican Republic. He was an actor, known for The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), Cross Mission (1988) and Rat Man (1988). He was married to Jennifer Diloné. He died on 22 October 2006 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- George Martin was born on 15 August 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Dead Poets Society (1989), Awakenings (1990) and Léon: The Professional (1994). He was married to Katherine Helmond. He died on 1 June 2010 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- William Shue was born on 3 September 1961 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. William died on 24 August 1988 in Block Island, Rhode Island, USA.
- Robert Hover was born on 8 February 1934 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Another World (1964), South Pacific (1958) and The Edge of Night (1956). He died on 15 February 2013 in Warren, Rhode Island, USA.
- By age 3, Bonnie Ruth Baken was a model at L. Bamberger Department Store in Newark. She appeared in American Jubilee at the 1939 World's Fair in New York. Later, she was in commercial films, television, and on radio. Bonnie appeared with Gertrude Lawrence in Lady In The Dark on Broadway and on its National Tour. In 1949 she married Joseph Riker, Jr. and moved to Rhode Island, where on WPRI-TV, she was Miss Bonnie on the Providence area Romper Room (1953) for several years. Her husband was a long time actor in The Players, a Providence community theatre, where he also served as its President. He became successful in real estate and was a benefactor of the theatre. Baken appeared in Guys & Dolls, Bus Stop, and Luv, and also was a stage manager, tech chair, and producer. She divorced Riker and in her last acting role in Love Letters, she played opposite part-time Pawtucket actor John Mutter, Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Family Court. They married soon after. Mutter was also President of the Providence County Kennel Club, and with Bonnie as VP, the two raised several purebred dogs, many of whom became champions. They remained married until Judge Mutter passed away on December 22, 2015.
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Scott Winters was born on 5 December 1959 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Edge of Darkness (2010), My Best Friend's Girl (2008) and Mystic River (2003). He died on 13 July 2011 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Dwight Weist was born on 16 January 1910 in Palo Alto, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Name of the Rose (1986), Radio Days (1987) and 9½ Weeks (1986). He was married to Virginia Fleming and Elizabeth B. Maxwell. He died on 16 July 1991 in Block Island, Rhode Island, USA.- Actor
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Robert McKenzie was born on 22 September 1880 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland [now Ballymena District, Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Beginner's Luck (1935), The White Outlaw (1929) and A Naughty Nurse (1928). He was married to Eva McKenzie. He died on 8 July 1949 in Manunuck, Rhode Island, USA.- Casting Department
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- Actress
Irene Cagen was born on 15 December 1944 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was a casting director and actress, known for THX 1138 (1971), Wolf (1994) and Bride of Re-Animator (1990). She died on 25 July 2010 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.- Actress
- Producer
Jan Gaye was born on 5 January 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for Lobster Man from Mars (1989), What's Going On and Tavis Smiley (2004). She was married to Marvin Gaye. She died on 3 December 2022 in Cranston, Rhode Island, USA.- Michael Jeffrey Woods was born on 7 January 1957 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA. He was an actor, known for The Hard Way (1991), Killer: A Journal of Murder (1995) and Another Day in Paradise (1998). He was married to Carrie L. Woods. He died on 26 July 2006 in Warwick, Rhode Island, USA.
- Ethel Colt was born on 30 April 1912 in New York City, New York, USA. She was married to John Romeo Miglietta. She died on 22 May 1977 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA.
- Warren Tashjian was born on 12 December 1928 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He was an actor, known for Kingpin (1996), There's Something About Mary (1998) and Fever Pitch (2005). He was married to Lorraine Tashjian. He died on 28 July 2014 in Barrington, Rhode Island, USA.
- John Drew Colt was born on 9 September 1913 in Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for A Double Life (1947). He was married to Edith Hope and Marjorie Dow Bancroft. He died on 6 June 1975 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA.
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Apostolos Souglakos was born at Maniatika (Pireas/Athens). His father already had 3 daughters so he was really happy to have a son. Apostolos was never a good student. Since then, he wanted to be the strongest and the most honest of all. He never completed his studies at school. Afterwards he started spending his time with sports. He joined a football team for 3 months and at the age of 10 he started going to a gym for boxing. None of these sports seemed interesting to Apostolos. Soon he became a wrestler and this gave him the opportunity to become famous and travel across Europe, Africa and the USA. During the early 60s, Apostolos started taking small roles in movies. As he says, he has taken part in more than 60 movies. The golden age of his career was undeniably the decade of 1980. In 1984 he got the chance to play in a movie as the leading actor. This movie was Ta katharmata (1984), a movie that was a big hit for its time. The next year he did To remali tis Athinas (1987), a shocking exploitation film for the Greek standards at the time. Afterwards he did 3 videomovies, which were also great.
When the video-era was over in Greece, he returned to what he knows best: Wrestling. In the meanwhile he never stopped appearing in TV-shows and series. In 2000 he decided to take his chances at music with his debut CD entitled "Rapismata".
2002 marked his return to the movies with Ta remalia (2003), a film that continues the fine tradition of Souglakos' movies.- Janet Auchincloss was born on 3 December 1907 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Bingham Willing "Booch" Morris, Hugh Auchincloss and John Bouvier. She died on 22 July 1989 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
- Richard Pacheco was an only child born after 21 years of marriage. He was born in New Bedford Massachusetts. His father, Joesph was a Portuguese immigrant from Sao Miguel in the Azores. His mother, Helen was from a Portuguese immigrant family and born in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
He graduated from New Bedford High School. He was married for ten years to Mary Jane Sumner and then divorced in 1981. He received his BFA in painting from U. Mass. Dartmouth and his MFA there as well in printmaking, sculpture and teaching. He was the single parent of three children, getting custody in 1981 in his divorce, Joel, Jennifer and Jonathan.
While teaching and rearing his children he was also an arts writer an journalist for the New Bedford Standard-Times. He worked for them for 23 years and retired from teaching in 2003. Since retiring from teaching he has pursued a career as a professional actor, director and playwright. He acts on stage, as well as in film and television. He is an artist, teacher, poet, journalist, playwright, fiction writer and actor. He has one grandchild Sean Pacheco.
His poetry book "Geography" was nominated for a 2015 Pulitzer Prize.His p-lay "Swann Song" received the best new play award from A.R.T.A (American Regional Theatre Awards) in 1987 and her received another award from A.R.T.A. his his arts writing for the New Bedford Standard-Times in 1988.
He is listed in the New York Art Review (1988) as a prominent artist. - Barbara Meek was born in Detroit, the daughter of Juanita, a pianist-turned-hairstylist and Harold, a bus driver. She attended Wayne State University's prestigious graduate school of theatre, and left in 1968 to join the Trinity Square Repertory Theatre in Providence, Rhode Island, of which she is still an active member, having appeared in more than 100 plays.
- Anthony Durante was born on 25 July 1967 in Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Eastern Championship Wrestling (1993), ECW Double Tables (1995) and ECW the Doctor Is In (1996). He died on 25 September 2003 in Westerly, Rhode Island, USA.
- Ed Hall was born on 11 January 1931 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Mannix (1967), Baby... I'm Back! (1977) and The Streets of San Francisco (1972). He died on 30 July 1991 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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Eugene Lee was born on 9 March 1939 in Beloit, Wisconsin, USA. He was a production designer and costume designer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Man on the Moon (1999) and Schmigadoon! (2021). He was married to Brooke E. Lutz and Franne Lee. He died on 6 February 2023 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.- Writer
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Owen Wister was an American writer and historian. He is best remembered for writing The Virginian and a biography of Ulysses S. Grant. In 1898, Wister married Mary Channing, his cousin. The couple had six children. Channing died during childbirth in 1913. Their daughter, Marina Wister, married artist Andrew Dasburg in 1933. Novels: The New Swiss Family Robinson (1882), The Dragon of Wantley: His Tale (1892), Lin McLean (1897), The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains (1902), Philosophy 4: A Story of Harvard University (1903), A Journey in Search of Christmas (1904), Lady Baltimore (1906), Padre Ignacio: or, the Song of Temptation (1911), Romney: And Other New Works about Philadelphia (written 1912-1915). Non-fiction: Ulysses S. Grant (1901), Oliver Wendell Holmes, in the "American Men of Letters Series" (1902), The Bison, Musk-Ox, Sheep, and Goat Family, with G. B. Grinnell and Caspar Whitney in the "American Sportsman's Library" (1903), Benjamin Franklin, in the "English Men of Letters Series" (1904), The Seven Ages of Washington: A Biography (1907), The Pentecost of Calamity (1915), The Aftermath of Battle: With the Red Cross in France (1916), A Straight Deal: or the Ancient Grudge (1920), Neighbors Henceforth (1922), A Monograph of the Work of Mellor Meigs & Howe (1923), Roosevelt: The Story of a Friendship, 1880-1919 (1930) The Philadelphia Club, 1834-1934 (1934).