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Morgan Wallace
Morgan Wallace (1881 - 1953)
American film actor who had a long career spanning from 1919 to 1946. Husband of actress Louise Chapman Wallace.
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Morris Ankrum
Morris Ankrum (1896 - 1964)
Actor. Born Stephen Morris Nussbaum, he was a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Law, when he started an acting career performing in Hopalong Cassidy westerns in the 1930s. His film credits were largely concentrated in the western and science fiction films such as “Hills of Old Wyoming” (1937), “north of the […]
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Moyna MacGill
Moyna MacGill (1895 - 1975)
Actress. She was London Theatre performer when she made her film debut in “Garryowen” (1920). Relocating to America, she appeared films to include “Miriam Rozella” (1924), “”The Changing World” (1943), “The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry” (1945), “The Clock” (1945), “Black Beauty” (1946), “Kind Lady” (1951), “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” (1964 and “My Fair Lady” […]
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Murray Alper
Murray Alper (1904 - 1984)
Actor. He had a memorable role as the ‘Taxi Cab company owner’ in the 1949 musical classic, “On the Town.”
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Myra Keaton
Myra Keaton (1877 - 1955)
Actress. Born Myra Cutler in Modale, Iowa, she was part of her father’s traveling act The Cutler Comedy Medicine Show, when she met and married Joseph Keaton in May 1884. She began performing with her husband in various shows and after her son actor Buster Keaton was born they toured and appeared on Vaudeville as […]
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Myrna Fahey
Myrna Fahey (1933 - 1973)
Actress. Born in Carmel, Maine, she was a cheerleader in high school and a runner-up in the 1952 “Miss Maine” contest. She arrived in Hollywood in 1955, chaperoned by two family friends at her parents’ insistence, and studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse while landing uncredited bits in such films as “I Died a Thousand […]
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Myrtle Damerel
Myrtle Damerel (1888 - 1978)
Actress. She went by the name of Myrtle Vail throughout her career. Damerel started performing on the vaudeville circuit with her husband George, and later came up with the idea of a radio soap opera based on her stage experiences. It became a reality when the “Myrt and Marge Show” debuted on CBS in 1931. […]
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Nana Bryant
Nana Bryant (1888 - 1955)
Actress in 108 films including: “Meet Nero Wolfe,” “Pennies From Heaven,” “Out West With the Hardys,” “Calling Dr. Gillespie,” “The Song of Bernadette,” “Ladies of the Chorus,” “The Du Pont Story” and “The Outcast.” Bryant also played the role of ‘Mrs Nestor’ on the television series “Our Miss Brooks.”
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Nelly Beltran
Nelly Beltran (1925 - 2007)
Actress. Considered one of the most beloved Argentinian performers. Beltrán debuted on stage in the late 1940s, playing in “Las Lágrimas También Se Secan.” She then made her 1955 screen debut in “Para Vestir Santos.” During her lengthy career Beltrán played both comedic and dramatic roles and became one of the most popular faces of […]
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Nestor Paiva
Nestor Paiva (1905 - 1966)
Actor. Prolific American acting figure who appeared in motion pictures and television shows from the 1930s to the 1960s such as “Get Smart,” “The Beverly Hillbillies,” and “The Addams Family.” He played the part of ‘Lucas’ (the boat captain) in the 1954 horror film “The Creature from the Black Lagoon.”
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Nikolay Annenkov
Nikolay Annenkov (1899 - 1999)
Actor. He was born in Inzhaviono, Russia. He become one of the leading actors of the Russian stage, and was named People’s Artist of the USSR in 1960. His career spanned from 1922 to his death in 1999, appearing in more than 200 roles with the Maly Theater. In cinema, he appeared in “Giber Orla” […]
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Nita Naldi
Nita Naldi (1897 - 1961)
Born Anita Donna Dooley in New York City of Italian and Irish parentage. She began her show business career in a Shubert revue and in the Ziegfield follies. After her success on the stage, she decided to give Hollywood a try. Hired by Paramount, she made successful films in vamp roles. Nita starred along with […]
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Nora Bernard
Nora Bernard (1890 - 1955)
Actress in 84 silent films from 1908 – 1941 including: “Ramona,” “The Failure,” “A Chance Deception,” “Princess Romanoff,” “Little Women” and “The Great Shadow.”
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Norma Bengell
Norma Bengell (1935 - 2013)
Actress. An award-winning romantic lead of the Brazilian and Italian cinema, she is perhaps best remembered for the dubious distinction of being the first ‘big name’ actress to be depicted frontally nude on screen. Born norma Aparecida Almeida da Pinto Guimaraes d’Aurea Bengell, she first earned notice as a magazine and runway model then began […]
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Norma Candal
Norma Candal (1928 - 2006)
Actress. She was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. She is remembered for her work on stage in plays such as “Los Árboles Mueren de Pie,” “El Oso” and “La Casa sin Reloj.” Also on stage, she directed “La Chica del Gato” and “El Diario de Ana Frank.” On televison, she played as ‘Petunia’ in “La […]
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Norma Talmadge
Norma Talmadge (1895 - 1957)
Actress. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the daughter of legendary Hollywood mother Peg Talmadge. Her father, an alcoholic and unemployed, left the family when norma was a child. To keep the family together, Peg took in laundry and taught painting classes. By the time norma was 14, she was interested in modelling. Peg saw […]
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Norman Alden
Norman Alden (1924 - 2012)
Alden was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He served in the military during World War II and returned to Fort Worth to attend Texas Christian University under the GI Bill of Rights. Some of his acting ability was developed while at TCU with participation in the on-campus theater. Alden appeared in dozens of television series […]
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Olga Baclanova
Olga Baclanova (1896 - 1974)
Actress. Born Olga Vladimirovna Baklanova in Moscow, Russia. She worked extensively on stage in London’s West End and in New York, before her film debut with a bit in “The Dove.” Over the following years she played roles in “The Man Who Laughs,” “Street of Sin,” and “The Docks of New York.” She is perhaps […]
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Olga San Juan
Olga San Juan (1927 - 2009)
Actress. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she began her career in radio at an early age. During the 1940s, she appeared in several motion pictures, most notably musicals often as a dancer and singer. Among her film credits are “Rainbow Island” (1944), “Duffy’s Tavern” (1945), “Blue Skies” (1946), “Variety Girl” (1947), “Are You with It?” […]
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Olinda Bozan
Olinda Bozan (1894 - 1977)
Famed actress. She was one of the milestones of the Argentine theater. She began his career at age 5 in a circus. During her long career, she participated in 51 films.
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Olive Blakeney
Olive Blakeney (1894 - 1959)
American motion picture and television actress of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. Interred along with her husband, actor Bernard Nedell.
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Olive Brasno
Olive Brasno (1917 - 1998)
Actress. A midget actress, she appeared in the films, “Little Miss Broadway” (1938), “Framing Youth” (1937), “Arbor Day” (1936), “Shrimps For A Day” (1936), “Charlie Chan At The Circus” (1935), “The Mighty Barnum” (1934), and “Sitting Pretty” (1933). She was married to midget actor Gus Wayne, who died two days before she did.
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Olympe Bradna
Olympe Bradna (1920 - 2012)
Actress. A pretty brunette, she is remembered for starring in several late 1930s Hollywood films. Born Antoinette Olympe Bradna to a circus family that pushed her into show business, she was named for Paris’ Olympia Theatre, was seen in her parents’ act from the time she was a toddler, made her formal debut at eight […]
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Oscar Valicelli
Oscar Valicelli (1915 - 1999)
Famed stage, radio, T.V. and cinema actor. He participated in 40 movies during his long sixty-year career.
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Osvaldo Valenti
Osvaldo Valenti (1906 - 1945)
Actor. He appeared in many films: “Ettore Fieramosca”, “The Iron Crown”, “Queen of the Scala”, “An adventure of Salvator Rosa”, “The mask of Cesare Borgia” and “Boccaccio”. He’s best remembered for his interpretation in “La cena delle beffe”. He was shot by Communist partisans with Luisa Ferida in 1945.
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Otome Amatsu
Otome Amatsu (2024 - 1980)
Actress. Popular performer of the Takarazuka Revue Theater Company.
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Owen Nares
Owen Nares (1888 - 1943)
Actor. A British matinée idol, he made his stage debut in 1909 at the Haymarket theater in London, and his film debut in 1914 with “Danny Donovan, the Gentleman Cracksman.” Other credits include: “The Real Thing at Last,” “Milestones,” “Flames,” “The Elder Miss Blossom,” and “Gamblers All.” Besides his acting career, in 1925 he published […]
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Pamela Britton
Pamela Britton (1923 - 1974)
Actress. The daughter of Ethel Owen, a well known radio, stage, and early television actress, she changed her name to Pamela Britton to escape her mothers shadow. After her education at State Teachers normal School and Holy Angels Academy in Milwaukee, she went to New York City, New York where she was discovered by bandleader […]
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Pamela Brown
Pamela Brown (1917 - 1975)
Stage and film actress. She was living with Michael Powell and when he died 15 years later his grave was placed next to hers.
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Parley Baer
Parley Baer (1914 - 2002)
Actor. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he was a veteran character performer of more then 40 films and countless televisions shows. He began his career on radio in the 1940s, being featured on programs such as “A Tooth for Paul Revere”, “Dragnet”, “Lux Radio Theatre”, “The Whistler” and many more. For TV, his credits […]