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Amy Hill's television and film credits number over 180. As a voice actor, she's been heard as recurring characters on numerous shows including "American Dad", "Lilo and Stitch" (film and series), "King of the Hill", and HBO's "Happily Ever After." She had recurring roles on "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend", "UnReal", "Preacher", and the CBS sitcom "Mom". She's was also a regular on Amazon Prime's "Just Add Magic."
She started her career in theater working with the famed Asian American Theater Company in San Francisco and continued as a teacher, director, and artistic committee member there in addition to being a part of San Francisco's improvisation and sketch-comedy scene. Hill is also known in the theatre world as a respected performance artist, having written and performed a number of one-woman shows, including the trilogy of "Tokyo Bound", "Reunion", and "Beside Myself."
She has worked with regional theaters such as The Mark Taper Forum, Berkeley Rep, Seattle Rep, Actors Theater of Louisville, and The Public Theater in New York City, and has appeared on Broadway in Lincoln Center's "Twelfth Night," which also aired on PBS' "Live from Lincoln Center." She is proud to consider East West Players as her Los Angeles Theater "home," where she has also performed, directed, and taught.- Actress
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Flashy, leggy, bouffant blonde Dorothy Provine was a solid screen representation of the Kennedyesque era when life seemed so full of fun, so innocent and so optimistic. This sparkling beauty also gave TV audiences a double dose blast to the past via her popular co-starring roles on late 50s/early 60s series TV. A talented girl whose comedic gifts were never sufficiently tapped into by Hollywood, Dorothy nevertheless secured a dedicated fan base merely on her sunny smile, creamy good looks and carefree radiance alone.
Graduating from the University of Washington with a degree in Theater Arts. Hollywood folklore has it that the South Dakota-born (but raised in San Francisco) actress landed the role of the notorious femme bank robber in the low-budget "B" film The Bonnie Parker Story (1958) just three days after arriving in Hollywood. It certainly proved to be a lucky break, although it didn't clinch the movie stardom she might have expected. On the contrary, Dorothy was forced to languish in such predicable programmers as Riot in Juvenile Prison (1959) and Live Fast, Die Young (1958), while playing the gigantic, radiation-exposed love interest in the poorly-executed The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959) opposite rolypoly comedian Lou Costello in his only film effort after breaking up with partner Bud Abbott. Fortunately, TV made up for her lack of success on film.
Signed up by Warner Bros. and seemingly better suited for the small screen, Dorothy became one of the more visible female faces on TV and would be best remembered for her period roles as 1890s saloon singer Rocky Shaw, the friend of "Gold Rush" fortune seekers Roger Moore and Jeff York in The Alaskans (1959) and, better yet, as Pinky Pinkham, the Charleston-dancing flapper in the Warner Bros. adventure series The Roaring 20's (1960).
A vivacious guest on scores of other TV shows, Dorothy occasionally reappeared in lightweight 1960s films wherein she generally projected a squeaky-clean image playing various sparkly housewives, girlfriends and sisters. She was part of the all-star zaniness in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) as Milton Berle's wife; appeared as Jack Lemmon's bright-eyed better half in the suburban comedy Good Neighbor Sam (1964); played Hayley Mills's beleaguered older sis in the feline caper That Darn Cat! (1965); had a slam-bang cameo as Lily Olay the barroom singer who belts out the memorable "He Shouldn't-A, Hadn't-A, Oughtn't-A Swang on Me" in the slapstick farce The Great Race (1965); showed up as the true-blue gal pining for Jim Hutton in the bank heist comedy Who's Minding the Mint? (1967); and made her last silver screen appearance alongside Dick Van Dyke in the comedy Never a Dull Moment (1968), which did not live up to its title.
During this time Dorothy occasionally made use of her vocal talents on the live stage, and appeared briefly as a duo with George Burns in a 1963 Las Vegas nightclub act, replacing Burns' ailing wife Gracie Allen, who by this time had fully retired due to serious heart problems. Eventually, however, she lost interest in her career.
Dorothy abruptly left the business in 1969 after marrying director Robert Day, who was involved in several of the Tarzan movies. She showed up a couple of times on TV in the 70s but, for the most part, found her self-imposed retirement completely to her liking. The couple moved permanently to Bainbridge Island, Washington in 1981, and there she found contentment simply gardening and tending to her animals. They had one son, Robert Day Jr., who became a musician. Dorothy battled emphysema in her last years and died at a nearby hospice on April 25, 2010, at age 75.- Kelly Thordsen was born on 19 January 1917 in Deadwood, South Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Parallax View (1974), Texas Across the River (1966) and Yancy Derringer (1958). He was married to Lucille Ruby Baumgardner. He died on 23 January 1978 in Sun Valley, California, USA.
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Gary Mule Deer's unique comedy and music have set him apart as one-of-a-kind. He has performed on every major concert stage in the country and made over 350 television appearances, including many on both The Tonight Show and The Late Show With David Letterman. He was one of six comedians, along with Jay Leno, to star on the very first HBO Comedy Special, and appeared on a series of Steve Martin specials. Gary was the Comedy Host of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert for four years on NBC, a series regular on Make Me Laugh, and a frequent judge on The Gong Show. He is featured on the DVDs "Jeff Foxworthy's Comedy Classics" and "The World's Greatest Stand-up Comedy Collection."
For nearly five decades, Gary has entertained regularly in Las Vegas, Reno, Lake Tahoe, Atlantic City showrooms and major casino/resorts across the U.S. He has shared the stage with music icons too numerous to list, from Merle Haggard, Ray Charles, Dolly Parton, Roger Miller, and Willie Nelson, to Johnny Mathis, Vince Gill, and The Zac Brown Band. Gary appears often on the Grand Ole Opry, and has performed at Carnegie Hall. He has been part of the Johnny Mathis show as Special Guest since 1994, playing everywhere from the Hollywood Bowl to Royal Albert Hall in London. In addition, Gary's show was filmed at the historic Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA, for a PBS special.
An avid golfer, Mule Deer has performed at major tournaments including The AT&T Pebble Beach, Phoenix Open, Kraft Nabisco Championship, Arnold Palmer's Champions for Children, The Frank Sinatra, Johnny Miller's Champions Challenge, and the Nature Valley First Tee Challenge. He has been the featured entertainment for the National Pro Baseball Scouts awards gala twice, and the Minor League Baseball Association, as well as a long list of major National corporate events.
Bob Goen of Entertainment Tonight said of Gary Mule Deer, "This guy has got to be the funniest man on the planet." In addition to his legendary comedy, he is a talented singer and musician, and has been performing the music of Johnny Cash in his show for over forty years. The great popularity of Gary's comedy and music cuts across all ages and demographics. His latest recordings with his Duck and Cover Band include some of Nashville's finest musicians: Steve Wariner, Dan Tyminski, Willie Weeks, David Hungate, Danny Parks, Eddie Bayers, Larry Paxton, John Hobbs, and Randy Hart.
Gary's two comedy and music CDs, recorded live, are among the most played on the Clean Comedy Channels of Sirius/XM Satellite Radio and Pandora.
Will Ferrell was asked by Dan Patrick, for ESPN The Magazine...."It's the seventh game, ninth inning of the World Series of Comedy. You have to pick a comedian to be out on the mound. Will's answer was "Gary Mule Deer."- Director
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Alfred L. Werker was born on 2 December 1896 in Deadwood, South Dakota, USA. Alfred L. was a director and assistant director, known for He Walked by Night (1948), Lost Boundaries (1949) and It's Great to Be Alive (1933). Alfred L. was married to Frances Allen. Alfred L. died on 28 July 1975 in Orange County, California, USA.- Casting Department
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Jordan Charter was born on 1 December 1983 in Deadwood, South Dakota, USA. He is an assistant director, known for Eagle Eye (2008), Seraphim Falls (2006) and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007).- Roger Henry Dingeman was the fourth child of farmer Henry (Harry) Dingeman and his wife Edith McNeill Dingeman. Roger graduated from high school in Spearfish, South Dakota and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from the University of Nebraska in 1962, with a major in Chemistry and minors in Math and Naval Science.
Dingeman served in the U.S Marine Corps from 1962 to 1968 as an Aviator Captain, flying an A-4 Skyhawk during the Vietnam War and was awarded three Air Medals. He flew as a commercial pilot for Pan Am Airlines after leaving the military.
He joined the Oregon State Police in 1971, graduating first in his class from the Oregon State Police Academy. He worked as a Criminalist in the Crime Detection Laboratory in Eugene, Oregon, from 1972-1975, and was the Director of the Eugene Lab from 1975-1976. Dingeman headed the Portland, Oregon Crime Lab 1976-1977, and was promoted to the position of Forensic Lab Director for all Oregon State Police Crime Labs in 1978, a position he held until his retirement in 1992.
He was the author of several professional papers in the field of forensics, frequently taught or lectured on the subject, and was a member of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors as well a member of the American Academy of Forensic Science.
He was survived by son Mike Dingeman and daughter LeAnn Dingeman Peterson. - Craig Puki was born on 18 January 1957 in Deadwood, South Dakota, USA. He died on 14 May 2023 in the USA.
- Bob Schloredt was born on 2 October 1939 in Deadwood, South Dakota, USA. He died on 16 May 2019 in the USA.
- Kite Robinson was born on 29 May 1888 in Deadwood, South Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for Alkali Ike's Boarding House (1912), The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in (1914) and Alkali Ike and the Hypnotist (1913). He was married to Malvina Chaix. He died on 10 June 1954 in Los Angeles, California, USA.