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- Although Phyllis Flax came late to movies and television, she had been acting and performing since the age of five when she performed for the League of Nations. As she was quite under age when she started, Phyllis was taken under the wing of comedian and impresario Vic Oliver and his wife Sarah Churchill, daughter of Winston Churchill. The Olivers became her legal guardians, and for a time she was known as Phyllis Oliver. Phyllis studied at the Royal Academy of Drama and Arts in London and later studied dance at the Portland School of Dance. She became the principal dancer at the London Palladium and between 1935 and 1937 she gave three Royal Command performances before King George V and Queen Mary. After serving in World War II as an ambulance driver, Phyllis moved to the States, married, and subsequently moved with her family to Palm Springs, California where she was active in social activities and amateur dramatics, including the Palm Springs Playhouse. After her husband's death, Flax moved to the Los Angeles area to "work her craft".
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Greeley was born Georgio Guariglia in Westerly, Rhode Island on 23 July 1917. His father, James, had three music schools, and a traveling orchestra. Georgio was taught to read music at an early age and was playing piano and mandolin when he was five years old. He studied music at Columbia University, where he met and formed a long-time friendship with Paul Weston. George Greeley won a scholarship to the Juilliard School in New York, where he studied piano and composition, graduating in 1939.
George Greeley began his professional career arranging music for several popular figures such as Tommy Dorsey, Glen Gray, Abe Lyman, Leo Reisman, and Kay Kyser. After about a year with Dorsey, Greeley defected to Abe Lyman because "the money was better, and Abe had me writing three arrangements a week. I'd studied composition and orchestration at Juilliard, and wanted to practice what I'd learned." During World War II, he conducted an U.S. Air Force band. He also became involved in the Hollywood radio scene, working as arranger top shows for NBC and CBS.
Greeley went to work at Columbia Pictures as staff pianist and orchestrator. As orchestrator, Greeley would fill out the sketches supplied by composers that included Max Steiner, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Leonard Bernstein, and Dmitri Tiomkin. As pianist, he performed on hundreds of motion pictures, including Picnic and The Eddy Duchin Story. He also worked as a composer. Concurrent with his work at Columbia Pictures, Greeley worked for Capitol Records, where he was a music director, arranger, and conductor for various artists including Gordon MacRae, Dean Martin, Ella Logan, Jane Powell, Jane Froman, and Keely Smith. At the behest of his friend Paul Weston, Greeley also played piano (and harpsichord) on recording sessions for acts including Frankie Laine, Jo Stafford, Hoagy Carmichael, Sarah Vaughn, Eartha Kitt, and Doris Day.
George Greeley was among the earliest artists signed to the Warner Bros. Records label when it was founded in the late 50s. Greeley produced and performed as pianist (and occasionally as conductor) on fourteen popular albums between 1957-1967. Greeley's subsequent recordings were all hits for the label. Greeley's 1961 album for Warner Bros. Records, "The Best of the Popular Piano Concertos," peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200. On loan to Dot Records, he also ghost-conducted albums by Billy Vaughan and Lawrence Welk. Greeley's stint at Warner Brothers ended as times and popular tastes changed. By that time Greeley had begun working working in television and more success were to come...in television and concerts across the country.
George Greeley performed as featured artist in Australia, Canada, Korea, Brazil, and Argentina. Closer to home, he performed concerts with the Boston Pops, the Atlanta Symphony, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Greeley died of emphysema in Los Angeles, California on May 26, 2007 at age 89.- Rotund stage and screen actor who played Santa Claus on screen at many times during his career.
Frazier started out as a stage actor, appearing on Broadway in the 1960s, and he continued to appear in the theatre after he found work on television and in movies. His signature role was Falstaff, which he played often over the years.
Frazier appeared in minor roles in various movies, and he guest-starred on many popular TV series. His career found new life in the 1990s as Santa Claus, a role that he played in three movies and one TV series over four consecutive years. Frazier appeared often thereafter as Santa at parties.
Frazier appeared as King Neptune on three "Power Rangers" episodes in 2000. - Madeleine Sicotte was born on 2 November 1919 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was an actress, known for Partis pour la gloire (1975), Let's Talk About Love (1976) and Pays neuf (1958). She died on 26 May 2007 in Laval, Quebec, Canada.
- Vera Bublíková was born on 11 April 1927 in Belusa, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She was an actress, known for Muz na radnici (1976), Poklad byzantského kupce (1967) and Marie (1964). She died on 26 May 2007 in Valasské Mezirící, [now Czech Republic].
- Writer
- Director
Aubrey Singer was born on 21 January 1927 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. Aubrey was a writer and director, known for Drama Queen (2006) and The Buck Calder Experience (2006). Aubrey died on 26 May 2007 in London, England, UK.- James Beck was born on 14 May 1930 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was married to Darma. He died on 26 May 2007 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Belton Cooper was born on 4 October 1917 in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. He died on 26 May 2007 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
- Wenda Horsburgh was born in 1912 in Chorlton, Manchester, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Selfish Giant (1939), The Three Bears (1938) and Job (1936). She died on 26 May 2007 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK.
- Ace Rollins was born on 1 March 1930 in Santa Rosa, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Spirit of the Wind (1979). He died on 26 May 2007 in Kenai, Alaska, USA.
- Soundtrack
Jirina Fikejzová was born on 13 April 1927 in Lom u Mostu, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was married to Jaroslav Fikejz. She died on 26 May 2007 in Velké Mezirící, Czech Republic.- Producer
- Production Manager
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Viktors Riepsa was born on 10 March 1924. Viktors was a producer and production manager, known for Match sostoitsya v lyubuyu pogodu (1985), A Birdless Night (1979) and Davana vientulai sievietei (1973). Viktors died on 26 May 2007.- Music Department
Phyllis Sellick was born on 16 June 1911 in Newbury Park, Essex, England, UK. She is known for Chelsea at Nine (1957), Melodies for You (1967) and BBC Young Musician (1978). She was married to Cyril Smith. She died on 26 May 2007 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK.