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Hugh Wilson was born on 24 August 1943 in Miami, Florida, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Blast from the Past (1999), Frank's Place (1987) and WKRP in Cincinnati (1978). He was married to Charters Smith. He died on 14 January 2018 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.- Actress
- Casting Director
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Miriam Cooper was born to Julian Cooper and Margaret Stewart in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1891. The family was Roman Catholic, and the Coopers were fairly well-to-do. After the birth of five children in five years (one of whom died in infancy), Julian Cooper deserted his family and fled to Europe. Margaret Cooper raised Miriam and her siblings Nelson, Gordon and Lenore with financial assistance from her mother-in-law. After grandmother Cooper died, the family lived in abject poverty and was forced to move from Washington Heights to Little Italy. At one point, Miriam spent time in an orphanage when her mother was too sick to take care of her. Miriam was educated at St. Walburga's Academy, a convent school, and at Coopers Union Art School. Before stumbling into the nascent motion picture industry, she was a model for artists Harrison Fisher and Charles Dana Gibson. Her first film role was as an extra in D.W. Griffith's A Blot on the 'Scutcheon (1912). She next traveled to Florida where she played the ingénue in nearly 30 films for Kalem studios. Most of the films were Civil War dramas and romances, and Miriam did all of her own stunts, including horseback riding, running along the tops of trains and swimming a horse across a river, only to be fired in 1913 for asking for a raise.
In 1914 Griffith rediscovered a screen test she made for him and brought her into his circle. Miriam had leading roles in both The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916). She also fell in love with one of Griffith's assistant directors, Raoul Walsh. Knowing that Griffith would not like the idea of their getting married, Miriam and Walsh were secretly married on the Hopi Indian Reservation in Arizona in 1916. Walsh eventually left Griffith for Fox Films. When Miriam joined him, their marriage became public. Miriam lost interest in her film career after their marriage, but Walsh preferred to direct her, and she made quite a few movies for him at Fox, the most popular of which was probably Evangeline (1919).
Miriam wanted to be a wife and mother, but the couple was unable to have children, so they adopted two boys. Eventually Miriam tired of Walsh's philandering and divorced him in 1925. She never remarried, and although she felt some bitterness and resentment, it was obvious that she continued to love and admire him after the divorce. Miriam made her last film in 1923. She was tired of Hollywood and the film industry, and once she left it, she never looked back. The money she had saved was adequate for her to live very well. She became a golfing enthusiast and hit holes-in-one in three different states. In the 1960s she was rather surprised to be rediscovered by film historians and college students, but she enjoyed their attention. She completed her autobiography "Dark Lady of the Silents" in 1973, before dying of a stroke in 1976.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Dee Dee Belson was born on 20 April 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Never Too Young to Die (1986), Odd Jobs (1986) and The Boyfriend School (1990). She was married to Kevin J. Cummins. She died on 4 July 2009 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.- Richard Gilder was born on 31 May 1932 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Richard was married to Lois Chiles, Teresa Maria Dempsey, Virginia Chromiak and Britt-Marie Lagerljung. Richard died on 12 May 2020 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Edward Joel Pawley was a native of Kansas City, Missouri, and attended Manuel Training High School. He took drama classes in high school, and after graduation he worked for six months in his half-brother's traveling stage show (under canvas). He went to New York in 1920 to seek his fame and fortune. He acted in various shows both on and off Broadway before getting his first starring role on Broadway (in 1928) as "Elmer Gantry" in the popular and controversial show of the same name. While still performing on Broadway in the early 1930s, he became interested in movies and obtained some small parts in a couple of films. He also supplemented his income from the theater by performing, on radio, skits from some of his Broadway shows.
Around 1933, he left Broadway and moved to Hollywood, where he found work in more than 50 films over a ten-year period. He was a versatile character actor and appeared in some of the better known films of the 1930s with stars like James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Mickey Rooney, The Dead End Kids, Rita Hayworth and John Garfield, among others. He became disenchanted with Hollywood in the early 1940s because of what he saw as attempted Communist infiltration of the movie industry. After making a searing speech against those in the industry who he believed had joined the Communist party, he found himself unable to obtain work because of what he saw as "blackballing" by several producers and directors. Consequenly, he found it more difficult to find worthwhile roles, so he left Hollywood in 1942 and returned to the New York stage. He also worked for a while on the popular radio series "Portia Faces Life". He and Lucille Wall were the Love Story Boy and Girl on that show.
In 1943 he auditioned for the leading role in the very popular drama series "Big Town, and won the part. He played Steve Wilson, the idealistic managing editor of the Illustrated Press who was not afraid to fight for what he believed in. His sidekick on the show was Fran Carlon, who played Lorelei Kilbourne, the paper's "girl reporter." Pawley played the role until 1952.
He retired to Rappahannock County, Virginia, where he lived a very domesticated existence, raising and selling championship goats, writing poetry and working part-time as a radio announcer. His rich baritone voice was quite mellifluous and could charm any audience. He married (in 1922) his high school sweetheart, Martina May Martin, who was a stage actress. They had one child, a son they named Martin Herbert Pawley (b. 1923). After they divorced and later remarried (only to divorce again), he married (in 1937) the famous Broadway musical star Helen Shipman, of Pennsylvania. They remained married until her death in 1984; however, there were no children born of this union. His magnificent voice was stilled on January 27, 1988, as the result of a heart attack. He was a man of integrity, charm, eloquence, modesty, and patriotism, not to mention his ability to perform successfully in three different entertainment mediums: stage, movies, and radio. - Paula Kahn was born on 22 February 1924 in Methuen, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for Intimate Portrait (1990). She was married to Bernard Wolfson. She died on 11 June 2012 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Laurence Hugo was born on 22 December 1917 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was an actor, known for All My Children (1970), The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) and Six Characters in Search of an Author (1976). He was married to Carolyn Gary and Ludi Claire. He died on 2 March 1994 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Anna Anderson was born Franziska Schanzkowska in 1899 in Poland. When she was young she became a munitions worker until an explosion in the factory that she worked in. In 1920, shortly after the explosion, she tried to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge in Berlin. She was institutionalized, but because she would not tell them her name they called her Miss Unknown. After two years at the institution she finally told people that she was Grand Duchess Anastasia, the last daughter of Czar Nicholas II of Russia. Many people who knew the real Anastasia came to see her, some calling her a fake, others saying that she had to be the real thing.
After several years of this she left the institution and stayed with friends who supported her claim that she was Anastasia. For years she went from friends house to institution all the while claiming that she was Anastasia. During this time there was a trial going on to determine wither or not she was the real Anastasia. During the 30 year trial the brother and sisters of Tsarina Alexandra tried to get the judge to say that this woman could not be Anastasia because she died with the rest of her family. Anastasia's uncle even hired a detective and came up with information about Anna. He strongly believed that she was Franziska Schanzkowska and not his niece Anastasia.
In the 1960s Anna moved to the United States and continued to stay with friends. One time though when she could not take it anymore she checked into a hotel under the assumed name of Anna Anderson and the moniker stuck. Right before Anna's visa was to expire she married John "Jack" Manahan. They lived together in Charlottesville Virginia until her death in 1983.
Several years after her death a body part of hers turned up in the hospital in Charlottesville and scientist decided that it was time to find out wither or not Anna Andersonn was indeed Anastasia. They tested her DNA against the DNA of an Uncle of Anastasias as well as the DNA of Carl Moucher a grand nephew of Franziska Schanzkowska. The DNA test concluded that Anna Andersonn was indeed Franziska Schanzkowska and not Anastasia. Further proof came in the late 1990s when the bodies of the Russian Royal Family were found. - Manute Bol was born on 16 October 1962 in Gogrial, Sudan. He was married to Ajok Giugwol. He died on 19 June 2010 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was previously the second vice president of the United States under John Adams and the first United States secretary of state under George Washington. The principal author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights, motivating American colonists to break from the Kingdom of Great Britain and form a new nation. He produced formative documents and decisions at state, national, and international levels.
- Sally Hemings was born in 1773. She died in 1835 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Emily Couric was born on 5 June 1947 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Emily was married to George Allan Beller and Raymond Clark Wadlow. Emily died on 18 October 2001 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
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- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
Mark Cowen was born on 28 June 1962 in San Marino, California, USA. He was a producer and director, known for We Stand Alone Together (2001), Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005) and Everybody Loves Raymond: The Last Laugh (2005). He was married to Katie Cowen. He died on 10 September 2012 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.- David Drucker was born on 2 December 1953. He was an actor, known for Wacko (1982), Fantasy Island (1977) and The Paper Chase (1978). He was married to Jayleane Drucker. He died on 5 December 2010 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Heather Heyer was born on 29 May 1985. She died on 12 August 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Cornell MacNeil was born on 24 September 1922 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977), La Traviata (1982) and The Metropolitan Opera: Centennial Gala (1983). He was married to Margaret M. K. Gavan and Tania Rudensky. He died on 15 July 2011 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
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- Producer
Mark Lane was born on 24 February 1927 in the USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Executive Action (1973), Rush to Judgment II and Two Men in Dallas (1976). He died on 10 May 2016 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.- Director
- Writer
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A native of Evanston, Ill., Elwood was a graduate of Northwestern University and received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. After joining the U.Va. faculty in 1964, he helped recruit black students and faculty. In 1969 President Edgar F. Shannon Jr. appointed him as a special assistant to oversee programs to help African-American students have a smooth transition into the college experience here.
A Renaissance literature scholar, Elwood also wrote articles on such subjects as substandard housing and served with numerous community projects, including Madison House, the Charlottesville Social Development Commission and the Charlottesville Housing Improvement Program. As associate dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences for more than two decades, he was instrumental in establishing and strengthening African-American affairs programs and scholarly centers at the University.
With no formal filmmaking experience, he doggedly researched and personally helped to finance the 1990 public television documentary, "The Road to Brown," out of a determination to reach a wide audience with an important little-known piece of civil rights history. The film documents the untold story of Charles Houston, a black, Harvard-trained lawyer who began fighting for equal rights in the 1930s but died before seeing some of his work result in the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision, Brown v. Board of Education.
Elwood attributed his involvement in the civil rights movement to a growing personal awareness of racial bias in the 1950s and '60s. In 1999 he was honored with the Charlottesville Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award.
He is survived by his wife Mary Ann Wilder Elwood; two sons, John Elwood of Dallas and James Elwood of Huntersville, N.C.; two sisters, and six grandchildren.- Cinematographer
- Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
Roger Barlow was born on 4 March 1912 in Minnesota, USA. He was a cinematographer and director, known for An Affair of the Skin (1963), Confidential File (1953) and The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969). He died on 9 May 1990 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.- Morgan Harrington was born on 24 July 1989 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. She died on 17 October 2009 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
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- Soundtrack
Jesse Winchester was born on 17 May 1944 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. He was a composer, known for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), The Wire (2002) and The Weather Girls: Well-A-Wiggy (1985). He was married to Leslie, Cindy and Cindy Winchester. He died on 11 April 2014 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.- Jed Duvall was married to Jill. He died on 5 October 2022 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Naomi A. Hintze was born on 8 July 1909 in Camden, Illinois, USA. She was a writer, known for You'll Like My Mother (1972) and Aloha Means Goodbye (1974). She was married to Harold Sanborn Hintze. She died on 16 November 1997 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- He was a historian who presided over Monticello for 23 years, serving as executive director and then president of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the group which has owned the Charlottesville estate since 1923.
He was an athlete at the University of Mississippi, playing forward on the basketball team and pitching for baseball teams that won back-to-back Southeastern Conference titles. He studied history and English and trained in Army ROTC. He graduated from Ole Miss with a bachelor's degree and a master's in history. He then served as an Army infantryman in South Korea and Western Europe. He taught history classes while overseas, and continued his education at the University of Virginia, where he studied under Jefferson scholar Merrill D. Peterson and received his PhD. - Right-fielder Jackie Jensen was a former New York Yankees and Washington Senators player who was traded to the Boston Red Sox after the 1953 season. In Boston, Jensen blossomed into a star player, winning the American League Most Valuable Player award in 1958. Despite reaching the summit of his career, Jensen retired after the 1959 season due to an intense fear of flying.
During his first season with Red Sox in 1954, he hit 25 home runs and batted in 117. In six seasons from '54 to 1959, Jensen knocked in 100 or more runs five times, and never hit less than 20 home runs. His career year came in 1958, when he hit 35 dingers and led the A.L. with 122 R.B.I.s and was named the American League M.V.P. He won his first Gold Glove as a right-fielder for the 1959 season, during which he put up highly respectable numbers (.277/27/112) and scored 100 runs for the first time. However, he could not overcome his fear of flying and quit baseball, missing the entire 1960 season. Jensen made a comeback with the Red Sox in 1961, but despite appearing in 137 games, he believed his numbers (.263/13/66) were subpar for a player of his stature. In addition, the American League had expanded to the West Coast for the 1961 season, with teams in Minneapolis and Los Angeles, which made long-distance flying a necessity. The former M.V.P. quit baseball for good after '61, and made a career for himself in radio broadcasting and baseball coaching and managing.
Jackie Jensen died of a heart attack in Charlottesville, Virginia on July 14, 1982. He was 55 years old. He was elected to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2000. - Costume Designer
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Kathryn Coombs specializes in historical re-creations for film and television and is founder / CEO of Heritage House Productions, a full-service firm providing production services for history-related productions. Services include casting of reenactor extras and look-alikes for historical figures, authenticity consulting, production design / props, locations and wardrobe.
The company maintains a large casting database of film-ready reenactors and historical actors, both union and non-union, covering a wide range of periods.
Heritage House Productions is also an east coast wardrobe house with an extensive rental inventory of authentic historical reproduction clothing for film work. Costume design credits include wins for Best Costume Design in a Narrative Short for "The Shot", set in the 18th century (LA Reel Film Festival, 2010) and Best Costuming for "Dean Teaster's Ghost Town", set in the 1860's-80's (Action on Film Festival, Pasadena 2008)
She also owns "Cleydael", an antebellum National Register farmhouse on the John Wilkes Booth escape route bus tour. The house is furnished ca. 1865 and occasionally used as a film location and home to the Heritage House props inventory
Coombs first became involved in film production during her 20+ year career in board-level positions in PR, advertising and lobbying/government relations in America and England, through writing, producing and directing mini documentaries and "video news releases" for Fortune 500 companies and writing / producing / directing television and radio ads for advocacy groups.
A historical reenactor, her primary focus as a re-creations producer / production manager and costume historian / designer is on the mid 18th through mid 20th century. A member of the Costume Society of America and the USITT, she has an extensive study collection of original clothing items from American Civil War era and frequently lectures on Civil War and 19th century clothing. She also studies and collects furnishings and material culture items of this era and lectures on period interiors. During her years in England she was a consultant to the UK's Historic Houses Assocation.- John S. Battle was born on 11 July 1890 in Bern, North Carolina, USA. He was married to Mary Jane Lipscomb. He died on 9 April 1972 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Robert Chandler was born on 4 September 1927 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He was married to Barbara Weston Chandler and Patricia Faye Harley. He died on 6 September 2011 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Karl Hess was born on 25 May 1923 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was married to Therese. He died on 22 April 1994 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Art Department
- Actress
Elissa Lauer was born on 27 November 1962 in the USA. She was an actress, known for Plan 9 (2015), Dr. Ella Mental's Mad Lab Picture Show: A Budderbottom Xmas! (2013) and The Coffin Bound Kings (2021). She died on 16 May 2021 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
Erik Brondum was born on 10 August 1961 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Loose Women (1997), Troop 491: the Adventures of the Muddy Lions (2013) and Chains (1989). He died on 10 July 2021 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.- Milda Zilava was born on 1 September 1908 in Mitau, Governorate of Courland, Russian Empire [now Jelgava, Latvia]. She was an actress, known for Zvejnieka dels (1939). She died on 20 August 2002 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Music Department
Dorothea Freitag was born on 2 December 1912 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She is known for Baryshnikov on Broadway (1980), The Strolling '20s (1966) and Quest (1961). She died on 29 October 1992 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.- Nancy Hale was born on 6 May 1908 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Nancy was a writer, known for Matinee Theatre (1955). Nancy was married to Fredson Thayer Bowers, Taylor Scott Hardin and Charles Wertenbaker. Nancy died on 24 September 1988 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- George Garrett was born on 11 June 1929 in Orlando, Florida, USA. He was a writer, known for Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965), The Young Lovers (1964) and The Playground (1965). He died on 26 May 2008 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Earl Browning was born on 7 September 1917 in Mediapolis, Iowa, USA. He was married to Elisabeth Holt. He died on 23 October 2013 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Mary Lee Settle was born on 29 July 1918 in Charleston, West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for The Pleasure Garden (1955), The Paris Review: Early Chapters (2001) and Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People (2009). She was married to William L. Tazewell, Douglas Newton and Rodney Weathersbee. She died on 27 September 2005 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Pat Kelly was born on 29 October 1965 in Rochester, New York, USA. He died on 27 March 2003 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Shannon Laramore was born on 26 October 1924 in Selma, Alabama, USA. She was an actress, known for Blue Sky (1994). She was married to 'Joseph C. "Jack" Laramore', Mahlon Allison "Terry" Smith II and 'Ishmael Abbott'. She died on 12 February 2012 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Amelie Rives Troubetsky was born on 23 August 1863 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. She was a writer, known for The Fear Market (1920). She was married to Prince Pierre Troubetskoy (artist) and John Armstrong Chanler (lawyer). She died on 15 June 1945 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Lawrence Eagleburger was born on 1 August 1930 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was married to Marlene Ann Heinemann. He died on 4 June 2011 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Wilbur Young was born on 20 April 1949 in New York, New York, USA. He died on 5 July 2014 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Peter Taylor was born on 8 January 1917 in Trenton, Tennessee, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The United States Steel Hour (1953), The Old Forest (1985) and Bookmark (1983). He was married to Eleanor Ross Taylor. He died on 2 November 1994 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Philip Eastham was born on 16 December 1950 in Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Hansel & Gretel (1977). He died on 23 July 2016 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Everard W. Meade was born on 2 January 1910 in Pohick, Virginia, USA. Everard W. was a writer, known for The Web (1950) and Justice (1954). Everard W. was married to Virginia Valentine Walker. Everard W. died on 5 January 2000 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Jack Burnley was born on 11 January 1911 in New York, USA. Jack is known for Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010) and Batman Unmasked (2008). Jack died on 19 December 2006 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- George Welsh was born on 26 August 1933 in Coaldale, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Alexandra and Alexandra Hubicsak. He died on 2 January 2019 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.