All Entries Tagged With: "Gene Autry"
Rick Vallin
Date of Birth: 24 September 1919 Birth Name: Eric Efron Mini Biography: Reliable “B” character actor Rick Vallin had the rangy physique, prominent cheekbones and swarthy look ideal for rugged films. In the 1940s and ’50s he was seen almost everywhere — in mysteries, musicals, oaters and, especially, the ever-popular edge-of-your-seat cliffhangers. Born in Russia [...]
Jimmy Wakely
Date of Birth: 16 February 1914 Birth Name: Jimmy Clarence Wakely Mini Biography: He was one of filmdom’s last dying breed of “B” crooning cowpokes following WWII. Jimmy Wakely had many talents (singing, songwriting, guitar-playing) and performed in many venues (radio, film, TV, rodeos, clubs) over his career. He began life in Mineola, Arkansas in [...]
Peggy Moran
Date of Birth: 23 October 1918 Birth Name: Mary Jeanette Moran Mini Biography: Mary Jeanette Moran was born in Clinton, Iowa. The daughter of Louise Moran, a dancer with the famous Denishawn Dancers, and the celebrated artist Earl Moran, whose paintings graced many a barracks wall during World War II. One of Earl’s favorite models [...]
Peggy Moran
Date of Birth: 23 October 1918 Birth Name: Mary Jeanette Moran Mini Biography: Mary Jeanette Moran was born in Clinton, Iowa. The daughter of Louise Moran, a dancer with the famous Denishawn Dancers, and the celebrated artist Earl Moran, whose paintings graced many a barracks wall during World War II. One of Earl’s favorite models [...]
Frank McDonald
Date of Birth: 9 November 1899 Height: 5′ 9″ (1.75 m) Mini Biography: A former railroad worker, Frank McDonald came to Hollywood after a career on the stage as an actor/producer/director. At first hired as a dialogue director, McDonald turned out some scripts and in the mid-’30s began directing. Working for almost every studio in [...]
Hugh McCollum
Date of Birth: 9 March 1900 Mini Biography: After completing his education at the University of Pennsylvania, Hugh McCollum moved to Los Angeles and worked a variety of odd jobs before being hired as an assistant to an executive at First National Pictures. He later served as a business manager for several studios, and in [...]
Connie Marshall
Date of Birth: 28 April 1933 Birth Name: Connie Beekman Marshall Nickname: Queen of Pigtails Height: 4′ 11½” (1.51 m) Mini Biography: A promising blue-to-gray-eyed, blonde-haired child actress of the post-WWII years who had more talent than she was given credit for, little Connie Marshall was born on April 28, 1938 (some sources list 1933) [...]
Adele Mara
Date of Birth: 28 April 1923 Birth Name: Adelaida Delgado Mini Biography: Born Adelaide Delgado in 1925, Spanish-American Adele Mara was a singer/dancer with Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra in Detroit by the age of 15. Cugat took the beautiful, brown-eyed brunette to New York where she was spotted by a Columbia talent scout and [...]