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The ‘Ronald Colman Appreciation Society’ Facebook Invite you to join us in nominating ‘Lost Horizon’ 1937 at the NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS www.loc.gov/film/ Click on this link for the website then click on 'film registry’ link for voting details. DEADLINE THURS SEPT 1ST 2016 Lists of registered and unregistered films are available to view. You can vote for up to 50 films, please include this cinematic gem in your list. Click on link for relevant article www.ronaldccolman.wordpress.com then go to January 2009 in side bar click for article 'Return to Shangri La’ Do please join us for all things fabulously Ronnie.

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Clifford Severn: Albert (uncredited)

Clifford Severn was born in London on September 21, 1925, and was the second-oldest of eight children to Dr. Clifford B Severn, of South Africa, and mother Rachel. Shortly after Clifford was born, his family moved to South Africa, then emigrated to the US in 1933. Clifford was one of seven siblings who were all child actors: Venetia Severn, Yvonne Severn, Raymond Severn, Ernest Severn, Christopher Severn, William Severn and Winston Severn. Clifford Severn is listed on IMDB for having roles in 18 movies including 1938's A Christmas Carol, a starring role in 1940's Gaucho Serenade alongside famous American cowboy movie star Gene Autry, and a small part in legendary director John Ford's 1941 Academy Award winner for Best Picture, How Green Was My Valley.

At 18, Clifford quit the acting business and British Army in South Africa during World War II. Upon return Clifford became involved in the Southern California cricket scene, cofounding the Britamer Cricket Club in 1947, helped establish University Cricket Club for students at UCLA, and the Stanford Cricket Club in the Northern California. Clifford remained an active player in social cricket matches around the Los Angeles area until he suffered a stroke at the age of 85 in October 2010.

Clifford started importing Adidas shoes in the early 1950's and is credited with encouraging the company to develop tennis shoes out of which came Stan Smith tennis shoes and soon after some basketball shoes.  He also represented the company during the World Cup of Soccer when it was held in Chile.  

He died on June 4, 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Sources: IMDB, Wikipedia, onceuponatimeinthevest.blogspot.com, espncricinfo.com

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John Power: Workman (uncredited)

John Power was born on August 24, 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England as John William Pyman. He was an actor, known for The Moonstone (1934), The Grip of Iron (1920) and Rulers of the Sea (1939). He was married to Clara Reid. He died on September 25, 1951 in Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA. IMDB

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Random Harvest (1942)

Gil Perkins: Hospital Attendant (uncredited)

Born in Northern Australia, Gil Perkins distinguished himself in his teen years as a champion athlete, trackman and swimmer. Perkins left his homeland at age 18 to go to sea; nearly a decade later he found himself in Hollywood, where he sought out acting roles, the first of which was in The Divine Lady (1928). Though a personable screen presence, he found that his true forte was stunt work. Over a period of thirty years, he doubled for dozens of male stars, from William Boyd ("Hopalong Cassidy") to Red Skelton (whom he closely resembled). While he was willing to tackle the riskiest of stunts, Perkins was far from reckless, always working out in advance the safest and least painful method of pulling off his "gags." He was especially in demand for slapstick comedies, eventually receiving so many pies in the face that the very sight of the pastry made him physically ill. Perkins did more acting than stunting in the latter stages of his career (he can be seen as Jacob of Bethlehem in 1965's The Greatest Story Ever Told), and also kept busy as a stunt coordinator. A most engaging and candid interview with Gil Perkins can be found in Bernard Rosenberg and Harry Silverstein's 1970 book of Hollywood reminiscences, The Real Tinsel. Hal Erickson www.allmovie.com

Gil Perkins was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Perkins landed roles in various films, including the adventure "The Lost Tribe" (1949) with Johnny Weissmuller, "Hans Christian Andersen" (1952) and the Bud Abbott comedy "Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1953). He also appeared in "The Clown" (1953), the crime adaptation "I Died a Thousand Times" (1955) with Jack Palance and the adaptation "The Sea Chase" (1955) with John Wayne. He continued to act in productions like "Baby Face Nelson" (1957), "High School Confidential" (1958) starring Russ Tamblyn and "The Beat Generation" (1959). He also appeared in "Portrait of a Mobster" (1961) and "Experiment in Terror" (1962). In the latter half of his career, he continued to act in the action movie "Batman: The Movie" (1966) with Adam West, "Odyssey" (1977) and "FM" (1978). Perkins last appeared on "Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow" (PBS, 1987-88). Perkins passed away in March 1999 at the age of 92. www.hollywood.com

As a teenager, Perkins was a trackman and an athlete. He ran away from home at a young age and joined the crew of a Norwegian cargo ship as a deck hand. In his early adult life, he left for Hollywood. He modified his Australian accent to be more British-sounding so that he could portray British characters. His first role was as an extra for The Divine Lady in 1929, while his first credited role was as Sgt. Cox in Journey's End the following year. Eventually, Perkins became a regular stuntman for William Boyd. He also did stunt work for Bruce Cabot in King Kong and Spencer Tracy in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He also worked for Universal Pictures in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man. Throughout his career, he acted and did stunts in many feature films and television shows. He also did some special effect work, normally for action sequences. He appeared as a Gladiator in Demetrius and the Gladiators, a sequel to 20th Century Fox's biblical epic, The Robe. He was already 50 years of age when he played the "teenaged" monster in the 1958 science fiction/horror film Teenage Monster.[1] In 1960, Perkins co-founded the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures. Four years later, he became the treasurer of the Screen Actors Guild, a position he held for fifteen years. His official retirement was in 1972, though he continued working for some years later. His last acting role was in The Prisoner of Zenda in 1979, but his last credited role was as a fantasy lover in Odyssey, the Ultimate Trip. He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, of natural causes. www.wikipedia.com

A champion athlete and trackman in his native northern Australia, Gil Perkins always wanted to get into films; as a teenager he virtually ran away from home, taking a job as a deck hand on a Norwegian freighter. He eventually landed in Hollywood in the late '20s, during the era of part-silent, part-talkie movies, and (because his accent was mistaken for English) he played young Englishmen in some of his first films. He soon drifted into stuntwork, regularly doubling cowboy star William Boyd and putting a red toupee over his own blond hair to double 'Red Skelton', among others. Some of his most notable stunt jobs were in the sci-fi/horror field. He doubled star Bruce Cabot throughout King Kong (1933), stood in for Spencer Tracy as Mr. Hyde in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) and replaced Bela Lugosi as the Monster in the climactic battle sequence of Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943). In addition to his feature films, Perkins turned up regularly in serials and on TV. On many occasions he worked with special effects and rigging departments, setting up large action scenes. By the 1960s he was doing more acting than stunts; he "officially" retired in 1972, although he took a number of subsequent jobs. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Tom Weaver [email protected]

Actor and Stuntman. Co-founder of the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures in 1960 and treasurer of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) from 1964-1979. Before he was an actor, he ran away from home and worked as a deck-hand on a Norwegian freighter. Worked as a Stuntman for films like: King Kong (1933) as Bruce Cabot's stunt double, Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Dodge City (1939), 'Northwest Passage' (Book I -- Rogers' Rangers) (1940), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), Pittsburgh (1942), Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) as Bela Lugosi's stunt double, House of Frankenstein (1944), Jesse James Rides Again (1947), Fort Apache (1948), A Southern Yankee (1948), The Three Musketeers (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950), The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) as Kirk Douglas' stunt double, The Conqueror (1956), Around the World in Eighty Days (1956), Spartacus (1960), The Alamo (1960), How the West Was Won (1962), It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963), A Distant Trumpet (1964), Batman (both TV series and movie), Hawaii (1966), The Sand Pebbles (1966), The Legend of Robin Hood (TV series), The Molly Maguires (1970), The Poseidon Adventure (1972), Walking Tall (1973), and The Towering Inferno (1974). Appeared in films like King Kong (1933), Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), In Old Chicago (1937), A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941), Captain America (1944 serial), Son of Zorro (1947 serial), Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Jesse James Rides Again (1947 serial), The Three Musketeers (1948), All the King's Men (1949), The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953), Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954), The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955), Baby Face Nelson (1957), Spartacus (1960), The Alamo (1960) as one of Davy Crockett's men, Portrait of a Mobster (1961), How the West Was Won (1962), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) as Jacob of Bethlehem, Batman (1966) as Bluebird (the pirate that has a crush on Catwoman), The Sand Pebbles (1966), Walking Tall (1973), Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976 TV), and Raging Bull (1980). Gilbert "Gil" Perkins passed away in 1999. www.findagrave.com

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Bill Nind: Workman (uncredited)

Bill Nind was born on October 23, 1894 in Middlesex, London, England as Willfrid Henry Nind. He was an actor, known for They Were Expendable (1945), Crossfire (1947) and Random Harvest (1942). He died on August 16, 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA. iMDB

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Leonard Mudie: Old Man Witnessing Accident (uncredited)

Leonard Mudie (11 April 1883 – 14 April 1965) was an English character actor whose career lasted for nearly fifty years. After a successful start as a stage actor in England, he appeared regularly in the US, and made his home there from 1932. He appeared in character roles on Broadway and in Hollywood films. Mudie was born in a suburb of Manchester in the north west of England. He made his stage debut with Annie Horniman's company at the Gaiety Theatre, Manchester in 1908.[1] He remained with the company for several seasons, in a wide range of roles including Humphrey in The Knight of the Burning Pestle, Verges in Much Ado About Nothing, Alan Jeffcoate in the premiere of Hindle Wakes, Joseph Surface in The School for Scandal, Gordon Jayne in The Second Mrs. Tanqueray and Walter How in Justice. In The Manchester Guardian, James Agate commented on Mudie's acting in 1909, "[He] has a definite and genuine feeling for the stage. His enunciation is very faulty, his accent not good … but the acting instinct is there."[2] With the Horniman company Mudie made his London and American debuts.[1] In 1914 and 1915 Mudie appeared at the Opera House, Boston in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Julius Caesar, The Merchant of Venice, and Twelfth Night.[1] In 1916 he appeared at the New Amsterdam Theatre, New York in The Merry Wives of Windsor, playing Justice Shallow to the Falstaff of Sir Herbert Tree.[1] For the next five years he appeared on Broadway and on tour in the US in modern plays, including a run playing Abraham Lincoln in a play based on the politician's life (1921), and another playing Brian Strange in A.A. Milne's Mr Pim Passes By (1922).[1] Mudie made his film debut in a Boris Karloff film, The Mummy in 1932. He moved to Hollywood in that year, and lived there for the rest of his life.[3] He played a range of screen parts, some substantial, and others short cameos. Among the bigger roles were Dr Pearson in The Mummy, Porthinos in Cleopatra (1934), Maitland in Mary of Scotland (1936), and De Bourenne in Anthony Adverse (1936). His small roles, according to The New York Times, were typically "a bewigged, gimlet-eyed British judge".[3] Mudie made the postwar transition into television, and appeared in several episodes of Adventures of Superman. For the postwar cinema he played the regular character Commander Barnes in the series of Bomba, the Jungle Boy films. www.wikipedia.com

Actor. A British character actor with a long career, Leonard Mudie made his film debut in 1921 and his final appearance in 1965, shortly before his death. In between, he appeared in nearly 150 films, including "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938), "Limelight" (1952), "Lost Horizon" (1937), "Top Hat" (1935), "Shall We Dance" (1937), "Captain Blood" (1935) and "The Mummy" (1932). He also appeared in four episodes of the "Adventures of Superman" TV series in the 1950s, playing an assortment of characters. Mudie came to the United States and first appeared on Broadway in 1914, and he often returned to the Broadway stage between film performances. In his later years, he made regular appearances on television, including "Sea Hunt" and "The Untouchables." His final acting appearance was in the pilot episode of the original "Star Trek" television series. (bio by: Mark Masek) www.findagrave.com

Gaunt, rich-voiced British actor Leonard Mudie made his stage bow in 1908 with the Gaiety Theater in Manchester. Mudie first appeared on the New York stage in 1914, then spent the next two decades touring in various British repertory companies. In 1932, he settled in Hollywood, where he remained until his death 33 years later. His larger screen roles included Dr. Pearson in The Mummy (1932), Porthinos in Cleopatra (1934), Maitland in Mary of Scotland (1936), and De Bourenne in Anthony Adverse (1936). He also essayed dozen of unbilled bits, usually cast as a bewigged, gimlet-eyed British judge. One of his more amusing uncredited roles was as "old school" actor Horace Carlos in the 1945 Charlie Chan entry The Scarlet Clue, wherein he explained his entree into the new medium of television with a weary, "Well, it's a living!" Active well into the TV era, Leonard Mudie showed up memorably in a handful of Superman video episodes and was a semi-regular as Cmdr. Barnes in the Bomba B-picture series. Hal Erickson www.allmovie.com 

Leonard Mudie was a stalwart acting veteran who made nearly 150 appearances before the camera. He was from the Midlands of England and began on stage in 1908 at the Gaiety Theater (1884-1959) in Manchester. This was the first regional repertory theater in England and well noted for the spectrum of plays produced and the patronage of new plays by local writers. Mudie was well accomplished when he came to America and Broadway in 1914, where he first appeared in the original play "Consequences". He was active there off and on through 1948 in some twenty-five roles. Later in 1921 Mudie was lured to Hollywood and silent films, sampled two for a year and then returned to Broadway. But after late 1931 Mudie returned to Hollywood, not to return to the Great White Way until his last appearance in 1948. Hollywood sound era could use his efficient, somewhat nasal British intonation and did - profusely. He managed to appear as at least a featured extra - not always with lines - in many of the great and historic films of the mid 1930s. About half his roles to 1946 were uncredited, but his was a steady voice of realism in whatever the part: stiff British official, doctor, lawyer - lots of judges - but also many an everyman role. In 1935 alone he was in thirteen films. And in one of these he was a particularly noteworthy judge. Warner Bros. was gambling on a dashing but relatively untried and unknown Australian (well Tasmanian) actor named Errol Flynn for a hoped hit remake version of the Rafael Sabatini novel Captain Blood (1935). Production was combing Hollywood for character actors for the huge cast, and Mudie was picked for one of the most villainous yet historical characters of the film, Chief Judge George Jeffreys, Baron of Wem, the "Hanging Judge", who presided over the "Bloody Assizes", the wholesale trials of the followers of the Duke of Monmouth's Rebellion at the beginning of the film. Flynn's first big dramatic scene is his confrontation with Jeffreys, bewigged and looking ashen with the kidney disease killing him. It is a great scene with great lines for both actors. Mudie was busy with over ten roles per year from 1937 thru 1941 before he began to slow down, age bringing about fewer character roles -- four or so per annum in the ensuing years. He had a somewhat prophetic line playing an old traditional actor Horace Karlos in a Charlie Chan whodunit The Scarlet Clue (1945) when he makes a reference to appearing in the still infant television as "Well, it's a living!" Indeed by 1953 Mudie got his feet wet in TV, and by later 1955 he was more a fixture of that medium than film and visiting all the varied series with a full sprinkling of character roles-including judges. In fact in the super cast of Hollywood who's who in the film The Story of Mankind (1957), he was the Chief Inquisitor for the cosmic aliens putting humanity on trial. That bit of fantasy was director by future sci-fi and underwater adventure showman Irwin Allen. He finished off his long, busy life with a few more TV roles at 82 - it certainly was a living.     IMDb Mini Biography By: William McPeak 

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Pat Moriarty: Workman (uncredited)

Pat Moriarty is an actor, known for Random Harvest (1942), Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) and Jimmy and Sally (1933). iMDB

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Cyril McLaglen: Liverpool Policeman (uncredited)

Actor. Brother of Actor Victor McLaglen, he first gained fame for his role in "Quinney's." (1927) His other films include: "Underground"(1928), "Bed and Breakfast" (1930) and starring opposite John Loder "Money for Speed"(1933). (bio by: MC) www.findagrave.com

Cyril McLaglen was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. McLaglen's career beginnings included film roles in the Katharine Hepburn dramatic adaptation "Mary of Scotland" (1936) and "The Plough and the Stars" (1936). McLaglen began to focus on film after appearing in "Wee Willie Winkie" (1937) with Shirley Temple Black and "The Long Voyage Home" (1940) with John Wayne. Later in his career, McLaglen acted in the adventure "The Black Swan" (1942) with Tyrone Power. McLaglen passed away in July 1987 at the age of 88. www.hollywood.com

Cyril McLaglen was born on September 9, 1899 in London, England. He was an actor, known for The Long Voyage Home (1940), Lost Patrol (1929) and Balaclava (1928). He died on July 11, 1987 in Ferris, California, USA. iMDB

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Clement May: Beddoes (uncredited)

Clement May is an actor, known for Random Harvest (1942). iMDB

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Dan Maxwell: Workman (uncredited)

Dan Maxwell was born on February 9, 1881 in Lanarkshire, Scotland as Daniel Maxwell. He was an actor, known for Mrs. Miniver (1942), Random Harvest (1942) and Waterloo Bridge (1940). He died on July 2, 1952 in Riverside, California, USA. iMDB

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Stanley Mann: Workman (uncredited)

Stanley Mann was born on August 30, 1883 in Liverpool, England. He was an actor, known for Mrs. Miniver (1942), Royal Wedding (1951) and National Velvet (1944). He died on August 10, 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA. iMDB

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Peter Lawford: Soldier (uncredited)

A dashing and handsome English-American actor, Peter Lawford enjoyed a brief stint as a matinee idol in the 1940s before becoming better known as an in-law of the Kennedys and a member of "The Rat Pack" during the 1960s. Benefitting greatly from the dearth of handsome male talent in Hollywood during World War II, Lawford gained notice for appearances in such films as "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1945) and "Son of Lassie" (1945). More roles followed throughout the 1950s, although it was his marriage to Patricia Kennedy - sister of John and Robert Kennedy - as well as his association with Frank Sinatra's iconic cadre of carousers that brought Lawford lasting fame. Years after JFK's assassination, rumors about Lawford's scandalous adventures with the president, his being the last person to speak to a despondent Marilyn Monroe before her tragic death, and a bitter falling out with Sinatra, became the stuff of legend. Less glamorous was Lawford's decline in the film industry, several failed marriages, and chronic alcoholism. With the halcyon years of "Ocean's Eleven" (1960) far behind him, the aging actor made due with the occasional film role and guest turns on such TV fare as "The Doris Day Show" (CBS, 1968-1973) and "Fantasy Island" (ABC, 1977-1984). A bit player in a fascinating chapter of American pop-culture, Lawford would most likely be remembered less for his acting credentials than for the legacy encapsulated in author James Spada's unofficial biography, Peter Lawford: The Man Who Kept the Secrets. www.hollywood.com

Born in London in 1923, he was the only child of Lieutenant General Sir Sydney Turing Barlow Lawford, KBE (1865-1953) and May Sommerville Bunny (1883-1972). At the time of Peter's birth, however, his mother was married to Dr. Capt. Ernest Vaughn Aylen, one of Sir Sydney's officers, while his father was married to Muriel Williams.At the time, May and Ernest Aylen were living apart. May confessed to Aylen that the child was not his, a revelation that resulted in a double divorce. Sir Sydney and May then wed in September 1924 after their divorces were finalised and when their son was one year old. Lawford's family was connected to the English aristocracy through his uncle Ernest Lawford's wife (a daughter of the 14th Earl of Eglinton) as well as his aunt Ethel Turner Lawford (who married a son of the 1st Baron Avebury). His aunt Jessie Bruce Lawford, another of his father's sisters, was the second wife of the Hon Hartley Williams, senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court of the colony of Victoria, Australia. A relative, through his mother, was Australian artist Rupert Bunny. He spent his early childhood in France, and owing to his family's travels, was never formally educated. Instead he was schooled by governesses and tutors and his education included tennis and ballet lessons. "In the beginning," his mother observed, "he had no homework. When he was older he had Spanish, German and music added to his studies. He read only selected books—English fairy stories, English and French classics; no crime stories. Having studied Peter for so long, I decided he was quite unfitted for any career except art, so I cut Latin, Algebra, high mathematics and substituted dramatics instead." Because of the widely varying national and religious backgrounds of his tutors, Lawford "attended various services in churches, cathedrals, synagogues and for some time was an usher in a Christian Science Sunday School..." Around 1930, aged seven, he made his acting debut in the English film Poor Old Bill. At the age of 14, Lawford severely injured his right arm in an accident when it went through a glass door. The injury greatly compromised the use of his lower arm and hand with irreversible nerve damage, which he later learned to hide. The injury was judged to be serious enough to prevent his entrance into the armed forces, which his parents had planned. Instead, Lawford decided to pursue a career as an actor, a decision that resulted in one of his aunts refusing to leave him her considerable fortune, as originally planned. Prior to the Second World War, Lawford had gained a contract position with the MGM studios. Once he signed with MGM, his mother insisted that studio head Louis B. Mayer pay her a salary as her son's personal assistant, which Mayer declined. Lady Lawford responded by claiming her son was "a bummer" and needed to be "supervised". When Lawford learned of his mother's actions, their relationship was reportedly never the same. MGM career Lawford's first film role had been at age seven in the film Poor Old Bill. In 1938, he made his Hollywood debut in a minor part in the film Lord Jeff. His first role in a major film production was in A Yank At Eton (1942), where he played a snobbish bully opposite Mickey Rooney. The film was a smash hit, and Lawford's performance was widely praised. Lawford made uncredited appearances as a pilot in Mrs. Miniver (1942) and as a sailor in Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943). He won acclaim for his performance in The White Cliffs of Dover (1944), in which he played a young soldier during the Second World War. MGM gave him another important role in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945). Peter Lawford's first leading role came in Son of Lassie (1945) and he later won a Modern Screen magazine readers' poll as the most popular actor in Hollywood of 1946. His fan mail jumped to thousands of letters a week. With actors such as Clark Gable and James Stewart away at war, Lawford was recognized as the romantic lead on the MGM lot. Lawford's busiest year as an actor was 1946, when two of his films opened within days of each other: Cluny Brown and Two Sisters From Boston. He also made his first comedy that same year: My Brother Talks To Horses (released in 1947). He appeared with Frank Sinatra for the first time in the musical It Happened in Brooklyn (1947). Lawford received rave reviews for his work in the film, while Sinatra's were lukewarm. Lawford later admitted that the most terrifying experience of his career was the first musical number he performed in the musical Good News (1947). Using an American accent for his role, he won acclaim as a performer. He was given supporting roles in MGM films over the next few years, including On an Island with You (1948), Easter Parade (1948), Little Women (1949), Royal Wedding (1951), and You for Me (1952).Post-MGM  Lawford's first film after Metro released him and several other players from their contracts was the comedy It Should Happen to You, where he starred alongside Judy Holliday and Jack Lemmon. In 1959, Frank Sinatra invited the Englishman to join the "Rat Pack" and also got him a role in Never So Few. The casino caper Ocean's 11 (1960) was a project Lawford first brought to Sinatra's attention. It became the first film to feature all five main "Rat Pack" members: Lawford, Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Joey Bishop. Other films included the acclaimed Israel-set drama Exodus (1960), The Longest Day (1962), a war film with a star-studded cast, and a role as a United States Senator in the political drama Advise & Consent (1962). He reunited with the Rat Pack for a western adventure, Sergeants 3. In 1961, Lawford and his manager Milt Ebbins formed Chrislaw Productions which was named after Peter's son Christopher and produced the 1963 action film, Johnny Cool, starring Henry Silva and Elizabeth Montgomery. He went on to produce the 1965 Patty Duke film, Billie, as well as two films with Sammy Davis, Jr., Salt and Pepper and One More Time. He appeared in They Only Kill Their Masters (1972) which reunited him with several former MGM contract players. His last role was as Montague Chippendale in the comedy Where Is Parsifal? (1983). Television Lawford made his television debut in 1953 in a guest starring role on Ronald Reagan's anthology series, General Electric Theater. In 1954, he starred as a newspaper advice-to-the-lovelorn columnist named Bill Hastings in the short-lived NBC series Dear Phoebe with Marcia Henderson and Charles Lane. From 1957 to 1959, Lawford co-starred with Phyllis Kirk in The Thin Man, an NBC series based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett. He had a recurring role on The Doris Day Show from 1971–73, as the love interest to Day's character. He guest starred on various television series including The Martha Raye Show, Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Wild Wild West, The Virginian, Bewitched, The Patty Duke Show, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island and The Bob Cummings Show. Besides guest spots, he also guest-starred on variety shows such as The Judy Garland Show and Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, and game shows What's My Line?, Password and Pyramid. Lawford was romantically linked to various Hollywood women, including Rita Hayworth, Ava Gardner, June Allyson, Lucille Ball, Anne Baxter, Judy Garland, Judy Holliday and Lana Turner. In her 2004 autobiography "'Tis Herself", Maureen O'Hara wrote that Lawford and Richard Boone were arrested in a gay brothel in Melbourne, Australia, while filming Kangaroo. The studio managed to prevent this from being reported by the press. His first marriage, in 1954, was to socialite Patricia Helen Kennedy, sister of then-US Senator John F. Kennedy. They had four children: a son, actor and author Christopher Kennedy Lawford (born 1955), and daughters Sydney Maleia Kennedy Lawford (born 1956), Victoria Francis Lawford (born 1958) and Robin Elizabeth Lawford (born 1961). Lawford became an American citizen on 23 April 1960. He had prepared for this in time to vote for his brother-in-law in the upcoming presidential election. Lawford, along with other members of the "Rat Pack", helped campaign for Kennedy and the Democratic Party. Sinatra famously dubbed him "Brother-in-Lawford" at this time. Lawford and Patricia Kennedy divorced in February 1966. Lawford was originally cast as Alan A. Dale in the film Robin and the 7 Hoods, but was replaced with Bing Crosby following a break in Sinatra's relationship with Lawford. The break stemmed from a scheduled visit to Sinatra's home by Lawford's brother-in-law, President Kennedy, during a 1963 West Coast trip. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, who was long concerned about Sinatra's rumored ties with underworld figures, encouraged the President to change his plans and stay at Crosby's home, which (it was maintained) could provide better security for the President. The change came at the last minute, after Sinatra had made extensive arrangements for the promised and eagerly awaited presidential visit, including the construction of a helipad. Sinatra was furious, believing that Lawford had failed to intercede with the Kennedys on his behalf, and ostracized him from the Rat Pack. Sinatra and Lawford never spoke again, and Sinatra never endorsed another Democratic candidate. Ironically, Crosby, a staunch Republican, ended up cast in Lawford's role. Lawford married his second wife, Mary Rowan, daughter of comedian Dan Rowan, in October 1971 when she was one day shy of 22 years of age; Lawford was 48. Rowan and Lawford separated two years later and divorced in January 1975. In June 1976, at age 52, he married aspiring actress Deborah Gould, 25, whom he had known for only three weeks. Lawford and Gould separated two months after marrying and divorced in 1977. During his separation from Gould, Lawford met 17-year-old Patricia Seaton, who became his fourth and final wife in July 1984, months before his death. Lawford died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Christmas Eve 1984, aged 61, from cardiac arrest. He had suffered from kidney and liver failure after years of substance abuse. His body was cremated, and his ashes were interred at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. Owing to a dispute between his widow and the cemetery, Lawford's ashes were removed and scattered into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California by his widow, Patricia Seaton Lawford, who invited the National Enquirer tabloid to photograph the event. For his contribution to the television industry, Peter Lawford has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6920 Hollywood Blvd. A plaque bearing Lawford's name was erected at Westwood Village Memorial Park. www.wikipedia.com

Peter Lawford was a bushy-browed, slender, aristocratic, good-looking British leading man in Hollywood films. At age eight he appeared in the film Poor Old Bill (1931); seven years later he visited Hollywood and appeared in a supporting role as a Cockney boy in Lord Jeff (1938). In 1942 he began regularly appearing onscreen, first in minor supporting roles; by the late 1940s he was a breezy romantic star, and his studio promised him (incorrectly) that he would be the "new Ronald Colman." His clipped British accent, poise, looks, and charm made him popular with teenage girls and young women, but he outgrew his typecast parts by the mid '50s and spent several years working on TV, starring in the series Dear Phoebe and The Thin Man. Off screen he was known as a jet-setter playboy; a member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack," he married Patricia Kennedy and became President John F. Kennedy's brother-in-law. From the 1960s he appeared mainly in character roles; his production company, Chrislaw, made several feature films, and he was credited as executive producer of three films, two in co-producer partnership with Sammy Davis Jr. In 1971-72 he was a regular on the TV sitcom The Doris Day Show. He divorced Kennedy in 1966 and later married the daughter of comedian Dan Rowan. He rarely acted onscreen after the mid-'70s. www.allmovie.com Born in London, England and son of a British World War I hero, Lawford had spent most of his childhood in Paris, France and began his acting career at a very young age. His parents were not married when their son was born. As a result of the scandal, The Lawfords fled to America. As a young child, the young Peter injured his arm by in his own words, "attempt to run through a glass door." Lawford's arm was badly injured however, the doctors could save it. The injury was so bad, it was slightly deformed and bothered him throughout life. But such was his luck, the injury kept him off the draft for World War II, which became the biggest boon of his acting career. When Lawford was signed to MGM, his mother approached studio head, Louis B. Mayer, to pay her a salary as her son's personal assistant. However, Mayer declined. She then claimed that her son was "homosexual" and needed to be "supervised". This damaged the relationship between her and her son. Lawford starred in his first major movie called A Yank at Eton (1942) , co-starring Mickey Rooney, Ian Hunter and Freddie Bartholomew. His performance was widely praised. During this time, Lawford started to get more leads when major MGM star Clark Gable was drafted into the war. Later, it was Good News (1947), co-starring June Allyson that became Lawford's greatest claim to fame. Probably Lawford's most controversial affair, amongst many, was with African-American actress Dorothy Dandridge. It was rumored that both Lawford and Dandridge were planning to get married but canceled fearing it would jeopardize their careers. Besides his successful career and being a socialite, Lawford was also part of the Rat Pack, with Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Joey Bishop and Sammy Davis Jr. .         IMDb Mini Biography By: rocknrollunderdawg

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George Kirby: Conductor (uncredited)

George Kirby was born on February 18, 1879 in London, England. He was an actor, known for Forever and a Day (1943), Unconquered (1947) and Cynara (1932). He died on December 2, 1953 in Van Nuys, California, USA. IMDB

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Henry King: Workman (uncredited)

Henry King (1905-1974) was an actor, musician, and band leader. First appearing in the short Poppin' the Cork, most of his acting appearances were as a bandleader, though one or two have him playing unrelated roles. There are several shorts featuring his Orchestra, ranging from the 1930's to 1950's. Henry King and his Orchestra also played frequently on the popular radio show Burns and Allen. www.historyforsale.com

Henry King was born on February 8, 1905. He was an actor, known for The Yanks Are Coming (1942), Henry King and His Orchestra (1937) and Paramount Headliner: Easy on the Ice (1938). He died on August 8, 1974 in Houston, Texas, USA. IMDB

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Terry Kilburn: Newsboy on Sidewalk (uncredited)

Kilburn was born in London in 1926. Known for his innocent, dreamy, doe-eyed look, he achieved fame at the age of 11 portraying Tiny Tim in the 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film version of A Christmas Carol, and also as four generations of the Colley family in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939). He also played leading roles in two Freddie Bartholomew films, Lord Jeff (1938) and Swiss Family Robinson (1940). He was featured in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) with Basil Rathbone. Kilburn had a small role in National Velvet (1944). In 1944, he also worked in The Keys of the Kingdom, starring Gregory Peck, but his scenes were cut.[1] He had a small part in his last film, Lolita (1962). From 1970–94, Kilburn was artistic director of Oakland University's Meadow Brook Theatre in Rochester, Michigan.[2][3] Meadow Brook Theatre is Michigan's only LORT theatre. It presents classic plays, comedies and musicals, and is known for its annual production of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, adapted by Kilburn's partner Charles Nolte.[4] Kilburn resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His partner of over 50 years, actor Charles Nolte, died in January 2010.[5] www.wikipedia.com

The son of a London bus conductor, Terry Kilburn spent his childhood as a vaudeville performer, doing an act consisting of celebrity imitations. Unlike other professional children cursed with "stage parents," Kilburn talked his mom and dad into bringing him to Hollywood to give movies a try. He made his American debut as a regular on Eddie Cantor's radio show, then made his first film appearance in MGM's Lord Jeff (1938). The best of his early roles included Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol (1938) and four separate roles (representing four generations of boy's-school students) in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939). After high school, Kilburn decided to give movies second priority and concentrate on stage work. He studied drama at UCLA, then made his Broadway bow in a 1952 revival of Shaw's Candida. Though he would continue to sporadically show up in films like Fiend Without a Face (1958) and Lolita (1962), Terence Kilburn ("Terry" no more) would remain committed to live performances, as both actor and director; for many years, he has been artistic director of Rochester, Michigan's Meadow Brook Theatre. Hal Erickson www.allmovie.com

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Colin Kenny: Workman (uncredited)

Irish actor Colin Kenny was in films from 1917. Kenny was seen as Cecil Greystoke, Tarzan's romantic rival, in Tarzan of the Apes (1918) and its sequel The Romance of Tarzan (1918). In talkies, Kenny was consigned to such single-scene roles as the Talking Clock in Alice in Wonderland (1933) and Sir Baldwin in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938); he also showed up as British-India military officers and Scotland Yard operatives. Colin Kenny kept working until 1964, when he and dozens of his fellow British expatriates appeared in My Fair Lady (1964). Hal Erickson www.allmovie.com Colin Kenny was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Kenny's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as the Mary Pickford drama "Little Lord Fauntleroy" (1921), the fantasy "Alice in Wonderland" (1933) with Charlotte Henry and "Limehouse Blues" (1934). He also appeared in the Errol Flynn adventure "Captain Blood" (1935). His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like the adventure "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938) with Errol Flynn, the Frank Muni crime flick "We Are Not Alone" (1939) and the Paulette Goddard historical drama "Kitty" (1946). He also appeared in "Three Strangers" (1946) with Sydney Greenstreet. Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in "Calcutta" (1947), "Kiss the Blood Off My Hands" (1948) with Joan Fontaine and the dramatic adaptation "Desiree" (1954) with Marlon Brando. Kenny last acted in "My Fair Lady" (1964). Kenny passed away in December 1968 at the age of 80. www.hollywood.com

Already accomplished in his homeland, Irish actor Colin Kenny came to the US in 1917 to make his bid for film stardom. To the best of his memory, there would be over 150 of them. Silent movies were more generous in ladling out cast credit. He had steady roles from 1918 to the late 1920s. One of his best opportunities had been as Cecil Greystoke in Tarzan of the Apes (1918) and its sequel, The Romance of Tarzan (1918). When sound arrived the studios got stingy about giving credits, and handed the out in the most efficient way they could--to as few actors as possible. That, however, was the lot of many a character actor of the time, as well as some production people. Kenny found the parts most varied just the same. He was the Talking Clock in Alice in Wonderland (1933). His opening line (one of the few he actually had) as Lord Chester Dyke in Captain Blood (1935), "Ahh, guilty!" in a distinctively clipped aristocratic attitude during the courtroom scene in England, sets him apart. Small parts of all sorts would be his sole acting fare in that era, for he was already in his late 40s. Yet he would average five or six parts each year from 1934 to 1947, and the list would include many a major film. His busiest year would be 1952, with parts in such films as The Quiet Man (1952) and Limelight (1952). After that the bit parts became scarcer and he started doing uncredited extra work. Yet Colin Kenny kept working. He joined a whole crowd of fellow elder British expatriates for a choice bit part in My Fair Lady (1964). His last movie was the Steve McQueen vehicle The Cincinnati Kid (1965).               IMDb Mini Biography By: William McPeak (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous)

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Bill James: Workman (uncredited)

Bill James was born on March 6, 1886 in London, England as William James. He was an actor, known for Random Harvest (1942), Waterloo Bridge (1940) and A Christmas Carol (1938). He died on November 25, 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA. IMDB

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