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Ellen Corby was born Ellen Hansen on June 3, 1911, in Racine, Wisconsin. She played many uncredited bit parts from the late '20s through the '30s. Ellen would not be seen on the big screen again until 1945 in Cornered (1945). In 1946, she appeared in 14 films, although mostly in small, minor roles. One of them was in the Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946). One of the highlights of her career came about in 1948 in I Remember Mama (1948) as Aunt Trina. Ellen garnered a nomination for Best Supporting Actress, which was ultimately won by Claire Trevor in Key Largo (1948). The Oscar nomination didn't send her to the heights she had hoped. This wonderful actress continued in roles that were mostly minor compared to some of her contemporaries. However, it was television where she would receive the acclaim that had eluded her on the screen. Time after time she played parts that were absolutely outstanding. One of the funniest was as Myrt "Hubcaps" Lesh in The Andy Griffith Show (1960). She was the ringleader of a gang that stole cars and then sold them, and she sold Barney Fife a stolen car that turned out to be a real lemon. The series that brought her worldwide recognition, though, was the highly acclaimed The Waltons (1972) as Esther "Grandma" Walton. The role got her Emmy awards in 1973, 1974, and 1975. Although a stroke in 1976 slowed her down, Ellen still made appearances on the series. Her last TV appearance was in 1997 in the TV movie A Walton Easter (1997). On April 14, 1999, Ellen died at the Motion Picture & Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. She was 87 years old.- Actor
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Anthony Newley was born in Hackney, London, England, to Frances Grace Newley and George Kirby, a shipping clerk. He was attracted to acting, after seeing an ad for a child actor in a Fleet Street window. He attended the Italia Conti Stage School from the age of 14 and, two years later, played the Artful Dodger in David Lean's film, Oliver Twist (1948). Newley was called up to the Army for his National Service and, by the late 1950s, had a hit song Idol on Parade (1959), while in the movie of the same name. He married his first wife, Tiller Girl Ann Lynn in 1956 but it was a rocky marriage and they divorced in 1963. He was in the pop charts seven times in 1960, twice at Number One with "Why?" and "Do You Mind?" written by Lionel Bart. In 1961, he collaborated with Leslie Bricusse on the hit stage show, Stop the World: I Want to Get Off (1966). After long runs in London and on Broadway, it was made into a film, starring Millicent Martin, with the hit song "What Kind of Fool Am I?". In 1963, he married Rank starlet Joan Collins. She described him at the time as "A half-Jewish Cockney git" and herself as a "half-Jewish princess from Bayswater via Sunset Boulevard". Newley's film career thrived, most notably with acting roles in Doctor Dolittle (1967) and The Cockleshell Heroes (1955), and as a writer and composer. His partnership with Bricusse continued with "The Roar of the Greasepaint: The Smell of the Crowd" and many other Oscar, Grammy and Ivor Novello award-winning collaborations. They had hit songs such as "The Candy Man" and "Goldfinger". His marriage to Joan Collins broke up in 1971. He had two of his four children with her. Tony was married a third time, to former air hostess Dareth Rich, only to divorce again. He once said "My only regret is that, in a show business career, you can have no private life". Alone and facing a battle against cancer, Newley moved in with his mother Gracie - now in her 90s - at her home in Esher, Surrey. The stage performances continued but were nothing to match his heyday. His last TV appearance was in "The Lakes" in February 1999. Anthony Newley died in April of that year.- Actor
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Roy Chiao was born on 16 March 1927 in Shanghai, China. He was an actor, known for Bloodsport (1988), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Game of Death (1978). He died on 14 April 1999 in Seattle, Washington, USA.- Donald Hotton was born on 29 March 1933. He was an actor, known for The China Syndrome (1979), Dances with Wolves (1990) and The Bodyguard (1992). He died on 14 April 1999.
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Aubrey Schenck practiced law for seven years (1932-39) in New York City, connected with the legal department of 20th Century-Fox; he was also an assistant to Fox president Spyros P. Skouras, who was based in New York. Schenck wrote a story and submitted it to the studio, asking to be given the chance to produce the picture as well. When the resultant movie (Shock (1946) with Vincent Price) turned out well, Schenck went on to work on other Fox films, then shifted to newly-formed Eagle-Lion Pictures. In the 1950s, Schenck paired with Howard W. Koch and they began their own indie production company (Bel-Air), releasing their features through United Artists. Schenck and Koch later went their separate ways (Koch went to work for Frank Sinatra Enterprises), but Schenck stayed true to his adventure- and horror-picture roots, adding to his filmography such titles as Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964), Superbeast (1972), Daughters of Satan (1972), Ambush Bay (1966) and others.- Bill Wendell was born on 22 March 1924 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Mr. Saturday Night (1992), The Ernie Kovacs Show (1952) and What's It Worth (1952). He was married to Anne Wenzel. He died on 14 April 1999 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Florence Pepper was born on 13 April 1921 in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for All the President's Men (1976), You're Unfair to Me (1941) and AfterMASH (1983). She died on 14 April 1999 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Writer
- Producer
Peter R. Brooke was born on 12 April 1921 in Berlin, Germany. He was a writer and producer, known for The Six Million Dollar Man (1974), Sea Hunt (1958) and Science Fiction Theatre (1955). He died on 14 April 1999.- Ljiljana Rebezov was born on 6 April 1923 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia [now Serbia]. She was an actress, known for Breakfast with the Devil (1971). She died on 14 April 1999 in Zrenjanin, Serbia.
- Buddy Fasano was a composer, known for Vaut mieux en rire (1982), Monsieur le ministre (1982) and Du tac au tac (1976). He died on 14 April 1999 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Nani Colombaioni was born in 1921 in Italy. He died on 14 April 1999 in Rome, Italy.
- Fawzi Mahdi was born on 22 February 1934 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was an actor, known for Al-nahr (1979), Theyab Al-Lail (1992) and Another Day (1978). He died on 14 April 1999 in Baghdad, Iraq.
- Eileen Browne was born on 5 August 1923 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for The Woodentops (1955). She was married to Robert Mitchell. She died on 14 April 1999 in Kent, England, UK.
- Nani Colombaioni was born in 1921 in Italy. He was an actor, known for Fantozzi (1975), La maschera (1988) and Alta comedia (1965). He died on 14 April 1999 in Rome, Italy.
- Valentina Romanova was born on 15 September 1913 in Mikhaylovskoye, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire [now Moskovskaya oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Pod stuk kolyos (1959), Dragotsennye zyorna (1948) and Lyubov Yarovaya (1953). She died on 14 April 1999 in St. Petersburg, Russia.