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Starting out as a child actor in 1915, Ben Alexander's first roles were in the films of such directors as Cecil B. DeMille and D.W. Griffith. He later graduated to juvenile leads and supporting parts in sound films, most notably in All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). When his acting career slowed down in the mid-'30s, he found a new career as a successful radio announcer. Alexander was more or less retired when producer Jack Webb picked him for the part of his detective partner in the TV series Dragnet (1951). Alexander later played another detective on Howard Duff's TV series The Felony Squad (1966).- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Leo McCarey was born on 3 October 1896 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a director and writer, known for An Affair to Remember (1957), Going My Way (1944) and Love Affair (1939). He was married to Virginia Stella Martin. He died on 5 July 1969 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
A former journalist who came from a show-business family--his mother was actress Lydia Knott--western specialist Lambert Hillyer entered films in 1917. After becoming a director, he soon teamed up with cowboy actor William S. Hart for a series of westerns that resulted in making Hart a star, for which the actor--an old-fashioned man who never forgot a slight or a favor--always gave Hillyer credit. Although he could never be considered a stylist, Hillyer often managed to inject his work with the kind of panache and a flourish that other, bigger-budgeted films lacked. The opening scene of Beau Bandit (1930), for example, consists of an eerily atmospheric shot of a posse emerging from a dark, foggy river crossing; it's a somewhat Germanic touch in an otherwise undistinguished film. An incredibly prolific director, Hillyer didn't confine himself to westerns, although they were the majority of his output. He turned out the stylish Dracula's Daughter (1936) and the creepy and chilling The Invisible Ray (1935), both for Universal, and even managed to get in a few serials at Columbia, most notably Batman (1943). Hillyer, like so many B directors before him, finished out his career in television.- Darlene Elizabeth Ferrin was born on 17 March 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was married to Dean Ferrin and Jim Phillips Crabtree. She died on 5 July 1969 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Writer
- Director
- Script and Continuity Department
Norton S. Parker was born on 19 November 1900. He was a writer and director, known for Sinister Hands (1932), The Road to Ruin (1928) and Sky Patrol (1939). He was married to Kallie Foutz. He died on 5 July 1969 in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, New York, USA.- Beatriz Jimeno was born on 17 April 1922 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She was an actress, known for La gota de sangre (1950), Aventuras de un nuevo rico (1950) and Sobre las olas (1950). She was married to José Elías Moreno. She died on 5 July 1969 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Margaret Loomis was born on 27 May 1893 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Money, Money, Money (1923), The Veiled Adventure (1919) and Always Audacious (1920). She was married to Wayne D. Crook. She died on 5 July 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Art Department
Gropius was a great-nephew of the architect Martin Gropius. His parents were Walther Gropius, who was a secret building officer in the German Empire at the time, and Manon Gropius, née Scharnweber. Between 1903 and 1907, Gropius studied architecture at the technical universities in Munich and Berlin. From 1908 to 1910 he was employed by Peter Behrens in Berlin. He then opened his own architectural office. In 1911 he joined the "Deutscher Werkbund". In the same year he worked with Adolf Meyer on the design of the Fagus factory in Alfeld an der Leine. This was the first time he succeeded in avant-garde architectural design in the 20th century. The centerpiece was a complete glass facade. From 1918, Gropius headed the Labor Council for Art in Berlin. The following year he founded the "Bauhaus" in Weimar, which he directed until 1928. With this institution, Gropius realized his educational reform ideas.
At the Bauhaus he integrated all creative art genres and combined training and practice. In his art school, the architect placed great emphasis on craftsmanship and group work within artistic activities. In 1925 and 1926, the avant-garde architectural style culminated in the construction of the "Bauhaus" in Dessau, where the institute moved from Dresden. In the new Bauhaus building, Gropius implemented the construction method according to the modular principle with a rationalistic character in the material mix of glass and iron. In 1928 Gropius moved to Berlin and worked there as an architect. The Siemensstadt settlement there goes back to his planning. He was particularly committed to combating the housing shortage in the imperial capital. To this end, he pushed forward the rationalization of the construction industry.
In this way, numerous residential buildings were built, including the Berlin Haus Sommerfeld in 1927. With the outbreak of the Second World War the Bauhaus was closed. Gropius retired to London in 1933. There he ran an architectural office together with Maxwell Fry from 1934 to 1937. Gropius then went to the USA. As a professor at the Graduate School of Design Harvard University in Cambridge, he taught from 1937 to 1950. He also opened his own school of architecture, the "Archiects Collaborative". In 1952, together with Konrad Wachsmann, he designed the so-called "packaged house", which was based on the "growing house" concept from 1932. For Gropius, architecture was linked to social responsibility. The new person should be placed in a new society. His idea of total architecture as a synthesis of art and technology was based on the claim of uniting the arts into a total work of art.
Gropius' aim was to make optimal use of the possibilities of technology and to free people from the monotony of work processes. In his pragmatic ideas, Gropius pursued the goal of eliminating homelessness. As a designer, Gropius became known for his chairs, ceramic works, lamps and other objects. He is considered a key pioneer of avant-garde architecture in the industrial age. His planning work was accompanied by an extensive work of specialist articles and lectures.
Walter Gropius died on July 5, 1969 in Boston.- Harry D. Edwards was born on 11 April 1888. He was a producer, known for The Pay Off (1942), Machine Gun Mama (1944) and The Boss of Big Town (1942). He died on 5 July 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Jacques Berlioz was born on 26 February 1889 in Sannois, Val-d'Oise, France. He was an actor, known for Les mutinés de l'Elseneur (1936), La tour de Nesle (1937) and Le théâtre de la jeunesse (1960). He died on 5 July 1969 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Marvin Borowsky was born on 28 September 1907 in Atco, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for Somewhere in the Night (1946), Gambling House (1950) and Free and Easy (1941). He died on 5 July 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Wilhelm Backhaus was born on 26 March 1884 in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony, Germany. He is known for They All Laughed (1981), Birds of Paradise (2021) and Wiener Festwochen 1962 - Erstes Sonderkonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker (1962). He was married to Alma Herzberg. He died on 5 July 1969 in Villach, Carinthia, Austria.- Director
- Editor
- Writer
Viktor Gertler was born on 24 August 1901 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a director and editor, known for Mária növér (1937), Changed Man (1938) and Az aranyember (1962). He was married to Erzsébet Sörös. He died on 5 July 1969 in Budapest, Hungary.