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Allan Sherman was born on 30 November 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Fired Up! (2009), The Cat in the Hat (1971) and Dr. Seuss on the Loose (1973). He was married to Dee Chackes. He died on 20 November 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Meadows White was born on 9 January 1901 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for I Promised to Pay (1961), Six Days of Justice (1972) and David Copperfield (1956). He died on 20 November 1973 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Regarded as Hollywood's first lady film cutter, Viola Lawrence began her career holding title cards for the Brooklyn-based film company Vitagraph. In 1911, she earned a meager $5 as a messenger. But she persisted in the business and worked her way up to edit her first film in 1912. Five years later, she resettled in Hollywood where she was signed by Carl Laemmle for Universal. During the 1920's, she was under contract to First National and to the independent companies of Gloria Swanson and Samuel Goldwyn at United Artists (1927-30). She spent the remainder of her lengthy career at Columbia (1931-60), where she rose to the position of supervising editor. She avidly believed in the power of close-ups and in highlighting actor's eyes to convey drama and emotion.
Lawrence did some of her finest work on two seminal films noir: The Lady from Shanghai (1947) and In a Lonely Place (1950)); and on the musical Pal Joey (1957), for which she received an Oscar nomination. Her swan song was the big budget musical comedy Pepe (1960), an ill-advised attempt at replicating the success of Around the World in 80 Days (1956). Lawrence later claimed that it had been her toughest assignment to date, as she had to pare down 500,000 feet of exposed film to just 20,000. In the end, the picture still ran to 195 minutes. Its relative failure may well have precipitated Lawrence's retirement.
Viola Lawrence was married to pioneer editor Frank Lawrence, who had been her mentor back in her days at Vitagraph. - Tef Pali was born on 27 February 1929 in Shkoder, Albania. He was an actor, known for Toka jonë (1964), Trim i mirë me shokë shumë (1961) and Zonja e Bujtinës (1962). He died on 20 November 1973 in Shkoder, Albania.
- Darcelys was born on 11 December 1900 in Anduze, Gard, France. He was an actor, known for Angele (1934), Coeur de coq (1946) and Les bleus de la marine (1934). He died on 20 November 1973 in Peynier, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.