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- Actor
- Soundtrack
Albert Gordon MacRae was born on March 12, 1921, in East Orange, NJ. During his early years, he resided in Syracuse, NY, and, while in high school, spent much of his time singing and acting in the Drama Club. It was also during this time that he learned to play the piano, clarinet and the saxophone. At 19, he entered a singing contest and won a two-week engagement at The World's Fair in New York, performing with the Harry James and Les Brown bands. In 1940, while working in New York City as a page, he was "discovered" and hired to sing for the Horace Heidt Band. After a two-year stint, he joined the Army Air Corps and worked as a navigator for the next two years. He made his Broadway debut in a show called "Junior Miss", as a replacement in the role of "Tommy Arbuckle". Next, he appeared, again on Broadway, in Ray Bolger's 1946 revue, "Three To Make Ready". It was here that he was spotted by Capitol Records and signed to a long-term recording contract in 1947. He stayed with the label for more than 20 years. In October 1948, on ABC, he starred on the radio show "The Railroad Hour". The show moved to NBC in October 1949 and continued until June of 1954. It presented operettas and musical dramatizations, all starring Gordon and many different leading ladies. Also in 1948, he was signed to a seven-year contract with Warner Brothers Pictures and, soon after, made his film debut in the non-musical, The Big Punch (1948), opposite Lois Maxwell (well-known later as "Miss Moneypenny" in the James Bond films). What followed was a string of hit musicals, starting with Look for the Silver Lining (1949), in which MacRae had a featured role opposite June Haver and Ray Bolger, and five fondly remembered films with Doris Day, beginning with Tea for Two (1950). Perhaps his two best and well-known films were two of his last: Oklahoma! (1955) and Carousel (1956), both written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and both opposite screen newcomer Shirley Jones. MacRae began to suffer, in the late 1950s and early 1960s, from bouts of heavy drinking and, by his own admission, developed into an alcoholic. He revealed that he had been "picked up for drunk driving" during the filming of "Carousel". He conquered the disease in the 1970s and went on to counsel other alcoholics. He continued recording and performing on dozens of television shows. He and his wife, Sheila MacRae, appeared together frequently and even released an album together. His daughters, Meredith MacRae and Heather MacRae, acted in films and on TV. On September 22, 1974, he appeared as a sheriff on an episode of McCloud (1970), starring Dennis Weaver, entitled "The Barefoot Girls of Bleeker Street". His final film came in 1979, a fine dramatic role in The Pilot (1980), which starred Cliff Robertson. He suffered a stroke in 1982. He continued on with the support of his second wife, Elizabeth, and his five children. This brilliant performer continued to tour, when his health would permit, allowing audiences to relive some of his biggest film hits. On January 24, 1986, Gordon MacRae died at the age of 64, at his home in Lincoln, NE, of pneumonia, the result of complications from cancer of the mouth and jaw.- He was a heavyweight professional boxer who held the WBO heavyweight title in 1993. He made national news Thursday, Feb. 15, 1996, when he announced that he was HIV positive. He then retired from boxing. He was suspended from worldwide boxing when he tested positive prior to a boxing match against Arthur Weathers in Las Vegas. The suspension was lifted in 2006. He died September 1, 2013 of multiple organ failures.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
John Beasley was born on 26 June 1943 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for The Purge: Anarchy (2014), The Sum of All Fears (2002) and The General's Daughter (1999). He was married to Judy Beasley. He died on 30 May 2023 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.- Bozo the Bear was born in 1960. She was an actress, known for The Legend of Black Thunder Mountain (1979) and The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (1977). She died on 8 January 1999 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
- Casting Director
- Producer
- Actor
Eddie Foy III was born on 10 February 1935 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a casting director and producer, known for Run Silent Run Deep (1958), Together Brothers (1974) and That Girl (1966). He died on 3 November 2018 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.- Janet Shaw was born on 23 January 1919 in Beatrice, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Night Monster (1942) and The Old Maid (1939). She was married to David Ashford Stuart and Willard Garcia Ilefeldt. She died on 15 October 2001 in Beatrice, Nebraska, USA.
- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Holly Lewis was born on December 26, 1965 in Grand Island, Nebraska. The daughter of Cortez and Rita Lewis, Holly grew up in Litchfield, Nebraska participating in such activities as speech, drama, and athletics. Lewis won the outstanding performer in a Nebraska State one-act play production in 1983. After graduating from Arizona University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Holly moved to San Francisco, California to work in commodity brokering. Lewis eventually quit that particular job and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a more fulfilling career as both an actress and a film producer. Besides acting in an assortment of movies and television shows, Holly also acted in TV commercials for Prilosec (as an obsessed football fan character who was subsequently featured in numerous print ads), Dave's Place, and American Express. In addition, Lewis wrote and produced as well as starred in the short film Oscar (2004) in collaboration with her husband Raider Rhotenacher. In her spare time Holly enjoyed taking daily strolls and climbing mountains (she scaled twelve out of thirteen of the highest peaks in Southern California including Mt. Whitney, which is the highest mountain in forty-eight contiguous states). Lewis died at the tragically young age of forty-six at her home in Murdock, Nebraska on June 22, 2012. She was survived by her husband Raider Rhotenacher, parents Cortez and Rita, brother Mark, and sister Lori.- Julius Drum (AKA Julius L. Corder) was born in March 1958 on the Winnebago Native American Reservation in Nebraska. At the age of five, he was adopted by John and Dorothy Corder of McCook, Nebraska. After finishing high school, he relocated to California to attend medical school. He helped pay his tuition by acting in television commercials. His most noteworthy role was as Richard Yellowhawk in Thunderheart (1992). He was also a cast member of River Phoenix's final film, Dark Blood, which was finally released in 2012. He died on September 21, 2007, at the Carl T. Curtis Health Center in Macy, Nebraska, due to complications from diabetes. He was survived by his adoptive parents, his brother James Corder, and his sister Diana Gull.
- Charles Starkweather was born on 24 November 1938 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. He died on 25 June 1959 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
- Brandon Teena was born on 12 December 1972 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. He died on 31 December 1993 in Falls City, Nebraska, USA.
- Marianne De Camp was born on 25 January 1939 in Clearwater, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for The Monster Squad (1987). She died on 16 April 2022 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
- R.E. 'Tex' Madsen was born on 19 April 1897 in Norfolk, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for The Sideshow (1928), 3-Ring Marriage (1928) and The Mighty Barnum (1934). He was married to Verna Marie Rice Madsen. He died on 26 November 1948 in Norfolk, Nebraska, USA.
- Lisa Lambert was born on 1 June 1969 in Pawnee City, Nebraska, USA. She died on 31 December 1993 in Humboldt, Nebraska, USA.
- Maurice Vachon was born on 14 September 1929 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for AWA All-Star Wrestling (1972), WWF Championship Wrestling (1972) and WWF Prime Time Wrestling (1985). He was married to Kathy Joe. He died on 21 November 2013 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
- Sound Department
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bryce Dion was born on 7 May 1976 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA. Bryce was an assistant director, known for The Unknown Trilogy (2007), Festival (2011) and Shiloh Falls (2007). Bryce died on 26 August 2014 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Set Decorator
William Sands was born on 31 May 1923 in the United States. He was an editor and set decorator, known for Funny Girl (1968), Wolfen (1981) and The Only Game in Town (1970). He died on 11 September 1984 in Nebraska, USA.- Philip DeVine was born on 8 October 1971 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He died on 31 December 1993 in Humboldt, Nebraska, USA.
- Bob Gibson was born on 9 November 1935 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was married to Wendy Nelson and Charline Johnson. He died on 2 October 2020 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
- Ronald Vosta was born on 25 July 1927 in Milford, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for Nebraska (2013). He died on 29 July 2021 in Milford, Nebraska, USA.
- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Producer
Mike Hill was born on 24 March 1949 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was an editor and producer, known for Rush (2013), Frost/Nixon (2008) and Apollo 13 (1995). He was married to LeAnne Hill. He died on 5 January 2023 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.- Ellen Hall was born on 18 April 1923 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Range Law (1944), Lawless Code (1949) and Brand of the Devil (1944). She died on 24 March 1999 in Bellevue, Nebraska, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Casting Director
- Actress
Pam Carter was born on 7 March 1954 in Davenport, Iowa, USA. She was a casting director and actress, known for Street Sharks (1994), Archie's Weird Mysteries (1999) and Citizen Ruth (1996). She died on 28 February 2005 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.- Gene Fleming was born on 30 July 1922 in Precept, Nebraska, USA. He was married to Nadine Ora Loffer. He died on 31 December 1999 in Grand Island, Nebraska, USA.
- Drew Billings was born on 27 May 1983 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Drew was a producer, known for My Brother Called King (2009), Hear, Hear! (2008) and Amerigo the Brave (2009). Drew died on 11 September 2009 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
- Tom Wees was born on 21 February 1935 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for Terms of Endearment (1983), California Dreaming (2007) and The Scientist (2010). He was married to Darlene Schulte. He died on 18 January 2016 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.