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Eddie Dowling was an American composer, songwriter ("Do You Remember?"), author, actor, producer and director. He was president of the USO Camp Shows and held honorary degrees from such Roman Catholic colleges as Boston College, Providence College, Mount Mary College, and Catholic University of America (CUA).
The 14th of 17 children born to immigrant parents, Joseph Nelson Goucher (his original name) made a world tour with the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir (of Providence, Rhode Island). His theatrical career was extremely varied. He appeared in vaudeville and on Broadway in "She Took a Chance", "Velvet Lady", "Ziegfeld Follies" (1918 and 1920), "The Girl In the Spotlight", "Blaze of Glory", "Love's Old Song", and "Purple Dust". He wrote the plays "The Greater Love" and "Heart of the North", and produced "His Double Life", "Big Hearted Herbert", "Richard II", "Shadow and Substance", and "Madame Capet". He wrote the librettos for and appeared in "Sally, Irene and Mary", and produced, appeared in and wrote songs for "Thumbs Up!" and produced and appeared in "Here Come the Clowns", produced, directed and appeared in "The Time of Your Life" (Pulitzer Prize, 1940), and was Tom Wingfield in the original production of Tennessee Williams's "The Glass Menagerie" (opposite Laurette Taylor and Julie Haydon). His stage scores and librettos included "Honeymoon Lane" and "The Sidewalks of New York".
He was the national chairman of the stage, screen and radio division of the Democratic National Committee from 1932-36 and again in 1940. Joining ASCAP in 1927, his chief musical collaborators included James F. Hanley, J. Fred Coots, Victor Herbert and Bernie Wayne. He wrote or co-wrote such songs as "The Little White House (at the End of Honeymoon Lane)", "Dreams of You", "Half a Moon", "Jersey Walk", "Headin' for Harlem", "Mary Dear", "Wherever You Are", "Little Log Cabin of Dreams", "Row Row With Roosevelt", "Did God Die in Dixie?", "May God Keep You In the Palm of His Hand", "Logic", "Suzie from Sioux City", and "High Up On a Housetop".- Patsy May Dittemore was born March 20, 1934 in Owen County Indiana. Her father James Dittemore and mother Gladys Elizabeth May were from Owen County Indiana but relocated as children with their families to Orange County California. They married there on Oct 17, 1931. While visiting family in Indiana on March of 1934 Patsy was born. On April 8, 1934, just 19 days after the birth of Patsy , Gladys passed away. She is buried in Gosport Cemetery in Gosport, Owen County, Indiana. James didn't know what to do, so when he got back to California he gave Patsy to her maternal grandparents Miles and Clara Elizabeth May. She took their last name and became Patsy May. They lived in Los Angelos, California where as a child Patsy began to get acting jobs, such as playing the baby sister of Spanky in a few of the "Our Gang" episodes along with a few other appearances in television and movies.
- Tony Joyce was born on 9 August 1946 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Six Dates with Barker (1971) and This Day Tonight (1967). He was married to Monica Eileen Mooney. He died on 3 February 1980 in Smithfield, London, England, UK.
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John Boyce Wynne was born on 5 November 1945 in the USA. John Boyce is known for The New World (2005), Fields of Freedom (2006) and John Adams (2008). John Boyce died on 26 May 2020 in Smithfield, Virginia, USA.- John Smith was born on 13 September 1938 in Dalmally, Scotland, UK. He was married to Elizabeth Bennett. He died on 12 May 1994 in Smithfield, London, England, UK.
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Edward Bland was born on 25 July 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a composer and writer, known for The Cry of Jazz (1959), A Soldier's Story (1984) and American Playhouse (1980). He died on 13 March 2013 in Smithfield, Virginia, USA.- Edna Cofer was born on 16 November 1946. She was an actress, known for The Man in the Lake (2016) and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The New Blood (2013). She was married to Malcolm T. Cofer. She died on 3 March 2020 in Smithfield, Virginia, USA.
- Billy Stewart was born on 24 March 1937 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He died on 17 January 1970 in Smithfield, North Carolina, USA.