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- Music Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Additional Crew
Herbert Greene was a Broadway conductor, vocal arranger, vocal coach and producer, prominent in the Broadway musical theater in New York City until his death in 1985. In 1958, he was a recipient of the Tony Award for The Music Man as Musical Director and Conductor, and won a second Tony Award as the show's co-producer with Kermit Bloomgarten.
With a classical background in opera and composition, Greene wrote innovative vocal and choral arrangements for such hit musicals as Guys and Dolls, The Most Happy Fella, Bells Are Ringing, and The Unsinkable Molly Brown, to name a few.
In addition to his many contributions to the Broadway stage as a sought-after conductor, arranger, producer and collaborator with Cole Porter, Frank Loesser, Meredith Willson and Stephen Sondheim, among many others. Greene was renowned among Hollywood and Broadway stars of the era as a "voice doctor" who could take a film or stage actor and in a short time make a Broadway singer of them. Many Hollywood stars, seeking a stint on Broadway, came to Herb Greene to gain vocal ability and confidence in what was to them an unfamiliar and prestigious new venue. Among the familiar names who benefited from his talents as a vocal coach were Rosalind Russell, Angela Lansbury, Barbara Cook, Robert Preston, Don Ameche, Judy Holliday, Lee Remick, Henry Fonda and Rock Hudson, to name only a few.
Herbert Greene was married for 13 years to his childhood sweetheart, pianist, Lucy Greene, who premiered contemporary works, performed in chamber ensembles and was a well-known pedagogue. They had two children, Deborah and Joshua. At the height of his success, Greene was divorced and briefly remarried Norma Geist, and during their marriage he relocated with her to Beverly Hills. Again single in 1968, Greene married Carolyn Jones, a film star best known for the role of Morticia in the TV series, The Addams Family. During their 9-year marriage, the couple moved to Palm Springs where they collaborated to write two novels. A few years after the breakup of his third marriage, Greene returned to New York, where he resumed his career as a vocal coach and became the conductor of Gower Champion's Broadway extravaganza, 42nd Street. He remained single until his death of a heart attack in 1985.- Writer
- Producer
- Script and Continuity Department
Jay Sommers was born on 3 January 1917 in Troy, New York, USA. Jay was a writer and producer, known for Green Acres (1965), The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952) and Petticoat Junction (1963). Jay was married to Miriam Freedman and Barbara Sommers. Jay died on 25 September 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Orlando Martins was born on 8 December 1899 in Lagos, Nigeria. He was an actor, known for Simba (1955), Ivory Hunter (1951) and West of Zanzibar (1954). He died on 25 September 1985 in Lagos, Nigeria.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
- Producer
Clark L. Paylow was born on 16 December 1918 in Mazomanie, Wisconsin, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), The Conversation (1974) and Sky King (1951). He died on 25 September 1985 in Encino, California, USA.- Writer
- Art Department
- Additional Crew
Tom Dagenais was born on 5 December 1931 in Kansas, USA. Tom was a writer, known for It's the Wolf (1969), Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp (1970) and The Love Boat (1977). Tom died on 25 September 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Production Manager
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James M. Walters Jr. was born on 7 January 1936 in Los Angeles, California, USA. James M. was a production manager and assistant director, known for Emergency! (1972), It Takes a Thief (1968) and Lost in Space (1965). James M. died on 25 September 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Iosif Sklyut was born on 5 July 1910 in Belopole, Sumy uyezd, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Bilopillia, Bilopillia Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a writer, known for Devushka s kharakterom (1939), Rodnye berega (1943) and Boyevoy kinosbornik 11 (1942). He died on 25 September 1985.
- Markos Kotsikos was born on 23 March 1902 in Athens, Greece. He was an actor, known for Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) and Deadline Auto Theft (1983). He was married to Catherine Camperos. He died on 25 September 1985 in Orange, California, USA.
- Actress
Marcelle De Beauvolera was born on 12 June 1907 in Belgium. She was an actress. She died on 25 September 1985 in San Diego, California, USA.- Bill Banker was born on 4 April 1907 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Maybe It's Love (1930). He died on 25 September 1985 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
- Zofia Jaroszewska was born on 25 September 1902 in Irbit, Perm Governorate, Russian Empire [now Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Dom moich synów (1975), Lalka (1978) and Zazdrosc (1922). She died on 25 September 1985 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.
- Tony Laurent was born on 21 January 1904 in Saint-Lô, Manche, France. He was an actor, known for Le roi des gangsters (1935), La robe rouge (1933) and N'épouse pas ta fille (1934). He died on 25 September 1985 in Menton, France.