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Pete Dunn was born on 20 March 1922 in Metuchen, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Cimarron City (1958), The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1959) and Born Again (1978). He was married to Ella Post and Bonnie. He died on 14 April 1990 in Willcox, Arizona, USA.- June McCall was a strikingly gorgeous 50s pin-up model with a comely face, bright red hair, and a shapely 36-24-36 figure. She was born as Billie June Palinkas on July 27, 1934 in Los Angeles, California. Her mother's maiden name was McClain. McCall attended Hollywood High School. June started modeling in her mid teens and was a Vargas cover girl in the early 50s. In 1951 McCall won a national contest sponsored by a hosiery company and was a featured performer in Gypsy Rose Lee's all-star show at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada in the summer of that same year. June frequently posed for cheesecake pictures for noted glamour photographers Andres de Dienes, Earl Moran, Tom Kelley, and Bernard of Hollywood. Her signature shot was wearing fishnet stockings that showed off her lovely legs. She wrote about her tumultuous exploits as a pin-up model in the March, 1957 issue of the men's magazine "Modern Man." McCall popped up in often uncredited minor parts in such movies as Two Tickets to Broadway (1951), Battle Cry (1955), Running Wild (1955), Silk Stockings (1957), and the infamous science fiction camp classic Queen of Outer Space (1958). Moreover, June had guest roles on episodes of the TV programs "Where Were You?" and The Dennis O'Keefe Show (1959). Among the men she dated are Charles Chaplin, Jr. and Jackie Coogan. McCall was married three times. She had a son named Michael Charles with her first husband George Carl "Rusty" Meek II (he was an assistant director). A very sweet and moral woman who was sadly taken advantage of by numerous sleazy folks in show business. June McCall died at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, California, at the young age of 55 from alcoholic liver disease/cirrhosis of the liver, April 14, 1990.
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Geoges Lacombe (b.1902) ,chiefly when he collaborated with Clouzot or Pierre Very ,gave estimable works.Too much of his filmography is simply forgettable ,but some works ,notably "Le Pays Sans Etoiles " and "Le Dernier Des Six" can be considered classics. He began with a short,"La zone"( 1928) which created a sensation and was labeled "Avant-Garde":it depicted the daily life of the rag-men,on a narrow strip of land between Paris and its outskirts .His first talkie ,"Boule De Gomme" (1931,medium-length feat.)which introduced an insufferable child actor ,is mainly an interesting account of the work in a French studio of the era.His first valuable work was a good whodunit "Café De Paris" (1938,reportedly with Yves Mirande ,but according to Lacombe ,he never set a toe on the set),followed by "Derrière La Façade " a less successful attempt at a detective film : it seemed that all the big names of the era were waiting for being in the front of the stage and eager to put on their usual act.
His heyday began in 1939 with "Les Musiciens Du Ciel " ,a lovely melodrama guaranteed to send the impressionable tearing through an entire box of tissues."Elles Etaient Douze Femmes " (1940) showed women with good intentions (sending parcels to soldiers who had none)but gossips and dirty tricks marred their charity organization."Le Dernier Des Six" (1941) was arguably his finest thriller : the screenplay was written by Henri-Georges Clouzot ,based on a novel by Steeman featuring sleuth Monsieur Wens (Pierre Fresnay) whom Clouzot would use again in his classic "L'Assassin Habite Au 21"."Montmartre Sur Seine " was a vehicle for Edith Piaf ,and its script was sub-par."Le Journal Tombe A Cinq Heures" was woman's lib before its time : a young journalist trying to make her way through a then male-dominated job."Monsieur La Souris" was another whodunit,but a weak one,saved by tramp Raimu who played the occasional detective.His masterpiece dovetailed with the end of the war : "Le Pays Sans Etoiles" , a fantasy movie,blended present with past , created an eerie atmosphere worthy of Jacques Tourneur and added a strange Déjà vu feeling: masterfully played by Pierre Brasseur and Gerard Philippe, on a first-class screenplay by Pierre Very,this film should be more known."Martin Roumagnac "(1946) was remembered for his actors ,Gabin and Dietrich ,who would not team up again afterward :although the German star was miscast ,it did the trick.Critics generally agree that it was the end of his more fruitful period.
"Les Condamnés " was another trite melodrama saved by Pierre Fresnay .Both "Prelude A La Gloire " and "L'Appel Du Destin" featured child prodigy Roberto Benzi ,but were not the musician's biographies:the former was interesting ,the latter nothing but a weepie ."La Nuit Est Mon Royaume" might have surprised Gabin's fans :he was cast as a man gone blind who tried to readjust to his new life and managed quite well in this cast against type character.His sketch of "Les 7 Péchés Capitaux" (1952) featured an excellent final unexpected twist and a good sense of mystery (already present in "Le Pays Sans Etoiles" and "Le Dernier Des Six" )."Leur Dernière Nuit " recalled the Pre-war movies (the ending imitating that of "Quai Des Brumes" ) and was finally a disappointment ,in spite of Gabin and Madeleine Robinson."La Lumière D'En Face" (1955) revealed Brigitte Bardot's sensuality and erotic potential before Vadim ,but was marred by a ridiculous happy end ."Cargaison Blanche " which the director disowned pitted a female journalist against white slave trade ,it was woman's lib before its time again. He called it quits after 1957 and enjoyed a long retirement .(d.1990)- Actor
- Soundtrack
Agustín Castellón Sabicas was born in 1911 in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. He was an actor. He died on 14 April 1990 in New York City, New York, USA.- Mort Werner was born on 5 May 1916 in San Francisco, California, USA. Mort was a producer, known for The Tonight Show (1953), Today (1952) and The Bob Hope Show (1950). Mort died on 14 April 1990 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.
- Ronald Ibbs was born on 24 August 1915 in Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Great Expectations (1959), The Pen of My Aunt (1960) and The Saint (1962). He was married to Maureen Halligan. He died on 14 April 1990 in Bexar County, Texas, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Alain Kan was born on 14 September 1944 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Les faits Karl Zéro (2007), Alain Kan: Star ou rien (1973) and Top à... (1972). He died on 14 April 1990 in Rue de la Pompe - Paris Métro station, Paris, France.- Ruth Romaine was born on 10 April 1903 in Indiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Happy Landing (1934) and The Loudspeaker (1934). She was married to Jack Gordean. She died on 14 April 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Producer
- Director
Dennis Monger was born on 23 October 1919 in Hampstead, London, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for She Stoops to Conquer (1956), Garrison Theatre (1953) and The British Academy Awards (1956). He died on 14 April 1990 in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.- Frank Hopkins was born on 23 June 1910 in Wallington, Surrey, England, UK. He died on 14 April 1990 in Hawaii, USA.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Sabicas was born on 16 March 1912 in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. He was a composer, known for Estoy taan enamorada (1954), Fiesta de la vendimia en Montilla (1975) and Camera Three (1955). He died on 14 April 1990 in New York City, New York, USA.