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When someone told Brad Johnson he'd come a long way, his usual response was, "Well, I had a long way to come." Born on a small ranch in Tucson, Johnson, the son of a horse trainer/used car salesman, did everything from shoeing horses to repossessing cars to serving as a hunting and fishing guide. His humble beginnings nurtured his modesty and quiet strength and had critics comparing him to John Wayne, Clint Eastwood and James Stewart.
Brad's route to stardom was speedy, dramatic and somewhat circuitous. He joined the Pro Rodeo circuit in 1984 and was spotted wrestling steers in Wyoming by a casting director looking for cowboys to use as extras in a beer commercial. After this first break came a three-year run as the Marlboro Man, then numerous Calvin Klein print ads and more commercials. After a serious knee injury sidelined his rodeo career, Johnson headed for Hollywood.
Within five months of his arrival, Roger Corman cast him to star in Nam Angels (1989). Soon after, Steven Spielberg discovered Johnson and offered him the coveted role of Ted Baker, Holly Hunter's love interest in Always (1989). When asked about her co-star, Holly described Brad as "all twisted steel and sex appeal." The Spielberg film led Johnson to Paramount for John Milius's Flight of the Intruder (1991). An exclusive three-picture deal at Paramount followed.
With 60 hours of television, 11 pilots and over 25 films to his credit, there was no slowing down. Johnson's Los Angeles-based High Lonesome Productions and his producing partner Lou Pitt had several projects in different stages of production.
Brad lived with his wife Laurie and their eight children on a ranch in the mountains of Colorado.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Joseph Patrick Cranshaw was an American character actor from Oklahoma. He is well-known for playing fraternity brother Blue from the Todd Phillips comedy film Old School. He had minor roles in many other shows and films including Seinfeld, Air Bud, Herbie: Fully Loaded and The Dukes of Hazzard. He passed away in December 28, 2005 due to natural causes.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Raised in Dallas, Texas, James Hampton attended John H. Reagan Elementary, N.R. Crozier Technical High School and the University of North Texas (Theatre Arts Major). He studied acting with Michael Howard in New York and Leonard Nimoy in Los Angeles. He worked with Baruch Lumet at Knox Street Theatre in Dallas and did summer stock at Casa Manana in Fort Worth (1961). He performed off-Broadway in "Easy Does It" with Tom Poston and Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum, and toured with Burt Reynolds in "Rainmaker". He starred in "Tender Trap" with Reynolds at Arlington Park Theatre in Chicago and played the title role in "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter" at the same theatre with Mamie Van Doren and Rick Jason. Onscreen, he has played in films as diverse as The Longest Yard (1974) and Teen Wolf (1985), and is probably best remembered as the eager but inept bugler Private Hannibal Dobbs in the classic sitcom F Troop (1965). James Hampton died at age 84 of Parkinson's disease at his home in Fort Worth, Texas.- Cindy Crawford was born on 13 January 1947 in Dyersburg, Tennessee, USA. She died on 14 October 2007 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA.
- Actress
Fran Bennett was born in Texas to Eugenia Gibbons Bailey and Bryan Andrew Leonard. She was apparently adopted by Darwin Marx Benedum, taking his last name, when her mother married Benedum in 1941. Ms. Bennett attended the University of Miami where she majored in mathematics.She married Dr. John E. Williams of Beverly Hills, California in June 1957. She subsequently withdrew from the film industry.- Writer
- Editor
- Producer
Keith Kjornes was born on 24 November 1950 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a writer and editor, known for Open All Night, Surveillance (2001) and Six Dollars a Minute (1997). He was married to Irene Carmen Cadahia. He died on 28 March 2013 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Bob Wills, fiddler and band leader of Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys, was an influential developer of the western swing music style in the late 1930s through the 1940s. Recorded extensively for Columbia, Decca, MGM and others. Hit recordings included "San Antonio Rose, " "Faded Love, " and "Steel Guitar Rag." He was inducted into Country Music Hall of Fame in 1968. Many country music artists cite him as a major influence, including Merle Haggard, George Strait, and Willie Nelson.- Jerry Russell was born on 5 January 1936 in West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA. He was an actor, known for Wolf Children (2012), Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009) and D.Gray-man (2006). He was married to Suzi McLaughlin, Kathy ? and Virginia Cornstubble. He died on 5 September 2013 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- Peggy Connelly was born on 25 September 1931 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Schlitz Playhouse (1951), Die Drehscheibe (1964) and Words and Music (1970). She was married to Colin Romoff, Dick Martin and James L. Dutton. She died on 11 June 2007 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- Joyce Marie Lemons was the mother of murder victim Debbie Williamson who ensured the memory of her daughter would live on after the unresolved homicide took place on August 24, 1975. She was known for her various appearances in several television documentaries that covered Debbie's unresolved homicide. Joyce passed away in 2019, at the age of 83.
- Actor
- Director
- Location Management
John Cadenhead was born on 13 September 1946 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He was an actor and director, known for UHF (1989), Boys Don't Cry (1999) and Ernest Scared Stupid (1991). He died on 13 April 2002 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Van Cliburn was born Harvey Lavan Cliburn, Jr. on July 12, 1934, in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. His mother, named Rildia Bee O'Bryan, had been taught piano by Arthur Friedheim, a pupil of Franz Liszt. Cliburn began taking piano lessons at the age of three from his mother, who was strict and demanded perfection. At the age of twelve Cliburn won a piano competition in Texas and made his debut with the Houston Symphony Orchestra. At the age of twenty he made his debut at Carnegie Hall.
In 1958 Cliburn won the First International Tshaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow. There he played the Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and the Piano Concerto No. 3 by Sergei Rachmaninoff in his triumphal competition finale performances. Cliburn's mastery of piano was so convincing that even Nikita Khrushchev agreed, when the Soviet judges asked him for permission to give the first prize to an American. Cliburn was on the cover of TIME as "The Texan Who Conquered Russia." He made a fine recording of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, which became the best-selling classical album, eventually going triple platinum. Cliburn also recorded the music of Edvard Grieg, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Ludwig van Beethoven among other composers.
Since 1962 Van Cliburn has been the artistic advisor for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas. Its international prestige now rivals that of the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition. Cliburn made appearances at such important political events, as the 1987 White House meeting between President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. In 1991 Cliburn performed at the opening of the 100th Anniversary season of Carnegie Hall. In 2003 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and in 2004 received the Russian Order of Friendship. He has played piano music for royalty, heads of states, and for every President of the United States since Harry S. Truman. Van Cliburn is living in Fort Worth, Texas. He is a Steinway artist. He owns a collection of Steinway pianos that are tuned-up to accommodate his individual touch and style.- Lillian Moore was born on 2 April 1916 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Judge Faith (2014). She was married to Roy Roberts. She died on 25 October 2001 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
Vernon Castle and his wife Irene Castle were the best known ballroom dancers of the early 20th Century. Beginning about 1914 they operated several clubs and studios in the New York City area, toured the country dancing, and were able to charge as much as a thousand dollars an hour for lessons.
From 1906 through 1913 he appeared in nine Broadway musicals: "The Sunshine Girl", "The Lady of the Slipper", "The Hen-Pecks", "The Summer Widowers", "Old Dutch", "The Midnight Sons", "The Mimic World", "The Girl Behind the Counter", and "About Town." In 1914, he appeared with Irene in the Irving Berlin musical "Watch Your Step." Vernon (as a military flying instructor) was killed in an airplane accident shortly before the end or World War I.
Vernon and Irene were the subjects of the movie The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939).- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andy Anderson was born on 13 July 1946. He was a director and writer, known for Positive I.D. (1986), Interface (1984) and Detention (1998). He died on 17 March 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.- Benjamin Dover's prognostication skills were put on national display in 2007: In his "NostraDover" TV segments he correctly predicted the subprime housing bust 18 months before the markets imploded; he called the stock market's September 2008 bear market freefall 8 months before everything hit the proverbial fan.
When he's not warning America light-years before the usual media talking heads, the Dallas-based 'deal-junkie' who reinvented himself in the early 1990s after recovering from near-fatal motorcycle accident in January, 1989 (14 surgeries from 1989-99).
Publishing: Launched successful publishing company in January 1992 and went on to publish several best-selling titles: Focus of early books was on showing consumers how to work out of severe financial situations by firing debt collectors and playing hardball with creditors. Is widely viewed as one of leading experts on consumers' rights surrounding debt collection, credit reporting and bankruptcy, as well as privacy issues.
Talk radio: Parlayed his heavy radio-based book promotion schedule into his first talk radio gig at Dallas' KLIF/570AM 1992-2000; moved up to Los Angeles talk powerhouse KFI/AM 640 from 2001-2003; returned to Dallas/Fort Worth air on KRLD/1080 from 2004-2005.
Television: Leveraged his growing media-savvy into regular guest/correspondent roles on ABC's 'Mike & Maty Show' (1994-1996) and NBC's 'Leeza Gibbons Show' (1996-2001), as well as local regional reporting roles for WFAA-TV/Dallas (1995-2005), KTRK-TV/Houston (1997-2002), KHOU/Houston (2003-2005) and KVUE-TV/Austin (2003-2005).
Newspaper columnist: Wrote a popular weekly column for The Dallas Morning News (1998-2004).
Website: An early-adopter, Dover's website launched in 1995 and evolved into one of the most popular portals for consumers seeking more than just the usual regurgitated press releases offered by many media outlets. An award-winning website, benjamindover.com has been recognized for its outstanding information content by the Dallas Press Club, winning 'Katie Awards' (2002 & 2004).
Television producer: Television producer: Created "Now What Do You Do?" (NWDYD?), a multi-platformed media vehicle in 2006; launching "Dover 911" interstitials first quarter 2015.
Other: Received BBA/Business from TCU in 1982. - Calvin Leon Graham was born in Canton, Texas on 3 April 1930. The youngest of seven children, Calvin's claim to fame was when he lied about his age and joined the United States Navy at the age of twelve during World War II. He served aboard the U.S.S. South Dakota (BB-57) which took part in the Battle of Guadalcanal. The ship sustained heavy damage plus many casualties and Graham was wounded in this action. Undeterred, Graham continued to fight on and function effectively despite his wounds. For his conduct during the battle, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart for his wounds.
After his mother found out where her son had been, she contacted the Navy and his true age was revealed. He was subsequently thrown in the brig at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas where he was held for almost three months. He was released when his sister threatened to go to the newspapers that the Navy was holding a young (underage) hero. After he was released, the Navy had awarded Graham a Dishonorable Discharge forfeiting his benefits and awards.
Later on, he was able to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps. He served three years before breaking his back.
He would fight for his benefits and discharge upgrade for the rest of his life. His discharge was upgraded in 1978 and his benefits restored in 1988. All his medals were eventually re-bestowed with the Purple Heart posthumously in 1994.
Calvin Graham died on 6 November 1992 in Fort Worth, Texas.
His story was told in the made-for-TV movie, Too Young the Hero (1988). - Additional Crew
- Actor
Don Reynolds was born on 29 May 1937 in Odell, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). He died on 9 January 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.- Brian Sturdivant was born on 31 August 1945. He was an actor, known for Dark Shadows (1966), Von Richthofen and Brown (1971) and The Coming Asunder of Jimmy Bright (1973). He died on 9 November 1982 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- Bobbie Wygant was born on 22 November 1926 in Lafayette, Indiana, USA. She was married to Phil Wygant. She died on 18 February 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- Tobar Mayo was born on 19 March 1945 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Escape from New York (1981), Abar (1977) and Mannix (1967). He died on 11 December 2003 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- Mary "Punkins" Parker was born in 1918 in Fort Worth Texas. She was discovered as part of a Paramount Pictures search for beauty contest-considered one of the top 10 most beautiful girls in the country. Prior to that, Punkins had been on the radio, and was a talented dancer. She appeared in a few movies for Paramount, and later signed a contract with MGM. Some of her best work was as a dancer with her partner Billy Daniels, working both in movies and on Broadway. Although somewhat of a household name in the 30's and 40's, Mary Parker has become a relatively unknown actress and performer in recent times. Mary hated the name "Punkins" and insisted being credited as Mary Parker, yet she was often still credited as "Punkins". In her relatively short film career, Mary Parker worked with some top names in the industry, and was a close friend of Burgess Meredith among others.
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1998: Before becoming an office manager Mary "Punkin" Parker was both and actress and a dancer. She was under contract to paramount and MGM studios from the late 1930s into the 1940s. She played feature roles in films with Dorothy Lamour, Fred MacMurray, Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland. During her stay in Hollywood, she dated Howard Hughes. She danced from Hollywood to New York, appearing on Broadway with her partner Billy Daniel.
When Mary returned to Fort Worth, she had a weekly program, "Mary Parker Playtime," on WBAP-TV. After this, she had a dance studio on Forest Park Blvd. where she taught dancing for many years. She later became interested in the medical profession and became an office manager for a local physician. - Producer
- Writer
- Director
Tom Huckabee is a writer, director, producer with over 40 years experience in entertainment. As a student at UT Austin he studied under Tom Schatz, Loren Bivens, and Edward Dymytryk, directed "The Death of Jim Morrison," nominated for a student academy award, and "Taking Tiger Mountain," starring Bill Paxton and co-written by William S. Burroughs. He has been a staff producer at Landmark Theaters, a writer of non-fiction TV for Disney and Discovery, a story analyst for 21st Century Films, and a staff researcher for The History Channel's Modern Marvels. In 1987 he produced and co-wrote "Martini Ranch's Reach," a long-form music video directed by James Cameron, starring Kathryn Bigelow, Bill Paxton, Phil Granger, Bud Cort, Judge Reinhold and much of the cast from "Near Dark" and "Aliens." In 1997, he was associate producer of post-production and music supervisor for "Traveller," starring Paxton, Mark Wahlberg, and Julianna Margulies. From 1998 - 2001, he was vice president of American Entertainment, underwritten by Walt Disney Studios, where he created and/or oversaw development of feature projects with Touchstone, Universal, Imagine, Image Movers, HBO, Sony, and Revolution Studios. In 2001 he executive-produced Paxton's directorial debut, Frailty, starring Paxton, Powers Boothe and Matthew McConaughey. Also in 2001, he produced and directed a live event, Arthur C. Clarke: Beyond 2001 at the Playboy Mansion, featuring James Cameron, Patrick Stewart, Morgan Freeman, and Buzz Aldrin, He was an uncredited script consultant on Twister, Mighty Joe Young, Vertical Limit, U-571, Thunderbirds, The Greatest Game Ever Played, and The Colony and a quality control supervisor for Lucasfilm (1990-2004), working on films by Ron Howard, Michael Mann, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Kathryn Bigelow, etc.. In 2005 he was a producer/writer on 75 episodes of National Lampoon's An Eye for an Eye. In 2007 he was the artistic director for the first annual Lone Star International Film Festival. His sophomore feature Carried Away (2010) won three first place festival awards and is available on Amazon Instant View. Recently, he directed the documentary short "Confessions of an Ecstasy Advocate," story-edited Ghostbreakers, a 20-part syndicated TV series starring Joey Greco, set to debut in 2016 on The Family Channel, co produced The Starck Club, a documentary feature and The Price, a drama starring Randy Travis and James Dupre. In 2014-15, he was the artistic director of the Wildcatter Exhange literary festival, while his short film "The Death of Jim Morrison" (retitled "Death of a Rock Star") was included in the omnibus package, Jonathan Demme Presents Made in Texas, which premiered opening night 2015 at SXSW and is distributed by UT Press. He teaches screenwriting workshops and offers a wide-range of freelance development services. Upcoming projects include feature films Hate Crimes, ReCharge!, and The Attachment, full length stage plays, Dr. Zombi, PhD and The Reversible Cords; and Great Lives, a live theater festival of one-person historical shows.- Anita Pam was born on 21 January 1893 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. She was an actress, known for Lucky in Love (1928) and Hollywood Bound (1928). She was married to Hugh Herbert. She died on 14 April 1973 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- Koryy3x was born on 25 November 2008. He was an actor, known for Koryy3x: Heat (2020) and Koryy3x feat. BMO Lil B, BMO Curtman, BMO Lil Scooby & BMO Kris: Like Nip (2021). He died on 12 February 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- Vainus Rackstraw was born on 11 January 1942. He was an actor, known for Dolemite (1975). He died on 14 April 2007 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
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- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Al Moller was born on 1 February 1950 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He was a writer and cinematographer, known for Tornado Video Classics III (1995), StormWatch (1995) and Perfect Disaster (2006). He was married to Patti Clay-Moller. He died on 19 June 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.- Edwin Owens was born on 8 May 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Falcon Crest (1981), Hart to Hart (1979) and The Edge of Night (1956). He died on 17 September 2006 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Rebecca Gamble was born on 4 March 1974 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Pickaxe (2014) and Salem (2014). She died on 16 August 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.- Peanuts Hucko was born on 7 April 1918 in Syracuse, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Die Nacht vor der Premiere (1959), The Alcoa Hour (1955) and The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950). He was married to Louise Tobin. He died on 19 June 2003 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- Music Department
Cornell Dupree was born on 19 December 1942 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He is known for Still Bill (2009) and The Gadd Gang: Live (1988). He was married to Erma Kindles Dupree. He died on 8 May 2011 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.- Ed Holmes was born on 19 May 1919 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for On Valentine's Day (1986), The Growing Paynes (1948) and Captain Video and His Video Rangers (1949). He was married to Billie Foreman Holmes. He died on 5 September 1985 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Janet Collins was born on 7 March 1917 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Flamingo (1942), Carmen (1952) and The Admiral Broadway Revue (1949). She died on 28 May 2003 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.- She was born Catherine May Moylan in Rochester, New York on July 4, 1904. Her family moved to Dallas, Texas where she started competing in beauty contests. Catherine won the title of "Miss Dallas" in 1926 and then was named "Beauty Queen of the Universe". Florenz Ziegfeld hired her to appeared in the 1927 Ziegfeld Follies. She became known for the very sexy costumes she wore during the show. The beautiful blonde often posed fully nude for photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston. She was five feet, two inches tall and weighed 108 pounds. In 1928 she starred on Broadway in the musicals Rosalie and Whoopee.
During this time she appeared in ads for lingerie and Lucky Strike cigarettes. Catherine made headlines when her former fiance, Dr. Morton Berson, sued her for the return of $18,000 worth of jewelry. Then she was named as one of the other women in Realtor Miles Rabinowitz's divorce. She was signed by MGM in 1930 and appeared in the musical Our Blushing Brides with Joan Crawford. Catherine also had small roles in Love In Rough and Way Out West (she was sometimes billed as Katherine Moylan). She married J.H. Singleton, a real estate agent, in February of 1931.
The following year the couple had a daughter named Sylvia. Unfortunately by 1936 Catherine's career had stalled and she quit acting. After several separations she filed for divorce in 1938. She claimed her husband had abandoned her. In their settlement she received more than $40,000. She moved back to Texas to raise her daughter. Unfortunately she became an alcoholic and was eventually diagnosed with psychopathic personality disorder. She died on September 9, 1969 from heart disease. Catherine was sixty-five years old. She was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Fort Worth, Texas. - Randy James was born on 26 September 1923 in Waco, Texas, USA. He died on 7 September 2005 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- Actor
- Director
Born in Mineral Wells, Texas, Bill Camfield graduated from Texas Christian University in 1955. Working at Leonard's department store, a friend suggested he try out for some work at Fort Worth's KFJZ-TV Channel 11 (Now KTVT). Camfield wrote, produced and starred in commercials for the station clients. His best remembered commercial was for a local bank where he created the character "Mortimer Moneybags." Live television was in it's heyday and people were needed to not only host programs but to also fill in for sick or vacationing hosts. Camfield filled in for the station's children show. For this, he created a character: a sea-faring captain called Captain Swabbie. Later, he would create a character called Ickabod Twerpwhistle. To go along with the character, he wore a rumpled black suit, bad toupee, tiny cowboy hat and black rimmed glasses that became his trademark. The station management fell in love with the character and told him to hone it and create a live action show that could be blocked with cartoons. And hence, Slam Bang Theater, was born. Bill Camfield changed the character from the captain to a gentleman named Icky Twerp. (Rumor is that a station secretary saw him in his get up and exclaimed, "What an Icky Twerp!") The show included skits that revolved around Twerp and three gentlemen in ape masks named Ajax, Arkadelphia, and Delphinium. When the "apes weren't fighting, playing pranks or throwing pies at one another, SBT would show old cartoons such as The Mighty Hercules, Felix The Cat and old and new Popeye cartoons. The show was so popular, it was shown on both weekday mornings and afternoons. But what really made SBT and Icky Twerp stand out was Bill Camfield's introduction of Columbia Pictures "The Three Stooges" to a new generation of children. (Many parents were not happy with the Stooges slapstick antics and would not allow their children to watch SBT. Because of this, SBT became an underground sensation with local Dallas/Fort Worth children.) To thank Camfield for introducing a new generation to the Stooges, they cast him in a bit part as the mayor in the 1965 movie. The Outlaws Is Coming! Icky Twerp was one of the three top live children television entertainers in Dallas/Fort Worth along with Jerry Haynes'/ WFAA-TV Channel 8's Mr. Peppermint and KDTV-TV (now KXTX) Channel 39's Bozo The Clown. On Saturday nights, teenagers and their dates would tune into Channel 11 on Saturday nights to watch Nightmare, a late night horror movie show interlaced with live actions scenes of "Gorgon" (a "moonlighting" Bill Camfield), the care taker of the show. But all good things must come to an end. After receiving a new job offer in Denver, Bill Camfield hung up his suit in the early 1970's. Claiming he had inherited the "Lost Twerp Mine" from his Uncle Ickabod, he threw a shovel over his shoulder and to the tune of "You'll Never Walk Alone", he walked off into the "sunset" of the KTVT-TV parking lot and faded away. Slam Bang Theater would continue for many years to come as a stripped down version sans Twerp and company. Only The Three Stooges, the Slam Bang Theater theme and the cartoons would remain. Camfield worked for a cable company and other TV industry jobs and finally for the Fox owned television stations group. This new job would bring him back to Dallas/Fort Worth to work for KDAF-TV Channel 33. He worked in sales primarily but his Twerp character was revived on the station in a show called "Icky Twerp's Summer Reunion in 1985. New live action scenes were created and interlaced between Summer and beach-type movies. This time his son, Paul was part of the cast for the first time. In 1989, a Slam Bang Theater 30th Anniversary special was produced for KDAF-TV. It included old stage hands, local children that had appeared on the show, and clips from the last 30 years. Hosted by legendary Dallas/Fort Worth radio pioneer Ron Chapman, the show was taped before a live audience at the Comedy Corporation in Arlington. The Governor of Texas and the State Legislature passed a Proclamation declaring it "Icky Twerp Day". While continuing to work for KDAF-TV and Fox, Camfield also wrote a column about growing up in Mineral Wells for the local paper there and for the Fort Worth Star Telegram's StarText computer service. He was diagnosed with brain cancer and died on September 31, 1991 at his Fort Worth home. On the same day that Bill died, the Dallas/Fort Worth community laid to rest another local television pioneer: KXAS-TV (formally WBAP-TV) Channel 5's Harold Taft, the station's first weatherman hired some 30 years before. He died three days before Camfield.- Raymond Buck was born on 13 July 1894 in Texas, USA. He died in March 1971 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
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- Additional Crew
- Producer
Richard C. Leach was born on 24 August 1927 in Golf, Illinois, USA. Richard C. was a production manager and producer, known for Barney's Magical Musical Adventure (1992), Preparing for the Buyer's Eye (1988) and Barney in Outer Space (1998). Richard C. was married to Rosemary Kearns. Richard C. died on 29 May 2001 in Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, USA.- Additional Crew
- Actor
Ben Hogan was born on 13 August 1912 in Dublin, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Caddy (1953), Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948) and All American Swing Stars (1948). He was married to Valerie Fox. He died on 25 July 1997 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.- Henry Hammack was born in 1928 in Kansas City, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Waiting for Santa (1990) and Hank's Journey (1992). He died on 19 May 2013 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- Donna Axum was born on 3 January 1942 in El Dorado, Arkansas, USA. She was married to J. Bryan Whitworth, Gus Franklin Mutscher and Michael Alan Buckley. She died on 4 November 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- Charles Crenshaw was born on 11 January 1933 in Paris, Texas, USA. He died on 15 November 2001 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Dan Jenkins was born on 2 December 1928 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Baja Oklahoma (1988), Semi-Tough (1977) and Dead Solid Perfect (1988). He was married to June Burrage and ???. He died on 7 March 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.- Lea Boysen was born on 15 October 1970 in Texas, USA. She died on 23 September 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- Stunts
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Transportation Department
Grady Allen Bishop was born on 28 April 1961 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He was an assistant director, known for The Accountant (2016), Heist (2015) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018). He died on 25 January 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.- Additional Crew
- Actor
Spencer Henderson was born on 7 December 1948 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Footloose (1984), Steel Magnolias (1989) and My Blue Heaven (1990). He died on 14 November 1993 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.- Art Department
- Visual Effects
- Set Decorator
Floyd Gentry was born on 3 November 1950 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He was a set decorator, known for Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Problem Child (1990) and Paramedics (1988). He was married to Kathryn Neel. He died on 8 April 2013 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.- Set Decorator
Chester Bayhi was born on 28 March 1908 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Chester was a set decorator, known for Batman: The Movie (1966), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and River of No Return (1954). Chester died on 28 December 1987 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Jackie McGee was born on 30 May 1927 in the USA. He was an actor. He died on 21 April 2003 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.- Johnny Duncan was born on 5 October 1938 in Dublin, Texas, USA. He was married to Betty Deisher and Connie Smith. He died on 14 August 2006 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.