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Irving Pichel was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the 24th of June, 1891 into a Jewish family and attended the city’s Central High School, […]
Film producer Irving Thalberg, who launched countless successful movie careers and helped to shape the movie industry as we know it today, was born […]
J M Kerrigan was born on the 16th of December, 1994 in Dublin, Ireland. Named Joseph M Kerrigan, but later styling himself using just […]
English cinematographer Jack Asher BSC was born on the 29th of March, 1916, in London. Best remembered for his work with Hammer, Asher lent […]
Jack Otterson was born John Edward Otterson on the 25th of August, 1905 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His career encompassed some 300 movies, and his […]
Monster make-up maestro Jack P Pierce was born Janus Piccoula, on the 5th of May, 1889, in Valdetsyou, Greece. Immigrating to the United States […]
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