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Valerie Gaunt, known for two short but important Hammer roles, was born on the 9th of July, 1932 in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England. With her acting […]
Michael Visaroff, a Russian American film actor, was born on 18th December, 1892 in Moscow. Although he appeared in 113 films throughout his career, […]
Frances Dade, known in her earlier career as Lorelei Lee, was born on St Valentine’s Day, 1910 in Philadelphia, moving to Hollywood in her […]
Bram Stoker was born Abraham Stoker on 8th November, 1847 in Clontarf, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Although best known for his 1897 gothic […]
English cinematographer Jack Asher BSC was born on the 29th of March, 1916, in London. Best remembered for his work with Hammer, Asher lent […]
Karl W Freund, cinematographer on The Golem (1920), Metropolis (1927) and Dracula (1931), was born on the 16th of January 1890 in Koeniginhof, Austro-Hungary. […]
Hammer make-up supremo Philip Leakey was born on the 4th of May, 1908 in London, England. Leakey became the first make-up artist ever to […]
