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Both a great dancer and a hilarious comedian, in show business since the age of three, Wally Vernon could have had a more significant screen career than he had. Not in terms of quantity since he appeared in no fewer than ninety-five movies or TV episodes but in terms of quality. Indeed besides Henry King and his delightful Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938), no major director gave him a key role in a major picture. It is a pity, for Vernon was an excellent (eccentric) dancer à la Donald O'Connor who would have graced many a great musical with his dizzying presence. On the other hand his ability to deliver Runyon-esque dialogue would have been welcome in screwball comedy masterpieces by Frank Capra, George Cukor or Howard Hawks. Instead he served as a comical sidekick to Don 'Red' Barry in a series of low grade westerns or as a stooge to Eddie Quillan in a score of mildly amusing Columbia shorts. Television finally did justice to Vernon's special talents by making him a regular of the series "Damon Runyon Theater".- Bernard Belleza was an actor, known for The Sky Divers (1970), Pussy Cat (1969) and Alexander Bilis (1967). He was married to Divina Valencia. He died on 7 March 1970 in Quezon City, Rizal [now in Metro Manila], Philippines.
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Songwriter ("Deep Night"), composer, conductor, pianist, arranger and author, educated at Roxbury Latin School and Harvard University (cum laude), BA, and a student of Walter Piston, Ernst Toch, and Victor Bay. He was a pianist, arranger and vocal arranger for orchestras, musicals and radio. Between 1949 and 1951 he was a composer, arranger and musical director for film studios and television productions, and he created and conducted Las Vegas night club acts, and wrote special material. Joining ASCAP in 1931, his chief musical collaborators included Rudy Vallee, Tom Waring, Edward Heyman, Mack Gordon, and Alfred Newman. His other popular-song compositions included "Carefree", "This Is a Chance of a Lifetime", and "So Beats My Heart for You".- Olga Limburg was born on 5 April 1881 in Düsseldorf, Germany. She was an actress, known for Madame Bovary (1937), Mädchenjahre einer Königin (1936) and Hedda Gabler (1925). She died on 7 March 1970 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- Z.T. Nyi was born on 20 January 1883 in Ningpo, Zhejiang, China. He was an actor, known for Disputed Passage (1939). He died on 7 March 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.