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Prolific composer, arranger, conductor, pianist, lecturer and musical director Jack Shaindlin won a musical scholarship as a boy in his native Russia for his piano skills. He began his career as a pianist accompanist in Chicago, Illinois film theaters after his mother Rachel and brother Leo came to the United States following the death of the family patriarch. At age 22, he began working for Universal Pictures, later becoming associated with Columbia, RKO and Louis De Rochemont. During World War II, Jack was the music director for the Office of War Information, and he received special recognition from President Harry S Truman for his musical score on the wartime documentary film "Tanks".
Jack Shaindlin founded Triumph Publications, Inc. based on 60th Street near Eighth Avenue in New York City; it published and recorded stock production music for broadcast and commercial purposes. He began a career in film direction, producing short subjects, mainly documentaries and travelogues. He was associated with the Ford Foundation's television series, and conducted the Symphony of the Air. Nearing retirement in the early 1970s, he accepted a position as musical consultant for Madison Square Garden in New York.- Lina Carstens was born on 6 December 1892 in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany. She was an actress, known for Lina Braake (1975), Fireworks (1954) and Der Engel mit dem Saitenspiel (1944). She was married to Otto Ernst Sutter. She died on 22 September 1978 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
- Jozef Mihalik was born on 3 May 1932. He was an actor, known for Stopy na Sitne (1969), Ohnivé krizovatky (1974) and Zivot na uteku (1975). He died on 22 September 1978.