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- Actress
- Additional Crew
A native Detroiter, Lydia moved to Los Angeles in 1972 to pursue her dream of acting. She was recruited by Paramount Studios to participate in their Performing Arts Program for People with Disabilities.
This led to the stage play "Critical Mass", where Lydia had a lead role and several parts in movies and TV. She also worked in music videos among those included Pat Benatar and Rick Springfield. In 1980, Lydia had a main role in "Under the Rainbow" which led to working with George Lucas in 1982 on the blockbuster movie "Return of the Jedi" playing an Ewok named "Wunka."
Lydia was an original member of the Improv Group "R.T.D. Conspiracy," performing at Studio City Improv Company, The Laugh Factory, and The Comedy Store. She also worked on several movies doing off camera lines for children.
She returned to Detroit in 1986 to be with her family and worked as a V. P. of Servicing in a Mortgage Company. Lydia became active working with Disability related issues where she served as Chairperson of the Michigan Governor's Commission until 2005. Lydia was a member of North West Airlines Advisory Board for travelers with disabilities 2006-2009.
Lydia passed away June 3, 2022.- Beverly Lunsford was born on 5 January 1945 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She was an actress, known for The Crawling Hand (1963), Jennie: Wife/Child (1968) and That Night! (1957). She died on 22 May 2019 in Canton, Georgia.
- Writer
- Director
- Script and Continuity Department
Colin Eggleston was born on 23 September 1941 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a writer and director, known for Long Weekend (1978), Cassandra (1987) and Division 4 (1969). He was married to Dimity Reed and Briony Behets. He died on 10 August 2002 in Geneva, Canton Geneva, Switzerland.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Alain Tanner was born on 6 December 1929 in Geneva, Switzerland. He was a director and writer, known for Charles, Dead or Alive (1969), In the White City (1983) and Return from Africa (1973). He was married to Janine Giudici. He died on 11 September 2022 in Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland.- Paul Keenan was born on 10 December 1955 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Dynasty (1981), Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) and Days of Our Lives (1965). He died on 11 December 1986 in Canton, Massachusetts, USA.
- Writer
- Director
- Actress
Nelly Kaplan was born on 11 April 1931 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was a writer and director, known for Charles and Lucie (1979), Papa, the Lil' Boats (1971) and A Very Curious Girl (1969). She died on 12 November 2020 in Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland.- Additional Crew
- Writer
- Actor
Roland Petit was born on 13 January 1924 in Villemomble, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. He was a writer and actor, known for Black Tights (1960), Le Jeune Homme et la Mort (1967) and Hans Christian Andersen (1952). He was married to Zizi Jeanmaire. He died on 10 July 2011 in Geneva, Canton Geneva, Switzerland.- Ernie Morrison Sr. was born on 2 September 1892 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for All Dressed Up (1920), The Floor Below (1919) and Out West (1918). He died on 10 March 1971 in Canton, Ohio, USA.
- April Perron was born on 27 March 1965 in Willimantic, Connecticut, USA. She died on 9 March 2017 in Canton, Georgia.
- Mike Keene was born on 19 August 1909 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Harbourmaster (1957), One Step Beyond (1959) and Sea Hunt (1958). He died on 15 April 2008 in Canton, Connecticut, USA.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Peter Thomas was born on 1 December 1925 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was a composer and actor, known for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), The Big Boss (1971) and Escape to Berlin (1961). He was married to Cordy Thomas. He died on 17 May 2020 in Lugano, Cantone Ticino, Switzerland.- A tall, amiable, good-looking, wavy-haired singer and actor during the 1930s, Scott Kolk (born Walter Scott Kolk), later known as Scott Colton, was born in Baltimore, Maryland, of privilege and attended that city's McDonough Academy. Following his father's death, the family moved to a farm in Portland, Maine where he later studied at Thornton Academy.
He began his career singing in orchestras and made his Broadway debut in the musical "Take the Air" in 1927. He met Hearst paramour Marion Davies while singing in Venice, Italy and she cast him in a featured part in both the silent and talking versions of her movie Marianne (1929).
Showing great promise, Universal signed him and he appeared opposite Laura La Plante in Hold Your Man (1929) and then scored a supporting soldier role in the classic anti-war drama All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) as well as the William Powell vehicle For the Defense (1930).
A lull in film work occurred and he relocated to the East Coast appearing on Broadway for the next several years, including the plays "Brief Moment," "Personal Appearance" and "Baby Pompadour". Universal later starred him in the serial cliffhanger Secret Agent X-9 (1937) and in The Wildcatter (1937), in which the studio changed his name to Scott Colton, which he kept.
Dropped by the studio, he was later picked up by Columbia, who cast him in very minor "B" film fare such as Murder in Greenwich Village (1937), All American Sweetheart (1937), Little Miss Roughneck (1938), Women in Prison (1938) and Extortion (1938). Following an unbilled appearance in I Am the Law (1938), Scott abandoned Hollywood.
Aside from Broadway and stock productions (including "I Must Love Someone" and "Watch on the Rhine"), Scott Colton happily spent the rest of his life in Maine. He did work as a radio announcer and at one point became a ranger.
Married three times, Scott Colton died at age 88 and was interred at Lakeview Cemetery in Wilton, Maine. - Actor
- Soundtrack
William Powell was born on 9 December 1941 in Canton, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Lucker (1986), The O'Jays: Love Train (1973) and The Midnight Special (1972). He died on 26 May 1977 in Canton, Ohio, USA.- Actress
- Producer
Lois Wheeler was born on 12 July 1920 in Stockton, California, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for My Foolish Heart (1949), Guiding Light (1952) and Suspense (1949). She was married to Edgar Snow. She died on 3 April 2018 in Nyon, canton de Vaud, Switzerland.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Claude Goretta was born on 23 June 1929 in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. He was a director and writer, known for The Invitation (1973), The Lacemaker (1977) and La provinciale (1980). He died on 20 February 2019 in Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland.- Raymone was born on 11 August 1896 in Gardanne, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. She was an actress, known for This Man Must Die (1969), Le théâtre de la jeunesse (1960) and Café de Paris (1938). She was married to Blaise Cendrars. She died on 15 March 1986 in Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland.
- Thurman Munson was born on 7 June 1947 in Akron, Ohio, USA. He was married to Diane Dominick. He died on 2 August 1979 in Canton, Ohio, USA.
- Writer
- Director
- Editor
Jean-Louis Roy was born in 1938 in Lugano, Switzerland. He was a writer and director, known for The Unknown Man of Shandigor (1967), Black Out (1970) and Talou (1980). He died on 29 March 2020 in Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland.- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hans Gaugler was born on 25 February 1913 in St. Niklaus, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. He was an actor and assistant director, known for It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958), Uli der Knecht (1954) and Jack the Ripper (1976). He died on 10 June 1997 in Überstorf, Canton of Freiburg, Switzerland.- Ronnie Shakes was born on 21 February 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was married to Sue Pascoe. He died on 16 May 1987 in Canton, Ohio, USA.
- Producer
- Writer
Paul de Vallière was born on 17 May 1877 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. Paul was a producer and writer, known for Notre armée (1939). Paul died on 4 August 1959 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.- Writer
- Director
- Editor
Alfred Gehri was born on 28 March 1895 in Morges, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. He was a writer and director, known for L'enfance qui meurt (1922), Le satyre du Bois-Gentil (1923) and Les amoureux de Gaby (1921). He died on 8 January 1972 in Morges, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.- Director
- Writer
- Casting Director
Michael DuChene was born on 5 January 1988 in Oakland County, Michigan, USA. Michael was a director and writer, known for Fun Town (2016). Michael died on 11 August 2019 in Canton, Georgia, USA.- William Jacques was born on 10 August 1917 in Genève, Canton de Genève, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Dällebach Kari (1970), The Confession (1970) and Le chirurgien de Saint-Chad (1976). He died on 27 February 2000 in Genève, Canton de Genève, Switzerland.
- Animation Department
Gerry Dvorak was born on 29 October 1913 in Larksville, Pennsylvania, USA. Gerry is known for The Mighty Hercules (1963), The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972) and Popeye the Sailor (1960). Gerry was married to Margaret Teslicko. Gerry died on 8 September 1999 in Canton, Connecticut, USA.