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One of the great movie villains, Clarence Leroy Van Cleef, Jr. was born in Somerville, New Jersey, to Marion Lavinia (Van Fleet) and Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef, Sr. His parents were of Dutch ancestry. Van Cleef started out as an accountant. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard minesweepers and sub chasers during World War II. After the war he worked as an office administrator, becoming involved in amateur theatrics in his spare time. An audition for a professional role led to a touring company job in "Mr. Roberts". His performance was seen by Stanley Kramer, who cast him as henchman Jack Colby in High Noon (1952), a role that brought him great
recognition despite the fact that he had no dialogue. For the next decade, he played a string of memorably villainous characters, primarily in westerns but also in crime dramas such as The Big Combo (1955). His hawk nose and steely, slit eyes seemed destined to keep him always in the realm of heavies, but in the mid 1960s Sergio Leone cast him as the tough but decent Col. Mortimer opposite Clint Eastwood in For a Few Dollars More (1965). A new career as a western hero (or at least anti-hero) opened up, and Van Cleef became an
international star, though in films of decreasing quality. In the 1980s, he moved easily into action and martial-arts movies and starred in The Master (1984), a TV series featuring almost non-stop martial arts action. He died of a heart attack in December 1989 and was buried at Forest Lawn in the Hollywood Hills.- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Lynne Marta was born on 30 October 1945 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Footloose (1984), Joe Kidd (1972) and Three Men and a Little Lady (1990). She was married to Brick Huston. She died on 11 January 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Paul Carafotes was born on 23 March 1959 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Mindhunter (2017), Damages (2007) and Fight Club (1999).- Tall American character actor with distinctively dark eyebrows and
graying hair. The son of an engineer, he was a respected performer on
Broadway for thirty years, beginning in 1934. He had a reputation for
being a consummate professional and a great storyteller. Despite his
military bearing and aristocratic manner, Bourneuf was versatile in
just about any part, ranging from Shakespeare to comedy and musicals.
He was in the original cast of
Eva Le Gallienne's American Repertory
Theatre. In 1947, Bourneuf received a special award for his
performances from the New York Drama Critics Circle.
Feature films rarely did justice to his abilities as an actor, though
he had a rare chance to shine as a grand-standing district attorney in
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956).
He was, however, better served by television, appearing in numerous
guest spots from as early as 1949. - Bob Morrisey was born on 15 August 1946 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Terminal (2004), Eagle Eye (2008) and The X-Files (1993). He died on 29 December 2017.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Nick attended SUNY Purchase with an interest in sound design, music and movies. It was there he met a group of filmmakers, producers, and actors that he would work with for the next decade; producer Bob Gosse, director Hal Hartley; actors Edie Falco, Paul Schulze, Saul Stein, Adam Trese, all of whom Nick would use in his films.
After SUNY, Nick worked on commercials and features in NYC and wrote a few scripts that caught some attention around NYC. In the early 1990's Nick's SUNY friend, Bob Gosse and Larry Meistrich started The Shooting Gallery in downtown NY to be a home for independent filmmakers. With them, Nick would make Laws of Gravity (1992) starring Edie Falco, Adam Trese, and Paul Shulze - heralding a return of New York City cinema verité, for the first time since Lumet and Scorsese in the 1970's.
From there, Nick made New Jersey Drive (1995) starring Shar-Ron Corley, Gabriel Cassius, Saul Stein, and Donald Faison. Spike Lee, and his company; 40 Acres and A Mule, produced. Nick received Independent Spirit Award nominations for best director on both the critically acclaimed, Laws of Gravity and New Jersey Drive. New Jersey Drive would also receive the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 1995 along with a nomination and win at the Torino and Berlin festivals.
Next, Nick directed the feature, Illtown, starring Michael Rapaport, Lili Taylor, Adam Trese, Kevin Corrigan, Angela Featherstone, Tony Danza, Isaac Hayes, Paul Schulze, Saul Stein. Of his third, and most experimental feature, Nick told the Village Voice: "The mood and tempo of Illtown express what I felt like at the time. I had to make it to come out the other end. It was incredibly hard, but it was really satisfying working on a more intimate scale again." Former NYC mayor, Ed Koch is claimed to have said of Illtown, "It's like a Picasso. You don't always understand it, but you know it's a masterpiece"
In 1995, after a screening of Laws of Gravity, Nick was approached by Tom Fontana and Barry Levinson to create with them a look and tone for their new series for NBC; Homicide; Life on the Street. Nick would in turn, direct the pilot for the series and subsequent episodes. In 1997, Nick would again collaborate with Fontana in the creation of his new series, Oz, for HBO.
Following Oz, Nick, now deeply ensconced in the world of television - a place he felt comfortable to express his ideas and flourish, found himself on the crest of the golden age of television with the explosion of cable. He has directed some of the best episodic television of the past two decades and enjoyed close collaborative relationships with the creators of Chicago P.D. along with countless others.
Nick, a prolific episodic director, recently inspired by the wealth of up-and-coming artists, will produce television and bring projects through his company, Eidophusikan Productions.- Actor
- Writer
Peter Mamakos was born on 14 December 1918 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Ten Commandments (1956), Adventures of Superman (1952) and Drums of Africa (1963). He died on 27 April 2008 in Paso Robles, California, USA.- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Casting Director
Born in Somerville, Massachusetts, on March 14, 1914, Harriet White
Medin started out as a dental assistant and cleaned the teeth of young
John and Robert Kennedy. After deciding to pursue work in the theater
and playing a role on Broadway, she joined the USO and this led to her
becoming the first American actress to relocate to post-war Italy and
work in Italian films, beginning with Roberto Rossellini's Paisan (1946). Her
following role was the lead in a dramatic film about the life of a
saint, Genoveffa di Brabante (1947). She never found success as anything but a character
actress and was often typecast as starchy, prim housewives and
housekeepers. Orson Welles wanted her to play the role of Emilia in his
Othello, but Harriet's inability to remain at the beck and call of
Welles' shooting schedule forced him to recast the role with Fay
Compton. When she realized that her acting career was at a standstill,
she began working as a dialogue coach, helping Italian actors with
their English. She became the personal assistant of Gina Lollobrigida
in this respect for many years, and also assisted directors working in
Italy, among them Vittorio De Sica, Joseph Losey, Raoul Walsh and John
Huston. She witnessed some extraordinary things in film history,
including the death of Tyrone Power on the set of Solomon and Sheba
(for which she blamed George Sanders) and the filming of the famous
Trevi fountain scene in La Dolce Vita (1960), in which she played Edna, Anita
Ekberg's personal assistant. In the early 1960s, Harriet entered the
Italian horror boom when they needed actors who could speak English,
the better for the movies to seem British or American rather than
Italian. She played the housekeepers in Riccardo Freda's _Orribile
segreto del Dr. Hichcock, L' (1962), played important red herring parts
in Bava's The Whip and the Body (1963) and Blood and Black Lace (1964), and also appeared in Elio Scardamaglia's
The Murder Clinic (1966).
After assisting John Huston on Reflections in a Golden Eye, Harriet was
persuaded by her friend, director Andrew Marton, to come and live in
his guest house in Hollywood. One day, while doing the dishes, she
decided that her marriage (to art director Gastone Medin) was over, and
she accepted Marton's invitation by walking out on her old life,
leaving the sink full of dirty dishes. After relocating to California,
she did a fair amount of work in television (in addition to playing
Henry Fonda's date in an episode of Family, she appeared on Bonanza,
The A-Team, Northern Exposure and many other shows) and low-budget
films. As a SAG member, she had to play the blind girl's mother in
Schlock (1973) under the pseudonym of "Enrica Blankey." She also played the
President of the United States in Death Race 2000 (1975), one of Linda Hamilton's
diner customers in The Terminator (1984) and a grocery shopper in The Witches of Eastwick (1987). She
narrated the trailer for George Romero's Hungry Wives (Season of the
Witch).- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Ruby Larocca was born on 21 November 1981 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Sociopathia (2015), Sickness (2017) and The Cemetery (2013).- Lisa Evans was born on 21 May 1955 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for One Life to Live (1968) and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014). She has been married to George Robert Evans III since 9 July 1977. They have four children.
- Producer
- Actor
- Manager
Douglas Urbanski was born on 17 February 1957 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for The Social Network (2010), Darkest Hour (2017) and Mank (2020). He is married to Diane Wilk.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Sherwood Keith was born on 19 May 1912 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964), The Three Witnesses (1968) and The Silent Call (1961). He was married to Louise Winter. He died on 21 February 1972 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Additional Crew
- Actor
Garrett Golden was born on 13 November 1979 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor, known for The Equalizer 2 (2018) and SEAL Team (2017).- Phil Tead was born on 29 September 1893 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Lost Paradise (1914), Six of a Kind (1934) and Adventures of Superman (1952). He died on 9 June 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Bill Capizzi was born on 21 March 1937 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Babe: Pig in the City (1998), The Great Outdoors (1988) and Bulletproof (1996). He died on 26 March 2007 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.- Louie Bonanno was born on 17 December 1961 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor, known for Cool as Ice (1991), Student Affairs (1987) and Sex Appeal (1986).
- Owen Stadele was born on 18 February 1975 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Airborne (1993) and The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998).
- Wally Hooper Jr. was born on 13 March 1926 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Night School (1981). He died on 20 May 2011 in Arlington, Massachusetts, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Richard Carle was born on 7 July 1871 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Ghost Walks (1934), Ninotchka (1939) and Seven Sinners (1940). He was married to Laura Casner and Ella Samantha Clifford. He died on 28 June 1941 in North Hollywood, California, USA.- Actor
- Music Department
- Writer
Bobby Pickett was born on 11 February 1938 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Monster Mash: The Movie (1995), Love, Simon (2018) and Silver Linings Playbook (2012). He died on 25 April 2007 in West Los Angeles, California, USA.- Transportation Department
- Actor
Jimmy Flynn was born on 5 February 1934 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Good Will Hunting (1997), Spartan (2004) and The Departed (2006). He was married to Carol Ludington. He died on 12 September 2022 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA.- Mike Capuano was born on 9 January 1952 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor, known for With a Little Help (2009), Feeding the Masses (2004) and Pricele$$ (2010). He has been married to Barbara Marie Teebagy since 1974. They have two children.
- Lois Rinna was born on 7 June 1928 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. She was married to Frank Rinna. She died on 15 November 2021 in Medford, Oregon, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Jennifer Ventimilia was born on 20 May 1966 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012), Surviving Christmas (2004) and Rio (2011).- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Susan Tedeschi was born on 9 November 1970 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Bug (2006), Queen City (2013) and Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000). She has been married to Derek Trucks since December 2001. They have two children.- Herbie Flynn was born on 8 September 1917 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Kingpin (1996), There's Something About Mary (1998) and Shallow Hal (2001). He died on 11 February 2003 in Mashpee, Massachusetts, USA.
- Donna Wood was born on 14 April 1917 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for Pot o' Gold (1941). She died on 9 April 1947 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mario Xavier was born on December 8, 1980, in Sommerville, New Jersey.
His parents relocated to South Florida a year after his birth due to
his health conditions. He spent most of his school years at home ill.
During this time, he spent countless hours watching television and
movies. It was this that led to his interest in acting. Mario began
studying martial arts at age 5 on the advice of his doctor. At age 16,
he and friends Mike Hicks and Robert Acevedo borrowed his parent's video camera
and began making short movies. In the years between 1997 and 2001,
Golden Dragon Films (their own nickname) had produced over 50 short
movies. They went on to form Golden Dragon Productions, the company
that now produces their output.- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Ruth Rose was born on 16 January 1896 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. She was a writer, known for King Kong (1933), King Kong (1976) and Mighty Joe Young (1998). She was married to Ernest B. Schoedsack and Ernest B. Schoedsack. She died on 8 June 1978 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Kathy Waugh was born on 10 November 1956 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Molly of Denali (2019), Arthur (1996) and Peep and the Big Wide World (2004).- Actor
- Manager
Billy Masters was born on 13 February 1969 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and manager, known for Billy Masters LIVE! (2020), Studio One Forever (2023) and The Real Housewives of Atlanta (2008).- Tim Nasson was born on June 7, 1971. He grew up in Somerville, MA, moving to Boston's Back Bay in 1993. He launched the movie website Wild About Movies in 2004.
The first in his autobiographical trilogy, which begins with The Boy With No Blood, (about his childhood and being raised in the Jehovah's Witness cult) and ends with My Life In First, arrives in 2023.
Beginning at the age of 17 he traveled from Boston to Los Angeles on American Airlines Flight 11 or 181 almost every other weekend for three decades - to interview celebrities for their upcoming theatrical movie releases - and stayed at the Four Seasons @ Beverly Hills while there.
He became friends with many of the celebrities he interviewed. Until 2019, his interviews were syndicated to some of the largest newspapers and magazines in America, including The Chicago Sun-Times, The Windy City Times, Bay Area Reporter, HX, Bay Windows and the Boston area daily papers, The Patriot Ledger, The Middlesex News and The News-Times in Connecticut. As of 2019 his features appear in Boston Globe Media Partners and elsewhere. - Jerome Collamore was born on 25 September 1891 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Annie (1982), Arthur (1981) and Five Corners (1987). He died on 18 July 1987 in Flushing, New York, USA.
- Katherine Meskill was born on 17 January 1904 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for Hollywood Story (1951), Shadow of the Cloak (1951) and The House on Telegraph Hill (1951). She died on 8 January 1979 in New York City, New York, USA.
- McBride was best known as a lead guitarist for Sha Na Na during their
heyday on their own TV series of the same name. He also appeared in the
film Grease in 1978 with Sha Na Na, enjoyed success with other bands
and as a solo artist, appeared as an actor and voice-over performer,
and is a published writer of humorous pieces for magazines. He died in
his sleep on July 23, 2009. - Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Frederica von Stade was born on 1 June 1945 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for The Marriage of Figaro (1974), Les noces de Figaro (1980) and La Cenerentola (1982).- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Fredric Gadette was born on 9 October 1922 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director and writer, known for This Is Not a Test (1962) and You Asked for It (1950). He was married to Aubrey Martin, Betty Koch, Shirlee Jane Anderson and Joann Car. He died on 20 March 1967 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Brianne Nicole Pusztai (Brianne Nicole) was born June 28, 1990 in
Somerville, New Jersey.
Brianne attended the Orange County High School of the Arts (now Orange
County School of the Arts) for Musical Theatre from 7th grade and
graduated in 2008! There, she took voice classes, acting classes and
dance classes; 4 years of jazz dance and 4 years of tap. (2010)
Since then, Brianne has attended the University of California and
graduated in 2014 with a degree in English and a Film and Media Studies
minor.
Brianne has many hobbies such as singing, dancing, writing poems, songs
and stories, making comic books, playing ping-pong, watching movies,
hanging out with friends, going to Disneyland and so much more.
Brianne Nicole's truest desire is to become a top actor/dancer/singer. - Additional Crew
- Actor
- Producer
Tim Collins was born on 9 February 1970 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Future Justice (2014), Rick and Morty (2013) and Witch Hunters (2016).- Fern Foster was the first wife of silent cowboy star
Harry Carey, whom she co-starred with in his
play "Two Women and that Man" on Broadway. The play, which opened at
the Majestic Theatre on October 18, 1909, was a flop, lasting only 16
performances.
Fern followed Harry into motion pictures, making her film debut in
His Day (1912). Harry began his evolution
into a star, appearing in films for director
D.W. Griffith at Biograph, and in 1914, he
cast her in two movies he wrote and directed for the Progressive Motion
Picture Co.,
The Master Cracksman (1914)
and
McVeagh of the South Seas (1914).
Foster retired from the movies after making the two pictures with her
husband. Harry later divorced Fern and married his co-star in his
"Cheyenne Harry" Westerns, Olive Golden
(Olive Carey), in 1920.
Fern Foster died on June 10, 1949, in her native Somerville,
Massachusetts. She was 63 years old.
Peggie Castle played a character named
"Fern Foster" on the "Lady by Law" in the second season of the
television Western
The Restless Gun (1957),
that aired on May 11, 1959. - Actress
Viola Miles was born on 13 September 1873 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for Deceit (1923). She was married to Frank Monroe. She died on 5 November 1915 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA.- Producer
- Director
- Writer
John Antonelli was born on 28 July 1949 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Kerouac, the Movie (1984), The Roots of 'Ulu (2015) and The New Environmentalists (2013).- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Matt Phillion was born March 7, 1977 in Somerville, Massachusetts, and later moved
with his family to Melrose, MA as a child. He graduated from Melrose
High School, and in 1995 completed a degree in English at Merrimack
College in North Andover, MA, where he was an active member of the
theater community. He decided to "retire" from acting at age 23,
spending the next five years pursuing a writing career -- as a local
newspaper reporter, freelancer, health care writer, and even comic book
industry journalist. On a whim he stumbled into an audition for the
short film Iris in 2005. A few months later another short film, Near
Greenwood, cemented his renewed desire to work in film again. Since
that time, he has appeared in over a dozen independent short films.
Livestock marked his feature film debut. In 2009 he will appear in a
Web-based television series, Gavin Lance.- Additional Crew
Educated at Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University), Philip
Morrison was present at the birth of the A-bomb. He went on to teach at
Cornell and MIT. In the late 50s, he first proposed using microwaves as
a way to communicate with aliens. He was a founder of the Planetary
Society and SETI and received many technical awards.- Frank Ware was born on 11 October 1893 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He was an editor, known for 42nd Street (1933), Burning Daylight (1928) and The Hawk's Nest (1928). He was married to Jeanne Spencer. He died on 30 November 1932 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Reggie Harrison was born on 9 January 1951 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA.
- Production Manager
- Director
- Producer
Paul Kermizian was born on 16 October 1974 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. He is a production manager and director, known for Calling Bobcat (2000), Buck Nelson Presents: Lifting the Cloak of Mystery Off Rock Drumming (2004) and American Beer (2004).- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Additional Crew
Over the years Dan has traveled the globe from third world countries to high end exotic destination locations. All the while maintaining his sharp eye for color, composition, and emotion towards the Photographic Landscape in front of him.
Dan also shoots Nature, Travel, Product, & Beauty assignments and is ready and willing to work worldwide. When not on a plane traveling to the next country, he can be found behind the camera as a Motion Picture Camera Operator for Film & TV. Clients such as ABC, CBS, Bravo, Food Network, Discovery, independent films Wet Hot American Summer, Super Troopers, documentaries and many more have all utilized Dan's skill sets.
Daniel Kavanaugh is also a Los Angeles based Fine Art Still Photographer. Specializing in Landscape Photography, Dan has a keen eye to unusual and interesting color palettes. Dan has mastered taking the reality of a scene and skewing it slightly to bring out the emotion and movement that was taking place at that moment.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Nat Pierce was born on 16 July 1925 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for New York, New York (1977), The Wrecking Crew! (2008) and The Seven Lively Arts (1957). He died in June 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
Dan Garofalo was born on 19 April 1986 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. Dan is known for The King of Arcades (2014).