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Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell (November 14, 1904 January 2, 1963) was an American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss.Born in Mountain View, the seat of Stone County in northern Arkansas, Powell attended the former Little Rock College in the state capital, before he started his entertainment career as a singer with the Charlie Davis Or ... ... ( read more! ) Rhonda Fleming (born Marilyn Louis August 10, 1923 October 14, 2020) was an American film and television actress and singer. She acted in more than 40 films, mostly in the 1940s and 1950s, and became renowned as one of the most glamorous actresses of her day, nicknamed the "Queen of Technicolor" because she photographed so well in that medium.Des ... ... ( read more! ) Richard Erdman (June 1, 1925 - March 16, 2019) was an American film and television actor and director.In a career that has spanned seven decades, his best known roles are that of the barracks chief Hoffy in Stalag 17, and McNulty in the classic Twilight Zone episode "A Kind of a Stopwatch". In Tora Tora Tora he played Colonel Edward F. French, the ... ... ( read more! ) William Conrad (September 27, 1920 - February 11, 1994) was an American actor, producer, and director. He was born William Cann in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of a theatre-owner who moved to southern California, where he excelled at drama and literature while at school. Starting work in radio in the late 1930s in California, Conrad went on to ser ... ... ( read more! ) John Regis Toomey (August 13, 1898 October 12, 1991) was an American film and television actor.Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, he was one of four children of Francis X. and Mary Ellen Toomey and attended Peabody High School. He initially pondered a law career, but acting won out and he established himself as a musical stage performer.Educat ... ... ( read more! ) One of MGMs more vivacious secondary stars during the 40s, petite and lovely Jean Porter was born in Texas in 1925 but left the state while young to pursue her dream as an actress. Following some vaudeville experience, she made her uncredited film debut in 1939 (age 14) and slowly graduated to sweet-natured ingnues in light, wholesome "B" fare. ... ... ( read more! ) ... Jay Adler (September 26, 1896 September 23, 1978) was an American actor in theater, television, and film.Born in New York City, he was the eldest son of actors Jacob and Sara Adler, and the brother of five actor siblings, including stage actor Luther and drama coach Stella. The Adlers were a Jewish-American acting dynasty in New York Citys Yiddish ... ... ( read more! ) ... ... Hy Averback (October 21, 1920, Minneapolis, Minnesota October 14, 1997, Los Angeles, California) was a radio, TV and film actor who eventually became a producer and director.Description above from the Wikipedia article Hy Averback, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ... ... ( read more! ) ... Leon Alton enjoyed a career on stage, screen, and television starting in the 1920s and lasting until the late 1970s.In the 1930s he started out on the Broadway stage appearing in various musicals which lasted until the early 1940s. Then like many Broadway actors and dancers, he seemingly drifted his way to Hollywood where he was able to use his tal ... ... ( read more! ) ...