Red River 1948 premiere
by nightopeningfan | created - 20 Feb 2020 | updated - 20 Feb 2020 | PublicWednesday August 25th, Rialto Theater 424 W. Main Street, Denison, TX 75020
1. John Wayne
Actor | True Grit
John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison in Iowa, to Mary Alberta (Brown) and Clyde Leonard Morrison, a pharmacist. He was of English, Scottish, Ulster-Scots, and Irish ancestry.
Clyde developed a lung condition that required him to move his family from Iowa to the warmer climate of southern ...
2. Montgomery Clift
Actor | From Here to Eternity
Edward Montgomery Clift (nicknamed 'Monty' his entire life) was born on October 17, 1920 in Omaha, Nebraska, just after his twin sister Roberta (1920-2014) and eighteen months after his brother Brooks Clift. He was the son of Ethel "Sunny" Anderson (Fogg; 1888-1988) and William Brooks Clift (1886-...
3. Walter Brennan
Actor | The Westerner
In many ways the most successful and familiar character actor of American sound films and the only actor to date to win three Oscars for Best Supporting Actor, Walter Brennan attended college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, studying engineering. While in school he became interested in acting and ...
4. Joanne Dru
Actress | Red River
The daughter of a West Virginia druggist, Joanne Dru came to New York in 1940. In New York she worked as a model and was cast by Al Jolson as one of the showgirls in his Broadway play "Hold Onto Your Hats." When the show closed in 1941, she married popular singer Dick Haymes and went with him to ...
5. Coleen Gray
Actress | The Killing
Coleen Gray was born in Staplehurst, Nebraska, in 1922. After graduating from high school she studied dramatics at Hamline University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She then decided to see America and traveled to California, stopping off at La Jolla where she worked as a waitress. ...
6. Harry Carey
Actor | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Born in New York City to a Judge of Special Sessions who was also president of a sewing machine company. Grew up on City Island, New York. Attended Hamilton Military Academy and turned down an appointment to West Point to attend New York Law School, where his law school classmates included future ...
7. John Ireland
Actor | All the King's Men
Born in Canada, John Ireland was raised in New York. Performing as a swimmer in a water carnival, he moved into the legitimate theater, often appearing in minor roles in Broadway plays. His first big break in pictures came in 1945 when he appeared as Windy the introspective letter-writing G.I. in ...
8. Noah Beery Jr.
Actor | The Rockford Files
Familiar and well-liked character actor of very different persona than either his father, Noah Beery, or his uncle, Wallace Beery. He attended Harvard Military Academy but managed to make a number of appearances on film and on stage with his father before adulthood. At age 19, he began playing ...
9. Harry Carey Jr.
Actor | Tombstone
Harry Carey, Jr., had been reliable character actor for decades, mostly in Westerns, before he retired. He is the son of the actor Harry Carey and the actress Olive Carey. He was born on his parents' 1000-acre ranch near Saugus, in the northwestern part of Los Angeles County, which is now next door...
10. Chief Yowlachie
Actor | Red River
Chief Yowlachie was born in Kitsap County, Washington, and later lived with his family on the Yakima Indian Reservation. Although he was not enrolled in the Yakima Nation, his parents John W. Simmons and Lucy Riddle both had Puyallup heritage and owned allotted land on the Yakima reservation. ...
11. Paul Fix
Actor | El Dorado
Paul Fix, the well-known movie and TV character actor who played "Marshal Micah Torrance" on the TV series The Rifleman (1958), was born Peter Paul Fix on March 13, 1901 in Dobbs Ferry, New York to brew-master Wilhelm Fix and his wife, the former Louise C. Walz. His mother and father were German ...
12. Hank Worden
Actor | The Searchers
American character actor, mainly in Westerns in comic or rustic roles. Born Norton Earl Worden in Rolfe, Iowa, during his parents' visit to a relative's home there, he was raised on a cattle ranch near Glendive, Montana. Educated at Stanford and the University of Nevada as an engineer, he trained ...
13. Ray Hyke
Actor | Red River
Ray Hyke was born on June 19, 1917 in Lewiston, Idaho, USA. He was an actor, known for Red River (1948), Tripoli (1950) and Captain China (1950). He was married to Flo Brundage. He died on January 22, 1982 in Pasadena, California, USA.
14. Hal Taliaferro
Actor | Flying Lariats
American actor who starred in silent Westerns under one name, then moved into character roles and bit parts under another. Born Floyd Taliaferro Alderson in Sheridan, Wyoming, and raised on a ranch in Rosebud County, Montana, he became an expert horseman. He served in World War I, then traveled to ...
15. Mickey Kuhn
Actor | A Streetcar Named Desire
One of Hollywood's staple child actors during the 30s and 40s, Mickey Kuhn played alongside many a top Hollywood star from Leslie Howard and Conrad Nagel's son to playing Dick Tracy's ward. Once he reached the "awkward teens" stage, however, he found himself primarily unemployed or in unbilled ...
16. Shelley Winters
Actress | The Poseidon Adventure
Shelley Winters was born Shirley Schrift of very humble beginnings on August 18, 1920 (some sources list 1922) in East St. Louis, Illinois. Her mother, Rose Winter, was born in Missouri, to Austrian Jewish parents, and her father, Jonas Schrift, was an Austrian Jewish immigrant. She had one sibling...
17. Dan White
Actor | The Americano
Dan White was born to George & Orpha White about one mile from the Suwannee River in Falmouth, Florida. Falmouth was a small sleepy town then, as it is still today. He was one of 13 siblings who were moved to Lakeland sometime around WW I. Lakeland is where Dan was introduced into show business in ...
18. Tom Tyler
Actor | Stagecoach
Popular American star of silent and early sound westerns and serials. Raised in Michigan, he went through a number of strenuous jobs (sailor, boxer, lumberjack, coal miner, etc.) before landing in Los Angeles and getting work as a movie extra and stuntman. His good looks and athletic physique (he ...
19. Ray Spiker
Actor | Shane
Ray Spiker was born on January 6, 1902 in Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for Shane (1953) and Where's Raymond? (1953). He died on February 23, 1964 in Hollywood, California, USA.
20. Glenn Strange
Actor | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
At various times in his life a rancher, deputy sheriff and rodeo performer, this huge, towering (6' 5") beast of a man was born George Glenn Strange in Weed, New Mexico, on August 16, 1899, but grew up a real-life cowboy in Cross Cut, Texas. He taught himself (by ear) the fiddle and guitar at a ...
22. Lee Phelps
Actor | Anna Christie
Lee Phelps was born on May 15, 1893 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Anna Christie (1930), Scouts to the Rescue (1939) and The Girl from Rio (1939). He was married to Mary Warren. He died on March 19, 1953 in Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA.
23. William Self
Actor | The Thing from Another World
William Self was born June 21, 1921, in Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in Political Science in 1943. He worked a year in advertising before beginning a career in acting in 1944. From 1944 to 1952 he acted in over 30 films, one of his largest roles being that...
24. Carl Sepulveda
Actor | The Chinatown Mystery
Carl Sepulveda was born on February 5, 1896 in Ely, Nevada, USA. He was an actor, known for The Chinatown Mystery (1928), Rustlers of the Badlands (1945) and The Four-Footed Ranger (1928). He was married to Grace Barnett and Kathleen. He died on August 24, 1974 in North Highlands, California, USA.
25. Pierce Lyden
Actor | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Born in Naponee, Nebraska. His father was horse buyer for the U.S. Army. Pierce learned to ride horses bareback because parents could not afford a saddle. Attended University of Nebraska and the Emerson College of Oratory. Received the "Golden Boot" award in 1992. The city of Orange, California ...
26. Harry Cording
Actor | The Adventures of Robin Hood
Harry Cording was born on April 26, 1891 in Wellington, Somerset, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Narcotic (1933) and Gypsy Wildcat (1944). He was married to Margaret Fiero. He died on September 1, 1954 in Sun Valley, California, USA.
27. George Lloyd
Actor | Idol of the Crowds
George H. Lloyd was a steady, faithful character actor, mostly appearing in Westerns during his years in Hollywood (1933 - 1955). He retired from film acting in 1955, settling down with his wife in a house in Los Angeles city proper. In 1962, he and his wife divorced; as a consequence of the ...
28. Frank Meredith
Actor | Hold That Woman!
Frank Meredith was born on December 17, 1898 in Bee Spring, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for Hold That Woman! (1940), Mills of the Gods (1934) and Government Agents vs Phantom Legion (1951). He died on July 23, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
29. John Merton
Actor | Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
John Merton was born on February 18, 1901 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor, known for Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (1949), The Ten Commandments (1956) and Drums of Fu Manchu (1940). He was married to Ellen Margaret Curtan and Esther Swarts. He died on September 19, 1959 in Los...
30. Jack Montgomery
Actor | The New Frontier
Jack Montgomery was born on November 14, 1891 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for The New Frontier (1935), Pursued (1947) and The Outlaw Deputy (1935). He was married to Marian Baxter. He died on January 21, 1962 in Hollywood, California, USA.
31. Paul Fierro
Actor | Sorry, Wrong Number
Paul Fierro began acting at the dawn of commercialized television; in the heyday of Hollywood's youth. The 40s were tough times to get a break in the tightly knit "town of dreams," but Fierro took whatever he could get. He started doing bit parts and eventually the roles grew. By the 1950s he found...
32. Richard Farnsworth
Actor | The Straight Story
An American stuntman who, after more than 30 years in the business, moved into acting and became an acclaimed and respected character actor, Richard Farnsworth was a native of Los Angeles. He grew up around horses and as a teenager was offered an opportunity to ride in films. He appeared in ...
33. Lane Chandler
Actor | Samson and Delilah
American actor who had a brief flirtation with stardom before settling into character roles and bit parts. Born in rural South Dakota (according to government records, though some sources say Walsh County, North Dakota) as Robert C. Oakes, the son of a horse rancher, he moved with his family to ...
34. Davison Clark
Actor | The Scarlet Empress
Davison Clark was born on January 15, 1881 in Fresno, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Scarlet Empress (1934), The Buccaneer (1938) and The Mighty Barnum (1934). He died on November 4, 1972 in Ventura, California, USA.
35. Guy Wilkerson
Actor | The Fugitive
Guy Wilkerson was born on December 21, 1899 in Whitewright, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fugitive (1963), Captain Midnight (1942) and Return of the Rangers (1943). He died on July 15, 1971 in Hollywood, California, USA.
36. Howard Hawks
Director | Red River
What do the classic films Scarface (1932), Twentieth Century (1934), Bringing Up Baby (1938), Only Angels Have Wings (1939), His Girl Friday (1940), Sergeant York (1941), To Have and Have Not (1944), The Big Sleep (1946), Red River (1948) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and Rio Bravo (1959) have in...
37. Borden Chase
Writer | Red River
Prior to his career as a writer, Chase was employed as chauffeur for notorious prohibition-era gangster Frankie Yale -- until Yale was 'rubbed out' by Al Capone's mob in July 1928. Chase, then still going by the more prosaic name Frank Fowler, as well Yale's other regular driver, James Caponi, were ...
38. Charles Schnee
Writer | Red River
Charles Schnee was born on August 6, 1916 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Red River (1948), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) and The Crowded Sky (1960). He was married to Mary Zavian. He died on November 29, 1962 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, ...
39. Dimitri Tiomkin
Soundtrack | High Noon
Dimitri Tiomkin was a Russian Jewish composer who emigrated to America and became one of the most distinguished and best-loved music writers of Hollywood. He won a hallowed place in the pantheon of the most successful and productive composers in American film history, earning himself four Oscars ...
40. Russell Harlan
Cinematographer | To Kill a Mockingbird
Born Russell September 16, 1903 in Los Angeles, California to Frank and Bertha Harlan, who hailed from Iowa and Missouri. Russell was raised in Los Angeles along with his younger brother Richard (b. 1911). His paternal grandmother Sarah J. Harlan also lived with the family.
Harlan started in the ...
41. Christian Nyby
Editor | Red River
Christian Nyby, the television and movie director who achieved acclaim as a film editor before moving into the director's chair, was born on September 1, 1913, in Los Angeles, California. He made his reputation as a cutter during the 1940s, when he worked with the great helmer Howard Hawks, winning...
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