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- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Sound Department
George Tomasini has been something of an unsung hero in the editing business. He was for several years under contract to Paramount, before joining Alfred Hitchcock to collaborate on nine projects, beginning with Rear Window (1954). This partnership was to span a ten-year period, ending in Tomasini's premature death from a massive heart attack at the age of 55. Hitch's subsequent films never again enjoyed the same level of artistic success. While Tomasini may not have had the same creative freedom in selecting his own shots as other editors, he nonetheless became highly intuitive about the director's wishes. Tomasini was a master of time and space in editing to heighten suspense and determine mood. Much of Hitch's best films were strongly driven by editing, in particular Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959), Psycho (1960) and The Birds (1963) (another classic, the sub-Hitchcockian thriller Cape Fear (1962) also falls into this category, though directed by J. Lee Thompson).
Tall and handsome, Tomasini was married to glamorous Hollywood star Mary Brian.- Margaret Roach was born on March 15, 1921 in Los Angeles. Her father was comedy producer Hal Roach and her brother was Hal Roach Jr.. As a teenager, she worked on in the theatre and sang at nightclubs. She briefly adopted the acting name of Diane Rochelle and began getting small roles in films. She was later known as Peggy Roach. Her father didn't want her to be an actress and initially refused to help her. However in 1940 he cast her in his comedies, including Turnabout (1940) and Road Show (1941).
Her first marriage, to E.L. Hilton, ended in divorce. Following her mother's death in 1941 she became estranged from her father. She married actor and writer Robert Livingston in 1947 and they had a son, Addison Randall, who also became an actor. Although she made more than a dozen films she never became a leading lady.
She retired after appearing in the 1949 crime drama, The Devil's Sleep (1949). Her marriage to Livingston ended after four years. On November 25, 1964, Margaret passed away at 43 from undisclosed causes. She was buried near her mother at Holy Cross Cemetery in Los Angeles. - Producer
- Production Manager
Max Alexander was born on 5 January 1908 in Germany. He was a producer and production manager, known for What Price Crime (1935), Ticket to a Crime (1934) and Here's Flash Casey (1938). He was married to Shirley Ulmer. He died on 22 November 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Robert McDermott was born on 19 March 1908 in Poona, Bombay Presidency, British India. He was an actor, known for Ask Me Another (1958), The Cost of Loving (1977) and Call Oxbridge 2000 (1961). He was married to Diana Morgan. He died on 22 November 1964 in London, England, UK.
- Monica Ewer was born on 21 January 1889 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. Monica was a writer, known for Not for Sale (1924), Money for Speed (1933) and He Found a Star (1941). Monica died on 22 November 1964 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.