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- Stunts
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Stuntman and actor Harvey Parry was born on April 23, 1900 in San Francisco, California. Parry worked as a circus aerialist in his youth and was working as a property man at the studios prior to discovering that his talents as both a boxer and high diver -- he had been an AAU champion in both sports -- made him ideally suited for stunt work. Harvey subsequently joined the Mack Sennett studios in 1919 and embarked on a remarkably long and eventful career as a stuntman that encompassed over sixty years (Harvey was still performing stunts in his 80's). Among the notable actors that Parry doubled for are John Wayne, Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Harold Lloyd, George Raft, Peter Lorre, Clark Gable, and Monty Banks. Moreover, since Harvey was only 5'6" he was also able to double such actresses as Shirley Temple, Mary Pickford, and Carole Lombard. Parry was only seriously injured twice in his career as a stuntman: He broke his back doubling Clark Gable in Call of the Wild (1935) and broke twenty bones in one of his feet after a water tower fell the wrong way during the shooting of How the West Was Won (1962). He also played mostly small parts in a large assortment of films and TV shows. In addition, Harvey kept himself in shape throughout the years with a daily regimen of push-ups, sit-ups, and leg lifts followed by a two-mile brisk walk. Parry died at age 85 of a heart attack on September 18, 1985.- Samuel F. Pryor was born on 1 March 1898 in Ferguson, Missouri, USA. He was married to Mary Tay. He died on 18 September 1985 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.
- John Kingsley Read was born on 18 April 1936 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK. He died on 18 September 1985 in Lancashire, England, UK.
- Art Director
- Art Department
- Production Designer
A. Earl Hedrick was born on 2 March 1896 in Los Angeles, California, USA. A. Earl was an art director and production designer, known for Sullivan's Travels (1941), The Lost Weekend (1945) and Ace in the Hole (1951). A. Earl died on 18 September 1985 in Whittier, California, USA.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Yasuki Chiba was born on 24 June 1910 in Changchun, China. He was a director and actor, known for The Daphne (1966), Tokyo Sweetheart (1952) and Bangkok no yoru (1966). He died on 18 September 1985.