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The star of many land and underwater adventures, Lloyd Vernet Bridges, Jr. was born on January 15, 1913 in San Leandro, California, to Harriet Evelyn (Brown) and Lloyd Vernet Bridges, Sr., who owned a movie theater and also worked in the hotel business. He grew up in various Northern California towns. His father wanted him to become a lawyer, but young Lloyd's interests turned to acting while at the University of California at Los Angeles. (Dorothy Dean Bridges, Bridges' wife of more than 50 years, was one of his UCLA classmates, and appeared opposite him in a romantic play called "March Hares.") He later worked on the Broadway stage, helped to found an off-Broadway theater, and acted, produced and directed at Green Mans ions, a theater in the Catskills. Bridges made his first films in 1936, and went under contract to Columbia in 1941. Allegations that Bridges had been involved with the Communist Party threatened to derail his career in the early 1950s, but he resumed work after testifying as a cooperative witness before the House Un-American Activities, admitting his past party membership and recanting. Making the transition to television, Bridges became a small screen star of giant proportions by starring in Sea Hunt (1958), the country's most successful syndicated series. Trouper Bridges worked right to the end, winning even more new fans with his spoofy portrayals in the movies Airplane! (1980) and Hot Shots! (1991), and their respective sequels. Lloyd Bridges died at age 85 of natural causes on March 10, 1998.- Actor
- Stunts
- Additional Crew
Stuntman and actor Boyd Stockman was born on February 12, 1916 in Red Rock, Grant County, New Mexico. Boyd moved to California in the early 1940's where he and his brother worked for the Bakersfield Land and Cattle Company. Stockman began his film business career doing stunts at Monogram Pictures in the mid-1940's after he was spotted roping cattle at the L.A. Coliseum Rodeo by fellow stuntmen Joe Yrigoyen and Andy Jauregui, who suggested to Stockman that he try his hand in the movies. An expert horseman and team driver, Boyd was usually cast in Westerns as a stagecoach driver. Moreover, Stockman was also a regular in Gene Autry Western programmers made by Columbia. His career as both an actor and stuntman in Westerns spanned over three decades altogether. Boyd returned to his native state of New Mexico in the mid-1970's. Stockman died at age 82 on March 10, 1998 in Silver City, New Mexico.- Randall was born in New Orleans in 1914 and lived there until moving to Mandeville, Louisiana in 1987. He graduated from LSU and Tulane University Law School and retired as an attorney for the state of Louisiana. He was a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and a deacon at St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans.
Randall was a Captain in the 88th "Blue Devils" Division and served in Italy during World War II. Randall also served in the Merchant Marines prior to his Army service in the War. - Production Designer
- Art Director
Zoran Zorcic was born on 3 June 1915 in Nis, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was a production designer and art director, known for Mamula Camp (1959), Te noci (1958) and And Love Has Vanished (1961). He died on 10 March 1998 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.- Actor
- Producer
Raub was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania to Samuel J. and Margaret Lynn Raub, the oldest of two sons. He was married to the Angela Wiffen who had grown up in Wallington, Surrey, England. They had two daughters, Rita and Beth, and a son, Edwin L., Jr.
During the Second World War, Raub served as a radio operator with the 82nd Airborne Division's 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment participating in D-Day and Operation Market Garden.
On his return from the war, Raub became interested in magic. His first notable success came with Uncle Ted's Children's Hour. Besides his magic act it featured such puppet shows, pantomimes and birthday parties. It became a success, and "Uncle Ted" a local celebrity.
Raub also opened a magic shop in his hometown of Kingston with fellow magician Harry Crawford.
In 1974 Raub began starring as the host Uncle Ted's Ghoul School Friday nights on WNEP-TV. The show, which was originally broadcast live, featured skits and magic interspersed throughout the film shown.
Uncle Ted's Ghoul School was canceled in 1982, but two years later Raub returned to the airwaves with Uncle Ted's Monstermania on local Public TV station WVIA-TV until 1997.
Raub died in 1998. He was interred at Memorial Shrine Cemetery in Franklin Township, Pennsylvania. Uncle Ted was inducted posthumously into the Horror Host Hall of Fame on the 22nd of March 2014.- Gizela Chmelkova was born on 19 May 1909 in Hliník nad Hronom, Austria-Hungary [now Slovakia]. She was an actress, known for Tri razy svitá ráno (1961) and Lazy sa pohli (1952). She died on 10 March 1998 in Hliník nad Hronom, Slovakia.
- Henry Sharpe was born on 24 April 1927 in Eufaula, Oklahoma, USA. He died on 10 March 1998 in Bakersfield, California, USA.