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John Uhler Lemmon III was an American actor. Considered equally proficient in both dramatic and comic roles, Lemmon was known for his anxious, middle-class everyman screen persona in dramedy pictures, leading The Guardian to coin him "the most successful tragi-comedian of his age."
The year 1963 in film involved some significant events, including the big-budget epic Cleopatra and two films with all-star casts, How the West Was Won and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
Charles Strouse is an American composer and lyricist best known for writing the music to such Broadway musicals as Bye Bye Birdie, Applause, and Annie.
Ralph Pierre LaCock, better known by his stage name Peter Marshall, is an American former game show host, television and radio personality, singer, and actor. He was the original host of The Hollywood Squares from 1966 to 1981 and has almost fifty television, movie, and Broadway credits.
Kim Darby is an American actress best known for her role as Mattie Ross in the film True Grit (1969).
Selma Diamond was a Canadian-born American comedian, actress, and radio and television writer, known for her high-range, raspy voice and her portrayal of Selma Hacker on the first two seasons of the NBC television comedy series Night Court.
Henry Burk Jones was an American actor of stage, film and television.
Roy Cameron Jenson, also known and credited as Roy Jensen, was a Canadian American football player, stuntman, and actor.
Denise Pence is an American actress. Pence may be best known to television audiences for her role as Katie Parker on the soap opera Guiding Light.
The 36th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1963, were held on April 13, 1964, hosted by Jack Lemmon at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California.
Bye Bye Birdie is a 1963 American musical romantic comedy film directed by George Sidney from a screenplay by Irving Brecher, based on Michael Stewart's book of the 1960 musical of the same name. It also features songs by composer Charles Strouse and lyricist Lee Adams, and a score by Johnny Green. Produced by Fred Kohlmar, the film stars Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret, Maureen Stapleton, Bobby Rydell, Jesse Pearson, and Ed Sullivan. Van Dyke and featured player Paul Lynde reprised their roles from the original Broadway production. It was also Van Dyke's feature film debut.
Rex Taylor was an American screenwriter. He wrote for more than 80 films between 1916 and 1966. He was born in Iowa and died in San Pedro, California. He married the actress Irma Taylor in about 1910; the 1920 and 1930 United States Census Records show the couple as living in Los Angeles in 1920 and 1930.
Eddie Ryder was an American television and film actor, as well as a writer and television director. Ryder was born in New York City and died in El Paso, Texas.
The Female Animal is a 1958 American CinemaScope film noir drama film directed by Harry Keller and starring Hedy Lamarr, Jane Powell, Jan Sterling and George Nader.
Paul Dubov was an American radio, film and television actor as well as screenwriter. He frequently appeared in the works of Sam Fuller.
William Douglas Gordon was an American actor, writer, director, story editor, and producer. Although he is best known for his writing credits, he acted occasionally on numerous TV series.
Maria Pia Di Meo is an Italian actress and voice actress, best known for being the official voice dubber of Meryl Streep.
William Wiard was an American film and television director. He directed over 150 episodes of television, several TV films, and the theatrical film Tom Horn.
Bruce Patane Altomari Yarnell was an American film, television, theatre actor and singer. He was known for playing the role of Deputy Marshal Chalk Breeson in the final season of the American western television series Outlaws. As a baritone, he performed in musicals such as Annie Get Your Gun, Bye Bye Birdie, Carousel, and Oklahoma!.
The Melody Top Theatre was a musical theatre located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and featured performances in the round. The theatre that was originally built as a circus-style tent is now defunct.