Tag: Ellis in Freedomland
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ALAN HALE JR.
March 8, 1921 Alan Hale Jr. was born Alan Hale MacKahan in Los Angeles to character actor Rufus Edward MacKahan, who used the stage name Alan Hale, and silent film actress Gretchen Hartman. His television career spanned four decades, but he was best known for his co-starring role as Captain Jonas Grumby (The Skipper) on the 1960s series…
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BYRON FOULGER
August 27, 1899 Byron Kay Foulger was born in Ogden, Utah. He attended the University of Utah and started acting through in community theatre. He made his Broadway debut in March 1920 in a production of Medea featuring Moroni Olsen (the Judge in “The Courtroom”), and performed in four more productions with Olsen on the ‘Great…
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ELLIS IN FREEDOMLAND
Spring 1952 Directed by Abby BerlinProduced by Roland D. ReedWritten by Arthur HoerlMusic by Albert ColomboChoreography by Alex Romero Synopsis ~ A 82 minute, technicolor promotional film for salesmen of Westinghouse appliances, featuring the voices of major Hollywood celebrities. Westinghouse claims its electric appliances “freed women from the drudgery of housework.” The first half involves…