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Una Merkel began her movie career as stand-in for Lillian Gish in the movie The Wind (1928). After that, she performed on Broadway before she returned to movies for the D.W. Griffith film Abraham Lincoln (1930). In her early years, before gaining a few pounds, she looked like Lillian Gish, but after Abraham Lincoln (1930) her comic potential was discovered. She mostly played supporting roles as the heroine's no-nonsense friend, but with her broad Southern accent and her peroxide blond hair, she gave one of her best performances as a wisecracking but not-so-bright chorus girl in 42nd Street (1933). Perhaps she is best remembered for her hair-pulling fight with Marlene Dietrich in Destry Rides Again (1939). In 1962, she was nominated for the Academy Award as best supporting actress in Summer and Smoke (1961).

Robert L. Surtees began his working life as a portrait photographer and retoucher, before becoming camera assistant at Universal in 1927. He spent a lengthy apprenticeship (15 years) working under such experienced cinematographers as Hal Mohr, Joseph Ruttenberg and Gregg Toland. Between 1929 and 1930, he was seconded to the Universal studios in Berlin, subsequently spending the remainder of the decade at First National, Warner Brothers and Pathe. He settled at MGM in 1943 (remaining under contract until 1962), and soon developed a reputation as one of Hollywood's foremost lighting cameramen.

In keeping with the glamorous, lavish look of MGM product of the time, Surtees typically employed high-key lighting. This particularly suited big budget colour epics, like Quo Vadis (1951) and Ben-Hur (1959) (filmed in the large screen Camera 65 process with anamorphic lenses, which greatly enhanced colour definition and sharpness); expansive outdoor musicals like Oklahoma! (1955) (the first picture shot in 70 mm Todd-AO ultra wide- screen format); or lush, romantic period drama like Raintree County (1957). Forever at the cutting edge of technological innovation, Surtees was an extremely versatile craftsman. He excelled at every genre and photographic process, superb at shooting sweeping scenery (for example, his Technicolor lensing of King Solomon's Mines (1950)on location in Africa), or bringing the best out of his close-ups. An undoubted high point in his career would have to be the 9-minute chariot race from "Ben-Hur".

Surtees received the first of his 16 Oscar nominations for Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) (when the studio system was at its peak), and his last - some 33 years later - for The Turning Point (1977). Testimony to his ageless endurance was being picked by director Peter Bogdanovich to shoot The Last Picture Show (1971). In the same nostalgic vein, his work on The Sting (1973), photographed in subtle sepia tones (the film was deemed by the Library of Congress as 'aesthetically significant'), contributed greatly to its winning 7 Academy Awards.

Devlin is an actor best known for his endearingly oddball energy and his dynamic and powerful performances across stage and screen. He is also known as the sensationally entertaining host of the comedy podcast Faux Real on Wilder Entertainment having welcomed guests across the industry and pop culture including Patrick Brammall, Nova Miller, Vir Das, Britney Young, Shadi Petosky, Caroline Kepnes, Tiffany and Simmi Singh.

Devlin was born on December 10 (year undisclosed) in Covington, KY. He studied theatre at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville just over the river from St. Louis, MO where he worked on hundreds of set from 2005 to 2011. In 2012, he transitioned to Los Angeles where he quickly began appearing in a number of series across NBC, ABC, FOX, HBO, Showtime, and FX.

Besides working professionally as an actor since 2005, he can be seen on stage as a standup at venues throughout Los Angeles including the Comedy Store, the Laugh Factory, and Flappers. He is also a talented voiceover actor having voiced an array of characters across TV, film, and streaming.

He resides in Los Angeles where he is continually making his mark in the industry as an actor, producer, comedian, host, and voiceover talent.

Kirsten Day is an American Actress best known for voicing Skipper Roberts in Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures, Constance Von Nuvelle in Nintendo's Fire Emblem Three Houses, and characters of all ages throughout video games and cartoons.

Notably, she voiced Skipper Roberts in 'Skipper's Big Babysitting Adventure,' Mattel's 1st animated feature starring Barbie's younger sister, Skipper. She also teaches voiceover at Sound On Studio, an online voiceover studio owned by she and her husband. She also wrote, directed, and produced the award winning Web Series #MarriedLife.

Kirsten was born in Covington, Ky and raised in a small town in Southern Indiana. After graduating from Ball State University with a BS in Musical Theatre and Acting, she moved to New York City to begin her professional acting career. She originated the role of Alicia in Nickelodeon's 1st National Tour "Go Diego Go, Live!" and also traveled the country as Junie B. Jones in TheatreWorks USA's National Tour "The Life and Times of Junie B!" After 4 national tours, and working in NYC for 10 years, she moved to Los Angeles to continue acting in television, film, and voiceover.

Kirsten and her Husband, Emmy Award winning sound engineer Steve Bucino, own a home in Reseda, CA. Together, they have 2 children and a NYC rescue cat named Suge Day.

Durward Kirby was born on 24 August 1911 in Covington, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for Musical Shipmates (1946), The Garry Moore Show (1958) and General Electric Guest House (1951). He was married to Mary Paxton Young. He died on 15 March 2000 in Fort Myers, Florida, USA.

Chonda Pierce was born on 4 March 1960 in Covington, Kentucky, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Roll with It (2023), All Saints (2017) and Home to Harmony. She was previously married to David Pierce.

Charles Eggleston was born on 16 July 1882 in Covington, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for Lights Out (1946), Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) and Robert Montgomery Presents (1950). He died on 31 October 1958 in New York City, New York, USA.

Kathleen Myers was born on 16 April 1899 in Covington, Kentucky, USA. She was an actress, known for Babbitt (1924), Midnight Secrets (1924) and Go West (1925). She was married to Andrew H Nordheim and Harold Gowdy Ohnstein. She died on 27 September 1959 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

Adrian Belew caught the public attention for the first time around 1977 when he played guitar with Frank Zappa, David Bowie or the Talking Heads. He began his solo career in 1981 as singer, guitarist, drummer, lyricist, composer and producer of his own records. Since then he has released 15 of them while still lending his talents as guest musician on the records of, among others, Tori Amos, David Byrne, Garland Jeffreys, Laurie Anderson, Joan Armatrading, Joe Cocker, Paul Simon, Jean-Michel Jarre, Robert Palmer, Cyndi Lauper, Mike Oldfield, Herbie Hancock, Peter Gabriel, the B52's, Nine Inch Nails, the Yellow Magic Orchestra, William Shatner, Porcupine Tree or Ryuichi Sakamoto. 1981 is also the year that saw the beginning of his stint as front man for the band King Crimson. He toured and recorded 6 studio albums with them. Their last release was issued in 2003. He also recorded and appeared on stage with the Adrian Belew Trio, the ProjecKts and the Bears.

Mitch English was born on 2 October 1969 in Covington, Kentucky, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for The Singles Ward (2002), Good Morning San Diego (1994) and Day of Defense (2003). He has been married to Liza Boone since 19 February 2023. He was previously married to Raquel Carter.

Songwriter ("Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," "Breezin' Along With the Breeze", "You Go To My Head," "That Lucky Old Sun"), and composer who left high school to enter the printing trade and soon became a "song plugger" for the music industry. He worked for the New York Times and other newspapers. After a bout with alcoholism and the loss of his wife, he returned to his native Kentucky. Joining ASCAP in 1925, his chief musical collaborators included Henry I. Marshall, Henry H. Tobias, Harry Tobias, Charles Tobias, Richard A. Whiting, Rudy Vallee, Lee David, Larry Shay, Byron Gay, Seymour Simons, Peter De Rose, Victor Young, Neil Moret, "Little" Jack Little, Pete Wendling, Egbert Van Alstyne, and J. Fred Coots. His other popular-song compositions include "The Old Master Painter," "Drifting and Dreaming," "Honey," "The Sleepy Town Express," "Our Old Home Team," "Don't Forget," "God's Country" (Freedom Foundation Award), "You Happened to Me," "Tin Pan Parade," "The Wedding of Jack and Jill," "Right or Wrong," "By the Sycamore Tree," "Beautiful Love," "Until Tomorrow", "Come Home," "There's Honey on the Moon Tonight," "Song of the Navy," "Seeing You Again Did Me No Good," "Our Silver Anniversary," and "This Holy Love".

Lee Roy Reams was born on 23 August 1942 in Covington, Kentucky, USA. He is an actor, known for Sweet Charity (1969), 42nd Street (1986) and Great Performances (1971).

David Pryor was born in Covington, Kentucky and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Graduated from Anderson High School in 1995. He started HTML at the age of 10. He was a Tennis Instructor at the YMCA at age 15.

Moved to California in 1998, 2006, then again in Feb. of 2008 and attended The New York Film Academy but dropped out after the first semester.

His hobbies include building/rebuilding engines, transmissions, computers, anything mechanical. Rock Climbing, Sky Diving, Tennis and anything outdoors.

His mother is Jean, step-father Eric, sister Vicky. He has 2 children - Caleb (son 12) Loxy (daughter 6).

He was known as a "bad boy" in his younger years but has since mellowed out after birth of 2nd child Loxy.

Works out religiously. He also plays amateur guitar, harmonica and piano.

Patrick Doughtie was born on 27 May 1965 in Covington, Kentucky, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Letters to God (2010), Bullies Beware and These Streets We Haunt (2021). He has been married to Kimberly McCollum since 1 June 2012. They have one child. He was previously married to Heather Godwin.

Graduate of Pomona College, 7th Rhodes Scholar of Pomona College, 1956, attended Merton College at Oxford, where he directed plays. He returned to Pomona College for a PhD in English, which he never completed. Taylor was college roommate of Robert Towne at Pomona College, collaborated (often uncredited) with Towne on scripts including Chinatown, taught sociology at the University of Southern California.

Ronald L. Ziegler was born on 12 May 1939 in Covington, Kentucky, USA. He was married to Nancy Lee Plessinger. He died on 10 February 2003 in Coronado, California, USA.

Darryl Warren was born on 5 September 1945 in Covington, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Domestic Disturbance (2001), Spawn (1997) and Harvest Moon (2002). He died on 28 March 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Jessica Rothert was born on 30 November 1984 in Covington, Kentucky, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Compel (2020), Rust Creek (2018) and Bloodsucking Bastards (2015).

Maurice Tombragel was born on 9 March 1913 in Covington, Kentucky, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Sky Liner (1949), Stand by All Networks (1942) and Danger in the Pacific (1942). He died on 20 January 2000 in Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA.

William Chaffin is from the Northern Kentucky / Cincinnati area. William has several feature films he's written and directed, starting with his first feature film in 2002 called The Joining. His first few features did not get distribution calling this time period "his film school". This lead to later films actually receiving distribution with films like Streets of Syndicate and Guilt.

Kurt Tuffendsam was born on 10 December 1979 in Covington, Kentucky, USA. He is a producer and production manager, known for Los Traficantes (2012), Twins (2007) and Nomad's Land.

Michael was born in Covington, KY and raised in Ashland, KY. In 1980 he joined the Navy after graduating from Boyd County High School. After serving 8 years Michael was honorably discharged and used his technical training to support his family. Older than most new comers, Michael started acting and writing in 2009. Michael is widowed with 3 children, 4 step-children and 6 grand-children.

Four-time Oscar nominee Dorothy Spencer was one of the versatile stalwarts of the Hollywood studio system. She began her career as a cutter with Fox and subsequently enjoyed a close collaboration with the independent producer Walter Wanger at Paramount (1936) and United Artists (1937-41). Her longest career spell was at 20th Century Fox, from 1943 to 1963, during which time her assignments ranged from war/action movies and gothic thrillers to large-scale Biblical epics shot in CinemaScope.

Testimony to the high level of competence and consistency of her work can be found in the frequency of her associations with prominent directors: Tay Garnett (Stand-In (1937), Trade Winds (1938), Eternally Yours (1939)); John Ford (Stagecoach (1939), My Darling Clementine (1946), What Price Glory (1952)); Ernst Lubitsch (To Be or Not to Be (1942), Heaven Can Wait (1943), Cluny Brown (1946)); Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Dragonwyck (1946), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), Cleopatra (1963)); Edward Dmytryk (Broken Lance (1954), The Left Hand of God (1955), The Young Lions (1958)); Henry Hathaway (Down to the Sea in Ships (1949), North to Alaska (1960), Circus World (1964)); and Mark Robson (Von Ryan's Express (1965), Valley of the Dolls (1967), Earthquake (1974)).

Spencer was at her best working on action subjects, her cutting instrumental to augmenting the director's work in creating or sustaining the desired level of suspense. Arguably, the most difficult task of her lengthy career was having to pare down the 70,000 feet of film shot for the epic production of "Cleopatra" to 'a mere' 22,000 feet. Spencer retired in 1979. Though the Oscar ultimately eluded her, she was awarded an American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award in 1989. She was also presented with a 'Golden Scissors Award' for her outstanding work on the disaster epic "Earthquake".

Neal Aulick was born on 21 July 1968 in Covington, Kentucky, USA. He was married to Ginger Gosney. He died on 9 May 2024 in Glen Dale, West Virginia, USA.

Steve Cauthen was born on 1 May 1960 in Covington, Kentucky, USA.