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Arthur Sheekman was born on 5 February 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Duck Soup (1933), Call Me Madam (1953) and Roman Scandals (1933). He was married to Gloria Stuart. He died on 12 January 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Robert Harbin was born on 14 February 1908 in Balfour, South Africa. He was an actor, known for Danger Man (1960), The Limping Man (1953) and The Pelicans and the Pirates (1955). He was married to Dorothy Hall. He died on 12 January 1978 in London, England, UK.

Norma Drury, a talented young pianist, met and fell in love with theatrical director Richard Boleslavsky (Boleslawski) when both were working on the New York stage play "Mr Moneypenny" in 1928-29. Boleslavsky divorced his Russian wife of 12 years, Natalia (Shimkevich) Boleslavsky, and married the younger pianist in 1929, after which the newlyweds moved to Los Angeles where Boleslavsky began his career as a film director.

Norma (Drury) Boleslavsky played piano on- or off-camera, and/or acted dramatic roles, in appx. 13 films between 1932 and 1945 (e.g., "Stage Door" in '37), mostly after her husband's early, sudden death in January, 1937. Sometimes she was billed as Norma Boleslavsky, more often as Norma Drury. She also made guest appearances on popular radio programs of the 1930s and 1940s (Bergen-McCarthy, etc.). Norma and Richard Boleslavsky had one child, a son Jan (Janek), who was born in 1935 and died very young in 1962.

Nat Tanchuck was born on 3 December 1912 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Federal Man (1950), The Hoodlum (1951) and Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957). He died on 12 January 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Arnfried Heyne was born on 29 December 1905 in Dresden, Germany. He was an editor and assistant director, known for Symphonie in Gold (1956), Donauschiffer (1940) and Fräulein (1939). He died on 12 January 1978 in Vienna, Austria.

Charis Loukea was born in 1937. She was an actress, known for Gia tin agapi tou paidiou mou (1963), Golfo, Girl of the Mountains (1955) and Despo (1962). She died on 12 January 1978 in Mikrothives, Greece.

Lee Metcalf was born on 28 January 1911 in Stevensville, Montana, USA. He died on 12 January 1978 in Helena, Montana, USA.

Teréz Nagyajtay was born on 10 August 1897 in Zalatna, Hungary [now Zlatna, Romania]. She was a costume designer, known for Eladó birtok (1941), Hannibál tanár úr (1956) and Beszterce ostroma (1948). She died on 12 January 1978 in Budapest, Hungary.

Dawn White was born on 15 September 1903 in St George-in-the-East, London, England, UK. She died on 12 January 1978 in Arlington, Virginia, USA.