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Dick Gautier was born on 30 October 1931 in Culver City, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Transformers (1984), G.I. Joe (1985) and Get Smart (1965). He was married to Tess Hightower, Barbara Stuart and Beverly J. Gerber. He died on 13 January 2017 in Arcadia, California, USA.

David Butler was born on 17 December 1894 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a director and actor, known for You'll Find Out (1940), Look for the Silver Lining (1949) and If I Had My Way (1940). He was married to Elshie H Schulte. He died on 14 June 1979 in Arcadia, California, USA.

Eddie Collins was born on 30 January 1883 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Blue Bird (1940), Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938) and Quick Millions (1939). He was married to Florence Wilmot (actress). He died on 2 September 1940 in Arcadia, California, USA.

Michael Huddleston was born on 10 November 1952 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Vampires (1998), Wyatt Earp (1994) and The Desperate Trail (1994). He was married to Nancy Jean Foster. He died on 6 May 2021 in Arcadia, California, USA.

Shirley Olivia Mills was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1926 and moved to southern California as a child.

She became the star of an independent film which achieved great fame, Child Bride (1938) when she was 12 years old; she describes it in detail on her "official" Website on a separate page devoted to memories of that film along with still photos of it. Other pages on the site are devoted to The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and Nine Girls (1944), two more films in which she appears.

Mills had extensive training in performing arts prior to her first big role, and those skills figured importantly in her success, which included great discipline and professionalism from a very young age in areas of dancing, declamation, recitation, and public speaking.

She became an accomplished dancer and appeared in World War II era movies with the "Jivin' Jacks And Jills" dance group in seven movies as a "Jivin' Jill" dancer. She worked with a very young Donald O'Connor, who emerged as a teen dance star in the early 1940s in "B" dance movies.

Mills appeared in major Hollywood studio movies through the 1940s and into the 1950s, during which decade she also appeared on major network television programs.

She appeared and acted with major Hollywood actors including Henry Fonda, Errol Flynn, Shirley Temple, Donald O'Connor, and the Andrews Sisters.

She appeared in movies directed by major Hollywood studio directors including John Ford (who won the Best Director Academy Award for The Grapes Of Wrath in which Shirley Mills appeared as "Ruthie Joad"), Michael Curtiz, Alfred Hitchcock, George Cuckor, Alan Dwan, Charles Burton, Andre De Toth, George Marshall, William Castle, and Joseph Kane.

In addition to her career as a child and teen film star, Mills also worked as a professional dancer and a photo and advertising model for Coca-Cola, Russell Stover Candies, and many other companies. She appeared on magazine covers often during the 1940s, and went on to work as a nightclub performer, stage personality, and as a marketing and public relations sales specialist for computer data processing services in the early 1960s. She was one of the earliest women to become prominent in the computer data-processing field.

Later, she became an independent businesswoman and started a Bel Air, California-based company specializing in party and social event-planning called "A Party For All Seasons." She achieved prominence as a specialist in Jewish weddings although she was not born Jewish.

She cared for her aged parents into their old age. Her father died in 1976 after suffering several strokes, and her mother died in 1979 after suffering from kidney failure.

In 1977, she married retired clergyman Mel Hanson, and lived with him on a cattle ranch in Southern California. She also owned an alfalfa ranch in Northern California which she later sold. Her husband died in a tragic automobile accident 18 years after they were married.

During her retirement years, she often appeared at movie nostalgia and memorabilia conventions. A photo on her website shows her in 2005 (at age 79) with Darryl Hickman, the child actor who appeared as her screen brother in The Grapes Of Wrath (1940).

In 2005, a 13-minute documentary was made featuring Mills recalling her work on The Grapes of Wrath in 1940.

In 2009, her website reported that she had become bedridden and no longer made public appearances. She was 83 years old in 2009.

Ward Kimball joined Disney Studios in 1934 as an animator. He eventually became involved in all aspects of animation production, most notably as the designer of Jiminy Cricket for the film "Pinocchio." He was also responsible for the redesign of Mickey Mouse. Walt Disney recognized Kimball's achievements by making him one of the "Nine Old Men", Disney's semi-official group of advisors. Kimball retired from Disney in 1972, but still maintained ties with the studio. He joined other leading Disney animators in 1978 for a whistle-stop tour to promote Mickey Mouse's 50th birthday. In addition to animation, Kimball was both an avid musician and train enthusiast. In 1948 he formed the Firehouse Five Plus Two, a Dixieland jazz band composed of fellow Disney employees. He also maintained a full-sized train and tracks at his home in California, and was a past president of the Train Collectors Association. Not only did his love of trains get him the job of designing the World of Motion display at EPCOT, it also got another train collector started--Walt Disney himself. Kimball received many honors during his lifetime, and in 1989 was named a Disney Legend.

James Almanzar was born on 7 October 1934 in Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA. He was an actor, known for The Black Cauldron (1985), Catalina Caper (1967) and The Spy in the Green Hat (1967). He died on 9 June 2002 in Arcadia, California, USA.

John Copage was born on 25 March 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Star Trek (1966), The Killers (1964) and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964). He was married to Elaine Gonzales McDoanld and Alise J. Peak. He died on 26 June 2023 in Arcadia, California, USA.

Iva Shepard was born on 23 April 1886 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for While the Children Slept (1913), I Love Lucy (1951) and The Straight Road (1914). She was married to Lyle Clement and Joseph Singleton. She died on 26 January 1973 in Arcadia, California, USA.

John Scherer was born on 25 July 1960 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a production manager and producer, known for The Lawnmower Man (1992), Near Dark (1987) and The Mentalist (2008). He died on 19 January 2021 in Arcadia, California, USA.

Tom Filer (1925-2013) was an actor, screenwriter and novelist. Born in New York, he made his home in Santa Monica Canyon, a Southern California community of writers, actors, artists and architects, and became its greatest chronicler.

His works include "The Man on Watch (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1961), "Finding Mahmoud" (iUniverse, 2001) and numerous Pushcart Prize-winning short stories. Unpublished works include "Harushima," a novel based on his wartime experiences as a Naval lieutenant in Micronesia; and "Civilization," "Goat Alley Tales," and "The Last Stand," a sweeping account of the 500-year history of Santa Monica Canyon, anchored by the story of his landlady, the mestizo owner of a rustic remnant of a Mexican land grant that once encompassed tens of thousands of acres.

Filer worked as a screenwriter and actor with Jack Nicholson, Monte Hellman ("Ride in the Whirlwind") and Roger Corman, supplementing his income with lobster diving and albacore fishing.

Filer taught writing at UCLA Extension, and held workshops in his home. In her first collection of short stories, author Mary Yukari Waters thanked Tom Filer and his Goat Alley writer's workshop for guiding her writing.

Director John Rawlins started in films in 1918 as an actor, stunt man, gag writer and assistant director. For a while he sidelined as a comedy writer, then became an editor and later directed second features for First National in Britain from the early 1930s. Returning to the US, he joined Universal (1938-46), where he turned out "B" pictures and serials, including installments of the "Dick Tracy" and "Sherlock Holmes" series. He had similar assignments at RKO (1947-48) and United Artists (1951-53), before branching out into television dramas.

Margery Wilson was born on 31 October 1896 in Gracey, Kentucky, USA. She was an actress and director, known for Insinuation (1922), The Offenders (1924) and The Clodhopper (1917). She was married to Otto Meek, William Williamson and Vance Link Bushnell. She died on 21 January 1986 in Arcadia, California, USA.

Mabel Bell was born on 6 April 1902 in Kentucky, USA. She died on 15 July 1985 in Arcadia, California, USA.

Mary Ford was born on 7 July 1924 in El Monte, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Speed Racer (2008), Casino (1995) and Carol (2015). She was married to Les Paul and Donald Hatfield. She died on 30 September 1977 in Arcadia, California, USA.

Pedro Knight was born on 30 September 1921 in Matanzas, Cuba. He was married to Celia Cruz. He died on 3 February 2007 in Arcadia, California, USA.

Al Alberts was born on 10 August 1922 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Carol (2015), Pieces of a Woman (2020) and Al Alberts Showcase (1962). He was married to Stella. He died on 27 November 2009 in Arcadia, Florida, USA.

Patty Higgins was born on 14 November 1953 in Pennsylvania, USA. She died on 28 June 1985 in Arcadia, California, USA.

Theresa Testa was born on 24 March 1887 in Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress. She died on 2 June 1978 in Arcadia, California, USA.

Harold Budd was born on 24 May 1936 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a composer, known for Jerry Maguire (1996), The Lovely Bones (2009) and White Bird in a Blizzard (2014). He was married to Ellen Wirth and Paula Katzman. He died on 8 December 2020 in Arcadia, California, USA.

George Wittlinger was born on 23 October 1895 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. George was a set decorator, known for Sea Hunt (1958), The Christophers (1952) and Cavalcade of America (1952). George died on 12 May 1971 in Arcadia, California, USA.

Al Bordighi was born on 3 December 1930. He was an actor, known for Police Story (1973), Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973) and Falling in Love Again (1980). He died on 24 September 2004 in Arcadia, California, USA.

George Woolf was born on 31 May 1910 in Cardston, Alberta, Canada. He died on 4 January 1946 in Arcadia, California, USA.

Mary Cannon was born on 16 December 1909 in California, USA. She died on 2 July 1985 in Arcadia, California, USA.

Stella Alberts was born on 11 July 1930. Stella was a producer, known for Al Alberts Showcase (1962). Stella died on 26 December 2010 in Arcadia, Florida, USA.