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Martin Rackin was born in New York City, New York, USA. He was the son of a silk mill owner, and started work as a hat store delivery boy. His work became lighter as a copy boy for the New York Mirror, where he became a publicist and speech writer.
When the United States entered WWII (1941), Rackin went to Hollywood and served his time with the U.S. Air Force, and that experience served as inspiration for several of his next screenplays. He continued writing for the movie industry, and became a director for eighteen episodes of The Red Skelton Hour (1951), where he befriended the comedy screenwriter John Lee Mahin.
In 1958, he started a production company with his friend Mahin, known as Mahin-Rackin Productions, which proved fruitful in terms of writing, and production, namely with The Horse Soldiers (1959), and North to Alaska (1960). That project too, came to an end as Rackin became head of production at Paramount (1960-1964), but his aim at independent production led him to leave, and start his own production company, Martin Rackin Productions.
He died on April 15, 1976 in London, England.- A colorful figure of the French cinema, active between 1930 and 1965. His multiple capacities were well exploited by Gallic directors and Amato was even in an eternal masterpiece; Jean Renoir's "La règle du jeu" (1939). His singing talents got him parts of ... singers ("Josette", "Paradis perdu"). On the other hand, his Italian roots earned him parts of various Mediterranean types ("La Tour de Nesle", "La règle du jeu", "Ils étaient neuf célibataires"). His humor and volubility made him a fixture in comedies. He retired after having played in 107 films and it will always a pleasure for film buffs to spot Amato in one of his numerous appearances.
- Actor
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G.L. McDonnell was born on 10 June 1881 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Amateur Gentleman (1926), Prince of Diamonds (1930) and The White Black Sheep (1926). He died on 15 April 1976 in London, England, UK.- Cinematographer
Harry D. Harde was born on 29 May 1895. He was a cinematographer, known for The Twin Pawns (1919), The A.B.C. of Love (1919) and A Modern Salome (1920). He died on 15 April 1976 in Palm Beach, Florida, USA.