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- Paul Fierro began acting at the dawn of commercialized television; in the heyday of Hollywood's youth. The 40s were tough times to get a break in the tightly knit "town of dreams," but Fierro took whatever he could get. He started doing bit parts and eventually the roles grew. By the 1950s he found his niche; usually as the villain in television westerns. Interestingly, the bad guys came in the form of cowboy, or the half-naked Indian as well. His tall, dark, athletic features lending themselves easily to the roles. It was something the always goodhearted actor eventually came to terms with. He became part of one of history's great film moments in 1948, when in "Red River," John Wayne claims Diego's (Walter Brennan) land by shooting Fierro. In 1956, he appeared as Morteno in "The Creature Walks Among Us," one of the classic monster films from the "Creature From the Black Lagoon" series. The cult status of the film was something he found enjoyable in later years, remarking to a reporter once, that laughing at life was one of the things he loved to do.
Fierro was born in L.A.'s "Dogtown," the deteriorating Southside of Santa Monica at the time. As a boy of eight, he sold papers on the corner of Figueroa St. and Santa Barbara Avenue. He also fought in a "smoker" bout at the same age to earn some money, and won. "Smoker" referring to illegally staged and unregulated boxing matches of the early 1900s. In high school he was awarded a football scholarship to North Carolina State, where he played half back from 1935 to 1937, under Notre Dame coach, Hunk Anderson. He spent most of his life during his acting career living in a cottage in Laurel Canyon, before moving to Walnut Creek, CA, where he later passed away. Truly one of the trailblazers to hit the small and big screens in the pioneering days of Hollywood. - Payne Stewart was born in Springfield, Missouri, on Wednesday, January 30th, 1957. He and his wife, Tracy Stewart (nee, Ferguson), were married on Tuesday, November 10th, 1981. They had 2 children, Chelsea, and William Aaron. Over the course of his PGA career, he won eleven PGA Tour events, including three major championships in his career, the last of which occurred a few months before he died in an airplane accident at the age of 42.
- Pierre Meyrand was born on 3 August 1932 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Wielka milosc Balzaka (1973), Antoine et Cléopâtre (1967) and La grotte aux fées (1972). He was married to Arlette Téphany. He died on 25 October 1999 in Brunoy, Essonne, France.
- Johnny Aber was born on 24 August 1916 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Yale vs. Harvard (1927), The Smile Wins (1928) and Ten Years Old (1927). He died on 25 October 1999 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Tom Eastwood was born on 12 March 1922 in Hawley, Hampshire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for A Picture of Katherine Mansfield (1973), Theatre Night (1957) and BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960). He died on 25 October 1999 in England, UK.
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Tsancho Tsanchev Dimitrov was born on May 8, 1937 in Zlatitsa, Bulgaria. In 1939 his parents moved to Sofia . In 1957 he graduated from the School of Fine Mechanics and Optics in Sofia with degree "Chamber technique." In 1972 he graduated from the specialty "Cinematographer's mastery" in the Higher Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow . Since 1960 to 1992 he worked in Boyana Film Studios, Sofia , where he was a camera technician (1961-1962), camera assistant (1962-1966), camera operator (1966-1968) and cinematographer (1968-1992). He was a member of the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers since 1973. He died on October 25, 1999 in Sofia, Bulgaria.- Actor
Earl Murphey was born on 30 December 1923 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor. He died on 25 October 1999 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Walter Starkey was born on 3 May 1927 in McPhee, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for The Philco Television Playhouse (1948), Studio One (1948) and Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950). He died on 25 October 1999 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, USA.