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Charles Cirillo was born on 8 August 1908 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Amazing Stories (1985), Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) and Square Dance Jubilee (1949). He died on 4 December 1999 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Jackson Barrett Mahon, a.k.a. Barry Mahon, born in Santa Barbara, California on 5 February 1921, learned to fly while in high school. In 1941 he joined the Royal Air Force and by the winter was flying combat with No. 121 (Eagle) Squadron, composed of American volunteers. Pilot Officer Mahon damaged three German fighters, two FW-190s in April and an Me-109 in May, before scoring his first confirmed victories of two FW-190s, downed in the St. Omer area, on June 8th, 1942. On 31 July he destroyed two more FW-190s over the Berck-Sur-Mer area and became an Ace while covering the commando raid on Dieppe, 19 August 1942, his 98th strategic fighter pilot mission. At 0830, flying his Spitfire Vb, nicknamed "Barry," Mahon shot down an FW-190 and another FW-190 before his plane was hit and he was forced to bail out of the burning ship.
Landing in the sea, he was taken prisoner to Stalag Luft III where Mahon worked on the tunnels made famous by the movie The Great Escape (1963) loosely based upon him, his character played in the movie by Steve McQueen. Actually Mahon escaped before that breakout, but was captured on the Czech border when his feet became too sore to go on. He escaped again, only to be recaptured and was finally liberated by Patton's 3rd Army in 1945.
Although Mahon filed a claim for shooting down two Germans on August 19, 1942, he was only given credit for one after the war. Thus, for a tally-record of five confirmed, two probable, three damaged, and other brave and heroic deeds, Mahon received the British Distinguished Flying Cross in 1985.
After the war he became the personal pilot for, and later the manager of Errol Flynn. He produced a number of Flynn and Gina Lollobrigida's pictures, as well as a considerable output of children's programs. Mahon established The Production Machine, a high-tech film production company in Hollywood, making motion pictures for theatrical and television release. Mahon was the first movie producer to adapt and apply computer technology as well as spreadsheet applications (such as MultiPlan) to the breakdown, scheduling, budgeting and financial analysis of feature-length motion pictures and movies-of-the-week for Columbia Pictures.
Barry is the father of Columbia/CBS producer Doris Keating (Passion Flower (1986), My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn (1985), Leaving Home (1996), A Touch of Scandal (1984), Stranded (1986)) and was a mentor to producer/director James Jaeger for over 15 years before he passed away in 1999.- Slobodan Dimitrijevic was born on 20 April 1941 in Nis, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for The Peacemaker (1997), Gymkata (1985) and Iluzija (1967). He died on 4 December 1999 in Zagreb, Croatia.
- Arthur Hee was born on 11 April 1919 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He was an actor, known for Inferno in Paradise (1974) and Hawaii Five-O (1968). He died on 4 December 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
- David Beaty was born on 28 March 1919 in Hatton, Ceylon. He was a writer, known for Trouble in the Sky (1960) and Une femme fatale (1976). He died on 4 December 1999.
- Sergey Ivanov was born on 17 July 1941 in Moscow, USSR. He was a writer, known for Dunno on the Moon (1997), Diskzhokey (1988) and Detonator (1992). He died on 4 December 1999 in Russia.
- Rose Bird was born on 2 November 1936 in Tucson, Arizona, USA. She was an actress, known for Pryor's Place (1984) and ABC News Nightline (1980). She died on 4 December 1999 in Palo Alto, California, USA.
- Composer
- Actor
- Music Department
Edward Vesala was born on 15 February 1945. He was a composer and actor, known for Tomorrow (1986), Taivasta vasten (2000) and Would Momma Allow? (1968). He died on 4 December 1999.