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Part of the Philadelphia music scene which also spawned Frankie Avalon and Fabian, Rydell was undoubtedly the most talented of the teen idols. After a number of song hits, including "Wild One" and "Volare", he starred in Bye Bye Birdie (1963) before hitting the nightclub circuit. He still appears regularly on "oldies" shows, although he hasn't had a hit since the early 1960s.- Paul E. Brown was born on 16 November 1920 in Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Eleanor Margaret Woods. He died on 27 July 2008 in Abington, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Composer, songwriter ("Snow Bound", "Togetherness"), author, guitarist and record executive, educated in high school and a student of the Schillinger System. He played with small groups in night clubs, radio and television, then joined the Artists & Repertoire Department at Chancellor Records (1961-1964). He wrote for Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughan, the Four Freshmen, Frankie Avalon, Fabian, Joni James, and June Valli, as well as songs for films. Joining ASCAP in 1954, his chief musical collaborators included Clarence Kehner, Robert Marcucci, and Peter De Angelis. His other popular-song compositions include "Bobby Sox to Stockings", "Christmas and You", "Theme for Jacqueline", "You're All I See", "Don't Tell Me Not to Love You", "The Exciting Mr. Fitch" and "Somewhere in Your Heart".- Paul Grimes was born on 8 May 1924 in the USA. He died on 23 April 2002 in Abington, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Bucky Walters was born on 19 April 1909 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 20 April 1991 in Abington, Pennsylvania, USA.
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- Director
Charles Emmett van Loan was born on 29 June 1876, at San Jose, California, the son of Richard and Emma Van Loan. His father was a captain in the Salvation Army and his mother an adjutant (a rank that has since been discontinued). As young boy in San Bernardino, Charles was often called upon to beat the drum at Salvation Army functions.
Charles began as a writer for the Los Angeles Morning Herald and later the Los Angeles Examiner. In New York he worked as a sports writer on the Evening Journal and the American, before becoming associate editor for the Saturday Evening Post. When Charles left the New York American he was able to bring in his friend, Damon Runyon, to replace him as sports writer.
During his career Charles, whose passion was baseball, became known as one of America's most popular sports writers, humorist and writer of short stories. He was a prolific contributor of sports stories for leading magazines, in particular the Saturday Evening Post. According to the Philadelphia Public Ledger, Charles had the largest following of men readers of any magazine fiction writer. The Bonehead" (1911), "The Ten-Thousand Dollar Arm and Other Tales of the Big League" (1912), and "Art and the Dollar" (1919) were among his most popular stories.
Charles Emmett van Loan died of chronic nephritis on 2 March 1919, while on business trip to Abington, Pennsylvania. It was thought at the time that a broken arm suffered in an automobile accident in 1914 may have contributed to his early death. He was survived by his wife, the former Emma C. Lenz (1880-1954), a daughter Virginia and his son Richard. Charles' father collapsed and died of a heart attack upon hearing of his son's passing.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Dick Thomas was born on 4 September 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Powder River Gunfire (1948), Sioux City Sue (1946) and Bassie & Adriaan (1978). He died on 22 November 2003 in Abington, Pennsylvania, USA.- Johnny Callison was born on 12 March 1939 in Qualls, Oklahoma, USA. He was married to Dianne. He died on 12 October 2006 in Abington, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Wayne Hardin was born on 23 March 1926 in Smackover, Arkansas, USA. He was married to Patricia Bell and Jane McCausland. He died on 12 April 2017 in Abington, Pennsylvania, USA.