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- Memphis-born Elwood Ullman decided against going into the family business - a whiskey distillery - and pursued his dream of becoming a writer. He submitted humorous stories to such publications as "Captain Billy's Whiz Bang", "Life" magazine and newspapers in New York and St. Louis, and did so well at it that he decided to break into writing for films. Through the assistance of screenwriter Jack Natteford, Ullman secured work writing for two-reel comedies, and was eventually hired by Columbia Pictures to write for their shorts department in 1936. In that capacity he wrote for such Columbia players as The Three Stooges, Andy Clyde and Charley Chase. He left the shorts department in 1951 to concentrate on writing features, and retired from the business in 1966.
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Tex Williams, along with Spade Cooley and Bob Wills, was among the most popular bandleaders in the musical genre known as "western swing" in the 1940s and 1950s (although he used the nickname "Tex", he was actually from Illinois). His popularity led to Universal Pictures bringing him to Hollywood to make a series of musical western shorts in the late 1940s, and he and his band shot about a dozen of them before the series ended in 1952.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jacques Dalès was born on 28 December 1920 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Rendez-moi ma peau... (1980), Le roman du samedi (1980) and Hôtel des artistes: Saisie (1950). He died on 11 October 1985 in Paris, France.- Music Department
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Jussi Jalas was born on 23 June 1908. He was a composer, known for Juha (1937), Koskenlaskijan morsian (1937) and Anu ja Mikko (1940). He was married to Margareta Sibelius. He died on 11 October 1985.