Jane Darwell Patty Woodard Hoosier Home: INDIANAPOLIS
Famous 'Ma Joad' in The Grapes of Wrath.
Lived in Indianapolis when her father as a Monon railroad official.
George DaughertyEmmy nominated producer and conductor of special of classical music and Chuck Jones' annimation.
Produced "Bugs Bunny on Broadway" (1990). Conducted Warner Brothers music while showing the cartoon on a big screen.
Born in PENDLETON, IN.
(1985) Die Fledermaus (PBS) [Emmy nom].
1990 - Bugs Bunny on Broadway.
(1991) The Magical World of Chuck Jones.
(1995/12) Peter and the Wolf [Emmy].
(1998) Rhythm & Jam [Emmy nom].
Silent actor became award winning art director to 20th/Fox and MGM.
1914/04/17 - Born in KOKOMO, IN.
mid-1940s-59 -20th/Fox.
(1947) Daisy Kenyon. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.
(1950) All About Eve [AN].
(1951) David and Bathsheba [AN].
(1953) The Robe [AA].
(1955) Love is a Many-Splendored Thing [AN].
(1957) Funny Face [AN].
(1959) The Diary of Anne Frank [AA].
- MGM.
(1960) Cimarron [AN].
(1962) How the West Was Won [AN]. Mutiny on the Bounty [AN]. Period of Adjustment [AN]. The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm [AN]. (1962-66) Combat!.
(1963) Twilight of Honor [AN].
(1964) The Americanization of Emily [AN]. The Unsinkable Molly Brown [AN].
(1965) A Patch of Blue [AN].
(1967) Mister Buddwing [AN].
(1968) The Shoes of the Fisherman [AN].
(1971) Earth II.
(1972) Corky.
(01/15) Hollywood Hotel (Johnny Mercer). (06/11) Katnip Kollege (WB cartoon). The Cowboy from Brooklyn. Garden of the Moon. Brother Rat. Mr. Chump. Men Are Such Fools.
1939
Sweepstakes Winner. Slapsie Maxie's.
1940
A Child is Born.
1942
Sarong Girl.
1943
Ann Corio's traveling show.
1944
Knickerbocker Holiday. You Can't Ration Love.
1951
Jazz Nocturne (WXTZ-TV Detroit)
1983
11/28 - Died in Pecos, TX.
Madelyn Davis
Co-creator of I Love Lucy. She tested out all of Lucy's gags.
(03/25) Family Theatre "Hill Number One" 'John the Baptist'. Sailor Beware [Martin & Lewis film]. Fixed Bayonets.
1952
(02/20) The Web "Sleeping Dogs". (05/11) The United States Steel Hour "Prologue to Glory". Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1953
(01/29) Treasury Men in Action "The Case of the Watchful Dog". (02/08) You Are There "The Capture of Jesse James". (04/14) Danger "No Room". (04/16) Treasury Men in Action. (05/01) Tales of Tomorrow "The Evil Within". (07/17) Campbell Playhouse "Something for an Empty Briefcase". (08/25) Danger. (09/11) The Big Story. (10/04) Omnibus "Glory in the Flower". (10/14) Kraft Television Theatre "Keep Our Honor Bright". (10/16) Campbell Playhouse "Life Sentence". (11/11) Kraft Television Theatre "A Long Time Til Dawn". (11/17) Armstrong Circle Theatre "The Bells of Cockaigne". (11/23) Robert Montgomery Presents "Harvest". Trouble Along the Way.
1954
(09/05) The Philco Television Playhouse "Run Like a Thief". (11/09) Danger. (11/14) GE Theater "I'm a Fool". (12/12) GE Theater "The Dark, Dark Hours".
1955
(01/04) The US Steel Hour "The Thief". (03/14) Lux Video Theatre. (04/10) East of Eden [AN]. (05/06) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars "The Unlighted Road". 09/30 - Died.. (10/27) Rebel Without a Cause (Memorial).
1956
(11/10) Giant [AN].
Giant (re-released).
1997
9/21 - Indpls Star. 09/27 James Dean: Race With Destiny premires in Wabash, IN. Will open in New York in October.
One time child actress for lead in the TV-Movie "A Girl Named Sooner". The film was made in Vevay, IN. Susan Deer did not make any more films. She is married and lives with her husband in England.
The movie was written by IU grad Suzanne Clauser based on her book. She based the town on English, IN. She wrote for "Bonanza" and other TV-Movies. Britton, Bonnie. Indpls Star 7/10/98 p. F5
Quality Twins (CBS. The Eddie and Ralph Show). 02/07 - Indpls Star "Hoosiers on the Air".
1938
(05/05) Rudy Vallee Show 'guest'.
Ralph and Ed broke up.
1940
(1940-41) Life Begins. (1940-42) We, the Abbotts.
1941
(1941-42) Studio X (local New York radio).
1942
Lucky Jordon.
1943
(1943-44) Hook 'n' Ladder Follies. (1943-44) The Two Minute Man.
1946
"Show Boat" 'Cap'n Andy' (Broadway revival).
1948
Movieland Quiz.
1949
All the King's Men.
1950
The Fireball. Where Danger Lives. Mystery Street. The Breaking Point.
1951
When I Grow Up. The Mob. The Law and the Lady.
1952
Holiday for Sinners. Carbine Williams. Boots Malone. We're Not Married!. The San Francisco Story. Hurricane Smith.
1953
The President's Lady. The War of the Worlds. The Mississippi Gambler. Lili. Count the Hours. (12/23) My Little Margie "Margie's Millionth Member".
1954
They Rode West. She Couldn't Say No. Massacre Canyon. It Should Happen to You. Rails Into Laramie. Alaska Seas. (02/10) My Little Margie "Margie's Manproof Lipstick".
1955
Violent Saturday. The Desperate Hours. Daddy Long Legs. Hell's Island. (03/09) My Little Margie "Vern's Flying Saucer".
1956
When Gangland Strikes. Francis in the Haunted House. Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The Solid Gold Cadillac. Forever Darling.
1957
The Buster Keaton Story. Loving You. (01/14) I Love Lucy "Lucy and Superman" 'Husband'.
1958
Annette. (05/10) Perry Mason.
1959
(10/24) Perry Mason.
1960
Wake Me When It's Over.
1961
All in a Night's Work. (06/02) Rawhide. (12/25) The Andy Griffith Show "Sheriff Barney" 'Mayor Purdy'.
(02/09)"Return to Tomorrow" Star Trek. (02/16) "Pattern of Force" Star Trek. (10/11) "And the Children Shall Lead" Star Trek. (10/18) "Is There No Truth in Beauty?" Star Trek. (11/08) "For the World is Hollow and I have Touched the Sky" Star Trek. (12/06) "The Empath" Star Trek.
1969
(03/14) "All Our Yesterdays" Star Trek. Then Came Bronson.
1970
Yuma. River of Gold. How Awful About Allan. The House That Would Not Die. Crowhaven Farm.
1971
Black Noon.
1973
Terror in the Wax Museum. Honor Thy Father. Arnold.
"The First Lady of Hollywood". High class lady in screwball comedies. 5 times nominated for an Oscar. Appointed by President Eisenhower to be the U.S. Delegate to the 12th General Assembly of the United Nations in 1957. Home in 461 North Faring Rd., Holmby Hills, CA. Scrapbooks and memorabila at University of Southern California Cinema-Television Library.
1898/12/20 - Born in Louisville, Ky.
1909 - Moved to MADISON, IN (940 Middle Drive).
1913 - Madison Grammar School.
1916 - Madison High School.
1918/09 - Chicago Musical College.
1920 - New York.
1928/07/16 - Weds Dr. Francis D. Griffin.
1929/06/01 - Show Boat tour. RKO contract.
(1931/01/26) Cimarron [AN].
(1935/03/07) Roberta. (1935) Magnificent Obsession. (1936/05/14) Show Boat. (1936/11/12) Theodora Goes Wild [AN]. [(1936/12) Adopts Mary Frances.]
(1937/10/21) The Awful Truth [AN].
(1939) Love Affair [AN].
(1940) My Favorite Wife.
(1941) Penny Serenade.
1944/01/15 - Christened Liberty Ship Carole Lombard.
(1946/06/20) Anna and the King of Siam. 1946/07/08 - Footprints in cement.
(1947/08/14) Life with Father.
(1948/03/09) I Remember Mama [AN].
(1950) The Mudlark 'Queen Victoria'.
(1952) It Grows on Trees (last film). (1952/05/30 - 1952/11/21) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars.
(1957/09/17) UN representative.]
(1963/02/20) How the West Was Won was organized by Irene to benefit St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica.
1963/11/30 - Statue in St. John's Foundation Court.
1985 - Kennedy Center.
1990/09/04 - Died of heart failure. Buried in Calvary Cemetery.
"James Edwards was an excellent actor. All young Negro actors today owe him a debt of gratitude because it was Jimmy who started the empolyment situation (for Negro actors) outside the old stereotype with his performance in 'Home of the Brave'." (Sidney Poitier).
1918
03/08 - Born in MUNCIE, IN.
1923
Move to HAMMOND, IN.
Grad of ANDERSON (IN) High School.
1948
Discharged from the Army.
1949
Manhandled. The Set-Up. Home of the Brave Oscar nom.
1950
(09/27) The Halls of Ivy (radio) "The Leslie Hoff Painting".
1951
Bright Victory. The Steel Helment.
1952
The Member of the Wedding.
1953
The Joe Louis Story.
1954
The Caine Mutiny.
1955
Thunder Over Sangoland. Seven Angry Men. The Pheonix City Story.
1956
The Killing.
1957
Men in War. Battle Hymn. African Manhunt.
1958
Fraulin. Tarzan's Fight for Life. Anna Lucasta.
1959
Pork Chop Hill. Night of the Quarter Moon. Blood and Steel. (11/12) Zane Grey Theater "Mission".
1960
(02/26) Texas John Slaughter.
1962
The Manchurian Candidate.
1963
(10/22) The Fugitive.
1964
Born daughter, Eugia.
1965
The Sandpiper.
1968
Coogan's Bluff. The Young Runaways. (02/26) Cowboy in Africa. (12/04) The Virginian.
1969
(Dec) Mannix.
1970
01/04 - Died in San, Diego, CA. (heart attack). Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Hobart,IN east of GARY, IN. (Feb) Patton.
1972
Doomsday Voyage.
Trivia: Will Smith played the character 'James Edwards' in "Men in Black".
Scriptwriter: "Battle Hymn", The Boy from Korea", Beyond the Pass", "Silent Thunder", "Black Star Falling" for Metromedia Prod. Corp. and episodes for "Rawhide".
Stage director: Eartha Kitt in "Skin of Our Teeth". William Marshall "Othello".
Family: Parents: Valley and Anna Edwards (Mother remarried, Anna Riley). Wife: Everdinne. Muncie Star, 01/07/70.
Mike and Jake at the Beach. The Cheese Special. Poor Jake’s Demise. Almost an Actress.
1915
Willful Ambrose. A Versatile Villan. A Rascal’s Foolish Way. A Hash House Fraud. A Game Old Knight. Fatty’s Tintype Tangle. Crossed Love and Swords. A Bear Affair. Ambrose’s Nasty Temper. Ambose’s Lofty Perch. The Great Vacuum Robbery.
1916
Maid Mad. A Love Riot. Her Marble Heart. The Feathered Nest. Bombs!. Amborse’s Fury. His Hereafter. The Marble Heart. The Judge. A Bath House Blunder.
1917
Maggie’s First False Step. His Precious Life. Her Fame and Shame. The Betrayal of Maggie. Are Waitresses Safe? Her Torpedoed Love. {Weds Noel M. Smith}.
1918
The Summer Girl. The Kitchen Lady. The Village Chestnut.
1919
Hearts and Flowers.
1920
You Wouldn’t Believe It. The Quack Doctor. The Star Boarder. Down on the Farm. Married Life. It’s a Boy.
1921
Bungalow Trouble. A Small Town Idol. Astray Form the Steerage.
1922
Bow Wow. The Beautiful and the Damned. The Beauty Shop. Quincy Adams Sawyer.
1923
The Fog. The Spider and the Rose. Main Street. Mary of the Movies. The Spoilers. Tea: With a Kick!. The Gold Diggers. The Wanters. The Old Fool.
1924
This Woman. The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln. The Galloping Fish. True as Steel. Listen Lester. Being Respectable. The Lighthouse by the Sea.
1925
The Love Hour. Cheaper to Marry. The Price of Pleasure. A Broadway Butterfly. Declassee. The Night Club. Grounds for Divorce. Compromise. Bobbed Hair. Hogan’s Alley.
1926
The Bat. Footloose Widows. Miss Nobody. The Passionate Quest. Millionaires. The Old Soak. The Lady of the Harem. Ladies at Play. {Divorce Smith}.
1927
The Cradle Snatchers. Finger Prints. The Red Mill. The Gay Old Bird. Babe Comes Home. Simple Sis. A Sailor’s Sweetheart. A Texas Steer. Ham and Eggs at the Front. {Weds Hal B. Wallis}.
1928
Tillie’s Punctured Romance. Domestic Troubles. Pay as You Enter. Vamping Venus. Five and Ten Cent Annie. Heart to Heart. The Terror. Outcast. Riley the Cop.
1929
The Show of Shows. Faro Nell. Stark Mad. The House of Horror. The Desert Song. Hot Stuff. On with the Show. Noah’s Ark. Hard to Get. The Broadway Hoofer.
1930
High Society Blues. No, No, Nanette. Wide Open. Loose Ankles. Spring is Here. Bride of he Regiment. Rain or Shine. Leathernecking. Viennese Nights.
1931
The Stolen Jools (The Slippery Pearls). Misbehaving Ladies. The Cuban Love Song. Gun Smoke. Newly Rich.
1932
The Unwritten Law. Racing Youth. Once in a Lifetime.
1933
Alice in Wonderland ‘White Queen’.
1934
Wonder Bar. Caravan.
1935
The Winning Ticket. The Widow from Monte Carlo. A Dream Comes True. Broadway Gondolier. The Casino Murder Case. Bad Boy.
1936
I Married a Doctor. Doughnuts and Society. Colleen.
1937
Ready, Willing and Able. Mountain Music. First Lady. The Road Back. Ever Since Eve. Merry Go Round of 1938.
Once a leading man until he was attacked. Became a director of Mr. Moto and Charlie Chan films and Disney's Davy Crockett and Zorro.
Once married to Claudette Colbert. They had a unique living arrangement. They did not live together. Claudette thought they should meet each other like dating. TIMELINE: (1926) Mets Claudette Colbert will performing in "The Baker" on Broadway. (1928/03/13) Weds Claudette Colbert. (1931/08) "Marriage a' la Colbert" Modern Screen. (1935) Divored Claudette Colbert. (1996/07/31) Claudette Colbert dies. (1997/08/27) Sally Blane dies.
(1966/02/23) "The Thirteenth Hat" Batman. (1966/02/09) "Zelda the Great" Batman. (1962/01/07) "Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates" (1961/04/08) "Von Drake in Spain". (1960) The Sign of Zorro. (1958/10/03) The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca. (1957/10/10-58) Zorro. (1954/12/15) "Davy Crockett-Indian Fighter". (1955/05/25) Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier. (1942) Journey Into Fear. (1940) Charlie Chan in Panama. (1939) Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation. Mr. Moto's Last Warning. Charlie Chan in Reno. Charlie Chan at Treasure Island. (1938) Mysterious Mr. Moto. Mr. Moto Takes a Chance. (1937) Thank You, Mr. Moto. Think Fast, Mr. Moto (First Mr. Moto film). (1936/07/20) "The Barker" The Lux Radio Theatre (w/Claudette). (1935/05/15) The Hoosier Schoolmaster. (1933) State Fair. (1930) Young Man of Manhattan (w/ Claudette).
Emmy nominated producer and conductor of special of classical music and Chuck Jones' annimation.
[AN]. 
Teen Icon.
. (10/27) Rebel Without a Cause (
Overworked undersexed friend on thirtysomething.
"The First Lady of Hollywood".
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds (1958 INDINAPOLIS)
"James Edwards was an excellent actor. All young Negro actors today owe him a debt of gratitude because it was Jimmy who started the empolyment situation (for Negro actors) outside the old stereotype with his performance in 'Home of the Brave'." (Sidney Poitier).
Home of the Brave 
Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Hobart,IN east of GARY, IN. (Feb) Patton.
Major comic for Sennett. Played farm girl to maid. Married to producer Hal Wallis.
Albert Fields(GARY)
