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Born into a show-business family - his parents were circus aerialists - Frankie Darro appeared in his first film at age six. Due to his small size and youthful appearance, he played teenagers well into his 20s. Always a physical performer, Darro often did his own stunts, many times out of necessity - his small stature made it difficult to find stunt doubles his size. He was an accomplished horseman and, in addition to westerns, made several films where he played jockeys. In 1933 he played the lead as a troubled teen in a major film for Warner Brothers : Wild Boys of the Road (1933). It is a pre code film with a realistic look at "The Great Depression" , from the point of view of the youth of the time. This film seems to have been rediscovered only recently and has received critical acclaim.That same year, he played a troubled youth in the James Cagney classic, "The Mayor Of Hell". Later in 1935, he had a key role in the cult serial classic' "The Phantom Empire"(1935). As Darro got older, however, he found it increasingly difficult to secure employment, and by the late 1940s was doing uncredited stunt work and bit parts. He had a recurring role on The Red Skelton Hour (1951), unrecognized by his fans, he played "Robby The Robot" in the groundbreaking sci-fi film "The Forbidden Planet" (1956), though Marvin Miller, best remembered as Michael Anthony of TVs "Millionaire"(1955-60), was the robot's voice. After that Frankie appeared sporadically in films and on TV . .- Director
- Editor
- Producer
Editor/director Irving Lerner got his start in the film business at Columbia University, where he was a research editor on the school's Encyclopedia of Social Sciences and began making documentaries for the school's anthropology department in the early 1930s. He produced documentaries for the Office of War Information during World War II, and after the war he became the head of New York University's Educational Film institute.
In 1948 Lerner and Joseph Strick co-directed a short documentary, Muscle Beach (1948). After that Lerner got into low-budget feature films, directing the gritty little crime drama 'C'-Man (1949) and the somewhat bizarre Mister Universe (1951), about a bodybuilder who gets involved with con artists and professional wrestling. He also worked as a cinematographer, editor and assistant director on others' films, and served as director and cinematographer on several documentaries. He was the editor on Martin Scorsese's 1977 film New York, New York (1977), but died before finishing the cutting. Scorsese dedicated the film to him.- Jose Portugal was born on 4 March 1908 in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Farewell to Youth (1943) and Topper (1953). He died on 25 December 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actress
Harriett Bennett was born on 12 April 1893 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress. She was married to Edward Lodge McKee and C. Ray Rowen. She died on 25 December 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Elias Lazaroff was born on 9 December 1888. He was an actor, known for Loser's End (1935). He died on 25 December 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Charles Sherman was born on 9 December 1899. He was a writer, known for He Comes Up Smiling (1918), The Upper Crust (1917) and Wandering Footsteps (1925). He died on 25 December 1976.
- Actor
- Composer
Gunther Arndt was born on 1 April 1907 in Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and composer, known for Familie Benthin (1950) and Wie Sie wünschen (1961). He died on 25 December 1976 in Berlin, Germany.