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Johnny Horton was born in Los Angeles, but at an early age he moved with his sharecropping parents to Tyler, Texas, where he grew up. Fishing was an early interest in life and he traveled to Alaska to seek employment in this capacity, but after returning to Texas he took up singing. His singing career began in 1950 in Pasadena, California, on radio station KXLA. He later became a regular on "Hometown Jamboree" with Cliffie Stone, on which he was billed as "The Singing Fisherman". In 1951 he made his first recording.
In 1953 he married the widow of Hank Williams, and she took an interest in furthering his career. He became a regular on the radio show "Louisiana Hayride" in 1955 and soon after made an appearance on "Grand Ole Opry". His first hit, "Honky Tonk Man", came in 1956 and was soon followed by "When It's Springtime in Alaska", "The Battle of New Orleans", "Johnny Reb" and "Sink the Bismarck".
In 1960 he recorded "North to Alaska" for the motion picture of the same name (North to Alaska (1960)) starring John Wayne and Stewart Granger. At this point in his career he decided to add acting to his accomplishments and planned on beginning a movie career, but this was not to be. On a foggy night in November of 1960, he was returning from a concert with his manager, Tillman B. Franks, and his bass player, Tommy Tomlinson, when tragedy struck. A car driven by a drunk driver came out of the fog and collided with Johnny's car head on. Horton was killed instantly.- Clara Padoa was born on 7 September 1910 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress, known for The Life of Giuseppe Verdi (1938), Stasera alle undici (1938) and Amazzoni bianche (1936). She died on 21 December 1974 in Milano, Italy.
- Veronika van Eyck was born in 1936 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. She died in 2001 in Milano, Italy.
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Friedrich Benfer was born on 28 August 1905 in Naples, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Heart of a Queen (1940), Mädchenjahre einer Königin (1936) and Nights in Andalusia (1938). He was married to Jenny Jugo. He died on 30 January 1996 in Milano, Italy.- Karola Szalay was born on 23 May 1911 in Budapest, Hungary. She was an actress, known for Gül Baba (1940). She died on 2 January 2001 in Milano, Italy.
- Antonio Zerbini was born in 1928 in Italy. He was an actor, known for Rigoletto (1981), Tosca (1982) and Aida (1963). He died on 19 December 1987 in Milano, Italy.
- Giorgio Torelli was born on 26 February 1928 in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He died on 6 April 2023 in Milano, Italy.
- Alberto Pigaiani was born on 15 July 1928 in Milano, Italy. He died on 15 June 2003 in Milano, Italy.