Benjy Gaither ALEXANDRIA, IN
Producer of computer animated faith based videos for children.
  • Wobots
    2003 (12/02) "Paramount Theatre to debut 'A Wobot Christmas' film" Anderson HeraldBulletin

    • Edgar Garbert
    Disney special effects artist.
    Kokomo
    Bio:
    1946
    High School.
    Career Highlights:
    1955
    Lady and the Tramp (Moving people, fire, water).
    Notes:
    Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Otis Campbell, 413 E. Murden St.
    Kokomo Trib, 04/19/54, p. 7

    Tom Geraghty
    Silent writer to Fairbanks, Sr.
    April 10, 1883 Hoosier Home: Rushville June 5, 1945
    IMDb AMG
  • The Old Corral
  • Script collection
    		•
    Bio:
    Born Thomas J. Gergathy.
    1901
    03/21 - Born daughter, Carmelita.
    1908
    09/08 - Born son, Maurice in New York(?).
    Career Highlights:
    1917
    The American Consul.
    1937
    Wings of the Morning.
    1941
    The Shark Woman.
    Notes:
    Family: (wife) Carmen Ethel Dale. (daughter) Carmelita. (son) Gerald. (son) Maurice.

    Barry Glazer
    Emmy winning director of American Bandstand and other Dick Clark shows.
    1954 INDIANAPOLIS Shortridge High School grad.
    IU.
    WLW-I (now WTHR).
    1971
    Met Dick Clark.
    American Bandstand.
    1973 Daughter: Amanda.
    1977 American Bandstand's 25th Anniversary.
    1983 New Year's Rockin' Eve.
    1986 Crosswits.
    1999 Live with Rigis and Kathie Lee.
    2000 New Year's Rocking Eve.
    2002 American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary Celebration.
    Notes: Indpls Star 12/26/1982.
    Mother: Mrs. Henry Glazer. Wife: Susan Harris (former contestant of the Dating Game).

    Gordon Gordon
    Former FBI agent that latter wrote mystery novels including Disney's classic "That Darn Cat".
    1912 Hoosier Home: Anderson
  • Angle Awards
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    Bio:
    1942
    FBI special agent.
    1945
    20th Century-Fox publicist.
    Career Highlights:
    1954
    Down Three Dark Streets. Make Haste to Live.
    1962
    Experiment in Terror.
    "The Undercover Cat".
    1965
    (12/02)
    1964GORDONTHATDC.JPG 50*50
    1997
    That Darn Cat.
    Notes: Hoosierisms Quartly Fall/1996.

    NAME: RUSTY GORMAN BORN/PLACE(HOMETOWN):
    FAME/BIO: Writer/Director
    LINKS: BLOG:
    TIMELINE:

    YEAR EVENT
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  • Home of the Giants
    Film a Indiana high school basketball team going to state championships. Starring Haley Joel Osment.
    "Osment's 'Home of the Giants' basketball movie set in Indiana" Anderson Herald Bulletin 09/12/2005

    • Sid Grauman
    Master promoter. Famous for Footprints in Cement.
    March 17, 1879 Hoosier Home: Indianapolis
    Bio:
    Born Sidney Patrick Grauman.
    1898
    Klondike gold rush.
    1900
    San Francisco Vaudeville theatre, the Unique, on Market Street near Mason.
    1906
    Earthquake.
    1917
    Los Angeles.
    1973
    Ted Mann becomes owner of Chinese Theatre.
    1977
    05/24 - 50th Anniversary Time Capsule.
    Career Highlights:
    1918
    02/01 - Million Dollar Theatre.
    1922
    10-18 - Egyptian Theatre opened with Robin Hood.
    1923
    01/26 - Metropolitan Theatre (1929 name change to Los Angeles Paramount Theatre). Hollywood 'himself'.
    1926
    01/05 - Ground breaking for Chinese Theatre.
    GraumanTheater.jpg 200*150
    1927
    04/15 - First footprints in cement. 04/30 - First footprint ceremony. 05/18 - Chinese Theatre opened with King of Kings.
    GraumanFootprints.jpg 100*150
    1928
    01 - Charles Chaplin footprints. Mad About Music 'himself'.
    1930
    05/27 - Hell's Angels world premire.
    1933
    Mickey's Gala Premiere. Marx Brothers
    GraumanMarxBros.jpg 200*150
    1937
    A Star is Born (location scenes).
    1940
    Star Dust 'himself'.
    1942
    07/23 - Mrs. Miniver time capsule.
    1943
    Grauman's footprint at C. B. DeMille's office on the Paramount lot.
    1949
    Dancing in the Dark 'himself'. STARRY.gif * 03/24 - Special Oscar.
    1950
    01/25 - John Wayne's footprints (last ceremony with Sid).
    Chaplins footprints missing during McCarthy era.
    Notes:
    ShowmanBook.JPG 200*150 GraumanFeetBook.jpg 100*150

    Gloria Gresham

  • Oscar nominated costume designer.
    Born in INDIANAPOLIS, IN.
    North Central High School.
    1969
    Indiana University.
    1978
    The Wiz.
    (1980) Just Tell Me What You Want.
    (1990) Avalon [AN].
    (1995)     American President.
    (1996) Sleepers.
    (1998) Sphere. Six Days Seven Nights.
    IMDb, AMG

    Johnny Gruelle
    Author of the Raggedy Ann & Andy stories.
  • Museum
    • 1880
    12/24 - Born in Arcola, IL.
    1882
    Moved to INDIANAPOLIS, IN.
    1901
    Indianapolis newspaper man.
    1917
    Quacky Doodles cartoons.
    1918
    "Raggedy Ann Stories".
    1938
    Died.
    1941
    Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy.
    1977
    Raggedy Ann and Andy.
    1988
    The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy.

    John Guedel
    Co-creator of radio shows with Art Linkletter, Groucho Marx, Red Skelton, Ozzie and Harriet.
    Oct 9, 1913 Portland Dec 14, 2001
    Bio:
    Born John Bimel Guedel.
    1921
    Move to California.
    1931
    Beverly Hills High School
    1936
    August - Wed Beth Pingree.
    1954
    Divorce.
    1957
    June - Wed Helen Parrish.
    1959
    02/22 Wife died.
    1968
    Nov - Wed Valerie Cote.
    Career Highlights:
    1936
    General Spanky.
    1938
    1st singing commercial (Birely's soft Drink). 1st radio game show Pull Over Neighbor that became People Are Funny.
    1942
    People Are Funny (radio).
    1944
    The Charlotte Greenwood Show.
    1945
    House Party (radio).
    1947
    (10/27) You Bet Your Life (ABC-radio).
    1948
    Peabody Award.
    1950
    (10/05) You Bet Your Life (TV 1st multi-camera filming). Life with Linkletter.
    1951
    Emmy.
    1952
    House Party.
    1954
    People Are Funny.
    1956
    Special on the 50th anniversary of Beverly Hills.
    1958
    Anybody Can Play.
    Notes: Indpls Star Mag 04/04/1948.

    A. B. Guthrie, Jr. (BEDFORD, IN)

  • Screenwriter. (1953) Shane [AN].