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Grady Sutton was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He arrived in California in 1924. He got his first break in Hollywood from director William A. Seiter who used him as an extra in The Mad Whirl (1925) starring May McAvoy. Grady remained a Hollywood staple for the next 55 years.

He specialized in playing naive, slightly befuddled young men and country bumpkins, adding comedic bits to many films. His most famous association came from appearing in four movies with W.C. Fields: The Pharmacist (1933), Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935), You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) and The Bank Dick (1940). He can also be seen in such classics as My Man Godfrey (1936), Stage Door (1937), Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938), Angels Wash Their Faces (1939), Anchors Aweigh (1945), White Christmas (1954) and A Star Is Born (1954). He was also a regular on The Egg and I (1951) and The Phyllis Diller Show (1966) television series.

In total, he appeared in over 200 feature films and short subjects spanning 1924 to 1979. His final film appearance was in Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979). In 1994 he moved to the Motion Picture and Television Home and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California where he died September 17, 1995, of natural causes.

Friedrich Schütter was born on 4 January 1921 in Düsseldorf, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Das Erbe der Guldenburgs (1987), Bürgerkrieg in Russland (1967) and Maximilian von Mexiko (1970). He was married to Isabella Vértes and Angélique Duvier. He died on 17 September 1995 in Hamburg, Germany.

József Petrik was born on 30 December 1930 in Orosháza, Hungary. He was an actor and director, known for A Tenkes kapitánya (1964), Nehéz nönek lenni? (1986) and Egy pikoló világos (1955). He was married to Erzsi Lengyel. He died on 17 September 1995 in Budapest, Hungary.

Eugene Ling was born on 19 January 1915 in Lakewood, Ohio, USA. Eugene was a writer and producer, known for Lost Boundaries (1949), Behind Locked Doors (1948) and It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1946). Eugene died on 17 September 1995 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

Barry Kennington was born on 2 March 1926 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Life with Cooper (1966) and ITV Play of the Week (1955). He was married to Lyn Kennington. He died on 17 September 1995 in Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK.

Marian Czyzewski was born on 2 February 1919 in Jaroslaw, Podkarpackie, Poland. He was an actor, known for How Far, How Near (1972), Przerwany lot (1964) and Kontrybucja (1967). He died on 17 September 1995 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.

Geza Gaspar was born on 21 November 1910 in Budapest, Hungary. He is known for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Brother John (1971) and Luv (1967). He died on 17 September 1995 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.