Very talented actor adept at assuming ethnic roles of all types. Appeared in nearly 200 films. Though he was a very handsome mand, if you were to see a picture of him out of costume, you probably wouldn't recognize him. He generally went all out for his roles, even so far as to wear prosthetics and makeup to make him look the part. He was also adept at a number of different accents, and no two of his characters ever looked or sounded the same. Shown here (left) with Clinton Sundberg (center) and Frank Sinatra (right) in a publicity photo from The Kissing Bandit, 1948.

Given name: Mary Ryan; born in Troy, New York. Character Actress.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland. Wonderful character actress / comedienne often in eccentric roles. Very special lady!

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Actress / singer / dancer. In movies as a dancer and actress from about 1942 to about 1954, Miss Neill is best remembered today for her role as Lois Lane in the Adventures of Superman movie serials and television series. She made a cameo appearance as Lois Lane's mother in the film Superman, 1978.

Note: I have found many discrepancies in the various filmographies I have found. The filmography below is, unfortunately, highly questionable.

Given name: Oswald Gunnar Nelson; born in New Jersey. Singer / band leader / actor born in New Jersey. Harriett Hilliard joined his band in 1932, and they were married in 1935. From then on they were most often referred to as a pair - Ozzie and Harriett. They had two sons - producer David Nelson and singer Ricky Nelson.

Best remembered today for his role on the radio program and the long-running hit television series "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" (1952 - 1966).

Given name: Julia Newmeyer; born in Los Angeles, California. Actress on stage, screen and television. Played Rhoda the Robot on "My Living Doll, and Catwoman on the "Batman" TV series for the first two years. Shown here with Jeff Richards in a publicity still for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1954.

Nickname: Livvey; born in England; raised in Australia; moved back to England. Very popular pop-country crossover singer / dancer / actress who has appeared in a number of movies in England and the U.S. Her movie career is somewhat of a sideline, and not overly successful (with the exception of the film Grease), but her success as a recording artist has been phenomenal.

Fayard (1914 - 2006) and Harold (1921 - 2000) Nicholas. Breathtaking acrobatic dance team of the 1930s and 1940s. Shown here with Gene Kelly in a scene from The Pirate, 1948.

Canadian actor, originally a disc jockey. Though he started as a romantic leading man, he is probably best remembered today for his comedy roles in Airplane and the Naked Gun and sequels, as well as his television work.

Given name: James David Graham Niven; born in Kirriemuir, Scotland. Actor playing leads, second leads and character roles. Began his career in Europe, moved to Hollywood around the mid-1930s. After WWII, he worked both in Hollywood and in England on screen and television.

Composer, arranger, pianist. Glenn Miller played with Noble's orchestra for some time before striking out on his own. Noble's orchestra broke up in 1937 and he found work as a radio announcer and as an actor / comedian.

See also: Composers N: Noble, Ray

Given name: Thomas Noon; born in Bellingham, Washington. Actor, Producer, Director, Writer in films from the mid-1940s.

Note: There is another Tom Noonan, born in 1951. It's easy to get the two mixed up in filmographies, video listings, etc.

Given name: Lucille Boileau; born in Lincoln, Nebraska. Singer. In films from the early 1940s.

Given name: Marilyn Pauline Novak; born in Chicago. Miss Novak began her career as a model. Her work took her to many places around the country and while modeling in Los Angeles she was offered a small part in an RKO film. She liked the idea of becoming an actress, so she began studying drama, and she was soon into a career as an actress. Miss Novak became one of the more popular actresses in films of the 1950s and 1960s.

Given name: Richard Larry Nunn; born in Oregon. Child actor of the 1940s.