1912

	Birth : 23 July 1912, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK Death : 8 July 1979, London, England, UK (aftermath of falling) Birth Name: Michael Charles Gauntlett Wilding
Filmography: Channel Crossing Passenger boarding ferry Bitter Sweet Extra (uncredited) Heads We Go

An urbane leading man of the British screen who burned at a lower magnitude of star-power than did his contemporary James Mason, Michael Wilding achieved cinematic immortality of sorts by becoming the second of Elizabeth Taylor's seven or eight husbands. Like Grover Cleveland in the annals of the U.S.

	Birth : 25 February 1912, Oberplanitz [now Zwickau] , Saxony, Germany Death : 5 September 1988, Munich, Bavaria, Germany (heart attack) Birth Name: Karl-Gerhart Froeber Height: 185
Filmography: Leben wie im Flug, Ein Himself (archive footage) "Stars in der Manege" Performer (2 episodes, 1972-1974) "Stars in der Manege"

Tall, portly built German born actor (and talented violinist) who notched up over 100 film appearances, predominantly in German-language productions.

	Birth : 21 September 1912, Spokane, Washington, USA Death : 22 February 2002, Corona Del Mar, California, USA (congestive heart failure) Birth Name: Charles Martin Jones Nickname: Chuck
Filmography: "Curiosity Shop" Mr. Jones (voice) Tex Avery, the King of Cartoons Himself Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes - A Cast of Thousands Himself (archive footage)

Starting as a cel washer, Chuck Jones worked his way up to animator and then director at the animation division of Warner Bros. He is famous for creating such beloved cartoon characters as Wile E.

	Birth : 21 December 1912, Dunkerque, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Death : 19 January 1979, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France (acute asthma attack) Height: 173
Filmography: Insaisissable Frédéric, L' B.B. / Richard Fernay Macadam Victor Menard Dame d'onze heure, La Stanislas Octave Seminario dit "SOS"

Paul Meurisse was the son of a bank manager and it first looked as if he would follow in his father's footsteps when he became a solicitor's clerk in Aix-en-Provence. But his passion was elsewhere and he soon did the splits appearing as a chorus boy in music-hall revues.

	Birth : 24 May 1912, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Death : 20 January 1993, Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA Birth Name: Joseph Deuster
Filmography: Hat, Coat, and Glove (uncredited) Shadow of the Thin Man Fred Macy Joe Smith, American Conway, Abductor with Turkish Cigarettes

Joseph Anthony made his Broadway debut in 1937, and in the years following he was the partner of dancer Agnes de Mille, was employed as a set designer on films and dabbled as a film actor.

	Birth : 8 June 1912, Berlin, Germany Death : 15 February 1990, Los Angeles, California, USA (heart attack) Birth Name: Heinrich von Kleinbach Height: 196
Filmography: "Gruen Guild Playhouse" The Sign of the Cross Spectator at Colosseum (uncredited) Babes in Toyland Silas Barnaby

German-born Henry Brandon was a character actor in American films, most often seen in villainous roles. His parents emigrated to the US shortly after his birth. His early interest in acting led him to study at the acclaimed Pasadena Community Playhouse.

	Birth : 15 May 1912, Makó, Csongrád, Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary] Death : 27 October 2002, Burbank, California, USA (aneurysm) Birth Name: Sâsvari Farkasfawi Tóthfalusi Toth Endre Antai Mihály Nickname: Bundy
Filmography: A Falu rossza Két lány az utcán Két lány az utcán

Although he obtained a law degree from the Royal Hungarian University, Andre De Toth decided to become an actor, and spent several years on the stage. He then entered the Hungarian film industry, obtaining work as a writer, editor, second unit director and actor before finally becoming a director. He directed a few films just before the outbreak of WW II, when he fled to England.