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- Elizabeth Jenns was born Muriel Elizabeth Jenns in Kidderminster, England. Her father, Alfred Jenns, worked in the carpet industry. She started her career modeling in London and New York City. In 1932 she appeared in a West End production of Noel Coward's Words and Music. She made her film debut in the 1933 British film Channel Crossing. Then she had small roles in Full Circle and Love, Life, and Laughter with Gracie Fields. The press reported that she went on several dates with England's Prince Edward. When producer David O'Selznick saw Elizabeth's photo in Harper's Bazaar magazine he offered her a film contract. She came to Hollywood in the Spring of 1936 and was given a supporting part in the drama A Star Is Born.
It would be her last movie. On October 17, 1936 she married journalist Harry Crocker in Wales. Soon after she decided to give up her career to be a housewife. Elizabeth divorced Harry in 1939 claiming he was cruel. That same year she married Gardner Carpenter, who was from a prominent San Francisco family. The couple had two children together - Christopher and Deirdre. They eventually moved to China where Gardner worked as a US diplomat Tragically in March of 1952 Gardner committed suicide with an overdose of sleeping pills. Elizabeth stayed out of the spotlight and continued to raise her children. She later moved to Wisconsin. On January 11, 1968 she passed away at the age of sixty-two. - Desmond Roberts was born on 5 February 1894 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Of Human Bondage (1934), Simba (1955) and The Royal Bed (1931). He died on 11 January 1968 in London, England, UK.
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- Soundtrack
Rezsö Seress was born on 3 November 1889 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a composer, known for Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006), The Kovak Box (2006) and The Man Who Cried (2000). He died on 11 January 1968 in Budapest, Hungary.- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Franz Höllering was born on 9 July 1896 in Baden, Austria-Hungary. He was a writer and assistant director, known for Melody of Hate (1962), Der Draufgänger (1931) and Mädchen in Uniform (1958). He died on 11 January 1968 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.- Camera and Electrical Department
Norton Kurland was born on 26 June 1906 in Michigan, USA. He is known for Shakedown (1950), El Cid (1961) and Four Girls in Town (1957). He died on 11 January 1968 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Editorial Department
Phil Rand was born on 17 February 1901 in California, USA. Phil died on 11 January 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- John Cherry was born on 10 July 1887 in Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for H.M.S. Pinafore (1939), The Pirates of Penzance (1939) and All Stuck Up (1915). He died on 11 January 1968 in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.