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Actor, author, and musician Chief Dan George was born in present-day North Vancouver as Geswanouth Slahoot (later anglicized as 'Dan Slaholt'), the son of a tribal chief on Burrard Indian Reserve Nº. 3. He is the only Aboriginal actor in Canadian history to date with the right to use the title "Chief", serving as leader of the Squamish First Nation of Burrard Inlet from 1951-63, and retained the honorary title after his term ended. His last name was changed to George when at age 5 he entered a mission boarding school where the use of his native language was discouraged, if not forbidden.
Until 1959, he had worked as a longshoreman, logger, bus driver, and itinerant musician. After spending much of his early life as a longshoreman, a construction worker, and a school-bus driver, Chief Dan George auditioned for the role of Ol' Antoine on Cariboo Country (1960), a CBC series, and won the part. He made his screen debut at age 65. On the strength of his performance in the series, and after playing the same part in Smith! (1969), a Disney adaptation of one of the show's episodes based on "Breaking Smith's Quarterhorse", a novella by Paul St. Pierre, and starring Glenn Ford, he was asked to play "Old Lodge Skins" in Little Big Man (1970). This role led to an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1970. He continued to appear in films and became an accomplished stage actor. He died in 1981 on the same Indian reserve where he was born in North Vancouver at age 82.- Writer
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Allan Balter was born on 28 August 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Mission: Impossible (1966), San Francisco International Airport (1970) and The Powers of Matthew Star (1982). He was married to Lana Wood. He died on 23 September 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Producer
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- Director
George Bilson was born on 25 August 1902 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for Talent Scout (1937), We're in the Money (1935) and Hell Ship Mutiny (1957). He was married to Hattie Bilson. He died on 23 September 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Herbert Grünbaum was born on 27 August 1902 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Threepenny Opera (1931), Dr. Knock (1960) and Der diener zweier herren (1960). He died on 23 September 1981 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- Alfred Schlageter was born on 26 August 1896 in Zurich, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Wilhelm Tell (1960), Die Spieler (1954) and The Divine Jetta (1937). He died on 23 September 1981 in Zurich, Switzerland.
- Frank T. Davies was born on 12 August 1904 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He was married to Ada Eleanor "Nell" Bennett. He died on 23 September 1981 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- Robert Memminger was born on 5 December 1904 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for The Unforeseen (1958) and Encounter (1952). He died on 23 September 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA.