Born Marvin Wesley Vye, Jr., this Massachusetts-born, Yale-trained character actor was associated for a time with the Theatre Guild in the 1940s. Equipped with a tough-looking countenance and sturdy baritone, he was hired to originate the role of Jigger Craigin in the Guild's 1945 mounting of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Carousel," which also starred John Raitt and Jan Clayton. A spectacular success, this led to Hollywood offers and in 1947 he made an auspicious film debut (third billed) in Golden Earrings (1947) starring Marlene Dietrich and Ray Milland, playing Zoltan, a gypsy who sings the title tune. Playing next a baddie in the Alan Ladd starrer Whispering Smith (1948) and Merlin in the Bing Crosby remake of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949), Vye returned to Broadway to co-star as the Kralahome in the musical "The King and I." The musical, of course, went on to become a smash but without Vye for he quit the production during tryouts after his only song was cut. Unfortunately he would not recreate his Jigger role in the movie version of "Carousel" either. Cameron Mitchell took the honors.

Back in Hollywood, Vye became a standard fixture in mobster pics including Al Capone (1959) as Bugs Moran, King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961) and The George Raft Story (1961). With a homely, imposing mug made for adventure tales, he played everything from warrior chiefs to Blackbeard the Pirate. On TV he portrayed a number of corrupt characters on such shows as "The Untouchables" and "77 Sunset Strip" and sometimes even played his tough guys for laughs. In between he appeared in musical productions of "Oklahoma!" and "South Pacific," among others. Vye died in 1976 at age 63.

Eduardo Cansino was born on 2 March 1895 in Seville, Spain. He was an actor, known for The Loves of Carmen (1948) and Ramar of the Jungle (1952). He was married to Volga Hayworth. He died on 24 December 1968 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.

Rosanna Carter was born on 20 September 1918 in Rolle Town, Bahamas. She was an actress, known for I'll Fly Away (1991), Night of the Juggler (1980) and American Playhouse (1980). She died on 30 December 2016 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.

Raoul Kraushaar was born on 20 August 1908 in Paris, France. He was a composer and actor, known for The Shape of Water (2017), Cabaret (1972) and Sky Liner (1949). He was married to Corinne Madelon Horwich. He died on 13 October 2001 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.

Jimmy Snuka is a classic example of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) (formerly known as World Wrestling Federation (WWF)) bad guy who became a baby-face (a good guy) without trying. Originally a "heel", he came into the WWE under the guidance of heel manager Capt. Lou Albano. After receiving many title shots at the WWE Championship, which he never won, the final match between he and then-WWE Champion Bob Backlund was in Madison Square Garden in the famous "Steel Cage Match", in which Snuka did his trademark "Superfly Splash" off the top of the steel cage.

Snuka attracted many fans with his acrobatic wrestling style. Soon he broke away from Albano and became a face. However, this wouldn't be the last time Snuka would see Albano, who brought in Snuka's former Mid-Atlantic tag team partner Ray Stevens to feud with him. With Albano in Stevens' corner, Snuka brought in former WWE Champion and WWE competitor "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers as his manager.

At the top of his game after a year in the WWE, Snuka would face a personal crisis that haunted him for the next few years. In 1983, after he finished his last match, his girlfriend Nancy Argentino was found semi-conscious next to a sleeping Snuka. Argentino died at the nearby hospital. In court it was ruled that the death was accidental.

After recovering from his girlfriend's death, Snuka's real shot at fame was when he feuded with Don Muraco, a former WWE Champion. In another famous "Steel Cage Match", Snuka faced Muraco but lost. However, he had gotten the last laugh by dragging Muraco back inside the cage, and that's when Superfly's proudest moment came. He climbed up to the top of the 20-foot steel cage and executed his "Superfly Splash". This became one of the most memorable moments in WWE history. Both wrestling veterans Mick Foley and Tommy Dreamer were there when it happened. Both also shot to fame in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), which Superfly first started and he later became the first ECW Champ (during that time it was formerly known as Eastern Championship Wrestling).

Another fan favorite highlight came along when Snuka started feuding with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, which Piper called Snuka a "big shot" and a "monkey". After Snuka came out confronting Piper, Piper smashed Superfly's head with an actual coconut. The story line went through the first WrestleMania when Snuka was managing Hulk Hogan and TV veteran Mr. T in the main even against Piper and Paul Orndorff. With Snuka in Hogan and Mr. T's corner, Piper and Orndoff had Bob Orton.

After a stint of alcohol/drugs rehab, Snuka went back into wrestling, but this time, in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) where he became a tag team partner with another wrestling veteran, Verne Gagne.

After AWA, he went back into the WWE in 1989, to help younger wrestlers who would also become legends such as "Mr. Perfect" 'Curt Cunning' and "Ravishing" Rick Rude. Then 1991, he started to feud with a much younger Mark Calaway (aka "The Undertaker) and lost to 'Taker at Wrestlemania VII, marking Snuka the first victim of Undertaker's 14-0 winning streak. After leaving WWE the same year, Snuka started touring with smaller wrestling promotions and also began working again with ECW, alongside Don Muraco and wrestling legend, Terry Funk.

Then in 1996, Snuka's biggest moment of his life came. He became part of the class of 1996 to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. He also was inducted with legends such as his former manager, Lou Albano, 'Killer Kowaski', and 'Pat Patterson'. He was inducted by former rival, Don Muraco.

Recently, Superfly showed up at the WWE Homecoming, and was chosen by the fans that he would team up with newcomer Eugene (Nick Dinsmore), on Taboo Tuesday in a non-title tag team match against Rob Conway and Chris Master. Both Superfly and Eugene won by pin-fall when Snuka did his signature "Superfly Splash".

When he was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame back in 1996, Snuka said that even though he was inducted into the Hall of Fame, it doesn't mean he will retire from wrestling. Today, even though in his 60s, Snuka still wrestles in the independent circuit and appears on WWE, occasionally.

Sidney W. Pink was born on 6 March 1916 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Reptilicus (1961), Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962) and The Angry Red Planet (1959). He was married to Marian. He died on 12 October 2002 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.

Harold Bergman was born on 19 April 1919 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for Cocoon (1985), The Final Countdown (1980) and Cocoon: The Return (1988). He died on 1 February 2019 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.

Bobby Breen was born on 4 November 1925 in Montreal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Hawaii Calls (1938), Rainbow on the River (1936) and Make a Wish (1937). He was married to Audrey Howard and Jocelyn Lesh. He died on 19 September 2016 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.

Cyprian R. Dube was born on 15 January 1909 in Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Jaws: The Revenge (1987) and Jaws 2 (1978). He died on 19 December 1999 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.

Courtney Brown was born on 22 June 1931 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Flight of the Navigator (1986), Jaws: The Revenge (1987) and Jaws 3-D (1983). He was married to Wende Wagner. He died on 23 March 2007 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.

Lou Monte was born on 2 April 1917 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He died on 12 June 1989 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.

Dotty Ertel was born on 1 December 1932 in West Hollywood, California. She was an actress. She died on 23 January 2022 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.

Edmund Beloin was born on 1 April 1910 in Stratford, Connecticut, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for G.I. Blues (1960), The Great Lover (1949) and Because of Him (1946). He was married to Lynn Hayden. He died on 26 May 1992 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.

Clark MacGregor was born on 12 July 1922 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was married to Barbara Porter Spicer. He died on 10 February 2003 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.

Arlene Burns was born on November 27, 1954 in the Bronx, New York City. The daughter of William and Julia Bermudez, Arlene graduated from Glen Cove High School in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York in 1972 and worked for Breslin Realty in Westbury, New York. Moreover, Burns acted in two movies that were shot in Long Island New York: She played the sister in Vermilion Eyes (1990) and Ginger in The Bloody Ape (1997). Arlene eventually moved with her mother to Florida and spent the last nine years of her life working as a bookkeeper for LJ Schmier in Boca Raton, Florida. In addition, Burns also had a passion for restoring antique furniture. Arlene died from breast cancer at age sixty on December 5, 2014 in Pompano Beach, Florida.

Cousin of Jean Stapleton. Daughter of James R. Watson and Elizabeth Jane Stapleton Watson. Attended Lincoln Junior High School, Rockford, Illinois. Studied voice at the American Conservatory of Music, Chicago, Illinois. She made her Broadway debut in 1944 when she succeeded Joan Roberts in the role of "Laurey" in "Oklahoma!". She toured in the role from 1944 to 1946, then played it in London in 1947. Other New York musical roles include leading roles in "Toplitzky of Notre Dame" (1946-47), and three shows in 1948: "Sleepy Hollow", the revue "Hilarities" and "As The Girls Go". She took over for Mary Hatcher during the run of "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" (1949), and took over for Martha Raye as "Annie" during a 1958 NYC City Center revival of "Annie Get Your Gun". She substituted (May 1961) for Lucille Ball as "Wildcat Jackson" in "Wildcat" and later succeeded Miss Ball in the same role; she also appeared on Broadway in the Noël Coward musical, "Sail Away" (1961). She starred in the summer stock theatrical productions of such musicals as "South Pacific" (1955), "The Pajama Game" (1958) and "Annie Get Your Gun" (1961). She also was a popular night club performer. She made numerous television guest appearances during the 1950s and 1960s.

26 Ceejay was an actor, known for Phonework26 x Yungnn M x 26 Ceejay: Dead Friendz (2023), 26 Ceejay: Fall Guy (2020) and 26 Ceejay feat. Reaper613: Incoming Call (2020). He died on 28 March 2023 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.

Kal Mann was born on 6 May 1917 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Kal was a producer, known for No Way Out (1987), The Courier (2020) and The Help (2011). Kal was married to Esther. Kal died on 28 November 2001 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.

Wayne Howell was born on 16 February 1921. He was an actor, known for Young Dr. Malone (1958), Goodyear Playhouse (1951) and Robert Montgomery Presents (1950). He died on 8 July 1993 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.

Ernie Maresca was born on 21 August 1938 in Bronx, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Behind Enemy Lines (2001), Road House (1989) and The Expendables 2 (2012). He died on 8 July 2015 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.

Eric Laakso was born on 29 November 1956 in New York, New York, USA. He died on 25 December 2010 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.

Jimmy Cavallo was born in Syracuse, New York in 1927 and during high school played alto sax in a swing band, and then formed his own band, playing tenor sax and singing. During his time in the Navy during World War II, he often hung around clubs with his saxophone, and jammed with a lot of the performers. Jimmy returned home to Syracuse and also played on the Carolina beaches with his band the Jimmy Cavallo Quartet during 1948 and 1949, and played at clubs in Syracuse like DiCastros and Sorrentos (owned by his uncle) from 1950-53. In 1951, Jimmy and his group made a recording for the local BSD label called "Rock the Joint" with "Leave Married Women Alone." This may be the dawn of rock 'n' roll music, and these two recordings, with brass and saxophone solos complete with Howlin' Wolfman Jack-imitating yells by the band, are certainly rhythm and blues classics, now available in England and even Russia. Jimmy also recorded his signature song, "Fanny Brown." In 1954, after his group broke up in Detroit, Jimmy was appointed by his "so-called manager" as leader of saxophonist Joe Marillo's already-active band, and they were named "Jimmy Cavallo and the Houserockers." In 1956, they were heavily promoted by Alan Freed after an audition at the radio station where Freed had a show, WINS, in New York, appearing at Freed's legendary rock 'n' roll shows at the Brooklyn Paramount and Fox Theatres, as Freed signed the group to the Coral label for which they began recording a long string of singles, and also Jimmy and the Houserockers appeared in Freed's 1956 film "Rock, Rock, Rock," performing their Coral records "Rock, Rock, Rock" (the title song) and "The Big Beat." The white group also appeared with all-black artists at the Apollo Theatre in New York to promote the movie's release, making them the first white rock 'n' roll act to play the Apollo, even before Buddy Holly. In 1957, the group played in Wildwood, New Jersey and then played in Las Vegas and during 1959-63 recorded for lables such as Darcy, Sunnyside, and Romar, songs such as "Fanny Brown" and "Early In the Morning," and soon disbanded. Jimmy now lives in Florida but comes back to Syracuse every year to play a gig or two, and has finally played his first gig in England. In 2001 and 2002 he put out two CDs, a live album and "The Houserocker!" on which he is backed by Ron Spencer and Jumpstart.

Wilbur Snyder was born on 15 September 1929 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He died on 25 December 1991 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.

Libuse Rogozová was born on 24 September 1921 in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia [now Republika Slovenija]. She was an actress, known for Cekanky (1940), Parohy (1947) and Muz z neznáma (1939). She died on 7 August 2016 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.

Turk Harley was an actor, known for Primal Rage (1988) and Nightmare Beach (1989). He died on 26 June 2013 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.