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The son of a railroad clerk/pro boxer, Frank Coghlan Jr. was born in Connecticut and soon moved with his parents to California, where all three did extra work in silent pictures. Freckle-faced Coghlan was soon one of the era's most popular child actors, but with the advent of sound (and the onslaught of adolescence) he was reduced to smaller parts. After starring in the milestone serial Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), Coghlan became a naval aviator in World War II. He later headed the Navy's motion picture cooperation program (and other similar programs), acting as liaison between the Navy and the Hollywood studios. When his 23-year active duty stint ended in 1965, he returned to acting in movies and on television (where he had a supporting part in the pilot of the "Captain Marvel"-like comedy series Mr. Terrific (1967)). He wrote his autobiography "because my kids just kept bugging me to do it", does the occasional TV commercial, and is a popular figure at movie conventions, where, to the amazement of the 80-ish "Junior", fans still line up to meet Captain Marvel's alter ego.

Frank Ellis was born on 26 February 1897 in Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Roll Wagons Roll (1940), Treason (1933) and Elmo the Fearless (1920). He was married to Madonna L. Shelburg, Jessie and Nellie. He died on 23 February 1969 in Saugus, California, USA.

Jerry Fleck was born on 4 November 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an assistant director and actor, known for Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and Edward Scissorhands (1990). He was married to Katy. He died on 14 September 2003 in Saugus, California, USA.

Frank Inn was a legendary animal trainer whose menagerie won a total of 40 Patsy Awards, the animal kingdom's equivalent of the Oscar. The Patsy Award is given out by the American Humane Association's Hollywood branch and stands for Picture Animal Top Star of the Year. It was first given out in 1951, to Francis the Talking Mule. Frank Inn's Orangey the Cat, the only multiple-winning feline in Patsy history, won the second Patsy Award, in 1952 for his role as the eponymous Rhubarb (1951), the baseball team-owning cat.

Inn was born Elias Franklin Freeman on May 8, 1916 in Camby, Indiana to a Quaker Family. When he was 17 years old, he left home and lit out for Hollywood to seek his fame and fortune. In the mid-1930s, he was employed as a maintenance man by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in Culver City, California. One day, he was run over by a car in Culver City and pronounced dead. His body was given to a mortician's school to train students in the art of embalming. Thankfully, one of the students noticed that Frank was still alive.

Recovering from his injuries, the wheelchair-bound Frank was presented with a new pup whom he called "Jeep." It was to be the first animal he trained, as the pup was incontinent. When he returned to M-G-M, he gave animal trainer Henry East tips on how to get a dog to perform, and told him abut his own dog Jeep. Frank Inn went to work at M-G-M as a trainer and was invited to bring along his dog Jeep.

One of Inn's first jobs as an animal trainer was handling the dog who played Asta in "The Thin Man (1934)" movies. He was later employed by Frank and Rudd Weatherwax, and eventually worked with Pal the Dog, who originated the role of Lassie Come Home (1943) (the dog's proper name as it is of the "Come Home Collie" breed known for returning to its owners) for the Weatherwax brothers at M-G-M.

Orangey the Cat was Frank Inn's big breakthrough as an independent, winning the second Patsy Award ever handed out. Ten years later, Orangey won his second Patsy, playing "Cat" in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), the homeless feline described as a "poor slob without a name" by Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn). Other famous critters that Inn trained included Bernadette the Dog, who played "Cleopatra" on Jackie Cooper's TV series The People's Choice (1955) and the pig who played Arnold Ziffel on Green Acres (1965). Both Bernadette (who appeared on the cover of "TV Guide") and Arnold Ziffel were Patsy Award winners, Arnold winning a total of three Patsies.

Frank Inn also was responsible for training the animals that were part of Elly Mae Clampett's menagerie in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) and the chimpanzees that starred in the children's TV show Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp (1970). Inn's most famous critter was Higgins the Dog, who appeared as a regular on the TV series "Petticoat Junction" (1964) (TV) and originated the role of _Benji (1974) on the Big Screen. As a TV personality, Higgins won the 1967 Patsy Award and appeared on the cover of "TV Guide" before ending his long life as a top movie star in the Benji movie series.

Frank Inn was the first inductee into the International Association of Canine Professionals' Hall of Fame. He died on July 27, 2002 at the age of 86.

Songwriter ("Primrose Lane", "Pastel"), composer, conductor, arranger, bassist and tubist who, after his college education, performed as bassist within the groups of Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Nat 'King' Cole and Lester Young, later forming his own trio. Starting in the early 1950s, prior to which he helped bring about the amalgamation of L.A.'s hitherto segregated musician's union, Callender was a much in demand studio musician, both on bass and on tuba. He appeared on many television programs and in jazz festivals, and made many records. Joining ASCAP in 1957, his chief musical collaborator was Wayne Shanklin.

Paul Anderson was born on 19 April 1960. He was an editor and producer, known for The Larry Sanders Show (1992), Commando (1985) and Just Shoot Me! (1997). He died on 8 March 2010 in Saugus, California, USA.

An Oklahoma native whose childhood and teen-years were spent on the Cain family farm in Wichita Falls, Texas, "Ace" Cain spent most of the decade of the 1920s in the U.S. Army, serving primarily in the Pacific Rim---China, the Phillipines, Hawaii---and became a prolific and skilled gambler. After his Army days, he was a bootlegger in Hollywood during the latter years of Prohibition. He owned and operated Ace Cain's Cafe on Western Avenue near Sunset Blvd. across the street from 20th Century-Fox studios, and his brother Jim Cain operated a retail liquor store next door. Because of his imposing size and menacing features, he was given villain roles in 14 Poverty Row westerns made in the mid-30s. He later owned the Uncle Ace Liquor Store and Uncle Ace Motel located on Western Avenue near Santa Monica Blvd. He also bought and operated the Rocky Springs Country Club in Saugus, California, a place with a dubious reputation because of the many "very friendly" women---ex-models and show girls---who frequented the club.