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Connie Hines was born on 24 March 1931 in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for Mister Ed (1961), Thunder in Carolina (1960) and Sea Hunt (1958). She was married to Lee Savin and Arthur Bryl Higgs. She died on 18 December 2009 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.

Jacques D'Amboise was trained in the School of American Ballet before joining the New York City Ballet in 1950. He soon went on to become a principal dancer. For over 3 decades, he danced with NYCB. During that time, he also choreographed several ballets. In 1976, D'Amboise founded the National Dance Institute in New York City, teaching children how to dance. NDI has since expanded into other cities and internationally. D'Amboise's efforts with NDI were filmed in documentary form in 1982 -- winning the Academy Award. D'Amboise has four children -- his daughter, Charlotte d'Amboise, has appeared in films, and his son, Christopher d'Amboise, is an accomplished dancer.

Anita Shreve was born on 7 October 1946 in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for The Weight of Water (2000), Resistance (2003) and The Pilot's Wife (2002). She was married to John Clemans and John Osborn. She died on 29 March 2018 in Newfields, New Hampshire, USA.

Freddie Roach was born on 5 March 1960 in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Bleed for This (2016), Tough Guy (2023) and On Freddie Roach (2012).

John Briard Harding was born on 15 October 1911 in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. John Briard was a writer, known for My Wife's Best Friend (1952) and The Kissing Bandit (1948). John Briard was married to Isobel Lennart and Mary Chamberlin. John Briard died on 30 March 1996 in West Hollywood, California, USA.

George grew up in a suburb of Boston, MA. He joined the military soon after high school and after spending several years in Europe moved to California to pursue a career in video and film editing. A 2006 graduate of Video Symphony TV & Film Institute in Burbank California George continues to work on the east and west coast.

Christopher Barbieri was born on 18 August 1942 in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Naked City (1958) and Lux Video Theatre (1950). He died on 6 July 2015.

Dan Withrow was born on February 17th, 1989 and grew up in Dedham, Massachusetts to Robert and Patricia Withrow. He has an older brother Robert E Withrow III.

He studied film & television at Boston University, concentrating on screen writing and film production. While enrolled at BU he also competed as a member of their Division I Men's Track and Field team where he threw shot put and discus.

Arthur William Haggar, a film pioneer of the silent era, began his career as a traveling entertainer who later bought a Bioscope show and earned his money in south Wales. Beginning in 1902 he began making ground-breaking fiction films which made him one of the earliest British film directors. "Desperate Poaching Affray", one of his most popular films, is believed to have influenced early narrative drama. It is one of four films by this director that is known to survive, though Haggar himself created more than 30 documented films with the help of his family, who made up his film company.

Though Haggar's fictitious filmmaking began in 1902, he began making films in 1901. These films were not the sort of documentaries created by August and Louis Lumiere, but were of the more entertaining side as Haggar himself understood what would entertain audiences. In 1902, Haggar's first great masterpiece, a film called "The Maid of Cefn Ydfa" earned his popularity. This film was shown at the Swansea fair and was one of the first films to gain a regional audience.

But it was "Desperate Poaching Affray" that became increasingly popular, having sold over 480 prints in Europe and America, and was such a success that it was widely pirated.

Haggar died on 4 February, 1925 in Elm Grove, Aberdare at the home of Walter Haggar, his son. The four films of his that remain today are "Desperate Poaching Affray", "The Life of Charles Peace" "The Sheepstealer" and "Revenge!".

Matt Reyes was born on 16 June 1972 in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA.

Liza Picard was born on 11 October 1927 in Dedham, Essex, England, UK. She was married to Philip Picard. She died on 8 April 2022 in London, England, UK.

Fisher Ames was born on 9 April 1758 in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. Fisher died on 4 July 1808 in Dedham, Suffolk County [now Norfolk County], Massachusetts, USA.