T.S.BALAIAH , LEGEND BORN 1914 AUGUST 23 - 1972 JULY 22

 

T.S.BALAIAH , LEGEND BORN 

1914 AUGUST 23 - 1972 JULY 22

Thirunelveli Subramaniyan Balaiah (Tamil: திருநெல்வேலி சுப்ரமணியன். பாலையா; 23 August 1914 – 22 July 1972) was an Indian actor best known for playing supporting roles in the Tamil films (Kollywood). He was introduced to the cine field by director Ellis R. Dungan in Sathi Leelavathi (1936), along with M. G. Ramachandran, N. S. Krishnan and M.K. Radha. He was one of the very few actors who excelled as a villain, as well as in character roles and comic roles.

EARLY LIFE & DEATH

T. S. Balaiah was born on 23 August 1914. He was born in Sundankottai, now in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu He lived a comfortable life in T. Nagar but died at the age of 57 leaving huge fortune behind.

CAREER

Being Part of various drama troupe, his career into films started from 'Madurai Original Boys' drama company which had several talented youngsters who created history in Tamil cinema, including M.K. Radha, M. G. Ramachandran, N. S. Krishnan. Balaiah began his film career through the Tamil film Sathi Leelavathi in 1936. Balaiah played first lead role in Mohini paired opposite Madhuri Devi, where he played elder brother to V. N. Janaki and supporting role by M.G.R . He gained lot of weight at the age of 40 in 1954, hence started getting more character roles. Among his villain roles, Ambikapathy 1937, Andhaman Kaithi, Madurai Veeran, Thaikkupin Tharam, Hello Mister Zamindar and Thiruvilaiyadal were critically acclaimed. Balaiah also excelled in comedy roles in movies such as Kavalai Illaadha Manithan, Kadhalikka Neramillai, Bama Vijayam and Thillana Mohanambal. Actor Sivaji Ganesan had once mentioned that Balaiah along with M. R. Radha was his most admired actor.

PERSONAL LIFE

Actress Manochithra is his daughter, while one of his sons Junior Balaiah has also appeared in films. Another son, Sai Baba, was part of MSV's troupe and sang a few song.

PARTIAL FILMOGRAPHY

Year	Film		Role	Director	Notes
1972	Agathiyar
1970	Ethiroli			K. Balachander
1969	Kanne Pappa		K. R. Vijaya, R. Muthuraman, Baby Rani	P. Madhavan
1968	Thillana Mohanambal			A. P. Nagarajan
1967	Ooty Varai Uravu		Vedachalam	C. V. Sridhar
1967	Bama Vijayam		Ethiraj	K. Balachander
1966	Yarukaka Azhudan?
1966	Sadhu Mirandal		Ramananda Bhagavathar	Thirumalai-Mahalingam	Special Appearance
1965	Vaazhkai Padagu			C. Srinivasan
1965	Thiruvilayadal		Hemanatha Bagavathar	A. P. Nagarajan
1965	Ennathaan Mudivu?
1965	Hello Mister Zamindar			K. J. Mahadevan
1964	Karuppu Panam		Sattanathan	G. R. Nathan
1964	Kaadhalikka Neramillai		Vishwanathan	C.V.Sridhar
1962	Kavitha		Malaiyappan	T.R. Raghunath
1961	Thayilla Pillai		Pathanjali Sasthri	L. V. Prasad
1961	Palum Pazhamum		Relative (Sivaji Ganesan's uncle)	A. Bhimsingh
1961	Pavamanippu
1961	Kumara Raja		Wealthy man (Chandrababu's father)	G. K. Ramu
1966	Chavukkadi Chandrakantha			M. Radhakrishnan
1960	Kavalai Illaadha Manithan			K.Sankar
1960	Kalathur Kannamma		Ramalingam	A. Bhimsingh
1960	Parthiban Kanavu		Marappa Bhupathi	D. Yoganand
1959	Vaazha Vaitha Deivam			M. A. Thirumugam
1959	Paththarai Maathu Thangam			K. S. Mani
1959	Orey Vazhi			K. Shankar
1959	Bhaaga Pirivinai			A.Bhimsingh
1957	Neelamalai Thirudan		Police Inspector	M. A. Thirumugam
1957	Allauddin Adhbhuta Deepam
1956	Kaalam Maari Pochu			Tapi Chanakya
1956	Madurai Veeran		Thalapathi Marappan	Yoganand
1955	Maaman Magal		Kanniyappan	R. S. Mani
1955	Chella Pillai		Director Yaman	M. V. Raman
1954	Nallakalam			K. Vembu, Jyotish Sinha
1954	Ratha Paasam		Madhu	R.S.Mani
1953	Gunasagari (Kannada film)			H.L.N. Simha
1951	Manamagal			N.S.Krishnan
1950	Ezhai Padum Padu			Ramnath
1949	Velaikkari		Mani	A. S. A. Sami
1947	Rajakumari		Prince Aalahaalan	A. S. A. Sami
1946	Chitra		Sanjeevi	Wahab Kashmiri
1945	Meera		Jayaman	Ellis Dungan
1945	Burma Rani			T. R. Sundaram
1937	Ambikapathy		Rudrasenan	Ellis Dungan
1936	Sathi Leelavathi			Ellis Dungan

MARY CARLISLE AMERICAN ACTRESS BORN 1914 FEBRUARY 3 - 2018 AUGUST 1

 

MARY CARLISLE AMERICAN ACTRESS BORN 

1914 FEBRUARY 3 - 2018 AUGUST 1

Mary Carlisle (born Gwendolyn Witter; February 3, 1914 – August 1, 2018) was an American actress, singer, and dancer, she was best known for her roles as a wholesome ingénue in numerous 1930s musical-comedy films.

She starred in more than 60 Hollywood films, moving beyond bit parts after coming to attention, alongside the likes of Gloria Stuart and Ginger Rogers, as one of 15 girls selected by the Western Association of Motion pictures as their WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1932. Her first major role was in the 1933 film College Humor with Bing Crosby. The two performers worked together in two additional films, Double or Nothing (1937) and Doctor Rhythm (1938). After her marriage in 1942 and a starring role in Dead Men Walk (1943), she retired from acting.

Early life

Carlisle was born Gwendolyn Witter in Boston, Massachusetts, to Arthur William and Leona Ella (Wotton) Witter.[1][2] Born into a religious family, she was educated in a convent in Back Bay, Boston,[3] after her family moved to that neighborhood when she was six months old.[4]

Some time after her father's death, when she was 4, Carlisle and her mother relocated to Los Angeles. Through her uncle Robert Carlisle, who was a film editor and producer, she learned of a casting call at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[5]

Hollywood career

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Carlisle's uncle, who lived in California, gave Carlisle the opportunity to appear in the Jackie Coogan silent movie Long Live the King in 1923, a performance for which she was uncredited.[2] Carlisle was discovered by studio executive Carl Laemmle Jr. at the age of 14 while she was eating lunch with her mother at the Universal Studios canteen.[6][1][7] She was praised for her angelic looks, and Laemmle offered her a screen test.[5][8] Though she passed the test and started doing extra work at Universal, she was stopped by a welfare officer who noticed that she was underage and had to finish school first.[5][1][7]

After completing her education two years later, she headed to MGM.[6] Carlisle, who had lied about her dancing ability, took a one-day basic tap-dancing lesson, won a part along with future star Ann Dvorak, and appeared briefly in one film.[4] Carlisle signed a one-year contract with MGM in 1930, and was used as a back-up dancer.[3][5] At the start of her movie career, Carlisle had small parts in movies such as Madam Satan and Passion Flower (both 1930).[1][9] She also had a role in Grand Hotel (1932), as a bride named Mrs. Hoffman.[3] She gained recognition when, in 1932, she was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars (young actresses believed to be on their way to stardom).[10]

Her major acting break came when Paramount Pictures "loaned" her out to star in the musical comedy College Humor (1933) alongside Bing Crosby.[5] (In the Hollywood "star system", stars could not work for companies other than the one to which they were contracted.) The performance was well regarded by critics, and catapulted Carlisle to leading-actress status.[11] She made two more movies with Crosby, Double or Nothing in 1937,[5] and Doctor Rhythm (1938).[2] She continued working for different studios, mainly in B-movies as a leading lady. One of Carlisle's few appearances in an A-movie was in Dance, Girl, Dance (1940), opposite Lucille Ball and Maureen O'Hara.[7] B

She acted in more than 60 movies in a career that spanned about a dozen years,[6] and retired after co-starring as the doctor's wife in Dead Men Walk (1943).[1][12]

Personal life

In 1942, Carlisle married British-born actor James Edward Blakeley (1910–2007), who later became an executive producer at 20th Century Fox.[13] She retired from films shortly after.[1] The couple had one son, James, and two grandchildren during their nearly 65-year marriage.[14][7] In later life, Carlisle was the manager of the Elizabeth Arden Salon in Beverly Hills, California.[15][7]

A Democrat, she supported Adlai Stevenson during the 1952 presidential election.[16]

After the death of Barbara Kent in 2011, Carlisle became the last surviving WAMPAS Baby Star.[17] She died on August 1, 2018, at the Motion Picture & Television Fund, a retirement community for actors in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles;[6] no cause of death was reported.[14] She was believed to be 104, but never personally confirmed her age or birth date during her life.[14] Carlisle is buried in Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California.[18][better source needed]

Her mother's twin sister, Leotta Whytock, was a film editor.

Accolades

On February 8, 1960, Carlisle received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6679 Hollywood Boulevard.[19]