1970-1979 September 23, 1971 - Billy Gilbert, best remembered as Professor Theodore vonSchwarzenhoffen in The Music Box , dies at the age of 78. March 28, 1975 - Director George Stevens, who was the cameraman on Sugar Daddies, Putting Pants on Philip, and The Battle of the Century, dies in Lancaster, California. February 22, 1978 - Daphne Pollard, the short but powerful Mrs. Hardy in Thicker Than Water and Our Relations, passes away in Los Angeles. August 2, 1978 - Chicago's Bacon Grabbers tent holds the Sons of the Desert first International Convention. Among the celebrities attending: Ben and Lucille Hardy Price, Lois Laurel, Anita Garvin Stanley, Della Lind, Rosina Lawrence, and Darla Hood.   Copyright ©1996-2002 Way Out West. All rights reserved.