Elaine Stritch (February 2, 1925 – July 17, 2014)

Stritch was an actress and singer, best known for her work on Broadway. She
appeared in numerous stage plays and musicals, feature films, and many TV 
programs. She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1995. 

Stritch died early this morning at her home in Birmingham, Michigan following
a period of poor health.

James Francis Cagney, Jr. (July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986)

Cagney won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of
performances. He is best remembered for playing tough guys
in movies like The Public Enemy (1931), Taxi! (1932), Angels
with Dirty Faces (1938) and White Heat (1949). Orson Welles
said of Cagney that he was "maybe the greatest actor who
ever appeared in front of a camera."

Donald Edward McNichol Sutherland

Canadian born actor Donald Sutherland’s film career spans nearly 50 years with
notable movie roles that have included soldiers in popular war movies such as
The Dirty Dozen (1967), M*A*S*H (1970) and Kelly’s Heroes (1970). He has
also portrayed diverse characters in such films as Klute (1971), Invasion of
the Body Snatchers (1978), and JFK (1991). Donald is the father of actor
Kiefer Sutherland.

 
Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911- April 25, 1995) was born Virginia
Katherine McMathn in Independence, Missouri.

Actress, dancer and singer Ginger Rogers appeared in films, and on 
stage, radio, and television throughout much of the 20th century. She
originally wanted to become a school teacher.

During her long career, she made 73 films, working with Fred Astaire 
as a romantic lead actress and dancing partner in a series of ten
Hollywood musical films. She ranks #14 on the AFI’s 100 Years…100
Stars list of actress screen legends.

Original Newspaper ad from 1936

Duel was Steven Spielberg’s second feature-length directing effort, after his
1971 The Name of the Game NBC-TV series episode "L.A. 2017". It was two
years after a well-received turn directing a segment of the pilot-movie for the
anthology television series Night Gallery and several other TV episodes. Duel
was initially shown on television as an ABC Movie of the Week on Saturday,
November 13, 1971. It was later released to cinemas in Europe and Australia,
with a limited cinema release to some venues in the United States. The film’s
success enabled Spielberg to establish himself as a film director. It is one of 
only two Spielberg-directed theatrical films for which John Williams did not 
create the score, the other being The Color Purple (1985).