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Born in Oakland, California, USA

11 people in the catalog were born here — and here’s the work they left behind.

Alicia Urizar McCallum

Alicia Urizar McCallum

  • Criminal Minds
  • I'm in Love with a Church Girl
  • Saint Judy
Anabel Shaw

Anabel Shaw

b. 1921–2010

  • Gun Crazy
  • Secret Beyond the Door...
  • Shock
Ayden Mayeri

Ayden Mayeri

b. 1990

  • Marriage Story
  • Confess, Fletch
  • Confess, Fletch
George Stevens

George Stevens

  • Shane
  • Shane
  • Giant
Hank Jones

Hank Jones

b. 1940

  • Herbie Rides Again
  • Blackbeard's Ghost
  • The Cat from Outer Space
Lance Gross(II)

Lance Gross(II)

b. 1981

  • Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
  • Grey's Anatomy
  • Our Family Wedding
Mahershala Ali

Mahershala Ali

b. 1974

  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  • Green Book
Mark Hamil

Mark Hamil

b. 1951

Mark Hamill(I)

Mark Hamill(I)

b. 1951

  • Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
  • Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
  • Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
Ray Hanford

Ray Hanford

b. 1887–1939

  • Wolfblood
  • The Trey o' Hearts
  • Behind the Lines
Zendaya

Zendaya

  • Dune: Part One
  • Spider-Man: No Way Home
  • Spider-Man: No Way Home

Remembering Oakland, California, USA’s own

They spent their last chapter here. Their work is still worth an evening.

Alice Gentle

Alice Gentle

Guy D'Ennery

Guy D'Ennery

1884–1978

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