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Charles Dierkop was born on 11 September 1936 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for Lừa Bịp (1973), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984). He was married to Joan Florence Addis. He died on 25 February 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Belonging to an important family clan in Wisconsin, Joseph Losey studied philosophy but was always interested in theater and thus worked together with Bertolt Brecht. After directing some shorts for MGM, he made his first important film, The Boy with Green Hair (1948), for RKO. While he was filming The Prowler (1951) in Italy he was summoned to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee, the congressional committee charged with "rooting out" Communist "subversion" in the motion picture industry. Unwilling to subject himself to the committee's well-known intimidation tactics, Losey decided to seek exile in Great Britain. In the following years he used a pseudonym--"Joseph Walton"--for his films, which were of minor quality. He regained his prestige with the thrillers Blind Date (1959), The Criminal (1960) and Eva (1962). From that point on his films varied between top-quality work like Accident (1967) and much lower-quality projects such as Modesty Blaise (1966), which was a box-office success, and Galileo (1975), which wasn't.

Hans Obma was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Hãy Gọi Cho Saul (2015), Wanda và Vision (2021) and Narcos: México (2018).

Ed Gein and his elder brother Henry lived on a rural farm near Plainfield, WI. George Gein, his father, was a tanner and carpenter and was drunk most of the time. Augusta, Ed's domineering mother, was the real power of the house. She was a religious fanatic who constantly warned her sons about the sins of premarital sex and railed against "evil" women. Ed's father died in 1940, and brother Henry died four years later fighting a marsh fire (although it was later suspected that Ed might have killed him). Ed stayed at the family farm with his mother and never strayed out of the surrounding few counties. When she died of a stroke in 1945, Ed was left all alone at the "tender" age of 39. He sealed her bedroom and the rest of his house off, living in just the kitchen and one other room. During the period of 1950-55, he visited three local cemeteries at night and dug up at least ten graves. He removed bits and pieces from each body, returning some to their graves. He used skullcaps for bowls, and stitched chair seats and lampshades out of human skin. On special occasions, he would dance outside in the moonlight wearing numerous stitched skin coverings, including the face masks of some of his victims. His first murder was committed on December 8, 1954, the other occurred on November 16, 1957. He attacked his last victim in her store and dragged her body to a truck parked out back. Later that evening the victim's son stopped in at the store to check on his mother and found the doors locked, the cash register missing and a trail of blood leading out to the back door. He recalled that he had seen Ed at the store the day before. When the police went to his farm, they found her headless body in his shed, hanging by it's heels from the rafters. Gein was arrested and eventually confessed to his crimes. On January 16, 1958, he was sent to Central State Hospital at Waupun, WI. In November 1968, he was judged competent to stand trial. He was now diagnosed to have chronic schizophrenia, found "not guilty by reason of insanity" and returned to Waupun. It has been theorized that Gein might have killed two men who hired him as their hunting guide in 1952 and were never seen again. There were also two other unidentified women's body parts were found at his farm. In that his murder & grave robbing victims were all of middle or elderly age, these two women's remains were decisively young, in their teenage years. This was never conclusively investigated. In 1978, he was moved to Mendota Mental Health Institute. Gein was a model prisoner and died quietly in his sleep in the geriatric psychiatric ward in 1984. He is buried next to his mother in the Plainfield Cemetery.

Corey Sorenson was born on 23 June 1980 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Lính Cứu Hoả Chicago (2012), Người Giúp Việc (2011) and Cất Giọng Lên (2014).

Ford Sterling was born on 3 November 1883 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928), Good and Naughty (1926) and The Trouble with Wives (1925). He was married to Teddy Sampson. He died on 13 October 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Val Bettin was born on 8 July 1923 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for Thám Tử Chuột Vĩ Đại (1986), Gã Chằn Tinh Tốt Bụng (2001) and Somewhere in Time (1980). He died on 7 January 2021 in Ventura, California, USA.

Scott Thorson was born on 23 January 1959 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. He was a writer, known for Behind the Candelabra (2013), Fame for 15 (2001) and Reputations (1994). He died on 16 August 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Mary Yates was born on 8 March 1929 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. She was married to Mike Wallace and Ted Yates. She died on 1 September 2012 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

William S. Baker was born on 6 August 1925 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. William S. was a composer, known for The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (1971), Diary of a Stewardess (1973) and Sexcapade in Mexico (1973). William S. was married to Shirley Dawn Denison and Abigail Shelton. William S. died on 27 August 2008 in Austin, Texas, USA.

Curtiss Frisle was born on 28 June 1987 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Don't Blink (2014), Robot, Ninja & Gay Guy (2010) and Hollywood Saturday Night (2012).

Grant Code was born on 2 March 1896 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972), From These Roots (1958) and Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973). He died on 28 August 1974 in New York City, New York, USA.

Kimberly Huston was born on 14 August 1983 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. She is an editor, known for Quá Nhanh Quá Nguy Hiểm 10 (2023), Wonderwell (2023) and Sát Thủ John Wick: Chương 2 (2017).

Composer, songwriter ("Dream a Little Dream of Me"), conductor and arranger, educated at St. Joseph's College and Marquette University. He served in the US Army during World War II. He studied music with Joseph Schillinger and Carl Eppert, and he arranged for dance orchestras on NBC in Chicago, and also led his own orchestra, making many records. His specialty was Latin-American music. In 1941, he joined ASCAP, and composed several popular-music tunes including "From Me to You"; "When They Played the Polka"; "Antonio"; "A Windy Day on the Outer Drive"; "Pedigree on Pomander Walk"; "The Maid With the Slight Swiss Accent"; and "The Man Who Came to Rhumba". Also, "Lullaby for Latins".

Minnie Dupree was born on 19 January 1873 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. She was an actress, known for The Young in Heart (1938), Anne of Windy Poplars (1940) and Two Masters (1928). She died on 23 May 1947 in New York City, New York, USA.

Lorraine De Wood was born on 15 June 1920 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. She is an actress.

Philip Gelatt was born in Wisconsin, and attended the University in Madison Wisconsin. In the early '70s he lived in Sweden, where he worked as production assistant on Maria, union troubles prevented a further filmic career, and Philip moved back to the U.S.

Nick Ferrin is a Chicago actor who played the lead role of Steve in The Artifact. He's been an actor or behind the scenes contributor for dozens of TV and Movie productions in Chicago including Chicago Justice, ER, Stranger than Fiction, Batman Begins, and Shameless. He was also part of the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago. He was directed in the role of 'Master Harold' by Tony-nominated K. Todd Freeman for the Steppenwolf's production of "Master Harold...and the Boys".

James Tindell was born on 5 July 1987 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. He is a producer and cinematographer, known for New Planet (2014), Time to Pay Up, Chet James! (2012) and Snapshot.

Katie is a producer-writer with feature film credits that include "Method" (2004) and "Homecoming" (2009), released by Warner Brothers and Paramount respectively. She was the youngest Top 10 finalist in the first season of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's HBO show "Project Greenlight."

Katie has optioned or sold an additional five scripts, including the Nicholl semi-finalist "Beyond Good & Evil" and developed projects with Latitude Productions, Junction Films and Animus Films, among others.

In addition to the entertainment business, Katie worked for several marketing agencies as a strategist and creative director. From 2020 to 2023, she ran marketing for Wilson Tennis as the Senior Director of Global Marketing for Racquet Sports.

Derek Burton Morris was born on 21 September 1988 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor, known for The Smart Ones (2012), Strange Misery (2017) and America's Court with Judge Ross (2010).

John Solie was born in 1937 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. He is known for Nihon chinbotsu (1973), Savage (1996) and Darktown Strutters (1975).

Leilani Gushiken was born on 19 March 1977 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. She is a producer, known for Bộ Vest Tuxedo (2002), Phi Trường (2004) and Tàn Tích (2008).

Max Austin Gabriel-Helm was born and raised in La Crosse, WI. He is of Norwegian, German, and English descent. Max relocated to Palatine, Illinois at the age of 14 with his father where Max attended William Fremd High School in Palatine. Max was an electrical engineering student at Northern Illinois University and began acting at the age of 22 in Chicago. He is best known for Upload Me.

Jay Wilson was born in 1871 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for Ashes of Embers (1916) and The Broadway Sport (1917). He died on 27 July 1940 in New York City, New York, USA.