* William S. Magginetti; Vaudeville Performer, Actor
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William S. Magginetti, 98, vaudeville performer, actor and set decorator. Born in Salt Lake City, he became one of vaudeville’s “Orange Blossom Four” quartet that included producer Mervyn LeRoy and director George Waggner. Magginetti also performed with Barbara Stanwyck and Frank Fay. In 1950, he produced and directed the last production of “The Mission Play,” a California historical pageant in San Gabriel in which he had formerly starred. On Feb. 21 in Burbank after a short illness.
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