Cinecon 43 Guests

Guests for Cinecon 44 have not been announced yet but see below for to read about last years guests.

Cinecon 43 Career Achievement Award recipients Alan Young, Piper Laurie, John Saxon and Dick Miller received their awards at the Cinecon banquet held at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel on Sunday evening September 2, 2007. See the Cinecon 43 in Pictures page for last year's banquet pictures.

	ALAN YOUNG Alan Young is best known for such films as Margie (1946) and Androcles and the Lion (1952) and his long-running TV series, Mr. Ed. Born in North Shields,Tyne and Wear, England, he grew up in Scotland and Canada and became a radio broadcaster on the CBC. In 1944, he came to American radio with The Alan Young Show, NBC's summer replacement for Eddie Cantor. His film career began in 1946, and his feature credits include Chicken Every Sunday (1949), Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949), Aaron Slick From Punkin Crick (1952), Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955), Tom Thumb (1958), The Time Machine (1960) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1994)
	PIPER LAURIE Piper Laurie, has had a career that spans six decades and is best known for her Oscar-nominated roles in The Hustler (1961), Carrie (1976) and Children of a Lesser God (1986). Born in Detroit, Michigan, she signed a contract with Universal Studios when she was 17, and served her screen apprenticeship in such films as Louisa (1950), Francis Goes to the Races (1951) and Ain’t Misbehavin’ (1955). She went to New York in 1955 to work in live TV, and in 1961 returned to films in The Hustler. Her feature credits include Appointment With Death (1988), Storyville (1992), and The Grass Harp (1995).
	JOHN SAXON John Saxon has appeared dozens of feature films, including The Reluctant Debutatnte (1958) and Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962). Born in Brooklyn, New York, he studied acting with Stella Adler and had his first featured film role in Running Wild (1955). John Saxon has worked with many notable directors including Vincente Minnelli, Blake Edwards, John Huston, Frank Borzage, and Otto Preminger. Among his film credits are The Big Fisherman (1959), Portrait in Black (1960), The Cardinal (1963), Appaloosa (1966), Enter the Dragon (1973), and The Electric Horseman (1979).
	DICK MILLER Dick Miller is one of the most beloved and iconic character actors of the past half-century, working with such directors as Spielberg, Scorsese, Zemeckis, Aldrich, James Cameron, Sam Fuller, Bill Witney and even Jerry Lewis. From his numerous roles in Roger Corman films, to his countless TV appearances on everything from Wagon Train to Star Trek to ER, to his scene-stealing turns in such classics as New York, New York (1977), The Howling (1981), The Terminator (1984) and Gremlins (1984), he is truly an old friend who always makes you smile just by showing up