Jesse E. Hobson
Jesse Edward Hobson( May 2, 1911 – November 5, 1970) was the director of SRI International from 1947 to 1955.
Prior to SRI, he was the director of the Armour Research Foundation.
Percy Ross
Percy Ross( November 22, 1916 – November 14, 2001) was an American self- made multi-millionaire.
He arrived in St. Louis Park, Minnesota around 1946- 1947.
He was associated with Ross and Ross Auctioneers.
In 1959 he purchased a company called Poly- Tech, which made polyethylene plastic bags.
He died in Edina, Minnesota on November 10, 2001.
Ross was best known for his philanthropy, particularly through his" Thanks a Million" newspaper column, where he would often grant requests for readers in need.
" Thanks a Million" ran in over 800 publications for 17 years.
It eventually became a syndicated radio show running on over 400 radio stations.
From the column and shows, he gave away an estimated US$ 20 to$ 30 million over a period of 17 years.
Ross was born and raised in Laurium, Michigan, on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan's upper peninsula, about 10 miles from Michigan Technological University.
Milan Šteindler
Milan Šteindler( born 12 April 1957) is a Czech film director and actor.
His 1994 film" Thanks for Every New Morning" was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival where he won the Silver St. George for the Direction.
René Million
René Million( born 23 March 1934) is a French former swimmer.
He competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Roy Del Ruth
Roy Del Ruth (October 18, 1893, Delaware – April 27, 1961) was an American film director.
Thanks a Million
Thanks a Million is a 1935 musical film produced and released by 20th Century Fox and directed by Roy Del Ruth.
It stars Dick Powell, Ann Dvorak and Fred Allen, and features Patsy Kelly, David Rubinoff and Paul Whiteman and his band with singer/pianist Ramona.
The script by Nunnally Johnson was based on a story by producer Darryl F. Zanuck
(writing as Melville Crossman) and contained uncredited additional dialogue by Fred Allen, James Gow, Edmund Gross and Harry Tugend.
"Thanks a Million" was nominated for the Academy Award for Sound
(E. H. Hansen) in 1935.
It was remade in 1946 as "If I'm Lucky", with Perry Como and Phil Silvers in the Powell and Allen roles.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Olav Aaraas
Olav Aaraas( born 10 July 1950) is a Norwegian historian and museum director.
He was born in Fredrikstad.
From 1982 to 1993 he was the director of Sogn Folk Museum, from 1993 to 2010 he was the director of Maihaugen and from 2001 he has been the director of the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History.
In 2010 he was decorated with the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.
Brian Kennedy (gallery director)
Brian Patrick Kennedy( born 5 November 1961) is an Irish- born art museum director who has worked in Ireland and Australia, and now lives and works in the United States.
He is currently the director of the Peabody Essex Museum.
He was the director of the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio from 2010 to 2019.
He was the director of the Hood Museum of Art from 2005 to 2010, and the National Gallery of Australia( Canberra) from 1997- 2004.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.

Question: What is the place of birth of the director of film Thanks A Million?
Answer: Delaware