filming. At its peak in the mid-1990s, his collection included more than 120 aircraft. He slowly reduced his holdings, and owned around 50 at his death. The company also made replica classic military aircraft for use as props in films, including Pearl Harbor and Collateral Damage, and later produced entrance themes for aircraft museums. Personal life Tallichet was married to Cecilia. They lived in Long Beach, then Newport Beach. They had four children: John, Catherine Ann, William (Bill), James and grandchildren Ashley, Catherine, Bryan, and Lauren. They divorced. He married Carol Schmidt in 1984, and they remained married for the remainder of his life. His sister, film actress Margaret Tallichet, was married to film director William Wyler. Tallichet died at his home in Orange, California, of complications from prostate cancer, at age 84, on October 31, 2007. References External links Specialty Restaurants Corporation American restaurateurs Sewanee: The University of the South alumni University of Texas at Dallas alumni United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II 20th-century American businesspeople Methodists from Texas Deaths from prostate cancer Deaths from cancer in California 1922 births 2007 deaths Businesspeople from Dallas American hoteliers