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Born into a vaudeville family, O'Connor was the youthful figure cutting a rug in several Universal musicals of the 1940s. His best-known musical work is probably Singin' in the Rain (1952), in which he did an impressive dance that culminated in a series of backflips off the wall. O'Connor was also effective in comedic lead roles, particularly as the companion to Francis the Talking Mule in that film series.- Actor
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Born in a small village in Syria, Michael Ansara came to the United States with his American parents at the age of two, living in New England, until the family's relocation to California ten years later. He entered Los Angeles City College with the intention of becoming a doctor, but got sidetracked into the dramatics department. A stint at the Pasadena Playhouse (where fellow students included Charles Bronson, Carolyn Jones and Aaron Spelling) led to roles on stage and in films; the starring role (as Cochise) on the popular television series Broken Arrow (1956) elevated Ansara to stardom.
During the series' run, he met actress Barbara Eden on a date arranged by the 20th Century-Fox publicity department; the two later married. He played the Klingon commander Kang on three Star Trek television series: Star Trek (1966), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Star Trek: Voyager (1995). He also played Buck Rogers' evil adversary Kane on Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), and provided the voice of Mr. Freeze on Batman: The Animated Series (1992) and its spin-offs. Michael Ansara died at age 91 from complications of Alzheimer's disease in his home in Calabasas, California on July 31, 2013.- Charla Doherty was born on 6 August 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Village of the Giants (1965), Days of Our Lives (1965) and In the Year 2889 (1969). She was married to Malcolm Black. She died on 29 May 1988 in Calabasas, California, USA.
- Richard Bull was born on 26 June 1924 in Zion, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Little House on the Prairie (1974), Sugar (2008) and The Andromeda Strain (1971). He was married to Barbara Collentine. He died on 3 February 2014 in Calabasas, California, USA.
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Born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, Richard Burton Matheson first became a published author while still a child, when his stories and poems ran in the "Brooklyn Eagle". A lifelong reader of fantasy tales, he made his professional writing bow in 1950 when his short story "Born of Man and Woman"? appeared in "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction"; Matheson turned out a number of highly regarded horror, fantasy and mystery stories throughout that decade. He broke into films in 1956, adapting his novel "The Shrinking Man" for the big-screen The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957).- Producer
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Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Bryant won five NBA championships, was an 18-time All-Star, a 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, a 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), and a two-time NBA Finals MVP. Bryant also led the NBA in scoring twice, and ranks fourth in league all-time regular season and postseason scoring. He was posthumously voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020 and named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.
Born in Philadelphia and partly raised in Italy, Bryant was recognized as the top American high-school basketball player while at Lower Merion. The son of former NBA player Joe Bryant, he declared for the 1996 NBA draft and was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th overall pick; he was then traded to the Lakers. As a rookie, Bryant earned a reputation as a high-flyer by winning the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest, and was named an All-Star by his second season. Despite a feud with teammate Shaquille O'Neal, the pair led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships from 2000 to 2002.
In 2003, Bryant was charged with sexual assault;with the alleged victim being a 19 year old hotel employee. Criminal charges were later dropped after the accuser failed to testify, and a lawsuit was settled out of court, with Bryant issuing a public apology and admitting to a sexual encounter while maintaining the interaction was consensual. The accusation briefly tarnished Bryant's reputation, resulting in the loss of several of his endorsement contracts.
After the Lakers lost the 2004 NBA Finals, O'Neal was traded and Bryant became the cornerstone of the Lakers. He led the NBA in scoring in the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. On January 22, 2006, he scored a career-high 81 points; the second most points scored in a single NBA game, behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game. Bryant led the team to consecutive championships in 2009 and 2010, both times being named NBA Finals MVP. He continued to be among the top players in the league through the 2012-13 season, when he suffered a torn Achilles tendon at age 34. His next two seasons were cut short by injuries to his knee and shoulder, respectively. Citing physical decline, Bryant retired after the 2015-16 season. In 2017, the Lakers retired both his #8 and #24 jerseys, making him the only player in NBA history to have multiple jerseys retired by the same franchise.
The all-time leading scorer in Lakers history, Bryant was the first guard in NBA history to play 20 seasons. His 18 All-Star designations are the second most all time, and he has the most consecutive appearances as a starter. Bryant's four NBA All-Star Game MVP Awards are tied with Bob Pettit for the most in NBA history. He gave himself the nickname "Black Mamba" in the mid-2000s, and the epithet became widely adopted by the general public. He won gold medals on the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic teams. In 2018, he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for the film Dear Basketball (2017).
Bryant died, along with his daughter Gianna and seven others, in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, in 2020. A number of tributes and memorials were subsequently issued, including renaming the All-Star MVP Award in his honor.
He was. 5× NBA champion (2000-2002, 2009, 2010); 2× NBA Finals MVP (2009, 2010); NBA Most Valuable Player (2008); 18× NBA All-Star (1998, 2000-2016); 4× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2002, 2007, 2009, 2011); 11× All-NBA First Team (2002-2004, 2006-2013); 2× All-NBA Second Team (2000, 2001); 2× All-NBA Third Team (1999, 2005); 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2000, 2003, 2004, 2006-2011); 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2001, 2002, 2012)- Shirley O'Hara was born on 15 August 1924 in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for Rocky (1976), Tarzan and the Amazons (1945) and Bells of San Fernando (1947). She was married to Milton Krims. She died on 13 December 2002 in Calabasas, California, USA.
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Skip Ward was born on 12 September 1932 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Executive Decision (1996), The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) and V (1984). He was married to Julie Payne and Michelle Triola. He died on 27 June 2003 in Calabasas, California, USA.- Actress
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Kentucky-born Marie McDonald, born Cora Marie Frye in 1923, was a leggy, voluptuous blonde starlet who pursued her career with a vengeance but found little reward in the end. Her mother was a former Ziegfeld girl and her grandmother an operatic singer. Her father, on the other hand, was not so artistically inclined, earning a living as a warden at Leavenworth Prison. Her parents divorced when Marie was just 6 years old. Marie's mother remarried and the new family moved to Yonkers, New York, where she attended Roosevelt High School and excelled in piano and wrote for the school newspaper.
Although Marie was offered a college scholarship by Columbia University in journalism, Marie's impressive beauty and physical assets propelled her to try a show business career. A Powers model at 15 (she lied about her age), she quit high school and started entering beauty contests, winning the "Miss Yonkers" and "The Queen of Coney Island" titles, among others. In 1939 she was crowned "Miss New York," but subsequently lost at the "Miss America" pageant.
The attention she received from her beauty titles, however, pointed her straight to the Broadway stage and the "George White's Scandals of 1939." This in turn led to her move to Los Angeles, finding work in the chorus line while trying to break into pictures. She found her first singing work with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra on his radio show and eventually joined other bands as well. Although Universal signed her up, she couldn't get past a few one-line jobs. She knew publicity would have to be her mode of operation if she was to draw the necessary attention and advance her career.
Press agents dubbed Marie "The Body" and the tag eventually stuck. Though her physical attributes were impressive, her talent was less so. Managing to come her way were the films Guest in the House (1944), Living in a Big Way (1947) with Gene Kelly and Tell It to the Judge (1949). Marie was once in contention for the Billie Dawn role in "Born Yesterday," which could have been her big break, but she lost out to Judy Holliday. The audience simply didn't latch on to Marie and she ended up more on the road doing bus-and-truck shows than anything else.
Despite a plethora of tabloid attention, which included her seven marriages and numerous sex scandals in addition to the publicity hijinks she managed to muster up, notoriety that would have made the late Jayne Mansfield envious, Marie's career eventually stalled and she turned to drink, drugs and despair. This led to frequent skirmishes with the law and more than a few nervous breakdowns. Her last effective role was in the Jerry Lewis starrer The Geisha Boy (1958) where she gamely played a snippy movie star at the mercy of the comedian's outrageous slapstick. In 1965, at age 42, the never-say-die gal finally decided enough was enough and she ended it all with an overdose of pills.- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Siranoosh Sayad was born on 20 October 1937 in Urmia, Iran. Siranoosh is known for Judas Kiss (1998). Siranoosh died on 11 January 2015 in Calabasas, California, USA.- Benjamin Keough was born on 21 October 1992 in Tampa, Florida, USA. He was an actor, known for Rod & Barry (2017) and Elvis by the Presleys (2005). He died on 12 July 2020 in Calabasas, California, USA.
- June Clayworth was born on 9 June 1905 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Live, Love and Learn (1937), The Good Fairy (1935) and Beat the Band (1947). She was married to Sid Rogell and Benedict Erstein. She died on 1 January 1993 in Calabasas, California, USA.
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Lindsay Crosby was born on 5 January 1938 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Mechanic (1972), Bigfoot (1970) and The Glory Stompers (1967). He was married to Suzy Crosby, Janet Sue Schwartze and Barbara Diane Fredrickson. He died on 11 December 1989 in Calabasas, California, USA.- John Dullaghan was born on 27 November 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Kalifornia (1993), Apollo 13 (1995) and Battlestar Galactica (1978). He was married to Michelle Bordier and Ann Bright Peters. He died on 18 January 2009 in Calabasas, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Mary Healy was born on 14 April 1918 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953), Lookin' to Get Out (1982) and 20, 000 Men a Year (1939). She was married to Peter Lind Hayes. She died on 3 February 2015 in Calabasas, California, USA.- Richard Collier was born on 13 June 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Blazing Saddles (1974), Christine (1983) and Hello, Dolly! (1969). He died on 11 March 2000 in Calabasas, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Linda Hutchings was born on 20 December 1932 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1961), The Outer Limits (1963) and The Best of Everything (1959). She was married to Boyd Holister and Homer LaGene Hutchings. She died on 22 June 2013 in Calabasas, California, USA.
- Jack Emrek was born on 20 January 1920 in Hamilton, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Men Into Space (1959) and It's Your Bet (1969). He was married to Sue Ane Langdon. He died on 27 April 2010 in Calabasas, California, USA.
- Lee Morris was born on 1 June 1935. She was married to Greg Morris. She died on 2 November 2016 in Calabasas, California, USA.
- Sheldon Pinchuk was born on 20 September 1939 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Reality Bites (1994), Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986) and She-Wolf of London (1990). He was married to Barbara. He died on 28 August 2024 in Calabasas, California, USA.
- Joanne Jordan was born on 5 September 1920 in Topeka, Kansas, USA. She was an actress, known for Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (1953), Written on the Wind (1956) and Loophole (1954). She was married to MacLeod. She died on 29 July 2009 in Calabasas, California, USA.
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Bill Richmond was born on 19 December 1921 in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Carol Burnett Show (1967), The Nutty Professor (1996) and Wizards and Warriors (1983). He died on 4 June 2016 in Calabasas, California, USA.- John Sheehan was born on 22 October 1885 in Oakland, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Criminal Code (1930), Ticket to Paradise (1936) and Hidden Enemy (1940). He was married to Blanche Morris Roberts. He died on 14 February 1952 in Calabasas, California, USA.
- Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant was an American middle school basketball player that attended Harbor Day School in Newport Beach, California. Born in Los Angeles, California to Kobe Bryant and Vanessa Bryant, Gianna was raised with her older sister Natalia and two younger sisters, Bianka and Capri. Her mother was a model and her father won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. Gianna and her father died on January 26 2020, in a helicopter crash near Calabasas, California.
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John Wright was an editor, known for Speed (1994), The Hunt for Red October (1990) and X-Men (2000). He was married to Jane. He died on 20 April 2023 in Calabasas, California, USA.