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Rick Van Nutter was born in Pomona, California and entered film work as a location manager/assistant director while living in the Hawaian Islands. Later he traveled to Africa as a production manager and stopped off in Rome on his way home and decided to stay for awhile. The following year while working as a location manager for a film company he was asked to take a part in the film and caught the acting bug and from then on spent the rest of his life in front of the cameras- Actress
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Mildreds star shone for what seemed like a split second and yet she knew everybody in town and the whole of tinsel town knew Mildred Shay. Adrian, Hollywoods premiere costumer made all her gowns and a pair of false breasts. She worked with, and unlike the rest of Hollywood got on with Joan Crawford despite the fact that as Helene, the French maid to Crystal Allen (Crawford) in George Cukors The Women 1939, Mildred Shay stole every scene.
She dated eligible bachelors in Hollywood and married three of them. Errol Flynn, naked but for his shirt and sock garters, held her captive in his apartment before she succumbed to his advances. Cecil B DeMille wine and dined her at his Paradise Ranch, feeding her oysters, complete with the pearls still attached.
Born into Palm Beach money, Mildred was educated at a Swiss school for genteel ladies in France. At fourteen her wealthy New York lawyer Father Joseph A. Shay brought Mildred and her younger sister to London. From London the family returned to their chateaux in Nice, then moved to Florence before finally settling in California.
Mildred's father had taken up work acting on behalf of the Hollywood powerbrokers at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists and Fox. So it was living in the heart of Hollywood that young Mildred rang her father and told him that she wanted to be an actress. Within weeks Mildred was making her first screen test for MGM.
Her first assignment was dubbing for Greta Garbo in Grand Hotel (1932). Later she played in The Women (1939) as well as Balalaika (1939) with Nelson Eddy, and All Women Have Secrets (1939). The following year Mildred headed East to New York where she appeared on Broadway. It was whilst in New York Mildred met and then eloped with Winthrop Gardner Junior, one of Americas finest and wealthiest bachelors. Gardner suffocated her with diamonds and furs. Walter Winchell jested on being shown an enormous gem, Mildred you could house Manhattan on that rock! As long as Mildred stayed in Hollywood she was always going to make headlines. She had a torrid affair with Victor Mature and Roy Rogers. In 1940 she met Geoffrey Steele, an army Captain in the Blue and Royals, they married the following year.
With motherhood, Mildred gave up her career, only to return in 1974 with a starring role in The Great Gatsby. Two years later, and Mildred was asked by Ken Russell to appear in his new film Valentino (1976). At 91, she shows no signs of retirement. Mildred has just recently been photographed alongside Kevin Spacey, Catherine Zeta Jones, Shirley Temple, Kirk Douglas and Stephen Fry for an exhibition of film actors to be held in London and Beverly Hills over Oscar week 2004.- Actor
- Producer
Larry Harpel was born on 23 May 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Cheers (1982), Evil Acts (2015) and Amen (1986). He died on 15 October 2005 in Venice, California, USA.- Lelise Folse was born on 2 May 1954 in Austin, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Terms of Endearment (1983) and The New Mike Hammer (1984). She died on 15 October 2005 in El Segundo, California, USA.
- Ashley Barnett was born on 27 October 1980. She was an actress, known for Mad About You (1992), Golf Cart Driving School (2004) and Torrance Rises (1999). She died on 15 October 2005 in Pacific Ocean.
- Heidi Epper was born on 31 July 1968 in Burbank, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Evasive Action (1998) and Rage (1995). She died on 15 October 2005 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Matti Wuori was born on 15 July 1945 in Helsinki, Finland. He was an actor, known for Going to Kansas City (1998), The Man Without a Past (2002) and Beyond the Law (1987). He died on 15 October 2005 in Helsinki, Finland.- Delia Lodi was born on 10 February 1918 in Castelnuovo Bocca d'Adda. She was an actress, known for Baracca e burattini (1954) and Arcobaleno (1943). She died on 15 October 2005 in Milan, Lombardia, Italy.
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Fred Keck was born on 14 January 1910 in Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor. He died on 15 October 2005 in California, USA.- Art Department
Joe Ward was born on 20 June 1930 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He is known for Junior (1994) and Son in Law (1993). He died on 15 October 2005 in Santa Clara, California, USA.- Additional Crew
Ashley Barnett is known for Will & Grace (1998). Ashley died on 15 October 2005 in Aboard the Carnival Cruise Line's, Paradise near Ensenada, Mexico.