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- Without question, the most known dog in movie history. Many dogs tried to eclipse Toto's success, most recently, The Men In Black dog. Most don't know that Toto has an autobiography that's available in most stores. She almost lost her life when she broke her foot in The Wizard of Oz. Toto (Terry) appeared in over 10 Hollywood films. The industry took a big blow when she died.
- Seabiscuit was born on 23 May 1933 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. He died on 17 May 1947 in Willits, California, USA.
- Actor
Eugene Cozier was born on 8 May 1933 in City of London, London, England, UK. He was an actor. He died on 14 July 1947 in Plaistow, London, England, UK.- Janet Boyer-Wolfe was born on 13 June 1933 in Orr, Minnesota, USA. She died on 27 July 1951 in East Liverpool, Ohio, USA.
- Derek Bentley was born on 30 June 1933 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He died on 28 January 1953 in HMP Wandsworth, London, England, UK.
- Nitribitt grew up in simple circumstances in Düsseldorf. Their level of education remained low. Equipped with a certain beauty, she noticed at the age of 14 that men could be caught with it. She begins to sell her body, initially as a simple prostitute. Their initial customers included American soldiers. She moved from Düsseldorf to Koblenz. Nitribitt worked as a waitress and later as a catwalk lady at fashion shows in Frankfurt am Main. She quickly figured out how to make even more money. She covered up her humble origins and learned English and French. She now worked as a prostitute in the red light district around Frankfurt Central Station. She caused a sensation in relevant circles when she bought a red Mercedes SL 190 Cabriolet and went looking for a suitor. This made her famous in the Main metropolis.
Nitribitt gained access to upper social circles, which included lawyers, doctors and entrepreneurs. They became her suitors, whom she received in her Frankfurt apartment. She kept records of her customers. Nitribitt became Germany's most famous "living lady". On November 1, 1957, Rosemarie Nitribitt was murdered and found dead in her apartment by criminal police officers. Her body was horribly mauled. Among other things, there were strangulation marks on her neck. In addition to the Mercedes Cabriolet SL 190, she also left behind assets of 90,000 DM in cash and a poodle named "Joe". A notebook in which she wrote down the names of her customers was also found in her apartment. The perpetrator was never identified, which is why the rumor mill about the murder case was bubbling across the country. The criminal police kept the names of the people secret; there were said to be over 100 of them. Among them are said to have been numerous leading figures from politics, business and industry, such as a bank director from Bad Homburg. She was buried in Düsseldorf, her mother's hometown.
The murder case preoccupied the entire republic and became an unparalleled media spectacle in 1957. The crime in the sexual environment exposed the social prudery of the Adenauer era in the 1950s. The following year the novel "Rosemarie - the German Miracle's Favorite Child" was published, which tells the story of Rosemarie Nitribitt. Shortly afterwards the novel was filmed as a contemporary version under the title "The Girl Rosemarie". Nadja Tiller played the role of Nitribitt, and other well-known German actors such as Gert Fröbe, Mario Adorf, Peter van Eyck and Carl Raddatz also took part. Politicians tried to prevent the film's release, but were unsuccessful. Almost forty years after the murder, the case still preoccupies the present. In 1996, a remake with the same title was released as a television version by director Bernd Eichinger. The Stuttgart actress Nina Hoss plays the title role of the prostitute.
The acting received good reviews. The film was cast with top-class German actors. Other roles included Til Schweiger, Hannelore Elsner, Katja Flint and Heiner Lauterbach. - Mark Jones was born on 15 June 1933 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He died on 6 February 1958 in Munich, Germany.
- Norma Monteiro was born on 11 April 1933 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Dioguinho (1957), Fugitivos da Vida (1956) and Crepúsculo de Ódios (1958). She died on 23 November 1958 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Franco Pastorino was born on 25 December 1933 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor, known for Miseria e nobiltà (1954), French Cancan (1955) and Captain Phantom (1953). He died on 13 July 1959 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Sylvia Lopez was born on 10 November 1933 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Son of the Red Corsair (1959), Tabarin (1958) and Baratin (1956). She was married to Francis Lopez. She died on 20 November 1959 in Paris, France.- Alan Stacey was born on 29 August 1933 in Broomfield, England, United Kingdom. He died on 19 June 1960 in Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Liège, Belgium.
- Davey Moore was born on 1 November 1933 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. He was married to Geraldine. He died on 25 March 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Susan Maryott was born on 20 March 1933 in Hampstead, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Jo's Boys (1959), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960). She died on 18 July 1963 in Chelsea, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Suphi Kaner was born on 19 January 1933 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor and director, known for Yedi günlük ask (1962), Askin Kudreti (1959) and Allah büyüktür (1959). He died on 25 August 1963 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Beverly Wills was born in Los Angeles, California on June 7, 1934. The daughter of actress Joan Davis, Beverly, too, would enter acting, but would not be as successful as her mother. She only appeared in six films, one TV series, and two guest appearances elsewhere. Her first film was in 1945, when Beverly made her debut in George White's Scandals (1945) when she was 11 years old. Mickey (1948) followed three years later. In 1952, at the age of 18, Beverly appeared with her mother and Jim Backus in the TV comedy, I Married Joan (1952). In this, she played the sister to her real-life mother. After the series had its run, Beverly appeared in only four more films, the last being Son of Flubber (1962) in a menial role. Later that year, Beverly died in a house fire with her grandmother and two sons. She was just 30 years old. Her mother, Joan, had passed on two years before.- David Andrews was born on 30 November 1933 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Seven Keys to Baldpate (1946) and Under Western Eyes (1962). He died on 15 February 1964 in Marin County, California, USA.
- Janez Cuk was born on 24 June 1933 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Srescemo se veceras (1962), Vesna (1953) and Valley of Peace (1956). He died on 7 July 1964 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia.
- Mario Vallotto was born on 18 November 1933 in Mirano, Veneto, Italy. He died on 22 April 1966 in Padua, Veneto, Italy.
- Stunts
- Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Buquor was born on 7 October 1933 in Texas, USA. He is known for Ripcord (1961). He died on 28 July 1966 in Malibu, California, USA.- John Taylor was born on 23 March 1933 in Anstey, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. He died on 8 September 1966 in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany.
- Susy Leiva was born on 31 August 1933 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Ritmo, amor y juventud (1966), Buenas noches, Buenos Aires (1964) and Dos quijotes sobre ruedas (1966). She died on 4 October 1966 in Santa Fe, Argentina.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Born in Königsberg in 1935, Renate Ewert and her family had to leave their home and relocate to Hamburg during WWII. As she was determined to become an actress, she applied for the "Hamburger Kammerspiele" but was rejected. By doing synchronising jobs for foreign movies she finally got her first role in the third part of 08/15 - In der Heimat (1955). After that one, she appeared in a number of movies as the seductive, mysterious girl but never got the dramatic parts she was eager to play.
She had affairs with some famous actors of the time but these didn't help her career. At the middle of the 60s she didn't get many offers anymore and turned to tablets and alcohol. At the 10th of December of 1966, she was found dead by a friend, actress Susanne Cramer, who wanted to visit her in her apartment: she had died three weeks previously, probably by starvation.
Her parents couldn't deal with Renate Ewert's untimely death: They poisoned themselves not long after their daughter died.- Adam Fiut was born on 17 June 1933 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Spotkania (1957), Koniec nocy (1957) and Rower (1955). He died on 14 December 1966 in Lubien, Malopolskie, Poland.
- Joel Davis was born on 2 November 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Life Begins with Love (1937), Two Fisted Justice (1943) and Your Jeweler's Showcase (1952). He died on 19 December 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
One of the leading sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s, film actress Jayne Mansfield was born Vera Jayne Palmer on April 19, 1933 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, the only child of Vera J. (nee Palmer; later Peers) and Herbert W. Palmer. Her parents were well-to-do, with her father a successful attorney in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, where she spent a portion of her childhood. Her parents were both born with the same surname, and her ancestry was seven eighths English and Cornish and one eighth German. She was reportedly a talented pianist and played the violin when she was young.
Tragedy struck when Jayne was three, when her father suddenly died of a heart attack. Three years later, her mother remarried and she and her mother moved to Dallas, Texas, buying a small home where she had violin concerts in the driveway of their home. Her IQ was reportedly 163, and she attended the University of Dallas and participated in little-theater productions. In 1949, at the age of 16, she married a man five years her senior named Paul Mansfield. In November 1950, when Jayne was seventeen, their daughter, Jayne Marie Mansfield was born. The union ended in divorce but she kept the surname Mansfield as a good surname for an actress.
After some productions there and elsewhere, Jayne decided to go to Hollywood. Her first film was a bit role as a cigarette girl in Pete Kelly's Blues (1955). Although the roles in the beginning were not much, she was successful in gaining those roles because of her ample physical attributes which placed her in two other films that year, Hell on Frisco Bay (1955) and Illegal (1955). Her breakout role came the next year with a featured part in The Burglar (1957). By the time she portrayed Rita Marlowe in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) and Playgirl After Dark (1960), Jayne was now known as the poor man's Marilyn Monroe. She did not get the plum roles that Marilyn got in her productions. Instead, her films were more of a showcase for her body more than anything else. She did have a real talent for acting, but the movie executives insisted she stay in her dumb blonde stereotype roles. By the 1960s, her career had options that grew lower. She made somewhat embarrassing guest appearances like on the popular game show What's My Line? (1950), she appeared on the show four times in 1956, 1957, 1964, and 1966 and many other 1950s and 1960s game shows. By 1962, she was dropped from 20th Century Fox and the rest of her career had smaller options like being in B movies and low budget movies or performing at food stores or small nightclubs.
While traveling from a nightclub in Biloxi, Mississippi and 30 miles from New Orleans to where she was to be on television the following day, she was killed instantly on Highway 90 in Slidell, Louisiana in a car crash in the early hours of June 29, 1967, when the car in which she was riding slammed into the back of a semi-tractor trailer truck that had stopped due to a truck in front of the tractor trailer that was spraying for bugs. Her car went under the truck at nearly 80 miles per hour. Her boyfriend Samuel Brody and their driver Ronnie Harrison, were also killed. The damage to the car was so bad that the engine was twisted sideways. She was not, however, decapitated, as had long been misreported. She was 34 years old.
Mansfield's funeral was on July 3, 1967 and hundreds of people lined the main street of Pen Argyl for Mansfield's funeral, a small private ceremony at Fairview Cemetery in Plainfield (outside Pen Argyl), Pennsylvania (where her father was also buried), attended by her family. The only ex-husband to attend was Mickey Hargitay. Her final film, Single Room Furnished (1966), was released the following year. In 2000, Mansfield's 97 year old mother, Mrs. Vera Peers, was interred alongside Mansfield.
After Mansfield's death, Mansfield's mother, as well as her ex-husband Mickey Hargitay, William Pigue (legal guardian for her daughter, Jayne Marie), Charles Goldring (Mansfield's business manager), and Bernard B. Cohen and Jerome Webber (both administrators of the estate) all filed unsuccessful suits to gain control of her estate, which was initially estimated at $600,000 ($3,712,000 in 2018 dollars), including the Pink Palace (estimated at $100,000 ($619,000 in 2018 dollars)), a sports car sold for $7,000 ($43,000 in 2018 dollars), her jewelry, and Sam Brody's $185,000 estate left to her in his last will ($1,145,000 in 2018 dollars).
In 1971, Beverly Brody sued the Mansfield estate for $325,000 ($2,011,000 in 2018 dollars) worth of presents and jewelry given to Mansfield by Sam Brody; the suit was settled out of court.
In 1977, Mansfield's four eldest children (Jayne Marie, Mickey, Zoltan, and Mariska) went to court to discover that some $500,000 in debt which Mansfield had incurred ($3,093,000 in 2018 dollars) and litigation had left the estate insolvent.- Joe Orton was a noted British author, screenwriter, and playwright who is best known for the plays 'Entertaining Mr. Sloane' (1964), 'What the Butler Saw' (1969), and 'Loot' (1967). He was murdered by his lover, Kenneth Halliwell, in their home at 25 Noel Road, Islington, London.
- Transportation Department
A member of the prestigious Italian Agnelli Family, who owned and operated FIAT, Scarfiotti was a good, but not great racing driver. Scarfiotti carved out a good career as a sportscar driver and won several European endurance races, but Formula 1 was his main love and although he drove in a handful of F1 races, he achieved his greatest success there by winning his home race, the Italian Grand Prix in a Ferrari. He was killed in a rally race in Germany.- Stéphane Ariel was born on 19 February 1933 in Brussels, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Sens interdit (1965), Par-dessus le mur (1961) and Vidocq (1967). He died on 25 November 1968 in Paris, France.
- Earl Muron was born on 19 May 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Camera Three (1955) and The Phil Silvers Show (1955). He died on 13 December 1968 in New York, New York, USA.
- Actress
- Producer
- Music Department
Arguably the most beautiful artiste to ever grace the Indian screen, Madhubala rose from humble beginnings to become the most captivating star India has ever produced. Madhubala was born Mumtaz Jehan Begum on Valentine's Day 1933, in a poor, conservative family of Pathan Muslims in Delhi, a part of a prolific brood of sisters, and entered the world of films at the tender age of eight. After about five years of playing child roles, Madhubala got her first break in a lead role in Neel Kamal (1947), produced anddirected by her mentor, veteran filmmaker Kidar Sharma. At the age of 14, she played a romantic lead against another fledgling star, Raj Kapoor, and Madhubala had finally arrived on the Indian screen. Over the next two years she had blossomed into a truly rapturous beauty (which earned her the sobriquet of the Venus Of the Indian Screen) and with the movie Mahal (1949), literally overnight, she was a superstar.
It has been often said that her beauty overshadowed her acting talents, which to an extent is true; however this was more due to poor judgement than lack of talent. Being encumbered by a large family to support, and forever living under the domination of an imperious father who, she made several poor choices in movies which seriously undermined her credibility as a serious performer, to the extent of being labelled "box-office poison". However, her more or less dismal repertoire in the 50s was marked by spots of true brilliance - movies like Tarana (1951), Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955) and of course her swansong Mughal-E-Azam (1960) showcased her remarkable talents as a serious artiste across several genres and revealed what this ethereal beauty was truly capable of.
Sadly, she was plagued by a persistent heart disease that confined her to a bed for almost nine torturous years, and eventually claimed her life on February 23 1969, nine days after her 36th birthday. In this short life, she had made over 70 movies, and to this day remains one of the most enduring legends of Indian cinema.- Colette Jackson was born on 30 July 1933 in North Carolina, USA. She was an actress, known for Unwed Mother (1958), Teenage Doll (1957) and Peter Gunn (1958). She was married to Solomon Sturges. She died on 15 May 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Make-Up Department
- Actor
Jay Sebring was born on 10 October 1933 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He was an actor, known for Operation C.I.A. (1965), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) and Come Blow Your Horn (1963). He was married to Cami Sebring. He died on 9 August 1969 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.- Actor
Shorty Shea was a livestock wrangler, ranch hand and handyman on the Spahn Movie ranch, near Chatsworth, California, prior to the arrival there of Charles Manson and his entourage. In addition to his duties on the ranch, Shorty also found time to work in Hollywood as an extra, and some larger parts in "adult films." Unfortunately, Shea also found the time to visit with, and on occasion party with, the hippie clan led by Manson. It has long been suspected that Shea knew enough about the movements of the "Family" to make him a liability. Shea's disappearance from the ranch after the arrest of Manson was cause for concern, and later his body was discovered on the ranch. A detailed account of Shea's involvement with Manson and his clan can be found in Vincent Bugliosi's highly regarded book "Helter Skelter".- Maurice Stokes was born on 17 June 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 6 April 1970 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Earl Grant was born on 20 January 1933 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Black Mirror (2011), Imitation of Life (1959) and Mojave Moon (1996). He died on 11 June 1970 in Lordsburg, New Mexico, USA.- Eunice Melville was born on 11 January 1933 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for The Vise (1954) and Quite Contrary (1953). She died on 26 July 1970 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Joe Castagna was born on 7 October 1933 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for The Wild Wild West (1965), That Tender Touch (1969) and How's Your Love Life? (1971). He was married to Regina Parton and Nancy A. Morgan. He died on 15 August 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Meurisse Duree was born on 3 June 1933 in Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for Ben Casey (1961) and Producers' Showcase (1954). He died on 12 November 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Viktor Patsayev was born on 19 June 1933 in Aktyubinsk, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Aktobe, Kazakhstan]. He died on 30 June 1971 in in Earth orbit.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Leslie Kong was born on 20 December 1933 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was an actor, known for Notes on a Scandal (2006), Side by Side (1975) and No Place Like Home (2006). He died on 9 August 1971 in Kingston, Jamaica.- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Altaf Mahmud was born on 23 December 1933 in Barisal, East Bengal, British India. He was a composer and actor, known for Jago Hua Savera (1959), Tanha (1964) and Anowara (1967). He was married to Sara Ara Mahmud. He died on 30 August 1971 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.- Józef Lotysz was born on 18 March 1933 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Kochankowie z Marony (1966), Television Theater (1953) and Tatarak (1965). He died on 7 September 1971 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- César Girón was born on 13 June 1933 in Caracas, Venezuela. He died on 19 October 1971 in Valencia-Caracas, Venezuela.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Gary McFarland was born on 23 October 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a composer, known for The Pink Panther (2006), The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and Pieces of a Woman (2020). He died on 2 November 1971 in New York City, New York, USA.- Director
- Cinematographer
Roger Patterson was no ordinary filmmaker, he managed to film a shaky 60 second film of a 'Bigfoot' - the creature that the Native Americans call Sasquatch.
Patterson was a well respected rodeo rider. During the 1960s he developed an interest in the Bigfoot an unknown creature seen for years in California, Orgeon and Washington, writing a small self-published book.
Patterson and his friend Bob Gimlin traveled to Northern California to make a documentary film about the Bigfoot.
The pair searched in vain for several days, until, on 20th October 1967 they rounded a bend in Bluff Creek in the Six Rivers National Forest. On the other side of the creek, was a female creature about 6.5 - 7 feet tall stand up at the edge of the creek. Patterson's pony reared, and he grabbed his 16mm camera and chased after the creature and filmed the entire thing. The creature walked into the woods and Patterson never saw it again. Meanwhile, Gimlin sat atop his pony with his rifle at the ready.
Over the past 35+ years, there has been much speculation regarding the authenticity of the film. Patterson died in 1972, spending every penny he made from the film (which wasn't that much) continuing his search for the creature. Bob Gimlin remains adamant that there was no hoax involved, and what he saw was a real creature.
Science backs this up - the excellent Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science documentary re-creates the footage using 3d computer simulation, and details muscle movement under the fur, a possible hernia on the thigh of the creature in addition to other details that preclude a hoax.- Spokes Mashiyane was born on 20 January 1933 in Vlakfontein, South Africa. He died on 9 February 1972 in Soweto, South Africa.
- Ed Zimmermann was born on 30 March 1933 in Queens, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Guiding Light (1952), Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971) and The Star Wagon (1966). He died on 6 July 1972 in York, Maine, USA.
- Brigitte Reimann was born on 21 July 1933 in Burg, near Magdeburg, Germany. She was a writer, known for Unser kurzes Leben (1981) and Erster Verlust (1990). She died on 20 February 1973 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Brigitte Reimann was born on 21 July 1933 in Burg, Germany. She was a writer, known for Die Frau am Pranger (1962). She was married to Rudolf Burgartz, Jon K., Siegfried Pitschmann and Günter Domnik. She died on 20 February 1973 in East Berlin, German Democratic Republic.
- Michael Jeffery was born on 4 March 1933 in Peckham, London, England, UK. Michael was a producer, known for Jimi Plays Berkeley (1971) and Rainbow Bridge (1972). Michael died on 9 April 1973 in Spain.