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- Born, and raised for a time, in Pelion, South Carolina, African-American actor Paul Benjamin was the youngest of twelve children of a Baptist preacher, the Reverend Fair Benjamin, and his wife Rosa. Paul lost his mother while still a baby and his father as a child. He moved to Columbia, South Carolina, where he was taken in by one of his older brothers, David, and his wife and family. Suppressing his teenage desires of becoming an actor due to social pressures, he attended C.A. Johnson High and, upon graduation, enrolled at Benedict College for about a year before deciding to move to New York City and pursue his dream.
Studying at the Herbert Berghof Studio, he finally made his professional stage debut in the late 1960s at the New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. His theater career quickly picked up steam with such classical and contemporary plays as "Hamlet" (1967), "Cities in Bezique (1969), "The Owl Answers" (1969), "No Place to Be Somebody" (1969), "The Year Boston Won the Pennant" (1969), "Camino Royal" 1970, "Operation Sidewinder" (1970), Boesman and Lena (1970), "The Black Terror" (1971), "Assassination 1865" (1971), "The Cherry Orchard" (1973) and "The Old Glory" (1976).
Benjamin made his film debut inauspiciously as a bartender in Midnight Cowboy (1969), which highlighted New York's seamier side. Following small roles in The Anderson Tapes (1971) and Born to Win (1971), he earned a top featured role and strong notices playing a robber-turned-killer in Across 110th Street (1972) co-starring Anthony Quinn and Yaphet Kotto, which again took place on the gritty New York streets. He then gave incisive, strong-armed portrayals as part of a gang in The Deadly Trackers (1973) and as a lieutenant alongside Tony Lo Bianco and Hal Linden in the above-average TV-movie Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside (1973). His film and TV career, which peaked in the 1970s, included the "blaxploitation" scene -- he appeared with Mary Alice as the parents of the titular character in The Education of Sonny Carson (1974) and as a senator in the Pam Grier vehicle Friday Foster (1975).
Throughout the decades he worked with prestigious actors in prestigious projects yet never attained the public attention he merited. Neverthless he added solid authenticity to the musical bio Leadbelly (1976); Clint Eastwood's Escape from Alcatraz (1979); the Richard Pryor comedy-drama Some Kind of Hero (1982); Barbra Streisand's courtroom vehicle Nuts (1987); Spike Lee's lacerating, one-two punch on urban black life in Do the Right Thing (1989); the Temptations-like story of The Five Heartbeats (1991); and the excellent, fact-based drama in Rosewood (1997) with racism at its core. On the mini-movie circuit he appeared in good company as LeVar Burton's father in the baseball story One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story (1978), and was a noticeable factor in Gideon's Trumpet (1980) starring Henry Fonda; Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979); the hard-hitting The Atlanta Child Murders (1985) and, perhaps most notably, the chain-gang story The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987) in which he portrayed Big Sam.
His career slowed down broaching the millennium with sporadic appearances in such films as The Fence (1994), Rosewood (1997), Stanley's Gig (2000), The Station Agent (2003), Back to You in the Days (2005), The Talk Man (2011) and Occupy, Texas (2016). He also guested on such popular series as "Angel," "ER," "Law & Order" and "The Shield."
Paul the actor added to his success as an award-winning playwright as well and, in his 70s, continued to write as well as perform. His play "Carrier", in which he appeared with Roscoe Lee Browne and Paula Kelly, received special citations for its writing and performances. He died in Los Angeles at age 81 on June 28, 2019. - Shakila's was born as Badshah Begum on January 1, 1935 in the Middle East. Her younger sisters are Noor Jehan (nicknamed Noor) and Nasreen. Their ancestors belonged to the royal families of Afghanistan and Iran. Their paternal grandparents and mother were killed during family feuds over the throne. Their father and his sister Feroza Begum brought the children to Mumbai, India. Shakila and her sisters faced tough times, since their father died soon after. Her aunt, who was engaged to marry a prince, lost him in an accident, and she decided to remain unmarried and raise her three nieces. Her aunt was fond of movies and took the girls to showings. Their family friends with Kardar and Mehboob Khan. In fact, it was 'Kardar' who offered her the chance to act in Dastaan (1949). She took the name Shakila and made her debut as a child artiste in the film, which starred Suraiya. She quickly acted in another film with Suraiya titled Duniya (1949). After working in some routine films in secondary roles including Gumasta (1951), Sindbad the Sailor (1952), Rajrani Damyanti (1952), Aagosh (1953), Shahenshah (1953), Raj Mahal (1953), Armaan (1953), people finally noticed her in Guru Dutt's Aar-Paar (1954). In Aar-Paar, she played the other woman in Guru Dutt's life, the cabaret dancer, who is disdained by society and is a complex and embittered person. Aar-Paar was a superhit film and its best songs were picturized on Shakila. Her sister Noor also acted in Aar-Paar (1954) and later married famous comedian Johnny Walker and quit films, as did Nasreen, who became a housewife.
Dutt was impressed with Shakila's performance to repeat her in Raj Khosla's C.I.D. (1956), but she was eclipsed by Dutt's protégé Waheeda Rehman who made her debut in that film. Shakila's aunt was managing her career and she didn't want Shakila to be typecast in fantasy films, so she quoted a large sum of Rs. 10000 for Alibaba and Forty Thieves (1954) thinking it would dissuade the producer from casting her, but he agreed and she acted in the film. It became a hit. As a consequence, Shakila was reduced to B-grade mythological and fantasy films and she earned the title "Arbi Chehra" (Arabian Princess) from the film fraternity. She acted in Lalpari (1954), Veer Rajputani (1955), Roop Kumari (1956), Agra Road (1957), Al-Hilal (1958) etc. She played a ethereal fairy in "Hatim Tai" (1956), which is an A-grade color hit film, based on an Arabian Nights tale. She created some stir in 1957, when her film opposite Kishore Kumar - Begunah was banned after 10 days of its release. The film was a carbon copy of Hollywood's Knock on Wood (1954) starring Danny Kaye and the producers of that film went to court and won the case to stop the further screening of this film. As a consequence, all the negatives of this film were destroyed. In 1958, she starred opposite Sunil Dutt in suspense/thriller Post Box. 999. In the latter part of her career, Shakti Samanta cast her in China Town (1962) opposite Shammi Kapoor, and the songs became a rage.
During the course of her fourteen-year career, she appeared in more than 50 films with well-known actors and directors. After that, she quit the industry and got married and moved to Germany. After her marriage ended, she came back to Mumbai and remarried to an Afghan man who was the Consulate General in India. They had a daughter Meenaz together, and they went to live abroad. In 1991, she suffered a terrible blow when her daughter jumped to her death. Putting the tragedy behind her, she moved back to Mumbai and stayed close to her sisters and friends. She declined all film and television serial offers and refused to make a comeback, since she wanted fans to remember her as a young, beautiful heroine. She died of a massive heart attack at the age of 82 on September 20, 2017 in Mumbai, India. - Actor
- Director
- Producer
Mohan Choti was born on 1 January 1935 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. He was an actor and director, known for Anjan Hai Koyee (1969), Jaani Dost (1983) and Upkar (1967). He was married to Mrs. Sheela Mohan Choti. He died on 1 February 1992 in Mumbai.- Director
- Writer
- Production Designer
Vlatko Gilic was born on 1 January 1935 in Podgorica, Montenegro, Yugoslavia. He is a director and writer, known for In continuo (1971), Backbone (1975) and Days of Dreams (1980).- Barbara M. Benson was born on 1 January 1935 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. She is an actress, known for Emergency! (1972) and Pistole (1975).
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Margarita Papageorgiou was born on 1 January 1935 in Greece. She was an actress, known for The Happy Beginning (1954), The Ogre of Athens (1956) and The Magic City (1954). She died on 24 January 2021 in Greece.- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Dave Martin was an English author of thrillers, children's books and teleplays. A self-described 'working-class grammar school boy', he began his career late in life, having variously spent time building pylons, working in hospitals and in advertising. He was also attracted to the stage and worked for a spell as a stagehand at the Bristol Old Vic. In 1968, Martin struck up a famous friendship with the animator Bob Baker, which led to a successful screenwriting collaboration, commencing with Z Cars (1962). Their most popular contribution consisted of eight instalments of the Doctor Who (1963) franchise, including the classic "The Three Doctors" chapter, for which they created the villainous Time Lord Omega (initially named 'OHM', a reverse of 'Who', to reflect the character as an opposite of the Doctor). Nicknamed 'the Bristol Boys', by producers Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks, Baker and Martin conjured up the scripts for a total of 34 episodes, roughly spanning the Jon Pertwee - Tom Baker era, 1971 to 1979. The idea of creating the mechanical dog K-9 came to Martin after his own dog was killed by a car. He later penned four books aimed at young audiences about the exploits of a robotic hound. After the team split up at the end of the decade, Baker went on to individual fame as writer for the animated "Wallace & Gromit" adventures, while Martin authored several crime novels. He was credited as co-creator of the spin-off series K9 (2009), which was launched two years after his death.- Producer
- Writer
- Animation Department
Kenji Yoshida was born on 1 January 1935 in Kyoto, Japan. He is a producer and writer, known for Asagiri (1971), Teknoman (1995) and Tekkaman, the Space Knight (1975).- Ron Bergman was born on 1 January 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Sally Brown. He died on 28 May 2015 in Oakland, California, USA.
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Sô Kuramoto was born on 1 January 1935 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a writer and director, known for Station (1981), Tokei - Adieu l'hiver (1986) and The Spying Sorceress (1964).- Mustapha Maarof was born on 1 January 1935 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He was an actor, known for Paper Tiger (1975), Matinya Seorang Patriot (1984) and Hang Tuah (1956). He was married to Roseyatimah and Suraya Harun. He died on 15 December 2014 in Wangsa Maju, Malaysia.
- Tobia Scarpa was born on 1 January 1935 in Venice, Italy.
- Eiko Kadono was born on 1 January 1935 in Tokyo, Japan. She is a writer, known for Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Kiki's Delivery Service (2014) and Three Little Ghosts (1991).
- Aline Desjardins was born on 1 January 1935 in Saint-Pascal de Kamouraska, Québec, Canada. She is a writer, known for Femme d'aujourd'hui (1965), La danse avec l'aveugle (1978) and Le Beau Sexe (1967).
- Ted Pandel was born on 1 January 1935 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Writer
Maciej Kijowski was born on 1 January 1935 in Berezno, Nowogródzkie, Poland [now Berazhna, Hrodna Oblast, Belarus]. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for Drzwi w murze (1974), Orzel i reszka (1975) and Smarkula (1963). He died on 30 November 2017 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Production Designer
- Writer
Bent Kielberg was born on 1 January 1935 in Klaksvík, Faroe Islands. He was a production designer and writer, known for Forræderne (1983), Hærværk (1977) and Det skaldede spøgelse (1992). He died on 24 May 2001 in Denmark.- Mariù Pascoli was born on 1 January 1935 in Tripoli, Libya. She was an actress, known for Piccolo mondo antico (1941), Gran premio (1944) and Senza famiglia (1946). She was married to Gian Luigi Degli Espositi. She died on 6 November 2018 in Bologna, Italy.
- Csaba Kenessey was born on 1 January 1935 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Chico Feitosa was born on 1 January 1935 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a composer, known for Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça (1976), O Homem da Cabeça de Ouro (1975) and Ninguém Segura Essas Mulheres (1976). He died on 31 March 2004 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Additional Crew
John Charap was born on 1 January 1935 in London, England, UK. He is known for Oppenheimer (1980) and Horizon (1964). He was previously married to Ellen Kuhn.- Actor
- Writer
John Considine was born on 2 January 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for MacGyver (1985), A Wedding (1978) and Combat! (1962). He has been married to Astrid Lee Peterson since 24 December 1984. He was previously married to Jette Seear and Toby Considine.- Giovanna Ralli was born on 2 January 1935 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974), The Mercenary (1968) and A Prostitute Serving the Public and in Compliance with the Laws of the State (1971). She was previously married to Ettore Boschi.
- Ward 'Pally' Austin was born on 2 January 1935 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Breaking Loose: Summer City II (1988), Summer City (1977) and Surf Scene (1965). He was married to Irene Combe. He died on 18 August 1998 in St. Ives, New South Wales, Australia.
- Writer
- Animation Department
- Director
David McKee was born on 2 January 1935 in Tavistock, Devon, England, UK. He was a writer and director, known for Mr Benn, Towser (1982) and King Rollo (1980). He was married to Barbara Ennuss. He died on 6 April 2022 in France.- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
Janina Krassowska was born on 2 January 1935 in Klodawa, Wielkopolskie, Poland. She is a production manager, known for Trzeba zabic te milosc (1972), Polowanie na muchy (1969) and Czlowiek z M-3 (1969).- Editor
- Director
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yelena Mikhaylova was born on 2 January 1935. She is an editor and director, known for Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980), Waterloo (1970) and Veruyu v lyubov (1987).- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Willy Brezza was born on 2 January 1935 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is a composer and actor, known for Marinai in coperta (1967), Peggio per me... meglio per te (1968) and Crónica de un atraco (1968).- Alec Englander was born on 2 January 1935 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Enchanted Cottage (1945) and The Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour (1970). He died on 10 April 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
This fair-haired, craggy-faced English character actor was born Edmund Jeremy James Walker, scion of Yorkshire landed gentry. After national service with the Gordon Highlanders and the Black Watch, Kemp adopted his mother's maiden name as his stage moniker and studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. He then made the rounds of repertory theatre and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Old Vic for two seasons. On the London stage from 1958, he tended to specialise in portraying military or aristocratic types. That same year, Kemp won the Carleton Hobbs Bursary award which led to a six-month contract with the BBC's Radio Drama Company.
His screen career had actually begun four years earlier but had not amounted to much until the early 60s. Kemp spent a year as PC Steele in the original cast of the long-running police series Z Cars (1962) and his consequent popularity ensured that a number of juicy (mainly military) roles came his way on both the small and the big screen: Squadron Leader Tony Shaw in the wartime POW drama Colditz (1972), the aristocratic German fighter ace Willi von Klugermann mentoring The Blue Max (1966), the spy Colonel Kurt Von Ruger in Darling Lili (1970), Brigadier General Armin von Roon in The Winds of War (1983) (and its sequel) and General Horatio Gates in the miniseries George Washington (1984). He was also a memorably crusty Robert Picard, Patrick Stewart's conservative older brother in Family (1990).
Though once described as "a sinister-looking bloke with a smile like a razor", Kemp was a confident, natural performer with a larger-than-life personality. He was not averse to occasionally spoofing his screen personae, which he did to brilliant effect in The Prisoner of Zenda (1979) (as Prince Michael) and in Top Secret! (1984) (as the East German General Streck, featuring in some of the film's funniest scenes).
Jeremy Kemp retired from acting in 1998 and died after a long illness on July 19 2019 at the age of 84.- Lilia Cuntapay was born on 3 January 1935 in Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines. She was an actress, known for Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay (2011), Brokedown Palace (1999) and Ang probinsyano (2015). She died on 20 August 2016 in Pinili, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
- Director
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Richard Martin was born on 3 January 1935 in London, England, UK. He is a director and actor, known for Late Night Horror (1968), Capstick's Law (1989) and Meeting Point (1957). He has been married to Suzanne Neve since 1965.- David Vine was a multi-purpose sports presenter and commentator for the BBC for 35 years, long associated with snooker and Ski Sunday. Known for his distinctive West Country tones, he always had the assured self-confidence to weather jokes about his middle-of-the-road spectacles and jumpers.
In the 1970s, so often was he targeted that he began to seem like a resident character in Clive James's Observer television column. Once, commenting on the return of one programme with which Vine was instantly identifiable, James wrote: "Back came Ski Sunday, bringing David Vine with it. 'Just watch the way this man has the rhythm through the gates ... ooh, and he's gone! Stenmark has gone!' By now even David must be falling prey to the suspicion that he has the evil eye. All he has to do is start praising a skier for his rhythm and you know the stretcher-bearers are already moving in."
Vine's star status was confirmed when a puppet of the snooker player Steve Davis was seen on Spitting Image boasting: "I'm a mate of David Vine." Later, his popularity led to cameo appearances in French and Saunders (1987) and as a skating commentator alongside the bungling sleuths played by Jasper Carrott and Robert Powell in The Detectives (1993).
Born in Newton Abbot, Devon, Vine was brought up in Barnstaple, where he attended the local grammar school before becoming a reporter on the North Devon Journal Herald. A keen rugby player, he played for South Molton and often covered matches in which he was taking part. After national service in the army's Intelligence Corps, he joined the Western Morning News in Plymouth and rose to be sports editor. Moving to the ITV regional company Westward Television (1962-66), he set up its sports department and was seen on screen as a reporter.
In 1966, the BBC hired Vine as a presenter of the national magazine show Sportscene and he was soon a familiar face in sports coverage on both BBC1 and BBC2. He was a stand-in presenter on the Saturday afternoon programme Grandstand, became a reporter on Rugby Special and hosted the first colour broadcasts from Wimbledon in 1967, remaining presenter of the tennis tournament's highlights programmes until 1982. Any viewers who thought of him as bland had to revise their opinions when he confronted John McEnroe following the US player's "you're the pits" jibe to a Wimbledon umpire in 1981. "What right have you got to call anyone an incompetent fool?" Vine asked McEnroe. "He told me he'd never talk to me again after that," the presenter recalled, "but he did, the following day."
Vine's face was also synonymous with snooker and skiing. Snooker had already built up a television following with Pot Black, which featured the BBC's own knockout snooker competition, when, in 1977, Vine started presenting its coverage of all the major tournaments. Eight years later, 18 million viewers saw Dennis Taylor take the World Championship title with the final black ball of the final frame against the then world No 1, Steve Davis.
"I have been delighted to have been part of one of the most successful and most watched sports on television and to have seen 'unknowns' like Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Stephen Hendry and many others become some of the most famous names in the sport," said Vine after presenting his final tournament in 2000.
Ski Sunday was launched in 1978 after public interest in Franz Klammer's dramatic downhill win at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympic Games, and Vine continued with it for 18 years.
Throughout his time at the BBC, Vine proved adept at hosting sports entertainment programmes. He was a presenter and commentator for the first few years of It's a Knockout (1967-71), whose absurd games between amateur athletics teams in crazy costumes were described by one critic as "a competition to perform the pointless in the quickest possible time".
He will also be remembered by many as the first presenter (1970-78) of the quiz show A Question of Sport, in which two panels of stars - originally captained by the boxer Henry Cooper and the former Welsh rugby international Cliff Morgan - had their sports knowledge put to the test. The busy Vine was succeeded by David Coleman in the chair.
Then came The Superstars (1974-84), in which Vine and Ron Pickering challenged sportsmen and women, past and present, to compete against each other in running, swimming, shooting, canoeing and cycling events, as well as showing their strengths in the gym.
Vine also hosted showjumping events, including The Horse of the Year Show, commentated on bowls and gymnastics, and covered the return to Britain of the round-the-world yachtsman Robin Knox-Johnston. Away from sport, he commentated on the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest and, a year later, presented Miss World.
He underwent triple heart bypass surgery in 2001, the year after he retired from the BBC following his final Olympics, in Sydney, as a weightlifting commentator - a specialism he had developed over many games.
Vine's first wife, Shirley May Thorpe, died in 1970; he was survived by his second wife, Mandy (born Joan C Silver), along with their son, Christian, and the son and two daughters of his first marriage, Martin, Kim and Katherine. - Florencio Amarilla was born on 3 January 1935 in Bogado, Paraguay. He was an actor, known for El Condor (1970), Chato's Land (1972) and Catlow (1971). He died on 25 August 2012 in Vélez Rubio, Spain.
- Actor
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Azharul Islam Khan was born on 3 January 1935 in Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Dhaka, Bangladesh]. He was an actor and director, known for Sahajatri (1987), Touba (1986) and Dhoka (2007). He died on 8 May 2009 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.- Writer
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jaime J. Puig was born on 3 January 1935 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Jaime J. is a writer and director.- Renate Rasp was born on 3 January 1935 in Berlin, Germany. She was a writer, known for Ein ungeratener Sohn (1973), Beat-Club (1965) and Das literarische Colloquium (1969). She died on 21 July 2015 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
- Casting Director
- Casting Department
Gary Shaffer was born on 3 January 1935 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was a casting director, known for Dynasty (1981), Vega$ (1978) and Trapper John, M.D. (1979). He died on 3 December 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Norman Levy was born on 3 January 1935 in New York, USA. Norman died on 17 September 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Mirko Petkovic was born on 3 January 1935 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Svetozar Markovic (1980), Covek u srebrnoj jakni (1987) and The Jews Are Coming (1992). He died on 11 September 1998 in Novi Sad, Serbia, Yugoslavia.
- Meinhard von Gerkan was born on 3 January 1935 in Riga, Latvia. He was married to Sabine Rechenbach. He died on 30 November 2022 in Hamburg, Germany.
- Camil Samson was born on 3 January 1935 in Shawinigan, Québec, Canada. He died on 18 December 2012 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
- Pyotr Soldatov was born on 3 January 1935. He was an actor and producer, known for Delo o 'Myortvykh dushakh' (2005), Telo (1990) and Posledniy perekhod (1981). He died on 26 March 2017.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Erwin Stranka was born on 3 January 1935 in Kadan, Czechoslovakia. He was a director and writer, known for Sabine Wulff (1978), Verliebt und vorbestraft (1963) and Dést padá shora (1958). He died on 14 April 2014 in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.- Writer
- Music Department
Zot Tabolkin was born on 3 January 1935 in Khorzovo, Omskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR. Zot was a writer, known for Pozdnyaya yagoda (1978). Zot died on 24 May 2014 in Tyumen, Russia.- Jan Krzysiak was born on 3 January 1935. He is an actor, known for 150 na godzine (1972).
- Christa Pasemann was born on 3 January 1935 in Germany. She was an actress, known for Das unsichtbare Visier (1973), Zeit der Störche (1971) and Die Verlobte (1980). She died on 27 January 2018 in Germany.
- Ladislav Knizátko was born on 3 January 1935 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Alibi na vode (1966), Fate Named Kamila (1974) and Sedm havranu (1967).
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Slavo Vajt was born on 3 January 1935 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He was a cinematographer, known for Blossoms in Autumn (1973), Boj na poziralniku (1982) and Pepelnica (1983). He died on 29 September 2022 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.- Marla English was born Marlene Gaile English in San Diego, Califonia, on January 4, 1935. She was the daughter of Bertha Lenore and Arthur H. English, and Marla was the nickname given to her by friends of the family who took care of her when her mother fell ill in 1939. She began modeling at the age of 12, and became a member of San Diego's Globe Theatre while a sophomore in high school, and played roles in their productions of "Mad Woman of Chaillot" and "Cricket on the Hearth" while continuing her modeling career. Paramount Pictures signed her to a contract in the fall of 1952, and she had parts in five Paramount films.